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Small bract sedge Small bract sedge is a clumping, grasslike perennial that grows in seasonal wet areas and typically grows to 3 1/2′ tall. It would be a lovely addition to a bio-swale, meadow or wet areas with poor drainage. This sedge is endemic to California.
Woolly paintbrush Woolly paintbrush is an unusually beautiful 1-2 ft. tall bushy perennial that is stress deciduous. It has soft-white to woolly-gray leaves. This is a showy species! The golden-red bracts and sepals hide small green flowers in a torch-like flower-head. It is hemi-parasite, so the roots grow until they penetrate the roots of a…
Soap plant Soap plant is a bulb that grows 2′ tall by 2′ wide. It is a superb plant for evening flowers since the flowers only open late in the day or when it is very overcast. For a dramatic effect, plant in a meadow garden where it will go dormant during summer and fall….
Chaparral clematis This beautiful and deciduous vine can grow as large as 20′ tall. It quickly covers a fence or trellis, and is attractive twining through many of our local shrubs, giving interest to those without a spring show. In the wild, Pipestems can be found growing on hillsides, chaparral, and open woodlands. It prefers…
Virgins’ bower Virgin’s bower is an undemanding deciduous vine that can readily cover a dark fence or wall, or just trail through the nearby shrubs and trees in the garden. This plant occurs naturally along streams, so plant in a wet place or irrigate in the garden. The flowers are white to off-white and are…
Yerba buena This prostrate herbaceous perennial grows to 1” tall to 6’ wide. Yerba buena spreads by stolons and takes low amounts of foot traffic. It will survive with no summer water but with some summer water or exposure to fog, it will look its best. The natural habitat for this plant is in the…
California Aster California Aster is a deciduous perennial. The ultimate size and flower color of California aster are widely variable depending on local conditions, but it generally grows 1-3′ tall and equally wide. This ground-hugging, wide spreading, very tough perennial threads its silvery foliage decoratively among other plants. Bright lavender, yellow centered, aster-like flowers give…
Tall nutsedge Tall nutsedge is a native evergreen sedge. It grows in wetlands and riparian areas and can spread quickly. It’s maximum height is 3′ and can spread to around 30 ft. Space plants 24 to 48 inches apart. The stems and roots are edible and reported to taste like almonds, fresh coconut and raisins….
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…
Tufted hairgrass This pretty perennial bunchgrass grass grows 2’h x 2’w. Beautiful when covered with dew in the morning. A superb ornamental forms a mound of about 18″, from which its flowers rise to about 2′. Much valued for its neat, dark, evergreen foliage & for the cloud-like quality of its flowering stalks that can…
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…
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…