Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Cheju Do”
Variegated Reed Grass
Spectacular giant summer bloom stalks, lots of rich green, red and purple colors. Makes a good hedge or border accent, works well up against a building.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Calamagrostis “Karl Foerster”
Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Karl Foerster
Variegated Reed Grass
Spectacular giant summer bloom stalks, lots of rich green, red and purple colors. Makes a good hedge or border accent, works well up against a building.
Calamagrostis foliosa
Semi-Evergreen Reed Grass
Blue-green tuft-forrming clumps. Cream-colored flowers. California native that can be found in coastal forests. Can handle some clay soils, some sandy soils.
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Semi-Evergreen Reed Grass
Swaying 2 feet above the grassy blades, purplish new flower spikes mature to a golden wheat color. Good for meadows, erosion control and coastal settings.
Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Overdam”
Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Overdam”
Variegated Reed Grass
Works well as a specimen or incorporated into a border; makes a good low screen or backdrop.
Calandrinia “Ruby Tuesday”
C. umbellata “Ruby Tuesday”
Semi-Succulent Perennial
Stunning clusters of vibrant pink flowers rise 18″ above a small grassy semi-succulent clump.
California Poppy – See Eschscholzia
Calliandra “Sierra Star”
Deciduous
This hybrid blooms on and off all year long with stunning red hummingbird flowers. Uniform, dense growth. Can be massed together for maximum impact.
Calliandra californica
Semi-evergreen shrub
Open, vase-shaped shrub. Tiny leaves, red puffball flowers. Hummingbirds’ favorite. Also pollinated by butterflies.
Calliandra eriophylla
Semi-evergreen shrub
Small grey-green leaves, shrub is undistinguished until spring when the spectacular pink fairy duster blooms appear.
Callistemon citrinus “Jeffersii”
Evergreen shrub
Foliage smaller and narrower than true species. Long, red, stiff stamens form a long flower that resembles a bottlebrush and blooms year-round, but bloom peak is in the early summer through fall.
Callistemon viminalis “Slim”
Evergreen shrub
A narrow hedge form with an upright habit. Long, red, stiff stamens form a flower that resembles a bottlebrush and blooms spring through fall. Great for use as a screen or in tight spaces.
Calothamnus villosus
Evergreen Shrub
Vertical shrub with soft pine-needle-like leaves. Good in coastal locations. Will form an effective low screen. Red flowers winter through summer.
Calylophus drummondii
Narrow dark green leaves year round, large open bright yellow flowers spring thru summer. Great in rock gardens or in planters.
Calystegia macrostegia
Herbaceous Perennial Vine
Long lasting colorful blooms for a good part of the year. Great for climbing on fences. Keep watered through the summer to keep green. Deciduous in summer if dry.
Carex “Blue Zinger”
Evergreen Sedge
Stunning glaucus blue clumps of arcing blades. Cool season grower. Great for rock gardens.
Carex “Bronzita”
Carex “Cappuccino”
Evergreen Sedge
Evergreen chocolate-colored, bright reddish highlights in fall.
Carex “Kaga Nishiki”
C. dolichostachya “Kaga Nishiki”
Evergreen Sedge
Stunning variegated fountains of gold and green striped blades. Great for rock gardens.
Carex “Milk Chocolate”
Evergreen Sedge
Evergreen light brown milk chocolate colored curly sedge with pink highlights.
Carex comans “Bronze”
Evergreen Sedge
This beautiful clumping grass adds elegant texture and color to any garden with arching foliage that remains bronze all year long.
Carex pansa
Evergreen Sedge
Durable spreading sedge, used as lawn substitute or unmowed meadow.
Carex testacea
Evergreen Sedge
Plant in full sun to enjoy the full vibrancy of the colors, which are most spectacular in the winter months. Makes a good groundcover for hillsides. Recommended to let seed. Deer tolerant.
Carex tumulicola
Evergreen Sedge
Plant densely for a turf replacement. Propagate by seed or division in Spring.
Caryota mitis
Palm Tree
Solitary or clustered, trunks with long arching fishtail pinnate leaves up top.
Cassia didymobotrya
Senna didymobotrya
Evergreen Shrub/Tree
A multi branching tall shrub with wide spreading branches and pinnate laeves, has unusual spires of golden flowers and the leaves smell like popcorn.
Casuarina glauca “Cousin It”
Evergreen low shrub
This low wide-spreading shrub is a dramatic specimen plant perfect for a tall pot or along a wall where is can cascade dramatically. The green needle-like foliage is stunning in a rock garden!
Ceanothus “Anchor Bay”
C. gloriosus “Anchor Bay”
Evergreen shrub
Spectacular dense groundcover shrub. Low-spreading with rich dark green leaves, dark blue blooms in spring. Deer-resistant.
Ceanothus “Antonette”
Evergreen shrub
Dense shrub 8 to 10 feet tall with elongated green leaves and frosted, violet-blue flowers emerging from reddish buds in the spring. Handles clay soils.
Ceanothus “Arroyo de la Cruz”
Evergreen shrub
Wide mounding shrub with bright green glossy leaves contrasting with clusters of light blue flowers in the spring. Very attractive to butterflies and bees.