Plants by Type

Small, dark green foliage, creeps widely. Heavy soils okay, Heat, smog, cold hardy to 15°F. Size is highly variable and it will mound over time.

A prostrate form of our native California Sagebrush, ‘Canyon Gray’ forms a mat of soft silver foliage 4 to 8 feet wide and mounding up to 2 feet tall. Will drape over garden features and cascade over walls and banks. Grow in full sun to part shade in...

A prostrate form of our native California Sagebrush, ‘Canyon Gray’ forms a mat of soft silver foliage 4 to 8 feet wide and mounding up to 2 feet tall. Will drape over garden features and cascade over walls and banks. Grow in full sun to part shade in...

A staple of the California coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities, Artemisia californica will grow in the hottest, driest conditions, in very lean soil with infrequent to no water once established. An evergreen shrub that’s variable in size and...

A short-lived but remarkable sub-shrub native to the coastal Pacific Northwest, this Artemisia forms a low mound of soft, feathery, silver foliage that’s perfect for contrast at the front of garden beds and borders. Foliage-covered, curved stalks bearing...

Purple Haze' is a California native perennial that was introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. As a member of the Aster family, 'Purple Haze' is a rhizome-spreading, semi-dormant Aster chilensis variety. Its lovely blooms display a deeper shade...

Widely distributed throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in sandy washes and flood plains. A woody, upright shrub with toothed leaves that blooms in summer with clusters of puffy white flowers that are highly attractive to...

A reliably upright form of the California native Coyote Bush that is an important source of food and habitat for native insects, bees, and butterflies. An evergreen shrub densely covered in tiny, toothed, emerald-green foliage that grows 4 to 6 feet tall...

A reliably upright form of the California native Coyote Bush that is an important source of food and habitat for native insects, bees, and butterflies. An evergreen shrub densely covered in tiny, toothed, emerald-green foliage that grows 4 to 6 feet tall...

This selection of the warm season, perennial Blue Grama grass was bred for its improved flower color and performance over the straight species. Its stiff, bristly flower heads float horizontally above the foliage on 12 to 18 inch tall stalks, appearing...

Ornamental seed head in spring will reach 12-18" tall. Tolerates regular water in sandy/well drained soil, but not heavy soil. In heavy soil, reduce irrigation.

Ornamental seed head in spring will reach 12-18" tall. Tolerates regular water in sandy/well drained soil, but not heavy soil. In heavy soil, reduce irrigation.