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Photo unavailable DIGITALIS purpurea 'Elsey Kelsey'
Common Foxglove

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Produces bell-shaped flowers on tall flower stalks that are loved by butterflies & hummingbirds. Good cut flower, woodland & border plant - may need staking. Similar to D. 'Pam's Choice'. Blooms: summer. Color: white with deep maroon speckled throats. Height: 3-6 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans.

DIGITALIS x mertonensis, Foxglove DIGITALIS x mertonensis
Foxglove

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. The tubular flowers are shaped like fingers of glove. Good woodland, border and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: pink with brown-white veining. Size: 2-3' x 1'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. All parts are toxic: do not ingest, use caution with animals and humans.

Photo unavailable DILL 'Greensleeves'
Organic Dill

Annual: A slow to bolt variety which makes it ideal for leaf production (rather than seed production) over a long season. Dark green aromatic leaves are leafy, finely cut and nicely sweet fresh or dried. Great for making dill pickles! Compact growth habit. Does well in containers. Height: 12-18 inches. Exposure; sun. Heat tolerant. Days to maturity: 45 (Botanical name: ANETHUM graveolens 'Greensleeves')

DODONAEA viscosa 'Purpurea', Purple Hop Bush, Hopseed Bush DODONAEA viscosa 'Purpurea'
Purple Hop Bush, Hopseed Bush

Shrub: Drought and coast tolerant. Fire retardant. Evergreen plant with willow-like leaves. A natural bush, but can be trained as a tree. Tolerant of many conditions-heat, wind, sun/shade and seaside conditions. Bears pinkish fruit and ornamental papery seed capsules. Height: 6-8 feet with little water, 15 feet with more water. USDA Z8.

DORYCNIUM hirsutum, Hairy Canary Clover DORYCNIUM hirsutum
Hairy Canary Clover

Subshrub: Evergreen spreading perennial with hairy gray-green leaves. Drape over rocks or edges. Cut back 1/2 of plant for new growth-shoots will come up. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pale pink and white. Height: 2 feet. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable DUDLEYA brittonii
Giant Chalk Dudleya

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.

Photo unavailable DUDLEYA farinosa 'North Coast Form'
Bluff Lettuce

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')

Photo unavailable DUDLEYA pulverulenta
Chalk Liveforever

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.

Photo unavailable DUDLEYA traskiae
Santa Barbara Liveforever

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.

Photo unavailable DURANTA ereca 'Gold Edge'
Skyflower, Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry

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.

DYMONDIA 'Margaretae', DYMONDIA 'Margaretae'

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.

Photo unavailable ECHEVERIA 'Apus'
Photo unavailable ECHEVERIA 'Black Knight'
Black Hens and Chicks

Shrub: Succulent perennial. Grows a medium sized rosette of lance-shaped, narrow, upright pointed dark purple-to-black leaves, making it nearly black in color. Its red bell-shaped flowers contrast with this striking dark rosette generally appearing in winter or spring. Drought tolerant. Size: 5-7" x 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z9.

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