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Achillea millefolium arenicola
A perennial that grows right next to the ocean, on bluffs or the coastal sand spits. The consistent variable seems to be the sea Salt spray keeps the plants a low 1 inch tall. The flowers rise 2 inch...
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Achillea millefolium californica
Yarrow
(Achillea borealis ssp. californica (Munz)) Western Yarrow, A perennial that spreads by rhizomes. It varies by locale from 1-4'. The cream-colored (off-white?) flowers are in 3- 4"clusters. It's nati...
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Achillea millefolium rosea Island Pink
Pink Yarrow
(Achillea borealis ssp. californica (Munz)) Island Pink. Yarrow is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes. It varies by locale from one to four feet. Some plants of each population will have 3- 4"clu...
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Arctostaphylos hooveri Hoovers Manzanita
Hoovers Manzanita is an evergray 10' X `6' bush with red stems that has proved intractable in our climate and soil. This species has an interesting leaf appearance, because of the long, silvery, hair...
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Armeria maritima californica
Thrift
6" mound with 1" pink pom-poms 1' high. Will take almost any climate with regular water. Best in part shade inland, full sun along coast. Not drought tolerant or tough except on coastal bluffs. Excell...
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Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon
(Syn. Artemisia dracunculoides, Artemisia glauca) Tarragon (probably not the variety called French Tarragon, the culinary herb) is a very unattractive weed of disturbed places. Worldwide, maybe native...
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Baccharis pilularis consanguinea
Coyote Brush
Deer proof throughout Ca. (so-far). You might want to cover it for the first year. Drought tolerant, very usefull for hedges or fence lines, much underused. Water 1/week until est. then 1/month or so ...
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Brodiaea pulchella
Wild Hyacinth
Dichelostemma pulchella, Corms, 1' in height, blue 1" flowers, spring, throughout Ca.,UT, Nev,Ariz.,tolerates most conditions with good drainage, little water after est..Butterfly plant. One of the e...
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Carex serratodens
Bifid Sedge
Bifid referring to the top of the fruit covering which is cleft into two parts, , somewhat tufted perennial to 5 ft. hgt., mostly in the coast ranges of CA, more uncommon in the Sierra Nevada, lvs, fl...
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Carex subbracteata
Native to moist spots to seasonally wet areas, Small-bracted Sedge, perennial to 5 ft. hgt., grassland, brushland, woodland, sea level to 5000 ft., somewhat common, CA coast ranges, lvs flat, frequen...
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Clarkia amoena
Farewell-to-spring
Clarkia amoena, or Farewell-to-spring, is an annual that grows to two feet high, with 1" to 2" pink flowers in late spring. This delicate annual grows well in sandy or clay soil and also tolerates...
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Dudleya caespitosa
Coast Dudleya
Coast Dudleya is commonly found on coastal bluffs from North Los Angeles county up into the Monterey area. It survives full coastal bluff conditions and hangs out with Oeanothera hookerii, Eriophyllum...
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Erigeron glaucus Authur Menzies
Authur Menzies
The flower is large and showy on this, but that is the problem with it. The flower, we normally only see one flower per plant, per year. If you have a conventional garden this plant is acceptable, oth...
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Erigeron glaucus Cape Sebastian
Seaside Daisy
A beautiful perennial for small gardens, borders, or butterfly gardens. Well liked by many types of butterflies that are native along the coast.
Part-shade or afternoon shade inland, full sun near coa...
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Erigeron glaucus x Wayne Roderick Daisy
Wayne Roderick
This one is impressive. Erigeron Wayne Roderick is lower, darker green with smaller leaves than the species, and is believed to be of hybrid origin, with one of the parents being Erigeron glaucus. Th...
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Eriogonum parvifolium
Cliff Buckwheat
A perennial, 2 ft. by 2 ft.. Native near coast from Monterey to San Diego, shade to sun, red-green foliage, reddish-pink flowers. This one does well in the San Joaquin and in the warmer areas of the s...
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Eriophyllum staechadifolium artemisiaefolium
Yellow Yarrow
Yellow Yarrow grows near the coast it is a flat to mounding perennial with gray foliage that is covered with yellow when it flowers. Commonly found growing on coastal bluffs with Dudleya ceaspitosa, C...
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Eschscholzia californica
California Poppy
Munz lists four tendencies that have largely geographic separations. This type, a perennial of the dunes and Bluffs along the coast from Channel Islands to the Mendocino coast is the standard of seed ...
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Eschscholzia californica maritima
California Poppy
Munz lists four tendencies that have largely geographic separations. A perennial form with gray roughish leaves and prostrate stems. Surf to Monterey.Foliage is diminutive, flowers are normal to large...
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Iris douglasiana
Douglas Iris
A 1 ft perennial with rhizomes that spread slowly into a 2 to 4 ft wide clump. The flowers arise on a 1 to 2 ft high stem, are cream to purple and three inches wide. Native from Santa Barbara to Orego...
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Iris longipetala
Long Petaled Iris
Bailey is the only key that is easy on iris A 2 ft. perennial, non-rhizomorphic. It has large 4-6 inch, blue flowers, and grows in clay soils around S.F. bay. This one has done well here with once/we...
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Isocoma menziesii sedoides
Menzies' goldenbush
Menzies' goldenbush grows along coastal bluffs from Ragged Point to Point Mugu and on the Channel Islands. A very usual plant if you have a garden within a bock of the ocean.
A great butterfly plant...
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Lasthenia glabrata
Goldfields
A small little early spring annual that is a pioneer species in many bad habitats. In the San Joaquin Valley it makes mass displays of bright yellow in areas that are still intact. It will grow in any...
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Layia platyglossa
Tidy Tips
A very showy yellow-white annual composite that grows to six inches tall and a foot across. The flowers look a great deal like Gazanias. Mixed with poppies and Lupines it is so cheerful in early summe...
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Potentilla gracilis
Cinquefoil
A 1 foot perennial with 1\" yellow flowers. Native from San Diego to B.C.. It likes full sun, reg. water. It will normally flower for about the month of July. It has been stable here with little or no...
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