Plants by Type

Not considered invasive. Can re-seed occasionally but not excessively.

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...

Compared to 'Blue Spire', 'Little Spire' has darker purple flowers, shorter flowering stems (so no flopping over), slightly greyer less serrate and more acuminate leaves.

The Valley Oak, endemic to California, is a magnificent and keystone tree found in the state's interior valleys and foothills. It can reach colossal proportions over centuries. This deciduous plant is characterized by its velvety, deeply lobed leaves...

An upright and tightly growing form of the common rosemary. Exceptionally drought tolerant once established and virtually carefree. Can be pruned to shape as needed or desired.

A shrub Rosemary with a loose, upright form and unusually broad, thick foliage that is ideal for culinary use. Responds well to pruning and branch tips can be snipped as needed. Blooms late winter through spring with masses of light blue-pink flowers...

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...

A highly compact Salvia thought to be a S. microphylla x greggii hybrid, ‘Mesa Azure’ features small, rounded foliage and blooms spring through fall with soft purple flowers on dark purple calyces. Plant in full sun to light shade. Prefers good drainage...