Fire Safe Favorites: Fire Safe Summer Combo
Posted By Firefox on July 29, 2009
I just took this photo in the East Border. It shows a great combo of fire safe plants for summer color.
Gaillardia shines in the center of this fire safe combo
The combo features Aloe x nobilis with red blooms, purple flowers from Teuchrium, Scarlet Flower Carpet rose, Gaillardia Goblin, Gold strap leaves of Phormium, plus blue Perovskia Longin, and the purple leaves of Prunus cistiana, the native Sand Cherry.
A low carpet of purple flowered hardy iceplant, Delosperma cooperi, and Santa Cruz oregano fill out the edge.
The combo provides nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds, while being very drought tolerant for sunny spots. There is lots of interesting foliage to keep the look strong all year.
Learn more about Fire safe plants by picking up Douglas Kent’s excellent book, Firescaping.
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