CA Natives

A California native deciduous shrub with an upright, multi trunk habit. It’s primarily grown in residential gardens for its display of fragrant pink drooping flower clusters that bloom late winter into early spring. It also provides food and habitat for...

Evergreen Currant is a California native Ribes species known for its usefulness as a shade ground cover under oaks and deciduous trees. A sprawling shrub that can reach 3 to 4 feet high and 4 to 6 feet wide is functionally kept under three feet in the...

Salvia Allen Chickering is one of the many Salvia clevelandii x Salvia leucophylla hybrids available on the market. It has grey green leaves and attractive whorls of light purple/medium blue flowers. Hummingbirds and butterflies love to feed on the...

Salvia Allen Chickering is one of the many Salvia clevelandii x Salvia leucophylla hybrids available on the market. It has grey green leaves and attractive whorls of light purple/medium blue flowers. Hummingbirds and butterflies love to feed on the...

A low growing, spreading California native hybrid sage. Parentage is thought to include S. sonomensis. Although this hybrid can be great for slope coverage in small scale residential applications, it has limited functional use in larger commercial...

Salvia Dara's Choice is a hybrid low growing sage that was introduced to the industry by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It is thought to be a cross between S. sonomensis and S. mellifera. The plant has greenish aromatic leaves and blue/purple flowers...

One of the most well know California native plants, Salvia apiana, or white sage is used in a variety of ways including restoration projects, typical landscapes, and native American ceremonies. Its pungent fragrance is hard to forget once experienced. ...

A selection of true species Salvia clevelandii that is noted for its stunning dark purple / violet flowers and sweet fragrance. The leaves are dark green and much smaller than the grey / green S. clevelandii x S. leucophylla hybrids that are frequently...

Tolerant of many soil types, provided that watered carefully (heavy soil requires less water than sandy soils).

Purple Sage is commonly found growing on dry, rocky slopes and hillsides along the southern California coast. It forms a large, spreading shrub that reaches 3 to 5 all around, sometimes growing even wider in coastal conditions. In spring, it blooms with...

Careful not to mix with S. leucophylla 'Pt Sal Spreader' - this one grows to 6' tall! Very hardy and tolerant plant.