Herbaceous Perennial
2 to 3 ft. grassy clumps are topped with 5 ft. tall arching wands with pendulant soft pink bell shaped blooms in spring. In the Iris Family.
Full Sun
Dionaea “B-52”
D. muscipula “B-52″
Perennial Carnivore
Venus Fly Trap cultivar with large 2” colorful traps! Lures insects in, “teeth” prevent them from escaping, and then when they hit the trigger, the plant closes and absorbs them. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea “Dente”
D. muscipula “Dente”
Perennial Carnivore
The classic Carnivore. Lures insects in, “teeth” prevent them from escaping, and then when they hit the trigger, the plant closes and absorbs them. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea “King Henry”
D. muscipula “King Henry”
Perennial Carnivore
Venus Fly Trap cultivar with the largest traps! Lures insects in, “teeth” prevent them from escaping, and then when they hit the trigger, the plant closes and absorbs them. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea “Monkey Ass”
D. muscipula “Monkey Ass”
Perennial Carnivore
A stunning red-blush cultivar of the classic fly trap. Deeper red in summer. The petioles can reach 6″. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea “Red Dragon”
D. muscipula “Red Dragon”
D. muscipula “Akai Ryu”
Perennial Carnivore
A stunning red-trapped cultivar of the classic fly trap. Deep burgundy in summer. The petioles can reach 6″. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea “Smog”
D. muscipula “Monkey Ass”
Perennial Carnivore
A stunning red-blush cultivar of the classic fly trap. Deeper red in the center of the traps. The petioles can reach 6″. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer.
Dionaea muscipula
Perennial Carnivore
The classic Carnivore. Lures insects in, “teeth” prevent them from escaping, and then when they hit the trigger, the plant closes and absorbs them. Allow to slightly dry between waterings. No fertilizer. Winter hardy. Can also be grown indoors.
Dionaea “Spider”
D. muscipula “Spider”
Perennial Carnivore
Venus Flytrap cultivar features bright green and red traps on long, spidery stems. Grows best in full sun in a saucer with 1/2″ of distilled or low mineral content water. Hardy in Zones 7-10. No fertilizer.
Dodonaea viscosa “Purpurea”
Evergreen Shrub
Rapid growing, more upright when young spreading out with age. Narrow bronzy-green 4 inch long leaves turn purple with cooler weather. Tiny green flowers clusters mid-summer.
Drosera “Dork’s Pink”
D. callistos x D. lasiantha
Mounds of pink traps and pale pink flowers.
Drosera brevifolia
Pygmy Sundew with tiny sticky red rosettes.
Drosera burmannii
Perennial Carnivore
Easy to grow. Soil soil moist, doesn’t need a lot of humidity. Not heat-tolerant (keep below about 85F). Dies back in winter if outside and produce new seedlings in spring. Will stay green through the winter indoors.
Drosera helodes
Perennial Carnivore
Tiny spoon-shaped leaves forming small rosettes are covered with long sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Prefers moderate temperatures. If grown outside can experience a summer dormancy.
Drosera leucoblasta
Pygmy Sundew with tiny sticky red rosettes, large orange flowers.
Dypsis decaryi
Evergreen Palm
Fast draining soil, drought tolerant, but a little extra water to get established. Compact habit keeps it neat in appearance. Stunning trunk. Great in the ground or containers.
Eccremocarpus “Cherry Red”
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.
Echeveria “Allegra”
Beautiful dusty blue leaves with almost translucent edges in full sun. Great in rock gardens. 6″ rosettes.
Echeveria texensis
Beautiful rounded dusty blue leaves with red tips, rosy red in full sun. Great in rock gardens. 6″ rosettes.
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 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 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).
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.