Annual Wildflower
Rich green foliage, deep yellow flowers. Palmate leaves. Seed pods develop late summer, early fall. Collect seed for new plants the following year.
Sun
Lupinus polyphyllus v. burkei
Deciduous Shrub
Gorgeous 5 ft. spikes of classic lavender lupine flowers. Grows alongside creeks and streams throughout the West Coast. Can be allowed to go dormant in fall with a lot less water. Blooms May through July.
Lupinus propinquus
Semi-Deciduous Perennial Shrub
Gray-green palm-like leaves with beautiful flowers in early spring to late summer. Useful for depleted soils to fix nitrogen. Tolerates coastal sandy soils. Seeds easily.
Lupinus sericatus
Perennial Shrub
Rare Northern California Lupine with purple flowers in spring, silvery foliage. Needs good drainage, full sun, and little water. Butterfly plant, moderately deer-resistant.
Lycoris radiata
Deciduous Bulb
Amaryllis relative that sends up deep red airy bloom stalk in fall followed by strappy gray geen leaves that grow over the winter. Keep dry while summer dormant. Deer and gopher resistant.
Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius
Evergreen tree
Quick growing. Peeling grey bark reveals new red bark. White flowers in summer. Well-drained soils, low water.
Macodes petola
Terrestrial orchid with small white flowers, sparkling variegated leaves, shade-tolerant
Maihueniopsis bonnieae
Puna bonnieae
Small 6″ stems, geophytic opuntioid. Pink flowers.
Maireana sedifolia
Evergreen Shrub
Semi-succulent upright shrub with unusual white foliage. Thrives in hot, dry locations; needs good drainage. Occasional tiny pale pink flowers along stems.
Malacothamnus “Casitas”
M. fasciculatus “Casitas”
Evergreen Shrub
The butterflies flock to the small pink flowers that cover the plant throughout the summer. Clay-soils tolerant. Good for hedges and along fences.
Malacothamnus “Jolon”
M. palmeri “Jolon”
Evergreen Shrub
Vibrant green foliage year-round gives to small bright pink flowers throughout the summer. Coastal native. Attractive to Butterflies.
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Evergreen Shrub
The butterflies flock to the small pink flowers that cover the plant throughout the summer. Good for hedges and along fences.
Malacothamnus fremontii
Evergreen Shrub
The butterflies flock to the small silvery pink flowers that cover the plant throughout the summer. Good for hedges and along fences.
Malacothamnus jonesii
Evergreen Shrub
The butterflies flock to the small pink flowers that cover the plant throughout the summer. Good for hedges and along fences.
Malacothamnus palmeri
Evergreen Shrub
Vibrant green foliage year-round gives to small bright pink flowers throughout the summer. Coastal native (Big Sur Area). Butterfly plant.
Malephora luteola
Malephora lutea
Low/shrubby hardy mesemb w/yellow flowers
Mammillaria
One of the largest genera
Species ranger in size from an inch to a yard
Mammillaria albicoma
Soft and fuzzy appearing, low clustering small barrels with cream-colored flowers.
Mammillaria backebergiana
Usually solitary. Cylindrical to 12″h. Short pyramidal tubercles, not woolly. Crown of small bright pink flowers.
Mammillaria bocasana
Small multi-stemmed globose with variable flowers, some bristles
Mammillaria bocasana v. multilanata
Small globose with variable flowers, lots of bristles
Mammillaria bombycina
3-4″ round stems form large clusters. Circular clusters of deep pink flowers are borne on the upper surface in spring and summer. Hooked spines, downy white hairs.
Mammillaria columbiana
Usually solitary, some clumps; to 10″h.; woolly between short central spines
Mammillaria compressa
Slow to form large clusters. Variable spines. Lots of bright pink flowers.
Mammillaria crinita
M. zeilmanniana
Prolific small cream colored flowers. Variable cactus. Slow to offset.
Mammillaria cv. “Fred”
Mammillaria bocasana fa. monstrose “Fred”
Small multi-stemmed globose monstrose cactus with few spines and none of the hairs of the species. Rot prone, keep dry in winter.
Mammillaria decipiens ssp. camptotricha
4″. Dense clusters of deep green globose stems. Wild spines, creamy flowers.
Mammillaria elongata
Long stems, 1″ diameter, clumping; tight star-shape spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.
Mammillaria elongata var. rubrispina
Cultivar with red spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.
Mammillaria elongata “Gold Nugget”
Lots of short golden stems, tightly clumping. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.