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  "version": "v10",
  "site": "1 Buena Vista Ave E, San Francisco",
  "layoutVersion": "native_palette_v10_midpoint_accents_and_wall_planters",
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  "defaultMonth": 4,
  "basis": "Native-led selection; street inventory documents neighborhood character but does not inventory private understory.",
  "bloomMonthsBasis": "Illustrative Northern Hemisphere visualization windows inferred from published seasons; local timing and flower abundance vary with fog, temperature, cultivar stock and actual exposure. Empty array means no ornamental bloom shown, not botanical inability to flower.",
  "geometryPolicy": "Maintained envelopes in retained beds; eight inter-post midpoint accents with species-specific dimensions. Natural mature size may exceed these dimensions.",
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      "morella-californica",
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      "iris-canyon-snow",
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      "erigeron-glaucus",
      "liriope-muscari"
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      "morella-californica",
      "fragaria-chiloensis",
      "iris-canyon-snow",
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      "heuchera-micrantha",
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      "morella-californica",
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      "euonymus-microphyllus",
      "erigeron-glaucus",
      "sisyrinchium-bellum",
      "liriope-muscari"
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      "morella-californica",
      "fragaria-chiloensis",
      "iris-canyon-snow",
      "heuchera-micrantha",
      "ilex-crenata-stokes",
      "polypodium-glycyrrhiza"
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      "kind": "wax-myrtle",
      "species": "Morella californica",
      "assetId": "morella-californica"
    },
    {
      "kind": "strawberry",
      "species": "Fragaria chiloensis",
      "assetId": "fragaria-chiloensis"
    },
    {
      "kind": "iris",
      "species": "Iris 'Canyon Snow'",
      "assetId": "iris-canyon-snow"
    },
    {
      "kind": "alumroot",
      "species": "Heuchera micrantha",
      "assetId": "heuchera-micrantha"
    },
    {
      "kind": "box",
      "species": "Buxus microphylla 'Little Missy'",
      "assetId": "buxus-little-missy"
    },
    {
      "kind": "gray-rush",
      "species": "Juncus patens",
      "assetId": "juncus-patens"
    },
    {
      "kind": "euonymus",
      "species": "Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'",
      "assetId": "euonymus-microphyllus"
    },
    {
      "kind": "ilex",
      "species": "Ilex crenata 'Stokes'",
      "assetId": "ilex-crenata-stokes"
    },
    {
      "kind": "erigeron",
      "species": "Erigeron glaucus",
      "assetId": "erigeron-glaucus"
    },
    {
      "kind": "sisyrinchium",
      "species": "Sisyrinchium bellum",
      "assetId": "sisyrinchium-bellum"
    },
    {
      "kind": "licorice-fern",
      "species": "Polypodium glycyrrhiza",
      "assetId": "polypodium-glycyrrhiza"
    },
    {
      "kind": "carex-evergold",
      "species": "Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'",
      "assetId": "carex-oshimensis-evergold"
    },
    {
      "kind": "lilyturf",
      "species": "Liriope muscari",
      "assetId": "liriope-muscari"
    }
  ],
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "morella-californica",
      "kind": "wax-myrtle",
      "botanicalName": "Morella californica",
      "commonName": "California wax myrtle",
      "nativity": "California native",
      "role": "Retained A/B: four trained trees. Current C/D: seven varied natural multi-stem specimens, two / two / three across the curb plots.",
      "exposure": "Sun or partial shade; coastal evergreen character.",
      "water": "Dedicated deep drip through establishment; retain moisture without stagnant soil.",
      "maintenance": "Develop clear single trunks gradually with an arborist; future crown base 4.7 m. This is a maintained future form, not nursery stock.",
      "cautions": "Natural width commonly 10–20 ft. Narrow beds need soil-volume, utility and Urban Forestry review; 3.6 m crowns are managed targets. The 5.25 m large-plot spacing uses the lower published small-tree spacing range, subject to inspector approval.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Evergreen foliage; white seasonal flowers where shown",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 3.6,
          "heightM": 6.5
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original procedural taxon-informed geometry; not a scanned or cultivar-certified specimen.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Primary horticultural reference",
          "url": "https://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/morella-myrica-californica/"
        }
      ],
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "morella-californica-natural",
          "form": "natural",
          "commonName": "California wax myrtle — young natural",
          "managedEnvelopes": {
            "curb": {
              "diameterM": 1.16,
              "heightM": 2.5
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "morella-californica-natural-airy",
          "form": "natural-airy",
          "commonName": "California wax myrtle — airy multi-stem",
          "managedEnvelopes": {
            "curb": {
              "diameterM": 1.16,
              "heightM": 2.5
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "morella-californica-natural-full",
          "form": "natural-full",
          "commonName": "California wax myrtle — fuller canopy",
          "managedEnvelopes": {
            "curb": {
              "diameterM": 1.276,
              "heightM": 2.5
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "morella-californica-natural-compact",
          "form": "natural-compact",
          "commonName": "California wax myrtle — compact bushy",
          "managedEnvelopes": {
            "curb": {
              "diameterM": 1.276,
              "heightM": 1.95
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fragaria-chiloensis",
      "kind": "strawberry",
      "botanicalName": "Fragaria chiloensis",
      "commonName": "Beach strawberry",
      "nativity": "California native — source coastal stock",
      "role": "Soft native carpet in curb plots; varied clumps in C/D and the retained A/B studies.",
      "exposure": "Sun or partial shade; monitor coverage beneath future crowns.",
      "water": "Adjustable low-flow drip; establish before reducing summer water.",
      "maintenance": "Trim runners at paving; renovate congested mats and retain bare trunk collars.",
      "cautions": "Request California coastal provenance. Groundcover does not stabilize concentrated stormwater scour.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        4,
        5,
        6,
        7,
        8
      ],
      "color": "Evergreen foliage; white seasonal flowers where shown",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.36,
          "heightM": 0.2
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original procedural taxon-informed geometry; not a scanned or cultivar-certified specimen.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Primary horticultural reference",
          "url": "https://www.watershednursery.com/nursery/plant-finder/fragaria-chiloensis/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-canyon-snow",
      "kind": "iris",
      "botanicalName": "Iris 'Canyon Snow'",
      "commonName": "Canyon Snow Pacific Coast iris",
      "nativity": "California native-derived hybrid cultivar",
      "role": "Repeated white spring accents in wider curb plots only.",
      "exposure": "Coastal sun or light shade; flowering reduces in deep shade.",
      "water": "Separate drip control; avoid persistently wet summer crowns, especially in heavy soil.",
      "maintenance": "Allow approximately 0.9–1.0 m width; divide and remove old foliage after bloom.",
      "cautions": "Native-derived hybrid, not a verified local wild genotype. Excluded from the narrow railing bed. UC trial reached 3.1 ft width after two years.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        3,
        4,
        5
      ],
      "color": "Evergreen foliage; white seasonal flowers where shown",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.92,
          "heightM": 0.49
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original procedural taxon-informed geometry; not a scanned or cultivar-certified specimen.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Primary horticultural reference",
          "url": "https://uclpit.ucdavis.edu/Iris_Canyon_Snow"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "heuchera-micrantha",
      "kind": "alumroot",
      "botanicalName": "Heuchera micrantha",
      "commonName": "Small-flowered alumroot",
      "nativity": "California native",
      "role": "Airy white flower spires repeated through the railing and sheltered wall band.",
      "exposure": "Partial shade preferred here; trial exposed rail positions for leaf stress.",
      "water": "Moderate establishment drip in freely drained soil; do not bury crowns.",
      "maintenance": "Remove spent stalks; divide crowded clumps; keep foliage within the bed.",
      "cautions": "Sheltered wall segment remains a trial pending measured exposure. Do not place crowns in concentrated downhill flow.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        4,
        5,
        6
      ],
      "color": "Evergreen foliage; white seasonal flowers where shown",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.38,
          "heightM": 0.46
        },
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.44,
          "heightM": 0.52
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original procedural taxon-informed geometry; not a scanned or cultivar-certified specimen.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Primary horticultural reference",
          "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/8715/heuchera-micrantha/details"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "buxus-little-missy",
      "kind": "box",
      "botanicalName": "Buxus microphylla 'Little Missy'",
      "commonName": "Little Missy boxwood",
      "role": "Low clipped edging between structural post accents in C/D; curb frames in A/C.",
      "exposure": "Full to partial sun; inspect shade density after the canopy decision",
      "water": "Summer drip, regular establishment water, then adjust to measured soil moisture; freely drained root crown",
      "maintenance": "Clip to the recorded envelope, thin congested growth, inspect for blight and remove diseased debris; use clean small nursery stock",
      "cautions": "Published natural width is about 0.61–1.22 m across grower sources. The 0.42 m rail balls and 0.25 m hedge are strict maintenance targets. Resistance to boxwood blight is not immunity. Do not install in scour or ponding zones. Verify cultivar performance locally before ordering. New C/D railing hedge dimensions require clipping; natural width is much greater. Post locations are approximate modeled stations.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Dark glossy green foliage; no showy ornamental bloom",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.42,
          "heightM": 0.4
        },
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.6,
          "heightM": 0.55
        },
        "hedge": {
          "widthM": 0.25,
          "heightM": 0.27
        },
        "railingHedge": {
          "widthM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.32
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Small opposite oval leaves, fine branching and slight clipped-surface variation; maximum bounds include every leaf",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Monrovia — Little Missy boxwood",
          "url": "https://www.monrovia.com/little-missy-boxwood.html"
        },
        {
          "title": "Gardener's Confidence — Little Missy",
          "url": "https://gardenersconfidence.com/plants/little-missy"
        },
        {
          "title": "UC IPM — Boxwood",
          "url": "https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/boxwood/"
        },
        {
          "title": "UC IPM — Volutella blight",
          "url": "https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/volutella-blight-or-pseudonectria-canker/"
        }
      ],
      "nativity": "Non-native formal structure — A/C/D"
    },
    {
      "id": "juncus-patens",
      "kind": "gray-rush",
      "botanicalName": "Juncus patens",
      "commonName": "California gray rush",
      "nativity": "California native",
      "role": "Previous upright rush retained as a comparison at the same eight inter-post midpoint positions.",
      "exposure": "Sun to moderate shade; trial the most deeply shaded post pockets.",
      "water": "Adjustable drip through establishment; adapted to seasonal wetness and summer drying once established.",
      "maintenance": "Thin old culms at the base and divide widening clumps; keep the 0.40–0.44 m maintained width clear of the path.",
      "cautions": "Published spread is about 0.46–0.91 m; this narrow strip requires division. Plants do not replace drainage or protect against concentrated scour.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        2,
        3,
        4,
        5,
        6,
        7,
        8,
        9,
        10
      ],
      "color": "Blue-gray cylindrical stems; small brown seasonal inflorescences",
      "status": "core",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.43,
          "heightM": 0.72
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original authored curved cylindrical culms, sparse tan older stems and lateral branched inflorescences; not generic flat grass blades.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "California Flora Nursery — Juncus patens",
          "url": "https://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/juncus-patens/"
        },
        {
          "title": "Watershed Nursery — Juncus patens",
          "url": "https://www.watershednursery.com/nursery/plant-finder/juncus-patens/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "euonymus-microphyllus",
      "kind": "euonymus",
      "botanicalName": "Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'",
      "commonName": "Boxleaf euonymus",
      "nativity": "Non-native formal structure",
      "role": "Small-leaved evergreen alternative to boxwood between railing posts.",
      "exposure": "Sun or partial sun; use the brighter railing sections and assess density in winter shade.",
      "water": "Adjustable summer drip; drain freely and water establishing roots thoroughly.",
      "maintenance": "Maintain a narrow continuous hedge with occasional light clipping; inspect leaf undersides and stems for scale.",
      "cautions": "Use verified compact Microphyllus stock. Monrovia reports 1–2ft tall and half as wide in ten years; this is not a permanent mature-size guarantee. Do not use the large species form.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Small glossy deep-green opposite leaves",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.38,
          "heightM": 0.35
        },
        "hedge": {
          "widthM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.3
        },
        "railingHedge": {
          "widthM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.3
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original cupped opposite-pair leaves and connected shoots; interactive leaf fans, detailed veined export surfaces.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Monrovia — Boxleaf euonymus",
          "url": "https://www.monrovia.com/boxleaf-euonymus.html"
        },
        {
          "title": "RHS — Evergreen euonymus growing guide",
          "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/euonymus/evergreen-euonymus"
        },
        {
          "title": "RHS — Euonymus scale susceptibility",
          "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/pdf/plant-health/salisbury-et-al-2013-euonymus-scale.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ilex-crenata-stokes",
      "kind": "ilex",
      "botanicalName": "Ilex crenata 'Stokes'",
      "commonName": "Stokes Japanese holly",
      "nativity": "Non-native formal structure",
      "role": "Dark fine-textured evergreen comparison for the low railing hedge.",
      "exposure": "Sun or partial shade; trial the darkest bays before committing the entire frontage.",
      "water": "Drip to keep establishing roots evenly moist; moist, freely draining soil with acidic pH is preferred.",
      "maintenance": "Clip regularly to the narrow recorded envelope; test soil pH and avoid alkaline amendments.",
      "cautions": "Unpruned spread is 3–4ft, far wider than the 0.5m railing bed. The 0.34m hedge is a strict maintained design target, not natural mature size. Alkalinity can cause chlorosis. This male cultivar has no berries.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Dark green alternate leaves with small rounded crenations",
      "status": "conditional alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.38,
          "heightM": 0.35
        },
        "hedge": {
          "widthM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.3
        },
        "railingHedge": {
          "widthM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.3
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original alternate crenate leaves, slender twigs and no berries; not a recolored boxwood mesh.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NC State Extension — Ilex crenata Stokes",
          "url": "https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ilex-crenata-stokes/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erigeron-glaucus",
      "kind": "erigeron",
      "botanicalName": "Erigeron glaucus",
      "commonName": "Seaside daisy",
      "nativity": "California coastal native",
      "role": "Lavender-flowered low drifts in the wider curb plots, with the formal railing hedge retained.",
      "exposure": "Coastal sun or partial shade; strongest flower display in the brighter curb pockets.",
      "water": "Light to moderate summer irrigation adjusted for fog and soil moisture; avoid concentrated wash-through at the crown.",
      "maintenance": "Deadhead to encourage repeat bloom; trim or divide outward growth before it reaches the clear route.",
      "cautions": "Published spread is about 2ft. Use approximately 0.60–0.64m curb pockets; exclude it from the narrow 0.50m railing ribbon. It is not a scour-control device.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        3,
        4,
        5,
        6,
        7,
        8
      ],
      "color": "Lavender narrow ray florets, golden disks and soft green spatulate leaves",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.62,
          "heightM": 0.3
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original rosettes and leafy stalks carrying many narrow ray florets and textured golden disks; seasonal heads and stems can hide separately.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "The Watershed Nursery — Erigeron glaucus",
          "url": "https://www.watershednursery.com/nursery/plant-finder/erigeron-glaucus/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sisyrinchium-bellum",
      "kind": "sisyrinchium",
      "botanicalName": "Sisyrinchium bellum",
      "commonName": "Blue-eyed grass",
      "nativity": "California native",
      "role": "Small violet-blue flowering clumps in railing pockets or repeated through the curb underplanting.",
      "exposure": "Sun to partial shade; use sheltered bright pockets rather than treating it as a deep-shade flower.",
      "water": "Moderate to occasional summer drip. It may become summer dormant if dry.",
      "maintenance": "Divide crowded clumps; remove unwanted seedlings and spent stalks while retaining healthy leaf fans.",
      "cautions": "Flowers are seasonal and short-lived individually. Summer dormancy remains possible even though the irrigated visualization retains foliage; do not promise continuous bloom. Keep crowns away from concentrated runoff.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        3,
        4,
        5,
        6
      ],
      "color": "Six violet-blue tepals with yellow eyes; narrow green fans",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.34,
          "heightM": 0.35
        },
        "curb": {
          "diameterM": 0.36,
          "heightM": 0.35
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original narrow equitant leaf fans, flattened flowering scapes and six pointed tepals; distinct from iris and generic grass assets.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "California Flora Nursery — Sisyrinchium bellum",
          "url": "https://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/sisyrinchium-bellum/"
        },
        {
          "title": "Calflora — Sisyrinchium bellum",
          "url": "https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=7632"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "polypodium-glycyrrhiza",
      "kind": "licorice-fern",
      "botanicalName": "Polypodium glycyrrhiza",
      "commonName": "Licorice fern",
      "nativity": "California coastal native",
      "role": "Dense, deeply lobed fern fronds at the midpoints of the railing bays.",
      "exposure": "Shade or partial shade in the protected railing ribbon; avoid harsh exposed summer sun.",
      "water": "Separate adjustable drip in humus-rich, freely draining soil. Moist shade supports the longest foliage season.",
      "maintenance": "Divide or contain spreading rhizomes and remove old fronds; maintain the approximately 0.44m patch width.",
      "cautions": "Published height is 0.5–1ft and spread 1–2ft. This is a divided patch, not a naturally fixed-width clump. Fronds may go summer dormant when dry; evergreen summer coverage is not guaranteed.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Layered green pinnatifid fronds; fern has spores rather than flowers",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "seasonalFoliageNote": "Summer dormancy is moisture-dependent; the irrigated visualization depicts a leafed-out patch, not assured year-round coverage.",
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.44,
          "heightM": 0.3
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original connected deeply lobed fronds with curved rachises, fine vein relief and underside sori in the detailed tier; layered rhizome-grown patch.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "California Flora Nursery — Polypodium glycyrrhiza",
          "url": "https://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/polypodium-glycyrrhiza"
        },
        {
          "title": "Calflora — Polypodium glycyrrhiza",
          "url": "https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6777"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "carex-oshimensis-evergold",
      "kind": "carex-evergold",
      "botanicalName": "Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'",
      "commonName": "Evergold sedge",
      "nativity": "Non-native ornamental cultivar",
      "role": "Dense cream-and-green arching mounds midway between structural railing posts.",
      "exposure": "Partial shade or filtered light; shelter pale foliage from strong drying sun.",
      "water": "Moderate, regular drip; maintain even moisture with drainage rather than allowing prolonged summer drought.",
      "maintenance": "Comb out old blades and divide widening clumps. Retain arching leaves rather than shearing the mound into a box.",
      "cautions": "Published spread is approximately 0.30–0.60m. Divide and trim individual outlying blades to hold 0.44m; the sedge is not a native plant or a replacement for runoff control.",
      "bloomMonths": [],
      "color": "Broad creamy-yellow center stripes and dark green edges; foliage is the principal display",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.44,
          "heightM": 0.32
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original dense basal hummock of curved, keeled blades with geometrically resolved green margins and cream center stripes.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwantlen Polytechnic University — Evergold Japanese sedge",
          "url": "https://plantdatabase.kpu.ca/Plant/caos"
        },
        {
          "title": "Hoffman Nursery — Carex oshimensis Evergold",
          "url": "https://hoffmannursery.com/plants/details/carex-oshimensis-evergold"
        },
        {
          "title": "NC State Extension — Carex oshimensis",
          "url": "https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-oshimensis/common-name/evergold-striped-weeping-sedge/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "liriope-muscari",
      "kind": "lilyturf",
      "botanicalName": "Liriope muscari",
      "commonName": "Clumping lilyturf",
      "nativity": "Non-native flowering perennial",
      "role": "Full dark-green leaf fountains with seasonal violet flower racemes midway between railing posts.",
      "exposure": "Partial shade; tolerates deeper shade with slower growth. Suitable for sheltered coastal exposure.",
      "water": "Regular drip during establishment, then adjust to actual soil moisture; avoid stagnant crown conditions.",
      "maintenance": "Use verified clumping L. muscari, divide widening crowns and tidy old foliage before new growth. Remove unwanted seedlings.",
      "cautions": "The typical clump is 1–1.5ft wide; 0.44m is near that range. Use a compact clumping stock selection, not spreading L. spicata. Flower spikes are seasonal; do not expect purple bloom throughout the year.",
      "bloomMonths": [
        8,
        9
      ],
      "color": "Dense dark-green strap leaves; violet racemes in late summer",
      "status": "alternative",
      "deciduous": false,
      "managedEnvelopes": {
        "rail": {
          "diameterM": 0.44,
          "heightM": 0.5
        }
      },
      "assetNotes": "Original broad curved basal leaves with connected flower scapes and many six-part violet florets; new dense model distinct from legacy liriope asset.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NC State Extension — Liriope muscari",
          "url": "https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liriope-muscari/"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fallbacks": [
    {
      "replacesId": "buxus-little-missy",
      "botanicalName": "Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'",
      "defaultEnabled": false,
      "decision": "Trial a coherent replacement hedge only if boxwood supply, disease or maintenance fails; separate botanical asset needed. Still requires well-drained soil and pest checks.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Monrovia — Boxleaf euonymus",
          "url": "https://www.monrovia.com/boxleaf-euonymus.html"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hydrozones": [
    {
      "id": "tree-establishment",
      "plants": [
        "morella-californica"
      ],
      "intent": "Deep adjustable drip around expanding roots, separate from shallow groundcover"
    },
    {
      "id": "evergreen-structure",
      "plants": [
        "buxus-little-missy"
      ],
      "intent": "Even establishment moisture with drained crowns"
    },
    {
      "id": "coastal-groundcover",
      "plants": [
        "fragaria-chiloensis",
        "heuchera-micrantha",
        "juncus-patens"
      ],
      "intent": "Adjust emitter delivery per species and actual shade; protect against scour"
    },
    {
      "id": "iris",
      "plants": [
        "iris-canyon-snow"
      ],
      "intent": "Independent summer adjustment; avoid persistently saturated iris crowns"
    }
  ],
  "runoffPolicy": "Heavy precipitation flow is intermittent runoff, not proof of permanent saturation. Keep crowns out of inlet jets/scour; establish drainage, stabilized entry and legal overflow first. This schedule provides no hydraulic capacity or infiltration claim.",
  "assetPolicy": "Original taxon-informed procedural geometry; not scanned or cultivar-certified specimens. Use independent material textures only with suitable licenses; botanical reference photographs are not bundled."
}