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Dr. Hurd Tree Manzanita
California or Golden Poppy
White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee
Bush Anemone
Red Monkey Flower
Blue Blossom Ceanothus
Coast Redwood, Redwood
California Coffeeberry
Incense Cedar
Dr. Hurd Tree Manzanita

Common name:Dr. Hurd Tree Manzanita
Botanical name:Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

This is a large shrub that reaches 8-20' tall and wide. It has dark red bark, large pale green leaves, and white to pink flower clusters that bloom from February to March. - Cornflower Farms

California or Golden Poppy

Common name:California or Golden Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica

This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue-green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.

White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee

Common name:White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee
Botanical name:Salvia apiana

This woody shrub has long stems with silvery white leaves and fragrant white flowers that bloom in the spring. It provides a strong sturctural form as a garden focal point. It can reach 6' tall and 6'wide.

Bush Anemone

Common name:Bush Anemone
Botanical name:Carpenteria californica

This California native is a dense, clean evergreen shrub that grows 4-8' high and 5' wide. It is tolerant of sun or shade. It has white fragrant flowers from May through August. -Cornflower Farms

Red Monkey Flower

Common name:Red Monkey Flower
Botanical name:Mimulus puniceus

Red Monkey Flower is an evergreen shrub 18" to 3' with numerous red tubular flowers. It is a California native that is drought tolerant. It attracts hummingbirds. - Cornflower Farms

Blue Blossom Ceanothus

Common name:Blue Blossom Ceanothus
Botanical name:Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark'

The Blue Blossom Ceanothus is a shrub that has dark blue flower clusters that bloom profusely . This smaller growing selection grows to 6' H x 4'-6' W. This shrub attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and beneficial insects. Its native counterpart can be found from sea level to 1500' elevations in mixed evergreen and redwood forests of the Coast Ranges. -Cornflower Farms (edited)

Coast Redwood, Redwood

Common name:Coast Redwood, Redwood
Botanical name:Sequoia sempervirens

This fast-growing, aromatic tree has soft, dark green foliage with long needles appearing in flat sprays and brown, barrel-shaped cones that appear after 1 year. Its soft, red-brown bark is fiberous and furrowed. Particularly after mechanical damage, this tree will stump sprout to form new, young trees around the stump. Avoid planting in areas of high foot traffic.

California Coffeeberry

Common name:California Coffeeberry
Botanical name:Rhamnus californica

The California Coffeeberry is an evergreen shrub that reaches 6'-8' high. It grows inland and has large green to black berries between in late summer. This shrub tolerates sun or partial shade in all soil types. The California coffeeberry is a native to CA and is drought tolerant. It is a beneficial insect plant and attracts butterflies. -Cornflower Farms

Incense Cedar

Common name:Incense Cedar
Botanical name:Calocedrus decurrens

The cedar is an attractive, stiff, narrow evergreen tree which has a columnar growing pattern and maintains a central leader. The foliage is comprised of scale needles, while the coarse bark has an attractive cinnamon red-brown coloring. The cedar retains its color in winter and under good cultural conditons, will maintain its foliage to the ground. It serves as an effective screening evergreen, and contrasts well with Maples and other deciduous trees and flowering plants.

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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.