Plants For Yellow Pine Forest

A large flowered gray leaved perennial that grows from L.A. to Wash. state. The flowers are a medium blue-purple. Showy. Full sun. Little or no water after the first month or so in most locales. Learn more.

(Machaeranthera asteroides var. lagunensis)A wonderful perennial from around Big Bear down through San Diego County and into Baja. A meadow/open forest/ chaparral species that grows well in an english... Learn more.

California mahonia (Berberis dictyota, why not californica, don't know) grows in isolated spots from mountains around Redding down to Baja. The plant vary from a foot high mat to a minithicket six fee... Learn more.

(Berberis repens)A 1-3ft evergreen shrub. It can spread by rhizomes or above ground. It has 2inches crinkly, spiny, gray green leaves. It grows from N. Calif. to B.C. to N.Dakota. An excellent ground ... Learn more.

A 4' evergreen shrub with pink flowers and gray leaves. It likes full sun, dry conditions, good drainage, Native from Inyo to San Bernardino Co., Hoover says in our Co.. 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 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.

Similar to Mimulus cardinalis but flowers are rose red or pink and it needs more water than Mimulus cardinalis. 20" tall. Native to middle to high elevations of the Sierra Nevada and much of the highe... Learn more.

A seep monkey flower from the forests of central and northern California. Click here for more about Monkeys in Learn more.

A water-loving perennial that is flat with tubular 1"yellow flowers. A ground cover for small, moist situations, creek side situations. Grows in mountains of north-central California north and into th... Learn more.

(Syn. Monardella ordoratissima glauca) A green perennial that grows in the mountains throughout the west. Native from 4000-10000'. Learn more.

Narrow leaved Monardella grows in the Southern Sierras. Little clups of Pink with butterflies and hummingbirds working the flowers. Learn more.

Monardella linoides ssp. stricta, Flaxleaf Monardella, is a mounding perennial that grows in gravelly soil that is wet in winter and dry in summer. Flaxleaf monardella is a delicate-leaved, lemon sce... 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 1-2' perennial with 1" white flowers. The fragrant foliage has a very good mint odor. Native to 2000'+ throughout much of the West. It likes part shade to shade where the summers are hot and full su... Learn more.

(Monardella australis)Southern Monardella grows in the San Gabriel and San Jacinto Mountains. In its range you can find it growing in openings between the conifers. A GREAT butterfly plant. A good lit... Learn more.

Monardella villosa subserrata is a a bright blue-purple Coyote Mint. It looks like a garden perennial that lights up the garden. Native to the middle Sierras and middle Coast ranges up to Oregon. It r... Learn more.

Mountain Monardella is a little perennial that grows in our California Mountains. It is LOVED by the butterflies and liked by the Hummingbirds. Use it in a rock garden, in a rock wall or in a butterfl... 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.

Fivespot, Nemophila maculata is a delicate little annual wildflower native to the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Petals are white with purple dots at the tips. 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.

A short-lived perennial (ours seem to last 5-6 years). The native range is in the desert ranges from S.Ca. to E.Wash and Utah. It has white-pink 3" flowers that fade to pink. The 12" leaves are from b... Learn more.

Oso Berry, Osmaronia cerasiformis, is found in the wild  in either relatively highly forested areas in part or high shade or north slopes in fairly moist partial shade, sandy topsoil, clay subsoil. U... Learn more.

A beautiful perennial that forms silver clumps a foot across. In early spring it makes a delightful show of purple flowers followed by the locoweed pods. It is a high elevation plant that grows in ful... Learn more.