Evergreen Perennial
Stunning purple flowers on compact bloom heads. Small stature, thin blue-green foliage, fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Attractive to hummingbirds.
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Anigozanthos Celebration “Fireworks”
Evergreen Perennial
Stunning blue and red flowers. Compact bloom heads. Small stature, thin foliage, fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos Celebration “Masquerade”
Evergreen Perennial
Showstopping aqua blue-green flowers. Compact bloom heads. Small stature, thin foliage, fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos flavidus
Evergreen Shrub
Vibrant fuzzy tall flowers. Long lasting golden blooms are perfect for cut flowers. Prefers full sun, can tolerate bright shade inland. Tolerates heavy clay soils.
Anigozanthos flavidus “Red”
Evergreen Shrub
Vibrant fuzzy tall flowers. Long lasting red blooms are perfect for cut flowers. Prefers full sun, can tolerate bright shade inland. Tolerates heavy clay soils.
Anigozanthos viridis “Phar Lap”
Evergreen Shrub
Green-blue flowers in winter through early summer. Plant in open area in garden with good drainage. Divide in late summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Gold Velvet”
Evergreen Perennial
It’s small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Stunning gold blooms spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anthurium “Big Bird”
Tropical Houseplant
Tropical plant with large red flower stalks and red berries. 2ft wrinkly green leaves. Lots of drama for a location with lots of light and lots of space.
Antimima fenestrata
Purple flowers on the branch tips. Forms dense mounds, grows in limestone outcrops.
Antimima granitica
Low-growing groundcover mesemb, great for hanging pots.
Aphelandra squarrosa
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water but prefers not to sit in water.
Apoballis “Red Sword”
A. acuminatissima
A. acuminatissima “Lavallaei”
Homalomena “Purple Sword”
Large-leafed rare tropical plant. Mottled green and white leaves with light-red undersides. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, regular water, high humidity. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Aquilegia “Spring Magic”
Aquilegia vulgaris
Herbaceous Perennial
Stunning colorful downward-facing flowers on top of low-growing herbaceous foliage. Attractive to Hummingbirds. Deer-resistent. Can be deciduous in dry summers. Short-lived, but self-seeds readily.
Aquilegia formosa
Herbaceous Perennial
Small, delicate foliage with pendant orange and yellow flowers, from the Sierra Nevadas. Attractive to Hummingbirds. Deer-resistent, Clay-soils-tolerant. Can be deciduous in dry summers.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Palm Tree
Slow growing single-trunked palm with a large crown of spreading leaves, to 12ft wide. Pendulous inflorescence will open to pink flowers.
Arctostaphylos “Austin Griffiths”
Evergreen shrub
Known for its large green leaves and compact, twisted form with sculptural branching. Flowers pink in winter. Fast growing.
Arctostaphylos “Bert Johnson”
Evergreen Groundcover
Gorgeous cascading form, perfect for a rock garden. Tiny pinkish white flowers in spring attract hummingbirds. This cultivar was introduced in Berkeley at Tilden Botanical Garden.
Arctostaphylos “Big Sur”
Evergreen shrub
Low growing Manzanita with an open form displaying attractive red bark. Small, pure white bell-shaped flowers in late winter attract hummingbirds. Great for a small garden or near a walkway.
Arctostaphylos “Bright Beauty”
Evergreen shrub
Low mounding shrub, spreads wide, stays dense, with small bright grey/green leaves and white flowers in winter through spring.
Arctostaphylos “Byrd Hill”
Evergreen shrub
Gorgeous focal point small tree with classic red bark. Spreads, but more upright than outwards.
Arctostaphylos “Canyon Sparkles”
A. insularis “Canyon Sparkles”
Evergreen shrub
Glossy deep green leaves offset in the winter by clusters of white flowers. Channel Islands native becomes an open upright shrub with age. Attracts hummingbirds, resists deer, tolerates clay soils.
Arctostaphylos “Carmel Sur”
A. edmundsii “Carmel Sur”
Evergreen Groundcover
Fast-growing attractive low Manzanita. Light green foliage, easy to grow in gardens. Coastal sun, inland needs some shade.
Arctostaphylos “Dr. Hurd”
Evergreen shrub
Fast growing, tree-like, upright with open canopy. Classic dark red bark. Late winter clusters of white blooms. Spring berries. Perfect focal point for a garden, or along a dry creek bed
Arctostaphylos “Emerald Carpet”
Evergreen shrub
Very compact hybrid manzanita, dense with small glossy deep green leaves that nearly hide the attractive cinnamon red stems with exfoliating bark. Small white flowers in mid-winter.
Arctostaphylos “Ghostly”
A. silvicola “Ghostly”
Evergreen shrub
Grey leaves with deep red bark. Pure white flowers. Prefers to be dry in summer, can handle lots of rain/water in winter.
Arctostaphylos “Green Supreme”
Evergreen Groundcover/Shrub
Dense, fast growing Manzanita with glossy green leaves. May produce small white flowers in mid-winter. Prefers good drainage but tolerates a wide range of soils. Very disease resistant.
Arctostaphylos “Hood Mountain”
Evergreen Shrub
Small tree with greyish leaves and purplish cinammon bark. Clusters of white bell-shaped flowers appear in late winter.
Arctostaphylos “Howard McMinn”
A. densiflora “Howard McMinn”
Evergreen shrub
Large evergreen mounding shrub with clusters of small flowers, white to light pink, in winter through spring. Berries are favored by native birds. Dark red trunk.
Arctostaphylos “John Dourley”
Evergreen shrub
New growth comes in bronzy green, then fades to grey green. Small, light pink bell-shaped flowers in spring, colorful berries in fall. Drought tolerant but does well with occasional irrigation.
Arctostaphylos “Lester Rountree”
A. pajaroensis “Lester Rountree”
Evergreen shrub
Sturdy trunked small tree/shrub w/smooth, purplish bark, gray leaves & clusters of tiny, urn-shaped flowers, white flushed pink, in early spring.