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More information »	Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue' blue fescue This hybrid of Idaho Fescue found in the native section of the Berkeley Botanical Gardens grows 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, flowers add another 1&1/2 feet. Sun or part shade, average to low water, can be cut back or raked in spring. A good accent plant. Hardy to 0°F.
More information »	Festuca californica california fescue Evergreen bunch grass forming fountain like clumps 2 feet tall, 3 feet wide. Blue green foliage with showy flower stalks rising above another 2 to 3 feet. California fescue makes a good ground cover for slopes in sun or part shade, good under native oaks and as erosion control. Quite drought tolerant and deer resistant. Bay Area native.
More information »	Festuca eskia dwarf fescue A dwarf bunch grass, this fescue grows less than 6 inches high, slowly spreading. Delicate inflorescence 6 to 12 inches above the plant. Full sun or light shade, moderate to low water. Good in containers, rock gardens. This is an introduction by the American Rock Garden Society.
More information »	Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Densely tufted, a bunch grass which grows 1 foot tall, 1 to 2 foot spread. Tolerates wind, drought and deer and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. May brown out in the summer in hot climates. Bay Area native.
More information »	Festuca idahoensis 'Tomales Bay' Idaho fescue This is a low growing blue gray selection of Idaho Fescue. Densely tufted, a bunch grass which grows 1 foot tall, 1 to 2 foot spread. Tolerates wind, drought and deer and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. Holds up better in the summer than other Idaho Fescues. Cut back early spring. Bay Area native.
More information »	Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' Patrick's Point red fescue This native bunchgrass is both a clumper and runner - if not mowed it develops a soft spiky appearance 6 to 12 inches round. This blue gray selection comes from the Humboldt County coast. A good grass for sun or part shade, drought tolerant, it holds up well in gardens.
More information »	Festuca rubra molate red fescue This native bunchgrass is both a clumper and runner - if not mowed it develops a hummock like appearance. A good lawn or meadow grass for sun or part shade, drought tolerant once established. Bay Area native.
More information »	Fragaria chiloensis beach strawberry This native strawberry forms a dense green mat 4 inches high spreading by runners and rooting as it goes. White flowers in spring followed by small but edible berries. Quite drought tolerant near the coast where it grows in sand dunes. It does well inland with occasional watering. Bay Area native.
More information »	Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry This is the woodland version of the native strawberry. As the beach strawberry gets shaded out this one takes over, a vigorous evergreen ground cover rooting as it goes. Simple white rose shaped flowers followed by edible berries. Grows under eucalyptus. Bay Area native.
More information »	Fuchsia procumbens creeping fuchsia Very low growing fuchsia that will trail over walls and works well in containers. Lush, light green, mat forming foliage with unusual looking small pale orange flowers followed by showy bright red berries. Part shade with average to low water. Native to New Zealand, quite deer resistant.
More information »	Fuchsia x thymifolia fuchsia This hybrid between F. thymifolia and F. microphylla is evergreen to 25°F, 3 to 4 feet round. Tiny red flowers almost year round, it grows best in filtered shade and can even be grown indoors in a cool spot. One of the most resistant to the fuchsia gall mite and the most attractive to hummingbirds, good in containers. Hardy to 20°F.