UC Marin Master Gardeners 1682 Novato Blvd Suite 150B Novato, CA 94947 415-473-4204 [email protected] UC Marin Master Gardeners - Plants for Cool Coastal Settings
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5/16/2020 Plant Briefs UC Marin Master Gardeners 1682 Novato Blvd Suite 150B Novato, CA 94947 415-473-4204 [email protected] UC Marin Master Gardeners - Plants for cool coastal settings Botanical Name: Acca sellowiana Plant Height: 12-25' Common Name: Pineapple Guava Flower Color: Red, White, Multi-Colored Plant Type: Tree, Shrub Attracts Wildlife: n/a Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Grey Green Water: Low Flower Season: Spring ClassiÛed as an evergreen shrub or a small tree, this plant can be pruned to almost any size or shape. Its foliage is gray green and silvery underneath. White Ùowers with bright red stamens can be seen, followed by 1"-4" long, oval, edible fruit. Full sun is required for proper growth. Additional names: Feijoa sellowiana Botanical Name: Achillea hybrids Plant Height: 1-3' Common Name: Yarrow Hybrids Flower Color: Pink, Red, Yellow, White Plant Type: Ground cover, Perennial Attracts Wildlife: ButterÙies Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Green Water: Very Low Flower Season: Summer Common Yarrow is a hardy perennial with hairy, evergreen green foliage. It has a tight cluster of white Ùowers and typically blooms in the summer months. It attracts bees and butterÙies. It prefers full to part sun and becomes drought tolerant once it's established. Following bloom, one should dead head the plant and divide the clumps when it appears crowded to keep it looking tidy. Botanical Name: Aloe arborescens Plant Height: 3-6', 6-12' Common Name: Tree Aloe Flower Color: Orange Plant Type: Succulent Attracts Wildlife: n/a Sun: Full, Half, Shade Leaf Color: Green, Blue Green, Yellow Water: Very Low Green This succulent is large, full of branches and Flower Season: Winter produces deep red orange blooms in fall and winter. The Ùowers produce a nectar that is attractive to many di˛erent birds; this plant is grown all over the world. This succulent can reach 8' tall and 5' wide. Leaves are narrow, recurved and tooth margined and can be green or yellowish or blue green, depending on how much sun it receives. It tolerates sun or shade. www.plantmaster.com/gardens/projects/reportbriefs.php 1/14 5/16/2020 Plant Briefs Botanical Name: Arbutus unedo Plant Height: 6-12', 12-25' Common Name: Strawberry Tree Flower Color: White Plant Type: Tree, Shrub Attracts Wildlife: Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Water: Low Flower Season: Winter, Fall This plant is either a small tree or large evergreen shrub. It has a red-brownish trunk and branches that are twisted with age. The dark green leaves have red stems. It has clusters of small, white or greenish-white urn shaped Ùowers and small, red and yellow fruit that has a strawberry like texture from which the common name is derived. It has slow to moderate growth to 15' with the same spread. It can become damaged in severe winters. Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos 'PaciÛc Mist' Plant Height: Under 1', 1-3' Common Name: PaciÛc Mist Manzanita Flower Color: Pink, White Plant Type: Shrub, Ground cover Attracts Wildlife: Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Water: Low Flower Season: Winter PaciÛc Mist manzanita is gray-green sprawling ground cover that is very fast growing for a manzanita. Pale pink Ùowers bloom in winter. Great for coastal gardens. Low, gray and sprawling to a foot or so tall. Loves beach sand but tolerates clay. Perfectly drought tolerant in beach sand and along the coast. Needs water once a week in interior. May need to prune occasionally in inland heat to keep it neat. Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos den. 'Howard Plant Height: 6-12' McMinn' Flower Color: Pink Common Name: Howard McMinn Manzanita Attracts Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Plant Type: Shrub ButterÙies Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Green Water: Low Flower Season: Winter, Spring This shrub is highly appreciated for its decorative characteristics, which include a dense show of small, pale pink urn-shaped Ùowers in winter and spring. One of its main often overlooked attractions of this plant is the mahogany-red to brown bark (which peels beautifully) that can be revealed with some internal pruning once the plant is mature . It's small, red fruit resembles the tike apple, appearing at the end of winter just as Spring is coming on. Evergreen, shiny leaves are very neat and tidy. It can reach 8' tall and 10 wide. It can be pruned to desired size. This shrub attracts b ... www.plantmaster.com/gardens/projects/reportbriefs.php 2/14 5/16/2020 Plant Briefs Botanical Name: Armeria maritima Plant Height: Under 1' Common Name: Sea Pink Flower Color: Pink Plant Type: Ground cover, Perennial Attracts Wildlife: n/a Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Green, Dark Green Water: Medium Flower Season: Spring, Intermittent This clumping, grass-like perennial is native to many areas, including coastal California. Its Ùowers range from deep rose pink to white. Botanical Name: Calystegia 'Anacapa Pink' Plant Height: 3-6', 6-12', 12-25' Common Name: Anacapa Island Pink Morning Glory Flower Color: Pink Plant Type: Vine Attracts Wildlife: n/a Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Green Water: Low Flower Season: Spring, Summer This climbing vine will grow up to 20' long quickly. It has bright green leaves with light pink Ùowers that bloom in spring and summer. It can grow on chain link fences, posts, or even as a mounding shrub. It does best in full to part sun with well draining soil. Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa 'Prostrata' Plant Height: 1-3' Common Name: Ground Cover Natal Plum Flower Color: White Plant Type: Shrub, Ground cover Attracts Wildlife: Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Water: Low Flower Season: Spring, Summer This wonderful groundcover will grow 2' high and can be trained as an espalier. It spreads quickly to provide good cover. It blooms with white Ùowers followed by red or purple fruit. Thorns make it a good barrier planting. www.plantmaster.com/gardens/projects/reportbriefs.php 3/14 5/16/2020 Plant Briefs Botanical Name: Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Plant Height: 6-12' Common Name: Wheeler Canyon Ceanothus Flower Color: Blue Plant Type: Shrub Attracts Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Sun: Full, Half ButterÙies Water: Low Leaf Color: Dark Green Dense mounding, evergreen shrub 4-6 ft tall by 4-8 Flower Season: Spring ft wide with dark green, 1-1.5 inch long leaves. Clusters of dark blue Ùowers open inspiring from prominent burgundy-colored Ùoral bracts. Although easily confused with ‘Concha’ when young, the latter attains much greater height with age. Propagated from cuttings by Horticulturist Dara Emery from a plant found roadside in Wheeler Gorge, Ventura County. -Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum frutescens Plant Height: 3-6' 'Yellow Assorte Flower Color: Yellow Common Name: Marguerite Yellow Assorted Attracts Wildlife: n/a Varietie Leaf Color: Green Plant Type: Perennial Flower Season: Summer, Intermittent Sun: Full Water: Medium, Extra in Summer This fast growing perennial quickly reaches 4' tall and wide, with a round habit. Leaves are bright green, evergreen, fragrant when bruised and coarsely divided. In coastal areas, this plant blooms year round with daisy-like Ùowers with yellow centers. This plant is found in di˛erent shades of yellow or white or pink. In warm inland valleys, give su¸cient water and well draining soil. It may freeze in cold winters. This is not a long lasting plant but great for quick color. Botanical Name: Coprosma 'Evening Glow' Plant Height: 1-3' Common Name: Evening Glow Coprosma Flower Color: Green, Orange, Yellow, Multi- Plant Type: Shrub Colored Sun: Full, Half Attracts Wildlife: n/a Water: Medium, Extra in Summer Leaf Color: Pink, Red Coprosmoa 'Evening Glow is a multi-colored glossy Flower Season: n/a green leafed shrub with a pyramidal form. it has a bright yellow-green variegation in spring and summer with fantastic rusty orange-red fall and winter color. An excellent landscape shrub. www.plantmaster.com/gardens/projects/reportbriefs.php 4/14 5/16/2020 Plant Briefs Botanical Name: Coprosma 'PaciÛc Sunrise™' Plant Height: 1-3' Common Name: PaciÛc Sunrise Coprosma Flower Color: n/a Plant Type: Shrub Attracts Wildlife: n/a Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Brown, Pink, Red Water: Medium, Extra in Summer Flower Season: n/a Coprosma PaciÛc Sunrise™ is a striking evergreen plant growing to 3 ft high with a glossy wave shaped leaf consisting of chocolate brown foliage with hot- pink highlights. Stunning for pots or the garden and works well in mass plantings. Colors intensify in the cooler spring and autumn temperatures. It grows best in a well drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade. Botanical Name: Coreopsis maritima Plant Height: 1-3' Common Name: Sea Dahlia Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Perennial Attracts Wildlife: Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Water: Low Flower Season: Spring Coreopsis maritima, 1'-3' high, is a fast growing, herbaceous perennial but summer deciduous. It has deeply lobed, featherlike leaves and a striking yellow bloom. Sea Dahlia grows best in coastal areas. Botanical Name: Correa reÙexa Plant Height: Under 1', 1-3', 3-6' Common Name: Common Correa, Australian Flower Color: Green, Red, White, Multi- Fuchsia Colored Plant Type: Shrub Attracts Wildlife: Sun: Full, Half Leaf Color: Water: Very Low Flower Season: Winter, Spring, Fall This Australian native is reliable in areas that are frost free. It can be prostrate or reaching up to 5' tall and wide, depending on cultivar. Leaves are evergreen, oval shaped, gray green or olive green, hairy or smooth, depending on cultivar. Flowers can be bell-shaped or tubular, in varying colors such as cream, red, green with contrasting color tips. Blooms spring thru fall, attracting hummingbirds and other pollinators. Likes full to part sun in coastal areas as well as warm inland valleys.