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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Giant Wild Rye (Elymus condensatus aka Leymus condensatus)

Karen January 30, 2023 0 Comments

This evergreen perennial grass is native to eastern Oregon, California, and northern Mexico, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, southern oak woodland, foothill woodland, and Joshua tree woodlands.…

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Plant Profile: California Coffee Berry (Frangula californica aka Rhamnus californica)

Karen January 23, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California, southwestern Oregon, Arizona and Baja California, this large evergreen shrub grows in open woodland, brush canyon sides, and chaparral. It is a member of the buckthorn family,…

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Plant Profile: Bunchleaf Penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus)

Karen January 16, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as foothills penstemon and foothills beardtongue, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is endemic to California where it grows in grassland, chaparral, and forests of all of the major coastal…

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Plant Profile: Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)

Karen January 11, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California, Baja, and Mexico, this semi-deciduous shrub is common in the coastal sage scrub and chaparral of Southern California. It is a member of the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum)

Karen January 9, 2023 0 Comments

Native to dry slopes of south coast ranges of California and northern Baja, this evergreen shrub is a member of the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, rosemary, and…

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Plant Profile: Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)

Karen January 2, 2023 0 Comments

Native to coastal sage scrub and chaparral of Southern California and Baja, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes sumac,…

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Plant Profile: Beebalm aka Bergamot (Monarda didyma)

Karen May 2, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as oswego tea, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, basil, and adjuga. It is native to eastern North…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Karen June 16, 2021 0 Comments

This vigorous deciduous woody vine, also known as woodbine, is native to eastern and central North America south to Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats including forests,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Black Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifer) ‘Nigra’

Karen May 26, 2021 0 Comments

Prunus cerasifer is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes apple, almond, and lady’s mantle. The cultivar ‘Nnigra’…

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Evergreen Vines for Shady Sites

Karen March 2, 2021 0 Comments

Shady wall often offer cool moist conditions that sites in full sun do not. Some climbers can tolerate sun, some full shade, but few thrive in all three equally. Most…

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