Abronia umbellate ssp. umbellate—Sand verbena  Prostrate and spreading with purple flowers in spring and summer   common in sandy coastal clearings. Camissonia bistorta—Calfornia sun cup  One of the more easily identified yellow spring wildflowers common  in sandy soil near coast. Cryptantha intermedia—Popcorn flower  Coastal wildflower with bunches of white flowers on hairy plant in    Spring. […]

Achillea millefolium—Yarrow**  Frequent member of our coastal plant community Aster chilensis ‘Point Saint George’—Point Saint George aster**  Improved selection of a similar aster species to the species of aster  found growing in coastal San Diego. Aster subulatus var. ligulatus—Slim aster  Grows near coastal lagoons, such as Buena Vista Coreopsis maritima—Sea dahlia***  Cannot take summer irrigation. […]

SHRUBS Adenostoma fasciculatum—Chamise  Most abundant shrub in some local coastal chaparral, often called “Chamise  chaparral”. Known for spring bloom but often flowers in fall. Arctostaphylos glandulosa, ssp. crassifolia—Del Mar manzanita  Coastal manzanita endemic to local region. Arctostaphylos pumila—Sandmat manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursa—kinnikinnick  From northern California but will grow here. Artemisia californica—California sagebrush888  Frequently found in old […]