For many years, the Bush Monkey Flower was classified within the genus Mimulus and was part of the figwort family however, in the approximately, past 10 years, DNA sequencing has caused this plant to be reclassified from the Scrophulariaceae family and relocated to the Phrymaceae family and more specifically into the Diplacus genus. Apparently, this [...]

The Coastal Sage Ceanothus belongs to a Genus of 50-60 species of Ceanothus. It is native to North American but is found in highest concentrations along the North American western coast. It typically has a 10–15-year life span and the shrub itself can be found as creeping ground cover, a shrub or even a 10–12-foot [...]