IN THE NURSERY: Salvia apiana, commonly known as White Sage.
OUR 40 FAVORITE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS
These are forty of our favorites, and not a comprehensive list of what we have available for purchase from the nursery. Availability sometimes varies by season, but we usually have these plants available throughout the year.
SALVIA — LARGE SHRUBS
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White Sage (Salvia apiana)
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
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Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)
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Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii)
SALVIA — GROUND COVERS
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Creeping Sage Hybrid (Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’)
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Creeping Sage Hybrid (Salvia ‘Mrs. Beard’)
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Terra Seca Black Sage (Salvia mellifera ‘Terra Seca’)
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Dara’s Choice Sage (Salvia ‘Dara’s Choice’)
BUCKWHEAT
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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
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Red-flowered Buckwheat (Eriogonum grande var. rubescens)
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Theodore Payne Buckwheat (Eriogonum ‘Theodore Payne’)
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Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens)
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Conejo Buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum)
IN PASADENA: Eriogonum fasciculatum, also known as California Buckwheat, beneath the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena.
PENSTEMON
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Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)
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Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
FUCSHIA
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California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
YARROW
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow.
HEUCHERA
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Canyon Duet Coral Bells (Heuchera Canyon Duet)
DISTINCTIVE FLOWERING PLANTS
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Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
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Wooly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum)
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Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)
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Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii)
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
DIPLACUS
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Southern Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus)
Diplacus longiflorus, also known as Southern Bush Monkeyflower
MONARCH BUTTERFLY FOOD
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Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
EVERGREEN GROUND COVERS
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Emerald Carpet Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’)
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Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
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Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa)
VINES
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California Wild Grape (Vitis californica)
LARGE SHRUBS
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Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica)
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Bladderpod (Cleomella arborea)
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Thickleaf Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
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California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
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Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina)
IN THE GARDEN AT HAHAMONGNA: Eriodictyon crassifolium, commonly known as Thickleaf Yerba Santa.
HABITAT RESTORATION PLANTS
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Mulefat (Baccharis salicifolia)
SUCCULENTS
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Prickly Pear (Opuntia littoralis)
SMALL TREES
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Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’)
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Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
A blooming Cercis occidentalis, also known as a Western Redbud.
LARGE TREES
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
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Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii)
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Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia)