Plant Profile: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
Karen Also called false saffron, this annual is native to south Asia but cultivated in China, India, Persia and Egypt for thousands of years. It is a member of the aster…
Plant Profile: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
Also known as pitcher sage, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to southern and central California where it grows on open or shady slopes in moist oak woodland, chaparral, and…
Plant Profile: Wild Scabiosa (Scabiosa columbaria)
Native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia, this evergreen short-lived perennial is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. It grows up to…
Plant Profile: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helanthoides)
Also called oxeye sunflower, this native of eastern and central North American is a short-lived herbaceous perennial and member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and…
Plant Profile: California Croton (Croton californicus)
Also known as desert croton, this short lived evergreen perennial or subshrub is native to the deserts and coastlines of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows…
Plant Profile: Western Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya aka Ambrosia coronopifolia)
Also called bur-sage, burr-ragweed, and Cuman ragweed, this herbaceous perennial is native to most of the North America. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…
Plant Profile: Sea Lavender (Heliotropium gnaphalodes aka Argusia gnaphalodes aka Tournefortia gnaphalodes)
Also known as sea rosemary, bay lavender, and iodine bush, this evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of southern and central Florida. It is a member of the borage…
Plant Profile: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
Also known as hackberry, this deciduous tree is native to lowlands of eastern US west to Texas and south to northeastern Mexico where it usually grows along streams and in…
Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
Also known as showy beardtongue this herbaceous perennial is native to southern California and Baja California where it grows in the chaparral, scrub, and woodlands of the coastal mountain ranges.…
Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
Also known as sugar sumac, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to chaparral in dry canyons and slopes in Southern California, Arizona and Baja California and is a…