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As fall unfurls, so do the season’s plant sales. Our list continues online at latimes.com/home. Contact us there to let us know about any we’ve overlooked.

Oct. 20 36th Friends of UC Riverside Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale

Large selection of Californiafriendly perennials, shrubs, bulbs and wildflower seeds, plus demonstrations by UC master gardeners and other volunteers. Local vendors will also sell garden supplies. Members get early admission 8 to 10 a.m. General admission 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free parking in Lot 13; shuttles available between Lot 13 and gardens. 900 University Ave., Riverside. gardens.ucr.edu

Oct. 20-22 San Diego Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale

California natives, cactuses, succulents, fruit trees, bromeliads, subtropicals and house plants on sale. Many plants were propagated at the San Diego Botanic Garden. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20-21, and 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 22, when all remaining plants are half-price. Free with $18 ($12 seniors/active military) admission fee to garden on Oct. 20, or $5 admission fee to the garden on Oct. 21-22. sdbgarden.org

Oct. 25-27 Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants Annual Fall Sale

Billed as the region’s largest selection of California flora, the foundation’s sale includes locally sourced plants for local gardens, easy-to-grow native plants for beginners, a special crop of unique and rare plants, plus native bulbs and seed. Members get 15% off plants and more, non-members, 10% 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. theodorepayne.org

Oct. 26-28 Huntington Library Fall Plant Sale

This sale features manzanita, salvia, buckwheat, ceanothus, desert mallow, herbs, cactuses and succulents, bulbs, water-wise Southwestern gems such as Texas ranger, tecoma, and chocolate daisy; plus Australian natives ideal for our local climate, including grevillea and callistemon. Check out the fire-wise grasses, shrubs and ground covers. Free with $25 admission fee to the grounds on Oct. 26, $29 admission fee on Oct. 27 and 28. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every each day, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. huntington.org