California Native & Relatives

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers & deer. California native. Named after the legendary Bay Area plantsman. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil & salt spray. Low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, pot, & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender. Ht: 12". Width: 3 ft. Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers & deer. California native. Named after the legendary Bay Area plantsman. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil & salt spray. Low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, pot, & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender. Ht: 12". Width: 3 ft. Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers & deer. California native. Named after the legendary Bay Area plantsman. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil & salt spray. Low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, pot, & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender. Ht: 12". Width: 3 ft. Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. CA native. An interesting form introduced by the Theodore Payne Foundation. Excellent choice for drought-tolerant landscapes. Grows quickly & hugs the ground. Needle like foliage is drk grn on top, white underneath, pinkish white flower clusters in summer that fade to a rich rusty brown. Use for rock & butterfly gardens, on mounds or banks/slopes. Ht: 1-2'. Width: 4-5'. Exp: sun. Water: dry. Needs good drainage. USDA Z4.

Shrub: Drought tolerant. California native. A good garden plant densely covered with woolly hairs that grows low with long stems reaching upward. Excellent for cutting. Cheery daisy-like flowers appear in summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 12-24". Width: 15-18". Good choice for dry, open, rocky areas at low to mid-elevations. Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects. Prefers full sun to part-day shade. Do not overwater. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Drought tolerant. California native. A good garden plant densely covered with woolly hairs that grows low with long stems reaching upward. Excellent for cutting. Cheery daisy-like flowers appear in summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 12-24". Width: 15-18". Good choice for dry, open, rocky areas at low to mid-elevations. Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects. Prefers full sun to part-day shade. Do not overwater. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Drought tolerant. California native. A good garden plant densely covered with woolly hairs that grows low with long stems reaching upward. Excellent for cutting. Cheery daisy-like flowers appear in summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 12-24". Width: 15-18". Good choice for dry, open, rocky areas at low to mid-elevations. Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects. Prefers full sun to part-day shade. Do not overwater. USDA Z5.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, and clay. California & Oregon native. This selection has larger leaves and a compact habit. Has pretty, lush gray-green woolly foliage. Attracts bees, butterflies and other insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: golden yellow. Low, spreading habit. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Part shade in the hottest areas. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7-10.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, and clay. California & Oregon native. This selection has larger leaves and a compact habit. Has pretty, lush gray-green woolly foliage. Attracts bees, butterflies and other insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: golden yellow. Low, spreading habit. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Part shade in the hottest areas. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7-10.

Annual: Tolerates drought, deer, clay, fire and sandy soil. Native to the California coast. Border, edging, and container plant. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Host plant for butterflies and moths. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: golden yellow with an orange center. Height: 12-36 inches. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: soft orange/peach (doesn't always come true from seed). Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. Height: 8-24 inches. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: creamy white (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-15 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: creamy white (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-15 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: creamy white (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-15 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: Shades of champagne, soft rose and deep pink . Height: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: orange (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: orange (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: purple (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Great for naturalizing. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: purple (doesn't always come true from seed). Height: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Annual: Drought, deer, fire & clay tolerant. Native to California. Border, edging & container plant. Great for naturalizing. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: fully double, fluted blooms of rich rose-pink with a creamy yellow center. Doesn't always come true from seed. Ht: 8-10". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.

Perennial Grass: Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. California native. Good for erosion control, borders and mass plantings on banks - very showy. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue-green. Height: 2 feet. Exposure: sun or shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <.

Perennial Grass: Drought & coast tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Given to us by John Greenlee & part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Native to Willits, Mendocino County CA. Extremely robust, growing twice the size of typical CA fescue. Good specimen plant, in drifts, under oaks or in light shade. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue-green. Ht: 3' (5-6' w/flower stalks). Spd: 3'. Exp.: sun/shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8 or <.

Perennial Grass: Drought & coast tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Given to us by John Greenlee & part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Native to Willits, Mendocino County CA. Extremely robust, growing twice the size of typical CA fescue. Good specimen plant, in drifts, under oaks or in light shade. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue-green. Ht: 3' (5-6' w/flower stalks). Spd: 3'. Exp.: sun/shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8 or <.

Perennial Grass: Native from San Francisco to Canada. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Good slope stabilizer. Cut back in early spring. Attracts Lindsey's Skipper butterflies. Height: 12-18" with flower stalks up to 4'. Width: 12-24". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.

Perennial Grass: Species is native from San Francisco to Canada. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Good slope stabilizer. Cut back in early spring. Attracts Lindsey's Skipper butterflies. Foliage: silvery blue. Size: 18" x 15". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.