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1 Customer Name Total # of Plants Desert Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council Annual Native Plant Sale for TEHACHAPI ORDER DEADLINE MARCH 29, 2016 Mail order forms to DM RC&D, 1259 E. Ridgecrest Blvd., #7, Ridgecrest, CA With checks made payable to DM RC&D Pickup Date for Plants Saturday, April 9, 2016, (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM) Tehachapi RCD, 321 West C. Street Tehachapi, CA. Corner of Mill and C Street Order Forms and Plant info can be found at Hard to Find WATER EFFICIENT, California and Southwest NATIVE PLANTS 1 Gal. - $8.50(plus tax) 5 Gal.-$19.00(plus tax) Species Size Qty. Total Groundcovers Arctostaphylos Emerald Carpet (Manzanita groundcover) 1 Gal. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woods compact (Bearberry Manzanita) 1 Gal Baccharis pilularis Pigeon Point (Prostrate Coyote Brush) 1 Gal Ceanothus griseus Yankee Point (Mountain Lilac) 1 Gal. Perennials Aquilegia formosa (Scarlet Columbine) CA limited numbers1 Gal. Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat) CA 1 Gal. Monardella macrantha Marian Sampson (Scarlet Coyote Mint) CA 1 Gal. Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Penstemon) CA 1 Gal. heterophyllus (Foothill Penstemon CA 1 Gal. spectabilis (Showy Penstemon) CA 1 Gal. Sisychrinium bellum (Blue-eyed Grass) CA 1 Gal. Zauschneria or Epilobium californica (California Fuchsia) CA 1 Gal Ornamental Grasses Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass) CA Sporobolus airoides (Alkali Sacaton) CA 1 Gal. 1. Gal. Shrubs Arctostaphylos bakeri (Louis Edmunds Manzanita) CA 1 Gal. Arctostaphylos densiflora (Howard McMinn Manzanita) CA1 Gal. 5 Gal. Atriplex Canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush) CA 1 Gal. Atriplex lentiformis (Quail Bush) CA 1 Gal. Carpenteria californica (Bush Anemone) CA 1 Gal. 1

2 Ceanothus Concha (Wild lilac hybrid) CA 1 Gal. Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush) CA limited numbers 1 Gal. Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon) CA 1 Gal. 5 Gal. Ribes aureum (Golden Currant) CA 1 Gal Ribes viburnifolium (Evergreen Currant) CA 1 Gal. Salvia apiana (White Sage) CA 1 Gal. Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland Sage) CA 1 Gal. 5 Gal. Salvia leucophylla (Purple Flowering Sage) CA 1 Gal. Salvia mellifera (Honey or Black Sage) CA 1 Gal. Sphaeralcea ambigua (Apricot Mallow) CA 5 Gal. Sphaeralcea fulva La Luna (White globemallow) CA 1 Gal. TREES and Others (larger when mature) Aesculus californica (Buckeye) CA 5 Gal. Cercocarpus betuloides (Mountain Mahoghany) CA 1 Gal. Pinus monophylla (Single leaf or Nevada Pinon Pine) CA 1 Gal. Prunus ilicifolia (Holly Leaf Cherry) CA 1 Gal Sambucus mexicana (Mexican Elderberry) CA 1 Gal. 5 Gal. TOTAL number of plants TOTAL $ ADD Sales 7.5% =TOTAL PAID $ FULL PAYMENT IS TO BE INCLUDED WITH THIS ORDER FORM PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: DM RC&D 1259 E. Ridgecrest Blvd., Suite #7 Ridgecrest, CA NAME: ADDRESS: STATE: PHONE#: CITY: ZIP CODE: ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED WITH PAYMENT BY MARCH 29, 2016 At 1259 E. Ridgecrest Blvd., #7, Ridgecrest, CA PICK UP ORDERS AT: Tehachapi RCD 321 West C Street, Tehachapi, CA Corner of Mill and C Street Saturday, April 9, 2016 (9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.) For Further Information, Call: Desert-Mountain RC&D, dmrcandd@iwvisp.com REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR PLANTS NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF PICKUP 2

3 Tehachapi is in Sunset Home and Garden zones 1, 7.see below Zone 1A: Coldest mountain and intermountain areas of the contiguous states Marked by a short growing season and relatively mild summer temperatures, Zone 1A includes the coldest regions west of the Rockies, excluding Alaska, and a few patches of cold country east of the Great Divide. The mild days and chilly nights during the growing season extend the bloom of summer perennials like columbines and Shasta daisies. If your garden gets reliable snow cover (which insulates plants), you ll be able to grow perennials listed for some of the milder zones. In years when snow comes late or leaves early, protect plants with a 5- or 6-inch layer of organic mulch. Along with hardy evergreen conifers, tough deciduous trees and shrubs form the garden s backbone. Gardeners can plant warm-season vegetables as long as they are short-season varieties. To further assure success, grow vegetables from seedlings you start yourself or buy from a nursery or garden center. Winter lows average in the 0 to 11 F ( 18 to 12 C) range; extremes range from 25 to 50 F ( 32 to 46 C). The growing season is 50 to 100 days. ZONE 7: California s Gray Pine Belt, Oregon s Rogue River Valley, and Southern California mountains Zone 7 encompasses several thousand square miles west of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges, and in the mountains that separate the Southern California coast from interior deserts. Because of the influence of latitude, this climate lies mostly at low elevations in Oregon s Rogue Valley, middle elevations around California s Central Valley, and at middle to higher elevations farther south. Gray pines define the heart of Zone 7 around the Central Valley, but more adaptable incense cedars replace them farther north and south. Hot summers and mild but pronounced winters give Zone 7 sharply defined seasons without severe winter cold or enervating humidity. The climate pleases plants that require a marked seasonal pattern to do well flower bulbs, peonies, lilacs, and flowering cherries, for example. Deciduous fruit trees do well also; the region is noted for its pears, apples, peaches, and cherries. Gardeners in a few spots around the San Francisco Bay will be surprised to find their gardens mapped in Zone 7. These areas are too high and cold in winter to be included in milder Zones 15 and 16. In the mildest parts of Zone 7 in the extreme southern Salinas Valley, for example you can get away with growing borderline plants such as citrus, oleanders, and almonds if you choose a spot with good air drainage to take the edge off winter chill. At weather-recording stations in Zone 7, typical winter lows range from 35 to 26 F (2 to 3 C), with record lows averaging from 18 to -0 F ( 8 to 18 C). 3

4 GROUNDCOVERS: Arctostaphylos Emerald Carpet (Manzanita) Emerald Carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant from Ft. Bragg thru Oregon along the coast, anywhere else, treat as a drought tolerant lawn. This manzanita needs a rich, well- draining soil to look green, in infertile soils it will look yellow. Does ok in inland with 1-3 times/week water. It can be effective as a 1 or 2 plant buffer between a lawn and other manzanitas. 4

5 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Woods compact Manzanita, Bearberry Manzanita) Probably our most shade tolerant groundcover Manzanita, 'Wood's Compact' has dark green foliage, pinkish white flowers, and some of the largest and reddest berries of any of the Manzanita. It is a very dense grower to a foot tall and several feet wide. Drought and sun tolerant, it should be given at least afternoon shade and monthly watering. A good groundcover under oaks and other trees. Fallen leaves should be raked out of it at least once a year. Cold tolerant to 15 F. 5

6 Baccharis pilularis Pigeon Point (Prostate Coyote Brush) Coyote brush can be found all over California. Coyote brush is a wiry and woody perennial evergreen. Its numerous small and stiff grey-green leaves are jagged on the edges, eggshaped and inch long. The leaves have a waxy coating that reduces the amount of moisture lost to evaporation. Best of all, the leaves have a chemical makeup that reduces their ability to catch on fire. The leaves become fragrant and sticky with resinous oils on hot summer days. Coyote brush produces male and female flowers on different plants. Blooming in the fall, the white fluffy female and yellowish male flowers grow on separate shrubs. Seeds are small black nuts and hang off a fluffy tuft of hair called a pappus that catch the wind. Hardy to 0 F. 6

7 Ceanothus griseus Yankee Point (Mountain Lilac) Ceanothus Yankee Point' is an evergreen shrub that commonly grows two or three feet tall and ten feet wide. A mounding mass of glossy green with blue flowers in Mar-May. Does ok inland if given a little afternoon shade and weekly sprinkles. This species the deer love. VERY useful for large bank stabilization. Plant on 10 ft. centers, it will usually be that big in 3 years. If you want fast fill in plant Salvias and Monkey flowers in between. Yankee Point Ceanothus will roll over them leaving color sticking out here and there in the sea of green. 7

8 PERENNIALS: Aquilegia Formosa (Scarlet Columbine) A winter dormant perennial two to three feet high in flower. Compound bluish-green leafs, hanging red and yellow flowers. Blooms from mid-spring into summer and attracts humming birds. Requires well drained soil, light to moderate shade and occasional water. 8

9 Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat) California Buckwheat is the common one that grows in most areas of California and is hardy and very drought tolerant. Many insects, butterflies, quail, other birds and small animals depend on it for food and shelter. It grows one to two feet tall. Flowers change from pinkish white to rust. 9

10 Monardella macrantha Marian Sampson (Scarlet Coyote Mint) This vigorous, disease-resistant selection originated as a chance seedling at Mourning Cloak Ranch and Botanic Garden in Tehachapi and is named Marian Sampson in honor of one of the garden s co-founders, Marian and Ed Sampson. The Sampson s operated a nursery there for many years which offered native plants. This lovely mint is an aromatic mint-family perennial that blooms from late spring through fall with two to four-inch-wide starburst clusters of tubular red-orange flowers, resembling an old-fashioned shaving brush. The blooms attract hummingbirds. This rhizomatous plant grows in loose trailing mats of foliage up to four inches high. The dark green shiny leaves are variable in size and shape and often have purplish highlights on their undersides. It grows in sun to partial shade in well- drained soil and is cold hardy from zero to 10o F, but needs regular watering to establish. In gardens with hot, dry climates it requires moderate supplemental water for best results. It can be grown in a hanging basket or container, in a raised bed or in a wild garden or rock garden. Once established Coyote Mint needs little maintenance except to lightly pinch young stems in early spring and selectively remove long sprawling stems in early winter. 10

11 Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker) Penstemon eatonii has leaves arranged in a low rosette next to the ground, and the flowers are borne on vertical flowering stalks 1 ft. to 4 ft. high. The leaves are somewhat rounded. Native to California mountains. Penstemon eatonii needs good drainage and some water in spring and fall and an occasional indirect summer watering. Firecracker Penstemon, with red tubular flowers, is one of the showier Penstemons. 11

12 Penstemon heterophyllus (Foothill Penstemon) Foothill Penstemon is long lived (30 years?) perennial with hundreds of one inch violet flowers on three foot spikes in April- Aug. It likes full sun, is drought tolerant, needs good drainage. Penstemon heterophyllus has been alkali tolerant. An excellent dry land garden plant. It looks to be hardy to -10 or less. If you trim the flower heads after the first flowering, you can induce a second flowering. This plant is very, very showy. It is very stable in coastal, desert or mountain plantings, if not overwatered, fertilized or otherwise abused. 12

13 Penstemon spectabilis (Showy Penstemon) Penstemon spectabilis is a 3' perennial with lavender flowers in April-June. Native in dry creek beds, hill sides and coastal bluffs of California. A very showy border plant. Showy Penstemon is hardy to 0 F. and full sun at 120+ F. Showy Penstemon is easy on all sites. Do not overwater. Needs good drainage and sun. 13

14 Sisychrinium bellum (Blue Eyed Grass) Small, tufted, rhizomatous plants with miniature fans of iris-like foliage. Clusters of purple-blue, saucer shaped flowers with yellow centers. Blooms in spring. Grows six inches to two feet tall. 14

15 Zauschneria californica (California Fuchsia) The California fuchsia is a showy perennial shrub that grows 1-2 ft. high with upright stems. It has gray-green foliage and bright orange-red tubular flowers and attracts hummingbirds. This shrub is a native to California and is drought tolerant. 15

16 Ornamental Grasses: Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass) Deer grass is a 3 foot perennial with 2 foot plumes rising above the plant. It looks like a small pampas grass but without the bad leaf cuts and the aggressive seeding. Native to many areas of the California mountains. It grows on banks of seasonal creeks. Use it in dry stream beds or along driveways. Much more useful than Pampas grass because of its size. These plants grow quickly. They normally will grow to mature size in a season or two. Give them sun and enough water to bring the rainfall to 15 inches/year after the first month or so of regular water. Commonly used for making baskets by the California Indians. 16

17 Sporobolus airoides (Alkali Dropseed) Sporobolus airoides is described as a perennial grass. It is native to the U.S. Its most active growth period is in the spring and summer. The greatest bloom is usually observed in the mid-summer, with fruit and seed production starting in the summer and continuing until fall. Leaves are not retained year to year. This variety has a moderate growth rate. At maturity, the typical specimen will reach up to 3 feet high. 17

18 SHRUBS: Arctostaphylos bakeri (Louis Edmunds, Manzanita) Louis Edmunds manzanita is an eight to ten foot evergreen shrub. The manzanita to plant for the gray foliage and purple, not red, bark. This manzanita is not as drought tolerant as the densifloras nor as tolerant of summer water. It will survive in the interior heat ok, but make sure you keep the water and fertilizer down. This manzanita does fine in heavy clay soils, but also does fine in loam or even granite. When the pink flowers cover the plant in April and May the hummingbirds park in it. Louis Edmunds is a show stopper. 18

19 Arctostaphylos densiflora (Howard McMinn Manzanita) A medium-sized, evergreen mounding shrub to 7 to 10 feet tall by as wide with a densely-branched structure can be kept smaller by pruning. It has beautiful smooth dark red bark and narrow 3/4 to 1 and 1/2-inch-long shiny green leaves. From late winter into spring, intensely showy clusters of many small white flowers appear, tinged with light pink. Hummingbirds and Butterflies like this shrub. Plant in full sun to light shade. This Manzanita tolerates clay soils and sand. Though it requires little irrigation, this plant can tolerate occasional watering, even overhead, which makes it both drought and garden tolerant. It is hardy to 0 to

20 Atriplex canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush) An evergreen perennial rounded shrub with gray-green leaves that is densely branched and grows to five feet high and eight feet wide. It is a long lived plant and grows in a wide variety of soils including saline soils and it tolerates alkalinity. It is very drought tolerant and cold tolerant. In March to September it produces inconspicuous yellow-green clusters of male and female flowers (usually borne on separate plants). The pollen carries significant allergens that affect many people. On female plants masses of yellowish tan conspicuous fruits follow flowering. Each onehalf inch size fruit has four papery wings or bracts. The papery seeds attract birds and desert mammals. The extensive root system of this plant is valuable for erosion control and the plant is often used for restoration projects. This shrub can be used for informal or clipped hedges or as a background planting in home gardens. After the fruits have fallen from the plant, the fruit bearing stalks can be pruned to improve the shrub s appearance. All Atriplex species collect and ultimately remove excess salts in the soil through bladders in their leaves. The leaves retain the salt until the salt is removed from the plant when the leaves age and are shed or eaten. 20

21 Atriplex lentiformis (Quail Bush) Spreading shrub can grow up to eight feet. Has scaly gray-green leaves. Good for wind breaks, wild life habitat and forage. Very tolerant of drought, alkali and poor soils. 21

22 Carpenteria californica Bush Anemone Evergreen shrub with ivory and tan bark, leathery dark green lanceolate leaves that are 2 to 5 inches long. Prefers well drained soils, low water and grows best in light shade, but will tolerate either sun or shade. Blooms late spring to early summer. Clusters of fragrant, 1-1/2 to 3 inch yellow-centered white flowers resembling anemones. Can grow 4 to12 feet tall. 22

23 Ceanothus concha (Wild Lilac) Ceanothus 'Concha' grow to about 4' high by 4' wide in the interior and deserts. This cultivar has deep blue flowers, is drought tolerant, and garden tolerant. This is one of the few varieties that is alkali tolerant. This is one Ceanothus we have grown in the San Joaquin Valley with no reservations, is cold- hardy to 10 degrees F with no burn, and has recovered from 0 degrees F. The myth of Ceanothus being short lived is primarily spread by incompetent gardeners that insist on applying drip irrigation, summer water and soil amendments. Upland California native plants hate all three. Expect a year life in most gardens if you treat Ceanothus as the drought tolerant plants they are. 23

24 Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush) Low, multibranched shrub to three feet tall. Brittle twigs and dense clusters of broad silvery white leaves. Summer deciduous. Flat topped clusters of bright yellow daisies appear in Spring 24

25 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon) Large evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery green leaves and small white flowers followed by showy clusters of red berries. Deep water once a month in summer when established. Can grow 8-15 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Attracts birds and wildlife. 25

26 Ribes aureum (Golden Currant) A 3-6' short deciduous shrub. The flowers are scented yellow. It flowers from April to May. Native to moist areas, central Sierra Nevada east to Rocky Mtns. It likes sun to part shade. It can tolerate standing in water to drought. A very tolerant plant. The fruit is about the size of blueberries and the flavor is excellent. The berries can be either yellow, red, or purple when ripe. The flowers are well liked by the hummingbirds. Very easy to grow. Just water. Hardy to 0 F. 26

27 Ribes viburnifolium Evergreen Currant This shrub is originally from Santa Catalina Island and Baja California, where it s becoming rare or threatened in its native habitat. This shrub grows 2 to 3 ft. in height, but can spread up to 8 feet wide. It has small 1/2 to 1 inch lobed leaves. It has dark red wine colored flowers with a sweet fragrance. It does best in shade or partial shade. This shrub will do best in at lower elevations, in well drained soils with sand or sandy loam, but can tolerate clay soils. Adding mulch to the soil around this shrub may help it survive extreme temperatures. This lovely currant is somewhat freeze tolerant to 15 o F, and drought tolerant in clay soils. This shrub will need some summer water. 27

28 Salvia apiana (California White Sage) Woody evergreen sub-shrub. Aromatic broad wooly white leaves. Springtime lavendertinged white blooms on tall willow-like stalks. Blooms attract bees and butterflies. Attractive at night, reflects moonlight or garden lighting. To keep neat, shear lightly after flowering. Drought tolerant. Can grow 3-5 feet tall and 5 feet wide. 28

29 Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland Sage) Evergreen shrub has highly aromatic gray-green foliage. Unusual flower spikes consist of clusters of blue-violet flowers stacked in whorls. Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to the blossoms in the spring. Can grow to 6 feet tall and 6 feet wide. 29

30 Salvia leucophylla (Purple Flowering Sage) Mutli branching shrub to 6 feet tall. Narrow, elliptical, gray-green, quilted leaves. Pale lavender to purple flowers in whorls in early summer. Great for pollinators and birds. 30

31 Salvia mellifera (Honey or Black Sage) This evergreen shrub is California s most common sage and is an important bee plant in the wild. It grows three to six feet tall and three to five feet wide with an upright to spreading form. This sage has oblong to lance-shaped leaves with deep veins. The leaves are aromatic with dark green color above and woolly gray beneath. The plant bears tightly packed whorls of whitish or lavender tinged flowers on long stems. It is drought tolerant and cold hardy. Bees and butterflies love it. 31

32 Sphaeralcea ambigua (Apricot Mallow) Grayish green plant which grows in clumps. Drought tolerant and does best in full or reflected sun. Orange flowers bloom from March to June Cut back to six inches in early fall. Can grow 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide 32

33 Sphaeralcea fulva La Luna (White Globe Mallow) Hybrid: Native to Baja California, this lovely perennial plant, similar to the Apricot Mallow, is also in the hibiscus family. However, this Globe Mallow has small white cup-shaped flowers instead of orange, with small pink and black floral parts. It has small, grey-green fuzzy lobed leaves, gold colored stems, and will grow very open in shape, to about 3X3 ft. in size. The La Luna variety was developed at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens. Being a desert plant, it does best in full sun and well drained, sandy soil. It is very drought tolerant, and somewhat freeze tolerant to 20 o F. It may not be browse tolerant, so plant in a wire basket. As in the Apricot Mallow, some people maybe be allergic to this shrub s fuzzy leaves, so handle carefully. 33

34 TREES and OTHERS: Aesculus californica (California Buckeye) A deciduous, small tree, normally growing to 15'. The showy 6" creamy- scented flower spikes appear in April-May. Native to the central coast ranges and Sierra Nevada mountains in partial shade to full sun, tolerant to drought but needs regular water for the first few years. The pear-like fruits are poisonous, although the nuts have no taste to indicate toxicity. In the garden it will go deciduous early if it gets dry. 34

35 Cercocarpus betuloides (Mountain Mahogany) Mountain Mahogany is an evergreen shrub, 8', found in Oregon, California, and east to the Rocky Mountains. The whole plant appears silvery in the late summer through fall, due to the feathery fruits. Cercocarpus betuloides tolerates full sun, is drought tolerant, and tolerates clay soils and wind. A red dye can be obtained from the bark and roots. Can withstand temperatures to -20 degrees F (but it will become deciduous). All the Cercocarpus species are nitrogen fixing (Pinyuh) and good for revegetation, erosion control and wildlife. Stick on the hillside in amongst the Ceanothus and manzanita to create a different texture. 35

36 Pinus monophylla (Single leaf Pinon Pine) This pine is one of the most widespread trees in the Great Basin and the pinon seeds provided an important food for Native Americans of the Great Basin. It is native to southeastern California and grows in the southern Sierra Nevada in Kern Valley and the Tehachapi Mountains. This tree is slow growing at first and may take ten to fifteen years to achieve a height over ten feet. It is adaptable and prefers well-drained soils. It does best in warmer interior climates that provide adequate heat. It can reach thirty feet tall. This tree has stiff gray-green needles up to two inches long that are typically carried singly, making it unique among pines. Mature trees produce crops of knobby three to five inch-long cones bearing large nutritious seeds. The seeds provide food for pinon, scrub and Stellar s jays and for Clark s nutcracker The Pinon Pine is drought tolerant and can serve as a specimen tree in a home garden setting. Young trees grow well in containers and are a good choice for bonsai. 36

37 Prunus ilicifolia (Holly Leaf Cherry) Grows into a large shrub or small tree. Can reach height of over 20 feet tall. It has dense branches and shiny holly like evergreen leaves. White blossoms appear in Spring, followed by large sweet purple-red fruits in Summer and Fall. Attracts birds and bees. 37

38 Sambucus mexicana (Mexican Elderberry) Large deciduous shrub or small tree with multiple trunks and irregular crown. Rough patterned bark. Large pinnately compound leaves arranged in pairs. Flat topped clusters of small, creamy, fragrant flowers in late Spring or early Summer. Attractive to many pollinators. Edible blueberries in summer with many uses for food or beverages. 38

39 For more information, please visit the following websites: Theodore Payne Foundation Las Pilitas Nursery Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden El Nativo Growers Intermountain Nursery 39