California Natives

A white-flowering form of a Mimulus native to the Sierra Nevada and coastal mountain ranges. Features creamy white flowers with densely ruffled edges and pale yellow throats. A thinner and glossier leaf than many of the Southern California species...

forms mats, fast growing

Diplacus longiflorus (newer name)

A variety of sticky Monkeyflower native to southern California chaparral and rocky hillsides. Blooms mid spring to early summer with dark carmine red flowers with yellow-orange throats. Plant in full sun to part shade? Prefers very well-draining, even...

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...

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...

Native to dry, inland mountain ranges, Penstemon palmeri is useful for bringing color to desert gardens. Features glaucus blue foliage and blooms in spring with dramatic stalks of large-mouthed flowers. Flowers are pale pink to lavender with dark stripes...

Desert Penstemon is native to southwestern United States where it grows in inland deserts and plateaus. It forms a shrub up to 3 feet wide and tall with large, serrated, blue-green foliage, similar to Penstemon spectabilis. Blooms mid to late spring with...

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...