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May through June white saucer flowers with soft indigo-blue exterior petals and violet-blue anthers top 18" stems. This could be called a clumper or a slow traveler. Most commonly from moist meadows, forest margins, and stream and lake-sides of the vast Himalayan region, A. rivularis prefers enough water (but not boggy) and...

This dense shrub is serviceable in that it does nearly everything, and beautiful in that it does it well! It has evergreen, glossy, lance-shaped leaves, cinnamon bark, clusters of urn-shaped white flowers, and very attractive one-inch globose fruits (edible but usually pithy and bland, but I still like them because sometimes...

Plumes of fine, feathery leaves culminate in panicles of starry, sky-blue flowers in late spring. This is an excellent perennial for a dependable show of atmospheric golden fall color. It is especially effective in a swath. Don't skimp; make a statement! Mature size: 3 feet tall & 4 feet wide Minimum temperature: -20° F

A lovely contrast of dark purple new growth with creamy flowers on 4 inch stems, a lacy carpet of leaves beneath. This sweet, naturalizing addition to the spring garden, colonizes with appropriate conditions. Please note the rhizomes of Wood Anemones root later in spring and may be shipped before plants are rooted-in. NOTE:...

Buttercup-yellow flowers on 4-inch stems slowly colonize the woodland in early spring. It does spread, but not fast enough for those it delights! NOTE: These are SUMMER DORMANT plants; they dry up and go "to sleep" after they bloom in spring. Other examples of summer dormant plants are Tulips and...

This is a versatile, evergreen beauty: tough enough to thrive in common roadside plantings and pretty enough to be a specimen in sophisticated gardens. The urn-shaped, glowing, PINK, fall flowers, and simultaneous, showy, round orange-red fruit (sort of strawberry-sized) ornament the plant on into winter. The fruits are edible if you so...

A rare selection, 'Knobcone Point' is quite geometric with close-set, nearly round, grey fuzzy serrated leaves that clasp the stem. Dense foliage is characteristic on this plant. Originally collected at Mt. Diablo, San Francisco. Evergreen. Always a favorite! 'Knobcone Point' keeps its juvenile serrated leaves throughout its life and never blooms. Other...

Handsome ever-gray-green foliage on deep, rich, purplish-brown trunks showcase clusters of pink, urn-shaped flowers in spring. Flowers are enjoyed by hummingbirds and red-orange berries are especially appreciated by Cedar Waxwings and Robins. This is an upright and rare manzanita native to Sonoma Co. Occasionally water deeply. Mature size: 8 –10 ft...

Compact and carpet-forming, with narrow leaves and single white blooms in spring. Anemones prefer winter-wet and can tolerate summer-dry once the plants are dormant. Please note the rhizomes of Wood Anemones root later in spring and may be shipped before plants are rooted-in. NOTE: These are SUMMER DORMANT plants; they...

Such lovely, impressionistic silver spears are perfect next to dark mahogany stems and clusters of light pink urn flowers; orange berries follow. A good grower, it's endemic to California, semi-coastal and coastal areas from just north of San Francisco to around Eureka. This evergreen shrub grows 4 ft by 4 ft and requires...

Discovered by Roman Ganklin and W. Richard Hildreth; 'Sunset' develops red-purple-brown shaggy bark as it matures and the rounded green leaves that begin life as coppery-orange buds. This naturally occuring hybrid, discovered near Prunedale in Monterey County, involved A. pajaroensis and A. hookeri and has pinkish-white urn-shaped flowers that are...

This naturally occurring hybrid between Hairy Manzanita (A. columbiana) and the ground cover Kinnikinnick (A. uva-ursi) forms a dense, low shrub with grey-green foliage. Profuse clusters of small white urn-shaped flowers with a pink blush are followed, in summer, by surprisingly large red berries. 'Martha Ewan' is a selection, found by Dan of...

A shimmering sheen of downy white fur covers the leaves of this ingeniously named Arctostaphylos. The foliage creates a striking contrast in the landscape and is one the palest of all the varieties we grow. Complimentary white urn-shaped flowers continue the theme and are a delight to foraging hummingbirds and bees. Native to...

White flower clusters bloom against dense, smaller, dark green leaves in late winter; an easy grower and evergreen; such a useful garden size! and such a lovely yet tough plant. Mature size: slow grower to 3-4 ft T x W, possibly growing bigger in ideal conditions Minimum temperature: 5° F

One of the most garden-tolerant and easiest to grow of the cobra lilies: an umbrella of wavy leaflets, and a green or purple-striped, hooded flower (spathe) in early summer. Water dormant bulbs only when dry. Yes, that is its giant red seed pod in the photos! Ships only when dormant to...

St. Helena is one of the larger selections and fastest-growing. It's a terrific screening plant in sun and drier soil. Light grey-green, large, rounded leaves provide a beautiful background for its clusters of white urn-shaped flowers. And of course, there is the beautiful, smooth, red-brown bark, but you'll need to limb it...