California Native & Relatives
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ACHILLEA 'Paprika' (Galaxy Hybrid-A argyptiaca var. taygetea x millefolium) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Galaxy series offer stronger stems & larger flowers. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut flower & rock garden plant. Green lvs. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall w/4-5" heads of ruby-red to orange-red fading to salmon rose. Upright, clumping. Ht: 2-3'. Width: 2'. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Paprika' (Galaxy Hybrid-A argyptiaca var. taygetea x millefolium) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Galaxy series offer stronger stems & larger flowers. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut flower & rock garden plant. Green lvs. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall w/4-5" heads of ruby-red to orange-red fading to salmon rose. Upright, clumping. Ht: 2-3'. Width: 2'. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Paprika' (Galaxy Hybrid-A argyptiaca var. taygetea x millefolium) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Galaxy series offer stronger stems & larger flowers. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut flower & rock garden plant. Green lvs. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall w/4-5" heads of ruby-red to orange-red fading to salmon rose. Upright, clumping. Ht: 2-3'. Width: 2'. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Paprika' (Galaxy Hybrid-A argyptiaca var. taygetea x millefolium) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Galaxy series offer stronger stems & larger flowers. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut flower & rock garden plant. Green lvs. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall w/4-5" heads of ruby-red to orange-red fading to salmon rose. Upright, clumping. Ht: 2-3'. Width: 2'. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Summerwine' (Galaxy Hybrid-A argyptiaca var. taygetea x millefolium) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Galaxy series offer stronger stems & larger flowers. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut flower & rock garden plant. Green lvs. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall w/3-5" heads of burgundy wine fading to mauve pink. Upright & clumping. Ht: 2-3'. Width: 2-3'. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Terracotta' (syn. A. millefolium 'Terracotta', Terra Cotta') Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: 2-4" heads of pink aging to terracotta. Upright & clumping. Ht: 2-3 ft. Width: 2-3 ft. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA 'Terracotta' (syn. A. millefolium 'Terracotta', Terra Cotta') Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: 2-4" heads of pink aging to terracotta. Upright & clumping. Ht: 2-3 ft. Width: 2-3 ft. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Island Pink' (syn. A. mill. x borealis 'Pink Island Form') Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native (from Santa Cruz island in the Channel island archipelago).Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: rosy pink. Height: 1-3'. Width: 1-2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Moon Dust' (= 'Novaachdus') Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, heat, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. Pot, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: soft creamy-yellow. Compact & clumping. Ht: 12-14". Width: 12-14". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5-10. PP #25,838 |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'New Vintage Violet' (New Vintage Series) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, heat, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The New Vintage series are compact & rebloom well. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: violet magenta. Upright & clumping. Ht: 12-14". Width: 12-14". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. PP #25,750 |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'New Vintage Violet' (New Vintage Series) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, heat, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The New Vintage series are compact & rebloom well. Pot, border, lawn sub, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: violet magenta. Upright & clumping. Ht: 12-14". Width: 12-14". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. PP #25,750 |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Sonoma Coast' Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native (from the Sonoma Coast near Salmon Creek). Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: creamy white. Upright & clumping. Height: 1'. Width: 2-3'. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Sonoma Coast' Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native (from the Sonoma Coast near Salmon Creek). Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: creamy white. Upright & clumping. Height: 1'. Width: 2-3'. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Sonoma Coast' Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native (from the Sonoma Coast near Salmon Creek). Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: creamy white. Upright & clumping. Height: 1'. Width: 2-3'. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'Strawberry Seduction' (Seduction Series) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. The Seductions have disease resistant foliage, robust uniform habit, & a long bloom season. Pot, border, lawn sub, rock garden, & cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms spring-fall in strawberry red with gold centers fading to buff yellow. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9. PP #18,401 |
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ACHILLEA millefolium 'White Beauty' Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Of the California native, A. millefolium. Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: white. Upright & clumping. Height: 18-24". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ACHILLEA millefolium (seed grown) Yarrow, Common or Western Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native. Good container, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before flowering. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: white (but variation can occur with seed) . Upright & clumping. Height: 1-3'. Width: 1-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10. |
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ARCTOSTAPHYLOS densiflora 'Emerald Carpet' Sonoma Manzanita, Vine Hill Manzanita Shrub: Native to Sonoma, CA. Deer, drought & fire resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Procumbent plant with glossy green foliage. Outer branches root when they touch soil. Good choice for on banks. Wildlife friendly. Attracts hummingbirds. Blooms: spring. Color: white or pink. Mounding growth. Ht: 10-16". W: 3-6'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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ARMERIA maritima 'Alba' Common Thrift, Sea Pink Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & white ball-shaped flower heads in spring-fall. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flower spikes 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-10. |
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ARMERIA maritima 'Alba' Common Thrift, Sea Pink Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & white ball-shaped flower heads in spring-fall. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flower spikes 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-10. |
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ARMERIA maritima 'Splendens' Common Thrift, Sea Pink Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clumping grass-like tufts w/ deep rose pink ball-shaped flower heads spring-fall. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flowers 6-8". Sun with mod/dry water. USDA Z4-10. |
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ARMERIA maritima 'Splendens' Common Thrift, Sea Pink Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clumping grass-like tufts w/ deep rose pink ball-shaped flower heads spring-fall. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flowers 6-8". Sun with mod/dry water. USDA Z4-10. |
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ARTEMESIA californica 'Canyon Gray' Trailing Sagebrush, Coastal Sagebrush Perennial Shrub: Deer & gopher resistant. Very drought tolerant. CA native. A large scale ground cover that spreads to form a compact mat w/finely divided light gray-green lvs. Aromatic. Useful as a bank cover or for the top of a retaining wall where it can cascade over the edge. Also nice filler or rock garden pant. Flowers are sparse & are fairly inconspicuous. Ht: 1-2'. W: 8-10'. Exp.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z9. |
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ARTEMISIA pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Sandhill Sage Perennial Subshrub: Coastal CA native. Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Fire retardant. Nice border plant. Combines nicely with lavenders. Foliage: white, wooly with yellow flowers. Bloom time: spring-summer. Size: 1-2' x 2'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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ASCLEPIAS fascicularis Narrow Leaf Milkweed, Mexican Whorled Milkweed Perennial Herb: Deciduous. CA native. Deer resistant. Drought, clay & heat tolerant. Sends up many thin, erect stems while bearing distinctive long pointed lvs which are narrow, often whorled about the stem. Produces clusters of 2" lav. or lav.-tinted wht flowers summer-fall. Important host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars & nectar source for other butterflies as well. 3' x 3'. Exp: sun/pt shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z6. |