All Plants (D)

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A solitary or low slowly-clumping succulent with a beautiful 12-18" wide rosette of chalky-white leaves surrounding a thick basal stem. Native to coastal areas of the Pacific side of Baja California. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Blm time: spring-summer. Blm color: arching red stems w/yellow blms. Size: 1-2' (w/flower stalks) x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A spectacular and unusual form of farinosa, the species commonly found along the immediate coast of Northern California. This form, limited to one cove, has exceptionally broad, glaucous white foliage that forms softball-sized rosettes. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Blm time: spring-summer. Blm color: yellow. Size: 4-8" (w/flower stalks) Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9. (syn. 'Noyo River')

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. CA native. A ground-hugging slow-clumping succulent w/beautiful 12-18" wide rosettes of chalky-white leaves surrounding a 2" thick basal stem. Stout silvery-white 1-2' long spikes arch upwards and bear clusters of reddish flowers spring-summer. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Size: 1-2' (w/flower stalks) x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. CA native. Endangered. Endemic to Santa Barbara Island of the Channel Islands. Protected under the Endangered Species Act. Forms a dense rosette of pointed, chalky blue-gray, succulent leaves. Yellow flower heads are held in clusters atop thick, upright, showy, red stems. Excellent rock garden, container or specimen plant. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Size: 6" x 6-12". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

Shrub or Small Tree: Evergreen. Tolerates heat & drought. This pretty tropical shrub has serrated green & gold variegated foliage w/orange-yellow berries following the bloom season. Good focal plant for borders & containers. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: light blue. Can be pruned after flowering to regulate size and shape. Ht.: 4-10 feet. Width: 4-15 feet. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9-12. Can be grown indoors.

Perennial: A sunloving, drought resistant evergreen lawn substitute. Leaves are green on top and white underneath.Native to South Africa.Can handle moderate traffic. Stalkless gold flowers in summer. Ht: 1-3" Width: 12-18" Full sun Hardy to about 25-30 degrees. Although drought tolerant it looks best with regular watering.