Past CNPS Santa Cruz County Chapter Plant Sale Spring 2026
The Santa Cruz County CA Native Plants Society held its spring plant sale at Cabrillo College Horticultural Center on Saturday April 11, 2026 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The list of plants available for sale was posted here: Spring Plant Sale Availability List for printing to print out and plan your purchases.
CNPS Santa Cruz County Chapter Plant Sale: Spring 2026 (full text version for phones)
Note: The “*” next to the species name indicates that this plant was grown from seed collected from naturally occurring plants native to Santa Cruz County and its adjacent neighboring areas. Look for the “We’re Local!” signage!
Annuals
| Species | Common Name |
| Calandrinia menziesii * | Red Maids |
| Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi | Farewell to Spring |
| Clarkia bottae | Punch Bowl Godetia |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. purpurea * | Winecup Clarkia |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera | Purple Clarkia |
| Clarkia rubicunda * | Ruby Chalice Clarkia |
| Clarkia unguiculata ‘Laguna’ * | Elegant Clarkia |
| Eschscholzia californica ‘Buttercream’ | California Poppy – cream color |
| Eschscholzia californica ‘Mahogany Red’ | California Poppy – red color |
| Eschscholzia californica ‘Purple Gleam’ | California Poppy – purple color |
| Eschscholzia lobbii ‘Sundew’ | Frying Pan Poppy |
| Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia * | Many Stemmed Gilia |
| Gilia capitata | Blue Field Gilia |
| Lasthenia minor * | Goldfields |
| Layia hieraciodies * | Tall Layia |
| Layia platyglossa * | Coastal Tidytips |
| Lupinus microcarpus ‘Ed Gedling’ | Golden Chick Lupine |
| Lupinus nanus * | Sky Lupin |
| Lupinus succulentus | Arroyo Lupine |
| Lupinus succulentus ‘Rodeo Rose’ | Arroyo Lupin’ Rodeo Rose’ |
| Madia elegans | Spring Madia |
| Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes |
| Papaver heterophyllum | Wind Poppy |
| Phacelia campanularia | Desert Bluebells |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia |
| Plagiobothrys chorisianus var. chorisianus * | Artist’s Popcorn Flower |
| Uropappus lindleyi * | Silver Puffs |
Perennials
| Species | Common Name |
| Abutilon palmeri | Palmer’s Abutilon |
| Achillea millefolium ‘Island Pink’ | Pink Island Yarrow |
| Achillea millefolium ‘Sonoma Coast’ | Sonoma Coast Yarrow |
| Achillea millefolium – Younger Lagoon * | Younger Lagoon Yarrow |
| Agave utahensis var. nevadensis | Clark Mountain Agave |
| Allium unifolium | One Leaf Onion |
| Anthoxanthum occidentale (syn. Hierochloe occidentalis) | Vanilla Grass |
| Aquilegia formosa * | Columbine |
| Aralia californica | Elk’s Clover |
| Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ | Emerald Carpet Manzanita |
| Arctostaphylos hookeri | Hooker’s Manzanita |
| Arctostaphylos silvicola | Bonny Doon Manzanita |
| Arctostaphylos viridissima ‘White Cloud’ | White Cloud Santa Cruz Manzanita |
| Aristolochia californica | California Dutchman’s Pipe |
| Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Grey’ | Canyon Gray Sagebrush |
| Artemisia californica ‘Montara’ | Montara Sagebrush |
| Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ | Dune Sagewort |
| Asarum caudatum | Wild Ginger |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern |
| Atriplex lentiformis | Big Saltbush |
| Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks #2’ | Twin Peaks Coyotebush |
| Blechnum spicant | Deer Fern |
| Boykinia occidentalis | Brook Foam |
| Brodiaea californica | California Brodiaea |
| Brodiaea californica ‘Babylon’ | Babylon California Brodiaea |
| Brodiaea elegans | Harvest Brodiaea |
| Calamagrostis foliosa | Leafy Reed Grass |
| Calochortus uniflorus ‘Cupido’ | Large Flowered Star Tulip |
| Calycanthus occidentalis | Western Spicebush |
| Carex praegracilis | Clustered Field Sedge |
| Carex tumulicola * | Foothill Sedge |
| Carpenteria californica | Bush Anemone |
| Ceanothus ‘Blue Jeans’ | Blue Jeans Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus ‘Concha’ | Concha Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ | Joyce Coulter Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus arboreus | Island Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus ‘Anchor Bay’ | Anchor Bay Glory Mat |
| Ceanothus hearstiorum | Hearst Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus maritimus ‘Valley Violet’ | Valley Violet Maritime Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus rigidus ‘Sapphire’ | Sapphire Monterey Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ‘Snow Flurry’ | Snow Flurry Mountain Lilac |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus | Carmel Creeper |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus ‘Diamond Heights’ | Diamond Height’s Ceanothus |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum * | Soap Plant |
| Cleomella arborea (syn. Peritoma arborea) | Bladderpod |
| Clinopodium douglasii (syn. Saturea douglasii) | Yerba Buena |
| Clinopodium mimuloides | Monkey Flower Savory |
| Corethrogyne filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’ (syn. Lessingia filaginifolia) | Silver Carpet Aster |
| Cornus sericea | Red Osier Dogwood |
| Corylus cornuta subsp. californica * | Beaked Hazelnut |
| Deschampsia cespitosa * | Hair Grass |
| Dichelostemma congestum | Ookow |
| Dichelostemma ida-maia | Firecracker Flower |
| Diplacus ‘Fiesta Marigold’ (syn. Mimulus) | Fiesta Marigold Monkeyflower |
| Diplacus aurantianticus * (syn. Mimulus aurantiacus) | Bush Monkeyflower |
| Diplacus bifidus – white flowers (syn. Diplacus grandiflorus) | White Bush Monkeyflower |
| Dipterostemon capitatus – Blue/Lavender * | Blue Dicks |
| Dipterostemon capitatus – Santa Cruz Island Giant Form (syn. Dichelostemma capitatum) | Blue Dicks – Santa Cruz Island Giant form |
| Dudleya sp. & hybrids | Dudleya, Liveforever |
| Epilobium canum * | California Fuchsia |
| Epipactis gigantea | Stream Orchid |
| Erigeron glaucus * | Seaside Daisy |
| Erigeron glaucus ‘Cape Sebastian’ | Seaside Daisy |
| Erigeron glaucus ‘WR’ | Seaside Daisy |
| Eriogonum giganteum | St. Catherine’s Lace |
| Eriogonum grande var. rubescens | Red Buckwheat / San Miguel Island Buckwheat |
| Eriogonum latifolium * | Coast Buckwheat |
| Eriophyllum staechadifolium * | Seaside Woolly Sunflower |
| Erythronium californicum ‘Pagoda’ | California Fawn Lily |
| Festuca californica * | California Fescue |
| Festuca occidentalis * | Western Fescue |
| Festuca rubra ‘Jughandle’ | Red Fescue |
| Festuca rubra ‘Molate’ | Red Fescue |
| Fragaria chiloensis ‘Green Pastures’ | Beach Strawberry |
| Fragaria vesca ‘Montana de Oro’ | Wood Strawberry |
| Frangula californica * | Coffeeberry |
| Frangula californica ‘Ed Holm’ (syn. Rhamnus californica) | Ed Holm California Coffeeberry |
| Frangula californica ‘Eve Case’ (syn. Rhamnus californica) | Eve Case Coffeeberry |
| Gambelia speciosa ‘Boca Rosa’ (syn. Galvezia speciosa) | Island Snapdragon |
| Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia * | Marsh Gumplant |
| Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla * | Coastal Gumplant |
| Helenium puberulum – Soquel * | Rosilla, Sneezeweed |
| Heracleum maximum * | Cow Parsnip |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia * | Toyon |
| Heuchera maxima | Island Alumroot |
| Heuchera pilosissima | Seaside Alumroot |
| Heuchera rubescens | Pink Alumroot |
| Horkelia californica* | California Horkelia |
| Hosackia gracilis * (syn. Lotus formosissimus) | Harlequin Lotus |
| Iris douglasiana * | Douglas Iris – local |
| Iris douglasiana | Douglas Iris |
| Iris douglasiana ‘Canyon Snow’ | Canyon Snow Douglas Iris |
| Iris douglasiana ‘Randy’s Dark Purple’ * | Randy’s Dark Purple Douglas Iris |
| Iris douglasiana ‘Santa Lucia’ | Santa Lucia Big Sur Iris |
| Isocoma menziesii | Menzies’ Goldenbush |
| Juncus patens * | California Gray Rush |
| Keckiella cordiflolia | Bush Snapdragon |
| Koeleria macrantha | June Grass |
| Lavatera assurgentiflora | Island Tree Mallow |
| Lepechinia calycina | White Pitcher Sage |
| Linum lewisii | Western Blue Flax |
| Lupinus albifrons * | Silver Bush Lupin |
| Lupinus arboreus – yellow flowers * | Yellow Coastal Bush Lupine |
| Malacothamnthus fasiculatus ‘Casitas’ | Chaparral Mallow |
| Malacothamnthus palmeri ‘Hanging Valley’ | Hanging Valley Bush Mallow |
| Malva assurgentiflora | Island Tree Mallow |
| Monardella villosa ‘Russian River’ | Russian River Coyote Mint |
| Morella californica (syn. Myrica californica) | California Wax Myrtle |
| Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass |
| Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri * | Hooker’s Evening Primrose |
| Oxalis oregana ‘Smith River’ | Redwood Sorrel |
| Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Blue Spring’ | Blue Springs Penstemon |
| Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ | Margarita BOP Penstemon |
| Phacelia californica * | California Phacelia |
| Philadelphus lewisii ‘Marjorie Schmidt’ | Western Mock Orange |
| Physocarpus capitatus | Nine Bark |
| Plantago subnuda | Naked Plantain |
| Polypodium californicum | California Polypody |
| Polypodium californicum ‘Sarah Lyman’ | Lyman’s Fern |
| Polypodium scouleri | Leather Leaf Fern |
| Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata | Slender Cinquefoil |
| Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata | Lance Leaf selfheal |
| Prunus ilicifolia | Hollyleaf Cherry |
| Pycnanthemum californicum | Sierra Mint |
| Ranunculus sp. | California Buttercup |
| Ribes ‘Twisted Sister’ * | Twisted Sister Currant |
| Ribes aureum var. gracillimum | Golden Currant |
| Ribes malvaceum | Chaparral Currant |
| Ribes menziesii | Canyon Gooseberry |
| Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum ‘Claremont’ | Pink Flowering Currant |
| Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum ‘Spring Showers’ | Pink Flowering Currant |
| Ribes viburnifolium | Catalina Perfume |
| Romneya coulteri | Matilija Poppy |
| Rosa californica * | California Rose |
| Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’ | Allen Chickering Sage |
| Salvia ‘Aromas’ | Aromas Sage |
| Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’ | Bee’s Bliss Sage |
| Salvia ‘Bon Bon’ | Bon Bon Sage |
| Salvia ‘Dara’s Choice’ | Dara’s Choice Sage |
| Salvia ‘Desperado’ | Desperado Sage |
| Salvia hybrid | Hybrd Sage |
| Salvia ‘Pozo Blue’ | Pozo Blue Sage |
| Salvia ‘Whirly Blue’ | Whirly Blue Sage |
| Salvia apiana hybrids | Hybrid Sage |
| Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Sage |
| Salvia clevelandii ‘Alpine’ | Alpine Sage |
| Salvia leucophylla ‘Figueroa’ | Figueroa Purple Sage |
| Salvia mellifera | Black Sage |
| Salvia spathacea – magenta flower form | Hummingbird Sage |
| Salvia spathacea – yellow flower form | Yellow Hummingbird Sage |
| Salvia spathacea ‘Las Pilitas’ seedling | Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea * | Blue Elderberry |
| Scrophularia californica * | California Bee Plant |
| Sidalcea malviflora * | Checkerbloom |
| Sidalcea malviflora – seedling from ‘Purpetta’ | Purpetta Checkerbloom |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue Eyed Grass |
| Sisyrinchium bellum ‘Arroyo de la Cruz’ | Arroyo de la Cruz Blue Eyed Grass |
| Sisyrinchium bellum ‘Nanum’ | Nanum Blue Eyed Grass |
| Sisyrinchium bellum ‘Rocky Point’ | Rocky Point Blue Eyed Grass |
| Sisyrinchium californicum | Yellow Eyed Grass |
| Solanum xanti ‘Mountain Pride’ | Mountain Pride Blue Witch |
| Solidago elongata * | West Coast Canada Goldenrod |
| Spiraea douglasii | Douglas’s Spirea |
| Stachys bullata * | California Hedgenettle |
| Stipa pulchra * | Purple Needle Grass |
| Symphyotrichum chilense ‘Point Saint George’ (syn. Aster chilensis) | Pacific Aster |
| Thalictrum fendleri | Meadow Rue |
| Tolmeia menziesii | Piggyback Plant |
| Trichostema ‘Midnight Magic’ | Midnight Magic Blue Curls |
| Triteleia laxa ‘Queen Fabiola’ | Ithuriel’s Spear |
| Triteleia peduncularis | Long-Rayed Triteleia |
| Vaccinium ovatum | Huckleberry |
| Verbena lasiostachys * | Western Vervain |
| Verbena lilacina ‘Paseo Rancho’ | Purple Cedros Island Verbena |
Search Calscape for information on each species
CNPS Santa Cruz County Chapter Spring 2026 Plant Sale, Saturday April 11th 9:00-1:00, Cabrillo College Horticulture Center
Thank you for supporting the Santa Cruz County Chapter of CNPS!