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Mt. Vision Ceanothus This rare variety of C. g. var. porrectus grows only to approximately 1 foot in height with a wide spread to 10 feet. Pretty tough for a low growing plant. Mt. Vision puts on a great display of bright blue flowers in the late winter or early spring. It’s small holly-like leaves…
Carmel creeper This fast growing, evergreen groundcover grows 3-4′ tall and 10-12′ wide. The shrub’s shiny leaves, a mounding mass, dense form, and graceful habit make it an attractive bank cover. A great plant for a coastal garden where it is exposed to strong winds and salt spray, but also good in coastal valleys, and…
Carmel Mountain Lilac Yankee Point is an evergreen sub-shrub. Growing to 4 feet tall and 10 feet wide, this low shrub’s shiny leaves, dense form and graceful habit make it an attractive bank cover. It is a rapid spreader and is sprinkled with medium-blue flower clusters in April-May. This selection of the coastal species is…
Hearst Ranch Buckbrush Hearst Ranch Buckbrush is an evergreen groundcover that grows to about 1 foot tall and can spread to 6-8 feet wide. It is endemic where it grows naturally in the coastal hills of San Louis Obispo. This is one of the lowest growing Ceanothus providing round balls of blue flowers in late…
Deerbrush Deerbrush is a evergreen at lower elevations and deciduous at high elevations. It grows from about 4 to 13 feet tall and about 7′ wide with a moderate growth rate. The fragrant flowers are usually white or blue and every so often pink in color. The large flower clusters and appear in the late…
White bark California lilac White bark California Lilac is an evergreen shrub that grows to 8 feet tall and six to ten feet wide. It grows at a moderate to fast rate. With the white bark and azure blue flowers, the bush makes quite a show in spring. It is very drought tolerant and provides…
Pink Flowering Ceanothus This semi-decidous ceanothus will grow into a lovely moderately sized shrub of about 3′-6′. Ceanothus Marie Simon unlike other varieties makes a lovely display of pink fluffy flower clusters that bloom mid to late summer & into the fall. Responds well to a hard pruning while dormant. Cultivars such as this are…
White Monterey Lilac Snowball is an evergreen shrub that grows about 4′ x 4′ with a dense habit, stiff branches, and leathery leaves. It is covered with clusters of small, pure white flowers that explode into aptly named snowballs each spring. Excellent for a tough, rocky slope where not many other things will grow. Chamise,…
Blueblossom ceanothus Blueblossom ceanothus is a hardy, large evergreen shrub 15′ to 25′ and is Endemic (limited) to California alone. Blueblossom is an attractive plant with glossy green 2” leaves and a fragrant sky-blue blossom flower show in spring. Great choice for a sunny coastal garden! Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade Water: Dry, Light Soil:…
Compact Blue blossom Skylark ceanothus is a shrub that is more compact than the straight species, growing 4-5 ft. tall and spreading to 6-7 ft. wide. The fragrant spring to summer blooms are dark blue clusters that produce seed eaten by all sorts of birds. The flowers attract butterflies and bees as well. This plant…
Carmel Ceanothus This variety of Blueblossom ceanothus is a fast growing, mounding and spreading evergreen shrub. It typically grows 3 -5′ tall (but can grow taller) and about 4-15′ wide Space 4-6′ apart. Carmel creeper is an attractive plant with glossy green 1-2” leaves and a fragrant sky-blue blossom flower show in late winter or…
Common tarweed Common tarweed/spikeweed is an annual herb in the sunflower family that can grow up to 4 ft. tall. It produces showy arrays of yellow flower heads throughout the entire summer, and is one of the few species in its habitat that flowers so late in the season. This species naturally grows in grassy,…
Buttonwillow Buttonwillow is fast growing winter deciduous shrub that grows from 6-12 feet tall. It naturally occurs where the ground is damp or wet, so grow it in a similar spot in the garden. It is a good choice for pond edges or rain gardens. However, this shrub is also well adapted to drier locations…
Mountain Mahogany Mountain mahogany is an erect, slow to moderate growing shrub or small tree growing 10-15′ tall x 6′ wide. Space 12-15′ apart. Prune-able for a narrow planting area, side yard, screen, or hedge. A quietly colorful plant with smooth bark, reddish gray branches, and tiny yellow flowers followed by feather-like seeds. If possible,…
Desert Willow This deciduous shrub to small tree reaches 12′-20′ in height with an equal spread. It will go dormant from late fall to mid spring. Space 6-8′ apart. Known for its fantastic summer blooms, Desert Willow makes for a hardy and drought-tolerant addition to the garden, once established. The tube-shaped flowers attract many pollinators…
Soap plant Soap plant is a bulb that grows 2′ tall by 2′ wide. It is a superb plant for evening flowers since the flowers only open late in the day or when it is very overcast. For a dramatic effect, plant in a meadow garden where it will go dormant during summer and fall….