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Bigelow meadow chrysanthemum This semi- deciduous perennial grows 1 – 2 ft tall with pretty yellow flowers in the spring and summer that attract butterflies. Good choice for a wet meadow or bog garden. Contrary to this plants other common name, sneezeweed, this plant does not cause allergies. The ray flowers look like they have…
Rosilla Rosillia (aka sneezeweed as it’s sneezed off its petals). is an annual to perennial plant that grows to 3′ tall. Commonly found growing along creeks and ponds in wetland meadows mixed with roses, seep monkeyflower, rushes and sedges. It is a valuable addition to a stream side garden or along the sides of a…
California sunflower This herbaceous perennial spreads to 10 ft wide and up to 5 ft tall. The birds and bees love this native sunflower is found along stream banks, meadows, and freshwater-marshes. Its sunflower style yellow blooms are visible from mid spring to early fall; producing dozens of 3-5 in. wide golden daisy like flowers….
Leather root Once common, but now rare, Hoita is a deciduous perennial grows 5-7′ tall and wide. It can be found growing throughout California in moist situations or near seasonal streams. Bright green shoots appear in early spring, eventually forming a loose mound topped with purple or wine colored flowers in summer and lasting over…
Meadow barley Meadow barley is an attractive fast-growing, short-lived tufted perennial that grows in clumps 10-30″ tall. Space 1-2 ft apart. Found in heavier soils or wetter areas, such as meadows, or stream edges. Not invasive, hence useful in a meadow garden or for erosion control. Most lovely when planted in a mass with colorful…
Fleshy Jaumea Jaumea is a low perennial with fleshy leaves that grows to approximately 6″ and spreads by rhizomes. Small, yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer give a bright, cheery show. Jaumea grows in coastal salt marshes and likes full sun, and seaside conditions. It survives in poor draining alkaline soil, salty conditions, and seasonal flooding….
Baltic rush Wire rush grows up to 3-feet tall and, with numerous rhizomes, it forms stiff clumps arising from runners. Space 2’0″ apart. Use this plant in your native garden for excellent erosion control near water sources or plant around a backyard pond. It tolerates sand, clay, no drainage and seasonal flooding.
Toad rush Toad rush is small annual plant that grows in muddy placed often around pond margins, streams and other wet places. It grows worldwide and is sometime considered a weed in garden situations. Its biggest value is in how fast it grows to help stabilize wet edges during restoration.
Common rush Common rush is a spreading evergreen perennial. The erect pale-green stems grows 2 – 5′ tall. Needs moist soils such as along stream edges and meadows. This clumping rush provides food and nesting for birds and other wildlife. Flowers May – August followed by rust colored fruit capsules that persist for into the…
Mexican rush Mexican rush is a spreading perennial. It grows to about to 2.5 feet tall. It has a moderate to fast growth rate and grows in moist to wet soils. This dark green rush is evergreen with year round water. Use this plant in your native garden for excellent erosion control near water sources…
Western rush Western rush is a a bunching, evergreen and extremely hardy perennial that grows 1-2 feet tall. This fast growing rush is most lush looking with seasonally wet in winters and will tolerate dry summers. A complement to the edges of Koi ponds. Western rush will provide a grassy look with dark green shiny…
Gray rush This evergreen clumping perennial grows 1-2 feet tall and has steely gray-blue stems and tan flowers Gray rush can be used in different garden situations from a dry garden in shade (once established) to 4″ deep in a pond. Gray rush evokes the presence of water and looks beautiful in Japanese-style gardens. Combine…
Iris leaved rush This spreading, evergreen, perennial grows 1-3 ft tall and spreads through creeping rhizomes. Its spreading habit makes it great for erosion control A pretty vertical element in a sunny, moist meadow area or at the edge of a water feature in a mountain garden. Will stay evergreen unless stressed by drought. Blooms…
Delta tule pea The Delta Tule Pea is a native perennial vine found mostly in the Delta region of the Central Valley, and in salt marshes and on tidal river banks of the San Francisco Bay Region. It is a climbing plant which generally grows up through and spreads over the top of other vegetation….
Rice Cutgrass Rice cut grass, a quick growing rhizomatous perennial grass grows from 2-4′ tall. The leaves of Rice cut grass form a very rough minutely toothed edge that makes it unpalatable to many herbivore mammals. Its a great grass to add to bioswales where there is a need to fill in. The seeds provide…
Western marsh rosemary This herbaceous perennial grows to 1-foot tall with a thick woody base and has large, wide basal leaves. In its natural environment, this plant grows in salt marshes and the coastal strand plant communities. Pale violet flowers from July to December. The flowers are more delicate and paler that the exotic species…