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To maximize Monarch butterflies reaching their overwintering areas, plant only locally native milkweed species. This flowering perennial has thick, white, woolly stems that bend or run along the ground. The plentiful, hanging flowers are rounded structures. The flowers are dull to bright shades of lavender or pink and form an attractive contrast with the grey-to-white foliage. This plant was eaten as candy by the Kawaiisu tribes of Indigenous California; the milky sap within the leaves is said to be flavorful and chewy when cooked. -
Ceanothus 'Concha'Stunning, profuse electric blue to violet flowers on rigid stems. Tolerant of heavy soils if not over-watered. Cold hardy to 15°F. -
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. -
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. -
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! -
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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