Climate Zone (Aka Hardiness Zone) We in the horticultural industry talk a lot about climate zones, but do you really know what a climate...

Achillea millefolium ‘Sonoma Coast’ (White Yarrow) If you’ve ever walked along any of the Central or Northern California coastal dunes...

Salvia dorrii ‘Desert Purple Sage’ (Desert Sage, Purple Sage, Great Basin Blue Sage) If you have hiked around Joshua Tree National Park...

Salvia mellifera ‘Black Sage’ Most of us locals have trekked to the top of the aptly named ‘Black Hill’ in Morro Bay to watch a sunset,...

Ceanothus Maritimus, ‘Frosty Dawn’ I decided to write about our own San Luis Obispo County native Ceanothus this week, just in time for...

Family Ramnacea- Ceanothus species at Clearwater Color Nursery Ceanothus, also known as Wild Lilac, or Buckthorns, are a common native to...

Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ (Cedros Island Verbena) This herbaceous perennial has a compact, mounding growth habit, growing 18-24...

Salvia clevlandii ‘Allen Chickering’ This attractive shrub is the hybrid of two Southern California native Sages, clevlandii and...

Carex praegracilis – California Field Sedge, Clustered Field Sedge Carex praegracilis is a light to medium-green grass that grow 1 – 2.5...

Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’ (Silver Carpet Beach Aster) This California Native groundcover is adaptable to a wide range of...