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Shade Garden by the Pond
Red Japanese Maple
Golden Bamboo
Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum
Torrey Pine
Pacific Wild Ginger
Variegated Japanese Sedge
Red Japanese Maple

Common name:Red Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

This Japanese Maple grows as a small, deciduous tree complete with palmate leaves that turn red and endure for the entire season.

Golden Bamboo

Common name:Golden Bamboo
Botanical name:Phyllostachys aurea

This bamboo will grow to about 25' tall and is drought tolerant with dense foliage.

Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum

Common name:Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum
Botanical name:Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf'

This handsome dwarf form of the Pittosporum tobira grows into a low, dense mound, 2'-3' tall and 4'-5' wide. This shrub is covered with glossy, evergreen foliage. Small, fragrant, white flowers cover this shrub in spring. It prefers full to part sun and is drought tolerant once its established. Give extra water in summer. Wheeler's Dwarf is dependable and easy to grow. Prune in winter to keep shape.

Torrey Pine

Common name:Torrey Pine
Botanical name:Pinus torreyana

This broad evergreen can reach a height of 80' if it grows straight. Better growth results from life on the coast, from which the sea winds promote a broad, open, irregular habit. While tolerant of both heat and drought, the tree does better with moisture and slight exposure to fog.

Pacific Wild Ginger

Common name:Pacific Wild Ginger
Botanical name:Asarum caudatum

This is a shade loving perennial with dark green heart-shaped foliage and reddish brown flowers found under the leaves in spring. It grows to 10" in height. - Cornflower Farms

Variegated Japanese Sedge

Common name:Variegated Japanese Sedge
Botanical name:Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

This low-growing, clumping grass consists of green leaves that each have a broad yellow stripe down the center.

Designer: Jeff Gamboni

Shade Garden by the Pond
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Photographer: GardenSoft

Water Saving Tip:

Group plants in your garden according to their water needs (hydrozone).