Our Plants (List)

This is a compact selection of the popular ‘Concha’ selection. Many customers have admired its small size and deep blue flowers in my front yard, so I thought I would make an effort to propagate a few. The mother plant was purchased from a local nursery as ‘Concha’ but it…

Blooms in February in Santa Clara County.

Buck brush is one of the most widespread plants of the California Floristic Province. It inhabits a variety of plant communities from Oregon into northwestern Baja. In Santa Clara County it was once common in the lower foothills and perhaps also on the valley floor. Today it is most often…

This is one of California’s cornerstone Ceanothus hybrids. The fine dark leaves are tightly bunched. The blue flowers are abundant in late winter/early spring and showcase nicely against the foliage. ‘Dark Star’ tends to grow wider then tall and appreciates full sun and well to moderate draining soil. As with…

This is another garden hybrid with a longstanding reputation for excellent appearance and adaptability. ‘Frosty Blue’ was discovered at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, CA, in the 1960s. It grows quite quickly in a rounded form to about 10 feet tall and 15 feet wide. The leaves are…

This variety of the Point Reyes ceanothus is appreciated for its compact form, draping branches, holly-like leaves and dark blue flowers. ‘Emily Brown’ grows quickly to 3 feet high and 8 feet wide. Like many of the lower growing ceanothus, ‘Emily Brown’ is native to areas substantially affected by the…