Yerba Buena Nursery's Favorite Native Plant Pairings
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Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue' Fescue 
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The white, azalea-like flowers of the Monkeyflower are lovely above the slender foliage of this striking grass. Bases of the Monkeyflowers can go a bit ragged in the summer, planting among grasses helps to obscure this and show off the blooms. |
Mimulus - White Monkeyflower 
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Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkeyflower 
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For a sunny, well drained spot, this trio will provide lavender and orange blossoms from spring well into summer, in a variety of heights. Coyote Mint 
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Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman' Cleveland Sage 
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Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Sand Hill Sage 
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We have a great crop of the lovely, deep pink form of Buckwheat this year, to the delight of our bumblebees. Combining with the low Sand Hill Sage makes a pleasant look both in and out of bloom. |
Eriogonum grande rubescens Rosy Buckwheat 
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Penstemon eatonii Eaton's Penstemon 
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These two vigorous natives like full sun, and can tolerate drought or regular water. The Flax blooms in spring, soon followed by the bright pink stalks of the Penstemon. |
Linum lewisii Western Blue Flax 
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Mimulus 'Eleanor' Monkeyflower 
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Our hardiest hybrid Monkeyflower with our most vigorous Penstemon make an easy, showy combination. Beautiful in a mass, with the Penstemon in the foreground. |
Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP' Blue Bedder Penstemon 
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