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California Natives • Rhododendrons • Roses • Succulents • Ferns • Bamboos •
Begonias • Orchids • Ornamental Grasses • Grass-like Plants
43rd Annual Spring Plant Sale
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Northern California's Largest Plant Sale
Over 20,000 Plants, more than 4,000 different kinds of plants, many exclusive to SFBG’s Nursery
Members Only Preview Sale:
Friday, April 30th, 5-8pm
Sale for General Public:
Saturday, May 1st, 10am-2pm
Highlights:
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For best selection, join SFBGS and attend our
Members-Only
Preview Sale: FRIDAY, April 30, 5pm–8pm
- Rare and unusual plants from the Garden's own collection!
- Knowledgeable volunteers available to answer questions
- Plus: Great selection of new books, used book treasures, and garden gifts
San Francisco Botanical Garden's 40th Annual Spring Plant Sale is the
largest plant sale in the Bay Area; a botanical extravaganza offering
more that 4,000 different kinds of plants, many from the Garden's own
collection. This much-anticipated, annual event provides Bay Area gardeners
and plant-lovers an opportunity to learn about and purchase many rare
and unusual plants not found at other regional plant sales or commercial
nurseries.
The San Francisco Botanical Garden Nursery has for years specialized
in uncommon and unusual plants. Many beautiful plants thrive in the frost-free
fog belt of the Bay Area, but chain stores do not carry them because of
limited marketability, or because of the difficulty to propagate on a
mass scale. The Nursery is able to offer a large selection of rare cloud
forest plants such as tree dahlias and tree senecios, drought resistant
protea-family plants, and mite resistant fuchsias.
The Garden's Nursery also propagates a large selection of California
natives and the annual Spring Plant Sale offers native plants at their
seasonal peak. There are many reasons to use native plants--they are relatively
easy to care for, many species are highly drought tolerant, their seeds
and nectar sustain the native wildlife, and they bring a natural authentic
beauty to California gardens.
Other Plant Sale highlights include cactus and succulents, herbaceous
perennials, vines, ferns, roses, rock garden plants, salvias, and rhododendrons,
as well as a unique variety of Asian and Mediterranean shrubs.
All plants sold at the 43rd Annual Spring Plant Sale are suitable for
Bay Area gardens and most are propagated from San Francisco Botanical
Garden¹s own collection. This is a unique opportunity to take home
a piece of the Garden!
Featured Plants
Following are just some of the kinds available at the sale:
California Natives
Achlys triphylla
Arctostaphylos (many varieties)
Asclepias speciosa
Arbutus menziesii
Blechnum spicant
Ceanothus (many varieties including 'Dark Star' and 'Emily Brown')
Clematis lasiantha
Coreopsis gigantea
Darlingtonia californica
Disporum smithii
Eriogonum arborescens
Eriogonum giganteum
Eriogonum latifolium
Fraxinus dipetala
Fremontodendron 'California Glory'
Garrya elipitica
Grasses and sedges (30+ varieties)
Iris douglasiana garden selections
Mimulus guttatus mini form
Myrica californica
Oxalis oregana
Penstmon eatonii
Peridideria kellogii
Rhamnus californica
Rhododendron occidentalis
Rosa californica
Salvia spathacea
Sambucus racemosa
Vitis californica
Ceanothus, including Dark Star, Emily Brown
Clematis lasiantha
Lupinus arboreus
Lupinus sericatus
Penstemon eatonii
Pllystichum munitum
Rhamnus californica
Rhododendron occidentalis
Rosa californica
Sambucus racemosa
Trees
A small sample follows
Arbutus 'Marinae'
Acer palmatum from garden seed
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Davidia involucrata seedlings
Dwarf conifers (many varieties)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Parrotia persica
Psuedolarix amabilis
Pseudopanax lessonii
Podocarpus henkelii
Perennials
300+ varieties including:
Aconitum napellus
Astilbe 'Fanal'
Campanula media
Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchcum
Farfugium japonicum 'Jitsiko Star'
Geranium 'Brookside'
Kiringishoma palmata
Helleborus argutifolius
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'
Lobelia speciosa 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia bridgesii
Polygonatum oderattum 'variegatum'
Rohdea japonica
Sarracenia hybrids
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice'
Trollius 'Golden Queen'
Tricyrtis 'Hatasagisa'
Ferns
A few varieties available include:
Astrolepis sinuata
Blechnum occidentale
Blechmum penna-marina
Unusual tree ferns including Cyathea medullaris
rare staghorns, many mounted on boards
Pyrrosia lingua variegata
Pyrrosia hastata
Woodwardia radicans
Woodwardia unigemata
Rock Garden Plants
Over 100 varieties including:
Antennaria dioica 'rubra'
Gentiana acaulis 'Krebsii'
Raoulia australis
Raoulia hastii
Raoulia lutescens
Saxifraga paniculata 'Red Spider'
Succulents
several hundred varieties including:
Aloe plicatilis seedlings
Aloe striata seedlings
Crassula (many varieties)
Echeveria species and varieties
large landscape succulents
Vines
A sample of kinds available:
Akebia quinata
Bomarea caldisii hybrids
Bomarea species
Clematis (many species plus large flowered hybrids)
Jasminum species
Kennedia (various species)
Lapageria rosea
Lophospermum erubescens
Passiflora (20+ varieties and species)
Passiflora parritae
Vitis 'Roger's red'
Shrubs
Abutilons (many colors)
Agapetes serpens
Azara dentata
Banksia serrata
Baptisia minor
Cistus (numerous species and cultivars)
Cotinus coggygria purpureus
Drimys lanceolata
Fuchsia (40+ mite resistant species and hybrids)
Grevillea 'Ruby clusters'
Hydragea (20+ varieties)
Iochroma grandiflora
Leucadendron 'Wilson's wonder'
Leucadendron (various species)
Leucospermum cordifolium hybrids
Lonicera standishii
Lophomyrtus X ralpii cultivars
Luculia intermedia
Luculia pinceana
Melaleuca radula
Mitraria coccinea
Protea (numerous species)
Sambucus cultivars
Viburnum propinqua
Cloud Forest Shrubs
Brugsmansia suaveolens pale pink
Brugsmansia 'Charles Grimaldi'
Cuphea (8+species)
Deppea splendens
Iochroma fuchsiodes
Monina guatemalensis
Montanoa species
Roldana (various species)
Telanthophora cobanensis
More
Salvias 40+ varieties
A selection of Vireya and Rhododendron Cultivars in full bloom
Oriental Grasses
Roses many many heirloom varieties
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