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it’s possible for you to’t go wrong with these low-maintenance garden plants.

These selections will add bold color and texture in your Southern California landscape.

Lily of the Nile

There’s old-world beauty to this well-known and well-loved plant.

birds of paradise flower

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These low-maintenance perennials are deer-resistant cut flowers that aregreat for containers.

Zones:9-10

African Iris

Plant a fewAfrican irisesnext to a sidewalk; they won’t mind.

These easy-maintenance plants areperfect for stretching down your walkway.

yellow mexican bird of paradise flower

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In fact, this summer bloomer loves hard-to-grow spots, bearing dozens of white flowers from spring through summer.

The petals start out as white but fade into pink or purple.

These easy-maintenanceplants are deer-resistantand drought-tolerant, and willattract birds to your no-maintenance garden.

Lily of the Nile

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Mostly upright with solitary flowers, these low-maintenance perennials make a vigorous, fast-spreading addition to a no-maintenance garden.

Zones:8-10

Kangaroo Paw

Distinctive is a word best bestowed on the tropical-inspired form ofkangaroo paw.

Bear’s breeches is also distinctive for its huge, coarse leaves, adding sculptural form to woodland plantings.

dietes bicolor white african iris flower

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Zones:7-11

California Fuchsia

Liven up your no-maintenance garden with some color.

A long bloomer and heat-resistant grower, Californiafuchsiaoffers intense hot-red or orange flowersall summer long.

Its distinctive shape adds a bit of informality to a no-maintenance garden.

erigeron karvinskianus santa barbara daisy

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Bird of Paradise

In a word,bird of paradiseis extraordinary.

Plant Name:Sempervivumspp.

sea lavender

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White Romneya coulteri

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Kangaroo paw plant

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bears breeches flowering plant

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Zauschneria californica (California fuchsia)

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strelitzia reginae bird of paradise

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hens and chicks

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