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Bert's Raspberry flavor of Diplacus puniceus
Diplacus puniceus Bert's Rasp...
Raspberry Monkey Flower
Diplacus puniceus 'Penelope'
Diplacus puniceus Penelope
Penny's Monkey Flower
Dudleya pulverulenta, chalk dudleya, chalk liveforever.
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chalk Liveforever
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid. I think this was at Big Bear
Epipactis gigantea
Stream Orchid
Erigeron glaucus, Cape Sebastian works well as a small ground cover or in a pot or container.
Erigeron glaucus Cape Sebasti...
Seaside Daisy
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
California Buckwheat,the foliolosum subspecies of Eriogonum fasciculatum with a Hairstreak butterfly.
Eriogonum fasciculatum foliol...
California Buckwheat
A variable Checkerspot on an Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. artemisiaefolium, Yellow Yarrow, here flowering in a coastal area of central California.
Eriophyllum staechadifolium a...
Yellow Yarrow
Heuchera maxima, Island Alum Root, grows only on the Channel Islands of California.
Heuchera maxima
Island Alum Root
Lobelia dunnii var. serrata, Dunn's Lobelia, is here being visited by a Harford Sulfur butterfly.
Lobelia dunnii serrata
Dunn's lobelia
Here is a very floriferous example of Lotus scoparius, Deerweed, a most valuable plant of the California chaparrla plant community.
Lotus scoparius
Deerweed
Mahonia aquifolium Compacta Creeping Oregon Grape.
Mahonia aquifolium Compacta
Creeping Oregon Grape.
Mirabilis californica, Wishbone Bush flowers
Mirabilis californica
Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis multiflora flowering in May.
Mirabilis multiflora
Froebel's Four-O'Clock
A Callippe Fritillary Butterfly, Speyeria callippe on a Monardella antonina
Monardella antonina
Butterfly Mint Bush
Monardella villosa in an herb garden.
Monardella villosa
Coyote Mint
Oenothera californica California Evening primrose, and it smells GOOD
Oenothera californica
California Evening Primrose
Paeonia californica, California Peony, is somewhat difficult in gardens, as most gardens are watered year-round, and this plant goes completely dormant in late summer.
Paeonia californica
California Peony
Penstemon Margarita BOP flowers vary from purple to blue depending on water and temperature.
Penstemon Margarita BOP
Foothill or Mountain Penstemon
Psoralea orbicularis, Giant Clover has big flowers.
Psoralea orbicularis
Giant Clover
Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac with the fall color of red.
Rhus trilobata
Fragrant Sumac
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
Ribes californicum Hillside Gooseberry
Ribes californicum
Hillside Gooseberry
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
Evergreen currant or Catalina perfume flowers.
Ribes viburnifolium
Evergreen Currant
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
Salvia Gracias in flower.
Salvia Gracias
Creeping sage
A pale Swallowtail butterfly on a Salvia clevelandii alpine.
Salvia clevelandii Alpine Cle...
Musk Sage
In Stock: Santa Margarita, Online
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