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Woolly Fruited Lomatium Woolly fruited lomatium is a smallish very drought tolerant perennial herb and can grow in full sun. This dainty carrot family plant sports a cluster of hairy cream colored flowers set against its frilly leaves. It grows to about 1 1/2′ tall. It is a great addition to a butterfly garden as…
Common lomatium Also known as “spring gold,” this perennial herb grows in an upright clump reaching 6″-24″ tall. One of our longest-blooming flowers, it starts as early as January and as late as July (shorter bloom time in drier climates). A member of the carrot family, it has edible roots and leaves which were historically…
California honeysuckle A climbing deciduous shrub with large pink flowers. Very drought tolerant and good in shady areas of the garden. Its pink flowers are used by hummingbirds. The red berries are eaten by birds. Great plant for around oaks with snowberry, coffeeberry and toyon. Pink flowers spring-summer, red berries late summer through fall.
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…
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…
Bicolored lupine A diminutive but showy annual or perennial wildflower that grows to about 1-1/2 feet tall. Colorful addition to a dry meadow. A common companion of the California Poppy. Adds nitrogen to the soil to the benefit of other plants in the community. Flowers in the Spring. Sun: Full Sun Water: Dry, Light Soil: Loam, Sand Other:…
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…
Summer lupine This spreading perennial herb grows to about 1′ tall and 1′ wide. Summer lupine is host of the endangered Mission blue butterfly, this is a great habitat plant to plant in the garden! A beautiful perennial for dry sunny spots, the silvery grey leaves stand out against darker greens of Ceanothus and Coffeeberry….
Chick lupine Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus is one of 3 varieties of Chick Lupine. This variety is a stout annual lupine that grows 1 to 3 feet tall with whorls of pale yellow flowers throughout May and June, providing nectar for a variety of pollinators. The petals are sometimes tinged with pink or purple, creating…
Sky Lupine Sky Lupine is a compact annual lupine that grows 0.5 – 2 ft. tall x 1 ft. wide in a pyramidal, spreading form. Space 2 ft. apart. It’s fragrant, deep blue-purple/lavender to white flowers bloom abundantly from late winter throughout spring in chaparral clearings and along slopes throughout the Coast Ranges and Sierra…
Arroyo lupine An annual, 2′ tall x 1′ wide that self sows. Grows quickly and blooms heavily with blue-purple (rarely white) flowers in the late winter or early spring. 3 foot root system makes it good for bank stabilization. Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies collect nectar from the flowers. Birds eat the seeds. Flowers spring-summer.
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 melic This loosely tufted perennial grass grows 2 to 4′ tall. Space 2 ft apart. It is native to dry, exposed rocky slopes and found in our local open hillsides and oak woodlands. The deep roots and extreme drought tolerance make California melic and excellent choice for slope stabilization. The attractive culms persist and…
Torrey’s melic A floppy looking, bunch grass; grows to 2′ tall x 1 foot wide. Good looking, very adaptable, drought tolerant grass. Dormant in the late summer. Space 2 ft apart. Commonly found in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and oak woodland habitats. Useful in rock or shade gardens especially with Sticky Monkey flower, ferns, California…
Lindley’s blazing star Lindley’s Blazing Star is an upright annual wildflower that grows 1-2 ft. tall x 1 ft. wide This species is named for its golden yellow satiny five petal blooms centered with a fountain of extra long stamens that appear from late spring to early summer. Its blooming season may be extended with…