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Pitcher sage This semi-evergreen shrub grows to 3′ tall and 4-5′ wide and is best known for its soft and hairy, strongly fragrant leaves and long racemes of showy white flowers blushed with lavender. Plant performs beautifully when massed along a path with California poppies, Blue-eyed grass, and Mules ears. This plant is drought tolerant,…
Fragrant pitcher sage A small evergreen shrub up to 3 feet tall with a 2 foot spread. Giving it some summer water will help to retain the leaves. Fragrant pitcher sage has attractive flowers and the most pleasing scent. The fragrant showy, lavender flowers are produced along lax 1 to 2′ long flower clusters. To…
Black twinberry A deciduous shrub, 6′ – 8′ tall. Native to the California coast. It has formal looking dark green foliage. In spring, this shrub produces pairs of small, tubular yellow flowers. It is even showier when it produces two bright black berries surrounded by red bracts. It has the appearance of two dark eggs…
Chapparral honeysuckle Chaparral honeysuckle is an evergreen shrub that grows 3′ to 8′ tall. A tidy honeysuckle with handsome arching stems that climb with support. Good for climbing a low fence. Grows at the drip line of oaks, spreading to cover much of the ground in the shade of the tree. Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies…
Silver bush lupine This easy to grow perennial shrub grows 3-5’ tall and is very drought tolerant. Terrific choice for a rock garden, dry border, or plant in a large container. Plant in full sun and lean, well-drained soil. Excellent for a low maintenance rock garden or parking strip. Attracts bees, butterflies and birds. Host…
Yellow bush lupine This fast-growing evergreen shrub grows 4 to 5 ft tall, and is identified by its large canary yellow (occasionally blue) flowers on 6″ spikes that flower from February to July. This plant is quite stunning and great for coastal gardens. However, please only plant it in it’s native range: along the coast…
Blue Bush Lupine This purple-flowered shrub is an uncommon form of the typically yellow-flowered Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus). Blue bush lupine is a fast growing, evergreen shrub that grows to 3-6′ tall and 3-4′ wide. Tall spires of fragrant purple flowers cover this shrub in the spring through summer. Providing nectar for the Arrowhead Blue…
Beach blue lupine Beach blue lupine is a fast growing, bushy low shrub growing 4-6 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It is endemic to California where it naturally grows in sand dunes and other coastal habitats. The 4″ light purple flowers off set by the silvery leaves appear in the spring. The large flowers…
Island mallow Island Tree Mallow is a fast growing evergreen shrub that grows about 10″ tall and 10′ wide. Island Tree Mallow produces bright pink-lavender, tropical looking flowers. It is an extremely fast grower and great for an informal hedge or specimen. It can also be trained as a small tree. The long blooming season…
California wax myrtle This evergreen shrub or small tree grows to 10′-15’ tall with an annual growth rate of 12 to 18 inches. It can be used in the landscape as a hedge or to soften an unattractive feature or wall. California wax myrtle is easy to grow. It can be sheared to produce a…
Osoberry An erect, loosely branched deciduous shrub of variable height depending on conditions. Some remain in the 6-10 ft. range as wide suckering bushes spreading into thickets 12′ wide or more. Some grow 15′-20′ as small trees. Withstands pruning; can be cut back virtually to the ground & will grow back fresh & new. Osoberry is…
Bladderpod Bladder pod is a fast growing evergreen, densely branching shrub with an average height and width of 3′ x 3′. Will self sow. The flowers are beautiful, bright yellow, and stay on the plant most of the year, and attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. It is highly fragrant, though the public is divided on…
Double wild philadelphus An arching, winter deciduous shrub 4-8′. tall and 3-6′. wide “Goose Creek’ is the most distinctive cultivar of western mock orange. It is a exuberant plant with resilient flowers. Flowers are produced in clusters toward the end of the arching branches late spring to early summer. Individual blossoms up to 1 1/2”…
Ninebark A deciduous shrub, 5′ tall and about 5′ wide. The spring flower show is delightful. Fall color can be intense red to orange. It’s common name tells of the various texture of the peeling bark. Ninebark likes part shade in hot locations and drought tolerant in coastal areas. It grows well under oaks and…
Hollyleaf cherry This evergreen shrub/tree is slow to establish at first, but after reaching maturity it grows more rapidly to 10-25′ tall & 15′ wide. Space 10-12′ apart. Thrives in full sun and has low water requirements. The cherries are edible but have very little flesh. Provides food for many birds. It has holly-like leaves…
Western Chokecherry This large deciduous shrub can grow up to 15 ft tall and spread about 10 ft. It can spread via suckers. In the spring and summer it will be fully leafed out and showing clusters of white flowers. The flowers are followed by shiny red berries, favored by birds. Jelly or jam and…