Plants For Chaparral

This bush mallow lives in Carmel valley in openings in the chaparral. Malacothamnus palmeri var. involucratus, Carmel Valley Bush Mallow is very drought tolerant and does best in full sun. Learn more.

Laurel Sumac is a large evergreen shrub with shiny red-green foliage. It has clusters of small white flowers that are enjoyed by many insects in late spring. Yet the Laurel Sumac's foliage seems to b... Learn more.

Wild Cucumber is a climbing or trailing perennial vine, with very large tuberous root, called man-root, prickly fruits that looke similar to cucumbers, not edible, but used medicinally by the Native C... Learn more.

California melica is common in many sites ranging from oak covered north slopes to gullies covered with Baccharis. Common associated plants are Diplacus, Ferns, Lonicera, and Ribes. Use in moist rock ... Learn more.

California Melic is a two feet high delicate perennial grass. In inland areas commonly on east/north slope, in part shade, under trees and shrubs, Pinus sabiniana, Quercus agrifolia, in oak woodland... Learn more.

Melica torreyana is a delicate little grass of Central and Northern California. You'll find this grass in shaded woods, north slopes. Learn more.

A small little 1' perennial with a small blue flower clusters on a spike of scented green leaves. This one grows at higher elevations along creeks and in meadows. It has managed to make its way around... Learn more.

A perennial to 3'. It likes sun to full shade and regular water. It has 2" red tubular flowers most of the year. An aggressive seeder that should be used in revegetation or large gardens, (or for thos... Learn more.

A delicate little perennial that grows in sandy scree areas throughout much of Central and S. Calif.. Not available in the trade (or through us) it is included here for identification. Click here for... Learn more.

Wishbone Bush is a trailing to ascending perennial sub-shrub with many stems arising from base, pretty, rose-pink flowers, undergoes dormancy after flowering . Place in out-of-the-way spot where dry... Learn more.

A 1-2 ft perennial with fuzzy green leaves and 1inch purple flowers. Native from Santa Barbara to Orange Co.. Wow! What a pulchritudinous perennial. You know old age when you take 5 different picture... Learn more.

A fragrant perennial that lives in San Diego County. Grows in semi-moist pockets in the San Diego Mountains from near the coast to inland peaks. Its habitat is typical for monardellas, north open s... Learn more.

This monardella grows in rocky/sandy washes in San Diego County in the coastal hills from Poway to the Mexican Border. A late flowering monardella that can commonly be in bloom for a Thanksgiving feas... Learn more.

A perennial to 1' tall and 2' across. It has large 2" red flower clusters. Native to Monterey Co and San Diego Co to Baja. It is delicate until established. It likes part shade with regular water (1/w... Learn more.

A 6" perennial. It leaves are small and green reddish purple. Its flowers are lavender in a 1" cluster during the summer. It grows on serpentine in Santa Lucia Mts, Monterey to San Luis Obispo in part... Learn more.

Coyote Mint, Monardella villosa, is a two-foot-high perennial with gray-green leaves and light purple clusters of flowers in summer. This Monardella is native to the California coast ranges. This c... Learn more.

Very similar to Monardella Palmeri. It is interesting that both are native on serpentine. M. neglecta is native in the Santa Rosa area. A very nice looking perennial with purple large flowers and purp... Learn more.

This Monardella is a fuzzy little perennial with large pale pinkish lavender flowers that are relished by butterflies, and occasionally a hummingbird that's looking for a breath freshener. Smells li... Learn more.

Green Monardella is covered with purple flowers in early summer. M. viridis occurs on dry slopes and ridges in Sonoma County. Seems to be fine here. A collectors item Learn more.

A very showy annual native that lives in openings throughout the interior. Monolopia is one of the annuals that were part of the spring flush(moisture and energy capture) of many of the interior (non... Learn more.

(Chorizanthe californica) Annual, small , with tiny white flowers (calyx), in the buckwheat family, grows in dry, sandy areas of coastal sage scrub, in the southwestern part of California. Learn more.

Deer grass is a 3 foot perennial with 2 foot plumes rising above the plant. Muhlenbergia rigens looks like a small pampas grass but without the bad leaf cuts and the aggressive seeding. Native to much... Learn more.

Baby Blue Eyes, Nemophila menziesii, is an annual that looks like a delicate little garden plant that often grows many sunny hot spots where it looks out of place. Plant with Poppies or Goldfields to ... Learn more.

Indian Tobacco, Nicotiana bigelovii, is a beautiful annual wildflower native to sandy areas from LA to Oregon at elevations up to 4000 ft.  Tubular white flowers are used by hummingbirds and many diff... Learn more.

This plant used to be in most of the road cuts of Southern California. Clumps 3 ft. by 10 feet Across of 2 inch pink-white flowers are common. This plant is low to the ground so it needs bare groun... Learn more.