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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.

