Plants by Type

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...

One of the darkest Phormiums, ‘Platt’s Black’ is useful for color and texture contrast in the garden. Broad, arching foliage is a glossy dark chocolate. It’s not a reliable bloomer in southern California gardens and is mostly grown for the foliage, but...

A widespread native shrub that can be found throughout southern California from the coast to inland mountain ranges. Useful as a native hedge for screening or boundary marking. A dense evergreen shrub that can grow 6 to 7 feet tall and wide but can...

A small, compact, perennial Salvia notable for its tall, narrow spikes of deep violet-blue flowers that bloom late spring to early summer. Cut back spent flowers to encourage new blooms. Features large, spear-shaped, deeply-textured foliage that is...

small, compact perennial Salvia notable for its unusual dark reddish-purple stems and narrow spikes of deep violet flowers that bloom late spring to early summer. Cut back spent flowers to encourage new blooms. Features large, spear-shaped, foliage that...

small, compact perennial Salvia notable for its unusual dark reddish-purple stems and narrow spikes of deep violet flowers that bloom late spring to early summer. Cut back spent flowers to encourage new blooms. Features large, spear-shaped, foliage that...

Small, mounding shrubby perennial with narrow silvery leaves. Profuse bloom covers the plant with rosy-purple flowers, late spring thru summer. Good rock garden plant or small scale groundcover. Flowers smell like honey. Best with protection from sun in...