Evergreen Bunch Grass
Grows best in full sun, with some late afternoon shade. Starts off with narrow green blades and turns grey-green with age. Deer Resistant.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Festuca californica
Evergreen Bunch Grass
Deer Resistant. Makes a good groundcover for hillsides. Good under native Oaks. Summer-drought tolerant.
Festuca glauca
Evergeen Grass
Compact blue clumps maker a tough groundcover on coastal hillsides or borders. Looks great in containers, too! Deer resistant.
Festuca idahoensis
Evergreen Bunch Grass
Deer Resistant. Makes a good groundcover for hillsides. Good under native Oaks. Summer-drought tolerant.
Festuca mairei
Evergreen fescue
A long-lived evergreen clumping grass that forms fountain-like mounds to 18 to 24 inches tall and wide with yellowish gray-green foliage.
Festuca rubra
Evergreen Bunch Grass
Deer Resistant. Good under native Oaks. Summer drought tolerant. Lawn alternative can be mowed to 2”h.
Ficus “Ginseng”
Ficus microcarpa
Caudiciform tree, will slowly develop a swollen base and makes a beautiful houseplant natural bonsai specimen. Glossy green leaves. In the ground is a full size tree, ancient specimens growing over 100ft tall.
Can be grown indoor as a tropical houseplant, can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water, some humidity.
Ficus auriculata
Evergreen to semi-deciduous tree
“Large oval shaped leaves grow as large as 15”. Non-edible figs form in clusters on the trunk and larger branches. Best in full sun in a wind protected area.”
Fragaria vesca
Fremontodendron “California Glory”
Evergreen shrub
Unbelievable spray of yellow flowers in Spring. Rounded shrub with dark green lobed leaves. Saucer-shaped buttercup yellow give an unbelievable showing in spring. Will espalier well.
Fremontodendron “Dara’s Gold”
Evergreen shrub
Showy hybrid, smaller than other types. Blooms yellow, 2″-wide flowers in spring/summer; attractive to pollinators. No water once established.
Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Evergreen shrub
Large, broad, showy hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in yellow flowers in spring. No water once established.
Fremontodendron “San Gabriel”
Evergreen shrub
Spreading, rounded shrub with dark green lobed leaves. Saucer-shaped buttercup yellow flowers in summer. Will espalier well.
Fremontodendron californicum
Evergreen shrub
Unbelievable spray of yellow flowers in Spring. Rounded shrub with dark green lobed leaves. Saucer-shaped buttercup yellow give an unbelievable showing in spring. Will espalier well.
Fremontodendron mexicanum
Evergreen shrub
Perfect for sunny dry areas. Late spring thru summer blooms are showy golden yellow/orange, cup-shaped.
Fuchsia procumbens
Low growing leafy green perennial. Great for rock gardens or hanging baskets.
Gaillardia “Arizona Sun”
Evergreen Groundcover
Mounding groundcover will be covered in bicolor flowers with red centers and yellow edges, throughout the spring and summer. Remove spent flowers after blooming.
Gaillardia “Granada”
Large bicolor flowers in the Sunflower family. Very red centers with bright yellow tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Mesa Bright Bicolor”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Very red centers with yellow surrounds, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Spintop Red”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Very red with orange tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Spintop Yellow Touch”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, very red with just a touch of yellow tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Sunrita Peach”
Small peach flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Sunset Flash”
Evergreen Groundcover
Mounding groundcover will be covered in large bicolor flowers with red centers and yellow tips, throughout the spring and summer. Remove spent flowers after blooming.
Gaillardia “Sunset Halo”
Evergreen Groundcover
Compact mounding groundcover will be covered in large tri-color flowers with dark-red centers and yellow and orange-red petals, throughout the spring and summer. Remove spent flowers after blooming. great for containers.
Gaillardia Lunar “Harvest Moon”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family with very red centers with bright yellow petals, multiple buds per stalk. Compact habit, spreading low. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Galphimia gracilis
Semi-evergreen Shrub
Dense shrub with small green leaves and huge sprays of golden flowers sprin thru fall. Evergreen with light frost. Can handle hard freeze but will die back to the ground, come back in spring. Prune in early spring.
Galvezia speciosa
Evergreen Perennial
Wide, dense mound of arching stems. Red tubular hummingbird flowers for much of the year. From the Santa Barbara coast and islands.
Galvezia speciosa “Bocarosa”
Evergreen Perennial
A delightful California native shrub with bright green leaves. Red tubular hummingbird flowers for much of the year. From the Santa Barbara coast and islands.
Galvezia speciosa “Firecracker”
Evergreen Perennial
Dense mound of arching stems, more compact than the species. Red tubular hummingbird flowers for much of the year. From the Santa Barbara coast and islands.
Gaura “Lillipop Blush”
Perennial
Upright perennial with soft pink flowers spring through fall. Cut back stalks for repeat bloom. Looks great in pots. Heat and drought tolerant! Will not tolerate frost.