Common name: Desert Date Palm
Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera

This tree, the source of edible dates, will grow up to 80' tall and has grayish green leaves on a slender trunk. It does well in desert and ocean gardens and those in between. This palm is often used in formal groupings around large buildings.

Common name: Century Plant, Maguey
Botanical name: Agave americana

This plant is fast growing to about 6'-10' tall and 8'-13' wide. Wide gray leaves have stiff terminal spines and recurved teeth on margins. It prefers full sun and well-drained situations. After blooming, which could take several years, it will die but will send up new pups from around the base. Some people are allergic to the sap. Removal is difficult if unwanted.

Common name: Wall Germander
Botanical name: Teucrium x lucidrys

This small shrub reaches 1' tall and 2' wide, with small, shiny, dark green, aromatic leaves on woody stems can be sheared and shaped. Lovely, reddish purple or white flowers appear between the upper leaves during summer. It can be used as a low hedge plant in herbal knot gardens or has a ground cover. To encourage branching, it should be pruned in the spring. It prefers full sun and well draining soil. It does not tolerate wet soil. It is drought tolerant once it's established.