Sedum, African Daisy, Statice, and Iris Plants
The Color Purple!
Living in Southern California with the ongoing drought and warm climate, it’s always a challenge to find plants that will survive the hot summers with not much water. To make matters worse, the powers that be have just informed the residents of my community that they will be reducing our water budget by 50%. Sheesh.
Luckily my husband and I have already begun to replace our garden with drought-tolerant plants. Here are a few to consider if you’re in the same boat.
The Delosperma cooperi or more common names — sedum or iceplant — are tough-as-nails! This hardy, drought-proof ground cover blooms for 2–3 weeks once a year and then it’s a green ground cover for the rest of the year. It grows pretty fast once it gets established. I have to go in and cut it back once in awhile so it won’t overtake my other plants. But I just love the color! The photo above is literally called pink iceplant, but it looks purple to me.
This African daisy (Osteospermum spp.) just flew in on the wind one day and moves around my garden like a butterfly. It settled down near my lavender creating a lovely melding of different shades…
