Try three or four matched potted specimens spaced evenly on steps or line them against a bare, light colored stucco wall.īorder, Container, Erosion Control, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Specimen, Cutting Garden, Wildlife Garden, Urban GardenĬlump Forming, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Naturalizes Well, Tolerates Poor Soils, Waterwise Equally at home in big Southwestern ceramic pots or classical Italian terra cotta on posts and walls, or ganged around entries, steps and gateways.
Makes a great erosion-control plant on slopes, both cut and fill. Provides wildlife habitat around water holes and ponds, and adds its billowy character to homegrown meadows. It is indispensable for dry stream beds and a lovely fluffy accent in dry gardens. In spring, wild violets produce their well-known purple (or sometimes white, bicolored or speckled) flowers, which are often mowed off. It grows in tufts, and the stems get very crowded. It can be found in lowland and mountainous areas, although sometimes it grows in swampy areas. Growing to four feet tall, its bronzed foliage is beautiful throughout the season, not just in autumn. Purple moor grass is a breed of grass found in Europe and thrives best in acidic soils. This is without a doubt the most gorgeous Fountain Grass. These three cultivars are non-invasive and safe for California gardening efforts. While the species Pennisetum setaceum is considered invasive to California, selective plant breeding has resulted in attractive cultivated varieties that are seedless or do not produce viable seed, including Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum', 'Fireworks' and 'Skyrocket'.
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