California Natives

Dark green glossy leaves with very dark blue flowers. Relatively garden tolerant

Dark green glossy leaves with long, pretty greenish white flower clusters that never brown on the stem. Exceptional. Heavy soils okay.

A smaller-leafed California native buckwheat that grows naturally in the Santa Monica Mountains among other areas in the coastal sage scrub communities. Although primarily used in restoration and revegetation projects, this species can be used in a...

A rare species of wild buckwheat native to the Conejo Valley region of Ventura County. Fuzzy, silver foliage (and stems) make it a great accent plant and bring a soft texture to the garden. Forms a compact mound 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. Blooms late...

An inspiring selection of the California native common buckwheat that has significant commercial and residential appeal, particularly with erosion control, slope stabilization, and coverage. Exceptionally drought tolerant once established and basically...

A versatile selection of Eriogonum fasciculatum that is noted for its lighter green leaves and mounding habit. Great for erosion control and coverage. Flowers are more delicate than the true species but as with other buckwheats, the start our white with...

A low growing selection of Eriogonum fasciculatum that is noted for its small leaves and tight habit. Good for erosion control, slope stabilization, and coverage. Basically carefree once established. Attracts butterflies and has other wildlife value.

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...

An accurate name for this species as it gets quite gigantic reaching heights up to eight feet. Although the plant is native to the Channel Islands in performs well in many situations including hot interior valleys. The inflorescences on this shrub are...

Arguably the most ornamental of the California native buckwheats, this Eriogonum is most noted for its attractive rose to dark pink flowers. Although the common name is red buckwheat, the flowers are not really red in color. The flower color can vary...

Grows naturally along the coast but does remarkably well inland. Although primarily used in restoration and revegetation projects, this species does have landscape appeal due to its wildlife value, particularly with butterflies. Small inflorescences of...

A compact, long-flowering shrubby perennial with glossy, dark green foliage and lightly-ruffled flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. A Mimulus aurantiacus cultivar, the Mimulus ‘Jelly Bean’ (™) series was bred to be more floriferous and have...