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Blue Elderberry
(Sambucus caerulea)
Shrub to 10 ft. or spreading tree to 50 ft. Small white/creamy white flowers in flat-topped clusters April-August. Clusters of edible blue black berries.
  
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California Coffeeberry
(Rhamnus californica)
Evergreen shrub, 4-6 ft. high, bright green leaves. Large berries (size of blueberry), first green then red and then black when ripe.
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California Lilac - Many varieties
(Ceanothus species)
Mostly evergreen shrubs, small trees or ground covers. Flowers from white to deep violet blue in spring. Flower mostly in March or April.
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Fremontia
(Fremontodendron species)
Evergreen shrubs or small trees. Fast growing to 6 - 20 ft. tall. Leathery leaves are dark green above, with feltlike coating beneath. Yellow saucer like flowers. Conical seed
capsules covered with bristly, rust-colored hairs. Hillside planting is best. Completely drought resistent. Best on a slope.
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Lemonade Berry
(Rhus integrifolia)
Rounded aromatic shrub/small tree to 10 ft. Flowers in tight clusters are white to rose-pink, Feb. - May. Fruit is sticky and covered with reddish-brown down.
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Manzanita - Several varieties
(Arctostaphylos)
Evergreen shrubs, varying from ground covers to treelike forms 15 ft tall. White flowers January-March.
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Oregon Grape
(Mahonia aquifolium)
Evergreen shrub to 6 ft. Spreads by underground stems. Flowers in 2-3 in. long clusters March-May edible blue black fruit.
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Pacific Wax Myrtle
(Myrica californica)
Evergreen shrub or tree to 30 ft. Branches densely clad with tooth-edged glossy dark leaves. Flowers inconspicuous. Fall fruit are purplish nutlets coated with wax that attact
birds. Useful screen or informal hedge.
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Pink Flowering Currant
(Ribes sanguineum)
Deciduous, 4-12 ft. high. Leaves 2-6 in. long, turning yellow in fall. Reddish brown flowers to 2 in. across, resembling water lilies, April-August. Berries blue black with
whitish bloom.
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Rosemary Buckwheat
(Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Low shrub 1-3 ft. high spreading to 4 ft. Leaves dark green above, white and wooly beneath. White or pinkish flowers in headlike clusters May-October. Good erosion control
plant.
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Sage: Cleveland's Sage
(Salvia species)
Salvia clevelandii, pictured here, is rounded in form to 4 ft. tall. Fragrant foliage and flowers. Blue 3/4 in. flowers in whorls along stems May-August.
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Sage: Hummingbird Sage
(Salvia spathacea)
Perennial that spreads by rhizomes. Flowers are magenta, 1" long with 10-20 on a 1-2' spike. Grows under oaks and Madrone. Very fragrant foliage.
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Sage: Sandhill Sage
(Artemisia pycnocephala)
Shrubby perennial 1-2 ft. tall. Soft, silvery-white/gray leaves. Becomes unkempt with age.
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Silk Tassel Bush
(Garrya elliptica)
Evergreen shrub with dark green elliptical leaves to 2.5 inches. Pendulous male or female catkins on separate shrubs. Male catkins are exceptionally long, slender, and decorative.
Flower tassels Dec - Feb in clusters.
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Spice Bush
(Calycanthus occidentalis)
4-12 ft. high. Leaves 2-6 in. long, turning yellow in fall. Reddish brown flowers to 2 in. across, resembling water lilies, April-August.
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Sugar Bush
(Rhus ovata)
Evergreen, 2.5-10 ft. high. Glossy, leathery leaves. White or pinkish flowers in dense clusters, March-May.
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Toyon
(Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Evergreen shrub or small tree to 25 ft. Thick leathery leaves with bristly pointed teeth. Small white flowers in flattish clusters, June-July. Bright red berries in clusters,
November-January.
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Western Redbud
(Cercis occidentalis)
Shrub or small tree 10-18 ft.; usually has several trunks. Brilliant magenta flowers in spring. Plant turns light yellow or red. In winter, bare branches in picturesque pattern
hold reddish brown seed pods.
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Wooly Blue Curls
(Trichostema lanatum)
Evergreen, much branched 3-5 ft. high. Narrow long leaves, pungent when bruised. Flowers along stalk are blue with arching stamens. Blooms April-June and throughout summer if old
flower stems are cut back.
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