Plants and Trees
Plants
On The
DS&RG
Below
is a list of the different types of plants
and
trees that I have used on the DS&RG.
For
each type of plant or tree, I have included
the
well known name, the proper name, when
known
, and the care it needs, plus a photo.
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New
plantings will be added to the list
when
I buy a new item.
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To
keep the load time down, I have made the
photos
links..
To
view a photo, click on the underlined word
Trees
Dwarf
Alberta Spruce -
Photo
evergreen
- to 7-9 ft
full
sun - well drained soil - medium water
So
far all my Alberta spruce have loved the summer heat
and
the cold winters.
Ground
Covers
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Stonecrop
- Sedum Spurium ~ Photo
prennial
- 3-6 inches
full
sun - any soil - low water
This
is a new plant on the DS&RG,
So I have
no
info on it's likes and dislikes.
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Stonecrop
- Sedum Floriferum - Photo
Weihenstephaner
Gold
prennial
- 6 inches
full
sun - any soil - low water
This
plant may be invasive. But a stong point is
that
it will survive to -40º F and take the summer heat.
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Anglicum
- Sedum ~ Photo
prennial
- 1/2 inch
full
sun - any soil - low water
This
ground cover is a very nice dark green mat
will
make a nice meadows ..
I'm
using it as a cover for mountain tops between
shrubs.
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Sedum
~ Photo
prennial
- 3 inches
full
sun - any soil - low water
This
plant is very hardy, likes to re-seed itself.
Has
small yellow flowers in summer.
I
use it as growth on mountains, and in rock work.
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Devine
Flower - Dianthus simulans - Photo
3
inches
full
sun - sandy loom - low water
This
is a small fine leafed plant. Color of gret green, It has
small
pink flowers which attract humming birds and Butterflies.
New
on the DS&RG.
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Phlox
subulata - Emerald Blue - Photo
Creeping
phlox
6
inches -
full
sun - sandy soil - low water
This
is one of the few flowering plants on the
DS&RG
Shrubs
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Mugo
Pine - Pinus Mugo Mughus ~ Photo
to
4 ft
full
sun - any soil - medium water
This
small pine is doing very well. You do have to watch
for
spider mites. I use Raid Ant and Roach spray.
I
use this pine as a divider of one area from another.
Herbs
~
Santolina,
grey -
~ Photo
10
to 16 inches
Full
sun - drained soil - medium water
This
plant is new on the DS&RG,
So I have
no
info on it's survival here in the desert.
I'm
using it as a fill in a corner.
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Santolina,
Chamaecyparissus - Photo
Lavender
Cotton
18
to 24 inches
Full
sun - rocky soil - medium water
This
plant looks the same as the one above.
So
I did not put a photo here.
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Thyme,
English - ~ Photo
8
to 12 inches
full
sun - drained soil - medium water
This
is new on the DS&RG,
So I have no
data
on it's survival in the desert.
I'm
using it to break up the line of rock work.
Switching
Yard 
Created
on
17
April 1999
