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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Fall Native Plant Sale - November 7 & 8



 
Fall Native Plant Sale

 

When:     Friday 11/7  - noon-4:30 p.m.

Saturday 11/8 -   11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

Where: Biology Dept. Greenhouse                   (behind NSM building)

 

 What: CA native plants suitable for home gardens, including trees, shrubs, flowers (see below for list)

 

Prices: $2.00 - $7.00 donations (good deal)

                Proceeds support native plant

propagation/restoration on         campus

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For directions to the greenhouse: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/map.html 

 
To download a pdf of the list of plants for sale: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/plant-list-for-sales-csudh



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Last minute update: we've got Amole/Soap plant for sale



Perennial bulb.   Carefully remove plant from pot.  Plant in large pot (at least 12” x 12”) or in the ground in full sun/light shade.   Water if needed in winter-spring.  Pink ‘lily’ blooms after two years; spring/summer, fragrant.   1-2+ ft tall & wide.   Basal leaves.    Let the plant dry out after the last flower fades.   Spreads slowly with new plants; may reseed on bare ground. Bulb can be used to make a mild soap.  Young shoots edible raw or cooked. 
 
 
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Plant List – CSUDH Fall 2014 Plant Sale

CSUDH-Project SOUND Propagation Lab

 

#
 
Common Name
Scientific Name
Notes
 
1 gallon shrubs/trees and woody vines - $7.00
6
 
Marsh Baccharis
Baccharis douglasii
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
15+
 
Coyote Bush
Baccharis pilularis
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
20+
 
Mule Fat
Baccharis salicifolia
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
8
 
*Rabbitbush
Ericameria nauseosa
Excellent insect plant; yellow dye
 
6
 
Saw-tooth Goldenbush
Hazardia squarrosa
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
6
 
Island Mallow
Lavatera assurgentiflora
Hibiscus flower; edible leaves
 
4
 
Laurel Sumac
Malosma laurina
Bird habitat plant
 
4
 
Prunus ilicifolia
Catalina cherry
Nice tree/hedge plant; fruits
 
10+
 
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
1 gallon perennials/sub-shrubs/herbaceous groundcover - $ 7.00
4
 
Yarrow
Achillea millefolia
Attract beneficial insects; medicinal
 
6
 
Narrowleaf Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
Monarch  butterfly habitat
 
3
 
Coastal Dune Buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
El Segundo Blue butterfly
 
6
 
Coastal Gumplant
Grindelia hirsutula
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
10+
 
Sweetscent
Pluchea odorata
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
 
4
 
Canaigre Dock
Rumex hymenosepalus
Roots make orange dye; rare
 
2
 
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Seeds for birds
 
8
 
*Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Edible flowers, fruits; rare
 
1 gallon grasses/sedges/rushes - $ 7.00
 
 
Common Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris
 
 
 
Common Scouring Rush
Equisetum hyemale
 
 
 
* Lamp Rush
Juncus effusis
 
 
 
 
California Rush
Juncus patens
 
 
 
Basket Rush
Juncus textilis
 
 
 
Iris-leaf Rush
Juncus xiphioides
 
 
 
Small Cattail
Typha angustifolia
 
 
Small pots: shrubs/ perennials /biennials- $ 4.00
8
 
Yarrow
Achillea millefolia
Attract beneficial insects; medicinal
(for more see above)
 
4
 
Narrowleaf Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
Monarch  butterfly habitat
(for more see above)
 
10+
 
Coyote Bush
Baccharis pilularis
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
(for more see above)
 
15+
 
Mule Fat
Baccharis salicifolia
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
(for more see above)
 
15+
 
Wavyleaf soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Bulb with little orchid-like flowers; roots for soap
 
2
 
Ashyleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum cinereum
Good insect plant
 
10+
 
* Rosy Buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium/grande var. rubescens
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
Lovely bright pink flowers
 
10+
 
Dune Buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
(for more see above)
 
5
 
Coastal Gumplant
Grindelia hirsutula
Insect pollinator/butterfly habitat
(for more see above)
 
15
 
Wild mint
Mentha arvensis
Good for cooking spice, tea
 
10+
 
Hooker’s Primrose
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri
Pretty yellow flowers pollinated by large moths
 
 
 
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Good for birds
(for more see above)
 
6
 
*Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Edible flowers, fruits
(for more see above)
 
Small pots: grasses/sedges/rushes - $4.00
6
 
Dune sedge
Carex pansa
Evergreen; lawn substitute
 
 
 
Berkeley Sedge
Carex tumulticola
Evergreen; good for shade; lawn substitute
 
15+
 
Creeping wildrye
Leymus triticoides
Good for mowed lawn or left un-mowed
 
 
 
Iris-leaf Rush
Juncus xiphioides
(for more see above)
 
 
 
Small Cattail
Typha angustifolia
 
 

 

* CA native, but not native to South Bay