Our Plants (List)

Dune sedge is an occasional member of coastal plant communities from Santa Barbara County north. It grows in an expanding clump of soft blades to about 8 inches in height. In its natural setting, dune sedge will go largely dormant during the dry season. With the first soaking rain new…

The meadow sedge is widespread in California and beyond. It is native to Santa Clara County – and every other county of the SF Bay Area. Unlike its look-alike dune sedge, Carex pansa, it grows in a range of habitats with at least seasonally high levels of moisture. Meadow sedge…

Foothill sedge is found along the coast and in coastal mountains from the Channel Islands into Oregon and Washington. It grows as a clumping mound to about 12 inches and will slowly spread via underground rhizomes. It lends a soft, flowing look to the garden. Without water, foothill sedge will…

This emblematic cactus grows in the Sonoran Desert of the US Southwest and northern Mexico where it benefits from the high moisture levels (for a desert). It has a very sparse presence in southeastern California. The saguaro germinates and grows under the shade of a “buddy plant” where it establishes…

The bush anemone is a rare inhabitant of the foothills of Fresno and Madera Counties. The form is rounded and open with large, somewhat leathery lance-shaped leaves. The fragrant flowers of late spring are white with yellow centers. The bush anemone is partially deciduous in late summer, and the persistent…