Plant list, by Zone
TYPE:
D=Deciduous, E=evergreen, C=Cactus, GC=Ground Cover, GR=Grass,
P=Perennial, RH=Rhizome, S=Succulent, SH=Shrub, T=Tree, V=Vine
WATER NEEDS:
Plants established 1 year, trees 2-5 years;
L-N = Little to no water, M = Moderate water, R = Regular water
Zones have been organized into walking tour sequence, for your convenience.
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 1 | ALLUVIAL TERRACE GARDEN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adenostoma fasciculatum "Dwarf" | Chamise | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | White | |||||||
| 1 | Agave shawii | Seacliff Agave | E, P, S | None | Full Sun | 3’ | 3’ | Yellow | Maturity | yes | |||
| 1 | Arctostaphylos "Austin Griffiths" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | Inf. | Full Sun | 8-10’ | 6-8’ | White | W | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Arctostaphylos densiflora "Sentinel" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 6’+ | 8’ | Whitish pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Arctostaphylos manzanita "Dr. Hurd" | Common Manzanita | E, SH, T | L-M | Full Sun | 15’ | 15’+ | White | W | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Berberis nevinii | Nevin’s Barberry | E, SH | L-N-R | 6-8’ | 4-6’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 1 | Ceanothus tomentosus | California Lilac Species | SH | L-N | 6-10’ | 8-10’ | Whitish blue | Sp | yes | ||||
| 1 | Cercocarpus betuloides | Mountain Mahogany | E, SH, T | L-N | Full Sun | 5-12’ | 5-12’ | White | F | yes | |||
| 1 | Epilobium californica "Calistoga" | California Fuchsia cultivar | P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 3-4’ | Reddish Orange | Su-F | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Eriodictyon crassifolium | Thick leafed Yerba Santa | E, P, SH | L | Full Sun | 5’+ | 3-6’ | Lavender | Sp | ||||
| 1 | Eriodictyon trihocalyx | Yerba Santa | P, SH | L | Full Sun | 1 -6’ | 3-5’ | Lavender/White | Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Eriogonum "Dana Point" | California Buckwheat cultivar | P, GC, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 3-4’ | White/Pink | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 1 | Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Golden Yarrow | E, P | L-N | Full Sun | 2’ | 2’ | Orange Yellow | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume | D, SH | L | Full Sun | 4’ | 6’ | White | Sp-Su | ||||
| 1 | Galvezia juncea | Baja Bush Snapdragon | E, SH | L | full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 2’ | Bright Red | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | E, SH, T | M | full sun or partial shade | 15-25’ | 15-25’ | White | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Isomeris arborea | Bladderpod | E, SH | L | full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-4’ | Yellow | All year | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Juncus patens | Gray Rush | P | Ample | full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | inconspicuous | |||||
| 1 | Lepechinia sp. Nov | Pitcher Sage | SH | Some | full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | White | ||||||
| 1 | Malacothamnus "Casitas" | Chaparral Bush Mallow | E, P, SH | L | full sun or partial shade | 3-15’ | 4-6’ | Pinkish Lavender | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 1 | Malacothamnus davidsonii | Davidson’s Bush Mallow | E, P, SH | L | Full Sun | 3-12’ | 3-9’ | Pink | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 1 | Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkey Flower | P | L | full sun or partial shade | 4 ’ | 4 ’ | Buff toned Orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Monardella linoides ssp. Viminea | San Diego Willowy Mint | P, GR | Some | full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 3’ | Pale Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Muhlenbergia lindheimerii | Lindheimer’s Muhly | P, GR | L-N-M | full sun or partial shade | 5’ | 5’ | Amber | F | ||||
| 1 | Nassella lepida | Foothill Needlegrass | P, GR | L-N | Full Sun | 3’ | 2’ | Purple toned awns | W-Sp | ||||
| 1 | Opuntia littoralis | Prickly-pear Cactus | C, P, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 1-3’ | 3’ | Yellow/Red | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Penstemon baccharifolius | Baccharis-leaved Penstemon | P | L-M | full sun or partial shade | 1 ’ | 1 ’ | Coral Pink | Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet Bugler Penstemon | P | L-M | full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 1 1/2-2’ | Bright Red | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Penstemon eatonii | Firecracker Penstemon | E, P | L-N | full sun | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Red Scarlet | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Penstemon spectabilis | Showy Penstemon | P | L-M | full sun or partial shade | 3-4’ | 3-4’ | Rose Purplish | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 1 | Penstemon superbus | Superb Penstemon | P | L | Full Sun | 2’ | 2’ | Coral | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Penstemon x parishii "Magenta Marvel" | Beard Tongue | P | L-N | full sun or partial shade | 2-4’ | 2-3’ | Magenta Pink | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 1 | Platanus racemosa | California Sycamore | D, T | M-R | Full Sun | 30-80’ | 20-50’ | Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Populus fremontii (male) | Fremont Cottonwood | D, T | R | Full Sun | 40-60’+ | 30’ | inconspicuous | yes | ||||
| 1 | Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | E, T | None | Full Sun | 20-70’ | 100’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Rhus integrifolia | Lemonadeberry | SH, GC | None | Full Sun | 3-10’ | 3-10’ | White or Pinkish | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | SH | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-6’ | Bright Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Ribes malvaceum "Montana Rose" | Montana Rose Chaparral Current | D, SH | Occ | Full Sun | 5’ | 5’ | Dk Rose | W | yes | yes | yes | |
| 1 | Salvia alpiana | White Sage | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-5’ | 3-5’ | Lavender /White | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Sage | SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-5’ | 5-8’ | Lavender to Blue | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 1 | Salvia leucophylla "Amethyst Bluff" | Purple Sage | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 3-5’ | 3-5’+ | Pinkish Purple | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Salvia "Shirley"s Creeper" | Black Sage cultivar | SH | R | Full Sun | 3’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 1 | Salvia "Vicki Romo" | Sage | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 3’ | 5’ | Sky Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 1 | Verbena lilacina "De La Mina" | Baja Ca Verbena | P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 3’ | Dk Purple | Most year | yes | |||
| 1 | Yucca whipplei | Chaparral Yucca | S | L | Full Sun | 3’ | 6’ | Creamy White | Su | ||||
| 1 | Zauschneria (seedlings of Everetts Choice) | California Fuchsia | P | L | Full Sun | 1’ | Orange red | Su-F | yes | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 2.1 | ARROYO GARDEN | ||||||||||||
| 2.1 | Aescelus california | California Buckeye | D,SH,T | M | Full Sun | 10-20’ | 30’+ | Cream | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.1 | Arctostaphylos glauca | Big Berry Manzanita | E,SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 8-18’ | 8-18’ | White | W | yes | yes | ||
| 2.1 | Berberis "Ken Hartman" | Oregon Grape | E,SH | Inf. | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.1 | Ceanothus griseus horizontalis "Hurricane Point" | California Lilac cultivar | E,SH | Occ | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 10-12’ | Dk Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 2.1 | Encelia california | Encelia | D,SH | L-N | Full Sun | 3’ | 4’ | Yellow | Sp | ||||
| 2.1 | Fremontodendron "California Glory" | Fremontia | E,Sh | None | Full Sun | 18’ | 18’ | Yellow | Sp | ||||
| 2.1 | Lyonothamnus floribundus | Catalina Ironwood | E,T | M | Full Sun | 20-35’ | 15’ | White | Sp-Su | ||||
| 2.1 | Prunus ilicifolia lyonii | Catalina Cherry | E,SH,T | Occ | Full Sun | 25’ | White | Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 2.1 | Rhamnus crocea | Red Berry | E,SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 3-6’ | inconspicuous | yes | yes | yes | ||
| 2.1 | Ribes malvaceum "Dancing Tassels" | Chaparral Currant | D,SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 2-4’ | Pink | W | yes | yes | yes | |
| 2.1 | Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | D | M | Full Sun | White | yes | yes | |||||
| 2.1 | Sambucus mexicana | Blue Elderberry | D,SH,T | M | Full sun or partial shade | 10-20’ | 8-20’ | White Cream | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 2.1 | Styrax redivivus | Snowbell | D,SH | R | Full sun or partial shade | 5-12’ | White | Sp | yes | ||||
| 2.1 | Vitis california | California Wild Grape | D,V | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 30’ | n/a | yes | yes | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 2.2 | WOODLAND GARDEN | ||||||||||||
| 2.2 | Amorpha fruitcosa | False Indigo Bush | D, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-8’ | 10’ | Purple | Su | ||||
| 2.2 | Araucaria heterophylla | Norfolk Island Pine | T | R | Full Sun | 100’ | 60’ | n/a | n/a | ||||
| 2.2 | Arctostaphylos "Hood Mountain" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | Full Sun | yes | yes | |||||||
| 2.2 | Arctostaphylos insularis "Canyon Sparkler" | Island Manzanita | E, SH | Inf. | Full Sun | 8-10’ | 8-10’ | White | W | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Carex spissa | San Diego Sedge | GR, P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 5’ | 2-3’ | Light golden Brown | Sp | ||||
| 2.2 | Carpenteria californica | California Bush Anemone | SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | White | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Ceanothus "Wheeler"s Canyon" | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 4-8’ | Deep Blue | Sp | yes | ||||
| 2.2 | Cotinus coggyria "Golden Spirit" | Golden Smoke Tree | D, SH, T | M | Full Sun | 12-15’ | 12-15’ | Purple to Lavender | Su | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Dianella tasmanica | Flax Lily | P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 3-4’ | Blue | Su | yes | ||||
| 2.2 | Eucalyptus globulus "Compacta" | Compact Blue Gum | T | None | Full Sun | 45-165’ | 30-75’ | White/Yellowish | yes | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Eucalyptus maculata | Spotted Gum | T | None | Full Sun | 20-50’ | 12-36’ | White | yes | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Feijoa sellowiana | Pineapple guava | SH, T | R | Full Sun | 18-25’ | 18-25’ | White | Sp | ||||
| 2.2 | Helleborus "Ivory Prince" | Ivory Prince Christmas Rose | P | R | Full Sun | 18" | 24" | Green w/Rosy tones | W-Sp | ||||
| 2.2 | Heuchera "Old La Rochette" | Island Alum Root Hybrid | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 1-2’ | Pink | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Heuchera "Opal" | Island Alum Root Hybrid | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1 1/2’ | 1-2’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Heuchera "Wendy" | Island Alum Root Hybrid | P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 3-4’ | Peachy Pink | Most year | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Iris douglasiana | Douglas Iris | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Violet Purple | Sp | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Juncus patens "Elk Blue" | Elk Blue Rush | P | Ample | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | inconspicuous | |||||
| 2.2 | Lepechinia calycina "Rocky Point" | Pitcher Sage cultivar | SH | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 4’ | Pale Lavender | Sp | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Lepechinia fragrans "El Tigre" | Fragrant Pitcher Sage cultivar | SH | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 6’ | Lavender | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 2.2 | Liriope gigantea "Giant Lilyturf" | Giant Lilyturf | E, P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1/2-2’ | 1-2’ | Lavender Blue | Su | ||||
| 2.2 | Mahonia pinnata "Ken Hartman" | California Holly Grape | E, SH | None | Full Sun | 4-5’ | 4-5’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Mahonia repens | Creeping Barberry | SH, GC | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 3’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 4’ | Yellow/Purplish | F | ||||
| 2.2 | Philadephus lewisii "Goose Creek" | Wild Mock Orange | D, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-8’ | 4-6’ | White | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Pinus eldarica | Afghan Pine | T | None | Full Sun | 30-80’ | 15-25’ | yes | |||||
| 2.2 | Rhamnus californica "Eve Case" | Coffeeberry | E, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | Yellow Green | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Rhamnus californica "Leatherleaf" | Coffeeberry | E, SH | M | Full Sun | 5-6’ | 5-6’ | Cream | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Ribes speciosum | Fuchsia Flowered Gooseberry | D, SH | Occ | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-6’ | Red | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Ribes viburnifolium | Evergreen Currant | GC, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 12’ | Lt. Pink/Purplish | W-Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 2.2 | Salvia "Amethyst Bluff"" | Full Sun | yes | ||||||||||
| 2.2 | Salvia spathacea | Hummingbird Sage | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 3-4’+ | Magenta/Rosy Red | Sp-F | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Salvia spathacea "San Bruno Mountain" | Hummingbird Sage | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 3-4’+ | Magenta/Rosy Red | Sp-F | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Solanum xanti var. obispoense "Navajo Creek" | San Luis Obispo Nightshade | P | M | Full Sun | 18-24" | 3-4’ | D Blue to Lavender | Year | ||||
| 2.2 | Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 2-6’ | 2-6’ | Pink | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 2.2 | Thalictrum fendlerii var. polycarpum | Meadow Rue | P, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | Yellow | yes | ||||
| 2.2 | Venegasia carpesiodes | Canyon Sunflower | SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-5’ | 4-5’ | Yellow | Sp-Su | ||||
| 2.2 | Westringia fruiticosa "Morning" | Coast Rosemary | e, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-6’ | 5-10’ | white | W-Sp | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 3.3 | MEADOW GARDEN | ||||||||||||
| 3.3 | Achillea millefolium "Ann Gillette" | Common Yarrow | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 1-2’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.3 | Achillea millefolium "Paprika" | Yarrow cultivar | P | L-M | Full Sun | 1 1/2 -2’ | 1 1/2-2’ | Red-Yellow centers | Su-F | yes | yes | ||
| 3.3 | Achillea millefolium "Sonoma Coast" | Common Yarrow | P | M | Full Sun | 18-24" | 18-24" | White | Su-F | yes | |||
| 3.3 | Artemisia douglasiana | Mugwort | P | L-M | Full Sun | 3’ | 3’ | n/a | yes | yes | yes | ||
| 3.3 | Aster chilensis "Point St. George" | Creeping Aster | P | L | Full Sun | 1’ | Spread | Lavender | Su-F | yes | |||
| 3.3 | Carex spissa | San Diego Sedge | GR, P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 5’ | 2-3’ | Light golden Brown | Sp | ||||
| 3.3 | Carex tumulicola | Berkleley Sedge | GR, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Tan | Sp | ||||
| 3.3 | Juncus patens | Gray Rush | P | Ample | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | inconspicuous | |||||
| 3.3 | Leymus triticoides | Alkali Ryegrass | GR | Full sun or partial shade | 1-3’ | 1-3’ | n/a | ||||||
| 3.3 | Mahonia aquifolium "Compacta" | Compact Oregon Grape | SH | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 5’+ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 3.3 | Muhlenbergia dumosa | Bamboo Muhly | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-6’ | inconspicuous | Sp | ||||
| 3.3 | Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 4’ | Yellow/Purplish | F | ||||
| 3.3 | Platanus racemosa | California Sycamore | D, T | M-R | Full Sun | 30-80’ | 20-50’ | Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 3.3 | Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Dropseed | P, GC | L-M | Full Sun | 3’ | 3’ | Pinkish | Su-F | ||||
| 3.3 | Thalictrum fendlerii var. polycarpum | Meadow Rue | P, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | Yellow | yes | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 3.1 | LEMON GROVE BORDER PLANTING | ||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Achillea "Moonshine" | Moonshine Yarrow | P | L-M | Full Sun | 2’ | 1 1/2’ | Yellow | Su-F | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Buddleia "Dartmoor" | Lavender Butterfly Bush | Full sun or partial shade | 5-6’ | 5-6’ | Lilac Purple | Su | yes | yes | ||||
| 3.1 | Bulbinella floribunda | Yellow Bulbinella | P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 12-18" | Yellow | W | ||||
| 3.1 | Centranthus ruber "white" | White Valerian | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 3’ | White | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Cotyledon orbiculata | Pig’s Ear | S, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 2’ | Orange | Su | ||||
| 3.1 | Erigeron glaucus "WR" | Seaside Daisy cultivar | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 8" | 1 1/2’ | Lavender | Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Erigeron karvinskianus | Santa Barbara Daisy | GC, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 10-20" | 3’ | White or Pinkish | All year | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Eriogonum grande var. rubescens | San Miguel Island Buckwheat | P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 10-12" | 1-1 1/2’ | Rosy Red | Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Eryngium giganteum "Miss Wilmott"s Ghost" | P | R | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 2 1/2’ | Blue-Pale Green | Su | |||||
| 3.1 | Eryngium maritimum | Sea Holly | P | Occ | Full Sun | 18-24" | 12-18" | Pale Blue | Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Hesperaloe parviflora | Red-flowered Yucca | P | L-M | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 3-4’ | Red | Sp-Su | ||||
| 3.1 | Heuchera "Opal" | Island Alum Root Hybrid | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1 1/2’ | 1-2’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Iris Varieties | Bearded Iris | P, RH | R | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 3.1 | Lavandula dentata var. Candicans | Woolly French Lavender | P, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-4’ | 4-6’ | Lavender Blue | Sp-Su | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Lavandula "Goodwin Creek" | Goodwin Creek Lavender | SH | L | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 3-4’ | Deep Violet Blue | Sp-F | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata "Atlas" | Spanish Lavender | SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Red Violet | Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Lavandula x intermedia "Provence" | Perfume Lavander | SH | L | Full Sun | 3- 2’ | 3’ | Lt Violet | Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Lessingia filaginifolia "Silver Carpet" | Silver Carpet Lessingia | P | M | Full Sun | 8-12" | 2-3’ | White | Su | ||||
| 3.1 | Leymus condensatus "Canyon Prince" | Canyon Prince Wildrye | P, GR | L | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 3’ | Blue | Su | ||||
| 3.1 | Limonium perezii | Sea Lavender | P | M | Full Sun | 3’ | 3’ | Purple/White | Sp-Su | ||||
| 3.1 | Mondardella "Moonlight" | Moonlight Bee Balm | P | L | partial shade | <1’ | 2’ | White | |||||
| 3.1 | Muhlenbergia cappilaris | Pink Hair Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 6’ | Purplish | F | ||||
| 3.1 | Nepeta racemosa "Walkers Low" | Catmint cultivar | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 6"-1’ | 2’+ | Violet Blue | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Origanum laevigatum "Hopley"s Purple" | Oregano | P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2-3’ | Purplish Pink | Su | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Penstemon pinifolius "Yellow" | Yellow Pine-leaved Penstemon | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1/2’ | 2’ | Yellow | Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Salvia "Carl Nielson" | Sage Hybrid | P | L | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Salvia chamaedryoides | Germander Sage | P | L-M | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 2-3’ | Blue | Sp-F | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Sage | E, P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-5’ | 5-8’ | Lavender to Blue | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Salvia "Gayle Nielson" | Sage Hybrid | P | L | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 3-4’ | Bt Blue to Lavender | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Salvia leucantha | Mexican Purple Sage | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 3-6’+ | White/Purple | F-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Salvia mexicana-Lime calyx | Mexican Sage | E, SH | M | Full Sun | 6’ | 3-5’ | F-Sp | yes | ||||
| 3.1 | Salvia munzii "Baja Blue" | Munz’s Sage cultivar | L | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Dark Blue | yes | |||||
| 3.1 | Salvia munzii x brandeegii | Munz’s Sage Hybrid | Full Sun | yes | |||||||||
| 3.1 | Salvia spathacea "Pilitas" | Hummingbird Sage | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Crimson | Sp-F | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Stachys byzantina "Primrose Heron" | Lamb’s Ears | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1/2’ | spread | Purplish | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Teucrium fruticans "azureum" | Bush Germander | P, SH | M | Full Sun | 4-8’ | 4-8’+ | Blue | Year | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Thymus "Doone Valley" | Doone Valley Thyme | P | Full Sun | 3" | 1-15’ | |||||||
| 3.1 | Thymus "Pink Chintz" | Thyme selection | P, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1" | 1 1/2’ | Salmon Pink | Su | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Thymus pseudolanuginosus | Woolly Blue Thyme | P, SH | M | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3" | 3’ | Pinkish | Su | yes | yes | yes | |
| 3.1 | Tulipa saxatilis | Species Tulip | P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | Yellow/Lilac | Sp | |||||
| 3.1 | Verbena bonariensis | Perennial Verbena | P, GC | L | Full Sun | 3-6’ | 1 1/2-3’ | Purple | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 3.1 | Verbena hybrid "Tapien" | Hybrid Verbena | P | R | Full Sun | 4" | 1-1 1/2’ | Wide range | Su | yes | |||
| 3.1 | Verbena lilacina "De La Mina" | Baja Ca Verbena | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 3’ | Dk Purple | W-Sp | yes | |||
| 3.1 | x Amarcrinum | Amarcrinum | P, B | R | Full sun or partial shade | 4’+ | Soft Pink | Sp-Su | yes | ||||
| 3.1 | Yucca filamentosa "Tricolor" | Variegated Adam’s Needle | P, SH, T | R | Full Sun | Yellowish White | Sp-Su | ||||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 3.2 | LEMON GROVE SCREEN PLANTING | ||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Abutilon palmeri | Flowering Maple | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 5’ | 5’ | Orange Yellow | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Aloe arborescens | Tree Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 10’ | 6’ | Yellow | W | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Artemisia californica "Canyon Grey" | California Sagebrush cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 1 1/2-5’ | 4-7’ | insignificant | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 3.2 | Cassia nemophila (senna) | Green Cassia, Desert Cassia | SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-5’ | 3-5’ | Bright Yellow | W-Sp | ||||
| 3.2 | Ceanothus "Blue Cascade" | California Lilac cultivar | SH | L-N | Full Sun | 6-10’ | 8-10’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Dalea greggii | Trailing Indigo Bush | SH, GC | L-M | Full Sun | 1 1/2’ | 6’ | Lavender to Purple | Sp-Su | ||||
| 3.2 | Dendromecon harfordii | Island Tree Poppy | E, SH, T | None | Full Sun | 8-20’ | 8-20’ | Yellow | Sp-Su | ||||
| 3.2 | Eremophila "Prostrate form" | Prostrate Emu Bush | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | yes | yes | ||||||
| 3.2 | Eriogonum arborescens | Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat | P | Some | Full Sun | 2-5’ | 4-5’ | Creamy Pink | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Euryops pectinatus "viridis" | Euryops Daisy | SH | L-R | Full Sun | 3-6’ | 3-6’ | Yellow | Most year | ||||
| 3.2 | Hyptis emoryi "Silver Lining" | Desert Lavender | SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-10’ | 3-8’ | Blue Violet | Sp-year | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Lagerstroemia "Muskogee" | Crepe Myrtle cultivar | D, SH, T | M | Full Sun | 25’ | 12’ | Lavender | Su | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Lepechinia fragrans (SGM Form) | San Gaberial Mtns Pitcher Sage | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | Sp-Su | yes | |||||||
| 3.2 | Nolina interrata | Beargrass | P | L | Full Sun | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | Creamy White | Su-F | ||||
| 3.2 | Olea europea | European Olive | E, T | L-M | Full Sun | 25-30’ | 25-30’ | Yellow White | Sp | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Opuntia ficus-indica | Mission Fig Cactus | C | L-N | Full Sun | 15’ | 10’ | Yellow orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 3.2 | Schinus molle | Peruvian Pepper | E, T | L-N-M | Full Sun | 25-40’ | 25-40’ | Yellowish white | Su | yes | yes | ||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 4.1 | OAK & WALNUT UNDERSTORY | ||||||||||||
| 4.1 | Arctostaphylos edmundsii "Carmel Sur" | Manzanita cultivar | E, GC, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 12’ | Pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.1 | Erigeron karvinskianus | Santa Barbara Daisy | GC, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 10-20" | 3’ | White or Pinkish | All year | yes | |||
| 4.1 | Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulphur Buckwheat | P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 12-18" | 2-3" | Yellow/Rust | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 4.1 | Heuchera "Wendy" | Island Alum Root Hybrid | P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 3-4’ | Peachy pink | Most year | yes | |||
| 4.1 | Iris douglasiana "Canyon Snow" | Canyon Snow Douglas Iris | P | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1 1/2’ | 1-2’ | White | Sp | ||||
| 4.1 | Juglans regia | English Walnut | T | L | Full Sun | 60’ | 60’ | F | yes | ||||
| 4.1 | Lepechinia calycina "Rocky Point" | Pitcher Sage cultivar | SH | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 4’ | Pale Lavender | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.1 | Mahonia repens | Creeping Barberry | SH, GC | L-N | 1’ | 3’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 4.1 | Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | E, T | None | Full Sun | 20-70’ | 100’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.1 | Ribes viburnifolium | Evergreen Currant | E, GC, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 12’ | Lt. Pink to Purplish | W-Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 4.1 | Salvia spathacea "Pilitas" | Hummingbird Sage | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Red/Magenta | Sp-F | yes | yes | ||
| 4.1 | Stachys ajugoides var. rigida | White Hedge Nettle | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | Sp-Su | yes | ||||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 4.2 | SOUTH ENTRY GARDEN | ||||||||||||
| 4.2 | Acacia pendula | Weeping Acacia | E, T | L-N | Full Sun | 30-40’ | 20-25’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Adenostoma fasciculatum var. prostratum | Prostrate Chamise | E, GC, SH | None | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 5-7’ | White | Sp | ||||
| 4.2 | Agave ferox | Century Plant | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-6’ | 6-12’ | Yellow | Maturity | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Agave parryi var. huachucensis | Parry’s Agave | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 2’ | Maturity | |||||
| 4.2 | Agave vilmoriniana | Octopus Agave | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 6’ | Golden Yellow | Maturity | ||||
| 4.2 | Albizia julibrissin | Silk Tree | D, T | R | Full Sun | 40’ | 80’ | Pink | Su | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Aloe striata | Coral Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 20" | 2’ | Coral Pink - Orange | W-Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Arctostaphylos edmundsii "Carmel Sur" | Manzanita cultivar | E, GC, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 12’ | Pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Arctostaphylos hookeri "Wayside" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 8’+ | White/Pinkish | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Arctostaphylos "John Dourley" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 6-10’ | Pink tinged White | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Arctostaphylos "Lutsko Pink" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | Inf. | Full Sun | 4-8’ | 4-8’ | Pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Arctostaphylos "Pacific Mist" | Manzanita cultivar | E, GC, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 2 1/2’ | 10’ | White | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Artemisia californica "Canyon Grey" | California Sagebrush cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 1 1/2-5’ | 4-7’ | insignificant | F | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Bulbine frutescens | Yellow Bulbine | S, P | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 2-3’ | Bright Yellow | most year | ||||
| 4.2 | Ceanothus griseus horizontalis "Yankee Point" | California Lilac cultivar | SH, GC | L-N | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 8-10’ | Medium Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Ceanothus "Joyce Coulter" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 2-5’ | 10-12’ | Medium Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Cercis occidentalis | Western Rosebud | D, T | L | Full sun or partial shade | 10-15’ | 10-15’ | Magenta | Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 4.2 | Cereus peruvianus | Peruvian Apple Cactus | C | M-R | Full Sun | 10’ | 15’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Chitalpa tashkentensis "Pink Dawn" | Pink Chitalpa | D, T | L-M | Full Sun | 20-30’ | 20-30’ | Pink | Sp-F | ||||
| 4.2 | Cistus x corbariensis | White Rockrose | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 4-8’ | White | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Cistus x pulverulentus "Sunset" | Hybrid Rockrose | P, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 2’ | 6-8’ | Dk. Magenta Purple | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Cistus x purpureus | Orchid Rockrose | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 4’ | 4’ | Reddish Purple | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon | SH | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-5’ | 4-5’ | Yellow | Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk Dudleya | S | L-N | partial shade | 12" | 12" | Red | Sp | ||||
| 4.2 | Erigeron karvinskianus | Santa Barbara Daisy | GC, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 10-20" | 3’ | White or Pinkish | All year | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Eriogonum "Dana Point" | California Buckwheat cultivar | P, GC, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 3-4’ | White/Pink | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Eriogonum fasciculatum "Bruce Dickinson" | California Buckwheat cultivar | P | L-M | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 3-6’ | White | yes | ||||
| 4.2 | Eriophyllum "Canyon Silver" | Canyon Silver Eriophyllum | SH | L | Full Sun | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | Yellow | Sp-Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Geranium incanum | Carpet Geranium | P | R | Full sun or partial shade | 6-10" | 2’ | L. Magenta | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Grevillea thelemanniana "Prostrate Form" | Prostrate Hummingbird Grevillea | E, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 4.2 | Hesperaloe parviflora | Red-Flowered Yucca | P | L-M | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 3-4’ | Red | Sp-Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Heteromeles arbutifolia "Davis Gold" | Davis Gold Toyon | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 15-20’ | 12-15’ | Creamy White | F | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Lepechinia hastata | Baja Pitcher Sage | SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 6’ | 6’ | Reddish Purple | Su | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Lessingia filaginifolia "Silver Carpet" | Silver Carpet Lessingia | P | M | Full | 8-12" | 2-3’ | White | Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Melaleuca incana "Prostrate Form" | Prostrate Honey Myrtle | SH | L | Sun | Yellowish White | Sp | yes | |||||
| 4.2 | Muhlenbergia cappilaris | Pink Hair Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 6’ | Purplish | F | ||||
| 4.2 | Olea europea | European Olive | E, T | L-M | Full Sun | 25-30’ | 25-30’ | Yellow White | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Origanum hybridum "Santa Cruz" | Flowering Oregano | P | M | Full Sun | 1’ | 2’ | Pink | Sp-Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Penstemon heterophyllus "Margarita BOP" | Foothill Penstemon selection | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-3’ | 1-3’ | Bright Blue | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | E, T | None | Full Sun | 20-70’ | 100’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Rosmarinus "Ken Taylor" | Rosemary cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 1’ | 2-3’ | Deep Blue | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Rosmarinus officinalis "Prostratus" | Prostrate Rosemary | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 2’ | 4-8’ | Pale Lavender Blue | F-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Ruellia macrantha | Ruellia | SH | R | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 3’ | Rose Pink | W-Sp | ||||
| 4.2 | Salvia "Bee"s Bliss" | Creeping Sage cultivar | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 6-8’ | Lavender Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Salvia leucophylla "Pt. Sal" | Purple Sage cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 3-5’ | 3-5’+ | Pinkish Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Salvia mellifera "Terra Seca" | Black Sage cultivar | E, GC, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 6’+ | Whitish/Lavender | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 4.2 | Salvia "Mrs. Beard" | Creeping Sage cultivar | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 2’ | 4-6’ | Pale lavender | S | yes | |||
| 4.2 | Salvia x Riverside | Riverside Sage | Full | yes | |||||||||
| 4.2 | Senecio mandraliscae | Chalk Sticks, Kleinia | GC, P, S, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-1 1/2’ | 2’ | ||||||
| 4.2 | Stachys bullata "Rocky Point" | Rocky Point Hedge Nettle | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 18" | 4’ | Purple pink | Sp-Su | ||||
| 4.2 | Chiranthofremontii lenzii "Falling Stars" | Falling Stars Chiranthofremontia | SH, T | None | Full sun or partial shade | Unkn | Orange Yellow | Sp | |||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 5.1 | ORCHARD GARDEN SCREEN PLANTING | ||||||||||||
| 5.1 | Agave weberi | Weber’s Agave | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 5’ | 6-10’ | Yellow | Maturity | ||||
| 5.1 | Aloe arborescens | Tree Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 10’ | 6’ | Yellow | W | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Aloe marlothii | Aloe species | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 12’ | Yellow/Orange | W | yes | ||||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus arboreus "Powder Blue" | Island Ceanothus | E, SH | Inf. | Full Sun | 15-20’ | 12-15’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Autumnal Blue" | Autumnal Blue Ceanothus | E, SH | M | Full Sun | 6’ | 6’ | Blue | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Blue Cascade" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 6-10’ | 8-10’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Cliff Schmidt" | Felt Leaf Ceanothus | E, SH | Inf. | Full Sun | 15-18’ | 12-15’ | Med Blue | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus cyaneus "Cal Poly" | Cal Poly Lakeside Ceanothus | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 12’ | 12’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Dark Star" | California Lilac | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 5-6’ | 8-10’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Far Horizons" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 4-6’ | 6-10’ | Deep Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Frosty Blue" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH, T | L-N | Full Sun | 6-9’ | 8-10’ | Deep Blue/White | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Mountain Haze" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | Occ | Full Sun | 6-8’ | 6-8’ | Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus "Ray Hartman" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH, T | L-N | Full Sun | 12-20’ | 15-20’ | Medium Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus "Snow Flurry" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 6-10’ | 8-12’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full | 6-10’ | 3-6’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | E, SH, T | M | Full sun or partial shade | 15-25’ | 15-25’ | White | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Lagerstroemia "Muskogee" | Crepe Myrtle cultivar | D, SH, T | M | Full Sun | 25’ | 12’ | Lavender | Su | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 4’ | Yellow/Purplish | F | ||||
| 5.1 | Olea europea | European Olive | E, T | L-M | Full Sun | 25-30’ | 25-30’ | Yellow White | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Opuntia ficus-indica | Mission Fig Cactus | C | L-N | Full Sun | 15’ | 10’ | Yellow Orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia | Bird Bush | E, P, SH | Infreq | Full sun or partial shade | 10’ | 8’ | Greenish White | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Prunus ilicifolia | Hollyleaf Cherry | E, SH, T | Occ | Full sun or partial shade | 10-25’ | 15’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | yes | |
| 5.1 | Quercus argifolia | Coast Live Oak | E, T | None | Full Sun | 20-70’ | 100’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Quercus berberidifolia x duranta var "Gabrielensis" | Hybrid Scrub Oak | E, SH | None | Full Sun | 6-15’ | 6-15’ | Sp-Su | yes | yes | |||
| 5.1 | Rhamnus californica | Coffeeberry | E, SH | None | Full sun or partial shade | 3-15’ | 8’ | Green Yellow | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Rhus ovata | Sugarbush | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 4-10’ | 4-10’ | White or Pinkish | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Romneya coulterii | Matilija Poppy | P, SH, RH | L-N-M | Full Sun | 6-8’ | indef | White, Yellow center | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Rosmarinus officinalis "Tuscan Blue" | Bush Rosemary | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 6-7’ | 1 1/2-2’ | Lt Blue | F-W | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Salvia "Pt. Mugu" | Black Sage cultivar | E, GC, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-5’ | Whitish/Lavender | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 5.1 | Vauquelinia californica | Arizona Rosewood | E, SH, T | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 20’ | 15’ | White | Sp | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 5.2 | ORCHARD GARDEN BORDER PLANTING | ||||||||||||
| 5.2 | Aeonium arboreum "Atropurpureum" | Purple Aeonium | S, P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 3’ | Yellow | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Agave geminiflora | Twin Flowered Agave | E, S | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 2-4’ | Yellow | Maturity | ||||
| 5.2 | Agave species | Century Plant | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | Maturity | |||||||
| 5.2 | Aloe "California Hybrid" | Hybrid Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 5.2 | Aloe ciliaris | Species Aloe | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 6-12’ | Scarlet | All year | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Aloe cryptopoda x arborescens | S | Full sun or partial shade | 2 1/2’ | 2’ | Pink to Orange | W-Sp | yes | |||||
| 5.2 | Aloe "Johnson"s Hybrid" | Hybrid Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1/2’ | 1’ | Orange | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Aloe nobilis | Species Aloe | S | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 1’ | Orange/Red | Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Aloe Rookappie | Full sun or partial shade | |||||||||||
| 5.2 | Aloe striatula | Species Aloe | S, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 5-6’ | 15’ | Scarlet/Orange/Yellow | Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Anigozanthos "Blood Red" | Blood Red Kangaroo Paws | E, P | L | Full Sun | 4-6’ | 2-3’ | Burgandy Red | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Anigozanthos "Firey Sunset" | Hybrid Kangaroo Paws | P | L-M | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 1 1/2’ | Orange | Sp-F | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Anigozanthos "Red Jumper" | Red Kangaroo Paws | E, P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3-5’ | 2-4’ | Red | Sp | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Bulbine frutescens "Hallmark" | Orange Bulbine | S, P | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 2-3’ | Orange | most year | ||||
| 5.2 | Butia capitata | Pindo Palm | Palm | R | Full sun or partial shade | 10-20’ | 10-15’ | yes | |||||
| 5.2 | Cortaderia "Gold Band" | Dwarf Variegated Pampass Grass | P, GR | Any | Full Sun | 4-6’ | 4-6’ | Creamy White | Su-F | ||||
| 5.2 | Dicliptera suberecta | Hummingbird Plant | P | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 1 1/2’ | Orange Red | Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Diospyros kaki | Persimmon | T | R | Full Sun | 30’ | 30’ | Cream/Pink | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 5.2 | Epilobium canum (Baja Form) | California Fuchsia-Baja Form | P | L-M | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 4-5’ | Reddish Orange | Su-F | yes | yes | ||
| 5.2 | Epilobium "Route 66" | California Fuchsia | P | L-N | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Orange red | Su-F | yes | yes | ||
| 5.2 | Euphorbia Tirucalli "Sticks on Fire" | Pencil Tree cultivar | S, SH, T | M-R | Full Sun | 30’ | 6’ | unimportant | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Helianthemum nummularium "Henfield Brilliant" | Orange Sunrose | P, SH | M | Full Sun | 6-8" | 3’ | Orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Iris douglasiana "Canyon Snow" | Canyon Snow Douglas Iris | P | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 1 1 1/2’ | 1-2’ | White | Sp | ||||
| 5.2 | Iris Varieties | Bearded Iris | P, RH | R | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 5.2 | Kniphofia galpinii "Orange Flame" | Orange Torch Lily | P | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Kniphofia uvaria "Malibu Yellow" | Yellow Torch Lily | P | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 5-6’ | Yellow | Sp-Su | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Linum lewisii | Blue Flax | P | M | Full Sun | 1 1/2’ | 2’ | Sky Blue | |||||
| 5.2 | Lobelia laxiflora | Mexican Lobelia | P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 3-6’ | Orange Red | Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkeyflower | P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 4 1/2’ | 4 1/2’ | Buff toned Orange | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Mimulus "Agua Tibia" | Monkey Flower | P, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | Orange | Sp-Su | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Mimulus "Jack" | Monkey Flower | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-4’ | 2-3’ | Deep Wine | Sp-Su-F | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Mimulus "Peachy" | Monkey Flower | P | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Peach | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Mimulus puniceus | Red Bush Monkey Flower | P | M | 2-5’ | 2-3’ | Brick Red/Orng Red | Sp-Su | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Mimulus "Pumpkin" | Monkey Flower | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Pumpkin Orange | Year | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Pennisetum "Eaton Canyon" | Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass | P, GR | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-3’ | 1-2’ | Burgandy | Su | ||||
| 5.2 | Penstemon heterophyllus "Margarita BOP" | Foothill Penstemon selection | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-3’ | 1-3’ | Bright Blue | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Phoenix canariensis | Canary Island Date Palm | Palm | R | Full Sun | 60’ | 50’ | Yellowish | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Pistacia chinensis | Chinese Pistache | D, T | Full sun or partial shade | 30-60’ | 50’ | inconspicuous | yes | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Salvia greggii "Navajo" | Autumn Sage selections | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 3’ | Purple | F-Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Salvia greggii "Salmon" & " Red" | Autumn Sage selections | Full Sun | yes | |||||||||
| 5.2 | Salvia species (orange) | Sage species | Full Sun | yes | |||||||||
| 5.2 | Sedum adolphii "Golden Glow" | Coppertone Sedum | S, P | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 5.2 | Sedum nussbaumeranum "Coppertone" | Coppertone Sedum | S, P | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | yes | |||||||
| 5.2 | Sedum rubrotinctum | Pork and Beans | S, P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 6-8" | Reddish Yellow | Sp | yes | ||||
| 5.2 | Syagrus romanzoffianum | Queen Palm | Palm | R | Full Sun | 50’ | 20-25’ | Cream | Su | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Verbena rigida | Perennial Verbena | P | M-R | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 3-4’ | Lilac to Purple Blue | Su-F | yes | |||
| 5.2 | Verbesina dissita | Crownbeard | Full Sun | ||||||||||
| 5.2 | Washingtonia robusta | Mexican Fan Palm | Palm | L-R | Full Sun | 100’ | 10’ | ||||||
| 5.2 | Zauschneria (seedlings of Everetts Choice) | California Fuchsia | P | L | Full Sun | 1’ | Orange red | Su-F | yes | ||||
| ZONE | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | TYPE | WATER NEEDS | SUN EXPOSURE | MATURE HEIGHT | MATURE WIDTH | FLOWER COLOR | BLOOMING SEASON | FRUIT/ NUTS/ BERRIES | BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES | COLORFUL/ FALL COLOR | FRAGRANT |
| 8 | NORTHWEST ENTRY & PARKING | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arbutus unedo "Compacta" | Compact Strawberry Tree | E, SH, T | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 8-10’ | 8-10’ | White-Greenish | F-W | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos densiflora "Howard McMinn" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 5-6’ | 7’ | Whitish pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos edmundsii "Carmel Sur" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH, GC | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 12’ | Pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos "John Dourley" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 6-10’ | Pink tinged White | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos "Lester Rowntree" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | Inf. | Full sun or partial shade | 10-15’ | 12’ | White tinged Pink | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos pajaroensis "Warren Roberts" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3-8’ | 10-12’ | White | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Arctostaphylos "Sunset" | Manzanita cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4-5’ | 4-6’ | Pinkish White | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Baccharis pilularis "Pigeon Point" | Coyote Bush cultivar | E, GC, SH | L | Full Sun | 2-3’ | 6’ | White | F | ||||
| 8 | Ceanothus "Concha" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 6-7’ | 6-8’ | Dk. Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Ceanothus "Frosty Blue" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH, T | L-N | Full Sun | 6-9’ | 8-10’ | Deep Blue/White | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Ceanothus "Joyce Coulter" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 2-5’ | 10-12’ | Medium Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Ceanothus "Ray Hartman" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH, T | L-N | Full Sun | 12-20’ | 15-20’ | Medium Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus "Snow Flurry" | California Lilac cultivar | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 6-10’ | 8-12’ | White | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Chamaebatia australis | Fern Bush | SH | Full Sun | White | yes | |||||||
| 8 | Cistus x corbariensis | White Rockrose | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 3-4’ | 4-8’ | White | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Cistus x pulverulentus "Sunset" | Hybrid Rockrose | P, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 2’ | 6-8’ | Dk. Magenta Purple | Sp-Su | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Cistus x purpureus | Orchid Rockrose | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 4’ | 4’ | Reddish Purple | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 8 | Eremophila "Prostrate Form" | Prostrate Emu Bush | E, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 2’ | 3’ | W-Sp | yes | yes | |||
| 8 | Eriogonum giganteum | St. Catherine’s Lace | P, SH | L-M | Full Sun | 8’ | 10’ | Pinkish White | Su | yes | |||
| 8 | Galvezia speciosa | Island Bush Snapdragon | E, SH | None | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 5’ | Scarlet | Sp-Year | yes | |||
| 8 | Grevillea lanigera "Prostrate Form" | Woolly Grevillea | E, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 3-4’ | Cream/Pink | W-Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Grevillea "Wakiti Sunrise" | Wakiti Sunrise Grevillea | E, SH | L-N | Full Sun | 3’ | 8’ | Apricot Orange | W-Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | E, SH, T | M | Full sun or partial shade | 15-25’ | 15-25’ | White | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Iris douglasiana | Douglas Iris | P, RH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-2’ | 1-2’ | Violet Purple | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Juglans regia | English Walnut | D, T | L | Full Sun | 60’ | 60’ | F | yes | ||||
| 8 | Lagerstroemia "Muskogee" | Crepe Myrtle cultivar | D, SH, T | M | Full Sun | 25’ | 12’ | Lavender | Su | yes | |||
| 8 | Lessingia filaginifolia "Silver Carpet" | Silver Carpet Lessingia | P | M | Full Sun | 8-12" | 2-3’ | White | Su | ||||
| 8 | Leymus condensatus "Canyon Prince" | Canyon Prince Wildrye | P, GR, RH | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 3’ | Blue | Su | ||||
| 8 | Mahonia "Golden Abundance" | California Barberry hybrid | E, SH | L-R | Full sun or partial shade | 6’ | 5’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Mahonia repens | Creeping Barberry | E, GC, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 3’ | Yellow | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Mimulus "Trish" | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 2-3’ | 2-3’ | Rose | Sp-F | yes | ||||
| 8 | Muhlenbergia cappilaris | Pink Hair Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3’ | 6’ | Purplish | F | ||||
| 8 | Muhlenbergia dumosa | Bamboo Muhly | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 3-6’ | inconspicuous | Sp | ||||
| 8 | Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | P, GR | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 4’ | 4’ | Yellow/Purplish | F | ||||
| 8 | Nepeta faassenii "Walker"s Low" | Walker’s Low Cat Mint | P | M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 3-4’ | Lavender Blue | Sp-F | ||||
| 8 | Olea europea | European Olive | E, T | L-M | Full Sun | 25-30’ | 25-30’ | Yellow White | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Parkinsonia aculeata | Mexican palo Verde | D, T | L-M | Full Sun | 15-30’ | 15-30’ | Yellow | Sp | ||||
| 8 | Penstemon heterophyllus "Margarita BOP" | Foothill Penstemon selection | P | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1-3’ | 1-3’ | Bright Blue | Sp-Su | yes | |||
| 8 | Pinus radiata | Monterey Pine | E, T | L | Full Sun | 80-100’ | 25-35’ | yes | |||||
| 8 | Pinus torreyana | Torrey Pine | E, T | L | Full Sun | 40-60’ | 30-50’ | none | None | yes | |||
| 8 | Pittosporum tobira | Tobira | SH, T | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 6-15’ | 6-15’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Pittosporum undulatum | Victorian Box | SH, T | M-R | Full sun or partial shade | 30-40’ | 30-40’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Platanus racemosa | California Sycamore | D, T | M-R | Full Sun | 30-80’ | 20-50’ | Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | E, T | None | Full Sun | 20-70’ | 100’ | Creamy White | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Quercus berberidifolia x duranta var "Gabrielensis" | Hybrid Scrub Oak | E, SH | None | Full Sun | 6-15’ | 6-15’ | Sp-Su | yes | yes | |||
| 8 | Rhus lancea | African Sumac | E, SH, T | L-M | Full Sun | 20-30’ | 20-35’ | inconspicuous | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Ribes viburnifolium | Evergreen Currant | E, GC, SH | L-N | Full sun or partial shade | 3-6’ | 12’ | Lt. Pink to Purplish | W-Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Rosmarinus "Ken Taylor" | Rosemary cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 1’ | 2-3’ | Deep Blue | W-Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Salvia clevelandii "Aromas" | Cleveland Sage cultivar | E, SH | L-M | Full sun or partial shade | 3-5’ | 5-8’ | Dark Blue | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Salvia greggii "Red" | Autumn Sage (red form) | E, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 3-4’ | yes | ||||||
| 8 | Salvia "Bee"s Bliss" | Creeping Sage cultivar | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 1-2’ | 6-8’ | Lavender Blue | Sp | yes | |||
| 8 | Salvia leucophylla "Pt. Sal Spreader" | Spreading Purple Sage | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 1-2 1/2’ | 10-12’ | Pinkish Purple | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Salvia mellifera "Terra Seca" | Black Sage cultivar | E, GC, SH | L | Full sun or partial shade | 2’ | 6’+ | Whitish/Lavender | Sp | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Salvia regla "royal" | Mountain Sage | D, SH | M | Full Sun | 5’ | Orange-Red | F | yes | ||||
| 8 | Salvia sonomensis "Mrs. Beard" | Creeping Sage cultivar | E, SH | L | Full Sun | 2’ | 4-6’ | Pale lavender | S | yes | |||
| 8 | Schinus molle | Peruvian Pepper | E, T | L-N-M | Full sun or partial shade | 25-40’ | 25-40’ | Yellowish White | Su | yes | yes | ||
| 8 | Vauquelinia californica | Arizona Rosewood | SH, T | L-M | Full Sun | 20’ | 15’ | White | Sp | ||||
| 8 | Verbena Hybrid "Tapien" | Hybrid Verbena | P | R | Full Sun | 4" | 1-1 1/2’ | Wide range | Su | yes | |||
| 8 | Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Bayonet | E, P, SH, T | L-M | 10’ | 5’ | White | Sp-Su | |||||
TYPE:
D=Deciduous, E=evergreen, C=Cactus, GC=Ground Cover, GR=Grass,
P=Perennial, RH=Rhizome, S=Succulent, SH=Shrub, T=Tree, V=Vine
WATER NEEDS:
Plants established 1 year, trees 2-5 years;
L-N = Little to no water, M = Moderate water, R = Regular water
Water needs indicated are for plants that have been established for at least 1 year
for most perennials and usually 2-5 years for most trees.
Most plants need regular water after planting until established.
| In partnership with: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
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Garden design by: Rick Fisher Toyon Designs Landscape Architect |
© 2007, Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts