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Santa Margarita, CA 93453

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Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa, Mountain Yarrow has grown as a pure white ground cover.
Achillea millefolium lanulosa
Mountain Yarrow
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
Mugwort
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
Artemisia ludoviciana, White Sagebrush leaves
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sagebrush
The yellow monkey flower from the Southern Sierra
Diplacus calycinus
Rock Monkey Flower
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid. I think this was at Big Bear
Epipactis gigantea
Stream Orchid
Acmon Blue Butterfly on Sulfur Buckwheat in the Santa Margarita garden.
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sulphur Flower buckwheat
In Stock: Santa Margarita
Shasta Buckwheat or Sulfur Buckwheat flowers can add a lot of color to a native garden in summer.
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanth...
Sulfur Buckwheat
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A variable Checkerspot on an Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Golden Yarrow
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Wood Strawberry, Fragaria californica, tastes pretty good. Can be used in a container or as a small groundcover.
Fragaria californica
Wood Strawberry
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Heuchera hirsutissima Idyllwild Rock Flower or Shaggyhair alumroot
Heuchera hirsutissima
Idyllwild Rock Flower
Sometime Western Blue flag is a very light blue.
Iris missouriensis
Western Blue Flag
Here a clump of Lilium pardalinum var. giganteum "Sunset" are flowering in the Santa Margarita nursery.
Lilium pardalinum giganteum
Sunset
Lilium parryi, Lemon Lily, has fragrant "Easter-Lily-type" flowers.
Lilium parryi
Lemon Lily
The flowers of Mimulus cardinalis, Scarlet Monkey Flower, have an unusual shape or form in comparison to many other Mimulus species.
Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet Monkey Flower
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Monardella linoides stricta Flaxleaf mountainbalm
Monardella linoides stricta
Flaxleaf mountainbalm
Penstemon Margarita BOP flowers vary from purple to blue depending on water and temperature.
Penstemon Margarita BOP
Foothill or Mountain Penstemon
In Stock: Santa Margarita
A close up of Penstemon azureus.
Penstemon azureus
Azure Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus, Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon labrosus, Scarlet Penstemon with Woolly Yerba Santa
Penstemon labrosus
Southern California Scarlet Penstemon
Penstemon speciosus, Showy Penstemon flowers.
Penstemon speciosus
Sagebrush Penstemon
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Ribes amarum, Bitter Gooseberry, with purple fruits, is found in chaparral areas of California.
Ribes amarum
Bitter Gooseberry
Rosa pinetorum Whiskey Rose
Rosa pinetorum
Whiskey Rose
Salvia sonomensis, Creeping Sage has a nice blue flower on a flat leaves.
Salvia sonomensis
Creeping Sage
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
Salvia sonomensis, Mrs. Beard flowers spilling down bank. This ground cover will work well in places like Santa Monica, San Diego or San Francisco.
Salvia sonomensis Mrs. Beard
Mrs. Beard Creeping Sage
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Sedum spathulifolium, Stonecrop looks like little stones
Sedum spathulifolium
Stonecrop
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