BOTANICAL NAME

Abutilon palmeri

COMMON NAME

Indian Mallow

HEIGHT

4'

WIDTH

4'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Golden/ Orange

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

All Year

SUBSTITUTE FOR

BOTANICAL NAME

Arctostaphylos densiflora

'Howard Mcminn' COMMON NAME

Manzanita

HEIGHT

6'

WIDTH

6'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Shrub / Tree

FLOWER COLOR

White / Pink

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Winter / Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Rhaphiolepis, Japanese Maple, Escallonia

BOTANICAL NAME

Aristida purpurea

COMMON NAME

Purple Three Awn

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

2'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Winter)

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Nasella tenuissima, Pennisetum

BOTANICAL NAME

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' COMMON NAME

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Brush

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

8'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Ground Cover

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Fall

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Lantana, Ice Plant

BOTANICAL NAME

Ceanothus 'Concha'

COMMON NAME

Concha California Lilac

HEIGHT

5'

WIDTH

6'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Blue

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Hibiscus, Alyogyne

BOTANICAL NAME

Ceanothus griseus var.

horizontalis ' Yankee Point'

COMMON NAME

Yankee Point California Lilac

HEIGHT

4'

WIDTH

10'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Ground Cover

FLOWER COLOR

Blue (Light)

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Star Jasmine, Cape Plumbago,

Lantana, Rosemary

BOTANICAL NAME

Dudleya brittonii COMMON NAME

Giant Chalk Dudleya

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

2'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Succulent

FLOWER COLOR

Yellow

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Echeverria, Sempervivum

BOTANICAL NAME

Elymus condensatus

'Canyon Prince' COMMON NAME

Canyon Prince Giant Wild Rye

HEIGHT

4'

WIDTH

4'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Seedhead

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Blue Oat Grass, Agapanthus, Dianella

BOTANICAL NAME

Erigeron glaucus

COMMON NAME

Seaside Daisy

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Pink

EXPOSURE

Part Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

All Year

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Gazania, Trailing Rosemary

BOTANICAL NAME

Eriogonum grande

var. rubescens COMMON NAME

San Miguel Island or

Red Buckwheat

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Pink / Red

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Armeria, Scabiosa, Perennials

BOTANICAL NAME

Frangula californica

'Eve Case' COMMON NAME

Eve Case Coffeeberry

HEIGHT

5'

WIDTH

4'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Yellow

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Rhaphiolepis, Pittosporum,

Ligustrum, Buxus

BOTANICAL NAME

Gambelia speciosa

'Firecracker' COMMON NAME

Firecracker Island Snapdragon

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Red

EXPOSURE

Part Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Russelia equisetiformis

BOTANICAL NAME

Heteromeles arbutifolia

COMMON NAME

Toyon

HEIGHT

12'

WIDTH

10'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Shrub / Tree

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Olive, Ligustrum, Euonymus

BOTANICAL NAME

Hesperaloe parviflora COMMON NAME

Red Yucca

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

4'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Succulent

FLOWER COLOR

Pink / Red

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer / Fall

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Agapanthus

BOTANICAL NAME

Heuchera maxima

COMMON NAME

Island Alum

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

2'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

White / Pink

EXPOSURE

Part Shade to

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Helleborus, Hosta

BOTANICAL NAME

Lyonothamnus floribundus

ssp. Asplenifolius COMMON NAME

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

HEIGHT

35'

WIDTH

15'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Tree

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Eucalyptus, Grevillea robusta,

Hymenosporum flavum

BOTANICAL NAME

Mahonia repens

COMMON NAME

Creeping Oregon Grape

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Shrub/

Groundcover

FLOWER COLOR

Yellow

EXPOSURE

Part Sun to

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Lantana, Star Jasmine

BOTANICAL NAME

Salvia clevelandii

COMMON NAME

Cleveland

HEIGHT

6'

WIDTH

5'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous (Semi)

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Gaura

BOTANICAL NAME

Sphaeralcea ambigua

COMMON NAME

Apricot Mallow

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Orange

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Winter / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

BOTANICAL NAME

Achillea millefolium COMMON NAME

Yarrow

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Color (Annuals, Perennials)

BOTANICAL NAME

Prunus ilicifolia var. lyonii

COMMON NAME

Catalina Cherry

HEIGHT

30'

WIDTH

15'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Tree

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Pyrus (Pear), Ficus nitida

BOTANICAL NAME

Ceanothus griseus var.

horizontalis ' Yankee Point'

COMMON NAME

Yankee Point California Lilac

HEIGHT

4'

WIDTH

10'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Ground Cover

FLOWER COLOR

Blue (Light)

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Star Jasmine, Cape Plumbago,

Lantana, Rosemary

BOTANICAL NAME

Eriogonum giganteum COMMON NAME

St. Catherine's Lace

HEIGHT

6'

WIDTH

6'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Semi)

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Echinacea, Wildflowers

BOTANICAL NAME

Festuca californica COMMON NAME

California Fescue

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

2'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Summer)

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Blue / Green

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Blue Oat Grass, Miscanthus

BOTANICAL NAME

Muhlenbergia rigens

COMMON NAME

Deer Grass

HEIGHT

4'

WIDTH

4'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Seedhead

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Miscanthus, Calamagrostis

BOTANICAL NAME

Pinus torreyana COMMON NAME

Torrey Pine

HEIGHT

50'

WIDTH

40'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional to

Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Tree

FLOWER COLOR

Cones

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Cones

SUBSTITUTE FOR

BOTANICAL NAME

Salvia leucophylla

'Point Sal' COMMON NAME

Point Sal Purple Sage

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

8'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous (Semi)

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Scaveola, Gaura, Lithodora

BOTANICAL NAME

Sambucus nigra

ssp. Caerulea COMMON NAME

Mexican Elderberry

HEIGHT

25'

WIDTH

25'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Winter)

WATER USE

Low to High

PLANT TYPE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Fast

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Olive, Dombeya rotundifolia

BOTANICAL NAME

Sporobolus airoides COMMON NAME

Alkali Dropseed

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

3'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous (Semi)

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Seedhead

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Miscanthus, Nasella tenuissima

BOTANICAL NAME

Eriogonum arborescens

COMMON NAME

Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

5'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

White / Pink

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Rosemary, Lavender

BOTANICAL NAME

Chilopsis linearis COMMON NAME

Desert Willow

HEIGHT

20'

WIDTH

15'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Winter)

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Tree

FLOWER COLOR

Pink

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Bauhinia, Flowering Cherry, Tabebuia

BOTANICAL NAME

Clematis pauciflora COMMON NAME

Ropevine

HEIGHT

10'

WIDTH

15'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Summer)

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Vine

FLOWER COLOR

White

EXPOSURE

Part Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Winter / Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Honeysuckle, Grewia

BOTANICAL NAME

Ribes viburnifolium COMMON NAME

Catalina Currant

HEIGHT

3'

WIDTH

6'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Occasional to

Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Shrub

FLOWER COLOR

Red / Pink

EXPOSURE

Part Shade to

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Fuchsia, Begonia

BOTANICAL NAME

Lessingia (Corethrogyne)

filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’ COMMON NAME

Silver Carpet Aster

HEIGHT

6-12”

WIDTH

3-5'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Occasional

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

BOTANICAL NAME

Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’

COMMON NAME

Bee’s Bliss Sage

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

6'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring / Summer

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Scaveola, Gaura, Lithodora

BOTANICAL NAME

Deschampsia cespitosa

COMMON NAME

Tufted Hair Grass

HEIGHT

2'

WIDTH

2'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Grass

FLOWER COLOR

Seedhead

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

BOTANICAL NAME

Hesperocyparis forbesii COMMON NAME

Tecate Cypress

HEIGHT

20'

WIDTH

10'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Evergreen

WATER USE

Low

PLANT TYPE

Tree

FLOWER COLOR

Cones

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part Sun

FLOWER PERIOD

Cones

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Cedar

BOTANICAL NAME

Sisyrinchium bellum COMMON NAME

Blue Eyed Grass

HEIGHT

1'

WIDTH

1'

FOLIAGE TYPE

Deciduous

(Summer)

WATER USE

Low to Moderate

PLANT TYPE

Perennial

FLOWER COLOR

Purple

EXPOSURE

Sun to Part

Shade

FLOWER PERIOD

Spring

SUBSTITUTE FOR

Bulbs, Hemerocallis