Our Plants (List)

This variety of Hosackia crassifolia is found in San Diego County near the border as well as a small population in San Luis Obispo County. The species occurs in mountainous regions throughout the state, including the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Otay Mountain lotus flowers in early spring with tubular flowers…

The harlequin lotus grows along the coast and in coastal mountains from San Luis Obispo to Oregon. From there its range extends into British Columbia. For most of the year it is easy to miss as it grows in a low mound among other plants, often intertwining with its neighbors….

Owl’s claws grows in the interior of the western US in areas of mid- to high elevation. The populations in California appear in the Eastern Sierras and Great Basin. Native flora from these parts of the state should be considered an experimental planting out of their native range. Often, the…

The scarlet gilia grows in forested settings at mid- to high elevations in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades. The finely segmented leaves form a low mound to about eight inches in height and one foot in width. In the spring one to several flower stocks rise above the foliage with…