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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)

Karen March 1, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as coastal sagebrush and California sagewort, this evergreen shrub is native to northern Baja California and much of central and southern California where it is often associated with…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)

Karen February 15, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as wedgeleaf ceanothus, this evergreen shrub is native to Oregon, California, and northern Baja California, where it grows in several habitats, especially chaparral. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Our Lord’s Candle (Hesperoyucca whipplei aka Yucca whipplei)

Karen February 1, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as chaparral yucca, foothill yucca, Spanish bayonet, and Quixote yucca, this evergreen shrub is native to Southern California and Baja California where it grows in chaparral, coastal sage…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Rhinoceros Bush (Elytropappus rhinocerotis aka Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis)

Karen January 31, 2023 0 Comments

Somebody thought this shrub or small tree had a connection with the ear of a rhinocerous, or so the common name and specific epithet suggest. The specific epithet, rhinocerotis, comes…

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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: Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Karen January 18, 2023 0 Comments

This evergreen shrub is native to western North American where it grows in chaparral and wooded areas in Oregon, California, Baja California and Arizona. It is a member of the…

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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: Birch Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cerocarpus betuloides)

Karen January 4, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California, Baja, Oregon, Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, this evergreen shrub or small tree can be found in the dry areas of foothills and mountains of California, often…

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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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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea var. taccada)

Karen December 29, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as beach cabbage and sea lettuce, beach naupaka is a dense, spreading evergreen shrub growing 3-10’ tall. The medium green leaves are elliptical, waxy, fleshy, smooth and 1.5…

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