Our Plants (List)

This little shrub is common in wet areas in many parts of California as far north as Glenn County. It grows as a rounded, open shrub to only about a foot or so. The leaves are dark and needle-like, similar to rosemary in appearance. The small flowers appear from late…

The California ash grows in mountainous regions throughout the state. In the San Francisco Bay Area it is a rare find on Mt. Diablo, in Henry Coe State Park and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve. The form is an open, vase-shaped small tree or large shrub, with oval…

This fremontia is a hybrid of our native F. californicum and F. mexicanum. The native species grows most of California’s mountain ranges. Although widely distributed, it is a rare find. Several hybrids have been developed over the years. ‘California Glory’ was developed by Rancho Santa Ana in Claremont, CA, in…

California fremontia grows throughout much of California’s Mediterranean climate into northern Baja, Mexico, and Arizona. It is somewhat spotty in its distribution. It is apparently absent, for instance, from the sun-drenched ridges of the Diablo Range. California fremontia grows as a rounded shrub with fuzzy slightly lobed leaves over gray…