1. South Bay Native Plants for a Sunny, Mediterranean-influenced Look
Common Name
Size
Trees for Shade
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
‘Dr. Hurd’
Manzanita
X Ceanothus arboreus
Catalina Ceanothus
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
<20 ft. tall
8-10 ft w
I
Scientific Name
** Ceanothus ‘Ray
Hartman’
Flower/
season
Pink/W-Sp
Blue/Sp
Light**
FS
FS/PS
Soil
Welldrained
Any welldrained
Water
Zone+
1 to 1-2
1
‘Ray Hartman’
Ceanothus
To 20 ft t
10-15 w
Lt. blue/Sp
X * Cercis occidentalis
Western Redbud
6-20 ft tall
10-15 ft w
Magenta/Spr
Cercocarpus alnifolius/
C. betuloides var. blancheae
* Chilopsis linearis ssp.
X
arcuata
Comarostaphylis
X
diversifolia ssp. planifolia
Birchleaf Mountain
Mahogany
6-12 ft tall
4 ft. wide
Yellowwhite/Sp
Desert Willow
5-25 ft tall
and wide
Pink/ Sp to
F
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
Summer Holly
< 18 ft tall
White/Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1
* Cupressus arizonica
Arizona Cypress
30-40 ft t
15-25 ft w
insig
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 2
* Forestiera
neomexicana (pubescens)
Desert Olive
8-15 ft t
8 ft wide
Yellow/Sp
FS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2
Crème/Spr
FS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
X
X * Fraxinus dipetala
California Ash
< 25 ft tall
FS
Evergreen;
good in gardens
1, 3, 7, 9, 14,
19
1, 6, 9, 13
FS/PS
Any incl
clay
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 5, 6, 8,
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
FS
Welldrained
1-2
Insig/spr
FS
Any welldrained
2-3
X * Garrya elliptica
Coastal Silktassel
12 ft tall &
wide
Cream/W
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
X * Garrya veatchii
Canyon Silk Tassel
Bush
Cream/ WSp
FS/PS
Any
X Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon
White/Su
FS/PS/
FSH
Any welldrained
6-10 ft +
4-6 ft w
13
1-2 to 2-3
30-50 ft t
20-50+ ft
w
6-15 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Notes
Any
Velvet Ash
* Fraxinus velutina
Availability
1-2 to 2
1-2
1, 7, 13
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
10, 14, 16
1, 13, 14
6, 8
1, 13
1, 8, 13
3, 8, 14
Spreading;
evergreen;
good for garden
Fall color (red,
orange); edible
fruit, flowers
evergreen;
upright form
Showy flowers;
winter decid.
Red berry; neat
foliage
Evergreen
Cypress; heat
fine
Berries for
birds; graygreen foliage
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
Winter
deciduous;
large size
Good under
oaks; 'Evie',
‘James Roof’
1, 13
Evergreen;
silvery
1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
10, 13, 14, 16,
18
Berries toxic in
lg. amounts
1
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X
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Lyonothamnus
floribundus
Catalina Ironwood
To 50 ft t
15-30 ft w
Whiteyellow/ SprSu
X Malosma laurina
* Morella (Myrica)
californica
Laurel Sumac
California Wax
Myrtle
X * Pinus torreyana
Torrey Pine
X * Philadelphus lewisii
CA Mock Orange
Populus balsamifera
ssp. trichocarpa
Prunus ilicifolia ssp.
X
ilicifolia & lyonii
* Prunus virginiana
X
var. demissa
X
X Quercus agrifolia
Black Cottonwood
Holly-leaf/Catalina
Island Cherries
Western
Chokecherry
Coastal Live Oak
<18 ft tall
and wide
6-30 ft t
10-20 ft w
40-60 ft t
30-50 ft w
4-10 ft tall
& wide
30-60
(100 ft)
< 50 ft
6-25 ft tall
6-15 ft w
10-70 ft t
40-70 w.
Blue (Mexican)
Sambucus nigra ssp.
8-25+ ft
Elderberry
cerulea
Larger Shrubs for Screens, Large Hedges, Other Large Shrubs
Arctostaphylos
6-18 ft tall
X
Catalina Manzanita
5-8 ft wide
catalinae
X
+ Baccharis pilularis
* Carpenteria
californica
** Ceanothus cyanus
‘Sierra Blue’
* Ceanothus
X
integerrimus
* Ceanothus
X
leucodermis
+
X Ceanothus megacarpus
** Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’
Light**
FS/PS
Notes
1, 3, 7, 9, 13,
14
Evergreen
1, 7, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16
3, 5, 7, 9, 13,
14, 19
1, 3, 13, 14,
20
1, 7, 13, 14,
19
Yellowwhite/Sp
FS/PS/
FSH
Insignif/Spr
FS/PS
White/SprSu
FS/PS
Yellow/Sp
FS
any
2-3
1, 7, 14
White/Su
PS
any
1-2
1, 7, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
Cream/Sp
FS/PS
Any
2 to 2-3
Yellow/W-Sp
FS/PS
White/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
FS/PS
any
Cream/F
Bush aneneme
6-8 ft tall
6-12 ft W
WhiteYellow/ Spr
PS/FSH
Sierra Blue
Ceanothus
To 15 ft t.
& wide
Dk blue/Sp
FS
Deerbrush
3-6+ ft t
White/Sp
Chaparral
Whitethorn
8-12 ft t
10 ft wide
To 12 ft
tall
Lt. bluewhite/Sp
Whitelavender/ Sp
3-6 ft t
Lt blue/Sp
FS/PS
FS
FS/PS
FS/PS
any
1-2
Availability
FS
To 8 ft
‘Skylark’
Ceanothus
Any welldrained
Water
Zone+
White/Sp
Coyote Bush
Big-pod Ceanothus
Soil
Any;
drained
Welldrained
Any, incl
clays
Coarsemed.
Welldrained
Welldrained
Any welldrained
Any
Sandy/
rocky
Any welldrained
Any incl
clay
1 to 1-2
2-3 to 3
1 to 1-2
2-3
1
1-2
1-2 to 2-3
1-2
1-2 to 2-3
1-2 to 2
1 to 2
Evergreen; hedges;
purple berries
Pine scent
Very fragrant
large with
abundant water
6, 13
fruits for jelly,
bird habitat
1, 2, 18
Long-lived
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
Edible berries
1, 13, 14
Well-drained
soil
1, 2, 3, 5, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18
1, 3, 7, 13, 14,
19
Showy, fragrant
flowers
3, 6, 8
Fast; easy;
showy
3, 13, 16
Drought decid;
glossy leaves
1
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 20
1, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
2
1, 3, 6, 13
1 to 1-2
Very showy;
open growth
2
3. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
‘Snowflurry’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
10 ft w
White/Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
2
Wooly-leaf
Ceanothus
6-12 ft t
4-8 ft w
Blues/Sp
FS
Sandy or
rocky
1-2
** Ceanothus arboreus
x thrysiflorus ‘Frosty Blue’
‘Frosty Blue’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
8 ft wide
Med blue/
W-Sp
FS/PS
** Ceanothus ‘Blue
Window’
** Ceanothus
‘Tassajara Blue’
I
‘Blue Window’
Ceanothus
‘Tassajara’
Ceanothus
Channel Island
Tree Poppy
10-15 ft t
8-10 ft w
Med Blue/
FS
To 8 ft t
5-8 ft w
Lt. blue/Sp
FS/PS
Scientific Name
** Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus 'Snow
Flurry'
* Ceanothus
tomentosus var.
olivaceus
X Dendromecon harfordii
8 ft tall
4 ft wide
6-12 ft t &
wide;
short
cultivars
Yellow/W-Sp
Light**
FS
Soil
Welldrained,
sandy
Sandy
best
Welldrained
Any welldrained
X
* Frangula/Rhamnus
californica
California
Coffeeberry
X
Fremontodendron
californican X mexicanum
Flannelbush
6-18 ft tall
4-12 wide
Yellow/SprSu
FS
Creambush; Ocean
Spray
10-20 ft
tall
White/Su-Fa
FS/PS
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
Pink/Spr-Su
FS/PS
any
X * Holodiscus discolor
X
Mahonia (Berberis)
nevinii
Nevin’s Barberry
X
Malacothamnus
fasciculatus
Chaparral Mallow
3-8+ ft tall
6-12 ft w
To 12 ft t
4-6 ft wide
Buff/Sp
FS/PS
Any
Welldrained
essential
Any, incl.
clays
Sandy/
rocky
best
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
2
Availability
Notes
1, 3, 6, 9, 13,
14
Dense;
shrubby; fast
1, 13, 14
1, 3, 6, 13
Upright;
evergreen;
heavy bloomer
Dense;
evergreen;
prune or hedge
Dense;
evergreen
1-2
1, 13
1-2 to 2
1, 13
Can be hedged
1, 9, 13, 14,
19
Showy; bluegreen foliage
1, 5, 7, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18
'Eve Case',
'Mound San
Bruno' smaller
1-2
1-2 to 2-3
‘Ken Taylor’
smaller; can
espalier
Fragrant at a
distance
1
1, 3, 9, 13,
1-2 to 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14
1-2
1, 7, 13, 14
Edible berries;
good for birds
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 5, 10, 13,
19
‘Casitas’ good
for gardens
1 to 1-2
1, 6, 13, 14
Good on seabluffs
1 to 1-2
7, 13, 14, 19
Evergreen;
small leaves
California Boxthorn
4-12 ft tall
4-10 ft w
Wht-purple/
Spr-Su
FS/PS
Quercus berberidifolia (Q.
dumosa)
Scrub Oak
10-20 ft
tall & wide
Yellow/W-Sp
FS/PS
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
Channel Island
Scrub Oak
To 15 ft
tall & wide
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
7, 14
Evergreen
X Lycium californicum
X
X Quercus pacifica
3
4. Common Name
Size
X * Rhamnus crocea
Redberry
Buckthorn
X * Rhamnus ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Redberry
X Rhus integrifolia
Lemonadeberry
X Rhus ovata
Sugar Bush
X * Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba
3-6 ft tall
6 ft wide
12 ft tall
5-6 ft w
2-10 ft
3-20 ft w.
8-12 ft
6-15 ft w.
5-12 ft tall
& wide
I
Scientific Name
Smaller Shrubs
X * Abutilon palmeri
* Acalypha californica
Indian Mallow
California
Copperleaf
Flower/
season
Yellow/Sp
Yellow/Sp
Light**
FS/PS/
FSH
FS/PS/
FSH
Soil
Water
Zone+
Any
1 to 1-2
Any
1-2 to 2
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
Welldrained
1-2
FS
2-6 ft tall
& wide
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Yellow to
Or/Sp-Su
FS
Red/Spr
FS/PS
Purplebrown/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14
1, 3, 13
Welldrained
Sandy/
rocky
1-2
1 to 1-2
False Indigo
6-12 ft
4-10 ft w.
* Arctostaphylos
X
edmundsii
* Arctostaphylos
hookeri
Little Sur
Manzanita
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
Hooker’s
Manzanita
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS
welldrained
1-2 to 2
X Artemisia californica
Coastal Sagebrush
Gold/Su
FS
Welldrained
1
3-6 ft tall
Nice hedge plant’
holly-like leaves
Edible fruits
Edible fruits
Fruit for birds; greygreen; evergreen
1, 8, 13, 14
Showy flowers,
seed pods
1, 8, 13
Red foliage
1, 6, 13, 14
Can be weedy;
cultivar: ‘Dark
Lance’
1, 7-10, 12,
13, 14, 16, 18
Cultivars:
‘Greensphere’
Cultivars ‘Sunset’,
‘Wayside’, ‘Ken
Taylor’
'Canyon Gray'
1 to 1-2
Winter
flooding
1, 2, 7, 8, 10,
13, 14, 16, 20
Yellow/Sp
PS
any
2-3 to 3
1, 7, 9, 13, 14
< 4 ft tall
to 4 ft w
Buff/Su-F
FS/PS
any
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 10, 12,
16
Fragrant flowers
Nevin’s Brickelbush
1-2 ft tall
Buff/F
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
12
Silvery foliage
Bladderpod
2-6+ ft
Yellow/Sp +
FS
Welldrained
1
Bush Rue
2-6 ft tall
& wide
White/W
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6-12 ft T
to 10 ft W
Buff-White/
Su-F
* Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium
Oregon Grape
< 6 ft
California
Bricklebush
Cleome isomeris
(Isomeris arborea)
X Cneoridium dumosum
Pretty fruits; birds
any
Coyote Bush
* Brickellia nevinii
X
Notes
FS/PS
** Baccharis pilularis
‘Pigeon Point’
X Brickellia californica
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 20
1, 10, 12-14,
20, 21
1, 3, 7, 9, 10,
12, 14, 16, 18
1, 3, 9, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
1, 8, 14, 16,
20
Yellow/Sp
X * Amorpha fruticosa
X
Availability
1, 3, 7, 10, 12,
13, 16
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 20
‘Pigeon Point
Dwarf’
Unusual scent;
attractive
branch
Spicy scent;
sprawling
evergreen
4
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X
Scientific Name
Common Name
Constancea
(Eriophyllum) nevinii
Catalina Silverlace
X Dendromecon rigida
Diplacus aurantiacus
ssp. aurantiacus
Bush Poppy
Flower/
season
Size
3-4
2-4
4-8
4-6
ft
ft
ft
ft
tall
wide
tall
wide
Yellow/SprSu
Yellow/Sp-Su
Light**
FS/PS
FS
Soil
Any welldrained
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1 to 2-3
1 to 1-2
Bush Monkeyflower
2-3 ft
Orange/WSpr
X Diplacus linearis
Chaparral Bush
Monkey Flower
2-3 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Yellow/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
X * Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Yellow to
white/ W-Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
X Diplacus parviflorus
Island Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Red /W-Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
X Diplacus puniceus
Red Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Darker
orange/Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
CA Fuschia
1-3 ft
Orange/F
FS/PS
any
1-2 to 2-3
Rabbitbush
2-5 ft tall
& wide
Yellow/Su-F
FS
any
1-2 to 2-3
4-6 ft
Lilac/Su
FS
Lightsandy
2-5 ft
Pink-white/
Sp-F
Pink/Spr to F
X
X
Epilobium canum
(Zauschneria californica)
X * Ericameria nauseosa
X
* Eriodictyon
trichocalyx
X Eriogonum cinereum
Southern Yerba
Santa
Ashy-leaf
Buckwheat
FS/PS
1 to 2-3
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
California
Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
X
Eriogonum giganteum
vars. formosum, giganteum
St. Catherine’s
Lace
3-6 ft
X Eriogonum parvifolium
Coastal Buckwheat
2-4 ft
X Euphorbia misera
California Spurge
3-4 ft tall
& wide
Pink-white/
Su
Pink-creme/
Su +
Whitered/Spr
Gambelia (Galvezia)
speciosa
Catalina
Snapdragon
2-4 ft tall
Red/Spr +
FS/PS
* Justicia californica
Chuparosa
Red/Spr to F
FS/PS
Lavender/Sp
r
FS/PS
X Lepechinia fragrans
Fragrant Pitcher
Sage
1 to 1-2
Any welldrained
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
4-6 ft tall
to 12 ft w
3-6 ft tall
& wide
1-2
FS/PS
X
X
Sandy
FS/PS
FS/PS/FS
H
FS
Any welldrained
Any welldrained
sandy
Welldrained
Sandy
best
any
1 to 1-2
1 to 1-2
1-2 to 2-3
Availability
Notes
1, 6, 7, 13, 14
‘Silver Canyon’
3, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16
1, 3, 5, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16,
1, 3, 10, 13,
18
1, 3, 6-8, 1014, 16, 17, 20,
21, 24, 25, 28
3, 7, 8, 11-14,
16, 20-24, 26,
28
3, 7, 8, 10-14,
16, 20, 21, 24,
26, 28
1, 3, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
7, 10, 13, 16
10, 16
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18,
19
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
13, 14, 16, 19
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
1, 8, 13
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14
S. Islands; Riv.
& San Diego Co.
Tolerates winter
flooding
Butterflies &
other insects
Aromatic leaves
Gray foliage
not near native
buckwheats
Tolerates
seaside cond.
1, 7, 8, 14
1 to 1-2
S. Islands
1, 3, 7, 8, 9,
13, 14
1 to 1-2
San Gabriels
‘El Tigre’
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Scientific Name
Lepidospartum
squamatum
Lupinus albifrons var.
X
albifrons
X
X Lupinus longifolius
X
Malacothamnus
clementinus
X Rhus trilobata
Ribes aureum var.
gracillimum
Ribes californicum var.
X
hesperium
X
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Scale Broom; CA
Broomsage
4-6 ft tall
and wide
Buff/ Su-F
FS
Silver Bush Lupine
3-4 ft tall
& wide
Purple/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 10,
13, 16, 19 ? var
To 5 ft tall
& wide
Purple/Spr
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
3, 10, 12, 13,
16
FS
Any
1 to 1-2
1, 13
PS
any
1-2
FS/PS/FS
H
Any
1-2 to 2-3
7, 12, 14
Birds eat berries
1-2 to 2-3
10, 12, 13 (var.
californicum)
Birds eat berries
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 12, 14
Birds eat berries
1-2
3, 13, 14, 19
Birds eat berries
2-3;
3 in sun
1, 3, 10, 1214, 19
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
Long-leaf Bush
Lupine
San Clemente Is.
Bush Mallow
Basket Bush; Sour
Berry
2-4 ft tall
to 8 ft w.
2-6 ft
Light
pink/Spr
Yellowgreen/Spr
Yellow/WSpr
Light**
Golden Currant
To 10 ft
Hillside Gooseberry
To 3 ft
Redwhite/W-Spr
PS/FSH
X Ribes indecorum
White Currant
To 6 ft
White/W-Spr
FS/PS
X Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Currant
5-8 ft
Pink/W-Spr
FS/PS
Fuschia-flowered
Gooseberry
Red-flowering
Currant
California Wild
Rose
3-6+ ft tall
and wide
dark pink/
FS/PS/FS
H
4-10 ft
Pink/Spr
3-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
Pink/Spr-Su
X Salvia apiana
White Sage
3-5 ft
X * Salvia brandegeei
Santa Rosa Island
Sage
To 3-4 ft;
sprawling
X * Salvia clevelandii
Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage
2-5 ft
X Salvia leucophylla
Purple Sage
3- 5 ft
Lavender/Sp
X Salvia mellifera
Black Sage
3-5 ft
X * Salvia munzii
San Diego Sage
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft w
X Ribes speciosum
X
* Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
X Rosa californica
White/SprSu
Pale lav./
Spr-Su
Purple/lav
Showy
Spr-Su
PS/FSH
FS/PS/FS
H
FS
FS
Soil
Sandy
best
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
any
Welldrained
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1 to 1-2
1-2;
3 (sun)
1
Availability
Notes
1, 3, 10, 13,
16
Aromatic;
butterfly plant
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
1, 3, 5, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
1
1, 6, 8, 14, 19
1, 3, 8, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
Light
purple/Spr
FS
Welldrained
1-2
Blue/Su
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
10, 12-14,
16,18, 19
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18, 19
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
14, 16, 17
Tol. seasonal
flooding
Dark-green
foliage
‘Compacta’,
‘Winifred
Gilman’
Nice scent
Fragrant like
Black Sage;
‘Baja Blue’
6
7. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X Symphoricarpos mollis
Snowberry
2-4 ft tall
& wide
Pink/W-Spr
X Trichostema lanatum
Wooly Bluecurls
2-4 ft
Purple/WSpr
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
X * Verbena lilacina
Cedros Island
Verbena
2-4 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
Lilac/Spr-F
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
X Calystegia macrostegia
California Morning
Glory
To 30+ ft
White/Spr-F
Welldrained
2-3
X * Clematis lasiantha
Chaparral Clematis
8-20 ft
vine
White/SprSu; sep. m/f
X Clematis ligusticifolia
Virgin’s Bower
To 15 ft
White/Su
X Keckiella cordifolia
Climbing
Penstemon
3-4 ft
Red-Or/SprSu
X Lathyrus vestitus
Wild Sweetpea;
Canyon Pea
3-9 ft
Western
Honeysuckle
I
Scientific Name
Perennial Vines
X
Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Lonicera subspicata
X var. denudate &
subspicata
** Vitis californica
X
‘Roger’s Red’
Santa Barbara &
Southern
Honeysuckles
‘Roger’s Red’
California Grape
X Vitis girdiana
Desert Grape
Light**
PS/FSH
PS
FS
coastal
FS (top)
PS
(roots)
Soil
any
Water
Zone+
2-3 to 3
Availability
Notes
13, 14
mulch
1, 3, 7, 8, 9,
10, 13, 14, 16,
18, 19
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
14
difficult
Lovely yearround; showy
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
Invasive;
‘Anacapa Pink’;
‘Candycane’
1, 6, 8, 13
Winter decid.;
tol. flooding
Any
1-2 to 2
PS/FSH
Any
2-3 to 3
PS/PS/FS
H
Any
1-2
Purplewhite/ Spr
PS/FSH
Any
1-2
1, 8, 13
5-18 ft
Pink/Spr-Su
PS/FSH
clay
2-3
1, 5, 13, 14,
19
3-8 ft
Cream/SprSu
PS/PS/FS
H
Any
1 to 1-2
> 20 ft
White/Spr
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
> 25 ft
White/Su
PS
Any
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
1, 3, 7, 10, 12,
13, 14
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14
Good under
trees; drought
deciduous
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
Edible fruit
1, 8, 13
2, 3, 10, 13,
20
Perennial Groundcover Plants
Many native groundcovers and groundcover cultivars would be appropriate (see ‘Groundcovers’ list)
Herbaceous Perennials
X Achillea millefolia
Yarrow
1-2 ft
White/SprSu
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
most
Alkali soils fine
X Artemisia douglasiana
Mugwort
2-4+ ft tall
& wide
Crème/Su
PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 5, 10, 12,
14, 16, 18
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
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Size
Flower/
season
X Artemisia dracunculus
California
Tarragon;
1-3 ft tall
2-3 ft w
White/F
X * Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet Larkspur
To 6 ft
Red/Spr-Su
FS
Golden Yarrow
1-3 ft
Gold-yellow/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
X *Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
1-2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Red/Spr-Su
FS/PS/
FSH
any
2-3 to 3
X Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet
Monkeyflower
To 3 ft
Red/Spr-Fa
FS/PS
any
* Penstemon
centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler
1-3 ft
OR-Red/SprSu
FS
Grinnell’s
Penstemon
1-2 ft
Purple/Su
FS
Foothill Penstemon
1-2 ft
Gay Penstemon
1-3 ft
* Penstemon palmeri
Pink Wild
Snapdragon
4-5 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Penstemon spectabilis
ssp. subviscosus
Showy Penstemon
3-4 ft
Lavenderpink/Spr-Su
FS
California
Goldenrod
Southern
Goldenrod
2-4 ft tall
spreading
Yellow/Su-F
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
3-6 ft tall
spreading
Yellow/Su-F
FS/PS
Any
2-3
I
X
Scientific Name
Eriophyllum
confertiflorum
X * Penstemon grinnellii
X
Penstemon
heterophyllus
X * Penstemon laetus
X
X Solidago californica
X
Solidago spectabilis
var. confinis
Purple/SprSu
Lavender/Sp
-Su
Lavender/
Spr-Su
Light**
Soil
Welldrained
FS/PS
Welldrained
Sandy
best
1-2
1 to 1-2
Availability
Notes
10, 16
Leaves - raw or
a flavoring in
soups, etc.
10, 16, 19
1, 3, 6, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Tol. moderate
salt, alkali soils
3, 8, 13, 19
Toxic
2-3 to 3
3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16, 19
easy
Welldrained
1
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14
May be difficult
Welldrained
FS/PS
1
1, 6, 8, 10,
13, 14
sandy
1-2
Welldrained
FS/PS
Sandy or
rocky
–
1 to 1-2
14
1 to 1-2
FS/PS
Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals)
Water
Zone+
1, 13
1 to 1-2
1, 14
1
Many blooms
1, 3, 6, 10, 13,
14, 16
7, 10, 14
Tol. seasonal
flooding
10
Tol. seasonal
flooding
no water after flowering
Any of the native annuals can be used with native grasses, or in pots for color
Cacti and Succulents
Any Dudleya be appropriate for dry, sunny areas
Ferns and Fern-like Plants
Any would be appropriate for shaded or part-sun areas
Bulbs and Corms
Any would be appropriate
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9. I
Scientific Name
Common Name
Flower/
season
Size
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)
Any would be appropriate, particularly for meadow or under trees
1/18/2011
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
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