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Climbing Gecko
Yellow bulbine
Elephant's Food
Yellow bulbine

Common name:Yellow bulbine
Botanical name:Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'

Clumping groundcover grows quickly to 1' x 2'. Produce 12-18" flower stalks that bear clusters of small yellow flowers winter to spring. Succulent evergreen leaves are fragile, so locate away from foot traffic. Native to South African. This small, charming succulent does well in containers.

Elephant's Food

Common name:Elephant's Food
Botanical name:Portulacaria afra

Interesting succulent that sprawls to 3' x 4' at a moderate rate. Depending on pruning and cold, elephant's food can be grown as a groundcover or small shrub. Accepts full sun to partial shade but does best with some shade in most desert areas. Plants work very well in containers, and can be used indoors or outdoors. Adapted to many different conditions. Rarely flowers. Needs some protection from frost. Native to South Africa.

Designer: Aviva Tirosh

Climbing Gecko
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Photographer: Christina Bickelmann

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.