The silver bush lupine grows into a rounded shrub growing 3-5 ft. tall with silky gray-green leaves. Blue to purple flowers grow on 8-12 in. long spikes from early to late spring. This highly adaptable California native lupine occurs across much of our state in grassland, foothill, valley and desert habitats where it is appreciated […]
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Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ is a highly adaptable native grass cultivar with distinctive blue-green foliage growing 2-3 ft. tall and spreading 6-8 ft. and more. Attractive flower inflorescences develop in spring and grow far above the foliage and last into summer. Canyon Prince wild rye is commonly used as a foliage accent plant due to
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The Texas ranger is large evergreen flowering shrub mounding 6-8 ft. tall and as wide. Foliage is comprised of distinctive silvery-gray leaves; showy flowers are pale to deep rose-pink. Texas ranger grows in arid regions of New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico on well-drained limestone soils. Texas ranger has been a popular flowering shrub in
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Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. Top plants to consider instead of New Zealand tea tree depending on the sized desired, especially for background hedges include, hollyleaf cherry, lemonade berry, sugar bush, coffeeberry, and toyon. Like New Zealand tea tree,
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Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. While lantana is a tough plant if it receives some watering, it tends to “overgrow” the space it is placed in in most residential situations. I blooms a lot and butterflies will use the
Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. While lantana is a tough plant if it receives some watering, it tends to “overgrow” the space it is placed in in most residential situations. I blooms a lot, but many California native plants
Orange ice plant low clumping succulent that will grow 15-18 in. tall and spread 4-5 ft. across. It has pale green three-sided leaves and produces bright orange flowers with yellow centers in early spring. Several cultivars are available at nurseries and garden centers, including: L. a. ‘Glaucus’ with clear yellow flowers; and L. a. ‘Sunman’
The Chinese flame tree develops into a medium to large size deciduous tree with a broad canopy shape, 25-45 ft. high and as wide. Foliage consists of 12-18 in. long bipinnately divided leaves comprised of 6-10 pairs of serrated leaflets, each growing 2-4 in. long. Large numbers of tiny yellow flowers grow on 12-18 in.
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Felt plant is one of the most unusual plants to be found in Inland Empire gardens. It develops into a dense tree-like succulent that grows with thick knobby stems and large triangular leaves with wavy margins and felt-like surfaces. Without doubt, it is a sculptural plant that is well suited as an accent element in
Talk about sweet fragrance! This early spring evergreen vine celebrates the end of winter with a burst of tiny white flowers that exude a deeply sweet fragrance throughout any garden. Two weeks of flowering is the perfect amount of time for Pink jasmine to make a lasting impression for most people. This dense growing evergreen
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