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Seaside Woolly Sunflower Seaside Woolly Sunflower, also named lizard tail, is a compact shrub that grows to about 3′ tall and 3′ wide. It is perfect in a coastal garden, and picture perfect partnered with coastal Lupines & Coyote Brush. A wonderfully easy to grow sub-shrub found along the coast where the gray foliage becomes…
Bee Thistle Bee thistle is a perennial flower found in marshes and along riverbanks. The stems reach about 3 feet in height. The large purple egg-sharped flower cluster appears in the late summer to early fall. Host to the black swallowtail butterfly and native bees, and honey bees.
Seep Monkeyflower This annual/perennial grows to about one foot, and self sows. Beautiful when planted around water features or in wet meadows or containers. Useful along the edges of ponds or fountains. Seep monkey flower is well liked by hummingbirds and disliked by deer. Long blooming period from Spring through Summer.
Western goldenrod Western goldenrod is a deciduous, spreading perennial that grows to about 4′ tall. Western goldenrod is a colorful addition to the garden. This stout and branching perennial is ideal for stream side plantings and provides great bank stabilization. A water loving plant, it may be found in damp ground along rivers, streams, tidal…
California fescue This perennial evergreen bunch grass that grows 2-4′ tall and 2-3′ wide. An easy to grow plant, it is an excellent choice as a groundcover for slopes among oaks, California bays, or pines. Space 2’0″ apart. A truly beautiful, mid-sized bunch grass. The graceful, fountain-like, blue-green foliage grows 2’ tall. The showy flower…
Idaho fescue Despite the name this luscious evergreen bunchgrass is a California native along with other western states. It keeps a compact form of about 1 foot tall. Space 1 to 3 ft apart, depending on aesthetics. Idaho fescue is a lush bunchgrass with finely textured blue to gray-green leaves which makes for good texture…
Red Fescue This rhizomatous to clumping perennial grass grows fast to 1 foot tall with flower spikes up to 2 feet tall. Space 12 to 14″ apart. Red fescue makes a lovely naturalistic “lumpy lawn” or soft groundcover that can be mowed to 2 inches. Does not need to be cut back but can be…
Red Fescue The Molate red fescuse is rhizomatous to clumping perennial grass grows fast to 1 foot tall with flower spikes up to 2 feet tall. Space 12 to 14″ apart. The local Molate form of Red fescue is more drought tolerant than other varieties. It makes a lovely naturalistic “lumpy lawn” or soft ground…
Beach strawberry This fast evergreen, spreading groundcover grows to about 6″ tall covering the ground with glossy dark green foliage and bright white flowers. Good as a lightly trafficked turf, on broad hillsides, or in parking strips and walkways. Plant 12-18” apart. Fruits are edible. Prune annually to renovate and prevent thick-layered colonies. Flowers April…
Woodland strawberry This fast growing ground cover is great for shade and does well planted under oaks. Plant has lighter green leaves than beach strawberry and produces smaller but more flavorful fruit (yum!) Plant it under a canopy of mature trees with Berkeley sedge, giant sword fern, and Douglas iris. Flowers March to June. Sun:…
California coffeeberry An evergreen shrub that grows fast to 6-8’. It is called coffeeberry because its berries contain seeds which look like coffee beans. Coffeeberry is an excellent foliage plant with showy fruit. It’s branches take on a beautiful reddish color and has beautiful deep green lustrous leaves, well suited to pruning and landscape work. …
Eve Case Coffeeberry Eve Case is an evergreen shrub that grows more compact than the common coffeeberry species. It will typically grow no more than 6′ tall but can get to 10′ when mature It grows in a mound and can spread 8-10 feet. Its compact form can give it a more refined or formal…
Alkali Heath This native perennial rhizomatous herb, often called alkali heath or alkali seaheath is uncommon, even in the region where it is most likely to be found, just north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a squat flowering bush that grows to about 1-foot tall forming a twiggy thicket near beaches and…
Oregon ash A deciduous, medium sized (30′-80′) tree, symmetrical in shape, growing about half as wide as it is tall. This tree may reach the age of 250 years and is fast growing the first third of those years, then grows slowly. Space 30′ apart. Oregon ash is commonly found in riparian habitats. In open…
Showy island snapdragon This attractive easy to grow perennial grows 2 1/2 ft tall by 4 ft wide. It is an excellent ground cover near the coast and its lipstick-red blossoms act as beacons for hummingbirds, and add refreshing color to the garden. To make the most of the flowers, plant where it can spill…
Coast Silk tassel Silk Tassel is an evergreen shrub with a moderate growth rate. It grows from 5 to 10 feet in height and 8 to 10 feet in diameter. In ideal conditions, it can reach as high as 20 feet and may be trained as a tree. Space 12′ apart. The long beautiful tassels…