All Plants

Perennial: The Nesia series has a good habit, strong and stable stems, an abundance of big flowers, and large-sized flowers in striking colors. The linaria-like flowers are fragrant. Great for containers, hanging baskets and borders. Attracts butterflies. Blooms from spring till fall. Bloom color: burgundy. Mounded habit. Height: 10-16 inches. Width 10-12 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

Annual: CA native with dainty little cup-shaped flowers. Good in meadows, borders, rock gardens, mass plantings, beds & pots. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white with purple spots. Height: 12-18". Spread: 12-18”. Trailing growth habit. Tolerates alkaline soil and sand. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7-10.

Annual Herb: California native. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds. Deer resistant. A pretty accent plant that is good in borders, window boxes, hanging baskets, and containers. Bloom time: spring - summer. Bloom color: deep purple-black with a white edge. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 16". Water: moderate. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Drought tolerant, Deer, rabbit, and gopher resistant. All season interest with the gold foliage being the star! Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Mounded growth habit. Height: 8-10 inches. Width: 20-24 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. UDSA Z3. (PPAF)

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer, rabbit and gopher tolerant. A superb compact selection with a vigorous, low, spreading habit and long bloom season. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge, container and edging plant. Aromatic foliage. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: lavender purple. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-18 inches. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z4-9. PP #18,904

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, container, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: deep lavender. Compact, upright, well-branched, sturdy and never flops. Height: 15-18 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. PP #27,090

Perennial Herb: Native to Caucasus mountains of Russia. Deciduous. Deer and rabbit resistant. Has a sea of blooms over green, veined foliage. Nice border, bedding, and container plant. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: purple blue. Has a dense, upright habit. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 8-12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist/moderate. USDA Z5-9. PP #29,556

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white. Size: 1' x 1'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. (syn. N. x faassenii 'Snowflake')

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer & gopher tolerant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummers. Large mounds of gray-green aromatic foliage. Long blooms from summer-fall. Color: large periwinkle blue. 15-18". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. (syn. N. x faassenii 'Walker's Low')

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer & rabbit tolerant. A stunner with large spires of flowers that are almost iris-like and have a long bloom season! A vigorous grower. Mounded growth habit. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Aromatic foliage. Attracts cats, butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender blue. Ht: 28-36 in. Width: 36-48 in. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5-9. USPP #31,901

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Size: 1-2' x 1.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: to 14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Per. Herb: Drought, deer & gopher tolernt. Sterile dwarf form of 'Walker's Low'. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummers. Produces a compact mass of low, gray-green, aromatic foliage that is topped by showy spikes of lav.-blue flowers summer-fall. Size: 12-18" x 24-36". Sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP# 23,074 (syn. N. x faassenii 'Novanepjun')

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic foliage. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: 3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. (syn. N. gigantea 'Six Hills Giant').

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leavesi. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large pink. Size: 24-28" x 18-22". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9.

Fern: "This is a true Boston fern that was found as a sport or mutation from Florida sword ferns in the 1800's. There are many sports or further mutations of Boston type ferns, but this is the old fashioned True Boston that everyone thinks of as a hanging basket fern." The spreading habit creates a lush display for hanging baskets, pots & as a patio plant. Ht: 24 in. W: 36 in. Part shade/shade. Water: mod./moist. Indoors: bright, indirect light. Water: moist, not soggy.

Annual or Short Lived Perennial: A sterile hybrid that blooms but does not produce seed. Stems streaked with maroon and small leaves with maroon veins and streaks on the reverse. Pinkish-lavender blooms. Great for pots & borders. Height 2-3'. Exposure: sun. Water: mod/regular USDA Z9.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Good border plant and ground cover. Nice for slopes and parking strips. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Height: 8-18 inches. Spreads several feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Shrub or small tree: USDA Z8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Good edging, woodland, ground cover & border plant. Slowly spreads by non-invasive rhizomes. Has forget-me-not like flowers in spring-summer (sometimes longer). Just darling! Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom color: bright blue. Size: 6-8" x 10". Exposure: part shade. Water: moist to moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Splitting type onion w/long, slender white stalks in tight clusters w/little or no bulbing. It is a true bunching type that is tender & mildly pungent & looks like a skinny leek. Hardy and cold resistant. Use fresh or cooked. Essential to Japanese & Chinese cooking, green onions are used as a garnish for baked fish, in soups, noodle dishes, or in stir fries. Plants are hardy and will overwinter for spring bunching. Sun. (Maturity: 60-90 days)

Perennial: Native to China. A slow growing evergreen ground cover spreading by underground stems. Dense, very finely-textured leaves are long & narrow. Leaves are erect and then bend over. Use in rock gardens, beds, beside paths or along garden pools. Deer resistant. Blooms: summer. Color: white to lilac followed by blue-black berries. Ht: 4-6". Spreading growth. Part shade/sun on coast. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7-10.