Common name: Aloe Vera or Medicinal Aloe
Botanical name: Aloe vera

The rosette of this plant consists of fleshy gray green leaves, which are narrow, succulent and erect with soft spines on margins. This Aloe is a slow to moderate grower. Flowers are spikes of yellow, 2'-3' tall and bloom late winter to summer. This aloe can form large clumps. It will tolerate full to partial sun, needs some supplemental water in heat and good drainage. It attracts hummingbirds. This aloe is a Mediterranean native. The sap is used for burns and abrasions.

Common name: Mediterranean Fan Palm
Botanical name: Chamaerops humilis

Slow growing to 20' tall and 15' wide but very hardy. The Mediterranean Fan palm is clump forming with multiple trunks. The large foliage is blue green, deeply cut and fan-shaped. It can be used as a good container subject. It does best in full sun or partial shade. Petioles have sharp spines thus this palm can be used as a barrier plant. It does best in well draining, sandy or lean soil. It needs regular watering and more during hot spells and if planted in containers. A beautiful plant to light up at night. Very heat and cold tolerant so it can be used around a pool. It tolerates coastal conditions also.

Common name: Blue Fescue, Blue Fescue Grass
Botanical name: Festuca glauca

This ground cover/grass will grow less than 1' tall and has small, blue-green, evergreen leaves that are very thin and hair-like. Flowers appear in the summer but are insignificant. This dependable but short-lived ground cover prefers full sun in coastal areas and afternoon shade in warm inland areas. It needs well draining soil and is drought tolerant once it's established. Leaves may burn during the summer but trim in winter to keep it looking refreshed. Does not tolerate wet soil.