Re: Deep root systems for dry areas
- Subject: Re: Deep root systems for dry areas
- From: J* S* <g*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:39:10 -0800 (PST)
PLANTING SLOPES
Small trees with tenacious root systems --
Acacia melanoxylon BLACK ACACIA
Agonis flexuosa PEPPERMINT WILLOW
Callistemon citrinus LEMON OTTLEBRUSH
Callistemon viminalis WEEPING BOTTLEBRUSH
Heteromeles arbutifolia TOYON
Juglans californica CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT
Leptospermum laevigatum AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE
Lophostemon (Tristania) confertus BRISBANE BOX
Tristaniopsis laurina WATER GUM
Non-spreading shrubs with deep, bank-holding roots --
Atriplex lentiformis ?Breweri? BREWER?S SALTBUSH
Baccharis x ?Centennial? DESERT BROOM
Ceanothus ?Joyce Coulter? JOYCE COULTER CEANOTHUS
Cistus ?Santa Cruz? SANTA CRUZ ROCKROSE
Cistus purpureus PURPLE ROCKROSE
Cistus ?Sunset? SUNSET ROCKROSE
Cistus x skanbergii PINK ROCKROSE
Echium candicans PRIDE-OF-MADEIRA
Eriogonum giganteum ST. CATHERINE?S LACE
Eriogonum parvifolium COAST BUCKWHEAT
Melaleuca hypericifolia RED PAPERBARK
Melaleuca nesophila PINK MELALEUCA
Myrica californica PACIFIC WAX MYRTLE
Pyracantha koidzumii ?Santa Cruz?
SANTA CRUZ PYRACANTHA
Rhamnus crocea ilicifolia HOLLYLEAF REDBERRY
Rosmarinus officinalis ROSEMARY
Salvia apiana WHITE SAGE
Salvia clevelandii BLUE SAGE
Salvia leucophylla ?Point Sal? POINT SAL PURPLE SAGE
Salvia mellifera ?Terra Seca? TERRA SECA BLACK SAGE
Trichostema lanatum WOOLY BLUE CURLS
Expansive, low spreading shrubbery --
Acacia redolens PROSTRATE VANILLA WATTLE
Arctostaphylos ?Carmel Creeper? C.C. MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos edmundsii LITTLE SUR MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ?Emerald Carpet?
E.C. MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ?Point Reyes? P.R. MANZANITA
Baccharis pilularis ?Pigeon Point?, ?Twin Peaks?
TRAILING COYOTE BRUSH
Ceanothus griseus horizontalis ?Yankee Point?
Y.P. CEANOTHUS
Cotoneaster, low-growing COTONEASTERS
Juniperus, low-growing JUNIPERS
Lantana montevidensis TRAILING LANTANA
Mahonia repens CREEPING BARBERRY
Myoporum ?Pacificum? PACIFICUM SANDALWOOD
Ribes viburnifoliumEVERGREEN CURRANT, CATALINA PERFUME
Rosa, low-growing (many) ROSES
Stem-rooting perennial groundcovers --
Ajuga CARPET BUGLE
Campanula poscharskyana SERBIAN BELLFLOWER
Drosanthemum ROSEA ICEPLANT
Erigeron karvinskianus SANTA BARBARA DAISY
Fragaria chiloensis BEACH STRAWBERRY
Gazania rigens GAZANIA
Lampranthus ICEPLANT
Lessingia filanginifolia ?Silver Carpet?
TRAILING WOOLY ASTER
Rosmarinus officinalis ?Prostratus? TRAILING ROSEMARY
Thymus serpyllum CREEPING THYME
Vinca major TRAILING PERIWINKLE
Viola hederacea AUSTRALIAN VIOLET
Rambling Vines --
Akebia quinata FIVE-LEAF AKEBIA
Bougainvillea, esp. ?Barbara Karst?,
?Crimson Jewel?, ?Oo-la-la?, ?Purple Queen?
TRAILING BOUGAINVILLEA
Gelsemium sempervirens CAROLINA JESSAMINE
Hardenbergia comptoniana LILAC VINE, WINTER WISTERIA
Hibbertia scandens GUINEA GOLD VINE
Kennedia rubicunda DUSKY CORAL PEA
Parthenocissus henryana SILVER-VEIN CREEPER
Parthenocissus quinquefolia VIRGINIA CREEPER
Sollya heterophylla AUSTRALIAN BLUEBELL CREEPER
Thunbergia greggori ORANGE CLOCK VINE
IMPORTANT NOTE:
It's best to use some from each category.
Joe
--- Pamela Steele <pamela@nznf.co.uk> wrote:
> I have a dry sloping bank which the water runs off
> when we have a deluge in
> the Costa Blanca. Could anyone help me with small
> plants/ shrubs which have
> a good root system and will help hold the soil in.
> We have some agaves etc
> on the area but would like some good ground cover to
> help alleviate this
> problem. I look forward to any responses
>
> Pamela Steele
>
>
>
=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my NEW garden will soon be blooming and full of birds and butterflies
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