Pop-Up Plant Sale:
Perennials, Trees, and Shrubs
June 14-23, 2024
Flowering perennials, shrubs, 30-foot-tall trees; this is the sale to find a huge variety of plants for your garden! This sale features a large selection of adaptable and fun plants grown here at the Garden, including specialty Pelargonium primarily from our South African Collection, seldom grown or sold in nurseries.
Summer planting works well across all of our Bay Area microclimates. Be sure to irrigate your plants through the summer, and they will happily settle in for winter and spring growth. Some of our favorites are featured below.
HOURS
Friday Evening Opening: June 14, 5:00–6:30 pm
Open to the public, come chat with the propagators and staff at this evening opening!
Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, June 15
Members only from 9:00–10:00 am
General Public: 10:00–4:30 pm
Sunday, June 15–Sunday, June 23
10:30 am–4:30 pm
- Members receive their regular 10% discount on plant purchases
- Bring a box to carry your purchases home.
- If you plan to only shop without a Garden visit, there is no reservation or admission fee required.
Download the plant list below.
Please note, plant availability is subject to change
Propagator Picks:
Mexican Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida var. urbiniana)
A rare tree from the mountains of eastern Mexico. It needs slightly acidic, evenly moist soil, with filtered sun. Bears unique, spectacular flowers, with white bracts fused to form cage-like shapes. Form is taller than wide. Protect from frost the first 3 years. Hardy to Bay Area low temperatures once established.
Cockspur Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli)
This stunning deciduous small tree from Brazil thrives in full sun. It produces bright red, unusual flowers, with the heaviest bloom in spring and successive bloom periods until. The bark develops beautiful deep furrowing with age. One of the hardiest coral trees, it is drought tolerant once established.
Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia arborescens)
The Tree Fuchsia is a rare, large evergreen shrub or small tree from the cloud forests of tropical Mexico and Guatemala. It produces bright pink flowers almost year around. The leaves are glossy and bright green, and the dark blue berries are edible. Although it can reach 10 to 15 feet high, it is happily kept smaller by pruning.
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum x inodorum)
Also known as Aaron’s Beard or Tutsan, this eye-catching gem merits a special place in your garden. With both golden-yellow flowers and shining red berries showing off against deep green leaves at the same time, St. John’s Wort is beautiful, easy, and tolerates many soils. Deer resistant and attracts butterflies and bees with its bright flowers – what more could you ask for!
Specialty Pelargonium Selection
You can’t find these in most nurseries! These Pelargoniums are primarily from our UCBG South African collection, and they are seldom grown or sold in nurseries. A breeze to grow here with sun and very well-draining soil, they’re also hardy in the coastal Bay Area, though they should be protected from unusual hard freezes. If you live away from the coast, they will thrive in large pots that can be moved into a protected area during severe cold weather.
Plectranthus ciliatus
A fast growing, spreading ground cover with dramatic, deeply veined, dark green leaves, contrasted with a maroon underside. In the late summer through fall, a profusion of 8” light pink flower stalks rise above the foliage. This makes a wonderful container plant, especially in hanging baskets.
Salvia puberula
This shrubby Salvia from the mountains of Mexico blooms from late summer until frost, bearing bright pink flowers on the top of long stems. Short soft hairs cover the stems and pea green leaves.