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Chrysopsis villosa
Hairy Golden-aster
Telegraph Weed. Synonyms: Heterotheca villosa / Heterotheca sessiliflora. A hairy, perennial, branching near the upper portion of the plant, with many varieties that ranges throughout California in ...
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Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Rabbitbrush
Rabbit brush is a nondescript two to four foot perennial that erupts in late summer with a passionate display of appealing yellow that has stopped many an artist and ...
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Cirsium occidentale venustum
Red Thistle
Venus Thistle is a rather large, tomentose, ( covered with short, soft, matted, white hairs) biennial (sometimes annual) thistle with 1-2" bright red flowers. Very showy. Can grow to six feet tall....
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Clarkia unguiculata
Mountain Garland
An annual with slender petaled pink flowers up a 2-3' stem. Not showy unless massed. Useful on north or east slopes up to and under oaks and pines. Native on the nursery site. Easy to grow....
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Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese Houses
An annual that grows on north slopes, under trees, etc. in shady places. We commonly see it with Clarkia unguiculata in this area. It has a 1' spike of pale purple to pink flowers. Very showy....
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Corethrogyne filaginifolia
California Corethrogyne
California Aster, the original common name was California Corethrogyne. (Lessingia filaginifolia, Aster filaginifolia, Aster tomentellius, Aplopappus haenkei, Corethrogyne tomentella, Corethrogyn...
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Crataegus douglasii
Western Thorn Apple
The Douglas Hawthorn is a delightful small tree from western creek banks and north slopes. The fruit is relished by birds, the foliage admired by the people. Ours has had flame orange foliage in fall...
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Cucurbita foetidissima
Coyote Melon
A coarse, trailing perennial, with gray-green, rough leaves, yellow flowers, and a large root, undergoes dormancy after flowering and fruiting. Occurs often in sandy areas. Produces a gourd, not edibl...
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Cupressus macnabiana
Native to the foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley in northern California. Fast to 12 ft. then slow to 40 ft. An evergreen tree with branching near base. Flat sprays like thuja. A fragrant, nic...
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Cupressus nevadensis
Piute Cypress
This small tree grows in the mountains of Kern County. Fast to 20' then slowly to 30'. Very grey foliage. It was -15 F on the site where these grow this year. We are growing them for some of the soil ...
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Delphinium cardinale
A 2' perennial with flowers in a 4' red spike. July- Aug., 1" red flowers worked by hummingbirds. They lived on our gallons in the nursery. Native in coast ranges, Monterey south. It has nice cut flow...
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Deschampsia elongata
A grass that disappears in summer(drops to a faint brown patch), a light grass that blows in the breeze on slowly draining soils that are wet in spring and dry in summer. ...
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Dicentra chrysantha
Golden Eardrops
Dicentra chrysantha, Golden Eardrops, is a gray perennial 2 feet tall with 4 feet spikes of yellow flowers. Flowers May - July. Found in the interior coast ranges and Sierra Nevada Range. cold tolera...
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Dicentra formosa
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Pacific Bleeding Heart (sometimes called Dutchman's Britches) is a 12-18 inch perennial with clusters delicate pink flowers in summer. A rock garden plant that grows in damp places. This Dicentra ...
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Diplacus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower
A perennial with 1" orange flowers. Ours in the nursery have been here for 10 years. They like partial shade and look better with little water. Prune to the ground every three years or so to keep nice...
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Diplacus calycinus
Rock Monkey Flower
This monkey flower is a little startling to see a monkey flower in full sun amongst the cactus and saltbrush. We saw it in the Pinyon-Juniper , Joshua Tree Woodland and in full Creosote woodland among...
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Dodecatheon clevelandii
Small perennial, goes dormant in summer, has a 1 foot high flower cluster with 1/2 inch shooting stars, good in woodland garden or north slope. We ship them in Jan-Feb. This plant is one of the first ...
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Elymus condensatus
Giant Wild Rye
A large clumping green grass. Native in the interface zone between plant communities or in openings. Commonly in areas that have seeps in winter. Drought resistant in most areas. In the desert areas,...
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Elymus triticoides
Alkali Rye
(Leymus triticoides) Native in moist bottom lands throughtout much of the west. Looks like a cross between Bermuda grass and Salt grass. Use as you would Red fescue on watered slopes, or to cover the ...
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Ephedra californica
Evergreen shrub, 5 ft., dry areas, central and southern California stems used for tea. Ephedra spp. are good wildlife plants....
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Ericameria arborescens
Golden Fleece
A very fast growing large perennial that looks like a cross between a margarite and rabbit brush. Use in sunny rocky spots for dramatic color or to stablize the site until the pines or oaks kick in. P...
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Eriodictyon californicum
Yerba Santa
A five ft. perennial shrub. Indians and early settlers used it for cure-all. Now used for soil stabilization, will sucker along roots and tie-up a bank area. It's very drought tolerant. It grows in dr...
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Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly Yerba Santa
Woolly Yerba Santa is a four to five foot tall perennial with gray fuzzy leaves and white flowers. It can be found in the central coast ranges in slightly disturbed areas. Many butterflies use it as a...
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Eriogonum bailey bailey
Annual Field Buckwheat
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. We don't sell it. This picture is mostly to remember what it was....
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Eriogonum elongatum
The buckwheat for dried flowers. The long delicate wands of grey foliage and pink flowers make a great foil for ferns and roses. Use in a neglected rock garden, rock face you don't think a plant can g...
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