Plants by Type

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...

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.

Referred to as Jerusalem Sage, this shrub is of considerable size. The wide and multi-stemmed evergreen has gorgeous flowers and foliage. Large, vibrant yellow flowers are whorled. Leaves are wooly and bicolored, with green gracing the top and white...

This fast-growing evergreen can endure drought, heat, and wind conditions. The tree is even adaptable to poor soils. While the pine prospers best in warm low deserts, the plant is hardy enough to thrive in coastal zones. Its dense foliage emits a mild...

This pine is characterized by its irregular canopy of broad-spreading, strong branches. Cones, similarly, are asymmetrical. Cones are also persistent and bend backwards on branches. This species of pine is particularly resilient. It can resist extreme...

A California native evergreen, the Hollyleaf Cherry can be grown as either a large shrub or small tree. The closely set foliage is adapted to long periods of heat and dryness. Spiked leaf margins look similar to those of some forms of holly. White...