What's Blooming

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
1	BLOOMING NOW June/2026	GENUS and SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	DESCRIPTION	MAIN LOCATION	OTHER LOCATIONS	SEASON	PLANTED

2	Starting	Agapanthus africanus	Lily of the Nile	Amaryllidaceae	Clumps with blue flowers	South African Garden		Spring	2021
3	Starting	Aloiampelos striata	hardy Aloe	Asphodelaceae	large shrub with yellow flowers	Cactus / Succulent Garden		Summer
4	Starting	Clivia miniata	Natal lily	Amaryllidaceae	Clump with yellow or orange flowers	South African Garden		Spring	2022
5	Starting	Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum	California Fuchsia	Onagraceae	sprawling subshrub with orange/red tubular flowers	CA Native section	Trail of Trees; allowed to naturalize throughout garden	Summer
6	Starting	Escallonia 'x exoniensis 'Fradesii'	pink princess	Saxifragaceae		Chilean Garden		Summer	2021
7	Starting	Hesperaloe parvifolia	red yucca	Asparagaceae	stemless succulent w/grass like foliage and red flowers on stalks	Cactus / Succulent Garden		Summer
8	Starting	Lavandula angustifolia	English lavender	Lamiaceae		Mediterranean Garden	Herb Garden
9	Starting	Lavandula stoechas	French lavender	Lamiaceae		Mediterranean Garden	Herb Garden
10	Starting	Rosemarinus officinalis	rosemary	Lamiaceae		Mediterranean Garden	Herb Garden		2021
11	Peak	Acanthus mollis	bear's breeches	Acanthaceae	Shrub with violet flowers	Mediterranean Garden		Spring	2025
12	Peak	Albizia julibrissin	Persian silk tree	Fabaceae	Tree with pink-white stamenate flowers	Trail of Trees		Spring	2020
13	peak	Alstroemeria x hybrida	Peruvian lily	Alstroemeriaceae		Chilean Garden		Spring
14	Peak	Calliandra californica	fairy duster	Fabaceae		CA Native Garden
15	Peak	Centranthus ruber & alba	both red and white valerian species	Caprifoliaceae		Mediterranean Garden	Butterfly Garden	Spring
16	Peak	Cercidium microphyllum	Little leaf Palo Verde	Fabaceae	small tree with yellow flowers	Cactus / Succulent Garden		Spring
17	Peak	Chilopsis linearis	Desert willow	Bignoniaceae	Tree with pink/purple flowers	CA Native Garden	Bird Habitat, Sage Hill	Spring
18	Peak	Dudleya brittonii	giant chalk Dudleya	Crassulaceae		CA Native Garden	Desert / Succulent Garden	Spring	2025
19	Peak	Eriogonum fasciculatum	California buckwheat	Polygonaceae	Shrub with white or pink flowers	CA Native Garden	Sage Hill	Spring
20	Peak	Euphobia milii	crown of thorns	Euphorbiaceae	medium shrub with rose colored flowers	Cactus / Succulent Garden		Spring
21	Peak	Gailardia pulchella	Indian blanket	Asteraceae		Butterfly Garden
22	Peak	Grevillea x 'Moonlight'	Grevillea banksii x G. whiteana	Proteaceae	Small tree with white Protea like flowers	Trail of Trees
23	Peak	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon (California holly)	Roseaceae	Tree/shrub with red or yellow berries	CA Native Garden	Bird Habitat, Sage Hill	Winter	2010
24	Peak	Heuchera maxima "Rosada'	coral bells (alumroot)	Saxifragaceae	small herbaceous plant with pinkish white flowers	CA Native Garden
25	Peak	Jacaranda mimosifolia	blue jacaranda	Bignoniaceae	Tree with lavender flowers	Trail of Trees	Tranquility Garden	Spring
26	Peak	Keckiella cordifolia	heart leaved Penstemon	Plantaginaceae	viney shrub with tubular red flowers	CA Native Garden		Spring
27	Peak	Lantana camara	Lantana	Verbenaceae		Butterfly Garden		Spring
28	Peak	Lantana montevidensis	trailing Lantana	Verbenaceae	low spreading perennial with purple flowers	Butterfly Garden		Spring
29	Peak	Lantana montevidensis	purple trailing lantana	Verbenaceae		Butterfly Garden
30	Peak	Leonotis leonurus	lion's ear	Lamiaceae		South African Garden			2022
31	Peak	Liriodendron tulipifera	tulip tree	Magnoliaceae		Trail of Trees
32	Peak	Lobelia laxiflora	Mexican bush lobelia	Campanulaceae		Butterfly Garden
33	Peak	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	bush mallow	Malvaceae		CA Native Garden	Bird Habitat
34	Peak	Mimulus (Diplacus) aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	Phrymaceae	Shrub with yellow flowers	Ca Native Garden		Spring	2020
35	Peak	Monardella odaritissima	coyote mint	Lamiaceae		CA Native Garden			2017
36	Peak	Myoporum parvifolium	ground cover Myoporum	Scrophulariaceae	low spreading with white flowers	Australian Garden
37	Peak	Oenothera speciosa	pink evening primrose	Onagraceae	spreading herbaceous plant with pink flowers	Butterfly Garden		Spring
38	Peak	Pelargonium quercifolium	oak-leafed geranium	Geraniaceae		South African Garden
39	Peak	Phlomis fruticosa	Jerusalem sage	Lamiaceae		Mediterranean Garden
40	Peak	Plumbago auriculata	Blue cape plumbago		Shrub with blue flowers	South African Garden	Butterfly Garden & Top of Hill	Spring	2021
41	Peak	Romneya coulteri	Matilija poppy		Woody shrub with white flowers	CA Native Garden		Spring	2000
42	Peak	Salva guaranitica 'Black & Blue'	anise scented sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
43	Peak	Salvia Canariensis	Canary Island sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
44	Peak	Salvia greggii 'Balmir Pink Mirage'	autumn sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
45	Peak	Salvia greggii 'Hot Lips'	Salvia cultivar	Lamiaceae	Shrub with white, red, blue, or purple	Salvia Garden	Butterfly Garden	Summer	Mar/2022
46	Peak	Salvia leucantha	Mexican bush sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
47	Peak	Salvia leucophylla	purple sage	Lamiaceae	native shrub with purple flowers	CA Native Garden	Sage Hill, Salvia Garden	Spring	Mar/2022
48	Peak	Salvia melissodora	grape scented sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
49	Peak	Salvia microphylla 'Blast Heatwave'	blast sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
50	Peak	Salvia microphylla 'Blaze Heatwave'	blaze sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
51	Peak	Salvia microphylla 'Glitter Heatwave'	glitter sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
52	Peak	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	Viburnaceae	Woody shrub with white flowers	CA Native Garden	Sage Hill; Butterfly Garden	Summer	Dec/2025
53	Peak	Yucca (Hesperoyucca) whipplei	our Lord's candle or Spanish bayonet	Asparagaceae	monocarpic shrub with tall white flower stalks	Sage Hill	Cactus / Succulent Garden	Spring
54	Fading	Achillea millefolium 'Astral Rose'	yarrow cultivar	Asteraceae	clumping herbaceous plant with pink flowers	Ca Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow	Spring	Mar/2026
55	Fading	Aesculus californica	California buckeye	Hippocastanaceae	Tree with pink-white flower cluster	Ca Native Garden	Bird Habitat	Spring
56	Fading	Aloe	zebra aloe		Clump with red, orange, yellow flowers	South African Garden	Cactus / Succulent Garden	Spring
57	Fading	Anisodontea capensis	cape mallow	Malvaceae		South African Garden			2021
58	Fading	Arbutus x marina	strawberry tree	Ericaceae	Tree with rose pink urn-shaped flowers	Butterfly Garden		Winter
59	Fading	Bauhinia x blakeana	orchid tree	Fabaceae	Tree with white, pink or purple flowers	Trail of Trees	Butterfly Garden	Spring
60	Fading	Callistemon viminalis 'Little John'	dwarf bottlebrush	Myrtaceae	Shrub with red flowers	Australian Garden	Bird Habitat	Spring
61	Fading	Carissa macrocarpa	Natal plum	Apocynaceae		South African Garden		Spring	2020
62	Fading	Ceanothus spinosus	green bark Ceanothus	Rhamnaceae	Large shrub with white flowers	east end of Trail of Trees		Winter
63	Fading	Ceanothus spinosus	green bark Ceanothus	Rhamnaceae	large shrub with pale blue flowers	east Trail of Trees		Spring
64	Fading	Cistus skandbergii	Rock Rose		Shrub with white, pink or red flowers	Mediterranean Garden		Summer
65	Fading	Duranta erecta 'saphire showers'	skyflower	Verbenaceae		Butterfly Garden		Spring	2000
66	Fading	Encelia californica	Bush Sunflower		Scrub with yellow flowers	Sage Hill	Nature trail	Spring
67	Fading	Euryops pectinatus	golden shrub daisy	Asteraceae		South African Garden			2021
68	Fading	Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis'	green shrub daisy	Asteraceae		South African Garden			2021
69	Fading	Justicia adhadota	Malabar nut	Acanthaceae		Tranquility Garden		Spring
70	Fading	Lantana camara 'Deen Day Smith'	Lantana hybrid	Verbenaceae	Shrub with yellow, orange, red, purple	Butterfly Garden	Herb Garden	Summer
71	Fading	Mahonia nevinii	Nevin’s Barberry	Berberidaceae	medium shrub w/ yellow flowers; endangered endemic	Ca Native Garden	Bird Habitat	Spring
72	Fading	Melianthus major	honey bush	Melianthaceae	larg shrub with burgundy flowers	South African Garden		Spring	2023
73	Fading	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler	Plantaginaceae		Bird Habitat	Trail of Trees
74	Fading	Penstemon spectabilis	showy penstemon	Plantaginaceae		Bird Habitat	Trail of Trees
75	Fading	Peritoma (Isomeris) arborea	Bladderpod	Cleomaceae	Shrub with yellow flowers	Sage Hill		Spring
76	Fading	Salvia 'Celestial Blue'	hybrid sage	Lamiaceae	blue flowers - S. clevelandii & S. pachyphylla hybrid	CA Native Garden		Spring
77	Fading	Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'	Cleveland sage cultivar	Lamiaceae		CA Native Garden
78	Fading	Salvia apiana	white sage	Lamiaceae		CA Native Garden	Salvia Garden	Spring	2021 and 2025
79	Fading	Salvia chiapensis	Chiapas sage	Lamiaceae		Salvia Garden			Mar/2022
80	Fading	Salvia clevelandii	Cleveland sage	Lamiaceae	medium size sage with blue flowers	CA Native Garden		Spring	2021
81	Fading	Salvia x 'Bee's Bliss'	hybrid of S. sonomensis and S. clevelandii	Lamiaceae		CA Native Garden	Salvia Garden		Mar/2022
82	Fading	Tecomaria capensis	cape honeysuckle	Bignoniaceae		South African Garden		Spring	2021
83	Fading	Trichostema lanatum	wooly blue curls	Lamiaceae		CA Native Garden			Mar/2026
84	Fading	Tulbaghia violacea	society garlic	Amaryllidaceae		South African Garden			2022
85	Fading	Westringia fruiticosa	coastal rosemary	Lamiaceae		Australian Garden
86		Acacia baileyana	golden mimosa	Fabaceae	Tree with yellow flowers	Australian Garden			Nov/2023
87		Acacia cultriformis	knife-leaf Acacia	Fabaceae	Tree with yellow flowers	Australian Garden		Winter
88		Acacia latifolia	golden wattle	Fabaceae		Australian Garden			Mar/2026
89		Acacia podalyriifolia	silver wattle	Fabaceae	Small tree with fluffy yellow flowers	Australian Garden		winter	2024
90		Acacia redolens 'low boy'	prostrate Acacia	Fabaceae		Australian Garden			Dec/2025
91		Acacia spectabilis	mudgee wattle	Fabaceae	Tree, shrub with yellow flowers	Australian Garden		Spring	Nov/2023
92	Fading	Acacia stenophylla	shoestring Acacia	Fabaceae		Trail of Trees
93		Achillea millefolium	yarrow	Asteraceae	clumping herbaceous plant with white or yellow flowers	CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow	Summer	2022
94		Achillea millefolium	yarrow	Asteraceae		CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow
95		Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink'	yarrow cultivar	Asteraceae		CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow	Summer	Dec/2025
96		Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink'	yarrow cultivar	Asteraceae		CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow
97		Achillea millefolium 'Sonoma Coast'	yarrow cultivar	Asteraceae		CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow	Summer	Dec/2025
98		Achillea millefolium 'Sonoma Coast'	yarrow cultivar	Asteraceae		CA Native Garden	Lillian's Meadow
99		Acmispon glaber	deerweed	Fabaceae	Perennial subshrub with yellow flowers (formerly Lotus scoparius)	CA Native Garden	CA Native G		Mar/2026
100		Adenanthos drummondii	wooly bush	Proteaceae		Australian Garden			Dec/2025