Native Plant Fun Facts -- The Distinctive California Buckeye

Native Plant Fun Facts -- The Distinctive California Buckeye

Today’s featured native plant is Aesculus californica (California Buckeye; California Horse Chestnut). This tree / large shrub is currently in bloom in San Francisco, and its panicles (elongated groupings of flowers) have delicate white flowers with brown or reddish stems.

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Native Plant Fun Facts: The Charismatic Cow Parsnip

Native Plant Fun Facts: The Charismatic Cow Parsnip

This week’s featured California native plant is the cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum). It not only grows in California, but in most of the United States, and is the only plant in the genus Heracleum native to North America.

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Resource: Where to Get Garden Supplies

Resource: Where to Get Garden Supplies

Wanting to get a garden going but missing the supplies? We’ve got you covered with local nurseries and hardware stores that are open and offering services to get materials to you safely during the time of COVID-19.

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