Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go dormant. Here are 13 guaranteed to provide riotous color.

California’s native plants evolved in a land where fire is as predictable as the seasons. Unlike many ornamental species brought from afar, natives like manzanita, toyon, and the coast live oak ...

The refrigerators are packed wall-to-wall with millions of seeds, sorted by species and collection date and stored in a haphazard assortment of glass Gerber baby food containers and pickle jars.

Owner Justina Salinas, 33, cultivates four acres of the aromatic plant and two acres of native plants off Midway Road in ...

2) Ballistic seeds: Let the fun begin! These are the exploders, like California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), with seeds that go flying when the pod dries enough to split open.

Gardening with California native plants is a smart, sustainable, and beautiful choice for Southern California landscapes. These plants have evolved to thrive in the region’s Mediterranean ...

Today’s photo gallery includes garden-worthy California native plants, with photo credits from members of the California Plant Society. CNPS plant sale at Cabrillo College.

Almost six months after the Eaton Fire first erupted in the canyons above Pasadena, Nina Raj is still planting seeds of hope.

PITTSBURG — Amidst the sprawling landscape of Los Medanos College, a 2-acre gem thrives with life, rooted in its mission to preserve California’s native plants and provide a sanctuary for ...

This native seed shortage is felt particularly hard in California, where larger and more severe wildfires have created “a much greater demand for native seed for large-scale post-fire ...