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Chokeberry Aronia Chokeberry, Aronia prunifolia, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Wide range of soil tolerance including boggy soils. Best fruit production usually occurs in full sun. It's astringent berries are edible, [...]

Golden Currant Ribes aureum Golden currant, Ribes aureum, is a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub with golden spring blooms. The flowers and fruit of this fragrant and attractive shrub make the golden currant a valuable wildlife plant. Golden currant is very easy to grow and spreads readily, making it [...]

Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, is an herbaceous perennial of the mint family with lemon-scented leaves. It was introduced from Europe and has naturalized throughout much of North America. It prefers well-drained soils in sun to part shade but tolerates poor soils and drought once [...]

Gray Rush Juncus patens Juncus patens is an evergreen that is native to California and normally found in areas that are moist year-round, but it is a tough plant that can also grow in areas that are seasonally dry. It has small golden flower clusters that bloom along [...]

Berkeley Sedge Carex divulsa Carex divulsa is a perennial sedge that has naturalized in California. Locally, it was named Berkeley sedge because it was originally obtained from a nursery in Berkeley, California, though it isn't a native species. It's bright green foliage is evergreen.  In early summer, bronze flower [...]

Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa Phlomis fruticosa, also known as Jerusalem Sage, is native to the Mediterranean region and remains evergreen when grown in California. Its genus name Phlomis is Greek and translated means flame. This may be referring to the fact that in ancient times its leaves were [...]

Sonoma Coast Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Sonoma Coast This perennial plant has dense green foliage and white flat-topped flowers that cover the plant all summer. Butterflies love the nectar. On the coast, it can handle full sun, but inland it prefers partial shade. It has moderate water requirements, though [...]

Moonshine Yarrow Acheillea x 'Moonshine' This perennial plant has silver-gray foliage and lemon-yellow flat-topped flowers that cover the plant all summer. Butterflies love the nectar from this plant's flowers. It requires full sun, and doesn't require much water once established. This variety is sterile, meaning it won't reseed [...]

Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica This dense and round evergreen native shrub has big berries that resemble coffee. The small, inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in May to July and produce showy berries that are first green then red and finally black when ripe. The fruit contains laxative properties and has long [...]

On the picturesque, sunny, morning at Wiseman Park in Petaluma, Daily Acts hosted an educational workshop, "Native Tree Care and Pruning." This took place the last weekend of the winter of 2024. In the radiant glow of the sun, with mustard flowers painting the landscape in bright yellow hues, 18 eager participants gathered from [...]