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Good choice for quick shade near coast especially where fog is present and consistent

Plant Characteristics Family Name Pinaceae Species Name Pinus coulteri Common Name Coulter Pine

Plant Characteristics Family Name Malvaceae Species Name Malva 'Purisima' Common Name Purisima Island Mallow Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

It's leaves turn purple as they age and it produces 5-6 foot tall seed heads

Lush and leafy in spring and summer with large clover-like leaves that carpet the ground

The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly membership Good choice for quick shadeLearn the story of a magnificent butterfly, the perils it faces and what we can do to help. Every fall, spectacular orange and black clouds of monarch butterflies fill the skies as they migrate from across North America to Central Mexico. West Coast populations make a similar though much shorter trip to coastal California. The National Wildlife Federation calls the monarch migration one of the greatest natural phenomena in the insect world. Not long