Gardening sheet malacothamnus clementinus
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San Clemente Island Bush Mallow is an endangered shrub native to San Clemente Island, California. It grows as a spreading woody perennial up to 8 feet tall and wide in rocky canyon walls, coastal sage scrub, and grasslands below 750 feet. The evergreen shrub has many ascending branches with hairy, lobed leaves and expands vegetatively through underground runners. Its showy pink-white to purple-white flowers bloom from March to May and attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. The bush mallow requires full sun or part shade, tolerates most soil textures, needs little water once established, and benefits from occasional pruning to stimulate new growth.
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Opuntia littoralis
Coastal Prickly Pear (Opuntia littoralis) is a native clumping cactus that grows 1-3 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide along coastal areas from Santa Barbara to northern Baja California. It has flattened, succulent stems with large spines and small barbed bristles that can irritate skin. The pale yellow flowers bloom May through June and produce purple fruits that can be eaten or used to make jelly. This drought-tolerant cactus is well-suited for natural gardens, as a barrier plant, or in large containers where it provides habitat for birds and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It spreads easily and thrives with minimal care
Ceanothus leucodermis
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- A large woody evergreen shrub native to coastal ranges and Sierra Nevadas from Mexico to Northern California, usually growing on dry rocky or sandy slopes at low to mid elevations.
- Matures at 6-12 feet tall and 6-10 feet wide with stout spine-tipped stems, oval gray-green leaves, and pale blue to white flowers in spring.
- Used as a large landscape shrub, screen, or for erosion control, and provides habitat and forage for birds and butterflies while tolerating poor soil with good drainage once established with little care.
Amelanchier alnifolia
The Western Serviceberry is a woody shrub or small tree native to Western North America from California to Alaska. It has oval, green leaves that turn yellow or orange in the fall. It blooms in spring with pure white, fragrant flowers and produces small, sweet, dark blue berries in early summer. The Western Serviceberry is suitable for shrub borders, hillsides, slopes, hedges or espaliered against a wall. It provides habitat and food for birds and butterflies. It grows best in full sun to part shade with moist to dry, well-drained soil.
Gardening sheet lavatera assurgentiflora
Southern Island Mallow is a rare, large woody shrub or small tree native to the Southern Channel Islands and southern California coast. It has gray bark and light green, hibiscus-like pink flowers that bloom throughout the year and attract hummingbirds. As a garden plant, it is easy to grow and tolerates seaside conditions, making it a good choice for a specimen plant, hedge, or windbreak. It can be propagated from seed or cuttings.
Fremontodendron mexicanum
Southern Flannelbush is a large woody shrub or small tree native to San Diego County and Baja California, formerly ranging as far north as Oregon and Imperial County. It has stiff, evergreen branches forming a dense crown, covered in dark green, hairy leaves. In spring, the plant is completely covered in large, showy yellow-orange flowers. It is drought tolerant once established and useful for slopes, hillsides, or areas needing little water. Southern Flannelbush attracts pollinators and provides habitat for birds.
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1) Blue Dicks/Wild Hyacynth (Dichelostemma capitatum) is a perennial native plant found along the coast of California that blooms with purple/blue flowers in clusters in the spring.
2) It grows from a corm and has twisted fleshy stems with two leaves. It goes dormant in the summer.
3) Blue Dicks/Wild Hyacynth is suitable for cultivation in gardens, along walls, in rock gardens, and vernal pools/water gardens where it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Its corms and flowers are also edible.
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Gardening sheet salvia leucophylla
This document summarizes information about Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla), a clumping woody shrub native to coastal California. It has silvery foliage and blooms late winter to mid-spring with light purple to pink flowers. Purple Sage is drought tolerant and makes an excellent ground cover or habitat plant that attracts hummingbirds and insects. It requires full sun, tolerates most soil types, and needs little to no summer water once established.
Garrya fremontii
This document summarizes information about Fremont's silktassel (Garrya fremontii), a woody evergreen shrub or small tree native to northern California and parts of southern California. It has leathery evergreen leaves and showy buff-colored flowers in spring. It grows well in full sun to light shade in well-drained, acidic soils between 2,500 to 7,000 feet in elevation. It is commonly used as a specimen shrub, hedge, or screen and attracts songbirds by providing cover and seeds. It requires occasional water once established and tolerates heat better than other Garrya species.
Malacothamnus fasculatus
Chaparral Mallow is a woody shrub native to coastal and inland foothills from Northern California to San Diego County. It grows 4-12 feet tall and wide, with slender branches covered in hairy leaves and pink or lavender flowers that bloom off and on throughout the year. Chaparral Mallow is drought tolerant once established and attracts birds and butterflies. It is commonly used in gardens as a large accent shrub, hedge, or in dry areas, and combines well with other local plants.
Dendromecon rigida
The Chaparral Bush Poppy is an evergreen shrub native to coastal California and the Sierra/Cascade foothills. It grows 4-8 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide with stiff branches, dense foliage, and bright yellow 1-2 inch flowers that bloom from late winter through spring. It requires full sun, well-drained sandy soil, and very little summer water once established. The Bush Poppy attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees with its nectar and provides cover for birds. It is a good choice for slopes, accent plants, or large planters in low water use gardens.
Q salvia-leucophylla
Purple sage is a clumping woody shrub native to coastal California. It has silvery foliage and produces light purple to pink flowers in ball-like clusters in late winter to mid-spring. Purple sage is drought tolerant and grows well in full sun with little water once established. It is often used as a ground cover and provides habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Propagation is through seed in fall or by cuttings.
Aesculus californica
The California buckeye is a woody tree or shrub native to California foothills from Los Angeles County to Oregon. It has large, palmately compound leaves and produces showy white or pink flowers in spring, followed by pear-shaped capsules containing hard seeds. While the plant is very showy when in bloom, all parts are toxic if ingested. It grows well in full sun or partial shade and requires little summer water once established. The California buckeye makes a good accent or hedge plant and provides habitat for hummingbirds and butterflies.
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- 1. San Clemente Island Bush Mallow – Malacothamnus clementinus (ma-la-ko-THAM-nus klem-en-TIE-nus) Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Native to: San Clemente Island; rocky canyon walls, coastal sage scrub and grasslands below 750'. Listed as a national and state Endangered Species due to overgrazing. Growth characteristics: spreading woody perennial mature height: 2-8 ft. mature width: to 8 ft. Evergreen shrub with many ascending branches and hairy lobed leaves. Plant expands by underground runners or stolons. Lifespan: 5 years, but regenerates vegetatively and reseeds. Blooms Mar-May; Flowers clustered on slender ascending stems, mallow-like, pinkwhite fading to purple-white. Showy, ‘hibiscus-like’. Flowers contrast well with leaves. Blooms/fruits: Uses in the garden: Wherever a showy spring shrub is warranted. Nice along walls, in backs of beds, along walks or roadways, or with Toyon and Sugar Bush (with which it grows in nature). Sensible substitute for: Non-native mallows, including dwarf Hibiscus. Excellent bird habitat: nectar provides food for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Forage (caterpillar) source for the West Coast Lady and Western Checkered Skipper butterflies. Attracts: Requirements: Element Sun Soil Water Fertilizer Other Requirement Full sun or part-shade Any texture or local pH Little once established Little of none Plant will increase by seedlings and new shoots, which can be removed in spring. Benefits from cutting back every few years (when it starts looking raggedy – will stimulate new growth). Will hybridize with other Malacothamnus species. Tends to migrate around the yard. Management: Propagation: from seed: yes; treat like other mallows watered before taking divisions in Fall/winter. shallow pot. by divisions: be sure ground is wellTake a 6-12 inch segment of root. Pot into wide, Plant/seed sources (see list for source numbers): 1, 8, 11, 13, 14, 24 12/9/10 © Project SOUND