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One of the very best wildlife plants in California — host to over 200 butterfly and moth species and a lifeline for early bees. -
Sculptural mahogany-red bark and smoky blue-gray leaves make this one of our most striking large manzanitas.
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Not a grass at all but a petite iris, scattering star-shaped blue-violet flowers with sunny yellow centers across grassy tufts each spring.
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Clusters of starry blue-lavender flowers with golden centers bloom much of the year, buzz-pollinated by native bees.
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A rugged, cold-hardy wild lilac (to -10°F) that smothers itself in fragrant white spring blooms abuzz with native bees.
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Glowing orange-apricot trumpets cover this cheerful subshrub spring through summer, irresistible to hummingbirds and a key butterfly host.
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Soft silvery foliage erupts in a haze of lavender daisies just as summer fades — late-season nectar when pollinators need it most.
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Perhaps the single most important pollinator plant in our chaparral — flat-topped cream flowers age to a rich rust and feed countless native bees and butterflie
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A blaze of tubular scarlet flowers exactly when the garden needs color most — late summer into fall — and hummingbirds defend it fiercely.
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Plumes of warm golden-yellow flowers light up the fall garden and feed bees and butterflies stocking up for winter.
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The essential host plant for monarch caterpillars and a true dryland milkweed — woolly silver leaves and nodding clusters of dusty-rose blooms.
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California's state flower, and there's no easier way to bring spring to a dry slope.
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Simple, fragrant pink blooms followed by scarlet hips that feed birds through winter — and that classic wild-rose perfume.
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A jewel-like native succulent forming chalky rosettes that send up fiery orange-red flower stalks loved by hummingbirds.
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The defining shrub of California's chaparral — fine needle-like foliage and frothy cream flower clusters in early summer.
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Soft pink hollyhock-like flowers line tall wands above velvety gray-green leaves — a graceful, fast-growing pioneer for slopes and recovering ground.
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A dramatic silver-spined rosette that, after years of patience, throws a towering stalk of creamy bells — then sets seed and passes the torch to its pups.
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A versatile, fine-textured sedge that makes a wonderful low-water lawn alternative — mow it or let it flow.
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Spiny, glossy evergreen foliage and brilliant golden flower clusters in spring give way to tart blue berries for the birds.
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A handsome, adaptable evergreen with berries that shift from green to red to black — a moveable feast for birds.
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Slender bright-green stems form dense, upright colonies in wet soil — perfect for pond margins, rain gardens, and the moist low spots most natives won't tolerat
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A magnificent fountain of fine green foliage topped by tall, golden seed plumes that catch low autumn light.
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A fast, nitrogen-fixing pioneer that colonizes raw and burned ground, feeding native bees and serving as a key butterfly host plant.
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Aromatic silver-backed foliage releases a clean, sage-like scent when brushed.
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Our namesake, and a showstopper — a spring avalanche of large waxy golden flowers against fuzzy lobed leaves.
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Cheerful flat-topped clusters of golden-yellow blooms sit above soft, ferny gray-green foliage from spring well into summer.
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Flat, iris-like blades and warm reddish-bronze seed heads set this rush apart from the rounded kinds.
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Long, lush spikes of blue-purple pea flowers rise above green palmate leaves, blooming generously spring into summer.
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Stiff, architectural blue-green stems give this rush a clean, modern look in rain gardens and along water features.
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An elegant large shrub or small tree with feathery, silver-tailed seeds that shimmer in autumn sun — its best feature.
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Crush a leaf and you'll understand the name — a clean, sweet mint fragrance.
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Tall, elegant spikes of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers bloom spring through early summer, drawing hummingbirds from across the garden.
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One of Southern California's most spectacular native wildflowers, sending up tall spikes of lavender-to-violet tubular blooms each spring.
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Shimmering silver foliage topped by fragrant purple-blue flower spikes — a true spring spectacle and a host plant for blue butterflies.
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Soft creamy-yellow to apricot trumpets in long succession, beloved by hummingbirds and native bees.
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Glossy, leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of pinkish-white flowers followed by sticky reddish berries — once made into a tart traditional drink.
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