Native to California, the Manzanita, is a Spanish word translated 'little apple'. A beautiful evergreen found in the chaparral biome of western North America: its' red graceful, twisting branching structure, delicate white lantern-shaped flowers, blush-colored berries, and bright foliage provide year-round interest. Varieties come as shrubs, multi-trunk trees and ground covers.
Variety Emerald Carpet is an evergreen groundcover that forms a dense mat of lush dark green foliage. It has red stems and white flowers in January and February, possibly earlier, attracting hummingbirds.

The genus name 'Solidago' is derived from Latin and means “to heal or make whole” which is reflecting its use as a traditional herbal medicine. Goldenrod flowers and leaves can be dried or used fresh to make tea. The flowers are also edible and can be used as garnishes.

Solidago, a native California perennial herb, is extremely easy to grow and blooms mid/late summer into fall with a tall arching plant wide at the base with dense cylindrical clusters of yellow flower heads with an anise like scent.

'Autumn Joy' Sedum (Sedum spectabile Autumn Joy) produces delicate bright-pink flowers on large heads that age into a beautiful copper color as fall approaches. 'Autumn Joy' is a stout, spreading plant with succulent foliage that pairs well with ornamental grasses and against the deep-green leaves of summer perennials. Easy to care for, very adaptable, and a popular stand-in for shrubs, this sedum lasts and lasts when other plants begin to wane. (Stonecrop)

Seaside Daisies, Erigeron Glaucus WR. It is a delightful perennial showcasing cheerful flowers, bred for heat tolerance.

With its dark, evergreen leaves and reddish bark, this attractive native shrub provides year-round interest in the garden. It is also an important wildlife plant. The berries are a food source for a variety of birds and mammals. The delicate, bell-shaped flowers attract bees and hummingbirds.

Evergreen Huckleberry grows in coastal California. In the garden, it is a slow-growing, medium-sized shrub that can serve as a hedge or groundcover. It is a low-water plant that tolerates nutrient-poor soil and shady conditions.

Supports Butterflies & Caterpillars

De la mina verbena (Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina') is an adaptable, mounding perennial that produces mounds of delicate green foliage and stunning dark purple blossoms with lavender highlights. The blooms are lightly scented. Though more flowers are on the bush in spring, it blossoms throughout most of the year, making it a very attractive and versatile plant for any flower border, butterfly garden, or patio container. It grows fast to about 2 feet high and spreads to about 4 feet wide. It is evergreen but may be semi-deciduous in summer.
This shrub grows best in loamy, medium-draining soil but will tolerate clay soil provided it isn't over-watered. It uses little to very little water.
Verbena supports butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. It's a great nectar plant for butterflies and combines well with drought-tolerant perennials
Our Habitat Garden currently has some great examples of this verbena.

Partial sun/shade in Zone 9; low water - after established water 2x/month; shear lightly in summer to maintain dense form and remove spent flowers

One of the most beautiful and interesting small flowers available to gardeners Pincushions come in a variety of beautiful hues and is easy to grow successfully. A rich blue frilly skirt of petals surrounds a silvery central "pincushion" of this flower. One of the longest flowering Herbaceous Perennials, it grows very compact with ferny blue-grey foliage.
Best planted in early spring, scabiosa blooms will grow at a moderate pace, reaching maturity in 90 to 100 days. The end result is a bounty of button-like flowers atop wiry stems that flutter in the breeze. Beyond looking beautiful and unique, scabiosa flowers also attracts bees and butterflies. With just a bit of care, they'll bloom all throughout the summer and into early fall.

Coffeeberry (Frangula Californica) is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family native to western North America and produces edible fruits and seeds valued by birds. The fruit (berry) turns red, then purple, and finally black over the summer.

It is commonly known as California coffeeberry and California buckthorn. This plant occurs in oak woodland and chaparral habitats, numerous others in its range.[6] Individual plants can live an estimated 100 to 200 years.

Coffeeberry has a dense form and is easy to prune. It makes a great and fire resistant hedge. In favorable conditions the plant can develop into a small tree over 12 feet (3.7 m) tall.[2] More commonly it is a shrub between 3–6 feet (0.91–1.83 m) tall.[2]

Claytonia Perfoliata, a trailing plant, is an annual herb in the Montia family native to a large portion of western North America, including almost every county in California. It's presence is indicative of a healthy oak woodland and grows in early spring through May.

Called rooreh by the native Ohlone people, other common names for it are Winter Purslane, Indian lettuce and Miner’s lettuce, the latter which came from 1850s Gold Rush miners eating it on their journeys in Northern California for general nutrition and to help prevent scurvy (it contains high levels of Vitamin C). Mature leaves are round, succulent and edible.

California Buckwheat is a keystone species and a great choice for wildlife and butterfly gardens. It is attractive to honey bees and a good source of nectar over many months in drier areas