 | Toyon. Vibrant Shrub with Star Quality Even if you think that you've never heard of the beautiful California native shrub Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), you have. Maybe you actually haven't heard the name Toyon, but you are very familiar with the industry named after it. The story goes that in the late 1800's H.J. Whitley named a new neighborhood he was building in the Los Angeles area from the nearby Holly Canyon, which was named for the Toyon plant and its holly-like winter berries. The new neighborhood's... - Toyon. |