Cook Dry Creek Bed

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Common name:Sticky Monkey Flower
Botanical name:Mimulus aurantiacus

Sticky Monkey Flower is a drought tolerant evergreen shrub 4' tall with numerous, orangish yellow flowers in spring and summer. It is a California native that attracts hummingbirds. This shrub can be found on the dry hills and canyon slopes in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the central Coast Ranges. -Cornflower Farms

Designer: Michael Cook

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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Water Saving Tip:

Be sure to fix all leaks promptly no matter how small they may seem.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.

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Soils and Compost:

Water Saving Tip:

Integrated Pest Management:

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