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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Dudleya hassei | Live-forever; tightly clumping, cylindrical greyish leaves. |
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Dudleya lanceolata | Rosettes of narrow grey-white leaves; yellow flowers. |
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Dudleya pulverulenta | Large crowns; broad, whitish, succulent leaves. |
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Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Gold Rush' COPF | Daphne-like shrub. Grey-green leaves, clustered fragrant yellow flowers. |
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Elegia fenestrata | Dense erect clumps of wavy deep green stems; dark flowers. |
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Elegia fistulosa | 4-5 feet. Erect smooth dark green stems, golden flowers. |
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Elegia juncea | 2 feet. Thin greyish green stems form dense clumps; gold flowers. |
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Encelia californica 'El Dorado' | 2-3 feet. Clear yellow daisies on loose mound; spring-summer. |
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Epimedium davidii | To 2 feet. Evergreen leaves, wiry stems. Yellow flowers, spring. |
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Epipactis gigantea | Stream orchid. Purple and green flowers. California native. |
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Erica versicolor | 4 feet+. Green needle leaves, red flowers with green tips, summer. |
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Erica verticillata | 3-4 feet. Dark green narrow leaves; purplish pink flowers fall-winter. |
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Erica 'Winter Fire' | 3 feet high. South African heather. Green needle leaves, bright red flowers fall-winter. |
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Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | 5 inches. Divided grey-green leaves; lavender daisies. Small scale. |
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Eriodictyon californicum | Yerba santa. 3-6 feet. Shiny dark green leaves, lilac flowers. |
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Eriogonum elongatum | Low grey leaves; slender silver stems to 3 feet, round pinkish flowers. |
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Eriogonum parvifolium 'Moss Landing' | Dense 2 foot mound; dark green leaves, masses of light pink flowers. |
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Eriogonum 'Rosy Cushion' | Rounded 5 inch tight mound. Rosy pink flowers in tight heads. |
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Eriogonum umbellatum var. colvillei | Low silvery leaves; bright yellow flowers on slender 6 inch stems. |
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Eriogonum umbellatum [var. subalpinum] | Spreading flat green mat; cream flowers on 4-5 inch stems, spring. |
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