Reseeding Annual Color

Common name:Cornflower or Bachelor's Button
Botanical name:Centaurea cyanus

This plant has leaves that are 4" high x .5" wide and stems that can reach 40" high. It produces blue-purple, white, and pink flowers from May through September.

Common name:California or Golden Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica

This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue-green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.

Common name:Flanders Poppy
Botanical name:Papaver rhoeas 'Flanders Field'

This beautiful annual has bright red single flowers, each petal often marked at its base with a large black blotch. Sow seeds in spring. Flanders Poppy is attractive near entries, walkways, and in containers. It can reach 3' tall and prefers full sun in well draining, rich soil. It may re-sow.

Common name:Pink Muhly, Hairy Awn Muhly
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia capillaris

Pink Muhly is an ornamental grass that grows to about 3' and has beautiful, soft reddish flower plumes in the fall. It is one of the last grasses to bloom and it great for fall entertainment.

Soils and Compost:

Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.

Water Saving Tip:

Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.