Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

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Available in D-16 and D-40 pots for $4.80-5.73 each!

• Parry Ceanothus, also called Ladybloom, is an evergreen shrub reaching 8-16 feet tall and up to 12 feet wide.
• Native to the canyons of coastal mountain ranges in Northern California and Oregon. Parry Ceanothus grows clusters of long, narrow spring blooms in a medium to deep blue, which are heavily visited by butterflies, moths, and native bees.
• Parry Ceanothus is a wonderful option for a hedge, screening, or as a statement shrub in a sunny habitat garden.
• Provides excellent cover and nesting habitat for birds. Needs little to no water once established, and can tolerate inland heat.
• Likely host to 72 species of butterflies and moths!

California Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

Available in D-40 pots for $12.30 each!

• This evergreen shrub or small tree grows to 10′-15’ tall with an annual growth rate of 12 to 18 inches. It can be used in the landscape as a hedge or to soften an unattractive feature or wall.
• California wax myrtle is easy to grow. It can be sheared to produce a hedge, or it can be left to grow into large, loose mounds, providing a background of color to other shrubs and perennials. It’s one of the best looking native plants for gardens according to Sunset Garden Books. If there were ever a CA Native plant that could be a topiary, Wax Myrtle is it!
• Clusters of black fruit are held on short spurs in late summer, persisting into midwinter and providing food for wild birds.
• Previously named Myrica californica.

Lemonade Berry

Rhus integrifolia

Available in D-40 pots for $12.30 apiece!

• This large evergreen shrub has dark, glossy green leaves which tend to be leathery and rounded at the tips. Growth rate is moderate to 10′-25′ tall, spreading to 15′ or more across, but can be kept pruned to much shorter and narrower.
• Native to California slopes above the coast.
• Pink flowers put on quite a show in February and March (January to July if particularly happy) before giving way to red, hairy, sticky berries.
• Performs fairly well as a hedge; grows quite well in the shade of Oaks; tolerates clay, but does better in loam, sandy, or rocky soils. Tolerates clipping and is virtually pest-free.
• The berries are edible and can also be used for lemonade. Lemonade berry is also good for erosion control.

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Available in D-40, TB4 and TP4 pots for $12.30-17.70 apiece!

• This evergreen shrub/tree is slow to establish at first, but after reaching maturity it grows more rapidly to 10-25′ tall & 15′ wide. Space 10-12′ apart.
• Thrives in full sun and has low water requirements. The cherries are edible but have very little flesh. Provides food for many birds.
• It has holly-like leaves and clusters of white flower spikes that cover the entire plant in March.
• Showy and easily grown from seed, Holly-Leafed Cherry is prized for cultivation. It has been cultivated for hundreds of years as a food source. Tolerates twice-yearly pruning when used as a hedge.

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Available in D-16 pots for $9.60 each!

• Chamise tends to be a medium to large shrub, 5-8′ tall by 8-12′ wide. Its name originates from its fascicled (clustered) leaves.
• A very tough plant used as a screen, informal hedge, or wind break and it’s an excellent erosion control species.
• In the wild, Chamise also protects the soil after fires as its crown sprouts back from the base. Chamise is very flammable, so don’t plant it near the house!
• Blooms from Feb. – July

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

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Available in TB2, D-40, 1-gallon, and TB4 pots for $2.24-17.70 apiece!

• A spring-flowering evergreen shrub with a fresh and spicy scent. Reaches 3-6′ high x 6-8′ wide.
• Drought tolerant when established; needs no summer water in most areas, but better looking and a lower fire hazard with once-a-month water.
• An excellent plant for quickly covering dry sunny slopes & providing erosion control.
• Many small birds and quail like to eat the seeds and the light blue to lavender flowers provide nectar that attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, & native bees.

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Available in D40 pots for $12.30 each!

• Mountain Mahogany is an erect, slow to moderate growing shrub or small tree growing 10-15′ tall x 6′ wide. Space 12-15′ apart.
• Pruneable 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, plant in a backlit location to appreciate this plant’s unusual, silvery, glittering appearance when in seed.
• Companion plants include many of the chaparral species including Oaks, Toyon, Coffeeberry, Manzanitas, Ceanothus, and Sages. It is tolerant of serpentine soils.

Island Mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Available in D-40 and 2-gallon pots for $12.30-35.00 each!

• Island Tree Mallow is a fast growing evergreen shrub that grows about 10′ tall and 10′ wide.
• Island Tree Mallow produces bright pink-lavender, tropical looking flowers.
• It is an extremely fast grower and great for an informal hedge or specimen. It can also be trained as a small tree.
• The long blooming season spans from spring until summer. Adapts to many soil types, but prefers good drainage. Gophers like this one.
• Previously named Lavatera assurgentiflora.

California Rose

Rosa californica

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Available in D-16 pots for $4.48 apiece!

• This deciduous shrub grows up to 8’ tall and can be used in the landscape as an informal spiny hedge, or along a water course or water feature.
• This plant adapts to heavy clay soil and spreads by suckering roots to form a thicket. For the home gardener, we recommend planting this species in a concrete-bound area if you’re not prepared for it to spread.
• The large pink flowers have a rich rose fragrance and the brightly colored fruits attract pollinators and birds.
• The bloom period is long, lasting from Spring to Summer.

Chaparral Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Available in D-40 and 2-gallon containers for $10.20-31.00 apiece!

• Chaparral Yucca is a southern Californian desert plant. It has a moderate growth rate and grows from 2-12 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide.
• It typically takes 5-10 years to reach maturity and when it produces it’s huge 10-15 foot flower spike with hundreds of bell shaped white to purplish flowers.
• This plant has few or no pest problems. Pruning is not required, however it may need to be removed when it dies after flowering.

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

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Available in D-16 and D-40 containers for $4.48-11.45 apiece!

• A deciduous climbing or trailing evergreen shrub.
• Native blackberry is not aggressive like its Himalayan cousin. The spreading habit of this shrub provides cover for a wide variety of birds and small mammals. In the wild, deer, rabbits, and other animals eat new shoots and foliage.
• The berries are edible and tasty to humans, birds, and bears. Flowers host beneficial insects.
• Good creek-side for erosion control. Tolerates salt spray in shoreline and bluff plantings.
• Flowers February – June and fruits July-August. Easy to grow in the garden. It tolerates a range of soil and sun exposures, as long as moisture is available. This shrub can spread up to 6 ft. tall and wide, making it a useful groundcover plant.

Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri

Available in D-40 containers for $12.30 apiece!

• This popular evergreen shrub can grow from 8-10 ft tall and may grow extensively in width. Its expansive growth make it perfect for erosion control. Small spines along the midvein of leaves limit herbivory.
• Hailed as the prize of California’s wildflowers, the Matilija poppy is definitely striking. The flowers are the largest of any species native to California, reaching 6-8 in wide. The colossal papier-mâché flowers are white with a yellow center, blooming from July until mid-Fall, with a slight citrus scent in full bloom. 
• To tidy, cut back older stems every summer or two–this will encourage a flush of new greenery. Cut stems make a great mulch.

Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum



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Available in D-40 containers for $5.73-12.30 each!

• Flannelbush is a fast growing evergreen shrub, reaching up to 20′ tall and wide.
• It is a show stopper in the garden. The solitary 3” lemon-yellow flowers are produced in abundance from winter to spring.
• It is fast-growing and resilient in dry landscapes. Bees and other insect pollinators visit the blooms and hairy capsule fruits filled with seeds follow.
• Just keep in mind that the leaf hairs of this shrub can easily be brushed off and may irritate the skin or eyes, so handle with caution.

Spiny Redberry

Rhamnus crocea

Available in TB4 containers for $17.70 each!

• This tough, adaptable shrub is found around the Bay Area on dry slopes ranging from full sun to full shade. It grows to 5′ wide x 5′ tall.
• Small deep green foliage (leaves are noticeably smaller than Rhamnus ilicifolia) provides a nice contrast to the grays of so many chaparral plants.
• Stunning in fruit – hundreds of pea sized cherry red globes appear in summer, to the delight of birds.
• Be forewarned: only the females produce fruit, and no, we have no idea which is which. (You may want to get two).

Black Twinberry

Lonicera involucrata

Available in D-40 containers for $11.45 apiece!

• A deciduous shrub, 6′ – 8′ tall. Native to the California coast.
• It has formal looking dark green foliage. In spring, this shrub produces pairs of small, tubular yellow flowers. It is even showier when it produces two bright black berries surrounded by red bracts. It has the appearance of two dark eggs in a little red nest.
• The bitter berries are edible. Birds love the fruit for food and flowers for nectar.
• Orange-red flowers appear from March to July.

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Available in D-40 containers for $14.30 apiece!

• Salal is a spreading evergreen shrub growing to 1.5′ tall and 4′ wide.
• It has dark blue, edible berries that have a unique, albeit bland flavor.
• Salal is versatile in that it can thrive in both sunny and shady conditions. In moist, coastal climates, salal tends to form deep thickets.
• Salal can be used for erosion control, ground cover, hedge, or massing.
• In your backyard, once it is established, it can live off very little water. Its shiny green leaves and white and pink urn shaped flowers (April – July) go great in floral and garden arrangements.

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

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Available in D-16, D-40, TP4, and 4-gallon containers for $7.20-$48.00 apiece!

• Red elderberry is a large deciduous shrub can grow to 20 feet tall.
• In the spring, pyramidal clusters of small white flowers are followed by clusters of bright red berries.
• Appreciates moist, loamy soil, but can be tapered down to twice monthly watering.
• Prune when dormant (once leaves have dropped) to keep the plant bushy. It is a keystone species, supporting numerous pollinators, and providing food and nesting habitat for birds

American Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Available in D-40 containers for $12.30 apiece!

• This deciduous shrub grows to 15’ tall and 25’ wide. It spreads by rhizomes and will quickly fill in a wet area of the garden.
• Redstem dogwood makes a beautiful winter accent with its wine colored bark and is excellent for creek side erosion control.
• Dogwood is often planted as an ornamental, both to beautify the landscape and to attract birds.
• Indigenous peoples of North America across this species’ native range have stewarded Dogwood–using stems for basketry and fishing nets, collecting and eating their fruit, and creating a decoction of bark and leaves for treating colds.
• Flowers in the spring.

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

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Available in D-16 and D-40 containers for $4.48-12.30 apiece!

• 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 used for making jelly, pie, and elderberry wine.
• While this tree is deciduous it comes out into leaf very early in the spring and drops its leaves late in the fall, so that it is only bare for a short time.
• Pruning helps keeps its shape.
• Previously named Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

Available in D-40 containers for $12.30 apiece!

• This somewhat rare evergreen shrub is one of the showiest native species, producing tons of fragrant blooms from April to July.
• It is adaptable to a variety of soils including clay and loam but does best with well drained soil. It is really easy to care for and will grow in both sun and shade.
• Once established, water needs are minimal. In the garden usually reaches 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide, and it is fairly easy to shape.
• The large camellia-like white flowers have a lovely scent.
• Great with coffeeberry, spicebush, and oaks.
• This species does not like to be babied, but cutting back to the ground periodically will help it stay fresh.