Rhamnus crocea ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry
Hollyleaf Redberry is an evergreen shrub to 3-9' that is native to dry slopes in the coast ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills. Hollyleaf Redberry likes partshade of oaks and has low water requirements...
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Rubus leucodermis
Western Raspberry
An arching dec. shrub-vine. Thorny with whitish stems, green leaves and red to black raspberry-like berries. I\'ve only seen western Raspberry in the redwoods/Douglas Fir around Willits. It was a bram...
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Rubus ursinus
Pacific blackberry
A native blackberry that ranges from Baja to British Columbia and into Idaho. Easy to grow as long as you have water and space. (give plenty of water in the desert) Berries are good. This is the paren...
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Salvia sonomensis
Creeping Sage
A creeping flat perennial sage that can spread to 10' across. Its flowers are blue-violet from May to June, appearing in a 6"spike above gray-green leaves that lie on the ground 1" or so high. It is n...
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Salvia sonomensis Mrs. Beard
Mrs. Beard Creeping Sage
This Salvia sonomensis is low growing with a nice blue flower. Mrs. Beard appears to be a stable form of creeping sage. Straight species can make you look brilliant for a year or more, then, sometimes...
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Thalictrum polycarpum
Meadow Rue
A 2\' perennial with flowers arising 1\' above it. The foliage is green-grey with a leaf much like its columbine cousin. The flowers are an unusually delicate assortment of 1/2\" chinese lanterns, tas...
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Toxicodendron diversilobum
Poison oak
Poison-oak is a suckering deciduous shrub that can become a vine if given something to climb onto. Poison oak uses aerial roots to sucker and to latch onto trees or walls. We do not grow it as we've ...
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Verbena lasiostachys
Western Vervain
California Vervain is an aggressive perennial that is weedy in gardens. In the wild it is a pioneer species that is used by many native butterflies and other insects. In the garden it will grow to 2-3...
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Viola pedunculata
Violet
A 6" perennial that goes dormant in summer. Its flowers are yellow with purplish tinge, scented, and edible. It likes part shade, but will tolerate sun in many locations. It likes rich soil and no wat...
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Vitis californica
California Grape
California grape is a deciduous vine to 30'. If this grape has no support it will make a nice groundcover and can cover a large greenhouse in 4-5 years. It has clusters of small edible grapes. Bees lo...
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Wyethia angustifolia
Narrowleaf Mule Ears
A 1ft perennial with 3inch yellow flowers, dies to the ground each winter, comes back in the spring with 3inch wide 1-2ft long green leaves. Native to the coastal mountains and Sierras of Central Cali...
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