Torreya californica conifers a new forsythia on the

a new forsythia on the scene

A very tall and bushy hebe

Western azalea native to stream sides and coastal dunes of California and Oregon

A lovely addition to a garden of any size in sun to part shade and well-drained soil

found growing on serpentine soils in the Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon into California is a prize for rock gardeners and non-rock gardeners alike

Torreya californica conifers a new forsythia on theYEW would know this rare member of the yew family that occurs with only a few species in China, Florida and along the Pacific West Coast. All have tiered branches and a wonderful fragrance to the foliage. This species, an understory or chaparral dweller to 30 ft or more under favorable conditions, has cones on adult plants, seed structures that become drupe like when mature, a single seed covered in red to purple flesh. One of the better confers for