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Willow dock Willow dock is a perennial herb that grows upright or sometimes prostrate and spreading. It grows 1-3 feet tall. Commonly found along streams and canyon bottoms where there is a source of water. The reddish flowers appear April-June followed by green then bronze colored seeds that persist on the plant. A valuable addition…
Gooding’s Black Willow Goodding’s Black Willow (Salix gooddingii) has a moderate growth rate and is moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 15-40 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. It is winter deciduous and will drop it’s leaves. Space 17-20′ apart. It is a common native tree…
Bee’s Bliss Sage Bee’s Bliss has green/gray foliage that reaches 2 feet tall and spreads 6-8 feet, forming a broad mound. This low-growing sage is a showy perennial perfect for a bank cover or for a hot, sunny bed. Spring brings lavender flowers that attract many pollinators and hummingbirds. Put on a slope or anywhere…
Pozo Blue sage ‘Pozo Blue’ is a hybrid of Salvia clevelandii and Salvia leucophylla that is an evergreen shrub that can grow to about 6′ tall with a spread of about 8′, but can be kept smaller. Perfect plant as a colorful backdrop or a stand-alone accent when mixed with smaller forbs. It is a favorite of…
‘Whirley Blue’ sage ‘Whirley Blue’ is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 1/2 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide. ‘Whirley Blue’ has aromatic gray-green foliage and very large flower whorls of rich violet flowers. Good for dry sunny areas and along banks and slopes. Like many sages, ‘Whirley Blue’ is deer resistant and attractive to…
Purple sage Purple sage is a fragrant evergreen shrub that grows 3-5′ tall and 6-8′ wide. This exceptionally hardy and drought tolerant plant is used extensively in native plant and low-water landscaping. Purple sage is a showy silver-leaved shrub with pungent fragrance and light-purple flowers in spikes. It forms neat mounds and likes full sun…
Hummingbird sage Hummingbird Sage grows about 1′-3′ in height. It is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes. Space 4’0″ apart. This sage is native to coastal California from Napa to Orange. As the name implies Hummingbirds work this species very heavily. Well adapted to a variety of conditions and does best with rich soil, part…
Blue elderberry A deciduous shrub to small tree that grows to 15 feet tall. The attractive light green foliage and large clusters of fragrant creamy white flowers appearing abundantly in spring and early summer. Edible fruits attract birds towards the end of summer. Its berries are also, excellent in jelly, pie or for making elderberry…
Small-fruited bulrush A perennial bulrush growing to 5′ tall.Multiple stems emerge from each plump rhizome. The rhizomes are oblong and have thick, rough skins, resembling arrowroot. Found along wet to moisture retentive ground, such as pond margins, marshes, wet meadows, and stream banks. Can grow in both full sun and shady conditions. Flowers May to…
Pacific stonecrop This native succulent brings fun into any rock garden! The intense silvery-white foliage forms thick rosettes, and side branches send out new rosettes to colonize. Stonecrop grows 3 to 4 in. tall and 1 ft. wide. The star like flower spikes are bright orange-yellow and contrast the rosettes dramatically. Excellent in rock gardens,…
Bush senecio Bush seneicio is an evergreen, fast-growing, short-lived (3 to 6 years) bushy perennial shrub growing to about 3-4 feet tall.This shrub becomes covered in 1″, showy flowering heads of yellow ray flowers in the summer and fall. A very colorful addition to a drought tolerant garden Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade Water: Dry, Light Soil: Sand,…
Coast redwood Worlds tallest tree and the official California state tree. Fast growing they can reach 50 to 90 feet in 25 years if climate and soil moisture are favorable. Space 15-30 ft apart. A beautiful and symmetrical evergreen tree the rich green foliage has a feathery look that is highlighted by the cinnamon colored…
Western Sea-purslane Western Sea-purslane is a fleshy perennial herb producing many branching prostrate stems up to 3 feet long, forming a mat up to 6 feet wide. This mat forming perennial herb grows in many types of saline and alkaline habitat types on the coast and inland and would make a fantastic native substiture for…
Sidalcea malviflora An herbaceous perennial that grows 2 – 4 feet tall. Without summer water they will go dormant and reappear with fall rains. Does well in grassy areas or in borders. Combine with blue-eyed-grass, seaside daisy and native bunchgrasses. Large delicate showy pink flowers in the early summer.
‘Hem’s Hybrid’ Checker Mallow Hems Hybrid Checker Mallow is an herbaceous perennial that grows 3 feet tall. Its large, delicate, rosey-pink to red flowers bloom in the early summer. Without summer water they will go dormant and reappear with fall rains. Does well in grassy areas or in borders. Combine with blue-eyed-grass, seaside daisy and…
‘Hem’s Hybrid’ Checker Mallow (seed) Hems Hybrid Checker Mallow is an herbaceous perennial that grows 3 feet tall. Its large, delicate, rosey-pink to red flowers bloom in the early summer. Without summer water they will go dormant and reappear with fall rains. Does well in grassy areas or in borders. Combine with blue-eyed-grass, seaside daisy…