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California Native Plant Page


Welcome to our new Native Plant Page. This page has links to the database entries for all of the California native plants that we grow and also features articles about native plants and links to other sites that have information about California native plants. The information is written by our staff horticulturist Randy Baldwin with contributuions by Carol Bornstein, author and past director of horticulture at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.


Native Plant Articles
Arctostaphylos	California's Native Jewels
Ceanothus	California's True Blues by Carol Bornstein
Mimulus	Masses of Monkeyflowers by Carol Bornstein
Salvia	Riders of the Purple Sage (many are natives!)

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Abutilon palmeri - Indian Mallow Aesculus californica - California Buckeye Agave - Century Plant Agave shawii Agave sebastiana 'Silver Lining' - Cedros Island Agave Agave sobria ssp. frailensis - Gulf of California Agave Agave utahensis eborispina - Ivory-spined Agave - No longer in Production Allium unifolium - One-leaf onion - No longer in Production Arctostaphylos - Manzanita Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn' Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns' Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist' Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Artemisia - California Sagebrush Artemisia californica - California Sagebrush - No longer in Production Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula - Silver Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' - No longer in Production Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Asclepias fascicularis - Narrow-leaved Milkweed Asclepias speciosa - Showy Milkweed Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' - Dwarf Coyote Brush Berberis (Mahonia) - Oregon Grape Berberis 'Golden Abundance' Berberis nevinii Berberis aquifolium var. repens - Creeping Barberry Bothriochloa barbinodis - No longer in Production Bouteloua gracilis - No longer in Production Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' Bouteloua gracilis 'Pestañas de Angeles'- California Blue Grama Calamagrostis foliosus Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'(C. nutkaensis x C. foliosa)- Little Nootka Reed Grassi Carex Carex harfordii 'Tunitas Creek' - Harford's Sedge Carex praegracilis [C. Pansa, Hort.] Carex praegracilis 'Chia' Carex subfusca Carex tumulicola (THE REAL one!) - No longer in Production Carpenteria - California Anemone Carpenteria californica Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth' Ceanothus - California Lilac Ceanothus arboreus 'Powder Blue' Ceanothus 'Blue Lolita' - No longer in Production Ceanothus 'Centennial' Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan' Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire' Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Diamond Heights' Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Ceanothus griseus 'Point Sal' Ceanothus hearstiorum Ceanothus impressus 'Vandenberg' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn' - No longer in Production Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' Ceanothus Tuxedo ['FIT02'] PP20,754 - No longer in Production Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' - No longer in Production Cercis occidentalis - Redbud Chilopsis linearis - Desert Willow Chlorogalum pomeridianum - Soap Lily Coreopsis gigantea[Leptosyne gigantea] - Giant Coreopsis Cupressus - Cypress Cupressus guadalupensis 'Greenlee's Blue Rocket' Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus marcrocarpa 'Lemon Yellow' Danthonia californica - California Oatgrass - No longer in Production Dendromecon harfordii - Island Bush Poppy Dudleya - Live Forever Dudleya brittonii Dudleya brittonii 'Green Form' Dudleya hassei Dudleya pachyphytum' Dudleya 'Palos Verdes' Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides Eleocharis montevidensis - Sand Spikerush Elymus - See Leymus Encelia californica 'Paleo Yellow' - California Bush Sunflower Epilobium [Zauschneria] - California Fuchsia Epilobium 'Bowman's #1' Epilobium canum 'Catalina' Epilobium canum var. latifolium 'Everett's Choice' - No longer in Production Epilobium 'Sidewinder' - No longer in Production Epilobium 'Sierra Salmon Erigeron - Seside Daisy Erigeron glaucus 'Bountiful' Erigeron glaucus 'Cape Sebastian' Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' PP12,076 Erigeron 'WR' Eriogonum - Buckwheat Eriogonum crocatum Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Warriner Lytle' Eriogonum giganteum Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Eriophyllum nevinii 'Canyon Silver' Erysimum insulare - Island Wallflower - No longer in Production Euphorbia xanti - Baja Spurge Festuca californica 'River House Blues' - Ron's California Fescue Festuca rubra 'Point Joe' - Point Joe Fescue Fremontodendron - Flannel Bush Fremontodendron 'California Glory' Fremontodendron 'Dara's Gold' Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor' Fremontodendron mexicanum Galvezia speciosa - [Gambelia speciosa] - Island Snapdragon Galvezia speciosa 'Boca Rosa' - Red Island Snapdragon Galvezia speciosa 'Pink Panther' - Pink Island Snapdragon Garrya elliptica 'Evie' - Evie's Silk Tassel Bush Grasses Bothriochloa barbinodis Bouteloua gracilis - No longer in Production Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' Bouteloua gracilis 'Pestañas de Angeles'- California Blue Grama Calamagrostis foliosus Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'(C. nutkaensis x C. foliosa)- Little Nootka Danthonia californica - California Oatgrass - No longer in Production Festuca californica 'River House Blues' - Ron's California Fescue Festuca rubra 'Point Joe' - Point Joe Fescue Leymus 'Canyon Prince' Leymus 'Gaviota Gray' Leymus triticoides Lagunita Melica imperfecta - Coast Range Melic - No longer in Production Muhlenbergia rigens Sporobolus wrightii Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla 'Ray's Carpet' - Coastal Gum Plant Hesperoyucca [Yucca] - Our Lord's Candle Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei 'RBG' Heteromeles - Toyon, California Holly Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold' Heuchera - Corral Bells and Alum Root Heuchera 'Canyon Belle' (PP13,413) Heuchera 'Canyon Chimes' (PP13,281) - No longer in Production Heuchera x brizoides 'Bressingham White' Heuchera x brizoides 'Firefly' Heuchera 'Canyon Belle' (PP13,413) Heuchera 'Canyon Duet' (PP13,280) Heuchera 'Canyon Melody' (PP13,276)) - No longer in Production Heuchera 'Canyon Pink' Heuchera 'Lillian's Pink' Heuchera maxima Heuchera 'Rosada' - No longer in Production Heuchera 'Santa Ana Cardinal' Heuchera 'Wendy' Hyptis 'Silver Lining' - Desert Lavender Iris Iris douglasiana Iris PCH hybrid 'Canyon Snow' Iris PCH hybrid 'Canyon Sunshine' Iris PCH hybrid 'Deep Lavender' Iris PCH hybrid 'Dorothea's Ruby' Iris PCH hybrid 'Ivory Queen' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Joey' Iris PCH hybrid 'Lavender' Iris PCH hybrid 'Little Toby' Iris PCH hybrid 'Midnight' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Pale Purple' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Purple' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Purple & White' Iris PCH hybrid 'Red Violet' Iris PCH hybrid 'Rubies' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Sky Blue & White' - No longer in Production Iris PCH hybrid 'Yellow' Juncus - Rushes Juncus effusus pacificus 'Quartz Creek' Juncus patens Juncus patens 'Elk Blue' 1994 SMG Introduction Keckiella cordifolia 'Mountain Flare' - Orange Heartleaf Penstemon SMG 2016 Introduction Lessingia filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet' - Carpet Beach Aster Leymus [Elymus] - Wild Rye Leymus 'Canyon Prince' Leymus 'Gaviota Gray' Leymus triticoides Lagunita Lupines Lupinus albifrons - Silver Bush Lupine Lupinus latifolius - Broadleaf Lupine - No longer in Production Lyonothamnus asplenifolius Island Ironwood Marsilea vestita - Hairy Water Clover - No longer in Production Melica imperfecta - Coast Range Melic - No longer in Production Mimulus - Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus - Sticky Monkey-flower Mimulus bifidus 'Esselen' - No longer in production Mimulus'Burst Berry' ['Bosburber'] PP25,167 Mimulus'Burst Lemon' ['Bosburem'] PP25,150 Mimulus 'Burst Orange' ['Balburanim'] PP29,434 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' - Jelly Beans™ Fiesta Marigold Monkeyflower Mimulus 'Georgie Red' PP22,916 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Georgie Tangerine' PP23,441 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Georgie White' PP22,917 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Georgie Yellow' PP22,945 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Hybrid Orange' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Jack' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Apricot' PP11,970 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Dark Pink' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Gold' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Lemon' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Orange' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Purple Pink' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Red' Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Terracotta' - no longer in production Mimulus 'Jelly Bean White' PP11,969 Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Yellow' PP11,973 - No longer in production Mimulus 'Midnight' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Payne's Yellow' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Princess Laura' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Pumpkin' Mimulus puniceus [M. aurantiacus var. puniceus] - Red Sticky Monkey-flower Mimulus 'Ruby Silver' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Sam' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Sunset Ridge' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Trish' - No longer in production Mimulus 'Valentine' - No longer in production Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana 'Russian River' - Coyote Mint Myrica californica - Pacific Wax Myrtle Muhlenbergia rigens - Deer Grass Nolina parryi ssp. wolfii - No longer in production Penstemon - Beardtongue Penstemon eatonii - Firecracker Beardtongue Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita 'BOP' - No longer in Production Peritoma arborea - Bladderpod Platanus racemosa 'Witness Tree' - California Sycamore Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii - Catalina Cherry Peritoma arborea - Bladderpod Quercus - Oak Quercus agrifolia - Coast Live Oak Quercus berberidifolia - California Scrub Oak Quercus tomentella - Island Oak Rhamnus - Coffeeberry Rhamnus califomicus [Frangula californica] - Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 'Eve Case' Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno' Rhamnus californica 'Leatherleaf' Rhus integrifolia - Lemonade Berry Rhus lentii - Pink Flowering Sumac Rhus ovata - Sugar Bush Ribes - Currants and Gooseberry's Ribes speciosum - Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry Ribes viburnifolium - Catalina Currant Ribes viburnifolium 'Spooner's Mesa' Romneya coulteri - Matilija Poppy Rosa californica 'Elsie' - California Rose Salvia - Sage Salvia 'Allen Chickering' Salvia apiana - White Sage Salvia 'Bee's Bliss' Salvia brandegeei 'Pacific Blue' - No longer in Production Salvia cedrosensis - No longer in Production Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman' Salvia 'Desperado' Salvia leucophylla 'Amethyst Bluff' - No longer in Production Salvia leucophylla 'Point Sal Spreader' - Spreading Purple Sage Salvia 'Oso Falls' - No longer in Production Salvia spathacea - Hummingbird Sage Salvia spathacea 'Las Pilitas' - Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage Romneya coulteri - Matilija Poppy Scirpus cernuus - Low Bulrush Senecio palmeri 'Silver and Gold' - Guadalupe Island Senecio Sisyrinchium Sisyrinchium bellum - Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium californica - No longer in Production Solanum - Night Shade Solanum umbelliferum 'Midhill' - No longer in Production Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride' - Purple Nightshade Sphaeralcea 'La Luna' - No longer in Production Sporobolus wrightii - Sacaton Symphiocarpos - Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus 'Tilden Park' - No longer in Production Symphoricarpos mollis - Creeping Snowberry Teucrium glandulosum 'Cedros' - Desert Germander Trichostema - Bluecurls Trichostema lanatum - Woolly Blue Curls Trichostema parishii - Mountain Bluecurls - No longer in production Typha angustifolia - Cattail Umbellularia californica - California Bay Venegasia carpesioides - Canyon Sunflower - No longer in Production Verbena Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' - Cedros Island Verbena Verbena lilacina 'Paseo Rancho' - No longer in Production Vitis 'Roger's Red' - Roger's California Grape Yucca - See Hesperoyucca Zauschneria- See Epilobium

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