Plants by Genus

A highly-adaptable, evergreen species of Carex with silvery blue-green foliage that looks great in meadows, garden beds, or used as a large-scale ground cover. A tough species that can be mowed and will take some foot traffic. It spreads slowly via...

Great lawn substitute. Similar to Carex praegracilis but has wider foliage and only grows to 8". From our experience, C. pansa develops a brown look to it in the summer. It will not harm it. If unsightly cut back. Tolerates drought but will not stay as...

Great lawn substitute. Similar to Carex praegracilis but has wider foliage and only grows to 8". From our experience, C. pansa develops a brown look to it in the summer. It will not harm it. If unsightly cut back. Tolerates drought but will not stay as...

Great lawn substitute. Many list as only growing to 6-8" tall. Similar to Carex pansa but if left uncut or eaten, will grow up to 18". Foliage is slightly narrower than Carex pansa. From our experience, C. praegracilis develops a brown look to it in the...

Great lawn substitute. Many list as only growing to 6-8" tall. Similar to Carex pansa but if left uncut or eaten, will grow up to 18". Foliage is slightly narrower than Carex pansa. From our experience, C. praegracilis develops a brown look to it in the...

Great lawn substitute. Many list as only growing to 6-8" tall. Similar to Carex pansa but if left uncut or eaten, will grow up to 18". Foliage is slightly narrower than Carex pansa. From our experience, C. praegracilis develops a brown look to it in the...

A more garden-friendly form of our native Black Sage that has a prostrate, spreading form and is more likely to retain its foliage in the summer months than its parent. It is extremely drought tolerant and is useful on slopes and for erosion control. In...

Black Sage is a woody shrub that grows 3 to 5 feet wide and tall in most settings. Its leaves are highly fragrant, textured, dark green, and smooth on top with small white hairs on the bottom. In late spring, it blooms with whorled clusters of flowers...

Hummingbird Sage is an evergreen perennial native to southern and central California coast ranges. It spreads by rhizomes to form a sprawling colony of lightly-furred, spear-shaped leaves up to 1 foot high and 5 feet wide. In spring, massive...