California Native Plants105 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Achillea Millefolium for Dry California Gardens
Yarrow attracts painted ladies and scares off garden thugs in native habitats and vegetable gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sambucus Nigra Caerulea for the Birds
Blue elderberry is a favorite of birds and other wildlife in its native California
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Curtipendula
Hot, dry clay or rocky soils are sideoats grama’s pleasure ground
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Trillium Ovatum
Early-blooming Pacific trillium welcomes spring to woodland gardens in the Pacific Northwest
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Arbutus Menziesii
This drought-tolerant West Coast native tree thrives with minimal water in difficult garden spots
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eriogonum Nudum, a Summer Oasis for Pollinators
Naked buckwheat is a bee and butterfly magnet with an easy nature, a tough constitution and profuse pom-pom flowers in summer
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Gracilis
Resilient blue grama grass thrives in sunny meadows and parking strips in the western U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Gilia Capitata
Add playful blue flowers to your California garden and provide food for butterflies, native bees and honey bees in spring and summer
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Top Native Plants for Southern California Gardens
Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Southern California
Full StoryCalifornia Native PlantsGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Is Attractive to Monarch Butterflies
Increase monarch butterfly populations in California by planting stunning native milkweeds
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