All Plants

Shrub: Drought and coast tolerant. Fire retardant. Evergreen plant with willow-like leaves. A natural bush, but can be trained as a tree. Tolerant of many conditions-heat, wind, sun/shade and seaside conditions. Bears pinkish fruit and ornamental papery seed capsules. Height: 6-8 feet with little water, 15 feet with more water. USDA Z8.

Subshrub: Evergreen spreading perennial with hairy gray-green leaves. Drape over rocks or edges. Cut back 1/2 of plant for new growth-shoots will come up. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pale pink and white. Height: 2 feet. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8.

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A solitary or low slowly-clumping succulent with a beautiful 12-18" wide rosette of chalky-white leaves surrounding a thick basal stem. Native to coastal areas of the Pacific side of Baja California. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Blm time: spring-summer. Blm color: arching red stems w/yellow blms. Size: 1-2' (w/flower stalks) x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A spectacular and unusual form of farinosa, the species commonly found along the immediate coast of Northern California. This form, limited to one cove, has exceptionally broad, glaucous white foliage that forms softball-sized rosettes. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Blm time: spring-summer. Blm color: yellow. Size: 4-8" (w/flower stalks) Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9. (syn. 'Noyo River')

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. CA native. A ground-hugging slow-clumping succulent w/beautiful 12-18" wide rosettes of chalky-white leaves surrounding a 2" thick basal stem. Stout silvery-white 1-2' long spikes arch upwards and bear clusters of reddish flowers spring-summer. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Size: 1-2' (w/flower stalks) x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. CA native. Endangered. Endemic to Santa Barbara Island of the Channel Islands. Protected under the Endangered Species Act. Forms a dense rosette of pointed, chalky blue-gray, succulent leaves. Yellow flower heads are held in clusters atop thick, upright, showy, red stems. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Size: 6" x 6-12". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Shrub or Small Tree: Evergreen. Tolerates heat & drought. This pretty tropical shrub has serrated green & gold variegated foliage w/orange-yellow berries following the bloom season. Good focal plant for borders & containers. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: light blue. Can be pruned after flowering to regulate size and shape. Ht.: 4-10 feet. Width: 4-15 feet. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9-12. Can be grown indoors.

Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering.

Shrub: Succulent perennial. Grows a medium sized rosette of lance-shaped, narrow, upright pointed dark purple-to-black leaves, making it nearly black in color. Its red bell-shaped flowers contrast with this striking dark rosette generally appearing in winter or spring. Drought tolerant. Size: 5-7" x 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Shrub: Succulent perennial. Drought tolerant. Native to Mexico. Forms a large silvery blue rosette that gets bright pink margins in fall and winter. Contrasting pink & ylw flowers appear on tall stems from late spring. Great rock garden or container plant. Echeverias are popular wedding flowers for use in bouquets, table decorations & centerpieces. Attracts hummingbirds. Size: 6-10" x 5-10". Water: mode/dry. Exp.: sun. USDA Z9.

Succulent: Evergreen perennial native to Mexico and Central America. Has pretty silver-blue paddle-shaped foliage with flushes of pink in sun. Good rock garden, border and container plant. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring and fall. Bloom color: pink. Upright rosettes are 3-5” tall and 5-6” wide. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z10. Can be grown as a houseplant.

Shrub: Succulent perennial. Drought tolerant. This variety expresses a seasonal variegation in various colors, including pinks, apricots, golds, red roses & near whites all swirled together. The center of the rosette will look like a sunset amidst its blue-green leaves. Great rock garden or container plant. Popular wedding flowers for use in bouquets, table decoration/centerpieces. Blm time: summer. Blm color: golden-orange. Size: 3-5" x 8". Water: dry. Exp.: sun. USDA Z9.

Shrub: Succulent perennial. Drought tolerant. The small rosette is distinctively formed from very dark reddish-green to almost black obovate lvs. Stems are compressed & angled by elongated flattened leaf scars. Great rock garden or container plant. Popular wedding flowers for use in bouquets, table decorations & centerpieces. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: pink-orange. Size: 6" x 6". Water: dry. Exposure: sun. USDA Z9.