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| Botanical Name: |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
het-er-RAHM-eh-lez are butte-e-FOAL-ee-ah |
| Common Name: |
Toyon, Christmas Berry |
| Family Name: |
Rosaceae |
| Diseases: |
Fungle leaf spot and root rot. |
| Growth: |
8-20' x 10-15', slow to average growth. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade. |
| Pest: |
Aphids and mites. |
| Problems: |
Extremely invasive under ground. |
| Pruning: |
February they can be cut back to 3'. Tip prune to encourage flower and fruit. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub. |
| Water: |
Dry between and none in summer. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
RYE-bees san-GWIN-ee-uhm |
| Common Name: |
Pink Flowering Currant |
| Family Name: |
Saxifragaceae |
| Diseases: |
None but will quick decline if watered on a summer day. |
| Flower: |
Panicles of 10-30 drooping 3-6" x each 1/4" funnel-shaped flowers of white, pink, and red in Feb.-April with fragrant leaves. |
| Growth: |
5-10' heigh x 6' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, background, espalier informal, hedge hand prune, screen, shrub/plant mass and specimen plant. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and part shade inland. |
| Location: |
North of LRC & west of 100 bldg. & front of Sesnon House. |
| Pest: |
Spider mites in containers. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, insects and neglect. |
| Type: |
Deciduous shrub. |
| Water: |
Monthly and avoid summer watering. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 4-9, 14-24, A3 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' |
| Common Name: |
Purple Stonecrop |
| Family Name: |
Crassulaceae |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
At: SANTA CRUZ GROUND COVER |
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| Botanical Name: |
Salvia spathacea |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
SAL-vee-ah spath-AY-see-ah |
| Common Name: |
Hummingbird Sage |
| Family Name: |
Lamiaceae |
| Diseases: |
Root rot. |
| Flower: |
Beet root purple about 1 inch in length in the spring to fall. IS a good cut flower rises 2-3 ft. above foliage. |
| Growth: |
2' hight x 5'+ spread and is average growth. |
| Light: |
Likes best, part sun on the coast and inland but will grow any place. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Root rot. |
| Propagation: |
Division of rhizomes, cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
To remove old flowers and stalks. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herb perennial ground cover. |
| Water: |
Dry between monthly. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Green speading ground cover that is dense that is a spreading mat forming. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Satureja douglasii |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Sat-ture-a-ah doug-loss-ee-i |
| Common Name: |
Yerba Buena |
| Family Name: |
Lamiaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Landscape Use: |
Container plant, deer proof, erosion control, fire retardant, groundcover, pond/stream, restoration, shade plant and wall spiller. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast and part sun to shade inland. |
| Location: |
Campus Hort. Center entry road near redwoods and entry court. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Rooted runners. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and layering. |
| Pruning: |
None required. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, lawn irrigation, neglect, seacoast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover that is dense, mat like, spreading and weeping. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 4-9, 14-24.
Prefers acid loam that is well-drained but will tolerate clay. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ceanothus thrysiflorus |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
See-a-KNOW-thuss / thir-seh-FLOOR- us |
| Common Name: |
Blue Blossom Ceanothus |
| Family Name: |
Rhamnaceae |
| Diseases: |
Root rot. |
| Flower: |
Light to medium blue spike like cluster 3 |
| Growth: |
6-21' height X 8-30' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, espalier, hedge, screen, shade and specimen. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and part shade inland. |
| Location: |
Campus Hort. Center Entry road near redwoods, close to sign. |
| Pest: |
Apids and whitefly (control) reduce summer water. |
| Problems: |
Short lived 5-10 years. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds, layers, cuttings of mature wood in autumn or soft wood in spring. |
| Pruning: |
None required, remove dead limbs but can be sheared into a hedge. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, winds & sea coast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen small tree or shrub. |
| Water: |
Once establised, none in summer. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones 1-9, 14-24.
Prefers well-drained loam.
MENTION IN LAB 10 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Fragaria californica |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Fra-JERR-ee-ah / cal-eh-FOUR-neh-kah |
| Common Name: |
Wood Strawberry |
| Family Name: |
Rosaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
White with yellow circular single rose 1 |
| Light: |
Full sun to part shade on the coast and part shade inland. |
| Pest: |
Snails and slugs. |
| Problems: |
Invasive. |
| Propagation: |
Rooted off shoots. |
| Pruning: |
To keep in bounds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf heerbaceous groundcover, low semi-walkable. |
| Water: |
Monthly. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to
Sunset zones
MENTIONED IN LAB 10 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Sambucus mexicana |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Sam-BUE-cuss / mexi-eh-CANE-ah |
| Common Name: |
Blue Elderberry |
| Family Name: |
Caprifoliaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Creamy-white Star flat topped clusters of 2-8 |
| Light: |
Full sun to full shade both on the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds or by cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Hard pruning will ensure denseness. |
| Type: |
Deciduous small tree or shrub |
| Water: |
Moderate to none in summer but looks better with watering. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Sprawling, pright multi trunked shrub with edible fruit. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Umbellularia californica |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Uhm-bell-yew-LAIR-ee-ah / cal-eh-FOR-neh-kah |
| Common Name: |
California Bay |
| Family Name: |
Lauraceae |
| Diseases: |
Sooty mold. |
| Flower: |
Yellowish in clusters to 1 |
| Light: |
Full sun on the coast and full sun to full shade inland. |
| Pest: |
Aphids and scale. |
| Problems: |
Pavement buster and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By seed. |
| Pruning: |
As desired to control size and can be sheared. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree and shrub. |
| Water: |
Moderate to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Very large scale tree or hedge. Use carefully. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
see-ah-KNOE-thus glor-ee-OH-sus x-all-TAY-tuss |
| Common Name: |
Emily Brown Ceonothus |
| Family Name: |
Asteraceae |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot in wet soil. |
| Flower: |
Spikes of dark violet-blue star shaped3/4' x 3/4" in the spring. |
| Growth: |
1-2" X 4-6' spread that is fast growingg. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, bank cover, erosion control and groundcover. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and part sun inland. |
| Location: |
Hort Entry |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Short-lived in gardens. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune lightly if at all. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Broudleaf evergreen groundcover that is dense, spreading and arching. |
| Water: |
Only until established(2 years), none in summer and monthly/dry season. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 5-9, 14-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ribes speciosum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
RYE-bees SPECE-ee-oh-sum |
| Common Name: |
Fuchsia flowering Gooseberry |
| Family Name: |
Saxifragaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Cherry-red fuchsia-like, tubular shaped 1-1/2" X 1/4' in Jan.-May. |
| Growth: |
4-8' hright X 6-10' spread of average to fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, atracts butterflies, hedge, seacoast, specimen plant, barrier and oak understory. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast to part sun to shade inland. |
| Location: |
Behind Yoga center. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, layering and seeds, |
| Pruning: |
Dead head branches. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, insects, neglect and seacoast. |
| Type: |
Deciduius shrub that in clumping spreading, upright and arching. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season, none in summer. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0-15 degrees.
Sunset 7-9, 14-24.
Prefers well drained soil but will tolerate clay. |
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