Plants by Genus

Foliage is greyish/bluish green with red on new growth. Well drained soil preferred, especially inland.

Fast spreading groundcover. Pretty narrow gray leaves, red bark. Well drained solid inland; more tolerant coastal. Full sun. Cold hardy to 15°F.

A mounding shrub with exceptional shape and pretty pink flowers. Good on slopes and under trees. Tolerant of all soils. Cold Hardy to 15°F.

Stunning, profuse electric blue to violet flowers on rigid stems. Tolerant of heavy soils if not over-watered. Cold hardy to 15°F.

Another low growing form of Eriogonum fasciculatum. Very fast growing in season so can provide coverage quickly. This selection is a little more 'wild' in its habit compared with the other more common groundcover buckwheats that retain a tighter/neater...

Pine Muhly is a mounding grass forming compact, evergreen clumps of slender grey-green foliage that bloom with erect spikes of cream-colored inflorescences in late summer and fall. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil with occasional...

Pine Muhly is a mounding grass forming compact, evergreen clumps of slender grey-green foliage that bloom with erect spikes of cream-colored inflorescences in late summer and fall. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil with occasional...

A perennial native to the western United States and southern California high deserts, Firecracker Penstemon grows in small mounds of cupped, lanceolate foliage that bear tall spikes of tubular, scarlet red flowers in spring and summer. Needs good...

Widespread in the southern California chaparral, scrub, and woodland communities, Showy Penstemon is an evergreen perennial notable for its large, sharply-toothed leaves and violet and electric blue flowers. Flowers naturally vary in color, taking on...