Our Plants (List)

This attractive palm grows in Baja, Mexico, just south of the border. Its range falls within the California Floristic Province. Mexican blue palm survives in arid settings by accessing the subterranean waters of canyons and arroyos. It is one of many Brahea species endemic to Mexico. The leaves are similar…

Brickellbush is widespread in California and beyond. It is especially common in dry areas. It grows as a rounded shrub of dense gray-green leaves. The flowers are small and cream colored, hard to notice against the lightly colored foliage. The bricklebush is most appreciated for its fragrance, which can be…

This adaptable grass is found throughout California and western North America. Following summer dormancy, the plant sends up wide, arching blades in an open clump. The flower stocks appear in mid-spring. Clusters of nodding seed heads mature from green and purple to straw yellow. The open appearance of California brome…

Leafy reed grass is one of the many examples of a narrowly endemic California native that thrives in many settings throughout the state. It grows naturally in coastal settings from Mendocino County to the Oregon border. Leafy reed grass grows in a low clump of medium-green blades topped with arching…