Shrubs & Trees

Bloom color: single purple corolla with creamy white sepals.

Shrub: Attractive perennial with small green serrated leaves and dainty flowers. Evergreen in frost free areas, deciduous elsewhere. Mite resistant. Tolerates coast & gophers. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink with purple stamens. Size: 3' x 3'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

Shrub: This selection has everything! Creamy-white variegated leaves-new growth has a striking pink tinge. Vibrant long-tubed orange-red blooms spring-summer. Attracts hummingbirds. Border & pot plant. Tolerates coast & gophers. Deciduous. Upright, shrub-like growth similar to 'Gartenmeister'. 18-24" x 16-20". Part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

Shrub: Deciduous. Has intense long-tubed flowers with a shrubby spreading habit. Good for borders, containers and flower beds. Native to West Indies. Tolerates coast & gophers. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: red-orange. Size: 2' x 2'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Wind, heat & drought tolerant. A hybrid whose parents are said to be G. thelemanniana & either G. argyrophylla or G. olivacea. Large, dense, mounding habit. Masses of scarlet red spider flowers appear in spring & winter. Flowers are lightly perfumed. Good for slope, screen & border plantings. Attracts butterflies& hummingbirds. Height: 6-8'. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z9.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Wind, heat & drought tolerant. Dense, mounding habit. Profuse lacy pink & cream blooms appear in spring & winter. Flowers are lightly perfumed. This cultivar originated in California & has since become one of the most popular choice of Grevilleas for slope, screen & border plantings. Attracts butterflies& hummingbirds. Height: 3-4'. Width: 4-5'. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z9.

Shrub: An evergreen form with small silver gray foliage & wiry purplish-brown stems-year round color and appeal! Coastal tolerant. Good for borders, rock gardens, cut foliage & pots. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer. Color: pale lilac blue. Semi-spreading: 12-18" x 24-36". Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z7-10.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall & ground cover plant. Cut back after flowering to encourage repeat blooming. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow with orange egg-yolk centers. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8". Spread: 12-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall & ground cover plant. Cut back after flowering to encourage repeat blooming. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: deep pink w/ golden-orange centers. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8". Spread: 12-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought & coast tolerant. A very nice & sought after cultivar. Good rock garden, rock wall & ground cover plant. We found this sport in the garden growing with the Cheviot. Blooms: spring-summer. Bloom color: salmon pink with golden yellow center. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 2-4 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought & coast tolerant. A very nice & sought after cultivar. Good rock garden, rock wall & ground cover plant. Blooms: spring-summer. Bloom color: apricot-peach with golden yellow center. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 2-4 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall and ground cover plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: vivid scarlet-orange. Height: 8". Width: 18". Trailing growth habit. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall and ground cover plant. Silvery-gray foliage. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: orange-red. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. This cultivar has a natural resistance to pests & diseases. Good rock garden, rock wall and ground cover plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: creamy white w/yellow eye. Height: 6-8". Width: 30". Trailing growth habit. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought & coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall & ground cover plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: double pink. Foliage color: dark green. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 2-4 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Drought and coast tolerant. Good rock garden, rock wall and ground cover plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: soft yellow. Trailing growth habit. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Deciduous. Gopher resistant. Nice cut & dried flower, pot & border plant. Blooms: late spring-fall with 12" spherical flowers that gradually change from green to white. Flowers on current seasons growth. Rounded & well-branched, 3-4'. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate. Likes rich, porous soil. USDA Z3.

Shrub: Lacecap type. Deciduous plant with large clusters of rich blue to mauve or lilac-pink to purple flowers (depending on soil ph). Good in containers & borders. The blooms make good cut flowers, fresh or dried. Deer & gopher resistant. Blooms: summer-fall. Rounded growth. Ht: 5-6'. W: 3'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous plant with large 8" clusters of vivid red to dark red blooms. Good in pots & borders. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Deer and gopher resistant. Blooms: summer-fall. Rounded growth, smaller growing than the species. Ht: 3-4'. W: 3-4'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Shurb: Deciduous. Attracts bees and butterflies. Globe shaped clusters of white flowers contrast with the rich glossy foliage all season long; foliage becomes red, orange, and green in fall; needs regular watering, more often in extreme heat; visually stunning when mass planted. Bloom time: summer. Height: 6'. Width: 6'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate-moist. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous plant with large rounded 6" clusters of bright blue flowers (grayish blue to pink in alkaline soils). Good in borders & pots. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Blooms: summer-fall. Vigorous & free-flowering. Deer & gopher resistant. Rounded growth, 5-6'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Deciduous shrub: Named for Penny McHenry, the founder of the American Hydrangea Society. Great for those areas where early fall or late spring frost kills other hydrangea buds. Produces big 7" clusters of blue flowers summer-fall. Very tolerant of heat and humidity. Deer resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: blue. Height: 4-6'. Width: 3-4'. Exposure: sun-part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous dwarf variety with clusters of pink flowers in summer-fall. Good in pots & borders. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. To get the biggest cluster of flowers, reduce the number of stems. Deer & gopher resistant. Rounded growth. Ht: 1-3'. W: 1-3'. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Shrub: Lacecap type. Deciduous plant that produces clusters of small fertile flowers surrounded by big sterile flowers. Handsome variegated foliage with white flowers in summer-fall. Good in borders and containers. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Deer & gopher resistant. Ht: 4'. W: 5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9.

Shrub: Deciduous. Deer & gopher resistant. One of the largest of the oakleaf types. Large, dense crmy white flower clusters. Brilliant red highlights in fall are ideal for extending the interest in shrub borders beyond the flowering season. Also lends a fiery hue to otherwise dp green shade gardens. Fresh or dried cut flower, container, border plant. Blms: summer-fall. Size: 12-15' x 12-15'. Exp.: part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5-9.