Western Solomon’s Seal
This is the first year we’ve observed Western Solomon’s Seal on the property. It’s difficult to find some of the smaller specimens lurking amidst the Western Sword Ferns, Redwood Sorrel, Anemone and Trillium. Perhaps we simply overlooked it...
Catalina Currant
Many gardeners we speak with have never heard of Catalina Currant. It’s not a particularly dazzling or showy shrub, and as such it is an often overlooked plant. It is unlikely to be found in your average run-of-the-mill plant nurseries, but nurseries that...
Forget-Me-Nots
We currently have two varieties of Forget-Me-Nots blooming on the farm. Although they are not of the same genus, they are related, as both belong to the Boraginaceae (Borage) family. One is native to California, the other was introduced, escaped cultivation,...
California Alligator Lizard
We have two predominant lizard species here at Curbstone Valley, California (Southern) Alligator Lizards, and Coast Range (Western) Fence Lizards. The Southern, or California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata) is the less common of the two species...
Anemone oregana
Each time I find a new native plant growing on the property, it feels like I’ve been given a gift. Just uphill from the area just cleared of French Broom, on an east facing slope, there is a small delicate colony of Anemone oregana just beginning to flower....
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