| Acaena pinnatifida var. californica | Pacific Acaena | Twin Peaks, San Francisco | ||
 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) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Acer circinatum | Vine Maple | |||
 4 to 20 ft. tall. Likes partial shade. Very similar to Japanese Maple. |
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| (12) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| (1) | B&B - 4-5 foot stem | 210.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| (2) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| status: potted up 6-12-10 | ||||
| (1) | B&B - 7-8 foot stem | 390.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| Acer macrophyllum | Big-leaf Maple | |||
 Gorgeous, large, fast-growing deciduous tree. 30 to 100 ft. tall. Sun to part shade. |
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| (2) | 3 gal | 18.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-4-10 | ||||
| (25) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| (1) | 10" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 4-9-10 | ||||
| (10) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| Acer negundo | Box Elder | Napa Co, Napa River | ||
 Multistem shrub or small tree, 6-18 ft. high. Moist to fairly dry slopes and canyons. |
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| (6) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-12-10 | ||||
| (3) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| 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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| (100) | 1 gal | 8.70 | ||
| status: special order,1 week | ||||
| Achlys triphylla | Vanilla Leaf | |||
 Looks like a trillium but with a different shaped leaf. Same redwood forest conditions. The flower is a simple white spike. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 20.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 20.00 | ||
| status: small 3-16-10 | ||||
| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Chamise | Santa Cruz Mtns. | ||
 A common component of chaparral, chamise is evergreen and drought tolerant, a good choice as a low-maintenance shrub for neglectful or low-irrigation gardeners. Older specimens can become dry and flammable; not recommended for planting near house. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-23-10 | ||||
| (6) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Adiantum aleuticum | Five-finger Fern | |||
 Elegant fern for deep shade requires regular moisture, normally found in the spray of waterfalls and dripping wet cliffs in the forest. Up to 2 1/2 ft. tall. Formerly Adiantum pedatum. Native to greater Bay Area. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Adiantum jordanii | Maidenhair Fern | |||
 Elegant fern which normally tolerates going dormant in dry summer conditions. Lovely delicate fronds like the leaves of a ginko. Partial to full shade. Native to San Francisco, Angel Island, the East Bay hills, and other local regions. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| 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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| (20) | 5 gal | 25.00 | ||
| (5) | 5 gal | 60.00 | ||
| status: apparently a dwarf form | ||||
| (1) | 15 gal | 150.00 | ||
| Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Lake County | ||
 A dainty short lived perennial normally growing on river banks with an attractive seed head. Reseeds readily. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| (0) | 100 plugs | 100.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| (0) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Agrostis hallii | Hall's Bentgrass | Marin | ||
 Similar to Agrostis pallens but with wider leaves and spreads more vigorously. |
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| (1) | 9" tree band | 9.00 | ||
| Agrostis pallens | Thingrass | East Bay Hills | ||
 A sprawling spreading grass with attractive flowers, often found scrambling up shrubs but makes a nice thick meadow grass too. |
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| (20) | bare root | 5.00 | ||
| Allium spp. | Wild Onion | |||
 Pink flowered dryland species from a bay area CNPS sale. A. dichlamydeum probably. |
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| (0) | 12.00 | |||
| Allium unifolium | One-leaf onion | Coast Ranges | ||
 One of the most striking of the California native onions, Allium unifolium produces dense heads of clear pink flowers from late Spring to mid-Summer. It is found in the wild only in the Coast Ranges. The long, thick rhizomes that grow annually from these bulbs are very unusual for North American species (also happens with A. glandulosum and A. rhizomatum, which are nonetheless not closely related). |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (8) | 4" pot | 9.00 | ||
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Tilden | ||
 A fast-growing tree to 70 feet, red alder thrives in riparian zones and other wet habitats, esp. after logging or a fire. The roots fix nitrogen in the soil, making this a valuable member of the ecosystem. Red alder wood is valuable for timber and often used for interior finishing, also to smoke meats and fish. |
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| (3) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Serviceberry | |||
 Deciduous shrub to small tree with showy white flowers in spring, tasty fruit in summer. |
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| (6) | 10" tree band | 15.00 | ||
| Amelanchier alnifolia 'Martin' | Serviceberry | |||
| Deciduous shrub to small tree with showy white flowers in spring, tasty fruit in summer. This cultivar is selected for the quality of it's edible fruit. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-1-10 | ||||
| (5) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-1-10 reserved | ||||
| Amelanchier utahensis | Serviceberry | Bay Area | ||
 Deciduous shrub with showy white flowers in spring, tasty fruit in summer. This is our local species accustomed to dry summers. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (9) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| Anaphalis margaritaceae | Pearly Everlasting | Bay Area | ||
 What a wonderful and appropriate common name. Pearly Everlasting has silver leaves and white pearl-like "flowers" (actually bracts). Very attractive to insects and other benficial wildlife, and appear like dried flowers even when fresh. Anaphalis does not have the maple syrup fragrance of some of the related Gnaphaliums, but it is the larger more substantial species of Everlasting. Spreads by runners underground, with luscious green shoots in spring and an abundant bloomer throughout the summer. |
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| (36) | 9" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Anemone multifida | Globe Anemone | T. Payne Soc. | ||
 Rare in California, the delicate creamy flowers of globe anemone punctuate open gravelly slopes of sub-alpine elevation. Wonderful in the rock garden. The botanical name is Greek for "flowers shaken by the wind," and indeed in time the breezes will blow away the petals to reveal the handsome and distinctive pods. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Anemopsis californica | Yerba Mansa | |||
 Winter dormant wetland perennial with curious flowers like white sea anenomes. Forming a colony via runners like a strawberry, this good fast groundcover grows best when the mother plant can get her roots into fresh running water like a seep or spring. Native Americans used the fragrant foliage of yerba mansa to treat diseases of the skin and blood. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (4) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| (8) | 9" tree band | 9.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-15-10 | ||||
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy Pussypaws | Colorado | ||
 Nice silvery alpine ground-hugging perennial for rock gardens. The long-lasting pink flowers rise 4 inches above fuzzy white leaves. An extremely easy specimen that thrives on benign neglect. |
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| (0) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| Antirrhinum multiflorum | Rose Snapdragon | Alameda Co. | ||
 This exquisite and hardy perennial brightens any garden with a long profuse bloom of purplish flowers. It loves full sun and a regimen of little to no supplemental water. We propagated our entire stock from a single cutting taken on Mines Road in Alameda County. |
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| (0) | 9" tree band | 10.00 | ||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Indian hemp | |||
 A robust 4-foot shrub, generally in moist places, with smooth bay-shaped leaves and small white flowers. Used by Indians for rope and basket-weaving, this plant also contains the alkaloid Harmalol, a reversible MAO-inhibitor; the genus is Greek for "Dog-Be-Gone" and refers to its ancient use as a dog poison. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| 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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| (18) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Aquilegia pubescens | Strybing Arboretum | |||
 Native to the central Sierra Nevada mountains, at middle to high elevations, it looks very much like a more delicate version of a hybrid garden columbine. Larger, all yellow flowers with longer, more delicate spurs. This plant performs fine throughout most of California and thrives under garden conditions. Because this plant grows in higher, moister situations, it does better with part shade and regular water at lower elevations. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Arabis blepharophylla | Coast Rock Cress | Bay Area | ||
 A charming and edible cress with a bright pink bloom to 1 foot high, Arabis blepharophylla grows wild on Twin Peaks and other natural areas in the Bay Area. It is listed as uncommon by the Jepson Manual, mostly due to habitat loss. A suitable candidate for the grassland meadow, the rock garden, or even a mixed perennial bed. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Aralia californica | Elk Clover | |||
 A striking 3- to 9-ft. deciduous shrub for moist and shaded areas, elk clover grows Jurassic leaves more than three feet long and blooms in a bold galaxy of white star-shaped flowers that draw droves of hungry butterlies. Native to the greater Bay Area, this is the only California native in the Ginseng family. The root was used by Native Americans topically for skin ailments. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 20.00 | ||
| Arbutus menziesii | Pacific Madrone | |||
 15 to 120 ft. high, widely branched evergreen tree. 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 heavy, rich soil. Native to the greater Bay Area. We can brokered in more of these.
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| (0) | 1 gal | 22.00 | ||
| (4) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-13-10 | ||||
| (0) | 5 gal | 50.00 | ||
| (20) | 2-3/4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' | John Dourley Manzanita | |||
 This is a medium-sized manzanita very similar to pajaroensis which thrives in garden conditions - including clay. Grows 3-5 ft high and 5-7 ft wide.Small and very colorful new leaves. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist' | ||||
 Nice low mounding manzanita with erect branching habit. Grey-green leaves. 2-3 ft. high and 6-10 ft. wide. |
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| (3) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' | Sunset Manzanita | Monterey County | ||
 Natural hybrid of Arctostaphylos hookerii X pajaroensis is more compact, less leggy and more drought tolerant than Pajaro. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (14) | 2" rose pot | 6.00 | ||
| (1) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos auriculata | Diablo Manzanita | Mount Diablo | ||
 This handsome 4-14 foot manzanita is a study in paradox: rugged leaves that feel like velvet, and a trunk of gnarled red branches like an architectural fractal. An endemic treasure of the East Bay, this species grows wild on Mount Diablo and no place else on earth. |
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| (1) | bare root | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos columbiana | Hairy Manzanita | Tilden | ||
Among the largest manzanitas, a fine specimen to 20-25 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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| (1) | 15 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. rosei | Brittleleaf Manzanita | Brotherhood Way, SF | ||
 An old-school San Francisco native, this gorgeous six-foot shrub once thrived in the sand dunes along Brotherhood Way near Lake Merced; it is now rare and endangered. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| 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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| (0) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: special order, please call before ordering | ||||
| (6) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 38.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson' | Bronze Mat Manzanita | Central Coast | ||
 This is a low grower, spreading to 6 ft with small felty round leaves flushing bronze in new growth. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur' | ||||
 Lush groundcover for coastal conditions. Like uva-ursi but leaves more felty with pink tones in the new growth. Tolerates clay & heavy water if well drained. Lovely spilling over walls. |
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| (9) | 9" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| (2) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (4) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (13) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor' | Monterey Manzanita | |||
 2 ft. high shrubby ground cover spreading to 6 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. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos hookerii ssp. franciscana | Franciscan Manzanita | San Francisco | ||
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| (0) | 1 gal | 18.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos imbricata ssp. imbricata | San Bruno Mountain manzanita | Strybing | ||
 This is the rare prostrate manzanita found in the wild only on San Bruno Mountain. A lovely groundcover to 8" tall with dense clasping leaves and compact flower clusters, it is one of our most prized local endemics and a proud specimen for the native plant garden. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' | Doctor Hurd's Manzanita | |||
 Here's the one your mother warned you about: tall, dark, and handsome, a 6 to 12 ft. shrub to small tree with long crooked branches, smooth reddish bark, and large bright evergreen leaves. Highly seductive. The leaf extract of the Arctostaphylos species has anti-microbal qualities and the berries are edible.
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| (0) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| (0) | 15 gal | 130.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| Arctostaphylos montaraensis | Montara 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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| (7) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| 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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| (3) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted 5-12-10 | ||||
| Arctostaphylos nummularia | Glossy Leaf Manzanita | |||
 An evergreen shrub, 2' tall, with small, dark green leaves with reddish tips. A very nice manzanita if you live near the ocean. It grows in old acid sand dunes in the central coast ranges and has drought tolerance in its range, but inland you should give it some afternoon shade. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos pajaroensis | Paradise Manzanita | |||
 Amazing color of new coppery leaves. To 6-ft. but usually 3-ft. and spreading to 12-ft but upright branches. Needs some care or gets leggy, can be pruned. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos pumila | Sandmat Manzanita | |||
 An endangered endemic from the sand dunes of Monterey Bay, this gorgeous manzanita grows around 30" tall with greyish-green foliage the texture of fine velvet; new growth is touched with crimson on the edges. Its tight habit and attractive coloration make this an outstanding choice for a small city garden, especially in the sandy soils it prefers. |
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| (12) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 2" rose pot | 6.00 | ||
| 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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| (0) | 5 gal | 45.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| (2) | 9" tree band | 16.00 | ||
| 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 | ||
| (1) | 2 gal | 25.00 | ||
| status: potted 5-12-10 | ||||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos specimens | large specimen Manzanitas | Sierra Foothils | ||
 6 to 20 ft. tall & wide. There are two species, Arctostaphylos manzanita is greener leafed, Arctostaphylos viscida is more silvery. Perhaps Arctostaphylos × helleri [myrtifolia × viscida]. Can only be dug in spring or winter, you can come choose the ones you want in the field, south of Sacramento. Delivery is roughly the price of a 48" box specimen. |
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| (10) | 48" box | 1,450.00 | ||
| status: call or email for details, seasonal availability | ||||
| (10) | 60" box | 2,850.00 | ||
| status: call or email for details, seasonal availability | ||||
| (10) | 72" box | 4,600.00 | ||
| status: call or email for details, seasonal availability | ||||
| (10) | 96" box | 10,400.00 | ||
| status: call or email for details, seasonal availability | ||||
| (10) | 84" box | 8,650.00 | ||
| status: call or email for details, seasonal availability | ||||
| Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea | Lake Merced Brittleleaf Manzanita | Brotherhood Way, SF | ||
 An old-school San Francisco native, this gorgeous six-foot shrub once thrived in the sand dunes along Brotherhood Way near Lake Merced; it is now rare and endangered in this region. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. subcordata | Subcordate Manzanita | Tilden | ||
 A lovely and uncommon manzanita from Santa Cruz Island, up to 8 feet tall, with smooth red bark and finely tomentose (hairs less than 1 mm) twigs and leaves. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| 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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| (3) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Arctostaphylos viridissima 'White Cloud' | White Cloud Whitehair Manzanita | Santa Cruz Island | ||
 The uncommon whitehair manzanita reaches 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide; the cultivar 'White Cloud' was selected by Bert Johnson for its profuse snowy-white flowers and dense, glossy, dark green leaves. He grew it from a cutting taken on the island in 1979. This is a vigorous and rampant grower for us. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (2) | 9" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-12-10 | ||||
| (2) | 2 gal | 30.00 | ||
| 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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| (5) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia' | Sea Thrift | |||
 Purple-leafed form with deep magenta flowers & fine texture. |
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| (92) | 2" rose pot | 2.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Armeria maritima ssp. californica | Sea Thrift | |||
 This is a slightly different subspecies from Sonoma Coast with larger leaves & taller flowers. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Armeria maritima white | White Sea Thrift | |||
 Grass-like perennial groundcover with cheerful white flowers on 6" stems. Likes full sun and little water once established. Easy to multiply by divisions. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Artemisia californica | Coastal Sage | |||
 Evergreen shrub, 1.5 to 4ft. high. Very fragrant greyish-blue foliage. Full sun. Coastal scrub. Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Artemisia californica 'Canyon Grey' | Coastal Sage | |||
 Evergreen shrub. This is the ground hugging form. Very fragrant greyish-blue foliage. Full sun. Coastal scrub. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 16.00 | ||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Mugwort | |||
 1 to 4ft. high with serrated leaves. Tolerates part shade. Mugwort is usually found at streamsides, often well above the stream in loose clumps offering soft fragrant foliage among the Roses, Wildryes and Snowberry. Chaparral and Grassland. Native to San Francisco and greater Bay Area. Mugwort has many traditional medicinal uses such as treating colds and fevers and calming nerves. |
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| (3) | bare root | 5.00 | ||
| Artemisia douglasiana 'Silver Surfer' | Mugwort | |||
 Silver-leafed selection. Mugwort is usually found at streamsides, often well above the stream in loose clumps offering soft fragrant foliage among the Roses, Wildryes and Snowberry. Mugwort has many traditional medicinal uses. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Artemisia pycnocephala | Beach Sagewort | |||
 Very reliable in garden conditions, low grower with silver leaves and no fragrance, flowers inconspicuous but foliage gorgeous. Prefers sun and sandy soil. Wild form is a little taller. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' | Beach Sagewort | |||
| Very reliable in garden conditions, low grower with silver leaves and no fragrance, flowers inconspicuous but foliage gorgeous. Prefers sun and sandy soil. |
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| (6) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Artemisia tridentata | Great Basin Sagebrush | So Cal | ||
 Three foot silvery fragrant shrub, native to the high desert but does well in Bay Area gardens & looks a LOT nicer than you might think. Photo is different species but gives the general idea. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Asarum caudatum | Wild Ginger | |||
 Lush groundcover from redwood forests and mixed evergreen woodlands. Likes deep shade, with aromatic leaves and intriguing red flowers like orchids, usually hidden beneath leaves. Native to greater Bay Area. The Indians used these roots as a soothing digestive tea, similar to common ginger. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| (100) | 1 gal | 8.70 | ||
| status: special order, 1 week | ||||
| Asarum lemmonii | Lemon's Wild Ginger | |||
| Smaller-leafed form of the easy groundcover for shade; a pipevine relative. | ||||
| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (27) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-13-10 | ||||
| Aster chilensis | California Aster | |||
 A lovely and fast-spreading native aster with lavender ray flowers and a golden center. A guaranteed magnet for butterflies & beneficial insects. Plant in full sun. May grow invasive in the garden. |
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| (20) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Aster chilensis (dwarf) | Dwarf California Aster | Tilden | ||
 Low-growing form of our native aster with lavender petals and golden center. A guaranteed magnet for butterflies & beneficial insects. Some varieties can be invasive in the garden but we believe this one is reasonable. |
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| (6) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri | Brewer's Saltbush | |||
 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, locally native to the Bay Area, that tolerates harsh soils & poor drainage. -Pete, Paul & KK |
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| (6) | 10" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| (3) | 9" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis | Coyote Brush | Napa Co | ||
 Normal wild shrub form. |
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| (0) | 9" tree band | 8.50 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' | Dwarf Coyote Brush | |||
| Dwarf form. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| 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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| (55) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks' | Dwarf Coyote Brush | |||
| Dwarf form. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia) | Oregon Grape | |||
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| (0) | 5 gal | 30.00 | ||
| Berberis fremontii (Mahonia) | Desert Mahonia | |||
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| (1) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Berberis nevinii | So Cal | |||
A rare endemic with rigid, multi branched, upright stems growing 6-12' in height and width. Young leaves have distinctive chartreuse color maturing to bluish-green. Generous fragrant bloomer in spring; golden flowers followed by translucent red to orange berries. Very attractive to birds. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 13.50 | ||
| Berberis pinnata (Mahonia) | California holly grape | |||
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| (2) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| Berberis repens (Mahonia) | Prostrate barberry | |||
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| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: cut back 1-5-10 | ||||
| Betula occidentalis | Water Birch | |||
 Normally a multi-stemmed shrub with brown birch bark but we have one trained up as a tall single stem tree. |
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| (1) | 15 gal | 120.00 | ||
| Bloomeria crocea | Golden stars | |||
 Easy to grow yellow flower. |
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| (1) | 2 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | |||
 Warm season bunchgrass sometimes called eyelash grass. |
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| (1) | 5" tree band | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| 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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| (18) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| 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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| (4) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Calamagrostis nutkaensis. | Pacific Reedgrass | |||
| 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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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-18-10 | ||||
| (2) | 10" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Calandrinia ciliata | Red Maids | |||
 Pretty bright magenta-red wildflower. These need hot sun, usually in a flat meadow in harsh soils. Seeds from this plant composed the primary ingredient of Pinole, the staple foodstuff of Miwok and other California Indians. |
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| (5) | 1/2 oz seed | 15.00 | ||
| (1) | seed packets | 5.00 | ||
| Calocedrus decurrens | Incense Cedar | |||
 A large, fragrant, and beautiful evergreen tree that thrives in serpentine and other low-nutrient soils. Foliage can remain all the way to the ground, so it makes a beautiful large soft-edged hedge if you hand-clip back to the brown stems to shape. Shearing doesn't look right given the coarse open angular texture of the foliage and will cause the tips to turn brown for a while till they recover. |
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| (1) | 15 gal | 150.00 | ||
| (20) | 24" box | 250.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| (6) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| status: potted up from cuttings 12-17-09 | ||||
| (10) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up from cuttings 12-17-09 | ||||
| Calycanthus occidentalis | Western Spicebush | |||
 Sprawling 5-8 ft. high deciduous shrub with lush foliage and fragrant red flowers. Likes sun to part shade. |
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| (1) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| (2) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| status: call ahead to verify availability | ||||
| Calystegia purpurata | Western Morning Glory | Edgehill Mtn. SF | ||
 Our local Morning glory, these are not invasive like bindweed though they die back to a persistent stem each year and are hard to clean up, they have their place and charm. Nice as a groundcover in a meadow and useful hanging down steep slopes. |
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| (4) | 10" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 5" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up 07-16-10 | ||||
| Camassia cusickii | Cusick's Quamash | |||
 This species has a white flower. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Carex barbarae | Santa Barbara Sedge | East Bay | ||
 Big clumper that grows in creeks. |
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| (25) | 200 plug tray | 200.00 | ||
| 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, add these 200 plugs per box. |
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| (200) | 1 gal | 8.00 | ||
| status: minimum order applies; please call | ||||
| $40 for shipping per tray >(9) | 200 plug tray | 240.00 | ||
| status: less than 5 trays may have to wait up to a month, or $40 for shipping per tray | ||||
| (0) | 2" rose pot | 2.00 | ||
| (0) | 4" pot | 4.00 | ||
| $40 for shipping per tray >(400) | plugs | 1.20 | ||
| status: less than 5 trays may have to wait up to a month, or $40 for shipping per tray | ||||
| Carex pansa Shipping 200 plugs max. per box | ||||
| $40 per 200 plugs shipping. 3-day UPS and can't ship over the weekend so will go out Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. | ||||
| (94) | 200 plug tray | 40.00 | ||
| Carex praegracilis | Field Sedge | |||
 Very similar to Carex pansa but with a somewhat longer and narrower leaf, field sedge spreads by rhizomes to create a lovely evergreen tufted meadow. For shipping, add these 200 plugs per box. |
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| (6) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| 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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| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Carex praegracilis | Field Sedge | |||
| Very similar to Carex pansa but with a somewhat longer and narrower leaf, field sedge spreads by rhizomes to create a lovely evergreen tufted meadow. For shipping, add these 200 plugs per box. |
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| (141) | 200 plug tray | 200.00 | ||
| status: 5 tray minimum | ||||
| Carex sp. | Bonny Doon Sedge | Bonny Doon | ||
 This robust fast-growing sedge has lustrous light green leaves and thrives in cracks between rocks, sand dunes, and other challenging environments. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: divided 6-12-09 | ||||
| Carex tumulicola (C. divulsa) | Berkeley Sedge | |||
 Taxonomists have decided this plant was misidentified as Cal native; it is actually a European species. We no longer carry it. |
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| (0) | 0.00 | |||
| 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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| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' | California Lilac | |||
 Reliable 6-8' selection. |
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| (0) | 15 gal | 110.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| 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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| (0) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| (2) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' | California Lilac | |||
 Similar to Dark Star but a bit wider spreading. |
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| (50) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| 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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| (10) | 15 gal | 110.00 | ||
| status: call for availability, tree or shrub form | ||||
| (16) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: call for availability, tree or shrub form | ||||
| (1) | 24" box | 285.00 | ||
| status: call for availability tree form | ||||
| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (6) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 6-18-10 | ||||
| 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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| (2) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' | Point Reyes Ceanothus | Marin | ||
| Popular ground cover to 1 or 2 feet high and 6 feet wide with holly leaves, compact form and relatively deer resistant. Tolerates garden water but doesn't need much. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| Ceanothus gloriosus ssp. porrectus | Mount Vision Ceanothus | Point Reyes | ||
| The rare and endangered prostrate shrub, also called Prostrate Holly-leaved Ceanothus, endemic to the Inverness Ridge at Point Reyes, CA. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | 30.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 25.00 | ||
| status: one long branch to side mostly | ||||
| (6) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| 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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| (6) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-6-10 | ||||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' | California Lilac | |||
| A popular cultivar of our local species from Mendocino with nice compact growth 3 to 6 feet and handsome blue flowers. Garden tolerant.
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 30.00 | ||
| (0) | 15 gal | 110.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| (100) | 1 gal | 8.70 | ||
| status: special order, 1 week | ||||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus. | California Lilac | Bay Area | ||
| 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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| (4) | 5" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-6-10 small | ||||
| (97) | 1 gal | 8.70 | ||
| status: special order, 1 week | ||||
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonwillow | |||
 A vigorous water-loving shrub or small tree (6-30 ft.), deciduous, with distinctive reddish-gold new growth and an unusual flower like a white pufferfish. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted 5-12-10 | ||||
| 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) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| (1) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| Cercocarpus betuloides | Mountain mahogany | |||
 Large shrub to a small tree. Generally a chapparal component but I've seen one thrive next to a lawn for decades becoming a nice patio tree. |
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| (4) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| (9) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Cheilanthes covellei | ||||
 Uncommon fern for rocky, sunny, dry spots. Perfect for rock gardens. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 22.00 | ||
| (2) | 1 gal | 22.00 | ||
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soaproot | Marin | ||
 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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| (5) | 9" tree band | 10.00 | ||
| Chrysolepis chrysophylla | Chinquapin | Strybing | ||
 Chestnut relative with handsome evergreen leaves and tasty nuts if you can beat the squirrels to them and used two pairs of plyers with welding gloves to extract them. Likes acid well drained soil. |
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| (7) | 9" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-13-10 | ||||
| Claytonia sibirica | Candyflower | |||
 Attractive, shiny, fleshy, spatula-shaped leaves related to Miner's Lettuce. White to pink flowers are borne on racemes for a long period, or for as long as there is moisture, May through August generally. Reseeds! |
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| (3) | 2-3/4" pot | 3.00 | ||
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Virgin's Bower | |||
 Grows along streams and has many flowers in close clusters. Photo is C. lasiantha. |
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| (4) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| (8) | 9" tree band | 9.00 | ||
| status: potted 4-23-10 | ||||
| Clintonia andrewsiana | Red Clintonia | |||
 Amazing red flowers and bright blue fruit for the redwood forest garden. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 50.00 | ||
| Comarostaphylos diversifolia | Summer Holly | So. Cal. | ||
 Similar to Toyon but makes fruit in summer. More closely related to Arbutus, but looks more like Toyon. |
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| (1) | 1/2 gal | 15.00 | ||
| 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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| (2) | 5 gal | 45.00 | ||
| status: repotted 4-1-10 | ||||
| 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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| (15) | tree pot | 22.00 | ||
| (3) | tree pot | 22.00 | ||
| Cornus nutalii | Flowering Dogwood | |||
 Our native Flowering dogwood is the largest species with huge showy flowers. Culture is particular and slow. The 15 gallon plant available is a 10 year old specimen. |
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| (2) | 2 gal | 25.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-21-10 | ||||
| Cornus nutalii 'Eddie's White Wonder' | Flowering Dogwood | |||
| It's suspected that this is a hybrid with a more garden tolerant species. |
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| (0) | 15 gal | 200.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| 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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| (3) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 18.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Corylus cornuta | Hazel | |||
 Looks great in the under-story of large trees in groves of multi-trunk tree/shrubs in a fountain shape. Autumn leaves make a rich mulch. Nuts are tasty but few & other critters usually get them first. The wide translucent mint shaped leaves catch the light in dark shady forests. Grows compact when wind clipped in coastal scrub. |
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| (8) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| (1) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| (6) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| (8) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| Corylus cornuta 'red' | Hazel - red fall color | Lake County | ||
 This one has an uncommon red fall color! |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Crataegus douglasii | Douglas' Hawthorne | |||
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| (1) | 3" rose pot | 8.00 | ||
| Cupressus sargentii | Sargent cypress | Cedar Mountain, Alameda Co. | ||
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oat Grass | |||
 This grass is a sleeper. You might think it's a bit ratty & odd but it is tough & consistent and takes traffic easily. The clumps grow slowly with leaves that lay down flat so no need to mow other than the flower heads when they dry. |
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| (25) | 200 plug tray | 200.00 | ||
| Darlingtonia californica | California Pitcherplant | Mendocino | ||
 Uncommon carnivorous bog plant. |
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| (1) | 4" pot | 15.00 | ||
| Darmera peltata | Indian Rubarb | |||
 This is a wetland plant with attractive foliage that reaches 5 feet across per leaf; wonderful in a streamside wild setting but much smaller in a container. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 45.00 | ||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Presidio, SF | ||
 Local San Francisco form of the gorgeous mid-sized coastal bunchgrass with a light, tufted texture and showy bloom. The color on this selection is effervescent, even sublime. |
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| (65) | plugs | 1.20 | ||
| (10) | 1 gal | 9.00 | ||
| Deschampsia caespitosa. | Tufted Hairgrass | |||
| A gorgeous mid-sized coastal bunchgrass with a light, tufted texture and showy bloom. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: cut-back 3-9-09 | ||||
| (12) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| status: cut back hard 12-30-09 | ||||
| (1) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Dicentra formosa | Bleeding Heart | |||
 Seasonal groundcover with luscious ferny foliage in late winter through mid-summer and a heart-shaped pink blossom in spring. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| Dichelostemma capitatum | Blue Dicks | San Rafael | ||
 Gorgeous summer dry grassland bulb, these bloom earlier than Tritelieia. |
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| (0) | 9" tree band | 10.00 | ||
| Dichondra donelliana | California Ponysfoot | |||
 A good groundcover for open slopes and headlands, tight green mat with attractive foliage, flower inconspicuous. Fills in between bunch grasses, spreads by runners so don't use where you want it contained. |
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| (0) | bare root | 5.00 | ||
| Disporum hookeri | Fairy Bells | |||
 Our local species, fairly common on moist north hillsides with Smilacina and Trillium. |
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| (1) | 2 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| (3) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Disporum smithii | Fairy Bells | |||
 This has a larger flower than hookeri. Probably needs more moisture. |
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| (4) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| status: divided 12-17-09 | ||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii | Shooting Stars | |||
 Beautiful spring ephemeral wildflower for meadows & rock gardens. Requires dry summer dormancy. |
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| (1) | 4" pot | 12.00 | ||
| status: beginning to go dormant till next winter | ||||
| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Wood Fern | Marin | ||
 An excellent evergreen drought tolerant fern. As tough as Sword Fern but prettier, brighter green, lacier, somewhat smaller and has a shorter down time in winter. |
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| (0) | 3" rose pot | 12.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | 25.00 | ||
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | |||
 Fascinating species |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT - not for sale | ||||
| (3) | 4" pot | 9.00 | ||
| status: divided 8-18-10 | ||||
| (2) | 1 gal | 18.00 | ||
| status: divided 8-18-10 | ||||
| Dudleya cymosa | Canyon Liveforever | ||
| (2) | 1 gal | 10.00 | |
| Dudleya farinosa | North Coast Dudleya | Edgehill Mtn. SF | ||
 Mix of green and silver in the same population. |
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| (2) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| (10) | 4" pot | 8.00 | ||
| status: rooted 12-30-09 | ||||
| Dudleya hassei | Catalina Live-Forever | So Cal | ||
 Medium-sized southern Cal. species with silver sword leaves, develops smooth red stems with age. Easy to grow & spectacular. |
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| (0) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| (8) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Dudleya setchellii | Santa Clara Valley Dudleya | Coyote Ridge | ||
 Rare species with golden blossoms from rocky outcrops in the serpentine grasslands of Coyote Ridge near San Jose. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: STOCK PLANT- not for sale | ||||
| Elymus californicus | California Bottlebrush Grass | Bay Area | ||
 Elymus californicus spreads slightly from the base and has a tall delicate reflexing spike that gives it the bottlebrush name. It does well in dry shade under Redwoods, Douglas Fir, Oaks, and generally shady sites with filtered light. Don't overwater. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| Elymus glaucus | Blue Wild Rye | |||
 Tough, useful restoration species but doesn't do well in pots and is a short lived bunchgrass. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 8.00 | ||
| Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum | Fireweed | Sierra Nevada | ||
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Epilobium canum 'Carmen's Grey' | California Fuchsia | |||
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| (0) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| (0) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Epilobium septentrionale 'Select Mattole' | Humboldt County Fuchsia | |||
 An exquisite silver-leafed form. |
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| (5) | 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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| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (9) | 4" pot | 7.00 | ||
| status: divided 2-19-10 | ||||
| Epipactis giganteum 'Serpentine Night' | Black Stream Orchid | |||
 This popular cultivar has a blackish blue color to the leaves. |
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| (7) | 3" rose pot | 7.00 | ||
| Equisetum arvense | Giant Horsetail | |||
 This one makes fluffy quills like a horse tail. |
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| (65528) | bare root | 8.00 | ||
| Equisetum dwarf | Miniature Horsetail | |||
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| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Equisetum hymenale | Horsetail | |||
| This one just makes upright stems, no quills. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| (0) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Erigeron glaucus | Seaside Daisy | Bay Area | ||
 Common reliable native groundcover, drought tolerant, needs some sun. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 10.50 | ||
| (1) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Erigeron glaucus 'Cape Sebastian' | Seaside Daisy | |||
| Common reliable native groundcover, drought tolerant, needs some sun. |
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| (10) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Eriodictyon californicum | Yerba Santa | |||
Chapparal shrub to 3 ft. with sticky sweetly aromatic leaves. The botanic name is Greek for "California wooly net" (from the underside of the leaves) and the common name is Spanish for "sacred herb." Makes a good hikers chewing gum and the fiddleneck flowers are a favorite butterfly roost. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 18.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| Eriogonum parvifolium | Cliff Buckwheat | |||
 Compact pink flowered species. |
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| (2) | 4" pot | 4.00 | ||
| Eriogonum arborescens | Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat | |||
 This large wild buckwheat grows to six feet tall in full exposure to sun, storm, sea air, and drought. A heavy bloomer with handsome silvery leaves, it makes a bold statement of beauty and self-reliance in the garden. |
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| (0) | 2 gal | 25.00 | ||
| Eriogonum fasciculatum | California Buckwheat. | |||
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| (6) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-9-10 | ||||
| Eriogonum giganteum | St. Catherine's Lace | |||
 A giant wild buckwheat that supports all manner of butterflies and birds, St. Catherine's Lace grows wild on the Channel Islands but loves San Francisco weather and can reach 5 to 6 feet tall in full sun under conditions of total drought and neglect. |
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| (0) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (12) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Eriogonum latifolium | Coast Buckwheat | |||
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| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (0) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: F- watershed potted up 4-9-10 | ||||
| Eriogonum nudum | Naked Buckwheat | Marin | ||
 Dainty pink flowered local species. |
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| (2) | 10" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-9-10 | ||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum | Shasta Sulfur Buckwheat | |||
 Perennial with bright yellow flowers for bees & butterflies. Sun & good drainage. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum. v. bahiforme | Serpentine Sulfur Buckwheat | Plumas | ||
| Perennial with bright yellow flowers for bees & butterflies. Sun & good drainage. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum | Wooly Sunflower | |||
 This is a ground hugging form. |
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| (8) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| (13) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| 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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| (11) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Erysimum capitatum | Western wallflower | Mount Diablo | ||
 Yellow wallflower that brightens the dry sunny slopes of Mount Diablo and other local natural areas. |
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| (10) | 4" pot | 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) | 9" tree band | 9.00 | ||
| Erysimum franciscanum var. crassifolium | Dense-leafed Franciscan wallflower | |||
| A more densely-leafed varient of the Franciscan wallflower, generally with a bloom more yellow than cream. |
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| (55) | 2-3/4" pot | 5.00 | ||
| Erythronium tuolumnense | Fawn Lily | Sierras | ||
 This species has a yellow flower not the pink one pictured. It's a lovely woodland treasure. |
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| (1) | 1/2 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Erythronum spp | Pink Trout Lily | Oregon | ||
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| (1) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | |||
 We usually have a couple on hand in case someone doesn't already have them. |
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| (4) | 5" tree band | 0.00 | ||
| Euonymus occidentalis | Western Burning Bush | |||
 Interesting deciduous shrub for moist forest conditions. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| 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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| (1) | 1 gal | 8.00 | ||
| (16) | 9" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| Festuca californica | California Fescue | |||
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| (11) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| (0) | 100 plugs | 100.00 | ||
| status: special order, call for availability | ||||
| Festuca californica 'San Rafael Blue' | Silver-blue California Fescue | San Rafael | ||
| Beautiful silvery-blue form! A robust and drought-tolerant bunchgrass, great for dancing down lightly shaded slopes. |
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| (20) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | |||
 A useful and attractive fine textured densely tufted bunchgrass. Idaho Fescue is the dominant grass of many coastal meadows from the SF Bay area, north and in the mountains of the west. |
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| (40) | 100 plugs | 100.00 | ||
| status: order now for mid-november delivery | ||||
| Festuca idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' | ||||
 A gorgeous blue cultivar of the reliable Idaho fescue, among the Bay Area's best and most useful drought-tolerant bunchgrasses. Excellent as a color accent or deployed in quanitity as a coastal meadow. |
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| (10) | 2" rose pot | 3.00 | ||
| Festuca idahoensis. | Idaho Fescue | San Bruno Mtn. | ||
 This local form is not as silver as those commonly found in the nursery trade. It is a useful and attractive fine textured densely tufted bunchgrass. Idaho Fescue is the dominant grass of many coastal meadows from the SF Bay area, north and in the mountains of the west. |
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| (28) | 5" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | |||
 Beautiful soft fine textured grass which spreads by rhizomes to make a nice lumpy lawn with a little bit of watering and or light shade. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 0.00 | ||
| status: special order | ||||
| 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. Looks better tall so if you mow, do it in March when it can still recover for a natural look. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| status: special order | ||||
| (28) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| (43) | 100 plugs | 100.00 | ||
| status: may be a week or two for less than 10 trays | ||||
| (537) | 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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| (7) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (4) | 5 gal | 23.00 | ||
| (9) | tree pot 2 | 25.00 | ||
| 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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| (0) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| status: special order | ||||
| Fragaria vesca | Wood Strawberry | Edgehill, SF | ||
 A fast and easy groundcover for partial shade, the woodland strawberry gives wonderful white rose-flowers in the spring followed by a bounty of compact, tasty fruit. Soft velvety green leaves take on attractive shades of red when given less water and more sun. |
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| (6) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Fraxinus latifolia | Oregon ash | |||
 Beautiful fall color and an interesting yellowish green cast to this selection throughout the season. |
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| (2) | tree pot | 18.00 | ||
| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 3 gal | 24.00 | ||
| Fraxinus latifolia 'Pete's Gold' | Oregon ash | marin cty | ||
| Beautiful fall color and an interesting yellowish green cast to this selection throughout the season. -a selection by east bay wilds |
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| (1) | 15 gal | 125.00 | ||
| status: recovering from drying out 8-25-10 | ||||
| (3) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| Fraxinus oregana | Oregon ash | |||
 Beautiful fall color and an interesting yellowish green cast to this selection throughout the season. |
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| (1) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| (2) | 4" pot | 5.00 | ||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset' | Flannel Bush | |||
 Large hybrid of mexicanum & californicum to 20 ft or more.
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| (1) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Galvezia speciosa | Island Snapdragon | Catalalina Island | ||
 This lush and drought-tolerant vine will scramble up arbors, fences, and other landscape structures, swiftly covering them with dark green evergreen foliage and snapdragon blossoms of lipstick red. |
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| (12) | 10" tree band | 10.00 | ||
| status: potted up 8-13-10 | ||||
| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Garrya eliptica 'Evie' | Silk Tassel 'Evie' | |||
Evergreen shrub that grows more vertical to 8 or 10 feet and can be kept fairly narrow. Flowers are a bit shorter than the James Roof selection but more abundant & compact foliage. |
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| (2) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| Garrya eliptica 'James Roof' | James Roof Silk Tassel | |||
| The long-tasseled form most prized by horticulture, named for one of the greatest champions of the Franciscan flora. |
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| (0) | 15 gal | 100.00 | ||
| Garrya elliptica | Silk Tassel | |||
| Very similar to shrubby oaks for most of the year, Garrya puts on a show every January with a big winter bloom hanging from its branches like the silk tassels on graduates' caps. |
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| (1) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-9-10 | ||||
| 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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| (1) | 2 gal | 22.00 | ||
| (4) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| (10) | 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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| (24) | 1/2 oz seed | 15.00 | ||
| Gnaphalium ramosissimum. | Pink Everlasting | East Bay | ||
 Attractive pink flowers on a short lived biennial which reseeds readily. Good sand dune plant. This East Bay crop has the maple syrup fragrance, so perhaps it's californicum. |
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| (4) | stubby cone | 6.00 | ||
| Grindelia stricta | Gumplant | Bay Area | ||
 Local form with less wide flat leaves than ssp. venulosa. |
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| (9) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| Grindelia stricta ssp. venulosa | Point Reyes Gumplant | Marin | ||
| Prostrate form with big leathery leaves. AKA G. stricta platyphylla or G. latifolia. |
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| (7) | 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 lat summer or fall. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| 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" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| status: small 9-9-09 | ||||
| (7) | 5 gal | 40.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7/16/10 | ||||
| (6) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| status: small 12-30-09 | ||||
| (19) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold' | Toyon | |||
| Yellow-berried form. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| 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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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (10) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Heuchera 'Chiqui' | Chiqui Coral Bells | |||
 Compact green leaves with light peachy pink flowers. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Heuchera 'Santa Ana Cardinal' | Coral Bells | |||
 Compact green leaves with deep red flowers. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Heuchera maxima | Giant Island Alumroot | Islands | ||
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: special order, call to verify | ||||
| Heuchera micrantha 'Canyon Delight' | Coral Bells | |||
 Compact green leaves with magenta pink flowers. |
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| (1) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Heuchera rubescens var. alpicola | Pink Alumroot | Eastern Sierra. | ||
 A nice compact form with pink flowers Small leaves. drought tolerant. |
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| (1) | 4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| status: potted up 5-11-10 | ||||
| Hierochloe occidentalis | Vanilla Grass | Bay Area | ||
 Deep Redwood forest bunch grass with wide fragrant green leaves which does well in deep organic soils in the shade of conifers with slightly dry soils. |
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| (3) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| (5) | 4" pot | 7.00 | ||
| status: divided 5-3-10 | ||||
| (5) | 4" pot | 7.00 | ||
| Hoita macrostachya | Leather Root | East Bay | ||
 Wetland perennial with purple summer pea flowers on 4-foot sprawling stems. Winter dormant. |
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| (1) | 5 gal | 35.00 | ||
| (4) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray | Sonoma Co | ||
 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) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| (7) | 9" tree band | 9.00 | ||
| 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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| (19) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| Horkelia californica | Horkelia | San Francisco | ||
 Good groundcover for neglected sunny rocky spot. Interesting musky fragrance when stepped on. |
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| (7) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Horkelia californica. | California Horkelia | Eastern Alameda Co | ||
| Good groundcover for neglected sunny spot. Interesting musky fragrance when leaves are crushed. This form has a more silvery/felty foliage. |
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| (11) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| Horkelia californica. | Horkelia | Bay Area | ||
| Good groundcover for neglected sunny rocky spot. Interesting musky fragrance when stepped on. |
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| (20) | 5" tree band | 6.00 | ||
| status: cut back 9-14-09 | ||||
| Iris 'Mauvette' | PCH Iris | |||
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| Iris 'White' | White Douglas Iris | |||
| (40) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: call to verify availability | ||||
| Iris douglasiana 'Diamond Heights' | Douglas Iris | San Francisco | ||
 Lush deep green foliage and a beautiful spring bloom distinguish this gorgeous iris propagated from local stock in San Francisco. A perfect choice for the garden in partial shade. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (22) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| Iris douglasiana 'New Yellow' | Douglas Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids | |||
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| (0) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Iris douglasiana dark blue | Douglas Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids | |||
 Pure blue hybrid. |
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| (0) | 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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| (55) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| Iris macrosiphon | Long-tubed Iris | East Bay | ||
 Gorgeous deep blue with narrow leaves, picky rock garden culture. |
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| (1) | super cone | 14.00 | ||
| Iris macrosiphon 'Mt. Madonna' | Long-tubed Iris | Santa Clara Co. | ||
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| (2) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Juncus effusus | Rush | |||
 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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| (1) | 1 gal | 1.00 | ||
| (0) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| (8) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Juncus patens | Rush | |||
| 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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| (1) | 5 gal | 20.00 | ||
| (12) | 9" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| (45) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| status: Minimum order applies; please call | ||||
| (20) | 200 plug tray | 240.00 | ||
| status: call for availability | ||||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown Headed Rush | |||
 Similar to xiphiodes but a bit narrower and considerably shorter. |
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| (29) | 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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| (18) | 5" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| status: cut back 10-26-09 | ||||
| Keckiella cordifolia | Climbing Penstemon | |||
 A scandent scrambling plant growing into a lovely 3-4 foot thicket with sprays of red flowers in spring and summer. |
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| (2) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| 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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| (0) | 100 plugs | 100.00 | ||
| status: call to verify availability | ||||
| (16) | 5" tree band | 5.00 | ||
| status: divided 5-17-10 | ||||
| Lathyrus vestitus | Woodland Pea | Edgehill, San Francisco | ||
 Vine that thrives with no care, makes a nice pink flower. Good bank cover mix. |
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| (0) | seed packets | 0.00 | ||
| status: harvested 8-13-10 | ||||
| Lavatera assurgentiflora | Island tree mallow | |||
 Fast-growing, many-branched tree covered with bright pink blossoms throughout the year. Hummingbird magnet.Similar to Malacothamnus |
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| (2) | 2 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-15-10 | ||||
| Lepechinia calycina | Pitcher-sage | Marin | ||
 Fragrant upright plant with big floppy leaves. can be pruned severely often to keep a form. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 10" tree band | 18.00 | ||
| Lepechinia fragrans | Island Pitcher Sage | So. Cal. | ||
| Fragrant upright plant with big floppy leaves. can be pruned severely often to keep a form. We've heard this is a good substitute for sage in cooking. |
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| (1) | 10" tree band | 14.00 | ||
| (4) | 9" tree band | 10.00 | ||
| (3) | 5" tree band | 7.00 | ||
| (100) | 1 gal | 8.70 | ||
| status: special order, 1 week | ||||
| Lessingia filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet' | Silver Carpet Branching Beach Aster | Monterey Co. | ||
 Fast-growing groundcover with silvery foliage and a prolific late-summer bloom. A selection by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden horticulturist Carol Bornstein, collected from coastal bluffs exposed to ocean spray in Monterey County. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 6-25-10 | ||||
| Lewisia cotyledon | Cliff Maids | Tilden | ||
 A spectacular white- to pink-flowering plant with basal rosette of fleshy leaves and a deep taproot, this plant grows in rocky, sandy slopes and is an obvious choice for the rock garden. It needs full sun and excellent drainage. |
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| (1) | 1/2 oz seed | 20.00 | ||
| status: pink flowers | ||||
| (4) | 4" pot | 12.00 | ||
| status: pink to yellow flowers | ||||
| (2) | 1/2 gal | 25.00 | ||
| status: pink to yellow flowers | ||||
| Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' | Canyon Prince Giant Wild Rye | |||
 Very large spreading grass; can become invasive. Great for naturalizing and crowding out non-native weeds. Sand-lover. |
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| (5) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| (1) | 3 gal | 20.00 | ||
| Lilium pardalinum | Tiger lily | |||
 This is the common Leopard lily that grows along streams in the forest. |
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| (3) | D40 | 12.00 | ||
| (3) | 1 gal | 15.00 | ||
| Lilium paryii | Lemon Lily | |||
 A rare fragrant beauty. |
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| (0) | 1 gal | 14.00 | ||
| Limonium californicum | western marsh rosemary | |||
 Hardy and semi-showy low-growing plant from salt marshes and coastal strand. |
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| (0) | 2 gal | 30.00 | ||
| status: special order | ||||
| Linanthus grandiflorus | Mountain Phlox | |||
 Spectacular white glistening fragrant blossoms. |
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| (14) | 1/2 oz seed | 15.00 | ||
| Linum lewisii | Blue Flax | |||
 Light blue annual, though it can live for years. About 18 inches tall. |
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| (0) | 3" rose pot | 8.00 | ||
| Lithophragma affinis | Woodland Star | San Rafael | ||
 Nice tiny plant with small reddish saxifrage basal leaves, spreads by root, pretty white star flowers on spikes, good on steep slopes with some shade. Good in cracks of a mortared stone wall. Summer dry is no problem but I don't think extra water will hurt them. |
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| (0) | 2-3/4" pot | 6.00 | ||
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | |||
 Showy red-flowered plant to 3 feet, commonly found along stream banks and other moist places. Needs garden water. |
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| (1) | 9" tree band | 8.00 | ||
| Lobelia dunnii ssp. serrata | Dunns Lobelia | UC Bot | ||
 Bright blue flowers last a full month at least in summer. Likes wet and some shade but is drought tolerant. Fine textured groundcover. |
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| (1) | 1 gal | 10.00 | ||
| 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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| (43) | 10" tree band | 12.00 | ||
| Lonicera hispidula | Hairy Honeysuckle | Sonoma Co | ||
 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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| (2) | 1 gal | 12.00 | ||
| status: potted up 7-9-10 | ||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Twinberry | |||
 An attactive shrubby form of honeysuckle, twinberry grows locally from the Presidio to San Bruno Mountain and graces the gardens of savvy native plant aficionados with its attractive flowers and fruit. In conditions of abundant water it can reach 20 feet tall and wide, but is also drought-tolerant in coastal scrub where it is usually 4 to 8 feet tall. |
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