Post Archive March 2010
Erigeron Glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’ – Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy
Charming little daisy that boasts a long flowering season. Does best near the coast but this hybrid variety is hardy enough to thrive in warmer conditions.
Category: Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy
Lavatera Purissima – Purissima Tree Mallow
Tropical looking native plant that grows quickly to over 8′ tall and sometimes wider. Can be trained as a small tree. Thick foliage makes for a good screen.
Category: Purissima Tree Mallow
2010 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. April 10th & 11th.
Fifty California native plant gardens – in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Theodore Payne Foundation – are featured. This year’s tour includes cities and communities throughout the Los Angeles Basin.
Category: Garden Blog
Sphaeralcea Ambigua – Apricot Mallow / Desert Globemallow
Very fast growing desert perennial with a long blooming season. Put in somewhere sunny and hot and this California native will reward you with many bright orange flowers for most of the year.
Category: Apricot Mallow
Sisyrinchium Bellum – Blue-Eyed Grass
Small perennial with delightful little blue/purple flowers in spring through early summer. Don’t be confused by the name, it’s not a grass but in fact a member of the Iris family.
Category: Blue-eyed Grass
Salvia Clevelandii ‘Aromas’ – Aromas Cleveland Sage
Popular native sage loved for the strong fragrance produced by its lavender colored flowers. Hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy this plant.
Category: Aromas Cleveland Sage
Penstemon Heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ – Foothill Penstemon
Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon is a garden friendly California native perennial with beautiful light purple to blue flowers in spring and summer. Another excellent choice for a wildlife garden, attracting a wide variety of pollinators.
Category: Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon
Monardella Odoratissima – Mountain Pennyroyal
Strongly fragrant butterfly plant commonly found in elevated forest areas more than 2000′ above sea level. How will it do in low lying coastal Southern California? We shall see…
