Black dalea is small mounding shrub, 3-4 ft. tall and as wide. Gray foliage is comprised of pinnately compound leaves having 13-17 leaflets that will drop during periods of drought stress. Deep purple flowers occur in round heads in spring and intermittently from summer to fall. Black dalea is native to dry areas on rocky […]
Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. A fatal bacterial disease for olives, known as xylella is becoming wide spread in southern California. It is spread by a tiny insect, the glassy-winged sharpshooter, that sucks sugars out of olives and other
Dudleyas comprise a diverse group of attractive succulent plants, including about 45 species that are mostly native to central and southern California, offshore islands and Baja California. These plants frequently grow in rock outcroppings and on cliffs in the coastal sage and chaparral plant communities. All species have a characteristic rosette form and some will
Bull grass is an evergreen clumping grass growing 2-3 ft. tall and as wide. It has fine textured pale green foliage, and produces attractive inflorescences of flowers by the end of summer. Bull grass is an easy to grow perennial grass that needs little care or attention. It thrives in sunny locations with normal winter
Centennial desert broom is a hybrid cultivar between B. pilularis and the desert species B. sarothroides. It grows into a dense mounding to spreading shrub, 4-5 ft. high and 4-6 ft. across. Tiny green leaves to 1/8 in. wide have distinctly toothed margins; new growth is bright green, mature growth is darker. The Centennial desert
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The Dr. Hurd manzanita can grow into a large and robust evergreen shrub to small low-branching tree growing with a mounding habit. This cultivar can grow 12-15 ft. tall and as wide. Leaves are 1-2 in. long and are a distinctive pale green. White flowers in spring contrast nicely with the leaves and the mahogany
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Propeller plant is small to medium size trailing succulent that can reach 1-2 ft. high and 2-3 ft. wide. Distinctive and flat sickle-shaped leaves are gray in color, grow 3-5 in. long and clasp onto stems in an interesting opposite pattern. Striking bright red flowers provide an intense contrast to foliage color in mid summer.
The Jade plant and its several cultivars are winter flowering succulents with varying sizes, leaf shapes and flower colors. Jade plants are mostly popular as container plants for display in sunny to partial shade patio and courtyard spaces. They can grow well with periodic watering that is stored in their fleshy stems and leaves. Some
An upright species that commonly grows 3-4 ft. high and has distinctive round gray leaves with purple tinged margins. Showy clusters of white star-shaped flowers can occur from fall to spring on mature plants. Silver dollar plant is a slow growing species with a dense stocky growth habit that is commonly planted for its attractive
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Haworth aeonium is one of the toughest and hardiest of this group of succulents for sunny exposures and summer drought conditions. It grows into a tightly branched and compact plant that forms dense mounds up to 2-3 ft. high and as wide. Whorls of blue-green leaves, grow 2-3 in. long, and have reddish margins near
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