Common name:Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Botanical name:Otatea acuminata aztecorum

This Bamboo is an exotic plant that has tall fronds that sway in the wind like a kelp bed forest. This plant can be invasive.

Common name:Hebe or Veronica 'Patty's Purple'
Botanical name:Hebe 'Patty's Purple'

An evergreen shrub which grows to 3' in height, the 'Patty's Purple' has stems that are dark red in color, highlighted by 1/2" long, dark green leaves. In the summer, purple flowers are grown on slender spikes. This plant is useful for mass planting or as a single specimen.

Common name:Maiden Grass
Botanical name:Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

The 'Gracillimus' is a taller variety, often growing to 6'-8' tall with delicate feathery plumes and very thin graceful leaves. It should receive sun to part shade, and average to little summer watering. Tall grasses are highly combustible.

Common name:Virginia Creeper
Botanical name:Parthenocissus quinquefolia

This deciduous vine will grow to about 20' in length and has dark green, bronzy, toothed leaves that turn dark red in fall.

Common name:Small Cape Rush
Botanical name:Chondropetalum tectorum

Chondropetalum tectorum has 3'-4' tall stems that shoot out in all directions from the roots. Each stem has papery bracts connected to the ends that turn from tan to dark drown, then fall off. Chondropetalum can grow in marshes, in the ground with regular watering, or in drought conditions.

Using Permeable Surfaces

If you have impermeable paving that you would like to make permeable, there are two main methods for doing so:
1. Break up hard paved surfaces to create spaces for water to seep through.
2. Remove and replace the surfaces with permeable paving.

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