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.  Tentative plans are that the general meeting is preceded by a marsh walk.

• 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

Alphabetical by Common Name