The prevailing zeitgeist got you down? Resist with Flower Power! Surrounding our homes with Nature’s ingenuity can transport our troubled minds to a completely beatific and wholesome place. Plant now and be rewarded as your plants establish with ease, grow, and flower precociously, and bring surprising pollinators (and peace and calm) to your own personal realm.
In the spirit of resistance, we have opened our online store! The Winter 2025 Native Plant Sale will continue to be open for business through 2 PM on March 27. The rainy, cool season in California is when native vegetation regenerates. Native plants that go dormant in the dry season tend to re-emerge from their rootstocks or push new growth in what we think of as winter. This time of year is friendly to germination and young plants. Take advantage and plant now to bring more success in your native garden.
Photo taken February 2, 2025, by MaryAnn McCrary.
Natives such as members of the stonecrop family (we offer three species in our store), freshen up when the rains arrive and, by February, they are developing flower stalks that will bloom in April. Native iris also stay green over winter and are ready to bloom in April.
Lomatium species are another example of drought-dormant perennials that re-emerge from their rootstocks in late January. These plants complete their life cycle by late July, at which time they can be trimmed very short for fire safety for the remainder of summer, similar to a host of native bulbs.
We invite you to visit and browse our selection. We have plenty of beautiful natives that will attract interesting pollinators and birds to your yard, and this is a great time to plant! Here is the link to the store:
https://cnps-shasta.square.site
The “Shop All” button in the upper right corner of the home page, above the photo of the California rose, will take you to the plants.
Photo by MaryAnn McCrary.
Ordering details:
- Click on the above link to access the store.
- Read the home page and click on “Shop All” in upper right corner when you’re ready to start shopping.
- Click on the plant you want.
- Select a size option, if there is one, and make sure it says Shasta after the option you select, (e.g., 1 Gallon – Shasta).
- Select the quantity you would like.
- Click on the orange “Add to Cart” button.
- Repeat for additional plants.
- When you are done shopping, click the orange “Checkout” button.
- Note to members: Be sure to apply your Members’ Only Discount Code. (We cannot apply it for you later.)
- Fill in your contact information. Your phone number and email are vital in case there is a pickup or inventory problem. Click “Next.”
- In the pickup window, schedule your pickup day and make a note of it. Click “Next.”
- Fill in your payment information. Click “Next.”
- Confirm your order and click “Place Order.” Print out a copy of your order and take it with you to the pickup area.
If you hit a snag or want a stepwise description of the online ordering process, please see All About Ordering Online. Please be sure to check and double-check this document before contacting the Plant Propagation Team, as we are so busy at this time. However, if you simply can’t find an answer to a question, please email us at shastacnps@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Plant orders will be ready for you to pick up at Shasta College Horticulture area (Farm) in front of building 4500, between 8 AM and 4:30 PM, on the Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday following your purchase. Therefore, if you make your purchase between 2 PM Thursday and 2 PM Monday, we’ll have it ready for you to pick up on the following Tuesday, between the hours of 8 AM and 4:30 PM. If your purchase happens between 2 PM Monday and 2 PM Tuesday, it will be ready to pick up on the following Wednesday, between 8 and 4:30. And if your purchase occurs between 2 PM Tuesday and 2 PM Thursday, it will be ready to pick up on the following Friday.
Current Shasta Chapter CNPS members will have received a discount code for 10% off of plant sale purchases. Not a member? Membership has lapsed? Not a problem! Renew or join here: Become a Member! Make sure to accept emails from all CNPS sectors. Once you have joined or renewed, send us an email at the above address, using the subject line, I’m a member! May I have the discount code, please? We will respond within 24 hours.
Happy shopping! -The Propagation Team