California rock parsnip, Lomatium californicum, is a perennial herb of California and Oregon which grows in partial shade on low elevation mountains and hillsides. Drought tolerant once established, California rock parsnip grows roughly 1 foot tall and has a unique blue-green foliage with broad umbels of yellow flowers which rise above the foliage 6 to 8 […]
Erigeron speciousus is a showy drought tolerant member of the Aster family. Known commonly as showy, or aspen, fleabane daisy, this versatile and carefree plant is an excellent choice for any garden. Native from British Columbia down through Northwest Oregon and throughout the inter-mountain west south to New Mexico and Arizona, showy fleabane grows in open woods, thickets, […]
Anaphalis margaritacea, or western Pearly Everlasting, is a member of the Aster family and is the only species of the genus Anaphalis native to North America. A highly successful species, Pearly Everlasting is native to all parts of North America barring the areas bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Caution must be taken in the garden, in fact many […]
Penstemon strictus is a showy, semi-evergreen perennial. It is one of the most long-lived and most easily grown penstemons. It tends to have multiple tall (1-3 ft) flowering stems that rise out of low basal rosettes. Penstemon strictus is quite striking when blooming. The flowers range from blue/violet to lavender and are long and smooth. […]
Yucca whipplei is native to southern California, northwestern Arizona, and Mexico on the Baja California Peninsula. The plant for most of its life is a mound of sharply tipped leaves that stick out in every direction. After about seven years the plant uses all of its energy in the production of flowers and setting seed, […]
