Bay Natives: the San Francisco source for native plants.
Our new retail nursery is open seven days a week at Pier 96 on San Francisco's historic industrial southern waterfront. Find us at 10 Cargo Way next to Heron's Head Park.
We carry a wide selection of rare and endemic Bay Area native plants, plus many choice species from across the state of California: distinctive and little-known native plants for the urban landscape.
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| Acaena pinnatifida var. californica | Pacific Acaena | East Bay | ||
 Easy to grow, a low ground cover with ferny leaves. Perfect for dry sunny spots in rocky soil; it requires excellent drainage. An oft-overlooked member of the local Franciscan flora that delivers high horticultural value in the built landscape. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Acer circinatum | Vine Maple | |||
 4 to 20 ft. tall. Likes partial shade. Very similar to Japanese Maple. Fall color and spring flush color varies for each individual. |
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| (4) | 10" tree band | $ 18.00 | ||
| (1) | 45 gal | $ 750.00 | ||
| Acer negundo | Box Elder | |||
 Multistem shrub or small tree, 6-18 ft. high. Moist to fairly dry slopes and canyons. |
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| (2) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| (4) | 5 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |||
 Easy spreading groundcover with ferny foliage and a strong bloom of white to pinkish umbels. Full sun, drought tolerant but also likes summer water. |
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| (80) | plugs | $ 1.25 | ||
| Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink' | Yarrow | So. Cal. | ||
 Light pink flowered form of this easy spreading groundcover with ferny foliage. Full sun, drought tolerant but also likes summer water. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| status: wish-list propagate | ||||
| Actea rubra | Baneberry | |||
 Northern woodland species. |
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| (1) | super cone | $ 10.00 | ||
| Aesculus californica | California Buckeye | East Alameda Co. | ||
 Large deciduous shrub or tree, 20 to 36 ft. high. Showy white flowers 4-12 in. long. Drought tolerant. Full sun. Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area.
Various toxic qualities; ground up seeds used by Native Californians to stun fish making them easier to catch. |
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| (1) | 15 gal | $ 150.00 | ||
| Agoseris grandiflora | California Dandelion | Bay Area | ||
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| (73) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.00 | ||
| status: potted up 2-26-12 | ||||
| Agrostis pallens | Bentgrass | |||
 A delicate spreading grass with attractive flowers, often found scrambling up shrubs but it makes a nice thick meadow grass too. Regular mowing makes a fine manicured turf. |
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| (490) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Angelica hendersonii | Coast Angelica | |||
 Big bold umbel. Similar to Heracleum but smaller & neater leaf. Preferred larval host plant (over the weedy fennel & dill) by anise swallowtail butterflies. The roots and seeds can be used to treat upset stomach.
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (13) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 3-4-12 | ||||
| Aquilegia formosa | Columbine | |||
 Classic Western Columbine, truly a gorgeous plant for early
summer hummingbird fodder. Forms several erect, branched stems; 1 to 3 ft. high. Moist wooded areas. Sun to shade. Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area. Snails also love it, alas.
Extract of the root was used by Natives to enhance energy and stamina. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Arbutus menziesii | Pacific Madrone | |||
 15 to 120 ft. high evergreen tree (rarely above 30 feet in dry California, larger in Oregon). Exfoliating bark reveals an exquisitely smooth surface the color of red capuccino. Flowers urn-shaped, like a manzanita's but larger; superb edible berries. Likes sun to part shade and well drained acid soil. Native to the greater Bay Area. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | $ 50.00 | ||
| (5) | 2-3/4" pot | $ 6.00 | ||
| (19) | 9" tree band | $ 10.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos andersonii | Santa Cruz Manzanita | Bonny Doon | ||
 Gorgeous, rare, and endangered endemic manzanita from sand hills in the Santa Cruz Mountains, adapted to fog, heat, and drought. Grows 6-8 feet tall and wide with characteristic red curvy branches and a big winter bloom.
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos columbiana | Hairy Manzanita | Tilden | ||
Among the largest manzanitas, a fine specimen to 15 feet tall with big and widely spaced bluish-green leaves and a magnificent architectural habit. Also found as a 3-4' bush in the pygmy forests above Mendocino. Good focal point in the xeriscape garden. |
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| (7) | 10" tree band | $ 18.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard Mcminn' | Howard Mcminn Manzanita | |||
 Medium-sized manzanita with neat green leaves & red stems which thrives in garden conditions - including clay. Grows 3-5 ft high and 5-7 ft wide. |
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| (5) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 15 gal | $ 150.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' | ||||
 Closely related to 'Howard McMinn.' Gorgeous red bark with dark green-grey leaves. Erect habit, 6-12' high and 4-10 ft. wide. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson' | Bert Johnson Manzanita | |||
 Lush groundcover for coastal conditions. Forms a flat mat, gray-green leaves, bronze new growth, white flowers with pink tinge. Tolerates clay & heavy water if well drained. Lovely spilling over walls. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 60.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-3-12 | ||||
| (10) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur' | Big Sur Manzanita | |||
| Lush groundcover for coastal conditions. Forms a 2-foot mound, gray-green leaves, bronze new growth, white flowers with pink tinge. Tolerates clay & heavy water if well drained. Lovely spilling over walls. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos glutinosa | Schreiber's Manzanita | Santa Cruz Mtns. | ||
| Gorgeous, rare, and endangered endemic manzanita from sand hills in the Santa Cruz Mountains, adapted to fog, heat, and drought. Grows 6-8 feet tall and wide with characteristic red curvy branches and a big winter bloom.
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| status: wish-list propagate STOCK PLANT | ||||
| (10) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Wayside' | Monterey Manzanita | |||
 2 ft. high shrubby ground cover spreading to 8 feet & rooting to spread further. Fine-textured foliage looks delicate but stands up to rough conditions including high winds and total drought. An excellent choice for the fog belt, give it part shade in hot climates. |
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| (5) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos montaraensis | Montara Mountain Manzanita | Montara | ||
 A rare and endangered species endemic to Montara Mountain in San Mateo County, this 3- to 15-foot beauty has tightly clasping upright silver-green leaves, stems covered in white bristles, and the red gnarled trunk for which manzanitas are prized. |
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| (0) | 4" pot | $ 8.00 | ||
| (26) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos morroensis | Morro Manzanita | Central Coast | ||
 A rare and threatened sand dune species endemic to San Luis Obispo County. Smallish silvery leaves to 4-8 feet. |
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| (2) | 4" pot | $ 8.00 | ||
| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (2) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos nummularia | Glossy Leaf Manzanita | |||
 2-4' tall, with small, dark green round leaves with reddish tips. Old bark does not peel to smooth red. |
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| (2) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos refugioensis | Refugio manzanita | Santa Barbara | ||
 Exquisite specimen from the Santa Ynez Mountains above Refugio Beach. Grows 8-15' tall with architectural habit, leaves tightly clasped and overlapping with red margins, big bloomer. |
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| (3) | 7 gal | $ 60.00 | ||
| status: potted up 4-30-12 | ||||
| Arctostaphylos regismontana | Kings Mountain Manzanita | Santa Cruz Mtns | ||
A rare Bay Area endemic from sandstone and granite outcrops, 6 to 12 ft. The clasping leaves give rich texture to the foliage.
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos rudis | Shagbark Manzanita | Central Coast | ||
 A rare species from old sand dunes along the central coast, Arctostaphylos rudis tolerates full sun, no water, and total neglect (when given adequate drainage). Variable in size from 3 to 12 feet, depending on conditions, with lovely grey-green foliage and pinkish-white flowers in winter. |
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| (5) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos sensitiva | Sensitive Manzanita | Felton | ||
 2-4' high, with small, dark green round glossy leaves with reddish tips. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| (5) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos silvicola | Silver Manzanita | Bonny Doon | ||
 Gorgeous rare manzanita with silver foliage, endemic to the sand hills of Santa Cruz County. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Emerald Carpet' | Emerald Carpet Kinickinick | |||
 Clean and green low-growing groundcover in garden conditions. 4-18 in. high and 6-10 ft. wide with white flowers. This is a widely acclaimed hybrid of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and A. nummularia. |
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| (10) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos ‘Lester Rowntree’ | Lester Rowntree Manzanita | Rancho Santa Ana | ||
 Large specimen shrub manzanita to 10 or 15 feet, heart shaped copper-colored leaves, abundant bloom, and twisted burgundy branches. Lester is a lady. |
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| (3) | 2 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| status: potted up 3-15-12 | ||||
| Aristolochia californica | Pipevine | |||
 Deciduous vine with lush tropical-looking foliage, the exclusive host plant for caterpillars of the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. Sun to shade. Stems up to 12ft. long.
Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area. |
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| (3) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| Armeria maritima | Sea Thrift | |||
 Grass-like perennial groundcover with cheerful pink flowers on 6" stems. Likes full sun and little water once established. Easy to multiply by divisions. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| status: assorted sources & cultivars | ||||
| Artemisia californica 'Montara' | Coastal Sage | Montara mt | ||
A medium-sized ground-hugging form of the fragrant evergreen shrub for full sun in coastal conditions. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Wormwood | Sunol | ||
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| (3) | 4" pot | $ 8.00 | ||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | |||
 Delicate narrow leaves and fairly neat appearance. Tolerates shade. Habitat plant for the larvae of the monarch butterfly. |
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| (16) | 5" tree band | $ 5.00 | ||
| status: dormant | ||||
| Athyrum felix-femina | Lady Fern | |||
 Beautiful bright green deciduous fern that requires lots of moisture & shade. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (0) | 3" rose pot | $ 5.00 | ||
| Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri | Brewer's Quailbush | |||
 Lovely silvery white foliage year round. Excellent wildlife plant. Can be sheared to a tidy 5 ft tall and wide, or in hot sunny moderately-watered conditions, can be 8-foot tall & 25 foot wide. This is an excellent and under-utilized plant, native to the Bay Area, that tolerates harsh soils & poor drainage. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (3) | 9" tree band | $ 10.00 | ||
| (8) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' | Dwarf Coyote Brush | |||
 Dwarf form. |
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| (49) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.50 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis 'San Bruno Lady' | 'San Bruno Lady' Coyote Brush | San Bruno Mtn. | ||
 This semi-dwarf female makes white fluffy seeds. It was growing about 2-feet high in the wild on San Bruno Mountain. An exclusive Bay Natives selection, chosen for beautiful foliage and tight habit. |
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| (10) | 9" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks' | Dwarf Coyote Brush | |||
| Dwarf form. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia) | Oregon Grape | |||
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| (11) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Betula occidentalis | Water Birch | |||
 Normally a multi-stemmed shrub with brown birch bark but can be trained up as a tall single stem tree. |
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| (5) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| status: large tree form, potted up 3-2-12 | ||||
| Boykinia occidentalis | Coast Boykinia | |||
 Like a small Heuchera; a lovely shade perennial with abundant pinkish white flowers. |
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| (10) | 2-3/4" pot | $ 3.00 | ||
| Calamagrostis foliosa | Leafy Reedgrass | North Coast | ||
 Showy plumes on a clean looking bunch grass - foliage is a striking textural deep blue green with seasonal red tinging. Occurs on north coast sandstone, serpentine and pine forests. |
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| (14) | 1 gal | $ 10.50 | ||
| Calamagrostis nutkaensis | Pacific Reedgrass | San Francisco | ||
 Large shade tolerant grass with attractive plume flowers. Evergreen, 2-3ft. high and wide. Native to hilltops in the Bay Area that capture extra moisture, occasional up to Alaska. |
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| (18) | 10" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Calochortus splendens | Splendid Mariposa Lily | East Bay | ||
 Bulb that must dry out in summer. Here's a photo by Eric Hunt of the actual species, similar to C. venustus pictured. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 16.00 | ||
| Calycanthus occidentalis | Western Spicebush | |||
 Sprawling 5-8 ft. high deciduous shrub with spicy foliage and fragrant lush vermillion flowers. Likes sun to part shade and moist soils but fairly drought tolerant. |
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| (5) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| (10) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Carex pansa | Pacific Dune Sedge | Asilomar | ||
 One of the most popular sedges for creating an alternative lawn. More of a wild meadow, it looks best unmowed with water twice per month, but trimming with weed whacker twice or thrice per year keeps it more tidy. Click the photo for pictures of a wild stand on a coastal bluff and a planted inland meadow. Up to 18" tall but floppy & soft. Works well for irrigated rooftop gardens. A David Amme selection. 1.7 plugs per square foot at 10-inch triangular spacing for good one season coverage; planting a larger size will allow wider spacing. Also read this indepth article by David Amme. For shipping, please add one shipping box (see below) per 200 plugs; this is 3-day UPS and it can't ship over the weekend, so orders will go out Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Carex praegracilis | Tiburon Field Sedge | Marin | ||
 The Tiburon variety is a recent selection with stiffer leaves and a slightly glaucus ornamental look. |
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| (10) | plugs | $ 1.25 | ||
| Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth' | Bush Anemone | Fresno Co. | ||
 A fast-growing shrub 5-9 feet tall with silvery shredding bark (on old stems), an oblong blue-green leaf, and a spectacular flower of white touched with gold. It naturally grows in hot dry places, but will take some shade and a good deal of garden water in summer. Blooms best with eastern exposure or in conditions of partial high dappled shade. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Castilleja exserta | Purple Owl's Clover | |||
| An annual lavender colored variation on our Indian Paintbrush, this wildflower paints the hills of the Bay Area in breathtaking hues. | ||||
| (16) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 35.00 | ||
| (15) | seed packets | $ 10.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Concha' | Concha California Lilac | |||
 8 foot tall, 10 foot spread with purplish blue flowers coming from reddish buds. A long time popular hybrid, Concha tolerates alkalinity, summer water and drought. |
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| (9) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Dark Star' | California Lilac | |||
 'Dark Star' is the Ceanothus cultivar with the deepest, most intense shade of blue flowers. Perhaps the same as Julia Phelps Often blooms twice in the Bay Area: once in spring and a bonus in fall. Completely drought-tolerant and loves full sun, fast-growing to 5-6 feet tall and 7-8 feet wide. |
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| (0) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' | California Lilac | |||
 A medium-sized shrub, fast-growing to 3 feet high and 6 feet wide. Full sun, low water, needs good drainage. Similar appearance to Julia Phelps and Dark Star but lower with larger crinkly leaves & lighter flowers - hearstiorum is the next step down in size. |
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| (14) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' | California Lilac | |||
 Similar to Dark Star but a bit wider spreading. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' | Ray Hartman Ceanothus | |||
 A reliable, tall, fast-growing and big-blooming selection, this hybrid of C. arboreus and C. thyrisflorus makes an excellent screen or can be shaped into an attractive street tree. Larger leaves, similar to the Yankee Point spreader. |
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| (2) | 15 gal | $ 125.00 | ||
| status: tree form | ||||
| (1) | 24" box | $ 350.00 | ||
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| (6) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| status: tree form | ||||
| Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue' | California Lilac | |||
 Hybrid between C. arboreus and C. griseus, this selection makes an 8-foot shrub that tolerates drought or garden watering. |
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| (6) | 5" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' | Wheeler Canyon California Lilac | Ventura | ||
 Numerous red buds unfold, blanketing the whole thing in sky-blue flowers. with medium-sized leaves on a 4-6-foot high, not too wide shrub. Prefers coastal climates. |
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| (1) | 7 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Ceanothus griseus 'Louis Edmonds' | Carmel Mountain Lilac | |||
| Dark green leaves, medium tall to 3 or 4' and spreading to 10' wide -- survives clay, alkalinity, sand, wind, heat, sun, and water. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Diamond Heights' | Strybing Arboretum | |||
 Wide spreading shrub, with a dense, ground hugging habit. Even more significant is the foliage, which is a combination of bright green and golden yellow, highly appealing year round. The pretty spring flowers in this case take second place to the leaves.
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 15.00 | ||
| Ceanothus hearstiorum | San Luis Obispo | |||
 Beautiful rich blue flowers & small leaves on a mat-forming plant. Coastal origin, needs some shade and water inland and can even handle water near a lawn. Slow-growing but worth the wait for an elegant, tidy, long-lived ground cover. |
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| (7) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus | California Lilac | Montara Mt. | ||
 3 to 18 ft. shrub or small tree. Light to deep blue flowers that have a sweet, honey-like fragrance. This is the only Ceanothus locally native to the Bay Area; it also grows in chaparral and on wooded slopes and in mixed evergreen forests from Sta. Barbara co. to S. Oregon. Used on wedding nights by Native Californians, the medicinal part of Ceanothus is the root. This complex herb should be used by “healthy people under stress not sick people under treatment” (Moore).
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| (1) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' | ||||
 White-flowering cultivar of San Francisco's local species of Ceanothus. Robust shrub to 10' tall and wide. |
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Cercis occidentalis | Redbud | |||
 Spectacularly blooming small tree/shrub that needs some inland valley heat to bloom well (not for the beach) and a place to get deep roots into groundwater somehow. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soaproot | |||
 Fragrant native lily blooms in the gloaming and early evening. Profuse flower displays. A completely drought-tolerant plant in full sun with good drainage. Native Californians roasted the bulbs for food (but only the inner core is edible); also the whole bulbs function well as field soap (hence the common name). |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (9) | super cone | $ 8.00 | ||
| Chrysolepis chrysophylla | Chinquapin | Santa Cruz County | ||
 A chestnut relative with handsome evergreen leaves and tasty nuts (if you can beat the squirrels to them). Use two pairs of pliers with welding gloves to extract the nutmeat from its spiky shell. This gorgeous, slow-growing, and rarely available tree likes acidic, well-drained soil. |
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| (2) | 9" tree band | $ 20.00 | ||
| Clarkia davyi | Farewell to Spring | Peninsula | ||
 Trailing coastal bluff species of this late-spring blooming annual - good for hanging baskets. |
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| (66) | stubby cone | $ 2.50 | ||
| Clarkia spp. | Farewell to Spring | Marin Headlands | ||
 An easy and fast-growing annual with a late and prolific bloom. Probably Clarkia rubicunda. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia | Colusa Co. | ||
 Big lacy pink tongued flowers on an upright plant. An easy and fast-growing annual with a late and prolific bloom. |
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| (68) | plugs | $ 1.50 | ||
| Clematis lasiantha | Pipestems | |||
 Beautiful vigorous vine. This species is more drought tolerant and has single larger flowers, as pictured. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 15.00 | ||
| (1) | $ 14.00 | |||
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Virgin's Bower | |||
 Grows along streams and has many flowers in close clusters. Photo is C. lasiantha. |
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| (2) | 10" tree band | $ 14.00 | ||
| (7) | 9" tree band | $ 9.00 | ||
| Collinsia heterophylla | Chinese Houses | |||
 Beautiful annual wildflower, easy from seed, blooms reliably in part shade. Spectacular flowers up to a foot tall will re-seed for a colorful and recurring display year after year. |
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| (13) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 6.00 | ||
| (2) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 30.00 | ||
| Coreopsis gigantea | Giant Coreopsis | Southern CA | ||
 Giant Coreopsis grows to 8-foot with a stout tree-like trunk and produces dozens of large showy sunflowers. It grows along the coast from LA north and on the Channel Islands. |
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| (1) | 2 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| (8) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Cornus glabrata | Brown Dogwood | |||
 Fast to establish in well-watered habitats, the deciduous brown dogwood has smooth attractive foliage that draws a wide variety of wildlife. More compact and tidy than other native dogwoods, this is an excellent choice for fall color in the garden. |
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| (10) | tree pot | $ 22.00 | ||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-twig Dogwood | |||
 Large shrub with flat umbels of attractive white flowers in summer. Gorgeous leaves and bark turns beautiful shades of red and yellow in winter. Deciduous, reaches 12 ft tall and wide. Fast growing. Likes wet areas, but is surprisingly drought tolerant. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 16.00 | ||
| status: large tree form | ||||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis 'Skyline Dwarf' | Red-twig Dogwood 'Skyline Dwarf' | |||
| Nice compact form of the red-twig dogwood stays 7 feet tall and wide. |
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| (5) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Corylus cornuta | Hazel | |||
 Hazel trees look great in the dappled understory of a larger canopy, often growing as a multi-trunk with a fountain shape. Nuts are tasty and edible but other critters usually get them first. The wide translucent mint-shaped leaves will catch and hold any available light; after the fall drop, they make a rich mulch. Usually wider than tall (6 to 10 feet), this tree grows more compact when wind-clipped. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| (2) | 2 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| (1) | 15 gal | $ 120.00 | ||
| Cupressus abramsiana | Santa Cruz Cypress | Butano Ridge | ||
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Cupressus bakeri | Modoc Cypress | So Cal | ||
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Cupressus forbesii | Tecate Cypress | So Cal, Baja | ||
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 20.00 | ||
| Cupressus macnabiana | MacNab Cypress | N. Sac. Valley | ||
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Delphinium nudicaule | Red Larkspur | Santa Cruz Mtns. | ||
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| (0) | 5" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Delphinium variegatum | Royal Larkspur | Santa Cruz Mtns. | ||
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| (8) | 5" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Dendromecon hartfordii | Island Bush Poppy | |||
 Coastal island form does well in San Francisco. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Dichelostemma capitatum | Blue Dicks | San Rafael | ||
 Gorgeous summer dry grassland bulb, these bloom earlier than Tritelieia. |
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| (4) | bulbs | $ 10.00 | ||
| Disporum smithii | Fairy Bells | |||
 This has a larger flower than hookeri. Probably needs more moisture. Disporum has been changed to Prosartes. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii | Shooting Stars | |||
 Beautiful spring ephemeral wildflower for meadows & rock gardens. Requires dry summer dormancy. |
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| (2) | 5" tree band | $ 14.00 | ||
| Dudleya brittonii 'Baja Mar Green' | Dudleya | Baja | ||
 Green form of this large, extra drought-tolerant species from Baja between Rosarito & Ensenada: can be grown in a clay pot and never watered. Flower stems are red; flowers themselves are pale yellow. Full sun will turn the leaf tips red. Over many decades, they mature into 3-foot stalks like miniature Joshua Trees. |
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| (19) | 3" rose pot | $ 5.00 | ||
| (7) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Dudleya caespitosa | Sea Lettuce | Monterey | ||
 Narrow leaves and yellow flowers gradually increase in size. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Dudleya cymosa | Canyon Liveforever | |||
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Dudleya farinosa | North Coast Dudleya | Orizaba Outcrop, SF | ||
 Mix of green and silver in the same population. |
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| (98) | 3" rose pot | $ 8.00 | ||
| Dudleya farinosa.. | North Coast Dudleya | |||
| Mix of green and silver in the same population. |
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| (2) | 2" rose pot | $ 3.00 | ||
| (4) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Dudleya lanceolata | Lance-leafed Liveforever | So. Cal. | ||
| Narrow leaves and orange flowers gradually increase in size. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Epilobium canum | California Fuchsia | |||
 CA fuchsia blooms in October, a welcome source of color in the fall landscape. It retains attractive silvery low growing foliage year round and spreads by the root. Can be mowed in the winter to keep tidy. |
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| (19) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Epipactis giganteum | Stream Orchid | |||
 Summer blooming streamside orchid. Easy to grow with some water the clumps will just keep growing. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Epipactis giganteum 'Serpentine Night' | Black Stream Orchid | |||
 This popular cultivar has a blackish blue color to the leaves. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Ericameria ericoides | Mock Heather | |||
 A local Bay Area beauty, Ericameria grows in sand dunes and other dry, sharp-draining soils. A 3-4' perennial covered in bright yellow flowers for the summer. |
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| (7) | 2 gal | $ 25.00 | ||
| Erigeron glaucus | Seaside Daisy | Bay Area | ||
 Common reliable native groundcover, drought tolerant, needs some sun. |
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| (29) | 1 gal | $ 12.50 | ||
| Eriogonum grande rubescens | Rosy Buckwheat | San Miguel Island | ||
 Similar in form to our local coast buckwheat but with beautiful rosy colored flowers. Easy care for sunny well drained spots to 12 inches high and 2 feet wide. |
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| (21) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| (4) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Eriogonum latifolium | Coast Buckwheat | |||
 Our common local low growing species. Great for butterfly nectar! Brown seed heads add interest through late summer. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.50 | ||
| (48) | 2" rose pot | $ 3.00 | ||
| Eriogonum umbellatum | Shasta Sulfur Buckwheat | |||
 Perennial with bright yellow flowers for bees & butterflies. Sun & good drainage. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Eriophyllum lanatum | Spreading Wooly Sunflower | |||
 Found in dry areas. It grows between 6-12” tall and forms a dense, wooly mat of fragrant, silver foliage. It also produces hundreds of 1” golden daisies from early May till the end of June |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Eriophyllum lanatum 'Siskiyou' | Spreading Wooly Sunflower | |||
| This is the ground hugging form of our soft wooded fast growing coastal sage scrub denizen from the Sonoma Coast, which provides wonderful yellow sunflowers in summer. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Eriophyllum stachaedifolium | Lizard Tail | |||
 With beautiful silvery-blueish-green foliage and a bright yellow bloom in summer, Lizard Tail is a distinguished member of the local Franciscan flora. Grows in time into a sprawling evergreen perennial/shrub 30" tall and 5 feet wide; excellent wildlife habitat and good for erosion control in disturbed areas. Easy in the garden with full sun, little water, and good drainage. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Eryngium aristulatum | Jepson's Button Celery | East Bay | ||
 Curious wetland/vernal pool perennial with spiky blue flower. |
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| (4) | super cone | $ 8.00 | ||
| Erysimum capitatum. | Western Wallflower | |||
 Yellow wallflower that brightens the dry sunny slopes of Mount Diablo and other local natural areas. |
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| (13) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Erysimum franciscanum | Franciscan wallflower | |||
 This bright, fragrant, and rare denizen of San Francisco's open spaces (Twin Peaks, Mount Davidson, Bernal Hill, and others) makes a charming addition to the mixed flower bed. White flowers, enchanting scent, and the irresistable solidarity of bolstering populations of local endangered species. An uncommon local perennial 1-2 feet tall with fragrant yellow- to cream-colored flowers, found on serpentine outcrops and occasionally in coastal dunes. In the garden, it likes full sun and requires excellent drainage. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Erysimum spp. | Western Wallflower | |||
| Orange-flowered species (not as pictured). |
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| (3) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | |||
 We usually have a couple on hand in case someone doesn't already have them. |
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| (98) | seed packets | $ 5.00 | ||
| (11) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 5.00 | ||
| (0) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 22.50 | ||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Flat-topped Goldenrod | |||
 Local wetland species. Good yellow color in shade or sun. up to 4 ft tall. hardy and drought tolerant but prefers lots of water in winter. |
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| (14) | 9" tree band | $ 5.00 | ||
| Festuca californica | California Fescue | |||
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| (26) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Festuca rubra 'Point Molate' | Molate Fescue | Point Molate, Richmond | ||
 The Point Molate form of red fescue is more drought tolerant than typical Red Fescue, more silvery blue colored with a bit wider, more upright leaf and starts growing earlier in the winter rather than waiting for spring. This is an excellent lawn alternative. Looks better tall so if you mow, do it in March when it can still recover for a natural look. |
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| (60) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Forestiera pubescens | Desert Olive | Mines rd. Alameda Co. | ||
 Deciduous shrub from desert washes, fairly unusual in the Bay Area, easy to grow. Makes small yellow flowers and little olive-like fruits. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 5 gal | $ 23.00 | ||
| (1) | 2 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Fragaria chiloensis | Beach Strawberry | |||
 Forms a thick groundcover, easy and tough even dog tolerant. Beach Strawberry can be distinguished from Wood Strawberry by it's glossy thicker more leathery leaves. |
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| (15) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor' | Spreading Flannel Bush | |||
 This hybrid with ssp. decumbens gets about 3 feet tall & 8 feet wide producing wide yellow flowers throughout the summer. More garden tolerant than most but requires good drainage & deep infrequent watering the first year, no direct summer water after that. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 17.00 | ||
| status: decumbens hybrid | ||||
| Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset' | Flannel Bush | |||
 Large hybrid of mexicanum & californicum to 20 ft or more.
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Gaultheria shallon | Salal | |||
 Elegant groundcover or low shrub for partial shade, salal has luscious green leaves ringed with a hint of red, and the deep red branches so distinctive in the Erica family, with the same fine clusters of gorgeous urn-shaped blossoms one finds on manzanita and madrone. Salal grows wild on Mount Davidson (San Francisco) and in coastal conditions from Santa Barbara to Alaska. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Gilia capitata | Globe Gilia | |||
 Beautiful blue flowers attract bees, reseeds readily. Can get up to 18 inches in fertile soil. |
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| (2) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.00 | ||
| (15) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 6.00 | ||
| (2) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 33.00 | ||
| (4) | 4" pot | $ 3.00 | ||
| (0) | 2 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Grindelia stricta ssp. venulosa | Spreading Gumplant | Bay Area | ||
 Prostrate form with big leathery leaves. AKA G. stricta platyphylla or G. latifolia. |
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| (92) | stubby cone | $ 2.50 | ||
| Helenium puburulum | Sneezeweed | Bay Area | ||
Tall inside-out orange daisy. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Heracleum lanatum | Cow Parsnip | |||
 Huge perennial with flat topped white flowers and loads of seed for birds. Cut them back or knock them over in late summer or fall. This is one of a few 'megaherbs' - shrub sized but dies back to the ground in winter. |
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| (2) | super cone | $ 8.00 | ||
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | |||
 One of California's most deeply emblematic species, Toyon is a large shrub to medium tree with evergreen foliage, a big white bloom in summer, and abundant red berries in December (hence the alternative common name "Christmas Berry"). Excellent as a hedgerow or other screen, but also wonderful as a specimen plant or focal point in the garden. One of the best native species to attract birds and other beneficial wildlife. |
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| (4) | 10 gal | $ 100.00 | ||
| (10) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi | Hairy Goldenaster | San Bruno Mtn. | ||
 An extraordinary groundcover for full sun; lovely silver-grey foliage with velvet texture and cheerful yellow flowers. Completely drought-tolerant and a good butterfly plant. This is a local selection from San Bruno Mountain. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Heuchera 'Canyon Delight' | Coral Bells | |||
 Hybrid with compact green leaves and magenta pink flowers. |
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| (12) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Heuchera 'Santa Ana Cardinal' | Coral Bells | |||
 Compact green leaves with deep red flowers. Hybrid between the Arizona species H. sanguinea and southern California Island species H. maxima. |
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| (8) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Heuchera maxima | Giant Island Alumroot | Islands | ||
 Big lush evergreen perennial for dry shade or sun on the coast with a little water. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Heuchera micrantha | Coral Bells | Bay Area | ||
 Our local Heuchera has a small size to 12 inches and white flowers. A charming deer resistant plant for dry shade. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Hibiscus lasiocarpus | California Hibiscus | sacramento river basin | ||
 This is a rare and endangered wetland species. heart-shaped velvety leaves and beautiful red hibiscus flowers. plant grows back larger each year given the right conditions - wet. |
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| (18) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Hoita macrostachya | Leather Root | East Bay | ||
 Wetland perennial with purple summer pea flowers on 4-foot sprawling stems. Winter dormant. |
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| (2) | 4" pot | $ 7.00 | ||
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray | |||
 A gorgeous and adaptable shrub for both sun or shade, Ocean Spray has fine scalloped leaves, a prolific and frothy white bloom, and the ability to thrive under conditions of garden water or total drought. |
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| (3) | 15 gal | $ 120.00 | ||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | California Meadow Barley | East Bay | ||
 A loose spreading rather than bunching grass for seasonally inundated conditions like bio-swales. Charming seed heads. |
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| (126) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| (190) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Horkelia californica | Horkelia | San Francisco | ||
 Good groundcover for neglected sunny rocky spot. Interesting musky fragrance when stepped on. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Iris 'Canyon Snow' | White Douglas Iris | |||
 Large abundant pure white flowers on this Pacific coast hybrid selection. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Iris douglasiana blue-purple hybrids | Douglas Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids | |||
 Blackish purple hybrid, a true blue with white stripes, deep blue purple, all with wide petals. |
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| (25) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Iris douglasiana PCH | Douglas Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids | |||
 A beautiful flower and thick dark leaves. Great for erosion, part sun or full shade. Pacific coast hybrids from Strybing. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Iris macrosiphon 'Mt. Madonna' | Long-tubed Iris | Santa Clara Co. | ||
 A lovely, compact, and local form of the drought-tolerant long-tubed iris, with gorgeous striations of color on the blossom. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Juncus patens 'Elk Blue' | Blue Rush | |||
 Handsome blue-leaved selection of this common clumping wetland grass although it does fine without water given reasonably deep soil it makes nice evergreen clumps to 2 feet. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown Headed Rush | |||
 Similar to xiphiodes but a bit narrower and considerably shorter. |
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| (27) | 9" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Juncus xiphioides | Iris-leaved Rush | |||
| Interesting, sculptural 'grass' that gets about 2 ft tall, likes sun and lots of water. Can grow in very shallow containers or birdbaths. |
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| (79) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.00 | ||
| Koeleria macrantha | June Grass | Bay Area | ||
 A medium-size bunchgrass with an effervescent habit -- the light-green blades seem to lift themselves into the breeze. Lovely seedheads are held tight, like stalks of wheat. A local, desirable, beautiful, highly emblematic Bay Area grass. |
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| (39) | 2" rose pot | $ 3.00 | ||
| Layia platyglossa | Tidy Tips | Colusa Co. | ||
 Small yellow and white annual. |
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| (70) | plugs | $ 1.50 | ||
| (5) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.00 | ||
| status: potted up 3-3-12 | ||||
| (2) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 75.00 | ||
| (16) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 8.00 | ||
| Lessingia filaginifolia var. californica | California Beach Aster | |||
 Spreading form of this beautiful late summer bloomer makes the bees & butterflies happy. The name has been changed to Corethrogyne filaginifolia. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Leymus triticoides | Creeping Wildrye | |||
Big bold spreading grass with blue-green leaf but this selection is more green. Good for bio-swales and filling in large areas. |
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| (47) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.50 | ||
| Lomatium californicum | California Celery | San Mateo Co | ||
 Broad leathery ornamental leaves distinguish this perenial dryland parsley relative which provides food for Anise Swallowtail butterfly larvae & flowers for many beneficial insects. |
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| (18) | 10" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| Lonicera hispidula | Creeping Honeysuckle | |||
 Grows as a creeping, understory plant similar to symphoricarpos in dry shade or can grow up as a tall vine with age or water. Nice reddish leaves. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Lonicera involucrata | Twinberry | Butte County | ||
 Northern foothills form with yellow flowers and red berries. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 25.00 | ||
| Lotus scoparius | Deerbroom | |||
 Yellow-flowering butterfly plant, an early-succession species in disturbed habitats that fixes nitrogen in the soil. A great starter or companion plant when reclaiming a vacant lot with native plants. The name has been changed to Acmispon glaber :-( |
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| (2) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| Lupinus albifrons | Silver Lupine | |||
 The caterpillar food plant of San Francisco's rare and endangered Mission Blue butterfly, Silver Lupine grows 3-4 feet tall with feathery silver foliage and a heavy summer bloom of bright blue blossoms. A proven favorite for low maintenance, wildlife attraction, and unparalleled beauty. |
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| (0) | plugs | $ 1.50 | ||
| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Lupinus albifrons var. collinus | Silver Lupine | Alameda County | ||
 This is the low-growing form of Silver Bush Lupine, found on Twin Peaks and other open spaces in San Francisco, another host plant for the endangered Mission Blue butterfly. |
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| (0) | $ 12.00 | |||
| Lupinus bicolor | ||||
| Annual, small species. | ||||
| (6) | 5" tree band | $ 5.00 | ||
| Lupinus chamissonis | Chamisso's lupine | |||
This sand-lover grows natively at Baker Beach in the Presidio and elsewhere in the dunes and strands of coastal California. 4' tall with silvery leaves and profuse flowers of soft violet to blue. |
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| (0) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| (17) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp aspleniflolius | Fernleaf Catalina Ironwood | |||
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| (4) | 15 gal | $ 130.00 | ||
| Madia elegans ssp. densifolia | Showy Tarweed | |||
 Big annual: yellow flowers with red markings. Walking through a large field of these will turn your jeans oily though the fragrance is not bad. Abundant seeds are edible. Tarweeds are considered a weed to range managers; a wildflower to hikers, bees and birds - an oily nuisance to bush-whackers. |
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| (90) | plugs | $ 1.50 | ||
| Malacothamnus palmeri var. lucianus | Devil's, Palmer's, Bushmallow | Arroyo Seco | ||
 Fast-growing, many-branched tree covered with fuzzy green leaves and bright pink blossoms throughout the year. Hummingbird magnet. Similar to Lavatera assurgentiflora |
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| (1) | 15 gal | $ 125.00 | ||
| status: potted up 9-2-11 | ||||
| (2) | 10" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| Melica californica | Oniongrass | Bay Area | ||
 My favorite grass. Glistens in the sun and dances in the breeze. Likes sun and sharp draining rocky soils, and will go dormant in summer but still has an attractive golden silvery seed heads until the rains. Fresh growth makes a beautiiful fine textured clump. |
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| (10) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| (177) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Melica imperfecta | Coast Range Oniongrass | |||
 A densely tufted perennial bunchgrass with luscious new growth in spring leading to gorgeous silvery inflorescence. Good for erosion control and once an important forage for elk (but most good native stands now wiped out by overgrazing). |
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| (13) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Mimulus 'Cream' | Sticky Monkey Flower | |||
 A delectable cultivar of sticky monkey flower, Mimulus "Cream' gives a bounty of buttery white flowers throughout the summer. Loves full sun and little water; requires good drainage. |
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| (8) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| (1) | 5 gal | $ 28.00 | ||
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkey Flower | |||
 Standard Bay Area orange flower as pictured. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (16) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 6.00 | ||
| Mimulus cardinalis 'Santa Cruz Island Gold' | Golden Channel Islands Monkeyflower | Seed from Santa Cruz Island via Tilden Botanical G | ||
 This is the golden-flowering form of the (usually) scarlet monkeyflower. A wetland species, it needs garden water to be happy in cultivation. Grown from seed collected by Glenn Keator and introduced into the trade by the Tilden Botanical Garden. |
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| (1) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Monardella odoratissima | Mountain Pennyroyal | Sierra | ||
 A climbing pennyroyal that also spreads by runners, this smaller-leafed specimen has the sweetest smelling foliage of them all. |
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| (2) | 10" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| (0) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Monardella villosa | Coyote Mint | |||
 A semi-woody shrub/perennial that fits in the Coastal Sage Scrub habitat similar to Sticky Monkeyflower but a bit smaller. The fragrance of the delicate leaves is minty but a bit skunky. |
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| (290) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Monardella villosa. | Coyote Mint | San Francisco | ||
| The local San Francisco form of the attractive perennial coyote mint. Leaves have a fuzzy texture and broad curvature; nice big bloomer; wonderful aroma. |
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| (1) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | |||
 Large clumping grass makes balls of leaves to 3 feet and spikes of flowers beyond. Generally occurs neer water but drought tolerant in gardens. |
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| (111) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.50 | ||
| Myrica californica | Pacific Wax Myrtle | |||
 A handsome and fast-growing evergreen to 18 feet or more, adaptable to sun or shade, with bursts of new growth in lustrous light green set off against mature foliage of darker hue and waxier texture. Excellent when sheared as a hedge (it responds well to cutting) or pruned into a specimen tree by thinning the bushy branches to reveal their forking architecture. A proud community member of redwood forests and mixed oak woodlands in the Bay Area. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| (1) | 15 gal | $ 110.00 | ||
| Nassella cernua | Nodding Needle Grass | |||
 Similar to purple needlegrass. |
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| (170) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Nassella lepida | Foothill Needle Grass | |||
This species is smaller than Purple Needle grass, more suitable for a small garden. Beatiful shimmering in the wind, backlit. |
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| (4) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.00 | ||
| Nassella pulchra | Purple Needle Grass | East Bay Hills | ||
| The official state grass (and formerly known to old-school native plant aficionados as Stipa pulchra), purple needlegrass is a wild and wooly bunchgrass suitable for meadows and pastures. The long purple florets look lovely swaying in the breeze, but don't plant them too near a path, where they will likely flop over and block traffic. |
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| (157) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Nemophila maculata | Five-spot | |||
 Annual wildflower similar to Baby Blue-eyes but white with blue spots. |
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| (2) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 36.00 | ||
| (16) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 6.00 | ||
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes | |||
 Easy carpets of baby-blue for the bees. |
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| (1) | 1/2 lb seed | $ 36.00 | ||
| (14) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 6.00 | ||
| Oemleria cerasiformis | Osoberry | |||
 This deciduous shrub produces buckets of tasty berries for critters though they are mostly seed. A proud member of the native habitat garden. Osoberry are dioecious; you need a male and female plant to set seed. We've tagged several as male and have not noticed any females as of spring 2012. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| status: male | ||||
| (6) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima | Hooker's Evening Primrose | |||
 Tall, vigorous, covered in yellow blossoms! This free-seeding freebooter comes up everywhere it wants to. Hummingbirds like it. AKA Oenothera hookeri |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 8.00 | ||
| (4) | 4" pot | $ 5.00 | ||
| (15) | 1/2 oz seed | $ 7.50 | ||
| Osmorhiza chilensis | Sweet Cicely | East Bay | ||
 A little woodland fennel relative with sweet anise flavored young seed pods. |
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| (14) | super cone | $ 8.00 | ||
| Oxalis oregana 'Tilden Pink' | Redwood Sorrel | |||
 This selection from Tilden has extra deep pink flowers. Redwood Sorrel is not like the invasive weedy Bermuda Buttercups Oxalis but is a slowly spreading Redwood forest species with purplish leaves that can be nibbled for the sour flavor. |
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| (1) | 4" pot | $ 6.00 | ||
| Oxalis oregana 'White' | Redwood Sorrel | |||
| A pure white flowered form. This is not like the invasive weedy Bermuda Buttercups Oxalis but is a slowly spreading Redwood forest species with white to pink flowers and purplish leaves that can be nibbled for the sour flavor. |
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| (17) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet Bugler | |||
 Hummingbird bliss for the rock garden. 2-4' tall. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 15.00 | ||
| Penstemon eatonii | Firecracker Penstemon | So. Cal. | ||
 A dry-loving member of the sagebrush scrub, this showy penstemon loves full sun and is prized by the discerning horticulturalist for its tall scarlet flower spikes. |
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| (15) | 10" tree band | $ 14.00 | ||
| Penstemon grinnellii | Grinnell's Beardtongue | |||
 Similar to P. spectabilis, the large lavender flower has hairs inside which explain the common name Beardtongue. Makes an 18" bush - needs good drainage and summer dormancy. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 15.00 | ||
| Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs' | Foothill Penstemon | |||
 Beautiful blue flowers with a touch of pink. This variety is quite tolerant of drought or garden watering. Narrow leaves on a woody well-branched plant 1-3 ft. tall with dense bud clusters on the upper stems bursting into a vivid floral display of luscious blue. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| status: cercis | ||||
| Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP' | Foothill Penstemon | |||
| Beautiful blue flowers with a little more pink than most. This variety is quite tolerant of drought or garden watering. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Penstemon | |||
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Goldenback Fern | |||
 Petite wiry jewel with velvety silver or gold back side of leaves. Let it go completely dormant in the dry season and provide perfect drainage. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Perideridia californica | California Yampah | Mt Diablo | ||
 Endemic to California, this species has a more intricate leaf. Marvelous Anise Swallowtail butterfly larval food plant. No native plant garden should be without a few of these. Any conditions, grows up to 3 feet, then cut back to the base. |
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| (2) | tree pot | $ 20.00 | ||
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Tansy-leafed Scorpionplant | |||
 Elegant blue upright annual that drives bees crazy. |
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| (24) | 5" tree band | $ 4.00 | ||
| status: potted up 3-16-12 | ||||
| (39) | 5" tree band | $ 4.00 | ||
| status: potted up 3-3-12 | ||||
| (0) | plugs | $ 1.50 | ||
| Philadelphus lewisii | Mock Orange | |||
 Deciduous shrub with sweetly fragrant white flowers. Large vase shape. This species is native to California's northern mountainous regions. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Phyla nodiflora | Lippia | Tesla, Alameda County | ||
 Tiny ground hugging plant, thought of as weedy but very useful between stepping stones in harsh conditions. All sorts of insects are drawn to the flowers of this verbena relative. AKA Capeweed, Creeping Lip Plant, Frog-Fruit, Frog's Bit, Licorice Verbena, Turkey Tangle Frogfruit, Condamine Couch, Creeping Vervain, Matgrass and more worldwide. |
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| (12) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Physocarpus capitatus (prostrate) | Ninebark groundcover | San Bruno Mountain | ||
 Low form of the wonderful deciduous shrub; this one stays less than 2 feet tall, with the same lush green foliage (in season) and a white bloom of clustered rose flowers; likes garden water but will thrive on north-facing slopes without and tolerates poor drainage. |
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| (24) | 5" tree band | $ 7.00 | ||
| Pinus lambertiana | Sugar Pine | |||
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 25.00 | ||
| status: very small 2-24-12 | ||||
| Pinus muricata | Bishop Pine | |||
 Beautiful closed-cone pine species of ancient origins with fast-growing multi-stemmed candelabra of fresh growth in shades of luminescent light green against the darker greens of the older branches. Good focal specimen in the garden. |
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| (5) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Pinus sabiniana | Gray Pine | |||
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 16.00 | ||
| Plantago subnuda | Tall Coastal Plantain | East Bay | ||
 Good coastal wildlife species with a rosette of fleshy stemless leaves and small green-brown flowers on dense 1-foot spikes. An important larval host plant for butterflies. AKA goose tongue. |
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| (6) | 4" pot | $ 5.00 | ||
| status: potted up 10-7-11 but fast | ||||
| Platanus racemosa | Western sycamore | Cull Canyon | ||
 Fast-growing deciduous tree, often found in riparian zones. |
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| (2) | 10" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| Poa secunda | Pine Bluegrass | East Bay | ||
Beautiful fine textured small bunchgrass. Goes dormant in the dry season. AKA Poa scabrella. |
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| (140) | plugs | $ 1.00 | ||
| Polygonum paronychia | Dune Knotweed | San Francisco | ||
 Low-growing easy and fine needle-leafed dune plant. In the garden it doesn't need sand, just sun, where it swiftly forms a tight mat for a fast and attractive drought-tolerant groundcover. |
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| (39) | 5" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Polystichum munitum | Sword Fern | |||
 A rugged and robust evergreen fern 2-4 feet tall with numerous fronds, common in damp woodlands below 2500 ft. Easy, beautiful, and bold in the garden. |
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| (7) | 1 gal | $ 13.50 | ||
| (3) | 15 gal | $ 120.00 | ||
| Populus tremuloides | Aspen | |||
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 24.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-3-12 | ||||
| Ptelea crenulata | California Hoptree | Mt. Diablo | ||
 Interesting large deciduous shrub from the citrus family with glossy citrus scented leaves. |
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| (1) | 2 gal | $ 25.00 | ||
| Quercus agrifolia | Coast live oak | San Mateo Co | ||
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| (19) | 9" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Quercus chrysolepis | Canyon Live Oak or Goldencup Oak | Bay Area | ||
 The goldencup, a mid-sized oak usually less than 50 feet tall, has gorgeous leaves dusted underneath with gold, and nice fat acorns nestled in wooly bowl-shaped caps.
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| (7) | tree pot | $ 25.00 | ||
| (17) | 9" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Quercus douglasii | Blue oak | |||
 The blue oak earns its common name from the tint of its exquisite deciduous foliage, particularly when the beautiful new growth emerges in early spring. The tree can reach 20-60 feet tall, growing in thin soils or from crevices between rocks, and it is an important member of many old-growth oak groves in the east bay and elsewhere. |
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| (3) | tree pot 2 | $ 30.00 | ||
| (2) | tree pot | $ 25.00 | ||
| (2) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Quercus kellogii | ||||
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| (4) | 9" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| Quercus wislizenii | Interior live oak | Mendocino Co | ||
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Similar to Coast Live Oak, for hotter, drier areas. |
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| (9) | tree pot | $ 18.00 | ||
| Ranunculus californica | California Buttercup | Bay Area | ||
 Nice addition to a wildflower meadow for February flowers, then recedes in summer. Seasonally damp east slopes with Dodecatheon. Makes a great long lasting cut flower! |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Rhamnus californica 'Leatherleaf' | Coffeeberry | |||
 Distinctive large dark leathery leaves resemble a Rhododendron. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno' | Coffeeberry | San Mateo Co. | ||
 Smaller leaves and a more dense compact habit than the common wild form. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Rhamnus californica 'Sea View' | Dwarf Coffeeberry | |||
| Low growing form to 2 feet high and twice as wide. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Rhododendron macrophyllum | Rosebay | |||
 Our evergreen Rhododenrdon, a large slow growing shrub with big glossy leaves and a bold pink bloom. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 30.00 | ||
| (5) | 2 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Rhododendron occidentale | Western Azalea | |||
 A secret treasure from the sunny margins of the redwood forest and other moist environments, the western azalea has the most fragrant flowers of any rhododendron we know. Around 15 feet tall at maturity; spectacular bloom through spring and summer; winter deciduous. |
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| (0) | 1/2 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 5 gal | $ 60.00 | ||
| (6) | 2 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Rhus integrifolia | Lemonadeberry | Coastal So. Cal. | ||
 Glossy evergreen glosssy leafed shrub 3-10 foot tall and wide, compared to Rhus ovata, this one does better in coastal conditions but still drought tolerant. The fruit makes a nice lemonade flavored extract. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Ribes 'White Icicle' | ||||
 Gorgeous white-blooming cultivar of Ribes sanguineum, wide habit, tolerates sun or shade, winter-deciduous but among the very first plants to bloom (in Janurary or February). |
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| (0) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | |||
 This one needs some shade and/or moisture and has a more upright form than the similar R. quercetorum
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ribes californicum | Hillside Gooseberry | |||
 Very prickly, nice fall color. |
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 30.00 | ||
| Ribes malvaceum | Chapparal Currant | |||
 The best flowering currant for the Bay Area. More drought tolerant, dense growing and sun loving than sanguineum. |
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| (2) | 2 gal | $ 24.00 | ||
| (0) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Ribes malvaceum 'Barrie Coate' | Chapparal Currant | |||
 Deep red selection. |
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| (13) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum | Flowering Currant | |||
 A spectacular deciduous shrub that blooms in February with long pink tassels, flowering currant can reach 10 feet tall and wide. It loves both sun and shade, grows quickly, and ranks among the most easy and adaptable favorites in the garden for both man and bird. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum. | Flowering Currant | Claremont | ||
 A spectacular deciduous shrub that blooms in February with long pink tassels, flowering currant can reach 10 feet tall and wide. It loves both sun and shade, grows quickly, and ranks among the most easy and adaptable favorites in the garden for both man and bird. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Ribes viburnifolium | Catalina Perfume | Catalina Island | ||
 More of a groundcover than a vine but distinct from all the shrub form Ribes. Glossy green leaves thrive in dry shade. |
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| (4) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Romneya coulteri | Matileja Poppy | |||
 Also called Fried Egg Plant because of the yellow center and white petals, this vigorous specimen is best on a dry south-facing slope where its 8-foot flower stalks won't flop over onto the path. Spreads readily from fast-running rhizomes. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Salvia 'Bee's Bliss' | ||||
Aromatic and drought-tolerant mounding/spreading groundcover with silvery leaves and a bold blue blossom. |
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| (0) | 5" tree band | $ 5.00 | ||
| Salvia 'Dara's Choice' | cultivar of Sonoma sage | |||
 'Dara's Choice' is likely S. sonomensis x S. clevelandii. Grows with an arching habit to 3 feet high and 6 feet wide, an excellent bloomer. Bright green leaves, striking blue flower. |
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| (4) | 9" tree band | $ 9.00 | ||
| Salvia apiana | White Sage | So. Cal. | ||
 Silver foliage with a strong and wonderful scent, small white flowers on dramatic tall stalks. Once prized by native Americans for burning as ceremonial incense in "smudge rituals." |
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| (2) | 4" pot | $ 7.00 | ||
| Salvia brandegei | Brandegee Sage | Santa Rosa Island | ||
 Similar to our local Salvia mellifera (Black Sage) but with smaller green leaves and beautiful blue flowers. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman' | Winifred Gilman Sage | |||
 Handsome clevelandii selection with showy deep blue flowers, reddish stems and a sweet fragrance. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Salvia mellifera | Black sage | |||
 Hardy, wind- and drought-tolerant |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Salvia sonomensis 'Nefertierra Jade' | Green Sonoma Sage | Sonoma County | ||
 Lovely green-foliage form of the easy and aromatic spreader for dry conditions and full sun. Beautiful blue flowers in spring and early summer. |
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| (0) | 10" tree band | $ 12.00 | ||
| Salvia spathacea | Hummingbird Sage | San Bruno Mountain | ||
 The local strain of the aromatic perennial that grows wild along the coast from Orange County to San Francisco, this one comes from San Bruno Mountain and thrives on exposed north-facing slopes, or in the dry duff under oaks. Creeps from a rhizome, sends up arrow-shaped leaves with the a delicious pineapple fragrance and gives robust pink blossoms attracting hummingbirds. See the star appearance of Salvia spathacea in the Locals Only story on Bernal Hill. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 15.00 | ||
| Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | |||
 Very fast growing wetland shrub to 20 ft. Can be cut to the ground annually to keep neat appearance. Great very close to a water feature where it can dip its roots into the water. Large umbels of white flowers followed by stunning red berries which are poisonous to people but loved by birds. |
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| (2) | 9" tree band | $ 9.00 | ||
| Satureja douglasii | Yerba Buena | |||
 This fast-growing minty groundcover with the heavenly fragrance once covered large swaths of the Bay Area, giving its Spanish name Yerba Buena ("good herb") to the original pueblo that later became San Francisco. A delightful, medicinal, and iconic choice from our local flora that deserves a spot in every garden. |
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| (10) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (36) | 3" rose pot | $ 6.00 | ||
| Scirpus spp. | Tule | |||
 Large Bullrush to six feet tall, of the tule fogs & marshes of the Central Valley and any CA pond or wet container. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (7) | 9" tree band | $ 9.00 | ||
| (0) | tree pot | $ 18.00 | ||
| Scoliopus bigelovii | Fetid Adder's Tongue | Santa Cruz Mtns | ||
 A shady understory lily from the moist redwood forests. |
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| (4) | 5" tree band | $ 10.00 | ||
| Sedum spathulifolium | Stonecrop | |||
 A lovely creeping succulent, easy to grow in full sun and drought, native to the Bay Area. The bright yellow blooms in summer attract the rare and endangered San Bruno Elfin and numerous other butterflies. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' | Stonecrop | |||
 This variety has a silvery blue leaf. |
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| (10) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Selaginella bigelovii | Spike Moss | San Benito Co. | ||
 Tough coarse moss grows in open seasonally damp rocky spots with sharp drainage. |
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| (11) | 2-3/4" pot | $ 7.00 | ||
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | Sierra Bigtree | |||
 These Redwoods make enormous tree trunks in the Sierra foothills. Not as tall as Coast Redwoods but more massive. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 16.00 | ||
| Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata | Point Reyes Checkerbloom | |||
 An uncommon plant from freshwater marshes at Point Reyes (and into Sonoma and Mendocino counties), this easy and beautiful groundcover for wet areas is listed as an endangered species by the CNPS. It spreads quickly when planted in the ground, and (with flowing fresh water) gives a bounty of pink flowers throughout the summer. In a pot, it makes attractive trailing stems with reddish leaves but no flowers. |
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| (5) | 9" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Silene vericunda ssp vericunda | San Francisco Campion | |||
 Rare carnation relative for sunny rock garden conditions. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Sisyrinchium bellum 'Arroyo de la Cruz' | Blue-Eyed Grass | |||
 Hardy cultivar of the miniature iris relative, largely drought-tolerant with cheerful blue flowers throughout the spring and summer. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Sisyrinchium bellum 'Rocky Point' | Blue-Eyed Grass | |||
| Petite and attractive member of the iris family, largely drought-tolerant with cheerful blue flowers throughout the spring and summer. This variety is more compact and tidy than the straight species, thus prized by horticulture. |
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| (8) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Sisyrinchium californicum | Yellow-eyed Grass | |||
 Named "californicum" for the Golden State, this iris relative likes moist streambanks and only opens its flowers in full sun. Easy in those conditions; goes dormant in winter. |
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| (9) | 1 gal | $ 10.00 | ||
| Smilacina racemosa | Fat Solomon Seal | |||
 Fragrant and large. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Solanum umbelliferum | Blue Witch, Nightshade | East Bay | ||
 Upright to 3 ft. Grows in shade of other plants and trees. Large blue flowers with enough winter water. Can bloom year-round when happy. |
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| (1) | $ 14.00 | |||
| Solanum xantii | Blue Witch | Big Sur | ||
 Silvery leafed species with more spreading habit. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (5) | 4" pot | $ 8.00 | ||
| Solidago spathulata | Coast Goldenrod | Bay Area | ||
Low growing coastal species of Goldenrod makes a neat basal clump of leaves. Easy to grow, with yellow flowers in late summer. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Sphaeralcea fulva-'La Luna' | Desert Globemallow | |||
 White flowered low growing desert mallow. Sort of a prostrate hollyhocks. |
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| (8) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | |||
 Grows in alkalai seeps and makes big fascinating feathery flower heads. |
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| (50) | 2" rose pot | $ 2.50 | ||
| Styrax officionalis | Snowbell Bush | |||
 Small delicate deciduous tree/shrub with fragrant snowdrop blossoms. Looks similar to Cercis/Redbud in leaf. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| (2) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | |||
 Such an adaptable plant, this small shrub is perfect for filling in the background, but actually very charming in the foreground too. Foliage looks shimmering and delicate, yet stands up to tough conditions. Deciduous. |
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| (19) | 9" tree band | $ 9.00 | ||
| (8) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Tanacetum camphoratum | Dune Tansy | |||
 A silver ferny-leafed dune plant with yellow flowers, this former champion of the Franciscan flora spreads rapidly by rhizomes but is threatened in the wild by habitat destruction. It makes a strong statement of local ecological solidarity in the garden. |
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| (44) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Thalictrum fendleri | Meadowrue | |||
 Charming perennial for part shade with some moisture. These are dioecious so you'll need a male and female plant to set seed. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| status: male | ||||
| (4) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| status: var. polycarpum, female | ||||
| Torreya californica | California Nutmeg | Tilden | ||
 A California endemic, this slow-growing tree puts on about a foot a year (up to 140 feet) with horizontal branches and aromatic wood. The seeds were a highly esteemed foodstuff of California Indians and will attract numerous birds and other wildlife. Torreya are dioecious; you need a male and female plant to set seed, and these have not been sexed. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-3-12 | ||||
| Toxicodendron diversilobum | Poison Oak | |||
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| (6) | 5" tree band | $ 6.00 | ||
| Trichostema lanatum | Wooly Blue Curls | |||
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| (2) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Triteleia laxa | Ithuriel's Spear | |||
 Gorgeous blue summer flowers from an edible bulb. This is authentic local stock salvaged from a construction site near Dolores Park (San Francisco) just ahead of the bulldozers. Triteleia are best to dig when dormant in early fall but they can be transplanted with some soil in winter when the roots are short and the leaves begin to shoot. Call for availability and details. |
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| (38) | 5" tree band | $ 8.00 | ||
| Triteleia peduncularis | Marsh Triteleia | |||
| White flowered wetland-loving bulb. |
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| (8) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Umbellularia californica | California Bay Laurel | |||
 Slow growing very large tree that can be kept pruned and neat. Grows well in containers. Fragrant leaves can be used in cooking but you need much less than European bay. |
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| (1) | 15 gal | $ 100.00 | ||
| status: potted up 4-30-12 | ||||
| (14) | tree pot | $ 25.00 | ||
| (3) | 5 gal | $ 45.00 | ||
| Vaccinium ovatum | Evergreen Huckleberry | |||
 Succulent winedark berries (reputedly the tastiest of all native berries) emerging from the distinctive vase-shaped ericaceous flower, and luscious red new foliage maturing into deep shades of green -- behold the textural symphony of California huckleberry. Extremely adaptable to sun or shade, water or drought, wind or fog, this is a long favorite of savvy gardeners. Try planting it in an old tree stump, and watch it propsper! |
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| (7) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Vancouveria planipetala | Redwood Ivy | |||
 Delicate Redwood forest perennial, evergreen in mild climates, spreads by rhizomes. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Verbena lilacina 'De la Mina' | Lilac Verbena | Cedros Island Baja | ||
 Evergreen perennial from sand dunes on an island off Baja to 2 feet with showy fragrant flowers that attract butterflies. Can bloom almost year round on the coast. Drought tolerant unlike our local wetland species. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | $ 12.00 | ||
| Vitis californica x vinifera | Wild Grape | Russian River | ||
 A fabulous hybrid selection of the fast-growing California wild grape, 'Russian River' halds it's red fall leaves longer than Roger's Red. The grapes are not edible but birds adore them and will flock to this plant. Train it up a fence or into a tree, or let it scramble horizontally to make a good seasonal groundcover and excellent quail habitat. Deciduous. Genetic tests have shown this is a cross between our native grape and the European wine grape cultivar 'Alicante Bouchet'. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Vitis californica x vinifera 'Roger's Red' | Wild Grape | |||
| A fabulous hybrid selection of the fast-growing California wild grape, 'Roger's Red' puts on the most spectacular show of fall foliage. The grapes are not edible but birds adore them and will flock to this plant. Train it up a fence or into a tree, or let it scramble horizontally to make a good seasonal groundcover and excellent quail habitat. Deciduous. Genetic tests have shown this is a cross between our native grape and the European wine grape cultivar 'Alicante Bouchet'. |
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| (2) | 5 gal | $ 40.00 | ||
| Woodwardia fimbriata | Giant Chain Fern | |||
 Beautiful, LARGE fern given adequate water. can take sun or shade. does not like to dry out. do not fertilize. Drought tolerant when established but occurs naturally in seeps.
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| (3) | 5 gal | $ 35.00 | ||
| Wyethia angustifolia | Mule's-ears | |||
 An abundant low-growing sunflower, Wyethia punctuates the red chert hills of San Francisco's Bayview Hill with cheerful yellow blooms. Grown from seed collected locally. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 18.00 | ||
| Xerophyllum tenax | Beargrass | |||
 Spectacular lily relative from mountainous areas, looks like a big elegant clump of grass till it blooms. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 30.00 | ||
| Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree | |||
 Desert tree form yucca. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| Yucca whipplei | Our Lord's Candle | |||
| A rosette of long succulent pointed leaves up to three feet long. The bloom shows it is a lily relative. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
| (5) | 1 gal | $ 14.00 | ||
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