California Native & Relatives
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SEDUM spathulifolium sub. pruinosum 'Carnea' Stonecrop Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, fire, drought, coast & light shade. Native from Cal. Coast ranges & Sierra Nevada north to British Colombia. Border, ground cover, rock garden & pot plant. Silvery gray rosettes are tinged w/bright red or purple. Attrracts butterflies. Blooms: summer, yellow. Size: 4-5" x indefinite (slow). Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: bluish purple. Size: around 6-12" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: bluish purple. Size: around 6-12" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum 'Nanum' Dwarf Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: light purple. Height: 6-8 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum 'Nanum' Dwarf Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: light purple. Height: 6-8 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum 'Rocky Point' Dwarf Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 6-8 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM bellum 'Rocky Point' Dwarf Californian Blue-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. California Native. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 6-8 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM californicum Yellow-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Fairly drought tolerant. Clay tolerant. Native to California coast. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Suits informal gardens. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 6-12". Width: 6-12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SISYRINCHIUM californicum Yellow-Eyed Grass Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Fairly drought tolerant. Clay tolerant. Native to California coast. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Suits informal gardens. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 6-12". Width: 6-12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SPHAERALCEA coulteri Coulter's Globemallow Annual Herb: Tolerates drought and sandy soils. From the Sonoran desert: California, Arizona & Mexico native. Grayish velvety leaves are held on slender, hairy stems. Border and rock garden plant. Attracts bees. Bloom time: winter-spring. Bloom color: orange with yellow stamens. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 1-5 feet. Prefers sandy, well-drained soil. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7. |
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TRICHOSTEMA lanatum Woolly Blue Curls Shrub: Evergreen. Native to dry slopes, south coast ranges of California. Fuzzy violet-blue spikes spring-fall with narrow aromatic leaves. Both the flower & foliage are sweetly fragrant like freshly cut cedar with a hint of lavender. Excellent cut flower. Height: 3-4'. Width: 4-5'. Full sun. Needs good drainage. Hardy to 10 degrees F without freezing back & has been known to recover from the base at temperatures down to below zero. |
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TRICHOSTEMA lanatum Woolly Blue Curls Shrub: Evergreen. Native to dry slopes, south coast ranges of California. Fuzzy violet-blue spikes spring-fall with narrow aromatic leaves. Both the flower & foliage are sweetly fragrant like freshly cut cedar with a hint of lavender. Excellent cut flower. Height: 3-4'. Width: 4-5'. Full sun. Needs good drainage. Hardy to 10 degrees F without freezing back & has been known to recover from the base at temperatures down to below zero. |
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TRICHOSTEMA lanatum Woolly Blue Curls Shrub: Evergreen. Native to dry slopes, south coast ranges of California. Fuzzy violet-blue spikes spring-fall with narrow aromatic leaves. Both the flower & foliage are sweetly fragrant like freshly cut cedar with a hint of lavender. Excellent cut flower. Height: 3-4'. Width: 4-5'. Full sun. Needs good drainage. Hardy to 10 degrees F without freezing back & has been known to recover from the base at temperatures down to below zero. |
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VERBENA lilacina 'De La Mina' Cedros Island Verbena Perennial: Evergreen. California Native. Drought tolerant. Upright, mounding plant with dark purple buds opening to vibrant lilac flowers. Free flowering & fragrant. Good border, container, ground cover, handing basket and bedding plant. A UC Santa Barbara introduction. Bloom time: spring-fall. Height: 18". Width: 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Tolerant of light frost, maybe to about 20 degrees. |
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VERBENA lilacina 'De La Mina' Cedros Island Verbena Perennial: Evergreen. California Native. Drought tolerant. Upright, mounding plant with dark purple buds opening to vibrant lilac flowers. Free flowering & fragrant. Good border, container, ground cover, handing basket and bedding plant. A UC Santa Barbara introduction. Bloom time: spring-fall. Height: 18". Width: 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Tolerant of light frost, maybe to about 20 degrees. |