The demonstration garden occupies a corner of the CNPS nursery and is a valuable example of what homeowners can accomplish on a small suburban lot. Diligent plant labeling makes it especially useful for beginner botanists. This garden was created in 2019 by sustainable landscape designer Christine Kelly, with the help of CNPS and Helping Humboldt volunteers. Visitors can view the garden during weekly Nursery Volunteer Hours and also get a glimpse of nursery activity behind the scenes.
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Coastal Bluffs
Perennial herb
Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
Perennial herb
California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Perennial herb
Coast Buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
Perennial herb
Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
Perennial herb
Oregon Gumweed
Grindelia stricta
Perennial herb
Beach Knotweed
Polygonum paronychia
Succulent
Canyon Dudleya
Dudleya cymosa
Succulent
Bluff Lettuce
Dudleya farinosa
Succulent
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
Annual herb
Coast Phacelia
Phacelia californica
Grassland & Chapparal
Perennial herb
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Perennial herb
One Leaf Onion
Allium unifolium
Perennial herb
Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
Perennial herb
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Perennial herb
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
Perennial herb
Beach evening-primrose
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
Perennial herb
Cobweb Thistle
Cirsium occidentale
Perennial herb
Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
Perennial herb
Twining Snakelily
Dichelostemma volubile
Perennial herb
Seaside Daisy
Erigeron glaucus
Perennial herb
Sulphur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Perennial herb
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
Perennial herb
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
Perennial herb
Columbia Lily
Lilium columbianum
Perennial herb
Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
Perennial herb
Leafy Aster
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Tree
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
Annual herb
Punch Bowl Godetia
Clarkia bottae
Annual herb
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
Annual herb
Common Meadow Foam
Limnanthes douglasii
Grass
California Fescue
Festuca californica
Grass
California Melicgrass
Melica californica
Grass
Deergrass
Muhlenbergia rigens
Shrub
Climbing Penstemon
Keckiella cordifolia
Shrub
White Sage
Salvia apiana
Redwood & Mixed Evergreen Forest
Perennial herb
Coast Onion
Allium dichlamydeum
Perennial herb
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Perennial herb
Elk's Clover
Aralia californica
Perennial herb
Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
Perennial herb
Brook Foam
Boykinia occidentalis
Perennial herb
Golden Globelily
Calochortus amabilis
Perennial herb
Common Camas
Camassia quamash
Perennial herb
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
Perennial herb
Mahogany Fawn Lily
Erythronium revolutum
Perennial herb
Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
Perennial herb
Crevice Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
Perennial herb
Yellowleaf Iris
Iris chrysophylla
Perennial herb
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
Perennial herb
Del Norte County Iris
Iris innominata
Perennial herb
Ground Iris
Iris macrosiphon
Perennial herb
Toughleaf Iris
Iris tenax
Perennial herb
Tiger Lily
Lilium pardalinum
Perennial herb
Meadow Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Perennial herb
Riverbank Lupine
Lupinus rivularis
Perennial herb
False Lily Of The Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
Perennial herb
False Solomon Seal
Maianthemum stellatum
Perennial herb
Slender Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
Perennial herb
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
Perennial herb
Large Flowered Fairy Bell
Prosartes smithii
Perennial herb
California Romanzoffia
Romanzoffia californica
Perennial herb
Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora
Perennial herb
Blue Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Perennial herb
Bigflower Tellima
Tellima grandiflora
Perennial herb
Foothill Meadow Rue
Thalictrum fendleri
Perennial herb
Sugar Scoop
Tiarella trifoliata
Perennial herb
Piggyback Plant
Tolmiea diplomenziesii
Perennial herb
Northern Vancouveria
Vancouveria hexandra
Perennial herb
Dog violet
Viola adunca
Perennial herb
Evergreen Violet
Viola sempervirens
Perennial herb
Bear Grass
Xerophyllum tenax
Fern
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Fern
Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
Grass
Pacific Reedgrass
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Annual herb
Purple Clarkia
Clarkia purpurea
Annual herb
Bolander's Phacelia
Phacelia bolanderi
Annual herb
Cardinal Catchfly
Silene californica
Shrub
Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Shrub
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
Shrub
Red Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Shrub
Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Riparian
Perennial herb
California Pitcherplant
Darlingtonia californica
Perennial herb
Blue Dicks
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Perennial herb
Scarlet Monkeyflower
Erythranthe cardinalis
Perennial herb
Coastal Miterwort
Pectiantia ovalis
Fern
Nested Polypody Fern
Polypodium calirhiza
Fern
Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
Container
Annual herb
Farewell to Spring
Clarkia amoena
Annual herb
Diamond Clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea
Annual herb
Coastal California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica v. maritima
Annual herb
California Goldfields
Lasthenia californica
Annual herb
Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
Annual herb
Five-Spot
Nemophila maculata
Annual herb
Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
Perennial herb
Scarlet Larkspur
Delphinium cardinale
Perennial herb
Scabland Penstemon
Penstemon deustus
Perennial herb
Low Beardtongue
Penstemon humuilis
Shrub
Mock Orange
Philadelphus lewisii
- This garden is maintained by the CNPS nursery volunteer committee.
- Plant labels: Kincaide Plant Markers
- Garden signs:
- Book references: Designing California Native Gardens