California Natives

A Rancho Santa Ana Botanic selection of Ribes sanguineum v. glutinosum that’s a vigorous bloomer, producing massive drooping clusters of pink flowers from late winter into early spring. It grows as an upright, multi-trunk shrub and typically reaches 6 to...

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...

Salvia Aromas 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 nectar...

Salvia Aromas 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 nectar...

Celestial Blue is a random cross between Salvia clevelandii ‘Alpine’, Salvia pachyphylla and perhaps others that was introduced to the trade by Las Pilitas Nursery. . A medium-sized shrub that grows 3 to 5 feet tall and wide, it blooms in spring and...

Savia Desperado is a hybrid of Salvia apiana and Salvia leucophylla that has excellent horticultural appeal. The leaf is silvery grey like Salvia apiana but a bit thinner than the true species. The flower is the color of S. leucophylla but formed like a...

Salvia Mrs. Beard is a hybrid low growing sage that is now quite widespread in the industry. It is thought to be a cross between S. sonomensis and S. mellifera and is very similar to Salvia Dara’s Choice. If Dara’s Choice is not available, Mrs. Beard is...

Salvia Pozo Blue 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 nectar...

Salvia Pozo Blue 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 nectar...

Introduced by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Salvia ‘Starlight’ is a medium-sized shrub thought to be a hybrid of Salvia apiana and Salvia mellifera. Its soft, fragrant foliage is green and deeply textured on the tops of the leaves and grey-green on...

A random hybrid of Salvia apiana and likely S. mellifera with mostly S. apiana characteristics. Selected for its robust nature and ability to survive and thrive in full sun nursery conditions in the San Gabriel Valley, something that the straight species...

A hybrid of Salvia leucophylla and Salvia clevelandii, ‘Whirly Blue’ is a large, shrub-forming Salvia that grows quickly up to 4 to 6 tall and wide. Its small and deeply textured grey-green foliage is highly fragrant. In spring and fall it blooms with...

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. ...

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 more compact form of White Sage that grows to only half the size. Features the same broad, grey leaves and tall stems of white/purple flowers. Perfect for smaller, residential gardens. Can survive in many settings after proper establishment with no...