Rainbow Grocery Native Garden List --April 2012

Scientific Name Common Name Family Habitat Plant type Notes/Uses

Achillea millefolium? coast yarrow Asteraceae coast dunes perennial bees, butterflies, cut flower

Aesculus californica buckeye Hippocastanaceae woodland tree, deciduous bees, butterflies Angelica hendersonii coast angelica Apiaceae coastal bluffs perennial, decicuous Medicinal, butterflies, fragrant red or western Aquilegia formosa columbine Ranunculaceae woodland, moist perennial, deciduous hummingbirds Aristolochia California pipe-vine, californica Dutchman's pipe Aristolochiaceae decicuous perennial vine Armeria maritima sea thrift, sea pink Plumbaginaceae coastal bluffs perennial, evergreen

Artemisia californica California sagebrush Asteraceae coastal scrub shrub, evergreen Artemisia douglasiana mugwort Asteraceae shrub, evergreen garden friendly

Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Aspidiaceae woodland, moist perennial, winter dormant Baccharis pilularis coyote bush Asteraceae coastal scrub shrub, evergreen white crown sparrow Carex densa? dense sedge Poaceae meadows, slopes

Ceanothus many cvs, fast, to 20', tol. of thyrsiflorus? blueblossom Rhamnaceae shrub, evergreen coastal cond. Chlorogalum pomeridianum soap plant, common Liliaceae bulb, summer decicuous Lathered bulbs make soap farewell to spring, bees,cut flower, long bloom, Clarkia rubicunda* ruby chalice clarkia Onagraceae annual reseeds

creek or red-twig red new twigs/ color, fast to 12', Cornus sericea dogwood Cornaceae riparian woodland shrub, deciduous, suckers good container

Danthonia low bg, fuzzy dull green leaves, californica? California oatgrass Poaceae grass, bunch, evergeen part decumbant culms, nodding fl Deschampsia caespitosa? tufted hairgrass Poaceae grass, evergeen Dryopteris arguta? coastal wood fern Aspidiaceae Epilobium canum California fuchsia Onagraceae hummingbirds Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy Asteraceae perennial, evergreen

large bg,culms to 3-4', gracefully drooping dull green leaves, p/sh Festuca californica California fescue Poaceae grass, bunch, evergreen ok

modest size bg, may travel by rhizomes, narrow lvs, culms to Festuca rubra? red fescue Poaceae grass, bunch, evergreen 2+', reddish-purple beach strawberry- Fragaria chiloensis? ALHS Rosaceae coast dune perennial, evergreenl

Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry Rosaceae woodland groundcover, evergreen Garrya elliptica coast silktassel Garryaceae shrub, evergreen woodland/chap/gr Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Apiaceae ass perennial, deciduous Heuchera lowland forests, micrantha? alum root, coral bells Saxifragaceae woodland perennial, evergreen? white or pink flowers oceanspray, Holodiscus discolor creambush Rosaceae perennial, evergreen Hordeum brachyantherum? meadow barley Poaceae Need info grass

Horkelia californica* California horkelia Rosaceae perennial coastal bluffs, douglasiana Douglas iris praries perennial, evergreen Iris longipetala? coast iris Iridaceae perennial, evergreen Juncus patens wire grass Juncaceae perennial, evergreen Koeleria coastal macrantha? woodlands, dry (cristata?) June grass Poaceae meadows bunchgrass, evergeen 8-12" bunchgrass twinberry Lonicera involucrata honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae vinelike shrub, deciduous birds Lupinus arboreus eximus purple bush lupine Go Native 10 ? 6 0 Lupinus variicolor ? varied lupine Fabaceae perennial, evergreen Melica californica? onion grass Poaceae Melica torreyana? Torrey's melic Poaceae Need info grass, bunch? Mimulus aurantiacus* sticky monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae shrub, evergreen

Mimulus guttatus?* seep monkey flower Scrophulariaceae moist seeps perennial, winder dormant bees Monardella villosa? coyote mint Lamiaceae perennial foothill stipa, small flowered Nassella lepida? stipa/needlegrass Poaceae grass grass, bunch, Nassella pulchra? purple needlegrass Poaceae evergeenyes med bg, culms to 2+' Phacelia california or bluff (or californica?* purple?) phacelia Hydrophyllaceae coastal bluffs perennial? annual? bees Phacelia distans?* common phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Polypodium californicum California polypody Polypodiaceae fern, summer dormant Polystichum munitum sword fern Aspidiaceae fern, evergreen Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self heal Lamiaceae ? annual Quercus agrifolia coast live oak Fagaceae Oak Woodland tree, evergreen Ribes malvaceum? chaparral currant LD 11 tree pot - - Ribes sanguineum var.glutinosum pink flowering currant Grossulariaceae woodland shrub, deciduous hummingbirds, early bloomer Rosa californica California wild rose Rosaceae shrub Salvia spathacea?* hummingbird sage Lamiaceae perennial, evergreen Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae woodland tree, deciduous Sambucus shrub or small tree, racemosa red elderberry Caprifoliaceae woodland deciduous birds Satureja douglasii yerba buena Lamiaceae groundcover, evergreen Scrophularia californica?* bee plant Scrophulariaceae perennial bees, hummingbirds coastal Sicalcea grasslands, scrub, malvaeflora?* checkerbloom Malvaceae woodland perennial, evergreen many varieties, forms in CA Sisynchrium coastal bluffs, bellum?* blue-eyed grass Iridaceae hills,meadows perennial Sisynchrium californicum?* yellow-eyed grass Iridaceae springs, marshes deciduous perennial moist areas, reseeds

Symphoricarpos sp snowberry (mollis?) or albus (creeping?) or var. laevigatus? snowberry (S.a laev) Caprifoliaceae shrub Tellima grandiflora fringe cups Saxifragaceae woodland perennial hummingbirds

forms low creeping mats, reseeds freely, some summer Viola adunca dog or blue violet Violaceae coastal bluffs perennial water Woodwardia fimbriata chain fern Blechnaceae woodland, riparian fern, large fern to 7-8',moist

foothill sedge? Carex sp--oossibly ("Berkeley sedge" per C. tumulicola? RBG) Cyperaceae varied perennial ##########################

Clematis open woodlands, sun to part shade, infrequent to (ligusticifolia?) (virgin's bower?) Ranunculaceae chaparral deciduous? perennial moderate Dicentra formosa? bleeding heart-- Redwood shade, best with some sumer Or D. oregana western or ? Fumariaceae understory winter dormant perennial water bunchgrass, Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Poaceae grassland? medium/modest size narrow, often blue color leaves Redwood shade, best with some summer Oxalis oregana redwood sorrel Oxalidaaceae understory water Vitus californica (V.'Roger's Red'?-- California wild grape riparian sun to part shade, infrequent to most likely) (Roger's red grape) Vitaceae woodlands dediduous vine/perennial moderate http://www.malvaceae.info/Gener a/Lavatera/bicolor.htmlhttp://www Lavatera maritima .smgrowers.com/products/plants/ 'Bicolor" Tree mallow Malvaceae EUROPEAN shrub, evergreen plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=959