Miwok Park

Sticky Monkey Flower, or Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower, also known as Mimulus aurantiacus is a bushy evergreen shrub with very stick stems and leaves and bright orange flowers that resemble a monkey's face. This California native plant flowers from spring through summer and attracts bees and hummingbirds. It [...]

Island Alum Root, or Heuchera maxima Island Alum Root, also known as Heuchera maxima is a perennial plant native to the Channel Islands that grows best in full sun in coastal gardens or under shade when growing inland. It's bright green foliage grows up to 1.5 feet high [...]

Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop, or Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune' Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop, also known as Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune,' is an edible plant in the mint family and is a hybrid cross between a North American and an Asian species of Anise Hyssop. It's showy, fragrant spikes of [...]

Carmel Creeper Ceanothus, Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis Carmel Creeper Ceanothus, also known as Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis, is a California native shrub with evergreen leaves and flowers from winter through spring. It's endemic to the coasts of California, normally growing in chaparral, coastal scrub, and closed-cone-pine forests. It's [...]

Bush Anemone Carpenteria Californica Bush Anemone, or Carpenteria californica, is an attractive evergreen shrub with glossy dark green and narrow leaves. It is a rare California native plant with abundant bright white and yellow flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. They have a pleasant fragrance [...]

California Fuchsia Epilobium canum California Fuchsia, or Epilobium canum, is a species of willowherb that is native to the California foothills and coastal areas. It is a perennial with scarlet flowers that bloom in summer and autumn --- it's often the only native California plant in an area [...]

Yerba Buena Clinopodium douglasii Yerba Buena, Clinopodium douglasii, is a creeping evergreen perennial often used as a groundcover or container plant (to keep from overspreading). Yerba Buena grows best in full or part shade. It is a low- to moderate- moisture plant that adapts to different soil types, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Cleveland Sage Salvia clevelandii x luecophylla Cleveland Sage, scientifically known as Salvia clevelandii, is a fragrant and visually appealing perennial shrub native to Southern California and parts of northern Baja California. It's a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae) and is cherished for its aromatic leaves, colorful blossoms, [...]