5 CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS THAT YOU CAN EAT

Having a California native garden is beneficial to the environment while having an edible garden allows you to eat from your very own backyard. In fact you can do both by using edible California native plants. You get the beauty of the colorful, low water requiring natives and the benefit of having a smaller grocery bill. Below are 5 edible California native plants that would be prefect in your edible garden.

Frageria vesca - Woodland Strawberry
Edible strawberries

Rhus integrifolia - Lemonade Berry
The berries can be used in lemonade

Rubus ursinus - Blackberry
Edible blackberries

Satureja douglasii - Yerba Buena
The leaves taste like spearmint and can be used in tea

Vitis californica 'Rogers Red' - California Wild Grape
Edible grapes