I walked the Bluff Trail at Montana de Oro State Park, about five miles south of Morro Bay, today and found Nuttall's Milk Vetch along th...Read Moree cliffs south of Coralina Cove. It's listed on the MdO State Park online plant list so the range is greater than listed here. It looks just like sandie...'s photo from San Diego. I hope to grow it from seed as a groundcover in my Mediterranean native garden. My one concern: is it poisonous to cats or dogs?
A good, fairly rapid groundcover in coastal Southern California. Looks better with occasional water, and may bloom almost year-round. One...Read More of the nicer astragalus. Plant can look a little straggly during the driest, warmest part of the year, so best used in a less formal location.
One nursery stated that it should probably be considered poisonous, though it doesn't seem to have done anything to my gophers. Darn.
I walked the Bluff Trail at Montana de Oro State Park, about five miles south of Morro Bay, today and found Nuttall's Milk Vetch along th...Read More
A good, fairly rapid groundcover in coastal Southern California. Looks better with occasional water, and may bloom almost year-round. One...Read More
Poisonous and addictive to horses.
Native to coastal California from Santa Barbara county to Mendocino county. Occurs in Coastal Strand plant community.