
Rare and Unusual
Our interest at Suncrest is in exploring the diversity of the plant kingdom for beautiful plants adaptable to cultivation in coastal California. Some of our offerings are widely shared in the nursery industry; many others, especially those from the wild and gifts from other plant enthusiasts, are either unusual or genuinely rare. Their beauty, not their rarity, is the object. But it is worth noting when something is out of the ordinary line of cultivated plants.
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Calostemma purpureum | Garland lily. Evergreen clumps; clusters of red purple flowers. |
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Calystegia macrostegia var. cyclostegia 'Candy Cane' | Coastal morning glory; 2-3 inch white and pink flowers. |
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Camellia 'Cinnamon Cindy' | Erect small-leaved shrub; flowers fragrant, white with pink blush. |
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Camellia forrestii | To 6 feet+; small shiny leaves, bronze new growth. Fragrant cream flowers. |
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Camellia 'Koto-no-kaori' | 8 feet high. Single 2 inch rose pink fragrant flowers, small leaves. |
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Camellia lutchuensis | Graceful, small-leaved species. Fragrant white bells. |
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Camellia transnokoensis | To 15 feet+; willowy stems, small shiny leaves, fragrant white flowers. |
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Camellia 'Yume' | Fragrant single flowers alternate pink and white petals. Glossy leaves. |
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Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia | Beach evening primrose. Matting, with grey leaves, yellow flowers. |
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Cannomois grandis (virgata) | Clumps to 10 feet high. Thick erect culms, drooping fine foliage. |
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Cassia bicapsularis 'Worley's Butter Creme' | Bright green divided leaves, yellow-cream flowers are profuse in late summer and fall. |
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Ceanothus foliosus 'Berryhill' | 2 feet; tiny, shiny leaves, small blue flower clusters. |
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Ceratostigma minus | 2-3 feet, vase-shaped; blue-green leaves, bright blue flowers. |
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Cercis racemosa | To 25 feet. Rounded leaves; lavender pink flowers in racemes, spring. |
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Cercocarpus ledifolius | Desert mountain mahogany. White bark, small green leaves, to 10 feet. |
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Chasmatophyllum musculinum | Flat mat; grey-green leaves; bright yellow flowers, red buds. Hardy. |
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Cheilanthes covillei | Rock fern. Dense clumps, fuzzy, much-divided fronds. |
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Chilopsis linearis 'Purple Splendour' | Desert willow. Rounded. Large shaded purplish pink flowers. |
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Chimonanthus praecox 'Concolor' | Wintersweet. To 10 feet, yellow fragrant flowers in winter. |
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Chimonanthus praecox 'Grandiflorus' | Wintersweet, to 10 feet, shiny 6 inch leaves. Large yellow fragrant flowers. |
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