Common name:Mexican Bush Sage
Botanical name:Salvia leucantha

The Mexican Sage is a bushy shrub that grows 3'-4' tall and wide. It has hairy white stems, gray green leaves and velvet-like purple flower spikes that bloom summer through fall. This shrub tolerates sun, light shade, little water, and is hardy to 15 degrees F. The Mexican Sage is drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms

Common name:Bunya Bunya
Botanical name:Araucaria bidwillii

This large tree will grow to about 80' tall and 60' wide with glossy green, stiff leaves and produces giant cone-fruit.

Common name:Ribbon Gum
Botanical name:Eucalyptus viminalis

This tree will grow 60'-80' tall and has a whitish trunk with light green leaves. It produces small, insignificant white flowers and does best in good soil and large areas. Eucalyptus varieties are highly combustible.

Common name:White Trailing Lantana
Botanical name:Lantana montevidensis 'White'

This Lantana is another reliable bloomer on and off throughout the year. It provides wonderful white flowers and benefits from deep, infrequent watering and some pruning. It is an evergreen perennial groundcover, widely used, with few problems. It reaches a height of 1'-2' high and a spread of 6'.

Solving Runoff Problems

Importance of Watershed

A watershed is a land area that drains rain and other water into a creek, river, lake, wetland, or groundwater aquifer. Water from your neighborhood also enters the watershed through the storm drain system and flows directly to local creeks without any treatment. It often is contaminated by pollutants that can be toxic to fish, wildlife, and people.

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