Theodore Payne in His Own Words membership and coast to desert

and coast to desert

tropical look to flowers

Cold Hardy to 25 degrees F Distribution Selected for the garden Natural Habitat Slopes

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Theodore Payne in His Own Words membership and coast to desert"Be a good Californian; be loyal to your own state and keep your landscape Californian, by planting the trees, shrubs, and flowers of California." Theodore Payne This young Englishman, arriving in southern California in 1893 soon began his life's work; the seed and nursery business. Seeing that California's rich native flora was quickly disappearing, he was determined to stir a greater interest in the wild flowers. Payne grew colorful flower