California Native & Relatives (A)
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ASARUM caudatum Wild Ginger, Western Ginger, Tailed Snakeroot Perennial Herb: Rhizomatous evergreen. California & N W America native. Deer & rabbit resistant. Clay & humidity tolerant. Has glossy ginger scented heart-shaped leaves and pitcher shaped reddish-brown flowers in spring-summer. Rock garden, border & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 3-8 in. Width: 10 in. + (eventually forms a dense mat). Exposure: shade. Water: moist. USDA Z7. Toxic: Not a culinary ginger! |
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ASARUM caudatum f. album Wild Ginger, Western Ginger, Tailed Snakeroot Perennial Herb: Rhizomatous evergreen. California & N W America native. Deer & rabbit resistant. Clay & humidity tolerant. Has glossy ginger scented heart-shaped leaves and pitcher shaped greenish-white flowers in spring-summer. Rock garden, border & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 4-6 in. Width: 18 in. + (eventually forms a dense mat). Exposure: shade. Water: moist. USDA Z7. Toxic: Not a culinary ginger! |
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ASARUM caudatum f. album Wild Ginger, Western Ginger, Tailed Snakeroot Perennial Herb: Rhizomatous evergreen. California & N W America native. Deer & rabbit resistant. Clay & humidity tolerant. Has glossy ginger scented heart-shaped leaves and pitcher shaped greenish-white flowers in spring-summer. Rock garden, border & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 4-6 in. Width: 18 in. + (eventually forms a dense mat). Exposure: shade. Water: moist. USDA Z7. Toxic: Not a culinary ginger! |
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ASARUM caudatum f. album Wild Ginger, Western Ginger, Tailed Snakeroot Perennial Herb: Rhizomatous evergreen. California & N W America native. Deer & rabbit resistant. Clay & humidity tolerant. Has glossy ginger scented heart-shaped leaves and pitcher shaped greenish-white flowers in spring-summer. Rock garden, border & ground cover plant. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 4-6 in. Width: 18 in. + (eventually forms a dense mat). Exposure: shade. Water: moist. USDA Z7. Toxic: Not a culinary ginger! |
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ASCLEPIAS fascicularis Narrow Leaf Milkweed, Mexican Whorled Milkweed Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Tolerates drought, clay, heat, & deer. California native. Sends up many thin, erect stems while bearing distinctive long pointed leaved which are narrow, often whorled about the stem. Produces clusters of 2" lavender or lavender tinted white flowers summer-fall. Important host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars & nectar source for other butterflies. Ht: 3'. Width: 3'. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6. |
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ASCLEPIAS speciosa Showy Milkweed Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Deer, drought & clay tolerant. Native to California & western half of the US. Popular with butterflies & birds & is a Monarch host plant. Large, pointed blue-green leaves are coarse & hairy. The flowers are unusual & showy 3-5 in globes of pink-tinged, star-shaped flowers. The nectar-filled late summer flowers have a nice scent & magnificent seed pods. Upright growth. Ht: 4-6 ft, often just 2-3 ft. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z3-9. |