Lycium californicum, California Box Thorn fall Blunt-spined prickly pear

Blunt-spined prickly pear

Lilac Verbena

Family Name Fabaceae Species Name Prosopis pubescens Common Name Screwbean Mesquite Native to California

California Wild Grape (Vitis californica)

Can be cut back in late summer or early fall to stimulate new growth

Lycium californicum, California Box Thorn fall Blunt-spined prickly pearCalifornia Boxthorn, California Desert Thorn A California native nightshade that can reach up to three feet tall and ten feet wide. It is native to the Southern California coast, from Channel Islands down to Baja California. This shrub has thorns. White flowers bloom in the spring through summer. The berries are edible and taste like tomatoes. It goes deciduous in the summer, if watered throughout the summer it will remain green and not loose its