Plants For Coastal Strand

Erysimum menziesii is a one foot high and wide perennial with bright yellow flowers, native on sand dunes, Ft. Bragg to Humboldt, on the rare list. Very easy to grow. We began to think of it as a weed... Learn more.

Munz lists four flavors of California Poppy that have largely geographic separations. We finally gave up and are lumping most here as the trade doesn't seem to separate them. It seems a California ... Learn more.

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... Learn more.

Beach Strawberry or Sand Strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis is a spreading perennial, with white flowers, emerging from March to August, followed by edible red fruits. Beach Strawberry is a good groun... Learn more.

New Name: Frankenia salina. Rhizomatous subshrub, with somewhat fkeshy leaves, small white to pink flowers, forms clumps, grows in salt marshes in clay loam soil, with high salt content. in salt mars... Learn more.

(Synonym Ambrosia chamissonis) This is a flat perennial that grows in beach sand within site of the surf. Very specific! Good only for Coastal Strand Work. It lives a life of growing with the dune. Y... Learn more.

Two-toned Everlasting is a Greenish perennial that has leaves with white-woolly- grey undersides and small creamy yellow flowers, not showy. Weedy in cultivated watered areas under certain environme... Learn more.

Grindelia stricta venulosa (or pachyphylla) is a coastal bluff plant from the bay area. Coastal Groundcover Gum Plant is a great plant to mix with Baccharis Pigeon Point and Penstemon Margarita BOP t... Learn more.

A common perennial from coastal bluffs into interior chaparral, common on road cuts mixed in with squirrel holes, hence, its name. A 1-2ft high perennial that grows to 2-3ft across. Its 1/2inch yellow... Learn more.

Wedgeleaf Horkelia is a small perennial that is common in coastal dunes and interior dunes from San Francisco to San Diego. Included here primarily for those of you in sand dunes.(You need something.... Learn more.

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... Learn more.

This perennial grows right along the coast sometimes hanging over the bluffs. Typically native in a disturbed coastal sage scrub, soil sandy loam over clay hardpan, south slope, abundant, with Agrost... Learn more.

Jaumea is a low perennial, that spreads by rhizomes. It has small yellow daisy flowers and fleshy leaves. Jaumea grows in coastal salt marshes and tolerates brackish water and alkaline soil. Jaum... Learn more.

An interesting rush, a creeping dune dweller that grows near marshes from B.C. to South America and along the California coast. This would be a good plant to help stabilize sandy soil. In a normal gar... Learn more.

A wonderful creeping groundcover for seasonally wet (winter) spots near the coast. A frogs delight. Use where the soil is shallow and wet in the winter in place of lawn., A rush that looks superficial... Learn more.

syn. Elymus mollis ssp. mollis -American dune grass grows along the coasts in beach sand. This dune grass likes full sun. It can tolerate salt spray as well as salty soil. American dune grass dies bac... Learn more.

An annual that grows about a foot tall with 1" light purple flowers. Open woods and sandy places near the coast. We're not sure where the name 'mountain' came from... Learn more.

Lotus scoparius Deerweed is a short- lived ( 7-20 years! ) perennial in the pea family. From spring through summer this plant is covered in small yellow flowers. Deerweed is a pioneer species ... Learn more.

A 4-5' perennial. The flowers are blue to yellow on 6" spikes. The foliage is dark green. It has very rapid growth. It grows from Ventura into Ore.. This plant is an aggressive seeder and should not b... Learn more.

A fuzzy little lupine with gray leaves and blue flowers. Useful in revegetation mixes as I've seen it growing on some bad sites. Source: western San Luis Obispo County, California, Godd 9, February 22... Learn more.

A 4-6' perennial. Its blue flowers are on a 4" spike. The bush is 4' silver mound. It grows well in coastal sand. Native from L.A. to S.F.. It will take some drought, needs near perfect drainage, tole... Learn more.

A perennial to 3'. It likes sun to full shade and regular water. It has 2" red tubular flowers most of the year. An aggressive seeder that should be used in revegetation or large gardens, (or for thos... Learn more.

Wavyleaf Dune Mint is native to the coastal dunes of southern San Luis Obispo county and northern Santa Barbara county. It can often be found on the unstabilized dunes. It is fragrant and one of the... Learn more.

A plant that grows right on the ocean in straight beach sand. You usually don't find it growing past the first dune or so. Beach Evening Primrose can grow in most coastal communities but it can't take... Learn more.

Hoorker's evening primrose is a perennial that grows flat on the ground sending up a 3' spike of 3-4" yellow flowers that open in the evening and morning. Use in the background. It is a heavy seeder,... Learn more.