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Mt. Diablo helianthella The rare 1.5′ beauty is a perennial herb limited to the Bay Area, mostly around Mount Diablo. The long 6 ” leaves surround the long stems of bright cheery yellow sunflowers in the spring. Grows best in thin well drained soils. Companion plants include Chamise, Sagebrush, Coyote brush, Needle grasses and Mules…
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….
 Seaside or Salt Heliotrope Upright to spreading perennial herb that can take the form of a prostrate creeper along the ground to a somewhat erect shrub approaching 1.5′ in height. Its growth is from from thick with creeping roots. Thrives in dry or moist saline and alkaline areas. Indigenous to California this species has whitish…
Cow parsnip A tall (4-10’ tall) deciduous perennial. Cow parsnip has large leaves and can make a good accent plant for moist areas. Cut back as needed. Although plants may last only a few years, they will reseed themselves before they pass. Butterflies (including Anise Swallowtail and Lorquin’s Admiral) and ladybugs love the flowers. Large…
Chaparral Yucca 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…
Golden aster This is a perennial herb which is quite variable in appearance, particularly across its four subspecies. It may be a small clumping or mat-forming plant or grow tall stems to heights exceeding a meter. It is coated in small bristles or long woolly hairs and it is glandular, particularly around the inflorescence. The…
Bristly goldenaster This is a perennial herb which is quite variable in appearance, particularly across its four subspecies. It may be a small clumping or mat-forming plant or grow tall stems to heights exceeding a meter. It is coated in small bristles or long woolly hairs and it is glandular, particularly around the inflorescence. The…
Island Alum Root Alum root is a 2′ rhizomatous perennial with 3′ spikes of small pinkish flowers that hang prettily from the ends of their delicate stalks in February – April. This plant makes a great choice for edging in a shady border with its gorgeous heart-shaped leaves. Looks great mixed with Yarrow and Poppies….
Coral bells This herbaceous evergreen perennial forms a 1’x1’ evergreen clump of prettily scalloped bright green leaves. An easy & excellent choice for planting under redwoods & live oaks. The prolific, graceful, delicate, cream-colored flowers rising another foot or 2 above the foliage show against the red stems to make this species one of the…
Seaside alumroot Seaside alumroot is a fast growing, evergreen perennial that grows to about 2′ tall and 1.5′ wide. Best suited for a shady part of the garden that has well draining soil and the aesthetics are heightened with mass plantings. Stalks of pale pink to red flowers appear from mid spring throughout early summer….
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…
California Horkelia Endemic to California, this perennial herb grows in coastal scrubs and on inland mountain grades. The plant grows in clumps from 0.5-1 feet wide and 0.3-4 feet tall. Flowers vary from white, yellow, pink to cream colored. Grows well with blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) and checker mallows (Sidalcea sp.) Many beneficial insects are…
Lavender hybrid iris ‘Lavender’ Iris grows to 18 inches and spreads to 2-3 feet. This Pacific Coast hybrid Iris features large lavender flowers with darker lavender veins and a golden throat and flowers in spring. Plant in light shade with occasional summer watering. PCH irises are drought tolerant once established, but they do like deep…
‘Yellow’ Iris This Pacific Coast hybrid Iris features features light yellow flowers with gold throat and maroon veins. The clumps of tough evergreen foliage grows to 18 inches and spreads to 2-3 feet. The gorgeous large flowers are seen in spring. Plant in cool sun to light shade with occasional summer watering. Transplanting or dividing…
Douglas iris Douglas Iris is an herbaceous perennial that grows 1-2′ tall and will spread and self sow. It can grow in dry shade under oaks. Other uses include planting in a container, rock gardens, slopes, massing together to form dense clumps. Combine with woodland strawberry. The large dark purple flowers (occasionally white, rarely yellow)…
Fernald’s Iris Fernald’s Iris grows to 1 foot tall. It can grow in full sun near the coast but give it some shade inland. A cute addition to a coastal or rock garden. Deer tend to leave it alone. Fernald’s are no longer found in pure form in Marin County, however; they have naturally hybridized…