Re: Plants for **below** a Salvia clevelandii?
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Plants for **below** a Salvia clevelandii?
- From: R* S*
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 19:54:55 -0800
- References: <ca.eb5797.25bfb893@aol.com>
Ccopuntia@aol.com wrote:
> solutions to "hide" or screen those lower branches. . . . She does have a
> few requirements -- the plants must have showy flowers (can be any color), be
> fairly low maintenance, must take extreme summer heat (Contra Costa Co., CA)
> and must not die back or look ugly at any time......whew. The area is on a
> drip, so the plants should require a similar water as the Salvia.
C-,
How about a low-growing (dwarf?) manzanita (Arctostaphhyllos - where is that
botanical speller when we need it?) or Ceanothus. SOme species/varieties of each
are very low growing.