Small Flowering Plants S-Z
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Salvia spathacea - Las Pilitas Common Name: Hummingbird Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 1'h x 2'w - spreading
Flowers: Spring to Fall (dependent on moisture)
Flower Color: Magenta
Likes: Full Sun
Selected by Bert WIlson at Las Pilitas. Low growing spreading, perennial, aromatic sage. Unique flowers on 1-2' spikes. Attracts hummingbirds. Nice fill-in between larger sages or shrubs. Frost will damage flower but not foliage. Very adaptable, easy to grow. Drought tolerant. Can take some summer irrigation.
Salvia spathacea - XL Common Name: Hummingbird Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 1'w
Flowers: Spring to Fall (dependent on moisture)
Flower Color: Magenta
Likes: Full Sun
Taller and less aggressively spreading than the Las Pilitas selection. Perennial, aromatic sage. Unique flowers on 2-3' spikes. Attracts hummingbirds. Spreads by rhizomes. Nice fill-in between larger sages or shrubs. Flowering dependent on moisture. Frost will damage flower but not foliage. Very adaptable, easy to grow. Drought tolerant. Can take some summer irrigation.
Winter / Fall
Sisyrinchium bellum Common Name: Blue Eyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae
Type: Small plant 1'h x .5'w
Flowers: March to July
Flower Color: Blue
Likes: Full Part Shade
Perennial. Blue flowers. Long blooming period and very adaptable to different conditions. Delicate narrow leaves. Very nice accent plant between larger perennials or in a small native area.
Drought tolerant but can tolerate some garden moisture.
Sisyrinchium bellum (San Simeon) Common Name: White Eyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae (Images) Need to pick thru the images to find the San Simeon
Type: Small plant .5'h x .5'w
Flowers: March to June
Flower Color: White
Likes: Part Shade
Perennial. White flowered smaller version of Sis. Bellum. Very adaptable accent plant. Grows in clumps and can use summer water. Summer dormant. Nice addition to Blue Eyed grass.
Sisyrinchium californicum Common Name: Yellow Eyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae (Images)
Type: Small plant 1'h x .5'w
Flowers: March to June
Flower Color: Yellos
Likes: Part Shade
Nice accent plant. Smaller grass like plant. Coastal Northern CA mountains. Likes part sun and additional water. Early season color into summer dependent on moisture. Member of the Iris Family, spreads with favorable conditions
Thymophylla pentachaeta Common Name: Five-needled Thymophylla
var. belenidium
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Small plant, .5'h x 1'w
Flowers: Summer into Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full/Part Sun
Nice surprise. Small flowering plant that will flower into winter with moisture. Looks to be very frost tolerant - kept blooming when other plants flowers has froze. Native to the Mojave Desert.
Zauschneria californica mexicana Common Name: CA Fuschia Mexicana
(Epilobium)
Family: Onagraceae
Type: 1.5'h x 3'w - spreading
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Full Sun
Often overlooked as it is a late bloomer. Low growing perennial Fuschia. Flowers summer into fall.
Trim in the winter to keep it fresh and low growing. A favorite with Humming Birds like all Fuschias. Similar to "canum" but larger and more aggressive spreader. Sourced from Las Pilitas.
Zausch. canum ssp. latifolia Common Name: 'Everett's Choice' prostrate fuchsia
(Epilobium) Images
Family: Onagraceae
Type: .5'h x 3'w - groundcover
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Full/Part
Very low growing Fuschia. Use as a ground cover.
Zauschneria CA Fuchsia (Mexicana x Catalina) Common Name: "Desi's Blossom"
(Epilobium)
Family: Onagraceae
Type: 2'h x 2'w - small plant
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Full/Part
Low spreading Fuschia. Hybrid that has some of the best characteristics of both. Slightly spreading small upright Fuschia. Prolific flowering of red/orange flowers that hummingbirds love. Product of natural cross polllination in the garden - thank you to the Hummingbirds!
Zauschernia californica Catalina Common Name: Catalina Fuchsia
(Epilobium californica)
Family: Onagraceae
Type: Shrub, 2'h x 4'w
Flowers: Spring to Fall
Flower Color: Red/Orange
Likes: Full Sun
Very adaptable, drought tolerant perennial. Tall for a Fuchsia. Interesting grey/green foliage color with bright "shooting star" flowers. Blooms summer to fall, depending on moisture. Attracts hummingbirds. Great if you are just starting with Natives. Can take some Summer irrigation after established. With garden irrigation will spread.
Zauschneria canum canum Common Name: California Fuschia
(Epilobium) (Images)
Family: Onagraceae
Type: 1.5'h x 2'w - spreading
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Full Sun
Native to the Sierra Foothills and coastal mountains. Great late Summer and Fall color. Low growing perennial Fuschia. Attracts Hummingbirds and a fantatic late season pollinator. Will benefit from additional water but also very drought tolerant. Spreading. More compact and less agressive spreading than "mexicana".
Zauschneria canum SS Common Name: Sierra Salmon
(Epilobium) (Images)
Family: Onagraceae
Type: 1.5'h x 2'w - spreading
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Salmon
Likes: Full Sun
Selection of canum. Salmon colored flowers. Spreads slowly. Prune heavily to encourage next years growth/flowering.
Zauschneria septentrionalis Common Name: Mattole River Fuschia
(Epilobium septentrionale 'Select Mattole')
Family: Onagraceae
Type: Small plant 1'h x 3'w
Flowers: June to Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Full Sun
Smaller Fuschia. Native to the coast so will need some irrigation inland. Great as a spreading ground cover. Will grow fairly large with regular water. Often overlooked in the Spring as it is a summer/fall bloomer. Use as edge or among rocks. Great with mid-level Penstemons. Apparently the deer like this one.