Large round striped green leaves. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
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Calathea roseopicta
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea roseopicta “Dottie”
Goeppertia roseopicta
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea roseopicta “Rosy”
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea rufibarba
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea sanguinea
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea warscewiczii
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea zebrina
Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calathea “Flamestar”
Stunning patterned leaves with reddish undersides. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate (distilled) water but prefers not to sit in water. Occasionally mist the leaves.
Calibanus hookeri
Large caudex, 1 to 2 feet, with grassy leaves, winter-growing, outside in Bay Area
Calliandra “Sierra Star”
Deciduous
This hybrid blooms on and off all year long with stunning red hummingbird flowers. Uniform, dense growth. Can be massed together for maximum impact.
Calliandra californica
Semi-evergreen shrub
Open, vase-shaped shrub. Tiny leaves, red puffball flowers. Hummingbirds’ favorite. Also pollinated by butterflies.
Calliandra eriophylla
Semi-evergreen shrub
Small grey-green leaves, shrub is undistinguished until spring when the spectacular pink fairy duster blooms appear.
Callisia repens
Tradescantia callisia
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.
Callistemon citrinus “Jeffersii”
Evergreen shrub
Foliage smaller and narrower than true species. Long, red, stiff stamens form a long flower that resembles a bottlebrush and blooms year-round, but bloom peak is in the early summer through fall.
Callistemon viminalis “Slim”
Evergreen shrub
A narrow hedge form with an upright habit. Long, red, stiff stamens form a flower that resembles a bottlebrush and blooms spring through fall. Great for use as a screen or in tight spaces.
Calothamnus villosus
Evergreen Shrub
Vertical shrub with soft pine-needle-like leaves. Good in coastal locations. Will form an effective low screen. Red flowers winter through summer.
Calylophus drummondii
Narrow dark green leaves year round, large open bright yellow flowers spring thru summer. Great in rock gardens or in planters.
Cambria Orchid
Intergenic Hybrids, generally between Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Brassias or Oncidium
Grow indoor with bright indirect light. Orchid fertilizer regularly, but let them have a dormancy period after blooming. Water sparingly, weekly or so, and occasionally mist the leaves.
Caralluma baldratii
Orbea baldratii
Narrow-stemmed Stapeliad with deep burgundy starfish-shaped flowers.
Caralluma europaea
Low-growing, mat-forming Stapeliad with small burgundy carrion-flowers. Will grow best if allowed to go cool in winter, but protect from frost.
Caralluma luntii
Sprawling stems, spider-like carrion flowers. Yemen.
Caralluma socotrana
Whitish branches, spreads readily, lots of red flowers on the tips in summer. Bare stems look like bleached coral. Large clumps 10-12″ tall. Rot-prone in winter makes it difficult to keep alive through to spring.
Caralluma speciosa
Stunning clusters of burgundy flowers with golden-yellow throats. Forms large clumps up to 3ft tall. Soft, green, euphorbia-like 4-sided stems. Regular water in the hottest parts of the summer, do not overwater in winter.
Carex “Blue Zinger”
Evergreen Sedge
Stunning glaucus blue clumps of arcing blades. Cool season grower. Great for rock gardens.
Carex “Cappuccino”
Evergreen Sedge
Evergreen chocolate-colored, bright reddish highlights in fall.
Carex “Kaga Nishiki”
C. dolichostachya “Kaga Nishiki”
Evergreen Sedge
Stunning variegated fountains of gold and green striped blades. Great for rock gardens.
Carex “Milk Chocolate”
Evergreen Sedge
Evergreen light brown milk chocolate colored curly sedge with pink highlights.
Carex comans “Bronze”
Evergreen Sedge
This beautiful clumping grass adds elegant texture and color to any garden with arching foliage that remains bronze all year long.
Carex pansa
Evergreen Sedge
Durable spreading sedge, used as lawn substitute or unmowed meadow.