All Plants

Annual: California and western US native. Drought, deer, sand and clay tolerant. Appetite and low grower often found growing with California poppies. Has clusters of sweet-pea shaped flowers. Nice cut flower. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: rich blue with a white or yellow spot. Height: 6-20 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Considered toxic if directly ingested.

Annual: Tolerates drought & deer. California native. A very large & quick grower. Bears clusters of fragrant, 8" sweet-pea shaped rich purple-blue flowers in dense spikes spring-summer. Nice cut flower. Great for fields, slopes, roadsides, and country gardens. Excellent in wildflower mixtures or sowed with CA poppies for contrast. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Ht: 3-4 ft. Width: 1-3 ft. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry.

Native to China. Provides a colorful mound of attractive foliage. The dark green leaves have a purple cast and silvery green veining that turn burgundy in the shade. The stems and undersides are burgundy. Nice ground cover and container plant. Attracts bees. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 10-12 inches. Width: 12-14 inches. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.PP #33,931

Perennial: Deer resistant. Coast tolerant. Evergreen ground cover, container and hanging basket plant-will spill over walls. Does well near streams. Attractive golden-yellow foliage. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 3-5 inches. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Coast tolerant. Evergreen ground cover, container and hanging basket plant-will spill over walls. Does well near streams. Attractive greenish gold foliage. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 2-4 inches. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z4.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Coast tolerant. Evergreen ground cover, container and hanging basket plant-will spill over walls. Does well near streams. Attractive bright green foliage. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: yellow. Height: 2-4 inches. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z4.

A very cool cactus native to Mexico. Small, ground cover cactus that bears about 16-24 steams per spread. Dense clusters with bright green erect stems with woolly, spiked areoles that are golden. Each stem grows up to 6" long. Bloom color: white, light yellow, or soft pink. Blooms in spiring. USDA: Z 9-11.

Climber: Deciduous vine with bronze tinged leaves and clusters of large 3" trumpet-shaped fragrant flowers. Heavy bloomer with gardenia-like perfume. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 10-20'. Width: 15'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9. (syn. M. suaveolens)