Native Plants Directory
An aromatic perennial shrub with narrow, needle-like leaves covered in fine hairs, and striking blue to purple flowers that curl back dramatically, giving it the name 'Blue Curls'. The plant is highly aromatic and attracts numerous pollinators including bees and butterflies.
An evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 2-10 meters in height, with leathery, serrated leaves and bright red berries that persist into winter, resembling holly. The plant is also known as 'California Holly' due to its appearance. Produces small white flowers in clusters during summer.
A perennial shrub with silvery-white, lance-shaped leaves covered in fine hairs, and white to pale lavender flowers arranged in whorls. The plant is highly aromatic and can reach 1-2 meters in height. Known for its strong, distinctive fragrance.
A large deciduous tree, one of the largest North American oaks, reaching 20-30 meters in height with a broad, rounded crown. Features deeply lobed, dark green leaves that turn yellow-brown in fall. Produces acorns that are an important food source for wildlife. The tree can live for several hundred years.
A perennial shrub known for its spectacular large, white, crepe-paper-like flowers with bright yellow centers, often called the 'fried egg plant'. The flowers can reach 15-20 cm in diameter, making them among the largest of any California native plant. The plant has gray-green, deeply lobed leaves and can reach 2-3 meters in height.
An annual or perennial herbaceous plant with bright orange to yellow cup-shaped flowers, serving as the state flower of California. The flowers close at night and on cloudy days. The plant has finely divided, blue-green foliage and typically grows 15-60 cm tall. Blooms from late winter through early summer.
A slow-growing succulent forming dense rosettes of thick, fleshy, glossy green leaves with toothed margins and sharp terminal spines. The leaves can reach 30-60 cm in length. After 10-30 years, the plant produces a tall flowering stalk (3-6 meters) with yellow-green flowers, then dies, leaving offsets to continue the cycle.