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          Medium water hydrozone
          Landscape this combination of plants for a
          MEDIUM water zone:
          •  Tree: Weeping sage (Buddleja auriculata)
          •  Shrub: Dainty, white flowering Bauhinia
           (Bauhinia natalensis)
          •  Groundcover: Lilac Stokes Aster (Stokesia
           laevis)
          •  Bulbs: Paintbrush Lily (Scadoxus puniceus)





























           Medium water zone plants: Bauhinia natalensis, Buddleja auriculata, Dianthus, Loropetalum plumgorgeous, Mandevilla Cosmos White, Nemesia,
           Osteospermum ‘Passion’, Portulaca




           High water hydrozone
           Landscape this combination of
           plants for a HIGH water zone
           •  Tree: African Holly (Ilex mitis)
           •  Tree:  2024  Tree  of  the  Year
           –  White  pear  (Apodytes
           dimidiata subsp. dimidiata)
           •  Shrub: Hydrangea
           •  Grass-like: Corkscrew Rush –
            Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis’
           •  Groundcover: Purple Dragon
            (Lamium maculatum)



















           High water zone plants: Azalea,
           Bedding Dahlia, Calibrachoa,
           Hydrangea, Lamium ‘Pink Pearls’,
           Lobelia.

                                            Text by Kay Montgomery. Images supplied by Rand Water: SAGIC Water Wise Education Project.   n

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