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This Lompoc Monkey Flower is inside the courtyard
on the shady side.
In full bloom it is a lovely light orange color.
The stems and leaves are really sticky!
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| This is Sticky Monkey Flower June 2009 |
We have several iris plants in the shady courtyard areas. This particular plant
is a Douglas iris which has violet blooms. Other irises have white blooms. The foliage is long, slender bright
green leaves.
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| douglas iris |
| Douglas Iris with white blooms |
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| in the midst of Coral Bell flower stalks. |
Hummingbird fuchsia is a very delicate, blue-green creeper. It is spreading
over the ground in every corner of the courtyard. It produces scarlet flowers. The foliage grows better
in full shade. They started to produce numerous flowers in late July. And guess what? The hummingbirds just
love them!
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| Hummingbird Fuchsia |
This section below is always shady situated in the southwest courtyard. It generally remains
more moist, and has filled in with lush growth. Oregon Grape and Catalina Snapdragon are prominent.
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| Irises, Oregon Grape, and Gooseberry |
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The fuchsia flowered Gooseberry is identified by the long, arching green branches with
three thorns grouped at each nodule. It performs best in shady areas next to walls. Leaves fall off during
the summertime. And those spines are sharp!
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| The fuchsia flowered Gooseberry |
| Island Alum Root |
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| The Fuchsia flowered gooseberry in full bloom. |
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We have several varieties of Coral Bells. The Island Alum Root variety is larger
with fanlike leaves. It spreads out radially to form a circle when viewed from above. It sends
up several large flowering stalks.
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WATERWISE DROUGHT-RESISTANT PLANTS
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