California Natives

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.

Glossy bright green groundcover with pink flowers gives a tidy look. Requires full or partial shade and well drained soil in warmer, inland areas. More tolerant of heavy soils near the coast.

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.

Dark bark, slow growing (will take many years to reach 10 feet or more). Open habit - great for training into a small multi-trunk tree. Occasionally can be found in 15g but rarely in larger sizes. Sculptural, dark red trunk with large, mint green leaves,...

Dark bark, slow growing (will take many years to reach 10 feet or more). Open habit - great for training into a small multi-trunk tree. Occasionally can be found in 15g but rarely in larger sizes. Sculptural, dark red trunk with large, mint green leaves,...

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

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...

Native to dry slopes along the central and southern California coast, Penstemon centranthifolius is notable for its glaucous blue-grey foliage and 3 to 4 foot tall spikes of tubular, scarlet red flowers. Flowers bloom mid spring into mid summer and are...