Lycium californicum, California Box Thorn fall Family Name Fabaceae Species Name

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

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

Lilac Verbena

White flowers bloom winter through fall

Lycium californicum, California Box Thorn fall Family Name Fabaceae Species NameCalifornia 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