Our Plants (List)

The California phacelia thrives in coastal and interior coastal mountains in the northern half of the state, with occasional sightings elsewhere. It is especially abundant in the SF Bay Area, though even here it has a patchy distribution. One finds it growing here and there in sunny dry areas with…

Desert bluebells grace the inland areas of Southern California with a spring display of purple tinted foliage covered with flowers of purple or blue. The foliage mounds to about 18 inches or so. Desert bluebells prefer a sunny location and soil of at least medium drainage. Occasional water will extend…

California’s mock orange is found in scattered populations in much of the state, becoming more common in the northern Sierra and Cascades. It is one of the few members of the hydrangea family in the state. Mock orange grows as an open, upright shrub with large dark green leaves over…

The littleleaf mock orange in native to the southeastern portions of California, the Southwest and northern Mexico. It is one of only two species of mock orange native to California, the other being the more wide-spread Philadelphus lewisii. The mock oranges are so named for their large fragrant white flowers…