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Native Plants Serving Northern California CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery is committed to stocking, growing, and sourcing more native plant species than any other nursery in Northern California. Landscaping with natives is a responsible approach to traditionally water-thirsty designs, and offers many more benefits than just saving water. LOWER MAINTENANCE Native plants prefer native soils and do not require soil amendments or fertilizers. REDUCES USE OF PESTICIDES DEVIL MOUNTAIN WHOLESALE NURSERY Native plants have fewer pest problems and have [email protected] www.devilmountainnursery.com developed their own defenses against diseases. San Ramon/East Bay Clements/Central Valley INVITES POLLINATORS Native plants create a mini-refuge for butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other beneficial insects, adding to your community’s biodiversity. Proper mulching is key! 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GROUND-COVERS PERENNIALS Gaultheria shallon (coastal only)....................... Salal Includes shrubs and perennials that stay below 12 inches Perennials are soft-stemmed plants that do not form woody Heteromeles arbutifolia & cvs. ......................... Toyon tall and have a spreading habit that covers a wide area. branches. This category includes many flowering plants and Holodiscus discolor............................................ Cream Bush succulents. Lupinus albifrons, L. arboreus........................... Lupine Arctostaphylos edmundii ‘Carmel Sur, A. Mahonia aquifolium, M. pinnata ‘Emerald Carpet’, A. uva-ursi ‘Pt. Reyes’.......... Manzanita Achillea millefolium & select cvs. ..................... Yarrow ‘Ken Hartman’, M. repens.............................. Oregon Grape Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’.......... Beach Sagewort Aquilegia formosa.............................................. Western Columbine Myrica californica.............................................. Pacific Wax Myrtle Asarum caudatum............................................. Western Wild Ginger Artemisia californica, A. tridentata.................... California Sagebrush Philadelphus lewisii & cvs. ............................... Wild Mock Orange Epilobium septentrionale ‘Select Mattole’......... California Fuchsia Asclepias fascicularis, A. speciosa, Physocarpus capitatus...................................... Pacific Ninebark Erigeron glaucus & cvs. .................................... Seaside Daisy A. subulata.................................................... Milkweed, Butterflyweed Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii................................. Catalina Cherry Fragaria chiloensis, F. vesca.............................. Beach Strawberry Aster chilensis, A. alpigenus............................. California Aster Rhamnus californica & cvs. .............................. Coffeeberry Heterotheca villosa ‘San Bruno Mountain’........ Hairy False Goldenaster Dicentra formosa............................................... Pacific Bleeding Heart Rhus integrifolia, R. ovata, R. trilobata.............. Sumac Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’................. Silver Carpet Dudleya pulverulenta......................................... Chalk Liveforever Ribes aureum var. gracillimum, R. malvaceum, Oxalis oregana................................................... Redwood Sorrel Epilobium canum & cvs. .................................. California Fuchsia R. sanguineum, R. speciosum, Satureja douglasii.............................................. Yerba Buena Eriogonum fasciculatum & cvs., E. grande R. viburnifolium............................................. Currant, Gooseberry rubescens, E. giganteum, E. latifolium, GRASSES Rosa californica & cvs. ..................................... Rose E. umbellatum & cvs. ................................... Buckwheat Salvia - select species & hybrids: S. apiana, Grasses are typified by narrow leaf blades and wind-pollinated Eschscholzia californica.................................... California Poppy S. ‘Bee’s Bliss’, S. clevelandii & cvs., S. leuco- flower heads. Includes sedges and rushes. Hesperoyucca whipplei..................................... Chapparal Yucca phylla & cvs., S. mellifera & cvs., S.‘Pozo Blue’.... Sage Aristida purpurea............................................... Purple Three-Awn Heuchera maxima, H. micrantha & cvs., Sambucus mexicana......................................... Elderberry Bouteloua gracilis & cvs. .................................. Blue Grama Grass & select hybrids............................................. Island Alum Root Solanum umbelliferum var. incanum, Calamagrostis foliosa, C. nutkaensis................. Mendocino Reed Grass Iris douglasiana, I. Pacific Coast Hybrids.......... Douglas Iris S. xanti ‘Mountain Pride’............................... Bluewitch, Nightshade Carex pansa, C. praegracilis, C. tumulicola....... Sedge Lewisia cotyledon ‘Hybrid Mix’.......................... Lewisia Symphoricarpos albus, S. mollis....................... Snowberry Deschampsia cespitosa.................................... Tufted Hair Grass Mimulus spp. (except for M. cardinalis & M. guttatus).. Monkeyflower Trichostema spp. .............................................. Woolly Blue Curls Festuca californica, F. idahoensis & cvs., Monardella villosa & cvs., M. macrantha.......... Coyote Mint Vaccinium ovatum & cvs. ................................. California Huckleberry F. rubra & cvs., or F. x ‘Siskiyou Blue’............. Fescue Penstemon heterophyllus cvs., P. palmerii, Juncus patens & cvs. ....................................... California Gray Rush P. paryii, P. spectabilis................................... Penstemon TREES Leymus condensatus & cvs., L. mollis, Romneya coulteri............................................... Matilija Poppy Trees are single or multi-stemmed woody plants that grow to L. triticoides & cvs. ...................................... Wild Rye Salvia sonomensis, S. spathacea...................... Sage 15 feet and taller. Muhlenbergia rigens.......................................... Deer Grass Sedum spathifolium cvs. .................................. Stonecrop Aesculus californica.......................................... California Buckeye Nassella pulchra............................................... Purple Needlegrass Sidalcea malvaeflora......................................... Checkerbloom Alnus rhombifolia.............................................. White Alder Sisyrinchium bellum, S. californicum & cvs. .... Blue Eyed Grass Calocedrus decurrens........................................ Incense Cedar FERNS Solidago velutina ssp. californica...................... California Goldenrod Cercis occidentalis............................................ Western Redbud Ferns are non-flowering plants with fronds. Prefer shady and Sphaeralcea ambigua, S. inana......................... Desert Globemallow Cupressus macrocarpa, C. sargentii................. Cypress wet areas, although some listed can do well with less water. Verbena lilacina ‘De la Mina’............................. Cedros Island Verbena Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius... Catalina Ironwood Adiantum capillus-veneris.............................. Maidenhair Fern SHRUBS Platanus racemosa........................................... Western Sycamore Athyrium filix-femina......................................... Common Lady Fern Shrubs are woody plants that stay below 15-20 feet high. Quercus agrifolia, Q. douglasii, Q. kelloggii, Blechnum spicant............................................. Deer Fern Q. lobata, Q. tomentella, Q. wislizenii............ Oak Dryopteris filix-mas............................................ Male Fern Arctostaphylos spp. .......................................... Manzanita Salix lasiolepis................................................... Arroyo Willow Polypodium californicum & cvs., P. scouleri...... California Polypody Baccharis spp. ................................................. Coyote Brush Sequoia sempervirens cvs. ............................... Coast Redwood Calycanthus occidentalis................................... Western Spice Bush Polystichum munitum........................................ Western Sword Fern VINES Woodwardia fimbriata....................................... Giant Chain Fern Carpenteria californica & cvs. .......................... California Anemone Ceanothus spp. ................................................ California Lilac Vines have long and flexible stems that climb to cover fences Encelia californica............................................. Coast Sunflower or walls, forming a living screen. Fremontodendron californicum & cvs. .............. Flannel Bush Clematis lasiantha, C. ligusticifolia................... Western Clematis Galvezia speciosa & cvs. .................................. Island Bush Snapdragon Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans....................... California Honeysuckle Garrya elliptica cvs. .......................................... Silk Tassel Bush Vitis californica ‘Roger’s Red’............................ California Wild Grape.
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