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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…
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…
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,…
Western redbud This deciduous shrub to small tree grows to 14′ tall. In the garden, this multi-trunked tree is a great choice in a perennial border or woodland garden. The large, rounded leaves have attractive heart-shaped bases. New growth can be coppery red. The attractive magenta flowers appear in late summer to fall when the…
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….
Venus thistle Venus thistle is a rather large, annual-biennial thistle that can grow to 6′ tall. Unlike many introduced exotic thistles, this native species is not a troublesome weed. This native thistle is covered with short, soft, matted, white hairs and has very showy 1-2″ bright red flowers in the summer from May – July. …
Farewell-to-spring Farewell-to-spring is a super showy annual wildflower that grows from 1- 3 ft tall. It grows either erect or sprawling with large, 4-petaled, cup-shaped, pink flowers. Each flower is highlighted with a splash of bright red on each petal. Below the flowers are four reddish sepals which often remain attached after the flower buds…
Fairy fans Brewer’s Fairy fans is a rare California annual wildflower. It grows about 8 inches tall The fragrant pink to lavender petals are about 2 cm wide. They will appear from April to June. This little beauty is tolerant of serpentine scree. In the wild it has limited distribution and threatened by cattle grazing…
Red ribbons This low growing, rounded annual wildflower grows to about 1 foot tall by 1 foot wide. The deep pink flower petals are deeply lobed and ribbon-like. Often visited by long-tongued moths. In the garden, plant in a wildflower display, along borders, or in containers. Space 18 to 24 inches apart. Particularly suitable for…
Winecup clarkia Winecup clarkia is a California native annual wildflower found in various habitats, but usually in open grassy places, thus it adapts well to sunny garden situations or pots. A rare nursery find, this plant erects a thin reddish stem that gets to 18” tall (depending on soil fertility) and has an upright habit. …