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The San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society

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The California Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization seeking to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, conservation, and restoration.

The San Diego Chapter serves San Diego and Imperial counties. We invite you to come to our meetings and field trips, learn more about the flora of our state, and meet people who share your interest in native plants. You may email direct general questions about native plants or the chapter to info@cnpssd.org

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California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Centennial despite real risks it poses to habitat, animals, and p… https://t.co/WV5vXPBcPa
about 19 hours ago
California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter

CNPS thrown out of the wild lands: "This year, Tejon Ranch declined to continue providing access permits to members… https://t.co/agoKvVZqCd
about 2 days ago
California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter

Our next Garden Committee meeting is Wednesday, December 12. Get more info at the link if you would like to become… https://t.co/GpKyUqldrO
about 6 days ago
California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter

RT @CNPS: "Centennial will burn. Allowing it to be built would be environmental malpractice" https://t.co/UbSffdq9vb Contact… https://t.co/9KcjRn68pT
about a week ago

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Rain is life! #islandview #californianativeplants #morerainplease

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Saw this madrone (Arbutus menziesii) on a rainy day earlier this year near Mt Tamalpais. Just when I think I’ve seen the coolest/biggest madrone out there I spot one like this with its incredible red-orange bark.
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#arbutusmenziesii #madrone #mttamalpais #marin #californianativeplants

Two photos from the evening of June 11 when Greg Rubin accepted the San Diego Horticultural Society 2018 award of Horticulturalist of the Year. In the first photo Frank Nitzel, President of San Diego Horticultural Society on left and Greg Rubin on right. In the second photo Greg Rubin in center. On the left is Charles Nunley, who is a past president of the California Landscape Contractor's Association, and who drove all the way down from Pasadena to attend, completely unbeknownst to Greg (quite an honor!). On the right is Bill Entz, the person who first exposed Greg to the idea of landscaping with California native plants back in the mid-Eighties. Photos: Torrey Neel. #nativeplants #californianative #californianativeplants #plants #socal #southerncalifornia #sandiego #sd #homehabitat #nativegarden #gardening #keepcalookinglikeca #landscaper #horticulture

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Woke up in yucca valley to this sweet treat fall flower!
Nicolletia occidentalis, common name hole in the sand, is a flowering plant in the marigold tribe of the daisy family which is known by the common name Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant. Nicolletia occidentalis is a desert-adapted perennial herb with a skeletonlike appearance. The narrow, fleshy leaves each end in a bristle and have large oil glands which exude a strong unpleasant scent. The plant grows from a deep taproot in the desert sand and the stem is sometimes surrounded by a depression in the sand, a trait that gives it its common name.

This plant bears showy flowers with curving bright pink ray florets and yellow centers.

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Muilla maritima - If you live in the west coastal region of North or Central America you may come across a member of the Asparagaceae subfamly Brodiaeoideae. Leaf and flower morphology suggest this may be a Lily, Amaryllis, or Allium; but in fact this dainty little beauty is more closely related to Asparagus, Agave and Hyacinth. The genus Muilla contains three to four confirmed species endemic to Southern California and the deserts of Nevada. Multiple sources comment on nomenclature entomology being the reverse of Allium, considering the inflorescence similarities. #muilla #muillamaritima #asparagaceae #brodiaeoideae #endemic #socal #bajacalifornia #sandiego #northpark #calflora #whiteflowers #flowers #plant #botany

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Plant masses – even in a small garden when you plant 3 or more of the same species of plant together it creates more habitat and soothes the eye creating an elegant garden even in a small space. Some favorites: Mass Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass) with Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland’s Sage) , the tan tone of the grass with the gorgeous dark purple blooms on the sage is a year round pleasure; Mass Festuca californica (California Fescue) with Mimulus aurantiacus (Monkey Flower), the grass provides support and a bit of shelter for the orange flowering perennial.

#californianativeplants #landscapedesign #iloveplantsandflowers #supportlocalbusiness #femaleownedbusiness #beautifulyard #nativeplants #gardendesign #nativelandscape #pollinator #hatsforhabitat #sustainabledesign #ecologicaldesign #cnps #biodiversity #habitatcorridorproject #biodiversitydesign #sonomacountystrong #firesafer #santarosastrong #cnpsmilobaker

In this scrumptious floral arrangement created by Torrey Neel for our 2017 Fall Workshop we have the following: Coast Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa), Southern Honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata), California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina), Mariola (Solanum hindsianum) PC: Phillip Roullard #nativeplants #californianative #californianativeplants #plants #flora #socal #southerncalifornia #sandiego #sd #california #conservation #plants #nature #botany #botanical #ecology #homehabitat #nativegarden #bird #bee #hummingbird #flower #flowers #wildflower #gardening #keepcalookinglikeca #flowerarrangement

#Repost @santabarbarabotanicgarden with @get_repost
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Rain is life! #islandview #californianativeplants #morerainplease

#Repost @jcd.ca with @get_repost
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Saw this madrone (Arbutus menziesii) on a rainy day earlier this year near Mt Tamalpais. Just when I think I’ve seen the coolest/biggest madrone out there I spot one like this with its incredible red-orange bark.
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#arbutusmenziesii #madrone #mttamalpais #marin #californianativeplants

Two photos from the evening of June 11 when Greg Rubin accepted the San Diego Horticultural Society 2018 award of Horticulturalist of the Year. In the first photo Frank Nitzel, President of San Diego Horticultural Society on left and Greg Rubin on right. In the second photo Greg Rubin in center. On the left is Charles Nunley, who is a past president of the California Landscape Contractor's Association, and who drove all the way down from Pasadena to attend, completely unbeknownst to Greg (quite an honor!). On the right is Bill Entz, the person who first exposed Greg to the idea of landscaping with California native plants back in the mid-Eighties. Photos: Torrey Neel. #nativeplants #californianative #californianativeplants #plants #socal #southerncalifornia #sandiego #sd #homehabitat #nativegarden #gardening #keepcalookinglikeca #landscaper #horticulture

#Repost @thewatershednursery with @get_repost
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Woke up in yucca valley to this sweet treat fall flower!
Nicolletia occidentalis, common name hole in the sand, is a flowering plant in the marigold tribe of the daisy family which is known by the common name Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant. Nicolletia occidentalis is a desert-adapted perennial herb with a skeletonlike appearance. The narrow, fleshy leaves each end in a bristle and have large oil glands which exude a strong unpleasant scent. The plant grows from a deep taproot in the desert sand and the stem is sometimes surrounded by a depression in the sand, a trait that gives it its common name.

This plant bears showy flowers with curving bright pink ray florets and yellow centers.

#Repost @bello_plantae with @get_repost
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Muilla maritima - If you live in the west coastal region of North or Central America you may come across a member of the Asparagaceae subfamly Brodiaeoideae. Leaf and flower morphology suggest this may be a Lily, Amaryllis, or Allium; but in fact this dainty little beauty is more closely related to Asparagus, Agave and Hyacinth. The genus Muilla contains three to four confirmed species endemic to Southern California and the deserts of Nevada. Multiple sources comment on nomenclature entomology being the reverse of Allium, considering the inflorescence similarities. #muilla #muillamaritima #asparagaceae #brodiaeoideae #endemic #socal #bajacalifornia #sandiego #northpark #calflora #whiteflowers #flowers #plant #botany

#Repost @habitatcorridorproject with @get_repost
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Plant masses – even in a small garden when you plant 3 or more of the same species of plant together it creates more habitat and soothes the eye creating an elegant garden even in a small space. Some favorites: Mass Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass) with Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland’s Sage) , the tan tone of the grass with the gorgeous dark purple blooms on the sage is a year round pleasure; Mass Festuca californica (California Fescue) with Mimulus aurantiacus (Monkey Flower), the grass provides support and a bit of shelter for the orange flowering perennial.

#californianativeplants #landscapedesign #iloveplantsandflowers #supportlocalbusiness #femaleownedbusiness #beautifulyard #nativeplants #gardendesign #nativelandscape #pollinator #hatsforhabitat #sustainabledesign #ecologicaldesign #cnps #biodiversity #habitatcorridorproject #biodiversitydesign #sonomacountystrong #firesafer #santarosastrong #cnpsmilobaker

In this scrumptious floral arrangement created by Torrey Neel for our 2017 Fall Workshop we have the following: Coast Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa), Southern Honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata), California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina), Mariola (Solanum hindsianum) PC: Phillip Roullard #nativeplants #californianative #californianativeplants #plants #flora #socal #southerncalifornia #sandiego #sd #california #conservation #plants #nature #botany #botanical #ecology #homehabitat #nativegarden #bird #bee #hummingbird #flower #flowers #wildflower #gardening #keepcalookinglikeca #flowerarrangement

Photo credit: Robb Hannawacker

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.

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— John Muir