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Abutilon 'Nabob'

Common Name: Nabob flowering maple

Abutilon 'Rosalie'

Common Name: Rosalie flowering maple

Acanthomintha duttonii

Acer macrophyllum

Common Name: Big leaf maple

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Common Name: Yarrow, Moonshine

Achillea millefolium

Common Name: Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Inca Gold'

Common Name: Yarrow, Inca Gold

Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink'

Common Name: Yarrow, Island Pink

Achillea millefolium 'Marie Ann'

Common Name: Yarrow, Marie Ann

Achillea millefolium 'Strawberry Seduction'

Common Name: Strawberry Seduction alumroot

Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta'

Common Name: Yarrow, Terra Cotta

Achillea millefolium 'Walther Funck'

Common Name: Yarrow,Walter Funck

Achillea tomentosa 'Maynard's Gold'

Common Name: Yarrow, Maynard's Gold

Aeonium 'Kiwi'

Common Name: Kiwi aeonium

Aeonium 'Sunburst'

Common Name: Sunburst aeonium

Aeonium 'Cyclops'

Common Name: Cyclops aeonium

Aeonium 'Zwartkop'

Common Name: Black headed aeonium

Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum'

Common Name: Purple-leaved bush aeonium

Aeonium arboreum 'Catlin's Red'

Common Name: Catlin's red bush aeonium

Aeonium decorum

Common Name: Pinwheel aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Common Name: Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium tabuliformae

Aesculus californica

Common Name: California buckeye

Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise'

Common Name: Apricot Sunrise hyssop

Apricot Sunrise has a tidy, upright growth habit and soft, gray-green leaves with a wonderful minty-licorice aroma when crushed.  It grows to between 18-24" tall and spreads by rhizomes (underground stems) to form a plant that's abou…

Agastache 'Black Adder'

Common Name: Black Adder hyssop

Black Adder hyssop has a narrow, upright growth habit.  It grows 30-36" tall and about 15" wide. Spikes of dark violet-blue flowers bloom from summer until late fall or the first frosts.  Plant in sun or light shade.&…

Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

Common Name: Blue fortune mint

Agastache 'Pink Panther'

Common Name: Pink panther mint

Agastache 'Red Fortune'

Common Name: Red Fortune hyssop

Agastache rupestris

Common Name: Licorice mint, sunset hyssop

Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'

Common Name: White-variegated century plant

Agave americana 'Variegata'

Common Name: Variegated century plant

Agave desmettiana

Common Name: Dwarf century plant

Agave geminiflora

Common Name: Twin-flowered agave

Agave geminiflora 'Rasta Man'

Common Name: Rasta Man twinflowered agave

Agave geminiflora is a beautiful pincushion type agave that forms a dense, compact rosette between 18-36" tall and wide.  Its numerous narrow leaves are arranged symmetrically and give the plant a dramatic silhouette, whether…

Agave parryi

Common Name: Parry's agave

Agave vilmoriniana

Common Name: Octopus agave

Aloe 'Marco'

Common Name: Aloe, Marco

Aloe 'Midnight'

Common Name: Aloe, Midnight

Aloe 'Pink Blush'

Common Name: Aloe, Pink Blush

Aloe 'Sal'

Common Name: Aloe, Sal

Aloe 'Silver Ridge'

Common Name: Aloe, Silver Ridge

Aloe 'Angelo'

Common Name: Aloe, Angelo

Aloe 'Diego'

Common Name: Aloe, Diego

Aloe 'Donnie'

Common Name: Aloe, Donnie

Aloe 'Fire Ranch'

Common Name: Aloe, Fire Ranch

Aloe 'Grassie Lassie'

Common Name: Aloe, Grassie Lassie

Aloe 'Guido'

Common Name: Aloe, Guido

Aloe 'Jimmy'

Common Name: Aloe, Jimmy

Aloe 'Johnson's Hybrid'

Common Name: Aloe, Johnson's Hybrid

Anemanthele lessoniana

Common Name: Pheasant's tail grass

Native to the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Anemanthele lessoniana is an eyecatching evergreen grass with striking orange foliage. It forms a large, slightly arching clump that grows up to 3' wide and 3' tall. The graceful stems move…

Anemopsis californica

Common Name: Yerba mansa

Yerba mansa is a California native, occurring in Southern California along seeps, stream edges and wet meadows, particularly where the soil is alkaline. It has light green leaves which form rosettes of foliage about 6" tall.  The plan…

Anigozanthus 'Yellow'

Common Name: Yellow kangaroo paw

Anigozanthus 'Pink Joey'

Common Name: Pink Joey kangaroo paw

Anigozanthus flavidus 'Pink Joey' is an evergreen perennial that forms an upright clump of bright green, sword-shaped foliage about 2-3' tall and 2-3' wide.   Velvety reddish-pink flowers that look like small kangaroo paws blo…

Anisacanthus wrightii

Common Name: Desert honeysuckle

This unusual acanthus relative grows to about 3' tall and wide.  It produces incredibly bright red flowers from late July to September that are a magnet for hummingbirds.  Desert honeysuckle goes winter dormant.  It prefers well…

Aquilegia formosa

Common Name: Western columbine

Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'

Common Name: John Dourley's manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Sunset'

Common Name: Sunset manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'

Common Name: Emerald Carpet manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur'

Common Name: Carmel Sur manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana

Common Name: Franciscan manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

Common Name: Big berry manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Common Name: Common manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea

Common Name: Brittle leaf manzanita

Arctotis 'Peachy Mango'

Common Name: Peachy Mango African daisy

Arctotis 'Peachy Mango' is an evergreen perennial.  It forms a dense mound of attractive silver foliage that looks good all year.  The flower stems are curled over at the end until the blossoms are ready to open.  …

Arctotis 'Strawberry Fields'

Common Name: Strawberry Fields African daisy

Aristolochia californica

Common Name: Pipevine

Artemisia californica

Common Name: California sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Common Name: Canyon Gray California sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Common Name: Montara California sagebrush

Artemisia pycnocephala

Common Name: Dune sagewort

Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice'

Common Name: David's Choice sagewort

Asarum caudatum

Common Name: Wild ginger

Asclepias curassavica

Common Name: Scarlet milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

Common Name: Monarch milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Common Name: Narrow-leaf milkweed

Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear'

Common Name: Silver Spear Maori flax

Aster chilensis

Common Name: California aster

Aster chilensis 'Point Saint George'

Common Name: Point Saint George aster

Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri

Common Name: Big saltbush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Common Name: Pigeon Point dwarf coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks II'

Common Name: Twin Peaks Dwarf coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguineum

Common Name: Coyote brush

Baumea rubiginosa variegata

Common Name: Variegated striped rush

Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota

Common Name: Shining netvein barberry, Jepson's Oregon grape

Bouteloua gracilis

Common Name: Eyelash grass, Mosquito grass

Boykinia occidentalis

Common Name: Western boykinia

Boykinia rotundifolia

Common Name: Round-leaved boykinia

Bravoa geminiflora

Common Name: Twin-flowered agave

Bromus carinatus

Common Name: California brome

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Common Name: Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass is a stately, upright ornamental grass that makes a great addition to any landscape. Can be used informally with naturalized landscapes or in formal mass plantings.

Calamagrostis foliosa

Common Name: Leafy reed grass

Calamagrostis nutkaensis

Common Name: Pacific reed grass

Calochortus venustus

Common Name: Butterfly mariposa

Calycanthus occidentalis

Common Name: Western spicebush

Calystegia macrostegia

Common Name: California morning glory

Carex 'The Beatles'

Common Name: The Beatles sedge

Carex barbarae

Common Name: Santa Barbara sedge

Carex buchananii

Common Name: Leatherleaf sedge

Carex densa

Common Name: Dense sedge

Carex dipsacea

Common Name: Green sedge

Carex divulsa

Common Name: Berkeley sedge

Carex flagellifera

Common Name: Brown-leaved sedge

Carex globosa

Common Name: Round-fruit sedge

Carex nudata

Common Name: Torrent sedge

Carex pansa

Common Name: Dune sedge

Carex praegracilis

Common Name: California meadow sedge

Carex remota

Common Name: Remote sedge

Carex secta

Common Name: Makura grass

Carex solandri

Common Name: New Zealand forest sedge

Carex spissa

Common Name: San Diego sedge

Carex subbracteata

Common Name: Small bract sedge

Carex subfusca

Common Name: Brown sedge

Carex testacea

Common Name: Orange sedge

Carex tumulicola

Common Name: Slender sedge

Carex vesicaria var. major

Common Name: Western blister sedge

Castilleja latifolia

Common Name: Coast paintbrush

Ceanothus 'Owlswood Blue'

Common Name: Owlswood Blue ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Tuxedo'

Common Name: Tuxedo ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'

Common Name: Ray Hartman's ceanothus

'Ray Hartman' is one of the most commonly grown selections of ceanothus in California.  Why?  Because it's one of the least finicky of this popular group of shrubs and it looks good.  It performs reliably well in both co…

Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'

Common Name: Heart's desire ceanothus

This selection of glory mat ceanothus was made by Phil Van Soelen, co-owner of California Flora Nursery in Fulton.  He found it on a rocky outcropping above Heart's Desire Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County. He…

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

Common Name: Valley Violet ceanothus

Valley Violet ceanothus is a stunning water-conserving UC Davis Arboretum All-Star selection that was introduced in 2010.  The small California native shrub is covered with spectacular clusters of dark-violet flowers in early spring.  It …

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Common Name: California blue blossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens

Common Name: Creeping blue blossom

Creeping blueblossom is a handsome plant with its small, dark green glossy leaves that look good year round.  It typically mounds to about 2' tall and can eventually grow to 15' wide.  It's a fairly slow-grower and can easily b…

Centaurea gymnocarpa

Common Name: Dusty Miller

Chamaemelum nobile

Common Name: Chamomile

Chamaemelum nobile 'Flore Pleno'

Common Name: Double-flowered Roman chamomile

Chilopsis linearis

Common Name: Desert willow

Chondropetalum elephantinum

Common Name: Cape rush

Chondropetalum tectorum

Common Name: Cape rush

This evergreen perennial from the southern Cape of South Africa forms dense clumps of round, dark green stems. The leaf joints are covered by dark brown sheaths which fall off in summer leaving an attractive dark band. &n…

Clematis lasiantha

Common Name: Chapparal clematis

Clematis ligusticifolia

Common Name: Virgin's bower

Clematis tibetana var. vernayi

We bought our stock plant from Cistus Nursery near Portland, Oregon in 2010.  It was labeled as growing to about 10', although we suspect it grows much bigger!  Cistis Nursery reports that this is a strikingly architectural vine with fin…

Cotyledon 'Happy Young Lady'

Common Name: Happy Young Lady chalk fingers

Cotyledon macrantha

Common Name: Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Common Name: Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga

Common Name: Chalk fingers

This striking succulent spreads slowly to form a dense carpet of silvery-gray finger-like foliage. The upright sturdy flower stems rise boldly 15-18" above the foliage. Clusters of bell-shaped salmon flowers dangle from the tip of the stem like an …

Crassula ovata

Common Name: Jade plant

Crassula ovata 'Large leaved form'

Crassula radicans 'Large leaved form'

Cuphea 'Caribbean Sunset'

Common Name: Caribbean Sunset bat face

Cypella aquatilis

Cypella coelestis

Danthonia californica

Common Name: California oatgrass

Dasylirion wheeleri

Common Name: Desert spoon, Sotol

Delphinium bakeri

Common Name: Baker's larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Common Name: Scarlet larkspur

Dendromecon harfordii

Common Name: Island bush poppy

Dendromencon rigida

Common Name: Bush poppy

Deschampsia caespitosa

Deschampsia caespitosa ssp holciformis

Common Name: Pacific hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Common Name: Slender hairgrass

Dianella 'Sea Breeze'

Common Name: Sea breeze flax lily

Dianella 'Silver Streak'

Common Name: Silver streak dianella

Dianella caerulea

Common Name: Blue flax lilly, Paroo lily, Blueberry lily

Dianella caerulea 'Cassa Blue'

Common Name: Cassa Blue flax lily

Dianella ensifolia

Dianella longifolia

Dianella tasmanica

Common Name: Tasmanian flax lily

Dianella tasmanica 'Emerald Arch'

Common Name: Emerald Arch flax lily

Dicentra chrysantha

Common Name: Golden eardrops

Dicentra formosa

Common Name: Bleeding heart

Dodacatheon clevelandii

Common Name: Shooting stars

Dudleya anomala

Dudleya brittonii

Common Name: Britton's dudleya

Dudleya caespitosa

Common Name: Cliff lettuce, Bluff lettuce

Dudleya edulis

Common Name: San Diego dudleya, Lady fingers, String bean plant

Dudleya farinosa

Common Name: Bluff lettuce

Dudleya hassei

Common Name: Catalina Island live-forever, Hasse's dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Common Name: Chalk lettuce

Dudleya setchellii

Echeveria 'Fleur d'Or'

Common Name: Fleur d'Or echeveria

Echeveria 'Lola'

Common Name: Lola hens and chicks

Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'

Common Name: Perle von Nurnberg hens and chicks

Echeveria agavoides

Common Name: Agave leaved echeveria

Echeveria imbricata

Common Name: Hens and Chicks

Echeveria nudulosa

Echeveria tolimanensis

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Common Name: Magnus coneflower

Eleocharis macrostachya

Common Name: Spikerush

Elymus glaucus

Common Name: Blue wild rye

Encelia californica

Common Name: California sunflower

Encelia farinosa

Common Name: Incienso

Epilobium 'Calistoga'

Common Name: Calistoga California fuchsia

Epilobium 'Carmen's Gray'

Common Name: Carmen's gray California fuchsia

Epilobium 'Sierra Salmon'

Common Name: Sierra Salmon California fuchsia

Epilobium 'Silver Select'

Common Name: Silver Select California fuchsia

Silver Select is a tall upright selection of California fuchsia.  It grows to about 3' tall and wide.  The leaves are particularly silver which really makes this plant stand out, especially when the sun's shining on it! All Cali…

Epilobium septentrionalis

Common Name: Select Mattole California fuchsia

Epipactis gigantea

Common Name: Stream orchid

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine

Common Name: Horsetail

Eragrostis elliottii

Common Name: Elliott's love grass

Eremophila glabra

Common Name: Rottnest emu bush

Eremophila maculata 'Valentine'

Common Name: Valentine emu bush

Erigeron 'WR'

Common Name: Wayne Roderick's seaside daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Common Name: Seaside daisy

Erigeron glaucus 'Ron's Pink'

Common Name: Ron's Pink seaside daisy

Eriogonum arborescens

Common Name: Santa Cruz Island buckwheat

Eriogonum crocatum

Common Name: Conejo buckwheat

Eriogonum elongatum

Eriogonum fasiculatum var. fasiculatum

Common Name: California buckwheat

Eriogonum fasiculatum var. foliolosum

Common Name: California buckwheat

Eriogonum giganteum

Common Name: Saint Catherine's lace

Eriogonum giganteum lives up to its name by sometimes growing to 10' tall and wide.  However, it usually stays at a much more manageable 4-5'.  Saint Catherine's lace has an attractive rounded shape and produces masses of large,…

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

Common Name: Red buckwheat, Rosy buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium

Common Name: Coast buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum

Common Name: Naked buckwheat, Nude buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium

Common Name: Small-leaf buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Eriogonum umbellatum 'Kannah Creek'

Common Name: Kannah Creek buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum 'Shasta Sulfur'

Common Name: Shasta sulfur buckwheat

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Common Name: Golden yarrow

Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum

Eriophyllum staechadifolium

Common Name: Lizard tail

Erodium reichardii 'Pink'

Common Name: Pink erodium, Pink cranesbill

Erysimum franciscanum var. crassifolium

Common Name: Franciscan wallflower

Eschscholzia californica

Common Name: California poppy

Eschscholzia californica var. maritima

Common Name: California beach poppy

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'

Common Name: Ascot Rainbow spurge

Euphorbia 'Blue Haze'

Common Name: Blue Haze spurge

Euphorbia 'Cherokee'

Common Name: Cherokee spurge

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'

Common Name: Diamond Frost spurge

Euphorbia 'Excalibur'

Common Name: Excalibur spurge

Euphorbia 'First Blush'

Common Name: First blush euphorbia

Euphorbia 'Red Wing'

Common Name: Red wing spurge

Euphorbia 'Shorty'

Common Name: Shorty spurge

Euphorbia 'Tiny Tim'

Common Name: Tiny Tim spurge

Euphorbia 'Blackbird'

Common Name: Blackbird spurge

Euphorbia 'Blackbird' is an evergreen perennial with a compact, bushy growth habit.  It grows to about 18-22" tall and 22-24" wide.  Its outstanding feature is the exceptionally dark purple velvety foliage which contrasts str…

Euphorbia 'Ruby Glow'

Common Name: Ruby Glow spurge

Euphorbia amygdaloides

Common Name: Purple spurge

Euphorbia characias 'Glacier Blue'

Common Name: Glacier blue spurge

Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'

Common Name: Fireglow spurge

Euphorbia lambii

Common Name: Lamb's euphorbia

Euphorbia martinii

Common Name: Martin's euphorbia

Euphorbia martinii 'Rudolph'

Common Name: Rudolph euphorbia

Euphorbia mauritanica

Euphorbia mauritanica was introduced into cultivation in Europe at or before the beginning of the 18th century.  It was believed to have originated in 'Mauritanica' in northwest Africa.  This is a rounded shrub, densely branched, …

Euphorbia myrsinites

Common Name: Myrtle spurge, Donkeytail spurge

Euphorbia myrsinites (donkeytail spurge) is an evergreen perennial.  It has thick stems that trail along the ground and grow to about 12" long.  Stiff blue-gray leaves with pointed tips are arranged in spirals along the stems.…

Euphorbia polychroma

Common Name: Cushion spurge

Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'

Common Name: Bonfire spurge

Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue'

Common Name: Siskiyou blue fescue

Siskiyou Blue fescue is a particularly striking, evergreen ornamental grass.  It has slender blades of electric blue foliage that shimmer in the sun.  It forms a neat clumping mound of foliage that's about 10-12" tall and …

Festuca californica

Common Name: California fescue

Festuca californica 'Horse Mountain'

Common Name: Horse Mountain California fescue

Festuca californica 'Serpentine Blue'

Common Name: Serpentine blue California fescue

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

Common Name: Elijah blue fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Common Name: Idaho fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Tomales Bay'

Common Name: Tomales Bay Idaho fescue

Festuca mairei

Common Name: Atlas fescue

Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

Common Name: Patrick's Point red fescue

Festuca rubra 'Point Molate'

Common Name: Molate red fescue

Fragaria chiloensis 'Aulon'

Common Name: Aulon beach strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Common Name: Wood strawberry

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

Common Name: California glory flannel bush

Fremontodendron 'Dara's Gold'

Common Name: Dara's Gold flannel bush

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Common Name: Ken Taylor's flannel bush

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'

Common Name: San Gabriel flannel bush

Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum

Common Name: Fremontia, Flannel bush

Galvezia speciosa

Common Name: Island snapdragon

Galvezia speciosa 'Firecracker'

Common Name: Firecracker Island Snapdragon

Gazania 'Moonglow'

Common Name: Moonglow gazania

Gazania 'Slate'

Common Name: Slate gazania

Gazania linearis

Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia

Common Name: Gumplant

Helichrysum thianschanicum

Common Name: Curry plant

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Common Name: Blue oat grass

Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire'

Common Name: Sapphire blue oat grass

Hemerocallis 'Corky'

Common Name: Corky day lily

Hesperaloe parviflora

Common Name: Red Texas yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Common Name: Our Lord's candle, Spanish dagger

Hesperoyucca whipplei (Yucca whipplei) is a dramatic, but dangerous addition to the dry garden.  It forms an eye-catching rosette of silvery-gray foliage aout 3-4' across and tall, but watch out for the sharp-tipped leaves! …

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Common Name: Toyon, California holly

Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno'

Common Name: San Bruno golden aster

Heuchera 'Canyon Belle'

Common Name: Canyon belle alum root

Heuchera 'Canyon Chimes'

Common Name: Canyon Chimes alum root

Heuchera 'Canyon Delight'

Common Name: Canyon delight alum root

Heuchera 'Canyon Duet'

Common Name: Canyon duet alum root

Heuchera 'Canyon Melody'

Common Name: Canyon Melody alum root

Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'

Common Name: Crimson Curls alumroot

Heuchera 'Genevieve'

Common Name: Genevieve alum root

Heuchera 'Lilian's Pink'

Common Name: Lilian's pink alum root

Heuchera 'Old La Rochette'

Common Name: Old la Rochette alum root

Heuchera 'Opal'

Common Name: Opal alum root

Heuchera 'Pistache'

Common Name: Pistachio alumroot

Heuchera 'Rosada'

Common Name: Rosada alum root

Heuchera 'Santa Ana Cardinal'

Common Name: Santa Ana Cardinal alum root

Heuchera 'Snow Angel'

Common Name: Snow angel alum root

Heuchera 'Suzanna'

Common Name: Suzanna's alum root

Heuchera 'Wendy'

Common Name: Wendy's alum root

Heuchera 'White Cloud'

Common Name: White cloud alum root

Heuchera caespitosa

Heuchera elegans

Common Name: Elegant alum root

Heuchera hirsutissima

Common Name: Hairy alumroot

Heuchera maxima

Common Name: Island alum root

Heuchera micrantha

Common Name: Alum root

Heuchera micrantha 'Martha Roderick'

Common Name: Martha Roderick's alum root

Heuchera pilosissima

Common Name: Seaside alumroot

Heuchera rubescens

Common Name: Pink alumroot

Heuchera sanguinea

Common Name: Coral bells

Hibiscus lasiocarpus

Common Name: Rose mallow

Holodiscus discolor

Common Name: Ocean spray

Horkelia californica

Common Name: California horkelia

Horkelia cuneata

Common Name: Wedge leaf horkelia

Hypericum 'Rowallane'

Common Name: Rowallane St. John's wort

Iris 'Roy Davidson'

Common Name: Roy Davidson iris

Iris douglasiana

Common Name: Douglas' iris

Iris douglasiana 'Canyon Snow'

Common Name: Canyon Snow Douglas iris

Iris longipetala

Common Name: Long-petaled iris

Iris pallida 'Variegata'

Common Name: Dalmatian iris

Iris PCH 'Dorothea's Ruby'

Common Name: Dorothea's Ruby PCH iris

Iris PCH 'Escallona'

Common Name: Escallona PCH iris

Iris PCH 'Lavender'

Common Name: Lavender PCH Iris

Iris PCH 'Silver Moon'

Common Name: Silver moon PCH iris

Iris PCH 'Yellow'

Common Name: Yellow PCH iris

Juncus acutus

Common Name: Spiny rush

Juncus effusus 'Carmen's Japanese'

Common Name: Carmen's Japanese rush

Juncus effusus var. pacificus

Common Name: Soft rush, Common rush

Juncus patens

Common Name: California gray rush

Juncus phaeocephalus

Common Name: Brown-headed rush

Juncus textilis

Common Name: Basket rush

Juncus xiphioides

Common Name: Iris-leaved rush

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora

Common Name: Flapjacks

Keckiella breviflora

Common Name: Bush beardtongue

Keckiella cordifolia

Common Name: Climbing penstemon

Kniphofia 'Bee's Lemon'

Common Name: Bees Lemon red hot poker

Kniphofia 'Pfitzer's Hybrid'

Common Name: Pfitzers' hybrid red hot poker

Kniphofia caulescens

Common Name: Red hot poker

Kniphofia thomsonii

Common Name: Torch lily

Kniphofia uvaria

Common Name: Red hot poker

Koelaria macrantha

Common Name: June grass

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Superior'

Common Name: Hidcote Superior English lavender

The Hidcote Superior form of English lavender was introduced into the nursery trade in 2001 and is an improved version of the very popular cultivar 'Hidcote.'   The improvements include better uniformity, consistent quality and improved…

Lavandula angustifolia 'Violet Intrigue'

Common Name: Violet Intrigue lavender

Violet Intrigue is a mid-sized selection of English lavender, growing to about 2' tall with the flower spikes and 2' wide.  When not in bloom, the mound of foliage is about 15-18" tall when the plant's fully grown.  Violet Intrigue forms …

Lavandula stoechas

Common Name: Ooh La Lavender Pink

Lavandula stoechas ''Ooh La Burgundy''

Common Name: Ooh La Lavender Burgundy

Lavatera assurgentiflora

Common Name: Tree mallow

Layia platyglossa

Common Name: Tidy Tips

Leonotis leonurus

Common Name: Lion's tail

Leptospermum 'Wiri Shelly'

Common Name: Wiri Shelly tea tree

Lessingia filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Common Name: Silver Carpet California aster

Lessingia filaginifolia var. californica

Common Name: California aster

Lewisia 'Little Peach'

Common Name: Little Peach lewisia

Lewisia 'Sunset Series'

Common Name: Sunset lewisia

Lewisia 'Little Plum'

Common Name: Little Plum cliff maid

Lewisias are named for Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame.  These succulents are attractive, colorful additions to containers and rock gardens. Plant in sun or light shade and provide really good drainage.  Allow the soil surface to …

Leymus condensatus

Common Name: Giant wild rye

Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Common Name: Canyon Prince wild rye

Leymus triticoides

Common Name: Creeping wild rye

Libertia 'Gold Finger'

Common Name: Gold Finger New Zealand iris

Libertia 'Taupo Blaze'

Common Name: Taupo blaze New Zealand iris

Libertia peregrinans

Common Name: New Zealand iris

Lobelia cardinalis

Common Name: Cardinal flower

Lobelia dunnii

Common Name: Dunn's lobelia, Blue lobelia

Lobelia laxiflora

Common Name: Loose-flowered lobelia

Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze'

Common Name: Breeze mat rush

Lonicera hispidula

Common Name: Pink honeysuckle, California honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Common Name: Twinberry

Lotus formosissimus

Common Name: Coast lotus

Lupinus albifrons

Common Name: Silver bush lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Common Name: Yellow bush lupine

Lupinus chamissonis

Common Name: Dune bush lupine

This lupine is native to dunes and bluffs along the California coast from Marin County south to Los Angeles County.  It has beautiful gray-green foliage which is covered in soft silvery hairs that make the plant glisten in the sunl…

Mahonia dictyota

Common Name: Shining netvein barberry, Jepson's Oregon grape

Malacothamnus fasiculatus 'Lake Casitas'

Common Name: Lake Casitas chaparral mallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

Common Name: Jones' bush mallow

Malacothamnus palmeri

Common Name: Santa Lucia bush mallow

Malacothamnus palmeri var. involucratus

Common Name: Carmel Valley Bush Mallow

Maurandya anntirrhinifolia

Common Name: Violet twining snapdragon

Melica californica

Common Name: California melic

Melica imperfecta

Common Name: Coast range melic

Mimulus 'Pumpkin'

Common Name: Pumpkin bush monkey flower

Mimulus 'Jelly Bean White'

Common Name: Jelly Bean white monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Common Name: Sticky monkey flower

Mimulus bifidus

Common Name: Cut petal bush monkey flower

Mimulus cardinalis

Common Name: Scarlet monkey flower

Mimulus cardinalis 'Yellow'

Common Name: Scarlet monkey flower - yellow form

Mimulus guttatus

Common Name: Seep monkey flower

Mimulus lewisii

Common Name: Lewis' monkey flower

Mimulus puniceus

Common Name: Red bush monkey flower

Miscanthus 'Cosmopolitan'

Common Name: Cosmopolitan silver grass

Miscanthus 'Morning Light'

Common Name: Morning Light miscanthus

Miscanthus junceus

Common Name: Juncus leaved miscanthus

Miscanthus purpurascens

Common Name: Flame grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Common Name: Maiden grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

Common Name: Silver feather grass

Miscanthus transmorrisonensis

Common Name: Evergreen miscanthus

Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'

Common Name: Gardenview scarlet bee balm

Monardella villosa

Common Name: Coyote mint

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Common Name: Wire vine

Muhlenbergia filipes

Common Name: Purple muhly grass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Common Name: Deer grass

Myrica californica

Common Name: California wax myrtle

Nassella cernua

Common Name: Nodding needle grass

Nassella lepida

Common Name: Foothill needle grass

Nassella pulchra

Common Name: Purple needle grass

Neomarica gracilis caerulea

Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'

Common Name: Blue Wonder catnip

Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'

Common Name: Walker's Low catmint

Walker’s Low has soft gray-green foliage and has a loosely mounding growth habit.  It was voted Perennial Plant of the Year in 2007 by the Perennial Plant Association. Periwinkle-blue flowers bloom in early summer and p…

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Common Name: Dwarf mondo grass

Ophiopogon planiscarpus var. nigrescens

Common Name: Black mondo grass

Parahebe catarractae

Pardancanda norrissii

Common Name: Candy lily

Patersonia drummondii

Common Name: Drummond's patersonia

Patersonia glabrata

Common Name: Leafy purple flag

Pelargonium sidoides

Common Name: South African geranium

Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood'

Common Name: Red Riding Hood penstemon

Penstemon 'Ruby'

Common Name: Ruby penstemon

Penstemon 'Pensham Just Jayne'

Common Name: Pensham Just Jayne penstemon

Penstemon centranthifolius

Common Name: Scarlet bugler

Penstemon grinnelii

Common Name: Grinnell's beardtongue

Penstemon heterophyllus

Common Name: Foothill penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP''

Common Name: Margarita BOP foothill penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Common Name: Palmer's penstemon

Penstemon parryi

Common Name: Parry's penstemon

Penstemon pinifolius 'Red'

Common Name: Red pine-needle penstemon

Penstemon pinifolius 'Yellow'

Common Name: Pine-leaved penstemon - Yellow flowers

Penstemon rydbergii

Common Name: Meadow penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

Common Name: Spectacular penstemon

Phacelia bolanderi

Common Name: Bolander's phacelia

Phacelia californica

Common Name: California phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Common Name: Lacy phacelia

Philadelphus lewisii

Common Name: Mock orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Common Name: Goose Creek mock orange

Phlomis fruticosa

Common Name: Jerusalem sage

Phormium 'Dark Delight'

Common Name: Dark Delight New Zealand flax

Phormium 'Deep Burgundy'

Common Name: Deep Burgundy New Zealand flax

Phormium 'Platt's Black'

Common Name: Platt's Black New Zealand flax

Phormium 'Yellow Wave'

Common Name: Yellow Wave New Zealand flax

Phormium 'Black Adder'

Common Name: Black Adder phormium

Phormium 'Black Adder'™ has fabulous glossy, dark burgundy, almost black, leaves that are about 1½" wide and 3' long.     Plant Phormium 'Black Adder' in full sun or half a day of sun.  It's tolerant of both …

Polemonium occidentale

Common Name: Western polemonium

Polypodium californicum

Common Name: California polypody

Polystichum munitum

Common Name: Western sword fern

Potentilla glandulosa

Common Name: Common cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Common Name: Upright cinquefoil

Pratia pedunculata 'County Park'

Common Name: County Park blue isotoma

Prostanthera rotundifolia

Common Name: Mint bush

Prunus illicifolia

Common Name: Holly-leaved cherry

Ptilotus 'Platinum Wallaby'

Common Name: Platinum Wallaby mulla mulla

Quercus agrifolia

Common Name: Coast live oak

Ranunculus californicus

Common Name: California buttercup

Raoulia australis

Common Name: New Zealand ground cover

Rhamnus californica

Common Name: California coffeeberry

Rhamnus californica 'Ed Holm'

Common Name: Ed Holm's California coffee berry

Rhus integrifolia

Common Name: Lemonade berry

Rhus ovata

Common Name: Sugar bush

Ribes aureum var. aureum

Common Name: Golden currant

Ribes aureum var. gracillimus

Common Name: Golden currant

Ribes californicum

Common Name: California gooseberry

Ribes indecorum

Common Name: White flowering currant

Ribes malvaceum

Common Name: Chaparral currant

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium 'Ortega Beauty'

Common Name: Ortega Beauty southern chaparral currant

Ribes sanguineum 'Barry Coates'

Common Name: Barry Coates' red flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle'

Common Name: White Icicle flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum

Common Name: Pink flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Claremont'

Common Name: Claremont pink flowering currant

Ribes viburnifolium

Common Name: Evergreen currant

Romneya coulteri

Common Name: Matilija poppy

Rosa californica

Common Name: California rose

Rubus calycinoides

Common Name: Creeping raspberry

Please see the entry for Rubus rolfei for more information.  This plant has seen many changes made to its botanical name throughout the years.  Its most current name is Rubus rolfei, but it is still often referred to as Rubus pentalobus, …

Rubus pentalobus

Common Name: Creeping raspberry

Please see the entry for Rubus rolfei for more information.  This plant has seen many changes made to its botanical name throughout the years.  Its most current name is Rubus rolfei, but it is still often referred to as Rubus pentalobus, …

Rubus rolfei

Common Name: Creeping raspberry

Creeping raspberry has seen several changes made to its botanical name throughout the years.  Its current botanical name is Rubus rolfei, but it's still referred to in many books and by many nurseries as either Rubus pentalobus (which …

Sagina subulata 'Aurea'

Common Name: Scotch moss

Salix lasiolepis

Common Name: Arroyo Willow

Salvia 'Allen Chickering'

Common Name: Allen Chickering's sage

Salvia 'Anthony Parker'

Common Name: Anthony Parker's sage

Salvia 'Aromas'

Common Name: Aromas sage

Salvia 'Bees' Bliss'

Common Name: Bees' bliss sage

Salvia 'Blue Highway'

Common Name: Blue Highway sage

Salvia 'Calamity Jane'

Common Name: Calamity Jane sage

Salvia 'Dara's Choice'

Common Name: Dara's Choice sage

Salvia 'Frankie Lee'

Common Name: Frankie Lee's sage

Salvia 'Green Carpet'

Common Name: Green carpet sage

Salvia 'Marine Blue'

Common Name: Marine blue sage

Salvia 'Mulberry Jam'

Common Name: Roseleaf sage

Salvia 'Savannah Blue'

Common Name: Savannah Blue sage

Salvia 'Starlight'

Common Name: Starlight sage

Salvia 'Vicki Romo'

Common Name: Vicki Romo sage

Salvia africana lutea

Common Name: Beach sage

Salvia africana-lutea

Common Name: Beach sage

Salvia apiana

Common Name: White sage, Bee sage

Salvia azurea

Common Name: Wild blue sage

Salvia blepharophylla

Common Name: Eyelash leaved sage

Salvia brandegi

Common Name: Brandegee's sage

Salvia brandegi 'Pacific Blue'

Common Name: Pacific blue Brandegee's sage

Salvia buchananii

Common Name: Buchanan's sage

Salvia canariensis

Common Name: Canary Island sage

Salvia chamaedryoides

Common Name: Germander sage

Salvia chamaedryoides x microphylla 'Christine Yeo'

Common Name: Germander Sage x Small-leaved sage

Salvia chamelaeagnea

Common Name: Rough blue sage

Salvia chiapensis

Common Name: Chiapas sage

Salvia chionophylla

Salvia clevelandii

Common Name: Cleveland sage

Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman'

Common Name: Winnifred Gilman's sage

In The New Book of Salvias - Sages for Every Garden, writer and salvia guru Betsy Clebsch reports that Winnifred Gilman sage was first distributed in 1964 by Strybing Arboretum (now the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing) at one of their a…

Salvia corrugata

Common Name: Rough leaved sage

Salvia darcyi

Common Name: Darcy's sage

Salvia discolor

Common Name: Andean sage

Salvia disermas 'White'

Common Name: Transvaal sage - white form

Salvia dolomitica

Common Name: Dolomite sage

Salvia dorisiana

Common Name: Fruit-scented sage

Salvia elegans 'Honey Melon'

Common Name: Pineapple sage

Salvia fruticosa

Common Name: Greek sage

Salvia gesneriflora

Common Name: Big Mexican scarlet sage

Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red'

Common Name: Furman's red sage

Salvia heldreichiana

Salvia henryi

Common Name: Henry's sage

Salvia indica

Salvia interrupta

Salvia iodantha

Common Name: Mexican fuchsia sage

Salvia karwinskii

Common Name: Karwinski's sage

Salvia lanceolata

Common Name: Rusty sage

Salvia lasiantha

Salvia lavandulifolia

Common Name: Spanish sage

Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'

Common Name: Santa Barbara Mexican sage

Salvia leucophylla

Common Name: Purple sage, Gray sage

Salvia leucophylla 'Amethyst Bluff'

Common Name: Amethyst Bluff gray sage

Salvia leucophylla 'Figueroa'

Common Name: Figueroa purple sage

Salvia leucophylla 'Point Sal'

Common Name: Point Sal gray sage

Salvia madrensis

Common Name: Forsythia sage

Salvia mellifera

Common Name: Black sage

Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'

Common Name: Prostate black sage

Salvia microphylla 'Grahamii'

Common Name: Graham's sage

Salvia microphylla 'Maroon'

Common Name: Maroon small-leaved sage

Salvia muelleri

Common Name: Royal purple autumn sage

Salvia namaensis

Salvia plectranthoides

Salvia radula

Salvia regla 'Zaragossa form'

Common Name: Mountain sage

Salvia roemeriana

Common Name: Cedar sage

Salvia rubiginosa

Salvia sagittata

Salvia somalensis

Common Name: Somalian sage

Salvia sonomensis

Common Name: Sonoma sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Fremont Peak'

Common Name: Fremont Peak Sonoma sage

Salvia spathacea

Common Name: Hummingbird sage, Pitcher sage

Salvia spathacea 'Golden form'

Common Name: Hummingbird sage, Pitcher sage

Salvia taraxacifolia

Common Name: Dandelion-leaved sage

Sambucus mexicana

Common Name: Blue elderberry

Satureja douglasii

Common Name: Yerba buena

Scrophularia californica

Common Name: California bee plant

Sedum 'Angelina'

Common Name: Angelina's stonecrop

Sedum 'Blue Carpet'

Common Name: Blue carpet stonecrop

Sedum 'Postman's Pride'

Common Name: Postman's pride sedum

Sedum 'Lemon Coral'

Common Name: Lemon coral stonecrop

Sedum acre 'Aureum'

Common Name: Goldmoss sedum

Sedum minus 'Purple Form'

Sedum oaxacanum

Common Name: Oaxacan stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum

Common Name: Sierra stonecrop

Sedum rupestre

Common Name: Crooked stonecrop

Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

Common Name: Blue Spruce crooked stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Common Name: Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

Common Name: Cape Blanco stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Carnea'

Common Name: Carnea stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Moonlight'

Common Name: Moonlight stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium f, purpureum

Common Name: Purple stonecrop

Sedum spurium 'Blaze of Fulda'

Common Name: Blaze of Fulda sedum

Sedum spurium 'Tricolor'

Common Name: Tricolored sedum

Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'

Common Name: Voodoo stonecrop

Sedum tetractinum 'Coral Reef'

Common Name: Coral Reef stonecrop

Sempervivum 'Black'

Common Name: Black hens and chicks

Sempervivum 'Red Beauty'

Common Name: Red Beauty houseleek

Sempervivum 'Oddity'

Common Name: Oddity hens and chicks

Sempervivum calcareum

Common Name: House leek

Senecio 'Jolly Gray'

Common Name: Jolly Gray chalk sticks

Senecio mandraliscae

Common Name: Blue chalk sticks

Senecio vitalis

Common Name: Blue chalk fingers

Seslaria autumnalis

Common Name: Autumn moor grass

Sidalcea malvaflora

Common Name: Common checkerbloom

Sisyrinchium 'Quaint and Queer'

Common Name: Quaint and queer sisyrinchium

Sisyrinchium bellum

Common Name: Blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Devon Skies'

Common Name: Devon Skies blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Rocky Point'

Common Name: Rocky point dwarf-blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Seacliff'

Common Name: Seacliff dwarf blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium californicum

Common Name: Yellow-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium californicum 'Dwarf form'

Common Name: Dwarf yellow-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium striatum 'Variegatum'

Common Name: Variegated sisyrinchium

Solidago californica

Common Name: California goldenrod

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Common Name: Desert mallow

Sphaeralcea philippiana

Common Name: Scarlet mallow

Spiraea douglasii

Common Name: Western spiraea

Sporobolus airoides

Common Name: Alkali sacaton

Stachys albotomentosa

Common Name: Hidalgo

Stipa arundinacea

Common Name: Pheasant's tail grass

New Zealand wind grass or Pheasant's tail grass had its botanical name changed from Stipa arundinacea to Anemanthele arundinacea.  For more information on this grass, please refer to Anemanthele; thank you!

Stipa gigantea

Common Name: Giant feather grass

Stylomecon heterophylla

Common Name: Wind poppy

Symphoricarpus albus

Common Name: Snowberry

Symphoricarpus albus 'Tilden Park'

Common Name: Tilden Park snowberry

Tanacetum camphoratum

Common Name: Dune tansy

Tellima grandiflora

Common Name: Fringe cups

Teucrium x lucidrys

Common Name: Germander

Thalictrum fenderli var. fendleri

Common Name: Meadow rue

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum

Common Name: Meadow rue

Thymus 'Highland Cream'

Common Name: Highland cream thyme

Thymus 'Major Red'

Common Name: Major red thyme

Thymus 'Pink Chintz'

Common Name: Pink chintz thyme

Thymus citriodora

Common Name: Lemon-scented thyme

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Common Name: Woolly thyme

Thymus serphyllum 'Elfin'

Common Name: Elfin thyme

Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Common Name: Sugarscoop

Tolmiea menziesii

Common Name: Piggy-back plant

Triteleia ixioides

Common Name: Pretty face

You will also see this plant referred to by its former botanical name of Brodiaea ixioides.  Pretty face or golden brodiaea is a California native that grows from corms (bulb-like structures).  It has slender grass-like leaves and in la…

Umbellularia californica

Common Name: California bay laurel

Uncinia 'Firedance'

Common Name: Firedance red hook sedge

Vancouveria hexandra

Common Name: Inside-out flower

Vancouveria planipetala

Common Name: Redwood ivy

Verbena lilacina 'de la Mina'

Common Name: de la Mina verbena

This evergreen perennial grows to about 2-3' tall and 2-3' wide.   The clusters of pinkish-purple flowers have a wonderful spicy fragrance and are a magnet for butterflies.  In cooler coastal areas of California, de la Mina is …

Veronica 'Red Fox'

Common Name: Red fox veronica

Veronica spicata 'Pink Goblin'

Common Name: Pink goblin veronica

Vitis 'Roger's Red'

Common Name: Roger's red california grape

Yucca 'Bright Star'

Common Name: Bright star yucca

Yucca 'Garland's Gold'

Common Name: Garland's Gold yucca

Yucca brevifolia

Common Name: Joshua tree

Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'

Common Name: Bright edge yucca

Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'

Common Name: Variegated Spanish dagger

Yucca whipplei

Common Name: Our Lord's candle

Yucca whipplei has been reclassified as Hesperoyucca whipplei.  Please search under Hesperoyucca for more information on this plant.

Zauschneria

Technically, all California fuchsias should be referred to as Epilobium although many people are more familiar with them as Zauschneria.  For more information on these plants, please search under Epilobium.

Zephyranthes candida

Common Name: Rain lily, Zephyr flower