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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)

Karen April 17, 2023 0 Comments

Endemic to California and Baja California where it grows in chaparral, foothill oak woodlands, and closed-cone pine forests, this deciduous shrub is a member of the gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae, that…

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Plant Profile: Lanceleaf Liveforever (Dudleya lanceolata)

Karen April 12, 2023 0 Comments

Native to the mountains of southern California and Baja California, where it is found in rocky areas and slopes, this evergreen perennial succulent is a member of the stonecrop family,…

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Plant Profile: Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)

Karen March 20, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as San Luis purple sage and gray sage, this semi-deciduous shrub is native to coastal Southern California and Baja California where it grows on dry open hillsides. It…

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Plant Profile: Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)

Karen March 15, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California and Baja California, this variable annual, perennial or subshrub, is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, daisy and lettuce. It usually grows…

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Plant Profile: California Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica)

Karen March 13, 2023 0 Comments

Also called California brittlebush, this shrub is native to coastal southern California and Baja California, and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow and…

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Plant Profile: Sticky Monkey Flower (Diplacus aurantiacus aka Mimulus aurantiacus)

Karen February 27, 2023 0 Comments

Native to southwestern North America from southwestern Oregon south through most of California, to Baja California, this evergreen subshrub is a member of the lopseed family, Phrymaceae, a small family…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)

Karen February 21, 2023 0 Comments

If you live along the southeast coastline and want to attract the gopher tortoise, this wiry evergreen shrub provides a fruit that is favored by this very special reptile. Why…

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: White Flowering Currant (Ribes indecorum)

Karen February 8, 2023 0 Comments

Also called white chaparral currant, this deciduous shrub is native to Baha California and coastal areas of California. It is a member of the currant family, Grossulariaceae, that consists of…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata aka Cassia fasciculata aka Cassia chamaecrista)

Karen February 7, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as prairie senna, golden cassia, large-flowered sensitive pea, sleeping plant, and locust weed, this herbaceous annual is native to eastern North America and provides cover and food for…

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