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Jun 27, 2010. Indian Mallow - Abutilon Palmeri.

Abutilon Palmeri

Indian Mallow

Dec 23, 2010. Western Columbine - Aquilegia Formosa. Seed specimen 1.

Aquilegia Formosa

Western Columbine

May 10, 2010. Pacific Mist Manzanita - Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'

Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'

Pacific Mist Manzanita

Mar 29, 2010. Arctostaphylos Densiflora 'Howard McMinn' - Howard McMinn Manzanita. Original, injured specimen now recovering.

Arctostaphylos Densiflora 'Howard McMinn'

Howard McMinn Manzanita

Mar 29, 2010. Narrow-leaf Milkweed - Asclepias Fascicularis. Ground specimen.

Asclepias Fascicularis

Narrow Leaf Milkweed

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Oct 10, 2009. Bougainvillea Barbara Karst - Bougainvillea Buttiana 'Barbara Karst'

Bougainvillea Buttiana 'Barbara Karst'

Bougainvillea Barbara Karst

Nov 21, 2009. Bougainvillea Brasiliensis - Bougainvillea Spectabilis var. Brasiliensis

Bougainvillea Spectabilis var. Brasiliensis

Bougainvillea Brasiliensis

Jan 10, 2010. Bougainvillea X Buttiana 'Orange King' - Bougainvillea Orange King

Bougainvillea X Buttiana 'Orange King'

Bougainvillea Orange King

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Oct 1, 2010. Red Fairyduster - Calliandra Californica.

Calliandra Californica

Red Fairyduster

March 7, 2010. Calystegia Macrostegia ssp. Cyclostegia 'Candy Cane' - California Morning Glory 'Candy Cane'

Calystegia Macrostegia ssp. Cyclostegia 'Candy Cane'

Morning Glory Candy Cane

April 20, 2010. Carpenteria Californica - Bush Anemone

Carpenteria Californica

Bush Anemone

Jan 10, 2010. Ceanothus 'Concha' - California Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Concha'

California Mountain Lilac

Mar 12, 2011. Ceanothus 'Dark Star' - California Lilac 'Dark Star'

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

California Lilac Dark Star

Mar 12, 2011. Ray Hartman Mountain Lilac - Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'

Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'

Ray Hartman Mountain Lilac

Jan 10, 2010. Ceanothus Spinosus - Red-Heart Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus Spinosus

Red-Heart Mountain Lilac

Apr 3, 2010 Cercis Occidentalis - Western Redbud.

Cercis Occidentalis

Western Redbud

Sep 26, 2010. Desert Willow - Chilopsis Linearis bloom.

Chilopsis Linearis

Desert Willow

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June 27, 2010. Island Bush Poppy - Dendromecon Harfordii.

Dendromecon Harfordii

Island Bush Poppy

Apr 10, 2010. Dendromecon Rigida - Bush Poppy

Dendromecon Rigida

Bush Poppy

Apr 3, 2010. Dodonaea Viscosa 'Purpurea' - Purple Hopseed Bush. Seed pods.

Dodonaea Viscosa 'Purpurea'

Purple Hopseed Bush

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Sep 25, 2010. California Bush Sunflower - Encelia Californica.

Encelia Californica

California Bush Sunflower

Nov 21, 2009. Epilobium Canum 'Catalina' - Catalina Fuchsia

Epilobium Canum 'Catalina'

Catalina Fuchsia

Jun 27, 2010. California Fuchsia - Epilobium Canum.

Epilobium Canum ssp. Canum

Common California Fuchsia

May 10, 2010. Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy - Erigeron Glaucus Wayne Roderick.

Erigeron Glaucus 'Wayne Roderick'

Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy

Aug 1, 2010. Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat - Eriogonum Arborescens.

Eriogonum Arborescens

Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat

June 27, 2010. Red Buckwheat - Eriogonum Grande var. Rubescens. Planter specimen.

Eriogonum Grande var. Rubescens

San Miguel Island Buckwheat

Apr 23, 2011. California Poppy - Eschscholzia Californica

Eschscholzia Californica

California Poppy

F

Apr 10, 2010. Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel' - Flannel Bush San Gabriel.

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'

Flannel Bush San Gabriel

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Jan 10, 2010. Bush Snapdragon Gran Canon - Galvezia Juncea 'Gran Canon'

Galvezia Juncea 'Gran Canon'

Bush Snapdragon Gran Canon

June 5, 2011. Galvezia Speciosa - Island Snapdragon.

Galvezia Speciosa

Island Snapdragon

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June 5, 2011. Toyon - Heteromeles Arbutifolia. Original nursery specimen. Almost 2 years old.

Heteromeles Arbutifolia

Toyon

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Apr 19, 2011. Iris Pacific Coast Hybrid - Hybrid to be determined.

Iris Douglasiana

Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids

Apr 23, 2011. Tall Bearded Reblooming Iris - "Splash o' Wine".

Iris Germanica

Iris Tall Bearded Rebloomers

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Jan 10, 2010. Keckiella Cordifolia - Heart-leaved Penstemon

Keckiella Cordifolia

Heart-leaved Penstemon

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Apr 23, 2011. Purissima Tree Mallow - Lavatera Purissima.

Lavatera 'Purissima'

Purissima Tree Mallow

Oct 1, 2010. Pitcher Sage - Lepechinia Calycina.

Lepechinia Calycina

Pitcher Sage

Apr 23, 2011. Blue Bush Lupine - Lupinus Arboreus (Propinquus). First flowers!

Lupinus Propinquus

Blue Bush Lupine

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Aug 9, 2010. Mimulus Aurantiacus - Sticky Monkeyflower. Conejo Botanic Garden specimen.

Mimulus Aurantiacus

Sticky Monkeyflower

Mar 14, 2010. Monardella Odoratissima - Mountain Pennyroyal

Monardella Odoratissima

Mountain Pennyroyal

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Apr 16, 2011. Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon - Penstemon Heterophyllus Margarita BOP.

Penstemon Heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon

Apr 10, 2010. Penstemon Spectabilis - Royal Penstemon

Penstemon Spectabilis

Royal Penstemon

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May 10, 2010. Coffeeberry Bonita Linda - Rhamnus Californica Bonita Linda.

Rhamnus Californica 'Bonita Linda'

Coffeeberry Bonita Linda

April 20, 2010. Rhus Ovata - Sugarbush. Suddenly growing quickly.

Rhus Ovata

Sugarbush

Mar 12, 2011. Pink Flowering Current - Ribes Sanguineum var. Glutinosum. First flowers!

Ribes Sanguineum var. Glutinosum

Pink-flowering Currant

Feb 21, 2010. Ribes Speciosum - Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry

Ribes Speciosum

Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry

May 14, 2010. Matilija Poppy - Romneya Coulteri.

Romneya Coulteri

Matilija Poppy

Sep 25, 2010. California Wild Rose - Rosa Californica. New ground specimen for comparison.

Rosa Californica

California Wild Rose

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May 10, 2010. Bee's Bliss Sage - Salvia Leucophylla Bee's Bliss.

Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'

Bee's Bliss Sage

Mar 12, 2011. Starlight Sage - Salvia 'Starlight'. Pot specimen.

Salvia 'Starlight'

Starlight Sage

July 3, 2011 Salvia Clevelandii Aromas - Aromas Cleveland Sage

Salvia Clevelandii 'Aromas'

Aromas Cleveland Sage

May 10, 2010. Purple Sage - Salvia Leucophylla.

Salvia Leucophylla

Purple Sage

Mar 14, 2010. Hummingbird Sage - Salvia Spathacea. Hummingbird at work!

Salvia Spathacea

Hummingbird Sage

Apr 23, 2011. Blue-eyed grass - Sisyrinchium Bellum.

Sisyrinchium Bellum

Blue-eyed Grass

Feb 18, 2010. Sphaeralcea Ambigua - Apricot Mallow or Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea Ambigua var. Ambigua

Apricot Mallow

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July 3, 2011 Trichostema Lanatum - Woolly Blue Curls. Still very small but has survived into a second year!

Trichostema Lanatum

Woolly Blue Curls

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Apr 26, 2011. Farewell to Spring (Clarkia Amoena).

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

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July 16, 2011 - Penstemon Mexicali 'Red Rocks' - Red Rocks BeardtongueJuly 16, 2011 - Heterotheca Villosa 'San Bruno Mountain' - San Bruno Mountain California Golden AsterJuly 16, 2011 - Epilobium Canum ssp. Canum - California FuchsiaJuly 3, 2011 - Trichostema Lanatum - Woolly Blue Curls. Still very small but has survived into a second year!July 3, 2011 - Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' - Wynyabbie Gem Coast Rosemary