Native and Edible Perennial Shrubs
Black Elderberry
Black Elderberry
Black Elderberry
A prolific producer of rich, dark berries. Noted for its Anthocyanin content. Clustered flowers are insectary. Growth is 4-6' per year if cut back in the winter after all the leaves have fallen. Moist to dry soils. Full-sun on the coast. Berries must be cooked before eating. 1-gallon pot.
Red Currant
Black Elderberry
Black Elderberry
Classic red currant with chains of hanging berries. Lightly prune and feed annually. 1-gallon pot.
Black Currant
Black Elderberry
Black Currant
Not as prolific a producer as the red; however, the black berries are delicious and high in Anthocyanins. Lightly prune and feed annually. 1-gallon pot.
Pink Currant
Pacific Dogwood
Black Currant
Native currant that flowers early in the spring to add some color to a mostly green landscape. Important early food source for native, solitary bees. Tolerates part-shade. Deer resistant. 1-gallon pot.
Josta Berry
Pacific Dogwood
Pacific Dogwood
A hybrid of the Black Currant and Black Goosebery. Slow to produce. Full-sun on the coast. Lightly prune and feed annually. 1-gallon pot.
Pacific Dogwood
Pacific Dogwood
Pacific Dogwood
Deciduous tree-shrub with vibrant red bark, cream colored flowers and vibrant green foliage. Important insectary for native butterflies. 1-gallon pot.
Figs: Brown Turkey and Italian Honey
Figs: Brown Turkey and Italian Honey
Figs: Brown Turkey and Italian Honey
The Brown Turkey is a classic purple fruit with great flavor and does well in coastal regions in full sun. It will produce two crops in warmer regions. The Italian Honey Fig is a large, green fruit with a special, light fig sweetness and does well in warmer regions. 1-gallon pot.
Food Crops
Ancho Peppers
Cape Goose Berry (Perennial Ground Cherry)
Cape Goose Berry (Perennial Ground Cherry)
Field tested outdoors in the Humboldt Bay area, this large, mild pepper plant produced multiple pounds per plant. Can perennialize if protected over the winter. 1/2-gallon pot.
Cape Goose Berry (Perennial Ground Cherry)
Cape Goose Berry (Perennial Ground Cherry)
Cape Goose Berry (Perennial Ground Cherry)
Imagine a sweet, orange cherry-tomatillo grown on a delicate shrub with soft, fuzzy leaves... that's a ground cherry. Typically a self-sowing annual, this amazing plant will perennialize along our cooler bioregions and produce fruit May-November. 1/2-gallon pot.
Other Beneficials
Purple Comfrey
Creeping Comfrey
Creeping Comfrey
The queen of mineralization. The purple flowers attract native and honeybees. Large leaves can be laid as mineral rich mulch in the garden. Will spread if disturbed. 1/2 and 1-gallon pot.
Creeping Comfrey
Creeping Comfrey
Creeping Comfrey
Just like purple comfrey, but with a "creeping" growth pattern that lends itself as a beneficial ground cover. 1/2 and 1-gallon pot.
Common Yarrow
Beneficial Kits
Beneficial Kits
The king of all IMP species! Tolerant of all soil types and moister levels. Prune early in the spring to control height and promote lusher growth. Will spread by rhizomes and seed.
Beneficial Kits
Beneficial Kits
Beneficial Kits
Our Beneficial Kits are a mix of a pest trap plant, pest predator host plant, pollinator plant and nitrogen fixer. They are designed to be planted in the center of perennial gardens or at the end-caps of raised beds. 1-gallon pot.