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New plant alert!

Available now at Western Star Nurseries, Rudbeckia 'Glitters Like Gold' is a daisy-like flowering shrub that is both drought tolerant and a repeat bloomer throughout the summer months.

Learn more about this variety here:

Rudbeckia 'Glitters Like Gold' Rudbeckia 'Glitters Like Gold' is an herbaceous perennial recognized for its showy, daisy-like blooms. With a late summer blooming period,

Botanical Name: Monarda didyma 'Pocahontas Purple Rose'

Common Name: Pocahontas Purple Rose Bee Balm

Average Landscape Size: 14" x 16"

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Purple

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Perennial Shrub

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Color, Good For Mass Plantings, Local Pollinator

For Arbor Day, Western Star was proud to donate a total of 12 trees to The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District and the 3 private schools in Livermore to enable Arbor Day tree plantings with students. Through these plantings, we hope to educate and instill passion for all things living and the natural resources of our planet in future generations.

Western Star Nurseries is also proud to continue the tradition of donating a tree to The City of Livermore for planting in the Springtown Open Space. These trees have been planted at this space since 2021 and it is always a pleasure to return each year and watch these trees grow.

Botanical Name: Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
Common Name: Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Read more about this variety and where to plant: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/leymus-condensatus-canyon-prince/

Average Landscape Size: 2-5' x 2-5'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Wheat

Foliage Color: Blue-green

Forms: Grass Shrub

Sizes: 5 Gallon

Special Features: Drought Tolerant, Good For Mass Plantings, Ornamental Plant, Tolerates Light Frost

Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' This delicate, evergreen grass is known as Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'. Commonly known as Canyon Prince Wild Rye, this variety reaches

Botanical Name: Pandorea jasminoides 'Rosea'
Common Name: Pink Bower Vine

To learn all about this plant, read more here:
https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/pandorea-jasminoides-rosea

Average Landscape Size: 20-30'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Pink

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Vine

Sizes: 5 Gallon

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Color, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Light Frost, Year-round Interest

Pandorea jasminoides 'Rosea' This vine native to Australian is called Pandorea jasminoides 'Rosea'. A quick climbing evergreen vine that can spread as high as 20-30' tall

Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Common Name: Zebrinus Japanese Silver Grass

Read more about care instructions and landscape design ideas here: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/miscanthus-sinensis-zebrinus

Average Landscape Size: 6-7' x 5-10'

Plant Type: Deciduous

Bloom Color: Pink

Foliage Color: Green and yellow variegated

Forms: Shrub

Sizes: 1 gallon



Special Features: Good For Mass Plantings, Ornamental Plant, Showy Spring Flowers

Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Common Name: Zebrinus Japanese Silver Grass

Read more: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/miscanthus-sinensis-zebrinus

Average Landscape Size: 6-7' x 5-10'
Bloom Color: Pink

Foliage Color: Green and yellow variegated

Forms: Shrub

Sizes: 1 gallon

Special Features: Good For Mass Plantings, Ornamental Plant, Showy Spring Flowers

Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Common Name: Morning Light Japanese Silver Grass

Read more about this plant: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/miscanthus-sinensis-morning-light

Average Landscape Size: 4-5' x 4-5'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Red-brown

Foliage Color: Variegated green

Forms: Shrubs

Sizes: 1 & 5 gallon

Special Features: Good For Mass Plantings, Low Maintenance, Ornamental Plant, Showy Spring Flowers

Botanical Name: Deschampsia cespitosa
Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass

Read more about this variety: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/deschampsia-cespitosa/

Average Landscape Size: 2-3' x 1-2'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Golds, purples, greens and silvers

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Shrub

Sizes: 1 gallon

Special Features: Good For Mass Plantings, Shade Tolerant, Showy Spring Flowers

Botanical Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Common Name: Tulip Tree

Read more about this variety: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/liriodendron-tulipifera/

Average Landscape Size: 70-90' x 21-27'

Plant Type: Deciduous

Bloom Color: Yellow and orange

Berry Color: Brown

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Tree

Sizes: 15 gallon & 24" box

Special Features: Attracts Birds, Dramatic Color, Ornamental Plant, Seasonal Color Change to Foliage, Showy Spring Flowers

Botanical Name: Gambelia speciosa
Common Name: Island Snapdragon

For more details: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/gambelia-speciosa/

Average Landscape Size: 1-3' X 10'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Red

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Arching Shrub

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Color, Easy Pruning, Local Pollinator, Showy Spring Flowers, Year-round Interest

Botanical Name: Aesculus californica
Common Name: California Buckeye

Read more about this plant: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/aesculus-californica/

Average Landscape Size: 12-25' x 40'

Plant Type: Deciduous

Bloom Color: White

Berry Color: Cream

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Forms: Multi-trunk tree

Sizes: 15 gallon

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, California Native Plant, Deer Deterrent, Drought Tolerant, Showy Spring Flowers, Waterwise

#2024

Western Star Nuseries will be closed for the Holiday Season from December 26th-January 1st, opening with normal business hours Tuesday, January 2nd.

Wishing you a happy Holiday Season.

From all of us at Western Star Nurseries, we wish you a Merry Christmas & a happy Holiday Season.

Botanical Name: Koelreuteria paniculata
Common Name: Golden Rain Tree

Read a complete profile on this variety: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/koelreuteria-paniculata/

Average Landscape Size: 35-40' x 25-40'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Yellow

Berry Color: Yellow-brown

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Tree

Sizes: 15 gallon & 24" box tree

Special Features: Attracts Birds, Ornamental Plant, Shade Tolerant, Showy Spring Flowers

HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS

Thursday December 21st - Galt Nursery will close at 11: 00 am for an employee celebration,
Friday December 22nd - Galt & Sunol Nurseries will close at 12:00pm
and,
Western Star Nurseries will be closed
Monday, December 25th- Friday December 29th,
opening as normal on Tuesday January 2nd at 7:00 am.

We are still taking delivery orders for the remainder of the year, contact us today to secure your spot.

Botanical Name: Sequoia sempervirens 'Aptos Blue'
Common Name: Coast Redwood

Average Landscape Size: 50-70' x 15-40'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Foliage Color: Blue green

Forms: Tree

Sizes: 15 gallon & 24" box

Special Features: Attracts Birds, California Native Plant, Easy Pruning, Low Maintenance, Year-round Interest

Read more about this plant : https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/sequoia-sempervirens-aptos-blue/

Botanical Name: Aptenia cordifolia
Common Name: Baby Sun Rose

Average Landscape Size: 6-12” x 24-36”

Plant Type: Deciduous

Bloom Color: Magenta

Foliage Color: Variegated green

Forms: Bush

Sizes: 1 gallon

Special Features: Drought Tolerant, Easy Pruning, Good For Erosion Control, Good For Mass Plantings, Low Maintenance, Waterwise

Learn more about this variety: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/aptenia-cordifolia/

Nursery Tour

Agapanthus Blue 5G
Agapanthus Petter Pan 5 G
Buxus Winter Gem 5G
Festuca mairei 5G
Grevillea Noelli 5G
Lantana confetti 5G
Lantana Purple 5G
Lantana White 5G
Lavandula Otto Quast 5G
Lavandula Twickle Purple 5 G
Nerium Petite Red 5G
Punica granatum Nana 5G
Salvia Greggii Purple 5G
Viburnum Spring Boquet 5G
Westringia Morning Light 5G
White & Pink Muhlenbergia capillaris 5G

Sunol Nursery Tour November 2023

Anigozanthus Orange Cross
Arcto Howard Mcminn
Buxus Green Beauty
Cistus Hybridus
Coleonema Sunset Gold
Coprosma Evening Glow
Dodonea v purpurea
Grevillea canberra Gem
Hydrangea Snow Queen
Juniper Sea Green
Laurus Saratoga
Nerium Petite Pink
Olea Arizona
Prunus Carolina compacta
Prunus Caroliana Compacta
Rhaph Pinkie
Teucrium f. Azureum
Thuja Emerald Green

Botanical Name: Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst'
Common Name: Barbara Karst Bougainvillea

Read about this plant and its care instructions here: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/bougainvillea-barbara-karst/

Average Landscape Size: 20-30'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: White

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Vine, Espalier or Shrub

Sizes: 5 Gallon

Special Features: Drought Tolerant, Easy Pruning, Low Maintenance, Showy Spring Flowers, Tolerates Light Frost, Topiary, Waterwise, Year-round Interest

Botanical Name: Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Common Name: Himalayan Birch

Read more about this plant: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/betula-utilis-var-jacquemontii

Average Landscape Size: 50-60' x 30'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Tree

Sizes: 15 & 25 gallon, 24" box

Special Features: Attracts Birds, Dramatic Color, Easy Pruning, Ornamental Plant, Seasonal Color Change to Foliage

Botanical Name: Agastache 'Blue Boa'
Common Name: Blue Boa Agastache

Read more about this variety here: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/agastache-blue-boa

Average Landscape Size: 2' x 2-2.5'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Blue-purple

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Herbaceous perennial

Sizes: 1 gallon

Special Features: Attracts Hummingbirds, Drought Tolerant, Ornamental Plant, Showy Spring Flowers, Waterwise

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Botanical Name: Echeveria elegans
Common Name: Mexican Snowball

Read more about this plant here: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/echeveria-elegans/

Average Landscape Size: 8-12" x 8-12"

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Pink

Foliage Color: Blue-green

Forms: Succulent shrub

Sizes: 1 gallon

Special Features: Drought Tolerant, Easy Pruning, Good For Mass Plantings, Low Maintenance, Non Fruiting, Waterwise, Year-round Interest

Botanical Name: Dianella Tasmanica 'Tas Red'
Common Name: Tasmanian Flax Lily

Read all about this plant: https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/dianella-tasmanica-tas-red/

Average Landscape Size: 1-2' x 2-3'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Blue

Berry Color: Blue

Foliage Color: Green and red

Forms: Shrub

Sizes: 1 & 5 gallon

Special Features: Easy Pruning, Good For Container Or Ground Planting, Good For Mass Plantings, Low Maintenance, Ornamental Plant, Shade Tolerant

Botanical Name: Echium fastuosum
Common Name: Pride of Madeira

Learn more about this variety : https://westernstarnurseries.com/plants/echium-fastuosum/

Average Landscape Size: 4-6' x 4-6'

Plant Type: Evergreen

Bloom Color: Purple

Foliage Color: Green

Forms: Shrub

Sizes: 5 gallon

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Color, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Ornamental Plant, Tolerates Light Frost