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Evergreen Candytuft
Acapulco Night Hybrid Daylily
Rhaphiolepis Rosea
White Bacopa
Evergreen Candytuft

Common name:Evergreen Candytuft
Botanical name:Iberis sempervirens

This Evergreen Candytuft is a compact plant that grows 12"-18" tall. Its leaves are dark green in color; in the early spring, it exhibits clusters of pure white flowers that are borne at branch ends.

Acapulco Night Hybrid Daylily

Common name:Acapulco Night Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Acapulco Night'

'Acapulco Night' has dramatic, velvety, dark, black red flowers with a yellow throat that blooms in spring. It is stunning with lush tropical foliage. It is a clumping perennial that reaches 2' tall. It prefers full sun and regular water. It may rebloom in summer if you cut the spent flowers.

Rhaphiolepis Rosea

Common name:Rhaphiolepis Rosea
Botanical name:Rhaphiolepis indica 'Rosea'

Clusters of soft, very light pink, almost white flowers are borne in the spring on the 'Rosea'. It grows to a height of 4'-5' and a width of 5-6', which can be kept smaller with pruning. The overall growth is somewhat loose and graceful.

White Bacopa

Common name:White Bacopa
Botanical name:Sutera cordata

White Bacopa is an annual that is used as a groundcover with white flowers. It stays under 12" in height but may spread 3'-4'. White Bacopa is lovely in hanging baskets or borders where it is allowed to spill over. It needs moist, rich soil for flowers to look healthy. It blooms from spring through fall.

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Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.