Plants in California

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.