Question
What native plants, shrubs or trees, would you suggest for a homeowners association complex that look good most of the year? We are near SB Mt. and its foggy and shady.
Lee
Daly City
Answer
If you need natives for shade, look at Arctostaphylos (Manzanita), Rhamnus californica (Coffee Berry), Vaccinum ovatum (Huckleberry), Carpenteria californica (Bush Anemone) for evergreen shrubs. Deciduous shrubs that provide a flower show are the Rhododendron occidentalis (Western Azalea), Ribes sanguineum (Currant), and Calycanthus (Spice Bush). There are manzanitas for ground covers as well as the Ceanothus griseus horizontalis that will tolerate some shade. Asarum (Wild Ginger) takes full shade. Then there are the Western sword fern and Giant Chain fern (Polystichum munitum and Woodwardia).
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