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CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County Gardens – Hedge/Hedgerow Plants for Moderate Water Use

I Scientific Name Common Name Size

Flower/ season

Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes

Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs

X *Acer circinatum Vine Maple 10-25 ft t and wide

Green/Sp PS/FSH Well-drained

2 6, 8, 13 Showy seed; fall color

X Cornus glabrata Brown Dogwood < 18 ft tall to 10 ft w

White/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Clay best 2-3 1, 13

X * Garrya elliptica Coastal Silktassel 12 ft tall &

wide Cream/W FS/PS

Any well-

drained 1 to 1-2 3, 8, 14

Good under

oaks; 'Evie',

‘James Roof’

X * Garrya fremontii Fremont’s

Silktassel 5-15 ft tall 8-10 ft w

Cream/W FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 8, 13 Tolerates some heat

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

* Hesperocyparis

(Cupressus) goveniana Gowen’s Cypress

10-30+ tall 6-10 ft w

Insig FS Tolerates clay

2 6, 8 Coastal; narrow hedge/screen

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 * Morella (Myrica)

californica

California Wax

Myrtle 6-30 ft t 10-20 ft w

Yellow-white/Sp

FS/PS/ FSH

Any; we;;-drained

best

2-3 to 3 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 19

Evergreen; good for hedges; purple

berries

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

* Arctostaphylos

auriculata

Mount Diablo

Manzanita

3-12 ft tall & wide

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 13 Nice shape; blue-green; slow growing

** Arctostaphylos

bakeri (stanfordiana)

bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'

‘Louis Edmunds’

(Sepentine)

Manzanita

5-8 ft tall 8 ft wide

Pink/Sp FS Clay fine 1-2 to 2 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 24, 32

Nice flowers; maroon branches

X Arctostaphylos

catalinae Catalina Manzanita

6-18 ft tall

5-8 ft wide Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

Any well-

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

** Arctostaphylos

densiflora

'Howard McMinn'

‘Howard mcMinn’

(Vine Hill)

Manzanita

4-8 ft tall 6-10 ft w

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

2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 32

** Arctostaphylos

densiflora

'Sentinel'

‘Sentinel’ (Vine Hill)

Manzanita 5-8 ft tall 3-7 ft wide

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained incl sand

1-2 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 32

Good for birds, butterflies; open growth

2


Flower/ season


** Arctostaphylos

densiflora x bakeri

'Baby Bear'

‘Baby Bear’

Manzanitas

5-8 ft tall

3-8 ft wide

Pink/W-Sp FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 6 Showy flowers, foliage

** Arctostaphylos

densiflora x bakeri

'Mama Bear'

‘Mama Bear’

Manzanita

5-8 ft tall

3-8 ft wide


1-2 to 2 6 Showy flowers, foliage

** Arctostaphylos

insularis ‘Canyon

Sparkles’

‘Canyon Sparkles’

Manzanita

4-8 ft tall & wide

Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2 14, 32 Shiny leaves; dense flowers; tree-like

** Arctostaphylos

manzanita ‘Hood

Mountain’

‘Hood Mountain’

Manzanita 6-10 ft tall & wide

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 32 Good for screens, hedges

** Arctostaphylos

morroensis 'Hazard

Canyon'

‘Hazard Canyon’

Manzanita 6-7 ft tall 10-12 ft w

White/W FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 13 Bronze bark; good on slopes; large screens

X * Arctostaphylos

otayensis Otay Manzanita

5-15 ft tall

4-8 ft wide Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2 13, 14

Open-branching w/ dense foliage; takes heat well

* Arctostaphylos

pallida Alameda Manzanita

6-12 ft tall

& wide White/W-Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 13

Slow; shrubby attractive gray-green foliage

X * Arctostaphylos

pungens

Pointleaf/Mexican

Manzanita 5-10 ft tall

5-8 ft wide White/W-Sp FS/PS

Any, incl.

clays 1-2 to 2 6, 13

Extremely variable in size, shape

**Arctostaphylos rudis

'Vandenberg'

‘Vandenberg’ Sand

Mesa Manzanita/

Shagbark Manzanita


Pink/W FS/PS Well-drained

1-12 to 2 11, 13 Dense foliage makes good screen, tree; coastal

* Arctostaphylos

silvicola ‘ Ghostly’ ‘Ghostly’ Manzanita

4-8 ft tall

& wide White/W-Sp FS/PS

well-

drained 1 to 2 6, 13, 14 Silvery foliage;

** Arctostaphylos

'Austin Griffiths'

‘Austin Griffiths’

Manzanita 6-10 ft tall 4-8+ ft wi

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-drained; sandy

1-2 to 2 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 32

Relatively fast-growing; open habit

X Atriplex lentiformis

ssp. breweri

Coast Quailbush/

Big Saltbush To 8 ft tall To 20 ft w

Green/Su FS

Any incl. alkali, salty

1-2 1, 2, 16 Maintain size through pruning

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

X Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush To 8 ft Cream/F FS/PS any 1-2 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

3


Flower/ season


X ** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point’

Pigeon Point Coyote

Bush 6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-White/ Su-F

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Winter flooding

1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20

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

X * Ceanothus cuneatus

var. cuneatus

Wedgeleaf

Ceanothus 4-10 ft tall 6-8 ft w

White/Sp FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 16, 21, 24

Showy in spring

X * Ceanothus cyaneus San Diego/

Lakeside Ceanothus

10-15 ft t 6-10 ft w

Blue/Sp + FS/PS Many 1-2 to 2 3, 8, 20, 24 Tolerates heat; may be short-

lived (10+ yr)

** Ceanothus ‘Sierra

Blue’ C. cyaneus X ?

‘Sierra Blue’

Ceanothus 10-15 ft

tall & wide

Dark blue/

Sp FS

Well-

drained 1-2 3, 6, 13,

Good for coastal

gardens

x * Ceanothus

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

Drought decid;

glossy leaves

X * Ceanothus

leucodermis

Chaparral

Whitethorn 8-12 ft t 10 ft wide

Lt. blue-white/Sp

FS Sandy/ rocky

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20

Very showy; open growth

X Ceanothus

megacarpus Big-pod Ceanothus

To 12 ft tall

White-lavender/ Sp

FS/PS Any well-drained

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

** Ceanothus ‘Concha’

Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus X C. impressus

‘Concha’ Ceanothus 4-6 ft. tall

& wide

Dark Blue/

Sp FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2

3, 6, 8, 9, 14,

24,

Alkali & garden

tolerant

Ceanothus impressus x

papillosus ‘Dark Star’

‘Dark Star’

Ceanothus 6-8 ft high 5-8 ft wide

Dk blue/ W-Sp

FS Any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 24

Hedge; best nearer coast

Ceanothus spinosus

Redheart/

Greenbark

Ceanothus

8-20 ft tall

& wide White/

PS (FS on coast)

Clays 1 to 1-2 3, 8, 11, 13,

14, 20, 21 28

Good for

informal hedge

X ** Ceanothus

thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’ ‘Skylark’ Ceanothus 3-6 ft t Lt blue/Sp FS/PS

Any incl clay

2 1, 3, 6, 13

X

** Ceanothus

thyrsiflorus 'Snow

Flurry'

‘Snowflurry’

Ceanothus 6-10 ft t 10 ft w

White/Sp FS/PS Any well-drained

2 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 14

Dense; shrubby; fast

4


Flower/ season


* 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

** Ceanothus

arboreus x thrysiflorus

‘Frosty Blue’

‘Frosty Blue’

Ceanothus 6-10 ft t 8 ft wide

Med blue/ W-Sp

FS/PS

Well-drained, sandy

2 1, 3, 6, 13 Dense; evergreen; prune or hedge

* Ceanothus

verrucosus

White Coast (Wart-

stemmed) Ceanothus 5-8 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

White/ FS 1-2 3, 6, 14, 20 Dense foliage

** Ceanothus ‘Blue

Window’

‘Blue Window’

Ceanothus 10-15 ft t 8-10 ft w

Med Blue/ FS Sandy best

1-2 1, 13 Dense; evergreen

** Ceanothus

‘Tassajara Blue’

‘Tassajara’

Ceanothus To 8 ft t 5-8 ft w

Lt. blue/ Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 13 Can be hedged

* Cephalanthus

occidentalis Buttonbush


Cream/Sp FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 11, 13 Good for pondside

X * Frangula/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 Mahonia (Berberis)

nevinii Nevin’s Barberry

3-8+ ft tall

6-12 ft w Yellow/Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14

Edible berries; good bird

habitat

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

White/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any, incl clays

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

Very fragrant

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

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

**Arctostaphylos

auriculata 'Knobcone

Point'

‘Knobcone Point’

Manzanita


Pale pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS well-drained

1-2 to 2 11, 13 Dense blue-green foliage

X * Arctostaphylos

densiflora Vine Hill Manzanita

3-4 ft tall

4-5 ft wide Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

well-

drained 1 to 1-2 13 Profuse bloomer

** Arctostaphylos

densiflora

‘Harmony'

‘Harmony’


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Sandy, acidic

1-2 to 2-3 6, 13 Profuse bloomer

X * Arctostaphylos

edmundsii

Little Sur

Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14 Low-growing; from N CA coast

5


Flower/ season


** Arctostaphylos

(edmundsii X ?)

‘Greensphere’

‘Greensphere’


White/Sp FS/PS most 1-2 to 2 3, 8, 13, 14 New foliage red; slow growth; hedges

* Arctostaphylos

gabrielensis

San Gabriel

Manzanita

4-6 ft tall & wide

White/ W-Sp FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 13 Rare native from San Gabriel Mtns

* Arctostaphylos

glandulosa ssp.

crassifolia

Del Mar Manzanita

3-6+ ft tall 4-6+ ft w

Pink/W-Sp FS/PS (best) Most 1-2 3, 8, 11, 13, 14 White-blue foliage; very hardy coastal

Arctostaphylos

glandulosa ssp.

glandulosa

Eastwood

Manzanita


White/ W-Sp FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 8, 13

** Arctostaphylos

glauca 'Wayne's Dwarf'

‘Wayne’s Dwarf’

manzanita

4-5 ft tall & wide


1 to 1-2 13 Big-berry dwarf; slow growing

X * Arctostaphylos

hookeri

Hooker’s

Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13 Low-growing; from N CA coast

* Arctostaphylos

insularis Island Manzanita

4-6 ft tall &

wide Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH

Heavy

soils OK 1 to 2 6, 8, 11, 13, 32

Shiny leaves; dense flowers

* Arctostaphylos

nummularia

Glossyleaf (Ft.

Bragg) Manzanita 3-6 ft tall & wide

White/ W-Sp FS/PS

Sandy best; acidic

2 to 2-3 8, 11, 13 Under trees near coast; containers & under pines

* Arctostaphylos

obispoensis

San Luis Obispo

(Serpentine/Bishop) Manzanita


Pale pink/ W-Sp

/PS Most; acidic

1-2 to 2 6, 8, 11, 13 Gray-green foliage; good under pines

X * Arctostaphylos

pajaroensis Pajaro Manzanita

4-6 ft tall & wide

White/W FS/PS

Sandy best; acidic

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 32

Several cultivars used as groundcovers

**Arctostaphylos

pajaroensis ‘Brother

James’

‘Brother James’

Manzanita

3-5 ft tall & wide


1-2 to 2 6 Unusual looking; good under trees

**Arctostaphylos

pajaroensis 'Paradise'

‘Paradise’

Manzanita

3-8 ft tall

3-6 ft wide White/Sp FS/PS/FSH

Well-

drained 1 to 2 13, 11, 14

Upright, rounded form; bronze new foliage

**Arctostaphylos

pajaroensis 'Warren

Roberts'

‘Warren Roberts’

Manzanita



1 to 2 13 Foundation plant; slow;

* Arctostaphylos

pechoensis Pecho Manzanita


Pale pink/ W-Sp

FS//PS Most; acidic

1-2 to 2 6. 11 Best near coast; unusual, pretty leaves - unique

6


Flower/ season


** Arctostaphylos

pechoensis “Margarita's

Joy”

‘Margarita’s Joy’


White/ W-Sp FS//PS Most 1 to 1-2 6, 13 Dainty; likely a hybrid; tough

* Arctostaphylos

peninsularis

Peninsular


White FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 14 Lg berries

* Arctostaphylos rudis Sand Mesa


White/ W-Sp FS//PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 14 Easy along coast; dense foliage

**Arctostaphylos ‘La Panza’ (A. silvicola X A. stanfordiana X A bakerii)

‘La Panza’

Manzanita 3-6 ft tall &

wide Light pink FS/PS

Most

incl. clay 1-2 to 2 6, 13

Grey-green foliage; open branching

* Arctostaphylos

tomentosa ssp.

tomentosa

Wooly-leaf


White/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 13 Large shrub; silvery blue foliage

* Arctostaphylos

viridissima

McMinn’s (Santa

Cruz) Manzanita 2-8 ft tall 8-12 ft w

White/W-Sp FS/PS

Well-drained; acidic

1-2 to 2-3

8, 11 Sprawl; light green; good under pines

** Arctostaphylos

viridissima 'White

Cloud'

“White Cloud’

manzanita 4-6 ft tall & wide

White/W FS/PS

Well-drained; acidic

1 to 1-2 8, 11 Dense, glossy leaves;

** Arctostaphylos ‘Ian

Bush’

‘Ian Bush’


Lt. Pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS Fine in clay

1 to 1-2 6, 13, 24 Nice hedge; good for small spaces; fast growth

** Arctostaphylos

'Lutsko's Pink'

'Lutsko's Pink'

Manzanita

4-7 ft tall & wide

Lt. Pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS Most incl clays

1 to 1-2 8, 13 Nice, upright open habit but smaller

** Arctostaphylos

'Sonoma'

‘Sonoma’

Manzanita 3-6 ft tall &

wide Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 6, 13

Hedges; tidy look; A. densiflora x stanfordiana hybrid

** Arctostaphylos

‘Sunset’ ‘Sunset’ Manzanita


White/Sp FS/PS/FSH Most 1-2 to 2 6, 13, 14, 32

A. hookeri x. A. pajaroensis; new leaves shiny orange; hedge

** Arctostaphylos

'White Lanterns'

‘White Lanterns’

Manzanita 5-7 ft tall 8-12 ft w


1-2 3, 11

Good for hedge; dense, small leaves; disease-resistant

X * Diplacus grandiflorus

/Mimulus bifidis

Large-flower

Monkeyflower 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Pale orange/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Sandy/ rocky

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 6-8, 10-

14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28

N. CA; ‘Cone Peak’, ‘Esselen’

7


Flower/ season


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 Eriodictyon crassifolium Feltleaf Yerba

Santa 4-8 ft tall 5-10 ft w

Lilac/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2 1, 10-14, 16, 20, 24

Lovely leaf color, texture

* 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

* 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 * Mahonia (Berberis)

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

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

** Ribes malvaceum

var. viridifolium 'Ortega

Beauty'

Ortega Beauty

Chaparral Currant 5-7 ft tall & wide

Pink/ Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3

13

** Ribes malvaceum

'Barrie Coate'

Barre Coate

Chaparral Currant 5-6 ft tall 4-5 ft wide

Dark Pink/ Sp

FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2

** Ribes malvaceum

‘Montara Rose’

Montara Rose

Chaparral Currant 5-6 ft tall &

wide

Bright Pink/

W-Sp FS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2

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 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

Perennial Vines

X * Calystegia purpurata

ssp. purpurata

Pacific Morning

Glory 6-8 ft

Wht-purple /Sp-Su

FS/PS Any 2 8 ‘Bolinas’ has pink flowers

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

8


Flower/ season


X * Lonicera ciliosa Orange

Honeysuckle 15-20 ft

Orange/ Sp-Su

PS/FSH Any 2-3 2, 8 Not for hot gardens

X Lonicera hispidula var.

vacillans

Western

Honeysuckle 5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 1-2 to 2-3

1, 5, 13, 14,

19


X * Lonicera interrupta Chaparral

Honeysuckle 8-20+ ft

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PSH Any 2 to 2-3 2 Excellent habitat plant

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

Groundcover Plants: Herbaceous Perennials

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

drained 1-2 to 2-3 most Alkali soils fine

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


** Artemisia

ludoviciana ‘Silver King’,

‘Silver Queen’, 'Valerie Finnis'

White Sagebrush

(Western

Mugwort) cultivars


Cream/ Sp-F FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 3, 8, 13, 14 Dies back in winter

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 * 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

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

(Zauschneria

californica) ‘Catalina’

Island CA Fuschia 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

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

(Zauschneria

californica) ‘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

9


Flower/ season


** Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria CA)

‘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 canum

(Zauschneria CA)

‘Solidarity Pink’

‘Solidarity pink’ CA

Fuschia 2-3 ft tall & wide

Pink/Su-F FS/PS Most 2 to 2-3 13

under oaks; tolerates winter flooding

** Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria CA)

‘Wayne’s Silver’

‘Wayne’s Silver’ CA

Fuschia


Red/Su-F FS/PS most 2 to 2-3 13, 14

under oaks

** 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 FS/PS/FSH

Well-

drained 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

** 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

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

* Heuchera pilosissima Hairy Alumroot 1-2 ft tall

and wide White/Sp PS/FSH

Well-

drained

2 to 2-3 5, 6

N. Coast; good

massed

X * Hoita orbicularis Creeping Leather-

leaf < 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Magenta/Sp PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 13 Nice groundcover

X * Mentha arvensis Tule Mint; Wild

Mint < 1 ft spreading

Pink/Sp-Su PS Most 2 to 3 2, 6, 13 Excellent fo tea; contain

10


Flower/ season


X ** Monardella villosa

‘Russian River’ Coyote Mint


Pink/Spr-Su PS Well-drained

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

X * Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel < 1 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Pink/Sp PS/FSH most 2-3 to 3 2, 11, 24 Nice, spreading, woodsy

X Ranunculus californicus California

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

Pac Coast

Seed

Very well-

drained soils

X * Salvia sonomensis Creeping Sage 1-2 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

Med. Blue/ Sp

PS best Well-drained

1 to 1-2 3, 8, 13, 14 Silver-green foliage; inland; ‘Mrs. Beard’

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


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

X * Symphyotrichum

chilense (Aster

chilensis)

Coast Aster 1-3 ft tall

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

Good habitat

plant

** Symphyotrichum

chilense (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

Herbaceous Perennials

X * Agastache urticifolia

Nettleleaf Giant

Hyssop (Horse

Mint)

2-5 ft tall & wide

Pink/Sp-Su FS/PS Well-drained

2 to 2-3 6, 13, 19 Great bee plant

X 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

* Angelica hendersonii Coast Angelica 1-2 ft tall & wide

White/Sp-Su FS/PSH Most 2 8, 35

Showy; Anise

Swallowtail larval food

Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp 1-2 ft tall spreading

White/Su FS/PS Well-drained

2 to 3 11, 14

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

11


Flower/ season


X * Armeria maritima

ssp. californica

CA Sea Thrift

(Pinks) < 1 ft tall & wide

Pink/Sp PS most 2 to 3 5, 6, 8, 13, 24 Best along coast; pretty

X Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed 2-3 ft tall

2-4 ft wide Pink/Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 2, 8, 19

Tol. Flooding; Monarch host plant; silvery

* Barbarae ortherceras Wintercress 1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Su FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 to 3 13 Leaves edible, raw or cooked

* Boykinia occidentalis Brook Foam 1 ft tall & wide

White/Su FSH Most 2-3 to 3 13 Evergreen; woodland plant

* Boykinia rotundifolia Roundleaf Boykinia 1-2 ft tall 1 ft wide

White/Su PS/FSH Most 2-3 to 3 13

Native to Santa

Monica mtns; evergreen

* Delphinium

californicum CA Larkspur


Lavender or white/

FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 19

X * Delphinium nudicaule Red (Canyon)

Larkspur 1-2 ft tall & wide

Red/Sp PS Well- drained

1-2 to 2 19 Toxic; very showy

X *Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy ½ ft Lavernder/

Sp-Fa FS/PS/FSH

Well-

drained 2-3

1, 3, 5, 6, 7,

9, 13, 14

Attractive

flowers, foliage

X * Eriophyllum

staechadifolium

Seaside Golden

Yarrow 1-3 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Most 2 to 2-3 1, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21

** Eriophyllum

staechadifolium

'Compacta'

‘Compacta’

Seaside Golden

Yarrow

1-2 ft tall

3-4 ft wide

Gold-yellow/

Sp-Su FS/PS Moat 2 to 2-3 13, 25

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 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 Hoita macrostachya California Hemp 4-6 ft tall & wide

Purple/ Sp-Su

PS Most 2-3 to 3 6, 8, 13 Showy blooms; winter deciduous

* Horkelia californica CA Horkelia < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide

White/Sp-Su FS/PS most 1-2 to 2-3 5, 13 Dies back in summer

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

* Horkelia parryi Parry’s Horkelia < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide

White/Sp-Su FS/PS most 2 to 2-3 13 N. CA native

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

12


Flower/ season


X * Lomatium

californicum

California

Lomatium 2-3 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS/PS Most 2 to 2-3 30

Anise Swallowtail larval food

X Lomatium utriculatum Common

Lomatium 2-3 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS

Any, incl. clays, alkali

2-3 to 3 30 Anise Swallowtail larval food

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

* Monardella antonina

(now * Monardella

villosa ssp. villosa)

Butterfly Bush

Monardella 1 ft tall Purple-pink/ FS/PS Most 2 or 2-3

1, 3, 6, 8, 11,

13, 19

Butterfly plant;

fragrant, teas

X * Monardella crispa

Waveyleaf Dune

Mint/Crisp

Monardella


Purple- pink/Su-F

FS/PS Sandy best

2 6, 11, 13, 14 Butterfly plant; very fragrant

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

Hummingbird plant; scented; ‘Marion

Sampson’

X * Monardella

odoratissima

Mountain

Monardella 1-2ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Lilac/ Sp-Su PS best Sandy best

2 or 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 24, 28

Minty scent; lovely flowers

X

* Monardella villosa

ssp. villosa [formerly

Monardella

subglabrata]

Cpastal Coyote

Mint 1 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Purple/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Most 2 to 3 6, 13 Heavy bloomer; minty; tea

X * Monardella villosa ssp

villosa [ssp. subserrata] Coyote Mint

1 ft 3-5 ft wide

Pink/Sp-Su PS Well-drained

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

Butterfly plant

* Monardella villosa

ssp. obispoensis

San Luis Obispo

Coyote Mint 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Pale violet/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Clays fine

2 to 3 6, 13 Butterfly plant; minty, tea

** Monardella villosa

'Russian River'

‘Russian River’

Coyote Mint 1-2 ft tall

2-3 ft wide Purple/Su PS Most 2 to 2-3 13

Butterfly plant;

minty; easy

X * Sairocarpus

multiflorus Rose Snapdragon

2-3 ft tall

2-4 ft wide Pink/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10, 13

Hummingbird

plant

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 oregana Oregon

Checkmallow 2-4 ft tall

1-2 ft wide Pinks/Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-

drained 2-3 to 3 13

Gorgeous

flowers

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

Red/Su PS/FS Well-drained

2-3 19 difficult

13


Flower/ season


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 (var. ?) 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 * Tellima grandiflora Fringe Cups 1-2 ft tall

spreading

White-

Pink/Sp PS/FSH Most 2-3 to 3 5, 8, 11, 13

N CA native;

showy, evergreen

X * 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, 5, 8, 10, 12-14, 19

Pretty flowers; woodsy looking

Ferns and Fern-like Plants

X Adiantum capillus-

veneris

Common

Maidenhair 1-3 ft tall & wide

none PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 7, 8, 11, 13, 29

'Banksianum'

X Dryopteris arguta Coastal Woodfern 2-3 ft tall &

wide None PS/FSH

Well-

drained 2 to 3 7, 11, 19

Lovely, soft fronds; woodsy look

X * Polystichum munitum Western Sword

Fern 3-6 ft tall &

wide None PS/FSH Rich 2-3 to 3

7, 8, 13, 14,

19, 20

Woodsy look;

regal;evergreen

Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)

Agrostis exarata Spike Bentgrass 1-4 ft tall Cool-seas. perennial bunchgrass

FS/PS Not alkali 1-2 to 3 10, 16

X Agrostis pallens

Seashore

Bentgrass;

Thingrass

1-2 ft tall cool-seas. perennial bunchgrass

FS/PS Not alkali 1-2 to 2-3 4, 10, 13, 16 'Camp Pendleton'; Can mow

X * Bouteloua gracilis Blue Gramma 1-2 ft tall Warm-seas. Perennial bunch/sod

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 2, 3, 4, 7, 8,

10, 13, 16

X * Calamagrostis foliosa Leafy (Mendocino)

Reed Grass 1-2 ft tall &

wide

cool-season

bunchgrass FS/PS

Well-

drained 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13

Nice foliage

color

X * Carex pansa (C.

praegracilis sometimes

mislabled as this) Sand Dune Sedge

1 ft tall shear 1-2

time/ yr

Cool-season clump sedge

FS/PS Very sandy

2 to 2-3 3, 4, 6, 8 Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X Carex praegracilis

Clustered Field

Sedge/CA Meadow

Sedge

1-2 ft tall Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS Clays best

2-3 1, 2, 4, 7, 13

14


Flower/ season


X Carex tumulicola Berkeley Sedge 2 ft tall & wide

Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13

X * Danthonia Californica California Oatgrass 2-3 ft tall Cool-season perennial

bunchgrass FS/PS any 2 to 3 6, 8, 10

Evergreen; tolerates walking; good for small areas

X * Deschampsia

cespitosa Tufted hairgrass

1-2 ft tall & wide

Cool-season bunchgrass

FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 4-8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

X Deschampsia elongata Slender Hairgrass 2-4 ft tall Cool-season perennial

bunchgrass PS/ FSH any

2-3 to 3 1 – dies

back

5, 10, 13, 16 Fine-texture;

very green

X

* Deschampsia

holciformis (D.

cespitosa ssp.

hociformis)

Pacific Hairgrass 1-3 ft tall Cool-season perennial bunchgrass

FS any 2-3 to 3 5, 8, 10, 13, 16

Salt-tolerant

X * Festuca californica CA Fescue <1-2 ft tall 1-3 ft wide


FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

‘Phil’s Silver’, 'Horse Mountain Green', 'Serpentine Blue'

X * Festuca idahoensis Blue Bunchgrass < 1 ft tall & wide


FS/PS any 2 to 3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20

‘Warren Peak’, ‘Siskiyou Blue’

X * Festuca rubra Red Fescue 1-2 ft tall spreading

Cool-season

bunch/sod grass; can mow

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16

Easy; Blue-

green; ‘Molate’ ‘Patrick’s Point’, ‘Jughandle’

X Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass 1-3 ft tall & wide


FS/PS

Any; sandy

best

1-2 to 2-3

1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19

Showy

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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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