Almost Fall Planting Season But These Can Be Planted Now
We’re getting a really nice crop of desert mallow seedlings. These can be planted now and will flower all year. They are hybrids from mostly our Sphaeralcea ambigua mixed with others from the southwest. We’re getting mostly oranges but some reds, pinks, and maroons. They are in bloom now so you can see the flower color. Plant in full sun.
Fall is Time to Plant Matilija Poppies- yes, now is finally planting time for these matilija poppies. There are actually two matilija poppies species both very similar and we won’t sweat the small stuff. The have a reputation of being hard to plant but once they establish it’s off...
Fall Planting and Pacific Coast irises….some of our native plants have a very strong seasonal planting time window. If your plant within in the window they will grow just fine. Outside the seasonal window not so much. Pacific coast irises are like this. In California we have 11 or...
Planting for Summer ….flowering into fall. While fall/winter is the best time to plant natives “some” can be planted in summer and bloom even through fall and into winter. Consider planting desert mallows. These are native to California and the southwest. In California they flower mostly orange but in...
