Our Plants (List)

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…

Pine grass is a prominent grass in forests of southwestern Canada and the US Northwest. In California it grows in the Cascades, then in the Coastal Ranges through San Luis Obispo County. This cool season grower slowly covers the ground with fine, dark green blades. The appearance is somewhat similar…

The red fairy duster is native to Baja California but has much to contribute to the dry garden. It grows in a large, rounded form that is fairly open which allows the delicate, feathery leaves to be appreciated. The flowers are a bright red and appear generously in the spring…

The pink fairy duster is the only representative of the desert genus in California. It is found in inland San Diego County east into the Southwest. It has much to recommend its use in the garden. It grows in a low, spreading mound with branches of light gray, almost silver….