E. scaber “Cherry Red”
Semi-deciduous Vine
Beautiful fast-growing vine will climb quickly to over 15ft., can cover a 6 ft. wide trellis in one summer. Blooms summer thru fall.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Echium “Cielo del Sur”
Evergreen Shrub
Produces a dense rosette of leaves followed by an erect inflorescence 3-6ft. tall topped by hundreds of true blue flowers. Great coastal plant. Self-seeds and restarts every 5 years or so.
Echium candicans
Herbaceous Biennial
Large biennial produces a dense rosette of leaves followed by mulitple erect inflorescences 3-8ft. tall topped by hundreds of blue violet flowers. Great coastal plant. Self-seeds and restarts every 5 years or so.
Echium wildpretii
Herbaceous Biennial
A biennial producing a dense rosette of leaves during the first year and in the second year produces an erect inflorescence w/hundreds of dark pink to almost red flowers. Self-seeds and restarts.
Echium “Blue Bedder”
E. plantagineum “Blue Bedder”
Herbaceous Biennial
Fast growing, covered in pink buds and then large blue bell-shaped blooms for months. Cold hardy, reseeds reliably.
Elegia capensis
Elegia cuspidata
Evergreen Restio
Upright stems to 3 feet. Brown sheaths, dark brown flowers.
Elegia fistulosa
Evergreen Restio
Low maintenance, easy to grow. Tall grass-like plant is attractive year-round. Brown sheaths, dark brown flowers.
Encelia californica
Herbaceous Perennial
Easy to grow rich 2″ yellow blooms. Dead-head for longer bloom season. Fast-growing, short-lived. Attractive to Butterflies. Clay-tolerant. Semi-Deciduous
Encelia farinosa
Herbaceous Perennial
Easy to grow rich 2″ yellow/orange blooms. Dead-head for longer bloom season. Silvery foliage. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Clay-tolerant. Semi-Deciduous
Ensete ventricosum “Maurelii”
Evergreen Hardy Banana
Cold-tolerant, or beautiful indoor tropical houseplant grown for the foliage. Will develop a large 3ft trunk and sweeping red leaves. Will go dormant below 25F.
Ephedra tweediana
Perennial Vining Shrub
Flexible jointed leafless branches will climb and spread from a thick trunk. Frost tolerant.
Ephedra viridis
Evergreen Shrub
“The Navajo brewed the tops into a drink for use as a cough medicine. Other indians roasted the seeds, ate them whole or ground them into a meal for various uses” (Elmore and Janish, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands, 1976).
Epidendrum ibaguense
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Purple and orange/yellow flowered varieties. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epidendrum ibaguense “Lavender”
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Lavender-flowered variety. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epidendrum ibaguense “Rose”
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Rose-flowered variety. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epilobium “Carmen’s Grey”
E. canum “Carmen’s Grey
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Broad, bright-grey leaves covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium “Catalina”
E. canum “Catalina”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Upright shrub of grey-green foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers.
Epilobium “Schiefflin’s Choice”
Evergreen Perennial
Grey foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers in summer and fall. Spreads vigorously. Very attractive to hummingbirds. Deer resistant.
Epilobium “Select Mattole”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbirds love this plant and its amazing orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Great for low water gardens, grows naturally in rock crevices along the coast. Deer tolerant.
Epilobium “Silver Select”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular upright mound of silver foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers.
Epilobium “UC Hybrid”
E. canum “UC Hybrid”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular tight mound of grey-green foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. Place this groundcover at the front of garden, skirting taller plantings.
Epilobium “Wayne’s Silver”
E. canum “Wayne’s Silver”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular tight mound of silver foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. Place this groundcover at the front of garden, skirting taller plantings.
Epilobium canum “Cloverdale”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Unusually wide fuzzy-grey leaves covered with orange trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium canum “El Tigre”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Lovely green-grey foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers in spring through fall. A great accent to any (native) garden. Deciduous in winter.
Epilobium canum “Marin Pink”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Broad, grey-green leaves covered with light pink trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium canum “Sierra Salmon”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Narrow blue-grey leaves covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium “Orange Carpet”
E. canum “Orange Carpet”
Semi-deciduous Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Light green foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. A lovely accent to any (native) garden.
Eremophila “Blue Bells”
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub with slender silver-green leaves, flushed with tubular blue to purple flowers throughout the year.
Eremophila “Gray Horizon”
E. glabra “Gray Horizon”
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub with soft gray leaves with yellow flowers through the spring and summer.