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Thank you for purchasing native plants of the Palos Verdes Peninsula!
Monthly In-Person Plant Sales: 10:30 AM to 1 PM on:
– 2nd Saturdays at George F Canyon Nature Center
– 4th Saturdays at White Point Nature Education Center
or
Purchase Contact-Free!
Plants grown in our Native Plant Nursery are available online for purchase with contact-free pick-up. Orders will be picked up at our office.
A follow up email will be sent to you confirming pick up date and instructions.
PVPLC OFFICE:
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy 916 Silver Spur Road, Suite 207, Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
Plants will have the name of the individual placing the order on them and will be in the parking lot in the back of the building.
Order quantities online are limited. For commercial scale or large orders,
please contact Stewardship Manager Johnny Perez
Thank you!
California Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica)
California bush sunflower is an evergreen perennial sunflower shrub that typically flower from February to August and lives in coastal areas. It is great for a large-scale ground cover with 2-inch daisy flower. Very drought tolerant, it is great for a creating a butterfly garden.
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California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
Flowering in the fall, this native plant grows well in sand, clay and loose soils. Full sun and light shade are recommended. This native plant provides favored nesting sites for rare California gnatcatchers.
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Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)
From spring through summer this plant is covered in small yellow flowers that turn red after being pollinated. Deerweed is a pioneer species in nature and helps to fertilize the soil naturally. You can use it to help establish a plant community in your garden. Deerweed is very drought tolerant and is one of only two host plants of the Palos Verdes blue butterfly.
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Rattlepod (Astragalus trichopodus)
Rattlepod, also known as milkvetch or locoweed, flowers between February and May in fields and open areas on the Peninsula. It is one of only two host plants of the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly found only on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The flowers and plant are a pretty contrast with other native plants making for a nice addition to a garden.
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Seacliff Buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium)
Dune buckwheat is a rare annual shrub. Found on hillsides, dunes and sea bluffs, it is partial to full sun exposure and dry conditions favor its growth. Flowers serve as a mating, nesting, and nectar food source for the endangered El Segundo blue butterflies. It flowers from June to fall.
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White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow flowers May through June. It is popular with pollinators and practically care-free, making it perfect for borders, ground covers, and open meadows. Yarrow is pest-resistant, drought-resistant, attracts butterflies, and is excellent for cutting and drying. The plant is also an aromatic herb with many healing properties.
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California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana)
Artemisia douglasiana, known as California mugwort, Douglas’s sagewort or dream plant, is a western North American species of aromatic, low growing, herb in the sunflower family. It is well suited for shady areas.
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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Eriogonum fasciculatum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat. It grows up to between 3′ and 4′ in height and should be planted in full sun.
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Wishbone Bush (Mirabilis laevis)
Wishbone Bush is a trailing to ascending perennial, low growing, shrub with many stems arising from base. It can be planted in full sun and is a great ground cover.
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Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)
Salvia leucophylla, the San Luis purple sage, purple sage, or gray sage, is an aromatic sage native to the southern coastal mountain ranges of California and Baja California.
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
Salvia mellifera is a small, highly aromatic, evergreen shrub of the genus Salvia native to California, and Baja California, Mexico. It is common in the coastal sage scrub of Southern California and northern Baja California. Black sage has a dark appearance, especially during drought.
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Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
Asclepias fascicularis is a species of milkweed known by the common names narrowleaf milkweed and Mexican whorled milkweed.
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Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
Baccharis pilularis, called coyote brush, chaparral broom, and bush baccharis, is a shrub in the daisy family native to California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California.
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Succulent Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)
Succulent Lupine is native to California, where it is common throughout much of the state. This fleshy annual herb grows up to a meter in maximum height. The amount of fertility and moisture generally dictates the height of the plant. The plant prefers moist clay or heavy soils in full sun. The most water tolerant of all Lupines, it is popular as a native landscaping plant. The flower is generally purple-blue and blooms from April to May..
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Common Rush (Juncus patens)
Common Rush is native to the western United States from Washington to California. It is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect bunches of stems arising from a central clump. The stems are thin, gray-green, often somewhat waxy, and grooved, and grow 30 to 90 centimeters in maximum height. It is happy in areas that are damp year-round, but also looks good and healthy in fairly dry soils with only minimal irrigation in summer.
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Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Toyon is a beautiful perennial shrub native throughout the western part of California. The flowers are visited by butterflies and other insects, and have a mild, hawthorn-like scent. The berries are consumed by birds, including mockingbirds, American robins, and cedar waxwings. Toyon can be planted near houses since they are fire retardant when given enough moisture.
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Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea)
Bladderpod is native to California (primarily southern) and Baja California where it grows in a variety of habitats from coastal bluffs to desert arroyos. It is a densely branching shrub reaching one half to two meters in height. The flowers are beautiful, bright yellow, and stay on the plant most of the year, and attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. It is one of the easiest California natives to grow.
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Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)
Lemonade Berry is an evergreen shrub or small tree. It tends to grow upright (10- 30 feet tall). The flowers, which appear from February to May, are small but noticeable. Lemonade Berry is hardy, making it easy to grow and maintain. Once established, it will stay green and healthy looking year round without any supplementary summer water.
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Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Blue Eyed Grass is a 1 foot tall perennial herb that grows throughout California, usually in open places where there is some moisture, particularly grassy areas. It flowers from January to July. The flowers are small and purplish-blue, varying somewhat in color from a true blue to a definite purple; occasional white-flowering plants are found. It prefers some moisture and good drainage, but will tolerate summer dryness. .
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
The California Poppy is native to grassy and open areas throughout the state. The flowers are solitary on long stems; their color ranges from yellow (particularly in southern California) to orange, and flowering is from February to September. It is tough, fast growing, drought-tolerant, self-seeding, and easy to grow in gardens. It prefers well draining, sandy, often poor soils.
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Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina)
Laurel Sumac is a key member of coastal sage scrub and chaparral ecosystems. It is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to 10-18 feet tall. In bloom, it is intensely aromatic, and gives a characteristic odor to chaparral. The very small flowers have five white petals and five-lobed green sepals. Large clusters of these flowers occur at the ends of twigs in late spring and early summer. This plant is a necessity for the southern California chaparral garden, and it is great for birds and wildlife.
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Coastal Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
The Coastal Live Oak is a tree that can grow anywhere from 20 – 82 feet tall. When used for landscapes, it is a great plant for bank stabilization and to support butterfly gardens.
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Spring Butterfly Basket
Special pollinator package with a half dozen 4″size native plants grown in the Conservancy’s Native Plant Nursery especially for making your garden beautiful, drought tolerant and able to attract pollinators looking for a food and nesting places and as a waystation for many species.
Set of six 4″ plants
$40.00 includes taxes
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Fall Butterfly Basket
Special pollinator package with a half dozen 4″size native plants grown in the Conservancy’s Native Plant Nursery especially for making your garden beautiful, drought tolerant and able to attract pollinators looking for a food and nesting places and as a waystation for many species. Plants: Seacliff Buckwheat (Eriogorum parvifolium) – Host plant for El Segundo blue butterfly, Black Sage (Salvia mellifera), California Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica), Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Wishbone Bush (Mirabilis californica)
Set of six 4″ plants
$40.00 includes taxes
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Big Saltbush (Atriplex lentiformis)
Big Saltbush is a large perennial shrub with small, silver-green leaves and small beige-colored flowers. They are usually found in riparian and wetland areas with perennial groundwater, but are known to tolerate a wide variety of soil types. They are an excellent habitat plant for birds and host several butterfly species.
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Giant Wildrye (Leymus condensatus)
Giant Wildrye is a large perennial bunchgrass with silver-green foliage. It is associated with coast sagescrub and oak woodlands in coastal southern California. Its seeds are a popular food source for birds, and it hosts several species of butterflies and moths.
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Purple Needlegrass (Stipa pulchra)
Purple Needlegrass is a small perennial bunchgrass with beige flowers and tall, nodding seed heads. It is California’s state grass and is an indicator species of the coastal prairie ecosystem. They develop very deep taproots and improve soil percolation in gardens, especially with clay soil
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Mulefat (Baccharis salicifolia)
Baccharis salicifolia is a flowering shrub native to the desert southwest of the United States. This is a large bush with sticky foliage which bears plentiful small, fuzzy, pink or red-tinged white flowers. Place in a naturally moist area, or be prepared to regularly irrigate during the dry season. It is quite drought tolerant once established, but will look weedy if it doesn’t get much water. Mulefat is an extremely easy to grow plant, flowers year round, and is a great choice for butterfly gardens.
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Great Valley Gumweed (Grindelia camporum) Gallon
Great Valley Gumweed is a medium-sized perennial shrub member of the sunflower family. In the springtime, it boast small yellow flowers and has an almost sticky feeling when touched, hence the name gumplant. This plant attracts numerous butterflies and moths, and is present in many habitat types, including grassland, oak woodland, and coast sage scrub.
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Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Deergrass is a medium-sized perennial bunchgrass native to the grasslands, oak woodlands, and riparian woodlands of California and beyond. It boasts tall flower spikes and seed heads and is a great addition to any native garden. It can tolerate a variety of soil types and light exposure.
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