Next to hot pavement in full sun with very little watering, drought tolerant perennials thrive. This garden is spectacular in late summer when the Velvet Mallow blooms pink as the Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is in its pink stage. A few weeks later, in early fall, Miscanthus sinensis sports orange plumes and the ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum is in its burnt-orange stage. Awesome.

	Cistis x purpurea 'Alan Fradd.' The 3-foot tall Rockrose requires excellent drainage, very little water and no fertilizer. It flowers profusely in late spring.		Some varieties of old-fashioned German Iris are called rebloomers; this particular one will bloom three to five times from summer to frost.
	Patrinia scabiosifolia adds yellow to the summer garden with 4-to-5 foot tall, airy see-through stems.		Hibiscus grandiflorus (Velvet Mallow) sports 6-inch blooms in September on 7-feet tall stalks.
	Sedum 'Autumn Joy' beginning its pink stage with Velvet Mallow towering above.		Sedum 'Autumn Joy' when it is pink. This perennial is a four-season plant.
	Sedum 'Autumn Joy' in October, at its "rust" stage, blooming with Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'.
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Mailbox Bed		Entrance Beds