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Pine Bluegrass Poa secunda has a moderate growth rate beginning in early spring up to about 1.5-3 ft. Space 1’0″ apart. It looks particularly beautiful, leaves and stems having a blueish cast and lemma tips that are typically purplish. At full flowering, white stamens dangle from their florets in the breeze. Leaves are not abundant…
Hollyleaf cherry This evergreen shrub/tree is slow to establish at first, but after reaching maturity it grows more rapidly to 10-25′ tall & 15′ wide. Space 10-12′ apart. Thrives in full sun and has low water requirements. The cherries are edible but have very little flesh. Provides food for many birds. It has holly-like leaves…
California Everlasting A biennial or short-lived perennial about 2′ tall. A pioneer plant that helps to prepare a site and aid in the establishment of longer-lived plants in the native landscape. The green foliage has a cumin-like fragrance; creamy-white flowers summer to fall are used in dried and fresh flower arrangements. Attractive companion plants: Sagebrush,…
Wright’s cudweed Wright’s cudweed is a shrubby perennial that grows 1-3′ tall. Great for a butterfly garden as it attracts the painted lady butterfly where this plant provides protection and food for the larvae. The foliage is white and woolly that provides a welcome texture and color to local gardens; one could design an interesting…
Douglas fir Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, Thou tree most fair and lovely! The common Christmas Tree, or Pseudotsuga meniesii is the most prominent evergreen conifer species in the Pacific Northwest. Second in size to the Coastal Redwood in habit and form, but with a wider growing range. Has a moderate growth rate typically…
California Hop tree A deciduous large shrub/small tree from the citrus family that grows to approx. 20-25 ft. in lower elevations of northern California. Enjoy the pale yellow flowers, glossy green scented foliage, and light green fruits which turn brown in age. Use where you’d like to create a very different look. This little tree…
Coast live oak This stately drought resistant evergreen tree grows from 40 to 100 feet tall and has more wildlife associated with it that any other tree in California! Space 35’0″ apart. Several deep main roots tap groundwater if present to a depth of 36 feet and develops an extensive horizontal root branches and surface-feeding…
Blue oak Blue oak is a slow growing deciduous oak that usually grows 15-25 feet tall and about as wide. It is endemic to California and found in the foothills of the Central Valley. Space 40’0″ apart. Does well with little care and no water. Rustic blue-grey leaves and light-colored bark. Makes a great shade…
Garry oak Garry oak, also known as Oregon white oak is a slow to moderate growing, winter deciduous, tree that grows from 20-65 feet tall depending on its range. It has a broad spreading, rounded crown, rugged, heavy ascending, crooked branches, often shrubby when young. It provides habitat for many species including birds and moss….
California black oak This deciduous oak typically gets 40′ tall x 30′ wide with attractive bark & deeply-lobed, dark green leaves on widely spreading branches. Space 20-40′ apart. One of the most handsome and desirable of the California oaks, the springtime leaves of this deciduous tree unfold with colors of pink, crimson and purple. In…
Valley oak A deciduous tree that grows to 70′. Space 40′ apart. Grows into the largest of North American oaks. It is also the fastest growing of our California Oaks, it can grow to 20′ in 5 years. William Henry Brewer, chief botanist for the first California Geological Survey wrote “Some of these oaks were…
Interior live oak A handsome slow growing (1-2 ‘ per/yr) evergreen tree that can reach 50′ or more, and as broad. It has glossy, dark-green leaves. Space 35’0″ apart. Native to lower and middle elevations of the coast ranges, Sierra Nevada of Calif. and Baja. It likes sun, no water in its range, to moderate…
California buttercup A perennial 1-3 feet tall, goes deciduous in summer. Along with blue-eyed-grass, buttercups are the first color of spring in our local meadows. A must have addition to any bay area meadow garden. Prefers clay/serpentine but can grow on many soils. Buttercups are prone to self-sow so you can have returning spring color…
Spiny Redberry This tough, adaptable shrub is found around the Bay Area on dry slopes ranging from full sun to full shade. It grows to 5′ wide x 5′ tall. Small deep green foliage (leaves are noticeably smaller than Rhamnus ilicifolia) provides a nice contrast to the grays of so many chaparral plants. Stunning in…
Hollyleaf redberry Fast growing, handsome, evergreen shrub, often treelike, to 15 ft. high. A good plant for dry banks and informal screens in hot, dry areas (takes well to pruning). Has attractive holly-like leaves and ornamental red berries in the fall. All Rhamnus species attract butterflies & beneficial insects. Songbirds, including the California Bluebird, Mockingbird,…
Lemonade-berry This large evergreen shrub has dark, glossy green leaves which tend to be leathery and rounded at the tips. Growth rate is moderate to 4′-5′ tall, spreading to 15′ or more across. Native to California slopes above the coast. Pink flowers put on quite a show in February and March (January to July if…