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Homes & Gardens
Sarah Wilson

6 plants to never, ever grow in a wildfire risk area, plus the best fire-resistant alternatives

Red flower spikes of Aloe arborescens plants.

If you live in a wildfire risk area the plants you choose plus where and how you grow them has a huge impact on how resistant your landscape will be to wildfires. How much time you're prepared to spend maintaining plants in your landscape is also important.

Choosing the wrong plants for the wrong place, or failing to maintain plants appropriately drives up the fire risk to your property. There is a group of plants called fire enablers that are highly flammable, which can ignite and spread fires fast. If you're focusing on firescaping your yard you need to know about these hazardous choices.

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