Cuphea llavea
An interesting and easy-to-grow perennial with red-eared bat-faced flowers. Burgundy-tinged green leaves. Low water, drought-tolerant, but a little more water in summer when in bloom to look its best.
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Cuphea “David Verity”
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright red-orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea “Lavender Lace”
Evergreen Perennial
Heat tolerant, evergreen perennial with small lavender flowers nearly year round. Good for borders and does well in containers.
Cuphea “Starfire”
Deciduous Perennial
Fast growing perennial with vibrant pinkish red tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea “Strybing Sunset”
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea “Tiny Mice”
C. llavea “Tiny Mice”
An interesting and easy-to-grow perennial with red-eared mousey flowers. Burgundy-tinged green leaves. Low water, drought-tolerant, but a little more water in summer when in bloom to look its best.
Cuphea cyanea
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with a huge profusion of bright pink tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea llavea
Cuphea “Bat Face”
Evergreen Perennial
An interesting and easy-to-grow perennial with red-eared bat-faced flowers. Burgundy-tinged green leaves. Low water, drought-tolerant, but a little more water in summer when in bloom to look its best.
Cuphea micropetala
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright yellow-red-orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cupressus macrocarpa
Evergreen Tree
Limited in the wild to small areas in Monterey and Carmel. Great coastal tree, medium sized, evergreen. Ideal shade tree, classic wind-sculpted shape. Lithograph: Smith, William Horace, Circa 1940.
Cussonia spicata
Evergreen Tree
Large distinctive tree with intricately divided leaves. Small yellow flower borne on club like spikes on the branch ends in Summer. Needs protection from frost and moderate water while young.
Cussonia transvaalensis
Evergreen Tree
Beautiful small tree can be a focal point for a garden with large green deep-lobed leaves. Corky bark. Edible roots. Can handle light frost, protect from freeze.
Cyathea cooperi
Semi-evergreen Fern
Fast growing tree fern that can get 20 ft tall and have a canopy spread of 10-12ft. Likes bright light, can handle sun at coast. Fronds will arc down as they age.
Cycas revoluta
Slow growing with large green fronds. Easy to grow indoor or outdoor. Poisonous if ingested, including people and pets.
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Shrubby – can grow anywhere from 3 to 10ft. tall. Red flowers.
Cylindropuntia bigelovi
Opuntia bigelovi
Mojave and Sonora Deserts. Classic golden-spined Jumping Cholla. Slow growing.
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Opuntia fulgida
Medium height tree cholla, 3′-6’h.; 1″ pink flowers in summer sun
Cylindropuntia fulgida v. mammillata fa. monstrose
A branched monstrose cholla that will often form crests. The new growth is bronze and fades to grey-green as it ages. It uncommonly produces magenta flowers. Prone to rot if wet and cold. Prone to rot if wet and cold.
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Opuntia imbricata
Shrubby tree cholla found throughout the SW and lower Great Plains. Can grow to 10ft. tall. Magenta flowers.
Cylindropuntia kleiniae
Grows in the limestone flats of the Chihuahuan desert. Low spine cactus, shrubby, can form woody trunks. Will grow 3 to 4 ft tall, can spread wide.
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Opuntia leptocaulis
Bushy cholla to 6ft. tall; Narrow stems, long thin spines.
Cylindropuntia prolifera
Opuntia prolifera
Shrubby California coastal native cholla; 3ft. to 8ft. tall
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Compact, tree-like cholla to 6 feet tall and wide. Purple flowers. Grows in dry grasslands. The dried wood caness make for good long straight walking sticks.
Red spines fade to grey as they age.
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Opuntia whipplei
Medium shrubby cholla to 3ft., can grow low and sprawl.
Cymbidium
A genus of 52 orchids from sub-tropical Asia. Hardy outdoors. Perfect as a potted patio plant or great as houseplants. Generally terrestrial, sometimes epiphytic. Fleshy leaves arc outwards from the pseudobulb.
Cynanchum insigne
Sarcostemma insigne
Pendant “stick” plant, minimal leaves. Striped flowers.
Cynanchum macrolobum
Small groups of vertical stems, looking like melted wax. Keep warm and dry. Readily branching.
Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe
Pendant or climbing leafless “stick” plant to 6ft long. Thick green stems, yellowish-white flowers.
Cyphostemma cirrhosum
Caudiciform with soft leaves along extensive vines. Small yellow flowers. Vines can travel up to 15ft., caudex gets to 12″ across. Can be grown from cuttings.
Cyphostemma elephantopus
Vining caudiciform will form huge 6ft caudex, underground in habitat. Vines can reach 20ft. Keep dry in winter.