Tolerates coastal exposure. For use in cottage gardens, perennial beds, cut flowers, in mass. Deer resistant. Foliage height 4-8" tall, flower stalks can reach 3 feet. Aggressiveness/spreading capability depends on climate. In warmer areas, tends to stay abut 12-18"W, but in cold climate (with snow) will spread fairly aggressively 2-3 feet. Can divide every few years if center of the plant is less vigorous or begin to die out.
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Blue Elderberry Attractive, hardy, and easy to grow, the Blue Elderberry is also an important food source for California wildlife. In spring, large clusters of cream-colored flowers attract butterflies and bees. The abundant blue berries provide food for birds and other animals. Humans can eat the fruit as long as it's cooked. -
Blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) A must have for a native garden, especially a meadow type setting. Blue eyed grass is not exactly blue, nor is it grass, it's actually in the iris family! It's flowers are usually a purple to violet color and when the flowers are gone it looks like an attractive decorative grass. -
CA Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) is one of the most hardy, drought resistant, and wildlife supporting plants you can add to your space! With beautiful white blooms that age to pink, maroon, rust, then brown, and foliage that looks like little pine needles, it is a gorgeous addition. -
Catalina Currant aka Island Perfume (Ribes viburnifolium) One of our favorites at FlannelBush Gardens! Perfect for dry shade, under oaks, and great as a ground cover. It has an intoxicating aroma, attractive evergreen foliage, and pretty reddish stems. One of the best groundcovers for shady mountain woodland gardens! -
Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'Brilliantly blue, abundant & long-blooming flowers that have an irresistible aroma. Cold hardy to to 15°F. Tolerant of garden conditions. Blooms well in shade. -
Deer Plant (Acmispon glaber) is a perennial subshrub in the Fabaceae (Legume family). The plant is a pioneer species found in dry areas of California, Arizona, and Mexico. It is grows in many habitats, including chaparral, coastal sand, roadsides and other disturbed areas at elevations below 4900 feet. -
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Penstemon is native to southwestern United States where it grows in inland deserts and plateaus. It forms a shrub up to 3 feet wide and tall with large, serrated, blue-green foliage, similar to Penstemon spectabilis. Blooms mid to late spring with showy spikes of hot pink flowers that are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Plant in full sun in sharply draining soil (preferably rocky or gravelly). While it will survive summer watering, it prefers infrequent to no supplemental irrigation once established. -
Penstemon eatonii
A perennial native to the western United States and southern California high deserts, Firecracker Penstemon grows in small mounds of cupped, lanceolate foliage that bear tall spikes of tubular, scarlet red flowers in spring and summer. Needs good drainage and only infrequent to occasional summer water once established. Over-fertilization and heavy organic matter should be avoided. Useful for hot, dry, sunny spots in a desert or rock garden. Its small stature also makes it perfect for gardeners with limited space. Flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies. Best if established during the cooler months from October to March. -
Pink Southern Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans) A charming selection of our CA native honeysuckle. If you grow honeysuckle-- please grow native! Japanese honeysuckle is an invasive species in our ecosystem. This species is special as well, it's flower shape and leaves are very unique! It's one of the few native vines that we have and it can spread up to 20' wide! -
Salvia leucophylla
Purple Sage is commonly found growing on dry, rocky slopes and hillsides along the southern California coast. It forms a large, spreading shrub that reaches 3 to 5 all around, sometimes growing even wider in coastal conditions. In spring, it blooms with whorls of pale purple to rose pink flowers on long inflorescences that hummingbirds cherish. Flowers are not typically a true purple color as the common name may imply. New foliage can have hues of green, before turning a soft grey color and then shrinking and turning silver-grey during the summer months. Plant in full sun to light shade inland. Summer deciduous so it should be watered sparingly over the summer (twice per month) or left to go dormant. Provides erosion control on slopes where it can tolerate clay soil. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a more compact form. Flowers attract a variety of insects and butterflies, and seeds provide food for native birds. -
Showy penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis) lives up to its name, being the showiest of the penstemons. It grows fast, reaching 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. This perennial bears spectacular wide-mouthed, tubular violet or purple-blue flowers from its first year on. In good conditions it may flower late winter into summer. -
Rhus ovata, commonly known as sugar bush or sugar sumac, is a shrub or small tree found growing in the canyons and slopes of the chaparral and related ecosystems in Southern California, Arizona, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is a long lived-plant, up to 100 years, and has dense evergreen foliage that make it conspicuous. It is closely related to and hybridizes with the lemonade sumac. -
One of the best plants you can plant. Beautiful, resilient, medicinal, and culturally significant.
