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Sacred Datura Sacred datura is a vigorous herbaceous perennial that grows 1′ tall and 6′ wide. The flowers are the most striking feature, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 8″ long, margins often tinted purple. Very long blooming time. Blooms from April to October. The flowers open when cloudy or during the night. All…
Scarlet Larkspur Scarlet larkspur is a perennial wildflower that grows to 3-4′ tall. Great is a summer dry garden giving color with stalks of vibrantly red tubular flowers in the spring through early summer. The flowers attract a delightful bunch of humming birds as primary pollinators and bumblebees. You may get a additional surprise of…
Gypsum loving larkspur Gypsum-loving larkspur is a rare flower endemic to the San Joaquin Valley and the Southern Coast Ranges of California. It grows 1 1/2 to 3 feet tall. The pinkish white flowers appear in the early spring and last until early summer. Plant a few and watch for hummingbirds to drink nectar from…
Bush poppy Bush poppy is an evergreen small shrub, 6 feet wide by 6 feet tall (rarely exceeding 10 feet tall). It is a dependable source of early Spring color. The Bush Poppy blooms from mid Winter through Spring and usually has a few flowers much of the rest of the year. It grows in…
Sticky monkeyflower This sub-shrub grows to 3 to 4 feet tall and is an excellent choice for a hardy, deer resistant Sticky monkeyflower blooms prolifically with one inch orange flowers that attract hummingbirds. For the best care plant in well drained soil and give very little water once established – too much water can cause…
Sierra bush monkeyflower Azalea-flowered monkeyflower is a low growing evergreen sub-shrub that grows to about 2′ tall and wide. There is no mistake in this variety name as this smallish shrub packs on a floristic punch. During the spring through fall it will be covered in large pale apricot flowers. These flowers also attract the…
Southern Monkeyflower Southern Monkeyflower is a small sub- shrub that grows 1-3′ tall. The tubular flowers are lighter colored compared to our local sticky monkey flower that varies from light orange to yellow. A little shade bit of summer water will keep it more attractive and it will flower for months and months. Dead heading…
Red Bush Monkeyflower Red Monkeyflower is a small, fast-growing shrub that reaches about 2′ tall. This southern cousin differs from our local orange flowered monkeyflower by producing bright red flowers. This glorious trumpet shaped flowers can last for most of the year (depending on rainfall pattern). This is great news for the humming birds that…
Sticky cinquefoil This easy to grow herbaceous perennial and relative to the rose grows 1-2 ft. high by 1 ft wide and has creamy yellow flowers, soft leaves and red stems. It works beautifully in containers as well as perennial gardens. The flowers last longer in part shade with moderate water, but this perennial grows…
Wood Fern Wood fern is a beautiful evergreen fern that grows about 3′ high x 3′ wide. Tolerating more sun than other northwest ferns, this species is found growing on steep wooded slopes or on sunny riverbanks. More drought tolerant than many ferns. Lovely dark green foliage that would add to a woodland garden. It…
Coast dudleya Coast dudleya is a perennial succulent that grows along the coastline from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It starts as a rosette with pale green finger like fleshy leaves. In the spring through summer spikes of yellow-orange flowers appear followed by hummingbirds to drink their nectar. A nice addition to a drought tolerant…
Rock Lettuce This colorful succulent is found in rock areas in the low elevations of the California mountains. It will grow to about 12″ tall. The red-orange stems are topped with yellow-red clusters of flowers that attract hummingbirds from March through July. Dudleya cymosa is also the larval host plant for the Sonoran blue butterfly….
Bluff lettuce This dudleya grows about 1′ tall and 1′ wide. is variable in appearance, growing from a branching caudex and forming a basal rosette of wide, pointed, spade-shaped leaves, each up to about six centimeters across. The leaves are generally very pale green but they often have edges or tips of bright colors, particularly…
Chalk dudleya Dudleya pulverulenta is an evergreen compact succulent that grows 1-2′ wide. The spike of red flowers occurs May through July. These spikes are very striking against the whiteish stalks and leaves. Hummingbirds are very attracted to the flowers. A lovely addition to a rock garden or in a container. Make sure to provide…
Bright Green Dudleya Bright Green Dudleya is a succulent perennial that is native to Catalina Island. It spreads slowing forming clump around 4 feet across. It is a rare plant with a limited distribution. Space 6-12″ apart. Yellow flowers appear in the spring, attracting hummingbirds. It will do best with well drained soils or conditions…
California Bottle Grass California Bottle Grass is a bunching tall robust grass that grows to about 3′ tall or more. It naturally occurs along the coastal habitats from Drakes Bay and southward to Santa Cruz. That’s it. Very uncommon and a prize to grow in a shady moist place in your garden. The inflorescence can…