Fall Plant Sale – Sept 30, 2023 10a-2p
UPDATE 9/22: Plant lists are now updated to those plants actually ordered. There are over 100 plants!! The prior list was a wish list and, as expected, a number of those on the list were not available. Most plants are 1 gallon and some are 4″. There are no 5 gallon plants this year.
Our fall plant sale will be on Saturday Sept 30, 2023 at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center (3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance, CA 90503) from 10 AM until 2 PM, rain or shine. This sale will be in-person, unlike recent years, and we will not be individually pre-ordering plants. We will have plants from PVPLC and Tree of Life Nursery. Left over plants will be sold at a discount at the following Monday night meeting, which will also be held at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center at the usual time. For Monday’s meeting, we will meet at Madrona marsh at 5PM for a walk at 5:30, then have an early start to our regular (in person) meeting at 7PM.

- Changes this year:
- We are returning to an in-person sale, similar to those prior to 2020
- We will have seeds of select garden annuals to give away with a minimum plant purchase
- We will have seeds of common garden annuals available for sale
- Bring seeds from your garden to donate, trade, or give away – there will be a dedicated table for this activity
- Brief native plant tutorials
- We will issue a POAP (say “poe-app) (1) (2) to commemorate the plant sale.
- POAP is an acronym for “Proof of Attendance Protocol,” a type of unique digital collectible that takes the form of a cool graphic badge.
- They can be fun to collect, but they are not regarded as valuable collectible items, any more than concert tickets (after the concert) are regarded as collectible. POAPs are free until we run out – see one of our staff members for your unique claiming URL.
- See the POAP we will issue HERE
- How can I find out more about native plants for my garden before I get to the sale?
- Review the planting guide HERE (https://chapters.cnps.org/southcoast/2022/10/10/planting-guide/)
- If you want to check into plants that would be viable in your garden before the sale, Calscape (for plants) and Bloom California (for philosophy and design) are great starting points.
- Don’t forget to check Tree of Life Nursery‘s web site and the PVPLC web site as well – they are chock full of information.
- How can I find out more about native plants at the sale?
- Don’t forget that the Madrona Marsh Nature Center is surrounded by a beautiful demonstration garden
- Also don’t forget that the Madrona Marsh itself is open to the public and may provide inspiration.
- Can I volunteer?
- Yes! Please contact us by email and we will work around your availability and skills. We need all skills, age, and capabilities. We particularly need people on Friday the 29th to set up the sale as well as on the 30th, the day of the sale. “SouthCoastCNPS at gmail com” is a good contact point.
- I’d really like to have assurance that I can get a (medium to large) quantity of Ceanothus “Yankee Point” (or any other plant). How can I do this?
- Please contact us with an email. We will try to order and set aside specific large quantities of the same plant so that you can get your order and other attendees will still have good availability.
See below for a list of plants ordered this year (alphabetical by scientific name and by common name in separate lists). If you are searching in vain, try ctrl-F to search this page.
Plant List for 2023 SCCNPS Native Plant Sale (alphabetical by scientific name)
* after scientific name indicates local to our area.
(…) Indicates a synonymous scientific name that may still be in use.
Alphabetical by Scientific Name
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Abutilon palmeri | Indian Mallow |
Achillea millefolium | White Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium ‘Island Pink’ | Island Yarrow |
Acmispon (Lotus) glaber* | Deerweed/Deer Vetch |
Arctostaphylos ‘Canyon Sparkles’ | Island Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ | McMinn Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Lester Rowntree’ | Lester Rowntree Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Louis Edmunds’ | Louis Edmunds Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’ | Pacific Mist Spreading Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Paradise’ | Paradise Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos ‘Point Reyes’ | Pt. Reyes Bearberry Manzanita |
Arctostapylos ‘Sunset’ | Sunset Manzanita |
Artemisia ca. ‘Canyon Gray’ | Spreading Sagebrush |
Artemisia californica* | Coastal Sagebrush |
Artemisia douglasiana* | California Mugwort |
Asclepias fascicularis* | Narrow-leaf Milkweed |
Astragalus trichopodus ssp. Lonchus* | Rattlepod/Milk Vetch |
Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri | Coast Saltbush/Quail Bush |
Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ | Dwarf Coyote Bush |
Baccharis pilularis ssp. Consanguinea* | Coyote Bush |
Baccharis salicifolia* | Mulefat |
Berberis (Mahonia) ‘Golden Abundance’ | Golden Abundance Oregon Grape |
Brickelia californica* | Brickellbush |
Calliandra californica | Baja Fairy Duster |
Calystegia ‘Anacapa Pink’ | Anacapa Pink Morning Glory |
Carpenteria californica | Tree Anemone |
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ | Concha Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’ | Frosty Blue Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ | Joyce Coulter Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ | Julia Phelps Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ | Ray Hartman Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Snow Flurry’ | Snow Flurry Ceanothus |
Ceanothus ‘Yankee Point’ | Yankee Point Ceanothus |
Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud |
Clematis ligusticifolia | Virgin’s Bower |
Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk Dudleya |
Dudleya virens ssp. insularis* | Island Green Dudleya |
Encelia California* | Bush Sunflower |
Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum* | California fuchsia |
Epilobium ‘Catalina’ | Island Fuchsia |
Epilobium ‘Everett’s Choice’ | Everett’s Choice California Fuchsia |
Epilobium ‘Wayne’s Silver’ | Wayne’s Silver California Fuchsia |
Erigeron ‘Arthur Menzies’ | Arthur Menzies Compact Beach Daisy |
Erigeron ‘Bountiful’ | Bountiful Seaside Daisy |
Erigeron ‘Wayne Roderick’ | Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy |
Eriogonum arborescens | Island Buckwheat |
Eriogonum cinereum* | Ashy Leaf Buckwheat |
Eriogonum fasc. ‘Warriner Lytle’ | Prostrate Buckwheat |
Eriogonum fasciculatum* | California Buckwheat |
Eriogonum giganteum | St. Catherine’s Lace |
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens | Red Buckwheat |
Eriogonum parvifolium* | Coast/Dune Buckwheat |
Fragraria chiloensis | Coast/Dune Strawberry |
Frangula (Rhamnus) ‘Eve Case’ | Eve Case Coffeeberry |
Frangula ‘Mound San Bruno’ | San Bruno Coffeeberry |
Fremontia ‘Pacific Sunset’ | Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush |
Gambelia (Galvezia) speciosa | Island Snapdragon |
Gambelia ‘Firecracker’ | Compact Island Snapdragon |
Gambelia ‘Gran Canyon’ | Gran Canyon Baja Snapdragon |
Grindelia camporum | Great Valley Gum Plant |
Heteromeles arbutifolia* | Toyon/California Holly |
Heuchera ‘Opal’ | White Flower Coral Bells |
Heuchera ‘Susanna’ | Red Flower Coral Bells |
Heuchera maxima | Island Alum Root |
Iris ‘California Gold’ | Golden Iris |
Iris ‘Canyon Snow’ | White and Yellow Iris |
Iris ‘Pacific Coast Hybrids’ | Hybris Iris |
Isocoma menzieii ssp. vernonoides* | Coast Goldenbush |
Juncus ‘Quartz Creek’ | Quartz Creek Rush |
Lepechinia fragrans | Pitcher Sage |
Leptosyne (Coreopsis) gigantea | Giant Coreopsis/Dr. Seuss Plant |
Lessingia (Corethrogyne) ‘Silver Carpet’ | Prostrate California Aster |
Leymus ‘Canyon Prince’ | Blue Wild Rye |
Lonicera hispidula | Chaparral Honeysuckle |
Lyonothamnus floribundus aspleniifolius | Santa Cruz Island Ironwood |
Malva (Lavatera) assurgentifolia | Island Rose Mallow/Tree Mallow |
Mimulus (Diplacus) aurantiacus* | Sticky Monkeyflower |
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia* | Wishbone Plant/Coast Four O’Clock |
Monardella villosa | Coyote Mint |
Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass |
Penstemon ‘Margarita’ | Foothill Penstemon |
Penstemon spectabilis | Showy Penstemon |
Peritoma (Isomeris) arborea* | Bladderpod |
Perityle incana | Guadelupe Island Rock Daisy |
Prunus ilicifolia | Chaparral Cherry |
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonia | Catalina Cherry |
Rhus integrifolia* | Lemonadeberry |
Ribes aureum | Golden Currant |
Ribes speciosum | Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry |
Ribes viburnifolium | Catalina Perfume/Evergreen Currant |
Romneya coulteri | Matilija Poppy |
Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’ | Allen Chickering hybrid Sage |
Salvia ‘Arroyo Azul’ | Arroyo Azul Baja Cleveland Sage |
Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’ | Spreading hybrid Sage |
Salvia ‘Jade Carpet’ | Jade Carpet Sage |
Salvia ‘Skylark’ | Skylark hybrid Sage |
Salvia ‘Tera Seca’ | Prostrate Black Sage |
Salvia ‘Winifred Gilman’ | Winifred Gilman Cleveland sage |
Salvia apiana | White Sage |
Salvia brandegeei | Island Sage |
Salvia cedroensis | Cedros Island Baja Sage |
Salvia leucophylla* | Purple Sage |
Salvia mellifera* | Black Sage |
Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue Eyed Grass |
Stipa pulchra* | Purple Needlegrass |
Trichostema lanatum | Wooly Blue Curls |
Verbena lilacina | De La Mina Lilac Verbena |
Vitis ‘Roger’s Red’ | Roger’s Red Grape |
Alphabetical by Common Name
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Allen Chickering hybrid Sage | Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’ |
Anacapa Pink Morning Glory | Calystegia ‘Anacapa Pink’ |
Arroyo Azul Baja Cleveland Sage | Salvia ‘Arroyo Azul’ |
Arthur Menzies Compact Beach Daisy | Erigeron ‘Arthur Menzies’ |
Ashy Leaf Buckwheat | Eriogonum cinereum* |
Baja Fairy Duster | Calliandra californica |
Black Sage | Salvia mellifera* |
Bladderpod | Peritoma (Isomeris) arborea* |
Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium bellum |
Blue Wild Rye | Leymus ‘Canyon Prince’ |
Bountiful Seaside Daisy | Erigeron ‘Bountiful’ |
Brickellbush | Brickelia californica* |
Bush Sunflower | Encelia California* |
California Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum* |
California fuchsia | Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum* |
California Mugwort | Artemisia douglasiana* |
Catalina Cherry | Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonia |
Catalina Perfume/Evergreen Currant | Ribes viburnifolium |
Cedros Island Baja Sage | Salvia cedroensis |
Chalk Dudleya | Dudleya pulverulenta |
Chaparral Cherry | Prunus ilicifolia |
Chaparral Honeysuckle | Lonicera hispidula |
Coast Goldenbush | Isocoma menzieii ssp. vernonoides* |
Coast Saltbush/Quail Bush | Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri |
Coast/Dune Buckwheat | Eriogonum parvifolium* |
Coast/Dune Strawberry | Fragraria chiloensis |
Coastal Sagebrush | Artemisia californica* |
Compact Island Snapdragon | Gambelia ‘Firecracker’ |
Concha Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Concha’ |
Coyote Bush | Baccharis pilularis ssp. Consanguinea* |
Coyote Mint | Monardella villosa |
De La Mina Lilac Verbena | Verbena lilacina |
Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens |
Deerweed/Deer Vetch | Acmispon (Lotus) glaber* |
Dwarf Coyote Bush | Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ |
Eve Case Coffeeberry | Frangula (Rhamnus) ‘Eve Case’ |
Everett’s Choice California Fuchsia | Epilobium ‘Everett’s Choice’ |
Foothill Penstemon | Penstemon ‘Margarita’ |
Frosty Blue Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’ |
Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry | Ribes speciosum |
Giant Coreopsis/Dr. Seuss Plant | Leptosyne (Coreopsis) gigantea |
Golden Abundance Oregon Grape | Berberis (Mahonia) ‘Golden Abundance’ |
Golden Currant | Ribes aureum |
Golden Iris | Iris ‘California Gold’ |
Gran Canyon Baja Snapdragon | Gambelia ‘Gran Canyon’ |
Great Valley Gum Plant | Grindelia camporum |
Guadelupe Island Rock Daisy | Perityle incana |
Hybris Iris | Iris ‘Pacific Coast Hybrids’ |
Indian Mallow | Abutilon palmeri |
Island Alum Root | Heuchera maxima |
Island Buckwheat | Eriogonum arborescens |
Island Fuchsia | Epilobium ‘Catalina’ |
Island Green Dudleya | Dudleya virens ssp. insularis* |
Island Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Canyon Sparkles’ |
Island Rose Mallow/Tree Mallow | Malva (Lavatera) assurgentifolia |
Island Sage | Salvia brandegeei |
Island Snapdragon | Gambelia (Galvezia) speciosa |
Island Yarrow | Achillea millefolium ‘Island Pink’ |
Jade Carpet Sage | Salvia ‘Jade Carpet’ |
Joyce Coulter Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ |
Julia Phelps Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ |
Lemonadeberry | Rhus integrifolia* |
Lester Rowntree Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Lester Rowntree’ |
Louis Edmunds Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Louis Edmunds’ |
Matilija Poppy | Romneya coulteri |
McMinn Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ |
Mulefat | Baccharis salicifolia* |
Narrow-leaf Milkweed | Asclepias fascicularis* |
Pacific Mist Spreading Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’ |
Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush | Fremontia ‘Pacific Sunset’ |
Paradise Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Paradise’ |
Pitcher Sage | Lepechinia fragrans |
Prostrate Black Sage | Salvia ‘Tera Seca’ |
Prostrate Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasc. ‘Warriner Lytle’ |
Prostrate California Aster | Lessingia (Corethrogyne) ‘Silver Carpet’ |
Pt. Reyes Bearberry Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Point Reyes’ |
Purple Needlegrass | Stipa pulchra* |
Purple Sage | Salvia leucophylla* |
Quartz Creek Rush | Juncus ‘Quartz Creek’ |
Rattlepod/Milk Vetch | Astragalus trichopodus ssp. Lonchus* |
Ray Hartman Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ |
Red Buckwheat | Eriogonum grande var. rubescens |
Red Flower Coral Bells | Heuchera ‘Susanna’ |
Roger’s Red Grape | Vitis ‘Roger’s Red’ |
San Bruno Coffeeberry | Frangula ‘Mound San Bruno’ |
Santa Cruz Island Ironwood | Lyonothamnus floribundus aspleniifolius |
Showy Penstemon | Penstemon spectabilis |
Skylark hybrid Sage | Salvia ‘Skylark’ |
Snow Flurry Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Snow Flurry’ |
Spreading hybrid Sage | Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’ |
Spreading Sagebrush | Artemisia ca. ‘Canyon Gray’ |
St. Catherine’s Lace | Eriogonum giganteum |
Sticky Monkeyflower | Mimulus (Diplacus) aurantiacus* |
Sunset Manzanita | Arctostapylos ‘Sunset’ |
Toyon/California Holly | Heteromeles arbutifolia* |
Tree Anemone | Carpenteria californica |
Virgin’s Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia |
Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy | Erigeron ‘Wayne Roderick’ |
Wayne’s Silver California Fuchsia | Epilobium ‘Wayne’s Silver’ |
Western Redbud | Cercis occidentalis |
White and Yellow Iris | Iris ‘Canyon Snow’ |
White Flower Coral Bells | Heuchera ‘Opal’ |
White Sage | Salvia apiana |
White Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
Winifred Gilman Cleveland sage | Salvia ‘Winifred Gilman’ |
Wishbone Plant/Coast Four O’Clock | Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia* |
Wooly Blue Curls | Trichostema lanatum |
Yankee Point Ceanothus | Ceanothus ‘Yankee Point’ |
Does this mean there won’t be a published plant list? I appreciated from last year being able to research the plants ahead of time.
While we may have a plant list from PVPLC (last year’s list is a good start), we may only have a “best guess” list from Tree of Life. The reason I think this will be the case is that ToL grows and sells much more widely and their inventory may be subject to more up and down swings. If you have a special request in quantity, then I encourage you to email or call us.
Please sign me up to volunteer Friday morning 29 Sep to set up for the Plant Sale. Is 9AM still the kickoff time? I can be available thru noonish. The direct email link posted on the website is not working.
I sent your kind offer out to the Board, who are organizing the volunteers. Thank you so much for pitching in! They’ll be in touch about the time – I suspect that 10AM is a more likely start time, but I plan to be there at 9 just in case.
Hey Philip – I went looking for a broken email link on the web site, but I soon discovered that there actually wasn’t a clear path to send an email. Was that your experience too or did you find a link somewhere that bounced? I’m just asking because I want to fix the issue.
Thanks for checking. There wasn’t a clear pathway. There should be a plainly visible “email us” button to click to get right onto the link.