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South Bay Native Plants and Other S. CA Plants for Small Gardens & Small Spaces – Western L.A. County

I Scientific Name Common Name Size

Flower/ season

Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes

Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs

X Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat To 10 ft Pink-white/ all year

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2

X Ceanothus arboreus Catalina

Ceanothus <20 ft. t 8-10 ft w

Blue/Sp FS/PS Any well-drained

1 1, 3, 7, 9, 14, 19

X * Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud 6-20 ft tall 10-15 ft w

Magenta/ Sp

FS/PS Any incl clay

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 8,

10, 13, 14, 16,

19

Fall color (red,

orange); edible

fruit, flowers

X Cercocarpus alnifolius/

C. betuloides var. blancheae

Birchleaf Mountain

Mahogany 6-12 ft tall 4 ft. wide

Yellow-white/Sp

FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 7, 13 evergreen; upright form

Cercocarpus traskiae

Catalina Isl.

Mountain

Mahogony

7-24 ft tall Yellow-

white/Sp FS

Rocky

best 1 ?

X

Comarostaphylis

diversifolia ssp.

planifolia

Summer Holly < 18 ft tall White/Sp FS/PS Any well-

drained 1 10, 14, 16

X * Forestiera

neomexicana (pubescens) Desert Olive

8-15 ft t 8 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS Any well-drained

1-2 to 2 6, 8

Berries for

birds; gray-green foliage

X * Garrya veatchii Canyon Silk Tassel

Bush

6-15 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

Cream/ W-Sp

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2 1, 13 Evergreen; silvery

X Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon 6-10 ft +

4-6 ft w White/Su FS/PS/FSH

Any well-

drained 1-2

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

Berries toxic in

lg. amounts

X * Holodiscus discolor Creambush; Ocean

Spray 10-20 ft tall

White/Su-Fa FS/PS Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14 Fragrant at a distance

X Lavatera

assurgentiflora ssp.

glabrata & assurgentiflora

Island (Rose)

Mallow 8-12 ft tall

& wide

Magenta/

yr round FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 1, 2, 13

X

Lyonothamnus

floribundus ssp.

aspleniifolius & floribundus

Catalina Ironwood To 50 ft t

15-30 ft w

White-yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any well-

drained 1-2

1, 3, 7, 9, 13,

14 Evergreen

X * Prunus virginiana var.

demissa

Western

Chokecherry 6-25 ft tall 6-15 ft w

Cream/Sp FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 6, 13 fruits for jelly, bird habitat

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Flower/ season


X Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia & lyonii

Holly-leaf and

Catalina Island

Cherries

< 50 ft White/Su PS any 1-2 1, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19

X Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

Blue (Mexican)

Elderberry 8-25+ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-drained

1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12-14, 16, 19

Edible berries

Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)

X Arctostaphylos

catalinae Catalina Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 13, 14 Well-drained soil

X Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush To 8 ft Cream/F FS/PS any 1-2 1, 2, 3, 5, 10,

13, 14, 16, 18

X Baccharis plummerae

subsp. plummerae

Plummer's

Baccharis < 7 ft tall

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Winter flooding

?

X * Calycanthus occidentalis Western Spicebush 6-12 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Purple-bronze/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Pref.light deep rich

2-3 1, 13, 14 Spicy; wine-like fragrance

X * Carpenteria

californica Bush aneneme

6-8 ft tall

6-12 ft W

White-

Yellow/ Spr PS/FSH

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 7, 13, 14,

19

Showy, fragrant

flowers

* Ceanothus

integerrimus Deerbrush 3-6+ ft t White/Sp FS/PS Any 1 to 2 3, 13, 16

Drought decid; glossy leaves

X ** Ceanothus

thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’

‘Skylark’

Ceanothus 3-6 ft t Lt blue/Sp FS/PS

Any incl clay

2 1, 3, 6, 13

* Ceanothus

tomentosus var.

olivaceus

Wooly-leaf

Ceanothus 6-12 ft t 4-8 ft w

Blues/Sp FS Sandy or rocky

1-2 1, 13, 14 Upright; evergreen; heavy bloomer

X Cleome isomeris

(Isomeris arborea) Bladderpod 2-6+ ft

Yellow/ Sp +

FS Well-drained

1 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16

Unusual scent;

attractive branch

X Dendromecon harfordii Channel Island

Tree Poppy 8 ft tall 4 ft wide

Yellow/W-Sp FS Any well-drained

1-2 1, 9, 13, 14, 19

Showy; blue-green foliage

X Fremontodendron

californican X mexicanum Flannelbush

6-18 ft tall

4-12 wide

Yellow/

Sp-Su FS

Well-drained

essential 1 1, 3, 9, 13,

‘Ken Taylor’ smaller; can

espalier

X * Holodiscus discolor Creambush; Ocean

Spray 10-20 ft tall

White/ Su-Fa

FS/PS Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14 Fragrant at a distance

X * Philadelphus lewisii CA Mock Orange 4-10 ft tall & wide

White/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any, incl clays

2-3 1, 7, 13, 14, 19

Very fragrant

X Quercus dumosa var. elegantula

Coastal Sage

Scrub Oak 3-10 ft tall to 15 ft w

Yellow/Sp FS/PS Sandy best

1 to 1-2 7, 14 Evergreen

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Flower/ season


X * Rhamnus californica California

Coffeeberry

6-12 ft t & wide; short cultivars

Buff/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

'Eve Case', 'Mound San Bruno' smaller

X * Rhamnus crocea Redberry

Buckthorn 3-6 ft tall 6 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 20

Pretty fruits; birds

X * Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaf Redberry 12 ft tall 5-6 ft w

Yellow/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Any 1-2 to 2 1, 10, 12-14, 20, 21

Nice hedge plant’ holly-like leaves

X Ribes aureum var.

gracillimum Golden Currant To 10 ft

Yellow/ W-Sp

FS/PS/ FSH Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 12, 14 Any well-drained; Birds eat berries

X Salix exigua Narrow-leaf Willow 6-15 ft

12-15 ft.w. Yellow/Sp FS/PS any

1-2; winter flooding

1, 2, 3, 14 Spreading via

roots

X * Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 5-12 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Sp FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 8, 14, 16, 20

Fruit for birds; grey-green; evergreen

Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs

X * Abutilon palmeri Indian Mallow 2-6 ft tall & wide

Yellow to Or/Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 8, 13, 14

X * Acalypha californica California

Copperleaf 2-3 ft tall & wide

Red/Sp FS/PS Sandy/ rocky

1 to 1-2 1, 8, 13 Red foliage

X Adenostoma

fasciculatum Chamise

3-10 ft tall

3-6 ft wide White/Sp-Su FS any 1-2

1, 7, 10, 13,

14, 16, 18

X * Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo 6-12 ft

4-10 ft w.

Purple-brown/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3 1, 6, 13, 14

Can be weedy; cultivar: ‘Dark

Lance’

X Arctostaphylos

catalinae Catalina Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 13, 14 Well-drained soil

X * Arctostaphylos

edmundsii

Little Sur

Manzanita 2-5 ft tall

4-6 ft w Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

well-

drained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14 Cultivars:

‘Greensphere’

* Arctostaphylos

hookeri Hooker’s

Manzanita 2-5 ft tall

4-6 ft w Pink/W-Sp FS

well-

drained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 13

Cultivars ‘Sunset’, ‘Wayside’, ‘Ken Taylor’

X Artemisia californica Coastal Sagebrush 3-6 ft tall

Gold/Su FS

Well-

drained 1

1, 7-10, 12,

13, 14, 16, 18 'Canyon Gray'

X Astragalus trichopodus

ssp. lonchus Rattlepod 2-3 ft White/Sp FS any 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 13

X Baccharis emoryi Emory Baccharis 6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any

1 to 1-2

Winter flooding

1, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16

Salt tolerant

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Flower/ season


X ** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point Dwarf’

Dwarf Pigeon Point

Coyote Bush 6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Winter flooding

1, 6, 13

X * Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14

X Brickellia californica California

Bricklebush < 4 ft tall to 4 ft w

Buff/Su-F FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 12, 16

Fragrant flowers

* Brickellia nevinii Nevin’s

Brickelbush 1-2 ft tall Buff/F FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 12 Silvery foliage

X

Camissonia

cheiranthifolia spp.

suffruticosa

Beach Primrose

(Suncup) < 3 ft tall 2-5 ft wide

Yellow/W-F FS/PS Sandy best

1-2 to 2 1, 10, 13, 14, 16

Best near beach

X Coreopsis gigantea Giant Coreopsis 3-5+ ft Yellow/Sp FS/PS

Fertile, well-drained

1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16,

Unusual

X Constancea

(Eriophyllum) nevinii Catalina Silverlace


Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any well-drained

1 to 2-3 1, 6, 7, 13, 14 ‘Silver Canyon’

Croton californicus var.

californicus California Croton

1-5 ft tall 2-5 ft w

Cream/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 10, 16, 20 (?var)

Unusual flowers,

seedpods

Croton californicus var.

tenius California Croton 1-5 ft Cream/Sp-F FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 1, 10

Unusual

flowers, seedpods

X Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy 4-8 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16

X Diplacus aurantiacus

ssp. aurantiacus

Bush

Monkeyflower 2-3 ft

Orange/ W-Sp

FS/PS Sandy 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16,

X Encelia californica CA Bush Sunflower 2-5 ft Yellow/ W-Sp


1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Good winter color

X

Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria

californica)

CA Fuschia 1-3 ft Orange/F FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19

Tolerates winter flooding

X Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather 1-4 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Su-F

FS

Any; sandy

best 1 to 1-2 1, 6, 10, 16

Good for seaside

X * Ericameria nauseosa Rabbitbush 2-5 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Su-F FS any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 13, 16 Insect-eaters

Ericameria palmeri var.

pachylepis

Palmer's

Goldenbush 1-3 ft tall 2-5 ft wide

Yellow/Su-F FS 1 to 1-2 10, 16

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Flower/ season


X * Eriodictyon

trichocalyx

Southern Yerba

Santa 4-6 ft Lilac/Su FS

Light-sandy best

1 to 1-2 10, 16 Aromatic leaves

X Eriogonum cinereum Ashy-leaf

Buckwheat 2-5 ft

Pink-wht/ Sp-F


1 to 2-3 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16

Gray foliage

X * Eriogonum crocatum Conejo Buckwheat 1 ft tall 1-3 ft wide

Yellow/Sp-Su

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 14, 19

X Eriogonum elongatum

var. elongatum Wand Buckwheat


Pink/Su-F FS Any well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 8, 12

X Eriogonum fasciculatum California

Buckwheat 1-3 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

Pink/Sp-F FS/PS Any well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19

'Dana Point' tight, compact; ‘Bruce Dickinson’ - prostrate

X

Eriogonum giganteum

vars. formosum,

giganteum

St. Catherine’s

Lace 3-6 ft

Pink-white/ Su


1 to 1-2 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 19

Don’t plant near native buckwheats

X Eriogonum parvifolium Coastal Buckwheat 2-4 ft Pink-creme/ Su +

FS/PS/ FSH

Any well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16

X Eriogonum gracile var.

gracile Slender Buckwheat 1-3 ft tall Pink/Su-F FS any 1-2 10, 16 (?var) unusual

* Eriophyllum

staechadifolium var.

depressum

Seaside Wooly

Sunflower 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Yellow/Su-F FS Any well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 10, 16

Tolerates

seaside conditions

X Euphorbia misera California Spurge 3-4 ft tall & wide

White-red/Sp

FS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13 Tolerates seaside

conditions

X Gambelia (Galvezia)

speciosa

Catalina

Snapdragon 2-4 ft tall Red/Sp + FS/PS

Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14

X Grindelia camporum

var. bracteosa Bracted Gumplant


Yellow/Su Fs Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Tolerates salty, alkali soils

X Hazardia squarrosa Sawtooth

Goldenbush 1-3 ft Yellow/Su-F FS

Any well-


X Isocoma menziesii var.

menziesii Coast Goldenbush

1-3 ft tall and wide

Yellow/ Su-F

FS Any 1-2 1, 14 Tolerates seaside conditions

X * Justicia californica Chuparosa 4-6 ft tall to 12 ft w

Red/Sp-F FS/PS Sandy best

1 to 1-2 1, 7, 8, 14

X Lepechinia fragrans Fragrant Pitcher

Sage 3-6 ft tall & wide

Lavender/Sp FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14

‘El Tigre’

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Flower/ season


X Lepidospartum

squamatum

Scale Broom; CA

Broomsage 4-6 ft tall and wide

Buff/ Su-F FS Sandy best

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 13, 16

Aromatic; butterfly plant

* Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 4-6 ft tall to 10 ft w

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 to 3 7, 18 Mulch soil

X Lotus scoparius var.

scoparius

Deer Vetch/ Deer

Broom 3-5 ft

Yellow-red/

Sp-Su FS

Any well-

drained 1 to 1-2

1, 2, 3, 10, 13,

14, 16, 18

X Lupinus albifrons var.

albifrons Silver Bush Lupine

3-4 ft tall & wide

Purple/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19 ? var

X Lupinus chamissonis Dune Lupine 3-4 ft tall

4-6 ft wide Purple/W-Sp FS

Sandy

best 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 10, 14

Tolerates

seaside conditions

X Lupinus longifolius Long-leaf Bush

Lupine To 5 ft tall & wide

Purple/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 3, 10, 12, 13, 16

X Malacothamnus

clementinus

San Clemente Is.

Bush Mallow 2-4 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Light pink/ Sp

FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 13

X * Perityle incana Guadalupe Island

Rock Daisy 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS coast

PS

Well-drained 1-2

1, 7, 13, 14, 19

Evergreen with silvery foliage

X Pluchea odorata ssp.

odorata

Sweetscent;

Saltmarsh

Fleabane

1-3 ft tall & wide

Lavender/ Su-F

FS Sandy incl. Alk

2-3 6, 10, 16 Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X Rhus trilobata Basket Bush; Sour

Berry; Skunkbrush 2-6 ft

Yellow-

green/Sp PS any 1-2

10, 13, 14, 16,

19

X Ribes californicum var.

hesperium Hillside Gooseberry To 3 ft

Red-white/ W-Sp

PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 13 (var. californicum)

Birds eat berries

X Ribes indecorum White Currant To 6 ft White/W-Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 12, 14 Birds eat berries

X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 3, 13, 14, 19 Birds eat berries

X Ribes speciosum Fuschia-flowered

Gooseberry 3-6+ ft tall and wide

dark pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3; 3 in sun

1, 3, 10, 12-14, 19

X * Ribes sanguineum

var. glutinosum

Red-flowering

Currant 4-10 ft Pink/Sp PS/FSH

Well-

drained 2-3

3, 5, 13, 14,

19

X Rosa californica California Wild

Rose 3-4 ft tall 3-10 ft w

Pink/ Sp-Su

FS/PS/FSH any 1-2;

3 (sun) 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16

Tolerates seasonal flooding

X Salvia apiana White Sage 3-5 ft White/ Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

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Flower/ season


X * Salvia brandegeei Santa Rosa Island

Sage

To 3-4 ft; often sprawling

Pale lavender/ Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1 1, 6, 8, 14, 19 Dark-green foliage

X * Salvia clevelandii Fragrant

(Chaparral) Sage 2-5 ft

Purple/lav. Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Cultivars: ‘Betsy Clebsch’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Winifred Gilman’,

X Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage 3- 5 ft Lavender/Sp FS/PS Well-

drained 1-2

1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14,

16,18, 19

Nice scent

X * Salvia munzii San Diego Sage 2-3 ft tall 3-4 ft w

Blue/Su FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17

Fragrant like Black Sage;

‘Baja Blue’, ‘Emerald Cascade’

X Senecio flaccidus var.

douglasii Butterweed 2-3 ft

Yellow/ Su-F

FS any 1 13, 14

Symphoricarpos albus

var. laevigatus

Common

Snowberry 3-5 ft, spreading

White/Sp PS Clays,

loams 2-3 7, 9, 13, 19

Fruit may be toxic to humans

X Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry 2-4 ft tall &

wide Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH any 2-3 to 3 13, 14 mulch

X Trichostema lanatum Wooly Bluecurls 2-4 ft Purple/ W-Sp

FS/PS Well-drained

1 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19

difficult

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle

3-6 ft tall spreading

Pink/Sp-F PS Rich soils ok

2-3 1, 10, 13, 16 Serious allergy on contact

X * Verbena lilacina Cedros Island

Verbena 2-4 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Lilac/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14

Lovely year-round; showy

flowers

X * Viguiera laciniata San Diego

Sunflower 1-2 ft tall 1-3 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS any 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

Perennial Vines

X Calystegia macrostegia California Morning

Glory To 30+ ft White/Sp-F

PS FS coastal

Well-drained

2-3 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

Invasive; can

look weedy; ‘Anacapa Pink’; ‘Candycane’

X * Clematis lasiantha Chaparral Clematis 8-20 ft vine

White/Sp-Su; sep. m/f

plants

FS (top) PS (roots)

any 1-2 to 2 1, 6, 8, 13

Winter decid.;

tolerates flooding

X Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin’s Bower To 15 ft White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19

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Flower/ season


Cucurbita foetidissima Stinking Gourd;

Calabazilla To 20 ft Yellow/Su FS/PS

Sandy best

1-2 2, 13 Seeds edible; bad odor when fruits are young

X Keckiella cordifolia Climbing

Penstemon 3-4 ft

Red-Or/ Sp-Su

PS/PS/ FSH

any 1-2 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14

X Lathyrus vestitus Wild Sweetpea;

Canyon Pea 3-9 ft

Purple-white/ Sp

PS/FSH any 1-2 1, 8, 13 Good under trees; drought deciduous

X Lonicera hispidula var.

vacillans

Western

Honeysuckle 5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 2-3

1, 5, 13, 14,

19

Tolerates

seasonal flooding

X * Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 3-5 ft Yellow/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 7, 13, 19

X

Lonicera subspicata

var. denudate &

subspicata

Santa Barbara &

Southern

Honeysuckles

3-8 ft Cream/ Sp-Su

PS/PS/ FSH

any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14

Edible fruit

Marah macrocarpus Wild Cucumber/

Manroot 20+ ft

White/

W-Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 1

Dies back in

summer

X ** Vitis californica

‘Roger’s Red’

‘Roger’s Red’

California Grape > 20 ft White/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13

X Vitis girdiana Desert Grape > 25 ft White/Su PS any 2-3 2, 3, 10, 13, 20

Perennial Groundcover Plants

Abronia maritima Red Sand Verbena to 6 ft Magenta/ Su-F

FS Sand 1-2 to 2 10, 13, 16 Adjacent to beach only

X Achillea millefolia Yarrow 1-2 ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 most Alkali soils fine

X * Adenostema

fasciculatum var.

prostratum

Prostrate Chamise < 2 ft 3-4 ft wide

Cream/Su FS Any incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 13, 14 ‘Nicolas’

Ambrosia chamissonis

ssp. bipinnatasecta Silver Beach Burr To 5 ft Buff/Su-F FS Sand 1-2 to 2 2, 10, 16

Sand dune plant Salt tolerant

* Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Parvifolia’

Little Sur

Manzanita 1-3 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

Pink/Sp PS best Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, Red berries in summer

* Arctostaphylos

edmundsii (incl. ‘Parvifolia’ & ‘Little Sur’)

Little Sur

Manzanita

1-3 ft tall

6-20 ft wide

Pink/W-Sp PS best Any incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 16

Red berries in summer

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Flower/ season


** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Bert

Johnson’

Bert Johnson

Manzanita < 1 ft tall 6 ft wide

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 19 Better further inland

** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Big Sur’ Big Sur Manzanita

< 4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

White/W-Sp FS/PS Any; sandy ok

1-2 to 2-3 19, Open growth

** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’

Carmel Sur

Manzanita 1 ft tall

to 20 ft w Pink/Sp FS/PS

Any incl.

clays 1-2 to 2-3 3, 6, 13, 19

Good for Coastal areas; fast growth

** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Danville’ Danville Manzanita

1-2 ft tall

4-6 ft wide Pink/W FS/PS

Any incl.

clays 1-2 to 2-3 6,

** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’

Sandsprite

Manzanita Pink/W FS/PS

Any incl.

clays 1-2 to 2-3 8, 13

** Arctostaphylos

hookeri ‘Monterey

Carpet’

Monterey Carpet

Manzanita 1 ft high 5+ ft wide

White/Sp PS Sandy best

1-2 1, 3, 6, 13

* Arctostaphylos pumila Dune Manzanita 2-4 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

White/ Sp FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 8 Monterey Bay dunes plant

* Arctostaphylos uva-

ursi

Bearberry;

Kinnickinnick 1 ft tall spreading

Pink/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 1,

** Arctostaphylos uva-

ursi ‘Pacific Mist’

Pacific Mist

Manzanita 1 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

White/Sp FS/PS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13

Best along

coast; needs pruning


ursi ‘Point Reyes’

Point Reyes

Manzanita <1 ft tall to 10 ft

Pink/Sp PS Well-drained

2-3 1, 3, 8, 13, 16, 19


ursi ‘Radiant’ Radiant Manzanita

<1 ft tall 8-10 ft w

Pink/W-Sp PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13, 19

** Arctostaphylos

’Emerald Carpet’

Emerald Carpet

Manzanita < 1 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

White/W-Sp FS/PS Rich, sl. acid

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13 A. uva-ursi X A. nummularia hybrid

** Arctostaphylos

‘Wood’s Compact’

Wood’s Compact

Manzanita < 1 ft tall to 6 ft w.

Pink/Sp PS Needs rich soil

1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi X A. nummularia

** Arctostaphylos ‘John

Dourley’

John Dourly

Manzanita 2-3 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Pink/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 19

X Argentina/Potentilla

anserina Pacific Cinquefoil

1 ft tall 2-3 ft w

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Sandy 2 to 3 13 (? ssp) Seaside plant; can be weedy

** Artemesia californica

‘Canyon Gray’

Canyon Gray

Sagebrush 1-2 ft tall 8-10 ft w.

Green-gold/ Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 19

10


Flower/ season


** Artemisia californica

‘Montara’

Montara

Sagebrush 2-3 ft tall 3-4 ft wide

Green-gold/ Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 6, 8, 13, 16, 19

X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall

& wide Cream/Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 5, 10, 12,

14, 16, 18


X Artemisia dracunculus California

Tarragon; 1-3 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

White/F FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 10, 16

X **Artemisia

pycnocephala ‘David’s

Choice’)

Beach Sagewort /

Sandhill Sage 1-2 ft. tall 2-4 ft wide

Yellow/Su FS/PS Sandy best

1-2 1, 3, 5, 7, 8,

9, 10, 13, 14,

18

‘

X ** Aster chilensis ‘Point

St. George’

Point St. George

Coast Aster 1-3 ft tall

spreading Lavender/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 1, 8, 11, 13

Good habitat

plant

Atriplex californica CA Saltbush 1 ft t; spreading

Yellow/Sp-F FS sandy 1-2 to 2 1, 6, 20 Tol. seaside conditions

Atriplex leucophylla Beach Saltbush 1 ft tall

3-7 ft w. Green/Su FS

Sandy

best 1-2 to 2 10, 16

Tol. seaside

conditions

Baccharis douglasii Marsh Baccharis < 3 ft White/Su-F FS/PS Any incl. clays

2-3 1, 13

** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point’

Pigeon Point Dwarf

Coyote Bush 2 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

White-gold/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 16

Light green leaves; good for

coastal region

** Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks 2’

Twin Peaks Dwarf

Coyote Bush 1-3 ft tall to 10 ft w

White/F FS/PS Any incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 13 Small dark leaves; can shear to size

** Baccharis ‘Centennial’ Centennial

Baccharis 2-3 ft tall 5-6 ft wide

White/F Female - seeds

FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 8,

Baccharis pilularis X B. sarathroides hybrid

** Baccharis ‘Starn’ Starn Baccharis 2-3 ft tall

5-6 ft wide

Yellow/F

male FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 8

Baccharis pilularis X B.

sarathroides hybrid

* Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium var. repens

Creeping Oregon

Grape 1 ft tall

< 6 ft wide Yellow/Sp PS/FSH

Any;

acidic 1-2 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14

Good habitat;

edible berries

** Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium ‘Compacta’

‘Compacta’ Oregon

Grape 2-4 ft tall

2-4 ft wide Yellow/Sp PS/FSH

Any;

acidic 1-2 to 2-3 1, 13

Good habitat;

edible berries

Cardionema

ramosissimum Sandmat

1 ft tall to 5 ft w

White/Sp-Su FS Sand 1-2 to 2 10 Beach dune plant; prickly

11


Flower/ season


* * Ceanothus “Joyce Coulter’

Joyce Coulter

Ceanothus 2-3 ft tall 10 ft wide

Blue/W-Sp PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 13 C. impressus X papillosus; mounding

** Ceanothus ‘Dark

Star’

Dark Star

Ceanothus To 6+ ft To 6 ft

Dk. Blue/ W-Sp

FS Well-drained

- to +/- 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 19

C. impressus X papillosus

* * Ceanothus ‘Centennial’ Centennial

Ceanothus 1 ft tall 4-10 ft w

Dk Blue/Sp FS (coast)

/ PS

Well-drained

1-2 3, 7, 9, 19 C. griseus X C. foliosus; sm leaf

X * Ceanothus gloriosus Point Reyes

Ceanothus 1-2 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Lt. blue/Sp FS (coast)

/ PS

Well-drained;

sandy 2-3 3

Dense foliage; holly-like

** Ceanothus gloriosus

‘Anchor Bay’

Anchor Bay

Ceanothus < 1 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Dk blue/Sp FS (coast)

/ PS any 1-2 to 2-3 8, 9, 19 Dense, compact

** Ceanothus gloriosus

‘Heart’s Desire’

Heart’s Desire

Ceanothus 1-3 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Dk blue/ FS (coast)

/ PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 8

X * Ceanothus griseus

horizontalis

Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus 1-3 ft tall 5-15 ft w

Lt. blue/ FS/PS Any incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13

** Ceanothus griseus horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’

Yankee Point

Ceanothus To 4-5 ft

To 10 ft Med. Blue/

FS (coast) / PS

Any incl.

clays 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13, 19

Best near coast;

fast grower

** Ceanothus griseus

'Kurt Zadnik'

Kurt Zadnick

Ceanothus 3-4 ft 8-10 ft

Dk purple/ FS Any 1-2 to 2 13 More reliable than ‘Yankee Point’

* Ceanothus hearstiorum Hearst’s

Ceanothus 1 ft tall

6-8 ft wide Blue/W-Sp PS

Any incl

clays 1 to 1-2 3, 7, 8, 16, 19

Sticky; mat-like; best near coast

* Ceanothus maritimus Maritime (Bluff)

Ceanothus 1-3 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

White-lavender/

FS (coast) / PS

Any incl clays

1-2 3, 6, 8,

Dark holly-like

leaves; best near coast

** Ceanothus maritimus ‘Frosty Dawn’

Frosty Dawn

Ceanothus 1-2 ft tall 4 ft wide

Dk. blue/Sp FS (coast)

/ PS Any 1 to 1-2 8, 19 Sm. dark leaves

** Ceanothus maritimus ‘Point Sierra’

Point Sierra

Ceaonothus 1-3 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Med. Blue/W-Sp

FS/PS Any 1 to 1-2 3, 8, 19 Dense; more drought tolerant

** Ceanothus maritimus ‘Popcorn’

Popcorn Ceanothus 2-3 ft tall 6 ft wide

White/W-Sp FS (coast)

/ PS

Well-drained

1-2 1, 8, 13 Low & dense; best on coast

X * Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens

Creeping

Blueblossom 1-3 ft tall

6-10 ft Blue/W-Sp FS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3 Dense foliage

** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens ‘Ken Taylor’

Ken Taylor

Ceanothus 1 ft tall

Dk Blue/ W-Sp

FS/PS Sandy best

1-2 to 2-3 Dark leaves

** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens ‘Louis Edmunds’

Louis Edmunds

Ceanothus 1-2 ft tall 6-10 ft w

Med. Blue/ FS (coast)

/ PS

Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 3, 8, 9 Much confusion with name

12


Flower/ season


** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’

Skylark Ceanothus 4-5 ft tall 4-7 ft wide

Med Blue/Sp FS/PS Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 6, 8, 13, 19 Quite shade & water toleratant

** Ceanothus ‘Wheeler Canyon’

Wheeler Canyon

Ceanothus 4-6 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Dk Blue/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 6, 8, 9, 11, 19

Dark leaves; ?

Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus hybrid

Chamaesyce

albomarginata Rattlesnake Weed

< 6 in t.

White/Sp-F FS Any 1 to 1-2 2 ?Toxic

X * Clinopodium (Satureja) chandleri

San Miguel Savory 1-2 ft tall

2-3 ft wide White/Sp PS/FSH

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 14 minty

X Clinopodium (Satureja)

douglasii Yerba buena

< 6 in spreading

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 7, 13, 14

* Clinopodium

(Satureja) mimuloides

Monkeyflower

Savory 1 ft tall

2-4+ ft w

Red-Or/

Su-Fa FS/PS

Well-

drained 2-3 to 3 3, 8

hummingbird

plant

X

** Corethrogyne

(Lessingia) filaginifolia

‘Silver Carpet’

Silver Carpet Sand

Aster 1 ft tall 2-3 ft w

Violet/Sp-Su FS/PS

Any; sandy

best 1 to 1-2

1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 16

Cressa truxillensis Alkali Weed < 1 ft tall spreading

White/Su-F FS Any; alkali OK

1-2 to 2 10 May be invasive

X

Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria

californica)

CA Fuschia 1-3 ft

3-5 ft wide Orange/F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 9, 12, 13,

14, 19

Tolerates winter

flooding

** Epilobium canum

‘Catalina’ Island CA Fuschia


Red/all year

(S/F/W most) FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 13, 19

Gray foliage;

upright, shrub-like

** Epilobium canum

‘Everett’s Choice’

Everett’s Choice

CA Fuschia 1 ft tall 3 ft wide

Dark Or-red/ Spr-Su

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 11, 16 Low-growing

** Epilobium canum

‘Hurricane Point’

Hurricane Point CA

Fuschia 1 ft tall 2 ft wide

Or-red/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 8, 19 Low-growing

** Epilobium

septentrionalis ‘Select

Mattole’

Humbolt County

Fuschia 1 ft tall 4-5 ft wide

Or-red/Su-F FS/PS Prefers rocky

2-3 19 Low mat-like; silvery foliage; winter dormant

X ** Erigeron glaucus

‘Bountiful’

Bountiful Seaside

Daisy < 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

Lavender/ Sp-Su

PS best Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 8, 9, Green foliage; large flowers


‘Sea Breeze’ Seaside Daisy

1 ft tall 2 ft wide

Lavernder/ Sp-Fa


1-2 to 3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14

Attractive flowers, foliage;

habitat


'Wayne Roderick'

Wayne Roderick

Daisy < 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Lavender-blue/Sp-F

FS/ PS (hot)

Well-drained

1-2; 2-3(sun)

1, 3, 6, 8 Silvery foliage; butterfly nectar

13


Flower/ season


** Eriogonum

fasciculatum ‘Warriner

Lytle’

Warriner Lytle CA

Buckwheat < 1 ft spreading

Pink/Sp-F FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 13

X

* Fragaria chiloensis

ssp. pacifica (and

cultivars)

(Pacific) Coast

Strawberry < 1 ft spreading

White/Sp-Su PS Sandy best

1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 8, 13

Let dry between

waterings; edible fruit

X * Fragaria vesca

(californica)

CA/Wood

Strawberry < 2 ft spreading

White/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 13, 20 Edible fruit

* Fremontodendron

decumbens

Prostrate

Flannelbush 2 ft tall

10 ft wide

Orange/

Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-

drained essential

1 1, 8, 13

X Grindelia camporum Large Gumplant 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Fa

FS Well- drained

1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Spreading

X

* Grindelia stricta ssp.

venulosa (var.

platyphylla)

Spreading Gum

Plant 1 ft tall 3+ ft wide

Yellow/Su FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 5, 19 Mat-like; Coastal best

X Heliotropum

curassivacum Seaside Heliotrope

< 2 ft 4-8 ft w.

White-purple/Sp-F

FS/PS

Any; alkali best

2-3 2, 10, 16

Great butterfly nectar plant; don’t eat – toxic foliage

X

* Heuchera maxima

(incl. many cultivars &

hybrids)

Island Alumroot 1- 3 ft

White/Spr PS/PS/ FSH Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14

X * Heuchera micrantha Crevice Alumroot 1-3 ft Pink/Spr

PS/PS/ FSH See note

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8 Well-drained

soil

X * Iva hayesiana San Diego Marsh

Elder 2-4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Yellow/Su FS/PS/ FSH Any, incl. clays

1 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13

Lotus heermannii Heerman’s Lotus < 1 ft Yellow/Spr-F FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 10, 16

X Malacothamnus

clementinus

San Clemente Is.

Bush Mallow 2-4 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Light pink/Spr

FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 13

Malvella leprosa Alkali Mallow < 1 ft tall

1 ft wide White/Su-Fa FS Any 1-2 2, 10

X ** Monardella villosa

‘Russian River’ Coyote Mint


Pink/Spr-Su PS Well-drained

1-2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14, 19

X Phacelia ramosissima Branching (Strand)

Phacelia 2-4 ft tall &

wide

Lavender/

Spr-Su FS/PS any 1 to 2-3

1, 2, 10, 12,

16

Hairs may cause

rash

X Ribes viburnifolium Catalina Perfume 1-3 ft Pink/ PS/FSH See note 2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 20

Well-drained soil

14


Flower/ season


X Ranunculus californicus California

Buttercup < 2 ft Yellow/ PS sandy 2-3 to 3

Pac Coast Seed

Very well-drained soils

X * Salvia clevelandii

‘Compacta’

Compact Fragrant

(Chaparral) Sage 3 ft tall & wide

Lavender/ Spr-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 ? Showy

** Salvia ‘Gracias’ ‘Gracias’ Sage < 1 ft 6 ft wide

Lavender/ Spr-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 6, 8, 13

Fragrant; good

for slopes; ? S. Clevelandii hybrid

** Salvia ‘Bees Bliss’ ‘Bee’s Bliss’ Sage 1-2 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

Lavender/ Spr

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2

no overhead

1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 19

S. leucophylla hybrid; showy

X Salvia leucophylla

‘Point Sal’ & ‘Point Sal

Spreader’

Point Sal Sage 2-3 ft tall 8-10 ft w

Pink-violet/ Spr-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 19

Dense, evergreen; fast-growing; aromatic

X ** Salvia mellifera

‘Tera Seca’

Tera Seca

(Prostrate Black)

Sage

2 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

Light purple/Spr

FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13, 16 Dense; Good for slopes; aromatic

** Salvia mellifera

‘Green Carpet’ Green Carpet Sage

1-2 ft tall 8 ft wide

Light blue/ Spr-Su

FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 13, 19

** Salvia munzii

‘Emerald Cascade’

Emerald Cascade

Sage 2-3 ft tall

2-3 ft wide Light blue/ FS

Well-

drained 1-2 1, 8, 11, 13 Evergreen

X Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage 1-3 ft Magenta/Spr PS/FSH 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19

Cut back yearly

X Stachys albens

Whitestem

Woodmint

(Hedgenettle)

1-3 ft White/Spr-Su

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 12

X Stachys bullata

California

Woodmint

(Hedgenettle)

1-4 ft Pink/Spr-Su PS Well- drained

2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14 Tolerates seasonal flooding

X

Stachys rigida var.

rigida (Stachys

ajugoides)

Rigid Woodmint

(Hedgenettle) 1-2 ft Pink/Spr-Su FS/PS Clay 2-3 to 3 1, 13

Verbena bracteata Big Bract Verbena ½ - 2 ft Lavender/S

U-Fa FS ?any 2-3 to 3 ?

X Verbena lasiostachys California Verbena 1-4 ft Lavender/Spr-Fa

FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 10, 13, 16 No water after flowering

15


Flower/ season


Herbaceous Perennials

Abronia maritima Red Sand Verbena to 6 ft Magenta/ Su-F

FS Sand 1-2 to 2 10, 13, 16 Adjacent to beach only

Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa 1 ft tall & wide

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Any incl clay

2 to 3 3, 10, 14, 16 Tolerates flooding

X * Aquilegia formosa Western

Columbine 1-2 ft

Red-yellow/Su

PS/FSH Well-drained

2 to 3 1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20

Good for shade

X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall

& wide Crème/Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 5, 10, 12,

14, 16, 18


X Artemisia dracunculus California

Tarragon; 1-3 ft tall 2-3 ft w

White/F FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 10, 16 Leaves - raw or

a flavoring in soups, etc.

X Asclepias eriocarpa Indian Milkweed 2-3 ft Pink/Su FS/PS Sandy 1-2 13

X Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaf

Milkweed 2-3 ft

Cream-pink/Su

FS/PS Sandy 1-2 1, 3, 10, 14 Needs seasonal flooding

X Astragalus trichopodus

var. lonchus Coast Rattlepod

2 ft tall &

wide

White/W-

Spr FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 1, 2, 13

Atriplex leucophylla Beach Saltbush 1 ft tall

3-7 ft wide Green/Su FS

Sandy

best 1-2 10, 16

Tolerates seaside

conditions

Castilleja affinis subsp.

affinis Indian Paintbrush 1-2 ft Red/Spr FS

Well- drained

1-2 10, 13 Summer drought for seeds

Castilleja foliolosa Wooly Indian

Paintbrush 1-2 ft

Red-Or/Spr-Su

FS Well- drained

1 ? Summer drought for

seeds; difficult

X Coreopsis gigantea Giant Coreopsis 3-8 ft tall 3 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16,

X * Coreopsis maritima Sea Dahlia 1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Spr FS/PS Sandy best

1-2 8, 13, 14 Tolerates seaside

conditions

X Corethrogyne

filaginifolia

Common Sand

Aster 1-4 ft tall &

wide

Violet/Spr-

Su FS/PS

Any; sandy best

1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 16 ‘Silver Carpet’

X Delphinium parryi ssp.

maritimum & parryi

Parry’s Blue

Larkspur 1-5 ft

Blue-purple/Spr

FS/?PS Well-drained

1 8, 20 Good under oaks

X * Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur To 6 ft Red/Spr-Su FS Well- drained

1 to 1-2 10, 16, 19

16


Flower/ season


X Diplacus aurantiacus

ssp. aurantiacus

Bush

Monkeyflower 2-3 ft

Orange/W-Spr

FS/PS Sandy 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16,

X Diplacus (Mimulus)

linearis

Chaparral Bush

Monkey Flower 2-3 ft tall

1-2 ft wide

Yellow/W-

Spr FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 3, 10, 13

Epilobium ciliatum ssp.

ciliatum

Fringed Willow

Herb 2-5 ft tall Pink/Su-F PS any 2-3 to 3 2, 10

Can become weedy

X Erigeron foliosus Fleabane Daisy

(Aster) 2-3 ft

Lavender/

Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 1?

X *Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy ½ ft Lavernder/ Sp-Fa


2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14

Attractive flowers, foliage

X Eriogonum elongatum

var elongatum Wand Buckwheat


Pink/Su-F FS Any, incl clay, Alk.

1 to 1-2 1, 8, 12 Tough plant

X * Eriogonum grande

var. rubescens Red Buckwheat

1-2 ft tall

2-4 ft wide

Red-pink/

Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 5, 7, 8, 14

Tol. moderate

salt, alkali soils

* Eriogonum saxatile Rock Buckwheat 1 ft tall & wide

Red-yellow/ Su

FS/PS gravelly 1-2 1, 13 Desert mtns plant; compact

* Eriogonum

umbellatum

Sulfur-flowered

Buckwheat 1 ft tall 3 ft wide

Yellow/ FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

X

Eriophyllum

confertiflorum var.

confertiflorum

Golden Yarrow 1-3 ft Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Sandy best

1-2 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

Tol. moderate salt, alkali soils

X Erysimum capitatum

var. capitatum Western Wallflower

1-3 ft 1-2 ft wide

Yellow-Or/ W-Sp

FS Well- drained

1-2 to 2 13

X Erysimum insulare ssp.

suffrutescens Dune Wallflower


Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS Sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 10

Frankenia salina Alakali Heath 2 ft tall Magenta/ Su-F

FS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 10 Saltmarsh plant

X Galium angustifolium

ssp. angustifolium

Narrowleaf

Bedstraw

1-3 ft tall & wide

White/Spr PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 14, 16

X Grindelia camporum Large Gumplant 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Fa

FS Well- drained

1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Spreading

X Grindelia hirsutula var.

hirsutula Hairy Gumplant

1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10 Butterfly plant

X Horkelia cuneata ssp.

cuneata

Wedgeleaf

Horkelia < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide

White/Sp-Su FS/PS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 6, 10, 13 (ssp. puberula)

Dies back in

summer drought

17


Flower/ season


X Limonium californicum California Sea-

Lavender 1-2 ft tall and wide

Purple/Su-F FS

Any; sand to clay

2-3 to 3 10, 14, 16 Tolerates seaside conditions

X *Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1-2 ft tall 1 ft wide

Red/Sp-Su FS/PS/ FSH any 2-3 to 3 3, 8, 13, 19 Toxic

X Lotus grandiflorus var.

grandiflorus Showy Lotus 8-24 in tall Cream/Sp PS

Well-

drained 1-2 1, 13 Short-lived

Lotus heermannii Wooly Lotus 1 ft tall 1-3 ft w

Yellow/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 10, 16

X Malacothrix saxatilis

var. tenuifolia Cliff Aster

2-4 ft tall

1-3 ft wide White/Sp-F FS/PS

Well-


X Malacothrix saxatilis

var. tenuifolia Cliffaster

1-4 ft tall & wide

White/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

1 10

X Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet

Monkeyflower To 3 ft Red/Sp-Fa FS/PS any 2-3 to 3

3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19

easy

X Mimulus guttatus Seep

Monkeyflower 1-5 ft Yellow/W-Sp FS Any 2-3 to 3

1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16

X Mimulus moschatus

(var. moniliformis)

Musk

Monkeyflower 1 ft tall &

wide

Yellow/

Sp-Su FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8

leaves: boiled

as greens

X Mirabilis laevis var.

crassifolia

Wishbone Plant;

CA Four O’Clock 1-3 ft tall &

wide Pink/Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained 1

1, 10, 13, 14,

16 reseeds

X * Monardella

macrantha Red Monardella

1-2 ft tall & wide

Red/Su-F PS best Any; no alkali

2-3 1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 19

Hummingbirds; scented; ‘Marion Sampson’

X * Monardella villosa

(ssp. subserrata) Coyote Mint 1 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS See note 1-2

1, 3, 8, 13, 14, 19

Well-drained soil best

X * Oenothera cespitosa White (Tufted)

Evening Primrose < 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

White/Sp FS Well-drained

1 to 2-3 ? Musty-sweet; night-flowering

* Penstemon

centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler 1-3 ft

OR-Red/ Sp-Su

FS Well- drained

1 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14

May be difficult

X * Penstemon grinnellii Grinnell’s

Penstemon 1-2 ft Purple/Su FS

Well-

drained 1

1, 6, 8, 10,

13, 14

X Penstemon

heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon 1-2 ft

Purple/ Sp-Su

FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 14 Many blooms

X * Penstemon laetus Gay Penstemon 1-3 ft Lavender/ Sp-Su

FS/PS 1 to 1-2 1, 13

* Penstemon palmeri Pink Wild

Snapdragon 4-5 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

Lavender/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 14

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Flower/ season


X Penstemon spectabilis

ssp. subviscosus Showy Penstemon 3-4 ft

Lavender-pink/Sp-Su

FS Sandy or rocky

1 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16

Phacelia distans Common Phacelia;

Wild Heliotrope 1-2 ft tall Violet/Sp FS/PS

Well-drained

1 to 1-2 10 Good under other plants

X Pluchea odorata ssp.

odorata

Sweetscent;

Saltmarsh

Fleabane

1-3 ft tall &

wide

Lavender/

Su-F FS

Sandy

incl. Alk 2-3 6, 10, 16


X Pseudognaphalium

californicum

California

Everlasting 2-4 ft White/Sp FS/PS

Any, incl. clay

1-2 1, 2, 10, 13, 16

Sweet-scented

X

Pseudognaphalium

canescens ssp.

beneolens

Wooly Everlasting 1-2 ½ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Any, incl. clay

1-2 1, 16 Spreads; gray foliage

X Rumex salicifolius var.

salicifolius Willow Dock

2-3 ft tall &

wide

Pink bract /

Su FS

Well-

drained 2 to 3 10, 13 (? var.) Seaside fine

X Sairocarpus (Antirrhinum)

coulterianus

Coulter’s (White)

Snapdragon 2-4 ft tall

White to lavender/Sp

FS Well-drained

1 1, 10, 13

X Scrophularia californica

ssp. floribunda CA Bee Plant 2-3 ft Red/Spr PS 2-3 to 3

1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16

Afternoon shade

X Sidalcea malviflora ssp.

malviflora

Dwarf Checker

Mallow To 1 ½ ft

Pink-

lavender/ FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 19

* Silene californica Indian Pink 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Red/Su PS/FS Well-drained

2-3 19 difficult

X Silene laciniata Indian Pink 1-3 ft Red/Sp-Su FS/PS Sandy or rocky

1-2 to 2-3

12

Solanum americanum American Black

Nightshade 2-3 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 13

Berries very poisonous

Solanum douglasii White (Douglas’)

Nightshade 2-5 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 14

Berries very poisonous

X Solanum xanti Purple (Chaparral)

Nightshade 2-4 ft tall

Purple/Sp-Su

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13 Berries very poisonous

X Solidago californica California

Goldenrod 2-4 ft tall spreading

Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 14 Tolerates seasonal flooding

x Solidago spectabilis

var. confinis

Southern

Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall spreading

Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2-3 10 Tolerates seasonal flooding

Stephanomeria blairii Blair’s Wirelettuce 2 ft tall

3 ft. wide Pink/Su-F FS/PS

Well-

drained

1-2 to

2-3 13

Good bird,

pollinator plant

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Flower/ season


* Thalictrum fendleri

var. polycarpum

Mountain

Meadowrue 3-5 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

White/Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 10, 12-14, 19

Well-drained soils

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle


Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 10, 13, 16, 20

Wear gloves to handle; edible

Verbena bracteata Big Bract Verbena ½ - 2 ft Lavender/ Su-Fa

FS ?any 2-3 to 3 10

X Verbena lasiostachys California Verbena 1-4 ft Lavender/ Sp-Fa

FS/PS Any See note 1, 10, 13, 16 None after flowering

Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals) – no water after flowering

CA native annuals and biennials are all small plants and are suited for small gardens (see Native Annuals list)

Cacti and Succulents

* Dudleya cymosa Canyon Live-

forever To 1 ft tall & wide

Yellow-red/ Sp

PS Well- drained

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13

Santa Monica

Mtns; good in stone walls

X * Dudleya edulis Fingertips Dudleya To 1 ft tall & wide

Pale Yellow/ Sp-Su

PS Sandy best

1 to 2 1, 8, 13, 20 Santa Monica Mtns; good groundcover

X Dudleya lanceolata Lance-leaf Dudleya 1-2 ft tall

& wide

Yellow-

Orange/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-

drained 1 to 1-2

1, 7, 13, 14,

15

* Dudleya palmeri Palmer's Live-

forever To 1 ft tall

& wide

Yellow-red/

Sp PS

Well-

drained 1 to 2 1, 13

Santa Monica

Mtns; slopes

X Dudleya pulverulenta

(ssp. pulverulenta) CA Chalk Dudleya

< 2 ft & wide

Pink-Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 14, 19 With good drainage

X Dudleya virens ssp.

hassei

Bright Green

Dudleya <1 ft tall 1 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 8, 9, 14, 20 Good groundcover

X Dudleya virens ssp.

insularis Island Dudleya

1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 14, 20

Dramtic accent

plant; edible leaves

X * Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaf

Stonecrop < 1 ft tall spreading

Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2 to 3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13 San Gabriels

Ferns and Fern-like Plants

All CA native ferns, with the exception of Woodwardia, are small enough to be suitable for a small garden (see Ferns & Fern-like Plants list)

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Flower/ season


Bulbs and Corms

All CA native bulbs are suitable for small gardens (see Bulbs and Corms list)

Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)

Most CA native grasses are suitable for small gardens (see Grasses & Lawn Substitutes list)

I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center

* may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant ** horticultural cultivar ++

light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade + Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;

2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn) Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html

http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html

http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html

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