This document provides a list of over 80 native plant species from Southern California that are suitable for growing in pots, containers, and planters. It includes trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, listing the scientific and common name of each plant, along with details on size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, planting zones, and notes. Many of the included plants are drought-tolerant options that can thrive in containers with minimal watering once established.
The document provides information on the Bladderpod plant, including that it is a woody shrub native to coastal and desert areas in California and Baja California. It has attractive yellow flowers and inflated seedpods that give it its common name. It is drought tolerant once established and can be used as a specimen plant, hedge, or screen in dry gardens. It requires full sun and well-drained soil and attracts hummingbirds to its flowers.
April is a busy month in Southern California gardens, with many flowers blooming and tasks to complete. Key events include pruning plants like diplacus to promote fullness before bloom, planting bog and pond plants, and weeding to remove small weeds while they're still young. It is also a major month for enjoying the garden, making bouquets of spring wildflowers, watching for butterflies, and celebrating California Native Plant Week.
June is a major month for gardening tasks in Southern California gardens. Flowers in bloom include native shrubs, trees, and perennials. Fruits and berries are also ripening. Gardeners should consider ways to attract native birds and pollinators by providing food, water, shelter, and nesting areas. Tasks for the month include removing old lawns and ivy, planting warm season vegetables and grasses, dividing summer grasses, major weeding, and collecting seeds and cuttings from plants. Proper watering and pruning are also important throughout the month.
Bigleaf maple is a large, woody tree native to western North America. It has very large, lobed leaves that turn golden yellow in fall. It grows 30-75 feet tall and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. Vine maple is a woody shrub or vine that grows 10-25 feet tall in part shade. It has palmate leaves that may turn red in fall and produces showy winged fruits. Western red-osier dogwood is a multi-trunked shrub or small tree up to 20 feet tall found in riparian areas. It has red bark in winter and small white flowers that attract pollinators.
This document provides information on the Hooker's Evening Primrose plant, including its native range in California and the southwest U.S., its growth characteristics as a perennial subshrub reaching 2-5 feet tall and wide, and its white flowers that bloom from late spring through summer. The document notes that the plant is suitable for meadow and prairie gardens due to its attractive flowers and ability to tolerate some drought once established. It attracts butterflies and moths with its nectar and provides habitat for other pollinators and insects.
This document provides information on the Southern Honeysuckle vine native to southern California. It is an evergreen vine or shrub that climbs on other plants with paired, leathery leaves. It blooms in spring with cream-white flowers and produces edible red or yellow berries in fall. It prefers partial shade and moderate summer water, and provides habitat for birds and pollinators.
The document describes several native California plant species. It provides details on the Desert Marigold such as its native range in deserts of the southwestern US, growth characteristics as a short-lived perennial that dies back in fall drought, and bright golden-yellow flowers that bloom from spring through fall. It also notes uses in the garden including for accent pots and desert-themed gardens. Requirements include full sun and occasional summer water.
The document provides information on the Bladderpod plant, including that it is a woody shrub native to coastal and desert areas in California and Baja California. It has attractive yellow flowers and inflated seedpods that give it its common name. It is drought tolerant once established and can be used as a specimen plant, hedge, or screen in dry gardens. It requires full sun and well-drained soil and attracts hummingbirds to its flowers.
April is a busy month in Southern California gardens, with many flowers blooming and tasks to complete. Key events include pruning plants like diplacus to promote fullness before bloom, planting bog and pond plants, and weeding to remove small weeds while they're still young. It is also a major month for enjoying the garden, making bouquets of spring wildflowers, watching for butterflies, and celebrating California Native Plant Week.
June is a major month for gardening tasks in Southern California gardens. Flowers in bloom include native shrubs, trees, and perennials. Fruits and berries are also ripening. Gardeners should consider ways to attract native birds and pollinators by providing food, water, shelter, and nesting areas. Tasks for the month include removing old lawns and ivy, planting warm season vegetables and grasses, dividing summer grasses, major weeding, and collecting seeds and cuttings from plants. Proper watering and pruning are also important throughout the month.
Bigleaf maple is a large, woody tree native to western North America. It has very large, lobed leaves that turn golden yellow in fall. It grows 30-75 feet tall and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. Vine maple is a woody shrub or vine that grows 10-25 feet tall in part shade. It has palmate leaves that may turn red in fall and produces showy winged fruits. Western red-osier dogwood is a multi-trunked shrub or small tree up to 20 feet tall found in riparian areas. It has red bark in winter and small white flowers that attract pollinators.
This document provides information on the Hooker's Evening Primrose plant, including its native range in California and the southwest U.S., its growth characteristics as a perennial subshrub reaching 2-5 feet tall and wide, and its white flowers that bloom from late spring through summer. The document notes that the plant is suitable for meadow and prairie gardens due to its attractive flowers and ability to tolerate some drought once established. It attracts butterflies and moths with its nectar and provides habitat for other pollinators and insects.
This document provides information on the Southern Honeysuckle vine native to southern California. It is an evergreen vine or shrub that climbs on other plants with paired, leathery leaves. It blooms in spring with cream-white flowers and produces edible red or yellow berries in fall. It prefers partial shade and moderate summer water, and provides habitat for birds and pollinators.
The document describes several native California plant species. It provides details on the Desert Marigold such as its native range in deserts of the southwestern US, growth characteristics as a short-lived perennial that dies back in fall drought, and bright golden-yellow flowers that bloom from spring through fall. It also notes uses in the garden including for accent pots and desert-themed gardens. Requirements include full sun and occasional summer water.
This document provides information on the Northern water plantain plant. It is a herbaceous perennial that grows 1-3 feet tall and spreads via rhizomes, forming dense colonies. It has large green basal leaves and small white flowers in clusters above the foliage in June or July. It can be grown in or near water and provides good habitat for birds and pollinators.
This document provides information about the Southern California Walnut tree, including its native habitat along the coastal regions and coastal ranges of California. It is often found on slopes, canyons, valleys, and riparian areas. The tree can reach 20-40 feet tall with a 25 foot width, and features gray-brown bark that becomes furrowed with age. It blooms from April to May and produces edible nuts in August. The document also lists its requirements for sun, soil, water, and fertilizer.
This document provides information on the Desert senna plant, a woody shrub native to desert regions of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Baja California. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide, with mounded to sprawling form. The shrub blooms mostly in spring with bright yellow to salmon pea-like flowers. It is often included in desert theme gardens due to its habitat value for providing cover and food for birds. Desert senna grows well in sandy and gravelly washes and open flats in creosote bush scrub below 3000 feet elevation.
Beautiful butterflies 2013 - plant info sheets cvadheim
Plant information Sheets for July, 2013 lecture 'Beautiful Butterflies' for the native plant gardening series 'Out of the Wilds and Into Your Garden'. This series features California native plants suitable for western Los Angeles County.
Southern mountain monardella is a delicate perennial mint native to mountain ranges in Southern California. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, with wispy stems and sparse, aromatic gray-green leaves. From June to August it produces clusters of pastel pink or lavender flowers that attract butterflies. Southern mountain monardella is suitable for use as a groundcover, in perennial beds, or containers, and provides habitat for pollinators and wildlife. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-draining soil with occasional summer watering.
Creeping Rye Grass is a cool season, sod-forming native grass that forms large clonal clumps through spreading rhizomes, with upright hollow stems reaching 1-3 feet tall; it is well-suited for seasonally wet areas, makes a fine mowed lawn, and cultivars like 'Rio' and 'Yolo' are suited for Southern California.
This document provides information on the Common Snowberry plant, including its native range, growth characteristics, blooming period, uses in the garden, requirements, and propagation methods. It is a winter-deciduous woody shrub that spreads by rhizomes and produces showy white fruits that remain on branches throughout winter. It is well-suited as a tall groundcover or hedge plant and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. It grows best in part shade with some summer water but is adaptable once established.
This document provides information on Henderson's Angelica, including that it is a herbaceous perennial native to coastal areas from Washington to Santa Barbara. It has large, compound leaves and produces small white flowers in umbels in spring. Henderson's Angelica is suitable for natural gardens and attracts beneficial insects. Its young shoots and roots are edible.
This document provides information on the Vine Hill Manzanita shrub. It is a woody evergreen shrub native to northern California that grows 3-6 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. It has bright green leaves and produces pinkish-white flowers in early spring followed by small red berries. The shrub can be used as a groundcover, hedge, or landscape plant and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. It prefers partial shade and tolerates a variety of soil types with occasional summer water once established.
The document provides information on four California native plant species:
1) Burrobush/White bursage - A drought-deciduous subshrub common in desert scrub habitats. It has silvery foliage and produces sharp-spined burrs.
2) Parry's nolina - A yucca-like perennial with unusual feathery white blooms in spring, used as an accent plant in desert gardens.
3) California milkweed - A clumping perennial with showy pink-maroon flowers in spring, providing habitat for monarch and queen butterflies.
4) Parish's bluecurls - An evergreen shrub with blue-magenta flowers in spring and
This document provides information on Canaigre Dock, a spreading perennial native to southwestern US and southern California. It has large, fleshy blue-green leaves and showy pink bracts/seed pods that replace small, yellow-pink flowers. Canaigre Dock is drought-deciduous and thrives in sandy, summer-dry areas. It can be used as a bold accent plant and its early spring leaves added sparingly to cooked dishes as a tangy green substitute for rhubarb.
Gardening sheets trees & shrubs for futurecvadheim
This document provides information on several species of trees and shrubs native to California and the southwestern United States, including their growth characteristics, uses in the garden, requirements for sun, soil, water and fertilizer, propagation methods, and attractiveness to wildlife. The species described are singleleaf pinyon pine, pinyon pine, Piute cypress, Tecate cypress, Cuyamaca cypress, blue paloverde, and desert willow. Each plant is highlighted for its drought tolerance and suitability for water-wise gardens in southern California.
This document provides information on the Common Madia plant, including that it is a summer blooming annual sunflower native to western North America. It has bright golden yellow ray flowers with possible maroon blotches, and its seeds are edible. As a garden plant, it is showy in mixed beds and good for areas needing bright flowers, and it attracts many bird species through its seeds.
This document provides information on the Bigelow Beargrass plant, including that it is a large, drought-tolerant, herbaceous perennial native to deserts in southern California and other southwestern states. It grows in large clumping rosettes of long, strap-like leaves and produces tall flowering stalks in late spring with fragrant white flowers. As a dramatic desert plant, it is suitable for water-wise gardens and providing pollinator habitat.
Ornamental climbers identification and use for different area landscapingthaneshwari thaneshwari
Common name, botanical name, family and method of propagation of ornamental climber has been discussed.
List of ornamental climbers for different area has been enlisted:
Tropical flowering climbers
Tropical foliage climber
Sub-tropical flowering climber
Sub-tropical foliage climber
Temperate flowering climber
Temperate foliage climbers
Climbers with scented flowers
Shade loving Climber
Climber for sunny situation
Climber for controlling sound and noise pollution
Diplacus aurantiacus, commonly known as sticky monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family native to western North America. It is an annual or perennial herb that grows upright to a height between 6 inches and 3 feet tall. The flowers are bright orange to red and appear in dense clusters at the top of the stems between spring and early summer.
The document discusses creating a cuttings garden to provide flowers for home use. It notes that a cuttings garden is beneficial when flowers are used in large volumes regularly, as it allows planning supply without impacting landscaping. A cuttings garden should be located conveniently for harvesting, though does not need to be an eyesore. The garden can include annuals, perennials, and other plants that provide interesting flowers with nice shapes, sizes, colors, scents across different seasons for cut arrangements and bouquets.
This document provides information on the Northern water plantain plant. It is a herbaceous perennial that grows 1-3 feet tall and spreads via rhizomes, forming dense colonies. It has large green basal leaves and small white flowers in clusters above the foliage in June or July. It can be grown in or near water and provides good habitat for birds and pollinators.
This document provides information about the Southern California Walnut tree, including its native habitat along the coastal regions and coastal ranges of California. It is often found on slopes, canyons, valleys, and riparian areas. The tree can reach 20-40 feet tall with a 25 foot width, and features gray-brown bark that becomes furrowed with age. It blooms from April to May and produces edible nuts in August. The document also lists its requirements for sun, soil, water, and fertilizer.
This document provides information on the Desert senna plant, a woody shrub native to desert regions of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Baja California. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide, with mounded to sprawling form. The shrub blooms mostly in spring with bright yellow to salmon pea-like flowers. It is often included in desert theme gardens due to its habitat value for providing cover and food for birds. Desert senna grows well in sandy and gravelly washes and open flats in creosote bush scrub below 3000 feet elevation.
Beautiful butterflies 2013 - plant info sheets cvadheim
Plant information Sheets for July, 2013 lecture 'Beautiful Butterflies' for the native plant gardening series 'Out of the Wilds and Into Your Garden'. This series features California native plants suitable for western Los Angeles County.
Southern mountain monardella is a delicate perennial mint native to mountain ranges in Southern California. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, with wispy stems and sparse, aromatic gray-green leaves. From June to August it produces clusters of pastel pink or lavender flowers that attract butterflies. Southern mountain monardella is suitable for use as a groundcover, in perennial beds, or containers, and provides habitat for pollinators and wildlife. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-draining soil with occasional summer watering.
Creeping Rye Grass is a cool season, sod-forming native grass that forms large clonal clumps through spreading rhizomes, with upright hollow stems reaching 1-3 feet tall; it is well-suited for seasonally wet areas, makes a fine mowed lawn, and cultivars like 'Rio' and 'Yolo' are suited for Southern California.
This document provides information on the Common Snowberry plant, including its native range, growth characteristics, blooming period, uses in the garden, requirements, and propagation methods. It is a winter-deciduous woody shrub that spreads by rhizomes and produces showy white fruits that remain on branches throughout winter. It is well-suited as a tall groundcover or hedge plant and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. It grows best in part shade with some summer water but is adaptable once established.
This document provides information on Henderson's Angelica, including that it is a herbaceous perennial native to coastal areas from Washington to Santa Barbara. It has large, compound leaves and produces small white flowers in umbels in spring. Henderson's Angelica is suitable for natural gardens and attracts beneficial insects. Its young shoots and roots are edible.
This document provides information on the Vine Hill Manzanita shrub. It is a woody evergreen shrub native to northern California that grows 3-6 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. It has bright green leaves and produces pinkish-white flowers in early spring followed by small red berries. The shrub can be used as a groundcover, hedge, or landscape plant and provides habitat for birds and pollinators. It prefers partial shade and tolerates a variety of soil types with occasional summer water once established.
The document provides information on four California native plant species:
1) Burrobush/White bursage - A drought-deciduous subshrub common in desert scrub habitats. It has silvery foliage and produces sharp-spined burrs.
2) Parry's nolina - A yucca-like perennial with unusual feathery white blooms in spring, used as an accent plant in desert gardens.
3) California milkweed - A clumping perennial with showy pink-maroon flowers in spring, providing habitat for monarch and queen butterflies.
4) Parish's bluecurls - An evergreen shrub with blue-magenta flowers in spring and
This document provides information on Canaigre Dock, a spreading perennial native to southwestern US and southern California. It has large, fleshy blue-green leaves and showy pink bracts/seed pods that replace small, yellow-pink flowers. Canaigre Dock is drought-deciduous and thrives in sandy, summer-dry areas. It can be used as a bold accent plant and its early spring leaves added sparingly to cooked dishes as a tangy green substitute for rhubarb.
Gardening sheets trees & shrubs for futurecvadheim
This document provides information on several species of trees and shrubs native to California and the southwestern United States, including their growth characteristics, uses in the garden, requirements for sun, soil, water and fertilizer, propagation methods, and attractiveness to wildlife. The species described are singleleaf pinyon pine, pinyon pine, Piute cypress, Tecate cypress, Cuyamaca cypress, blue paloverde, and desert willow. Each plant is highlighted for its drought tolerance and suitability for water-wise gardens in southern California.
This document provides information on the Common Madia plant, including that it is a summer blooming annual sunflower native to western North America. It has bright golden yellow ray flowers with possible maroon blotches, and its seeds are edible. As a garden plant, it is showy in mixed beds and good for areas needing bright flowers, and it attracts many bird species through its seeds.
This document provides information on the Bigelow Beargrass plant, including that it is a large, drought-tolerant, herbaceous perennial native to deserts in southern California and other southwestern states. It grows in large clumping rosettes of long, strap-like leaves and produces tall flowering stalks in late spring with fragrant white flowers. As a dramatic desert plant, it is suitable for water-wise gardens and providing pollinator habitat.
Ornamental climbers identification and use for different area landscapingthaneshwari thaneshwari
Common name, botanical name, family and method of propagation of ornamental climber has been discussed.
List of ornamental climbers for different area has been enlisted:
Tropical flowering climbers
Tropical foliage climber
Sub-tropical flowering climber
Sub-tropical foliage climber
Temperate flowering climber
Temperate foliage climbers
Climbers with scented flowers
Shade loving Climber
Climber for sunny situation
Climber for controlling sound and noise pollution
Diplacus aurantiacus, commonly known as sticky monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family native to western North America. It is an annual or perennial herb that grows upright to a height between 6 inches and 3 feet tall. The flowers are bright orange to red and appear in dense clusters at the top of the stems between spring and early summer.
The document discusses creating a cuttings garden to provide flowers for home use. It notes that a cuttings garden is beneficial when flowers are used in large volumes regularly, as it allows planning supply without impacting landscaping. A cuttings garden should be located conveniently for harvesting, though does not need to be an eyesore. The garden can include annuals, perennials, and other plants that provide interesting flowers with nice shapes, sizes, colors, scents across different seasons for cut arrangements and bouquets.
Camissonia cheiranthifolia spp. suffruticosa is a subspecies of the Camissonia cheiranthifolia plant known as Beach suncups. It is a subshrub that grows naturally along coastal beaches and sand dunes in parts of California and Baja California. Beach suncups have yellow flowers that bloom from late spring through summer and help stabilize coastal dunes with their extensive root systems.
Hummingbird Gardening in Clay Soil - notescvadheim
1) The document discusses creating a hummingbird garden and provides information on two hummingbird species found in California - Anna's hummingbird and Allen's hummingbird.
2) Key details are provided on the habitat, feeding, and nesting preferences of each species. For example, it notes that Anna's hummingbirds like sage plants and bird baths, while Allen's hummingbirds need nectar sources high in sugar.
3) The passage emphasizes that a hummingbird habitat requires more than just flowers - it also needs sources of water, perching areas, shelter from weather and predators, and places for nesting.
The document discusses designing gardens for parking strips. Parking strips present unique challenges due to poor soil, lack of water access, and public safety considerations. The document provides guidance on assessing site conditions and following local regulations. It introduces the concept of "parking strip combo palettes" that include limited plant selections suited for the conditions. An example palette is described for moderate shade conditions, featuring Creeping Barberry as a backbone plant for its spreading growth form and adaptability. Its medicinal roots, colorful flowers, and berries are also highlighted.
The document discusses options for dealing with an ugly wall or fence. It describes how the wall or fence can be turned into a focal point by painting it or putting something new in front of it. It also discusses how to hide or camouflage the wall by painting it, planting things in front of it, or using cladding materials to cover it. The document provides many examples of how walls and fences have been decorated or hidden and gives tips on using color to help the wall blend in or stand out. It emphasizes that hardscaping like walls and fences sets the stage for the garden.
1) The document discusses various species of monkeyflowers, including their taxonomy, characteristics, and suitable growing conditions.
2) Monkeyflowers were originally classified in the Figwort Family but are now placed in the Lopseed Family or Phrymaceae based on DNA evidence.
3) The document provides details on several monkeyflower species found in California, focusing on their identification, preferred habitat, growth habit, blooming period, and ornamental value for gardens.
The document discusses vines and climbers that were popular in Edwardian gardens from 1900-1930 and how they can provide ideas for modern gardens. It notes how Edwardian gardeners made good use of vertical space by planting vines that climbed arbors, trellises and other structures. Specific vines discussed include grapes and morning glory species native to California, which thrive in part shade and provide flowers, foliage and seasonal interest. The document suggests vines are well-suited to gardens today as they make the most of limited space and provide shade.
The document provides information on designing parking strip gardens with native plants. It discusses challenges with parking strips such as poor soil, compaction, and varying light conditions. It emphasizes using a limited plant palette with a mix of evergreen "backbone" plants, accent plants, and colorful seasonal plants. The document also highlights regulations that vary by city regarding height, hardscapes, and visibility at intersections. It provides examples of suitable plants like creeping barberry and discusses their characteristics and growing requirements.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for riparian areas in western Los Angeles County. It includes trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers with information on their size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, and water needs. Many of the plants listed are drought tolerant and can tolerate seasonal flooding or clay soils. Notable species include California sycamore, mule fat, western redbud, arroyo willow, California buckeye, toyon, elderberry, and California sagebrush. The list offers landscaping and habitat restoration options that are well-adapted to the local climate and conditions.
This document provides a list of native plant species that can serve as alternatives to traditional lawn grasses in western Los Angeles County. It includes over 60 species of perennial groundcovers, grasses, rushes, and sedges, organized by scientific and common name. For each species, it lists key details on size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water needs, and local availability. Many of the listed species form attractive, low-maintenance groundcovers that are drought-tolerant once established and provide habitat benefits. The document serves as a guide for homeowners seeking low-water, eco-friendly lawn substitutes for their Southern California gardens.
This document provides a list of easy-to-grow native plant species for Western Los Angeles County, including their common and scientific names, size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes. It includes trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, and groundcovers. Some highlighted plants are coast live oak, toyon, California sagebrush, California fuchsia, bush monkeyflower, and Matilija poppy. The document provides essential information on over 50 native plant species well-suited for the climate and conditions of Western LA County.
This document provides information on native buckwheat plants found in Southern California, including their scientific names, common names, sizes, flowering seasons, soil and water requirements, hardiness zones, and notes. It lists both smaller shrubby and sub-shrubby species less than 6 feet tall as well as some herbaceous perennials, annuals, and biennials. For each species, the table provides key details to help identify the plant and understand its care needs for gardening.
This document provides information on 15 species of ferns and fern-like plants native to California that are suitable for gardens in the South Bay area. For each plant, it lists the scientific and common names, typical size, flowering season, light and soil preferences, water needs, and notes on appearance and growing conditions. Many of the plants listed are shade-loving and make good additions under oaks or for shady rock walls and containers. Some species prefer moister conditions and can even grow in standing water or seeps.
This document provides a list of California native plants suitable for western Los Angeles County with white, silver, or gray foliage. It includes over 50 plant species organized by type (trees, shrubs, groundcovers). For each plant it provides the common and scientific name, size, flowering season/color, light/soil preferences, water needs, and other notes. The plants listed have foliage ranging from blue-green to silvery-white that can provide visual interest in the garden through their foliage color.
This document provides a list of native California manzanita (Arctostaphylos) and bearberry plants suitable for gardens in western Los Angeles County. It includes over 50 species/cultivars organized by size into trees/large shrubs, large shrubs, and smaller shrubs. For each plant it provides the scientific and common names, typical size, flowering season, light and soil preferences, water needs, and nursery availability. Many are suitable for screens, hedges, or as specimens and offer features like colorful bark, foliage, or flowers.
This document provides information on woody, evergreen groundcover plants native to western Los Angeles County, California. It includes the scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil preferences, water needs, and notes for over 50 species and cultivars of manzanitas, bearberries, sagebrush, and other shrubs. Many of the plants listed are suitable for very low-water use landscapes and for use on slopes or in containers. Several cultivars are highlighted for their attractive foliage, dense growth habits, or suitability for coastal areas.
This document provides a list of native plant species for gardens in western Los Angeles County, California. It includes trees, shrubs, vines, and perennials suitable for use in landscapes, as well as notes on their size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, and water needs. Many of the plants listed are suitable for use in floral arrangements and bouquets due to their attractive flowers.
This document provides a list of smaller shrubs and sub-shrubs native to or suitable for western Los Angeles County gardens. It includes the scientific and common names, typical size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, and water needs for over 50 plant species. Notes on availability and cultivars are also provided. The list is intended as a resource for selecting lower-growing, drought-tolerant plants appropriate for the local climate and conditions.
Plants for S. California Rain gardens & infiltration swalescvadheim
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for rain gardens and vegetated swales in western Los Angeles County. It includes over 60 plant species organized by type (perennials, grasses, trees, shrubs) along with information on size, flowering period, light/soil preferences, drought tolerance zone, and notes. Many of the included species can tolerate occasional or seasonal flooding and would be suitable for the bottom or lower edges of rain gardens, while others prefer slightly drier conditions and would work for upper edges or berms.
South bay native plants for water zone 2 3 transitions - 8-13cvadheim
This document provides a summary of California native plant species suitable for gardens in western Los Angeles County with moderate to regular water needs (water zones 2-3). It lists over 100 plant species organized by type (trees, shrubs, etc) along with their common and scientific names, size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water zone, and notes. Many of the included species are drought tolerant once established and provide habitat and foraging opportunities for local wildlife.
This document provides a list of California native plant species suitable for dry shade (part-shade and full-shade) conditions in western Los Angeles County. It includes both trees/tree-like shrubs and smaller shrubs. For each plant it provides the scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes. A wide variety of options are presented including evergreen and drought tolerant species like manzanitas, ceanothus, coffeeberry, and silk tassels, as well as some flowering deciduous shrubs like redbud, spicebush and mock orange. Many of the plants listed provide habitat or forage for birds and wildlife.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for western Los Angeles County that produce seeds for birds and other native animals. It includes trees, shrubs, and sub-shrubs of various sizes, flowering times, light and soil requirements, water needs, and availability. Many of the listed plants provide food sources throughout the year or have ornamental qualities like colorful foliage, flowers, or structure. The document aims to support habitat and foraging for local wildlife.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for small gardens and spaces in western Los Angeles County. It includes trees, shrubs, and sub-shrubs with information on their scientific name, common name, size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes. Many of the plants listed are drought tolerant once established and provide habitat and forage for local wildlife.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for clay soils in western Los Angeles County. It includes trees, tree-like shrubs, and large shrubs. For each species, it provides the scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, hardiness zones, and notes. A wide variety of species are included such as oaks, willows, manzanitas, and currants that can tolerate clay soils and provide benefits like food and habitat for wildlife.
South bay native plants for butterfly nectar 1-11cvadheim
1. The document provides a list of native California plant species that are good sources of nectar for butterflies. It includes trees, shrubs, and smaller plants and provides information on the size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water needs, hardiness zones, and notes for each species.
2. Many of the plants listed are drought-tolerant once established and suitable for California climate zones 1-3, including species like California lilac, toyon, California fuchsia, and California buckwheat.
3. The guide contains over 80 plant species and subspecies organized by size from trees to small shrubs, making it a useful resource for landscaping with
This document provides a list of California native plant species suitable for western Los Angeles County with yellow or cream-colored flowers. It includes trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial groundcovers, organized by size. For each plant it provides the scientific and common names, typical size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes. The list focuses on plants that offer wildlife habitat and are well-suited to the local climate.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for sandy soils in western Los Angeles County, California. It includes over 60 plant species organized by type (trees/shrubs, large shrubs, smaller shrubs). For each species, it provides the scientific and common names, size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water needs, hardiness zones, and notes. The list covers a variety of tree, shrub, and sub-shrub species commonly found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral plant communities in the region.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for ponds, pondsides, and streamsides in western Los Angeles County, California. It includes over 50 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and perennials categorized by size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, and water zone. Many of the listed species are suitable for upper stream banks and tolerate seasonal flooding. Several are fragrant or provide berries for wildlife.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for coastal sage scrub plant communities in western Los Angeles County gardens. It includes trees, shrubs, perennials, and vines, with details on each plant's scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes. The high-level information is that this list contains over 60 plant species well-adapted to the climate and conditions of coastal sage scrub habitats in western LA County, and provides key details about each to help homeowners select appropriate native plants for their gardens.
This document provides a list of native plant species for western Los Angeles County that have red, pink, or magenta flowers. It includes trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers and provides information on each plant's scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light requirements, soil preferences, water needs, and notes. There are over 50 plant species listed, organized by size from trees to small shrubs and perennials. The document is an informative guide for gardeners looking to use colorful native plants that are suitable for the climate and conditions of western LA County.
This document provides a plant palette for native plants suitable for the chaparral community in western Los Angeles County. It includes over 50 species of trees, shrubs, and sub-shrubs, organized by size. For each plant, it lists the scientific and common names, typical size, flowering season, light and soil requirements, water needs, and nursery availability notes. The palette features many popular California native species suitable for landscaping, including manzanitas, ceanothus, sage, currants, and toyon. It is intended to help homeowners and landscapers select appropriate local plants that are drought-tolerant and adapted to the climate and conditions.
California native plants for wetland in a pot - 5-13cvadheim
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for "wetland in a pot" plantings in western Los Angeles County. It includes 58 plant species organized by type (shrubs, vines, herbaceous perennials, grasses). For each species, it provides the scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil preferences, water needs, hardiness zone, and notes. The plants listed include species suitable for a variety of wetland conditions, from seasonal flooding to shallow water or moist soil.
This document provides information on over 70 native flowering herbaceous perennials and sub-shrubs suitable for gardens in western Los Angeles County. It includes the scientific and common name, size, flowering season/color, light and soil requirements, water zone, and availability notes for each plant. Many of the plants listed are showy flowers that attract butterflies and provide larval host plants or nectar sources. Several are noted for their edible leaves or as having ornamental foliage. The document is an excellent resource for selecting low-water use, drought-tolerant native plants suited to the climate and conditions of the local area.
This document provides a list of native California plant species suitable for gardens in western Los Angeles County. It includes over 50 plant species organized in a table with columns for scientific name, common name, size, flowering season, light/soil/water requirements, hardiness zone, and notes. The plants listed include trees, shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers, many of which have fragrant foliage adding scent to the garden.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for hedges and hedgerows in moderate water use gardens in western Los Angeles County. It includes trees, large shrubs, and smaller shrubs, listing the scientific and common names, size, flowering season, light and soil preferences, water zone, and notes for each plant. Many of the species listed are varieties of manzanita or ceanothus that are suitable for use as hedges or screening due to their growth habit and size. The document serves as a guide for homeowners to select appropriate low-water use native plants for their gardens.
This document provides information on native plant species suitable as groundcover or perennials for western Los Angeles County gardens. It lists over 60 plant species, including their common and scientific names, size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water needs, and availability. Many of the plants listed are drought tolerant and suitable for California native or water-wise gardens.
This document provides a list of native plant species suitable for gardens in western Los Angeles County, California. It includes trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that have fragrant foliage. Some key fragrant plants mentioned are California bay laurel, coastal sagebrush, lemon-scented cypress, laurel sumac, and various species of sage. The table provides information on the size, flowering period, light and soil requirements, water needs, and notes for over 50 native plant options.
The document describes the progression of a native garden called Mother Nature's Montrose Garden over several years from 2018-2022. It started with establishing native plants like a hedgerow in 2019. In subsequent years, more native shrubs, perennials and vegetables were planted, along with gravel paths. By 2022, the hedgerow had filled in and bare spots were left for ground-nesting animals, providing food and habitat for local wildlife.
The garden is a showcase of plants that thrive during different seasons of the year. In spring, tulips and daffodils bloom while summer brings tomatoes, peppers and flowers like zinnias and marigolds. The garden allows visitors to observe how the landscape changes throughout the year as different flowers, vegetables and trees transition between seasons.
Lance-leaf Coreopsis is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to eastern North America and the Midwest. It has bright green, lacy foliage and produces numerous flat yellow ray and disc flowers from May through the warm season. It is drought tolerant and attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies. Lance-leaf Coreopsis is often used in mixed flower beds, prairie plantings, and near paths or vegetable gardens where it provides cover and food for birds. It requires full sun to part shade and any well-drained soil in water zones 2-3.
Sulfur-flowered buckwheat is a perennial sub-shrub native to western North America. It has rounded evergreen leaves and produces bright sulfur yellow flowers from late spring to summer that attract pollinators. It is drought tolerant and well-suited for hot, dry conditions in gardens, making it a sensible substitute for non-native water-wise plants. As a habitat plant, it provides food and cover for birds and small animals. Sulfur-flowered buckwheat requires full sun, rocky soil, very occasional water, and little other maintenance once established.
Redosier dogwood is a native shrub that grows well along streams, lakes, and forest openings throughout much of northern North America. It has upright stems, oval green leaves that turn yellow to purple in fall, and attractive red bark on young stems. Small white or cream flowers in late spring attract pollinators and produce small blue or white fruits that persist through winter providing food for birds. Redosier dogwood is often used for its winter color and fruit, and makes a good choice for hedges, wildlife habitat, or areas needing moisture tolerance like pond edges. It requires full sun to part shade and tolerates a variety of soil and water conditions with little other maintenance needed.
This document discusses the seasonal characteristics of the plant Krascheninnikovia lanata, noting that it flowers in winter, produces seeds in summer as a summer plant, grows new leaves, and its fall foliage and seeds are also mentioned, with a late fall mention of it being seen alongside Purple Coneflower.
Winterfat is a perennial sub-shrub native to western North America that grows from 1-3 feet tall. It has small, narrow gray-green leaves with wooly hairs that provide foliage year-round and turn gold in color. Small wind-pollinated flowers bloom late spring through summer. Winterfat is drought tolerant and can grow in a variety of soils and elevations from 1000-9000 feet. It requires full sun and little water once established. Winterfat provides excellent habitat for birds and winter browse for animals.
Bouteloua gracilis, commonly known as blue grama, is a warm season perennial grass native to North America. A cultivar of blue grama called 'Blond Ambition' was developed to have attractive blond-colored flowers and foliage throughout the growing season, making it a showier selection for ornamental grass gardens and drought-tolerant landscaping. 'Blond Ambition' remains a low-growing grass reaching only 6-12 inches in height.
Blue grama is a native perennial grass found throughout western North America. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, forming individual bunches or a turf-like sod. The fine-textured green leaves fade to tan during summer drought but green up again with rain. From May to August it produces red-purple flowers that form into seed-heads resembling tiny brushes. Blue grama can be used as an ornamental grass, in meadows, rock gardens, or as a low-maintenance native turf grass. It provides habitat and food for birds and butterflies.
This document discusses three cultivars of Philadelphus lewisii, or mock orange, that were planted and observed for one year in Montrose, Colorado. The cultivars discussed are 'Blizzard', which was planted and observed for one year, and 'Cheyenne', which was also planted and observed for one year.
This document discusses water zone (hydro-zone) gardening, which involves grouping plants together based on their water needs. This allows a gardener to save water by reducing irrigation in some areas while providing each plant with the water it requires. The document outlines four water zones based on annual precipitation: zone 1 for little to no irrigation (<10 inches/year), zone 2 for infrequent water (10-20 inches/year), zone 3 for occasional water (20-30 inches/year), and zone 4 for regular water (>30 inches/year). It provides examples of plant types and suitable irrigation methods for each zone. The document encourages gardeners to analyze their yard conditions and existing plant water needs to determine the best layout of
The document provides tips for planting native plants successfully. It recommends moistening the soil before planting. It also suggests digging a hole slightly wider than the plant's pot and not amending the soil. The tips include gently removing the plant from the pot, loosening its roots, ensuring the potting soil is level with the ground, firmly filling in the hole with soil, and watering in the new plant.
Epilobium canum is a species of flowering plant known as Hummingbird Trumpet. It is a perennial herb native to western North America that grows upright stems up to 3 feet tall. The plant produces tubular red flowers in summer that attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.
Chocolate flower is a perennial herb native to parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, with gray-green leaves and sunflower-like yellow flowers that open during cool parts of the day, emitting a scent of dark chocolate. It is drought tolerant, requiring full sun and well-drained soil, and attracts pollinators like hummingbirds. It makes a good choice for hot, dry gardens as a border plant, in rock gardens, or to attract wildlife.
Mentha arvensis, commonly known as wild mint or field mint, is a species of mint that grows wild in fields and other grassy areas in much of Europe, Asia, North America, and North Africa. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows from a creeping rhizome system and produces pink or white flowers and aromatic leaves that have a minty scent similar to cultivated mint varieties. The leaves and flowering tops are sometimes used fresh or dried as a culinary herb to flavor foods and beverages.
Wild mint is a perennial herb that spreads via rhizomes to form large colonies. It has bright green, crinkled leaves with a strong mint scent and tiny white to pink bell-shaped flowers. Wild mint grows well in moist areas at higher elevations and spreads easily, so it is best grown in containers. It can be used to make tea or flavor cooking and repels insects. Bees and butterflies are attracted to its nectar and it provides good habitat for birds. Wild mint requires full sun, tolerates a range of soil pH, and regular watering.
Golden currant is a shrub in the gooseberry family that produces yellow flowers in early spring followed by small red berries. It grows 3 to 5 feet tall and prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Golden currant provides early nectar for pollinators and its fall foliage color ranges from yellow to orange.
Silver buffaloberry is a shrub native to western North America. It produces edible berries and its leaves are used medicinally by some Native American tribes. The document provides a one sentence description of the plant Shepherdia argentea and indicates it is from the year 2019.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
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Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
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Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
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Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
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The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
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OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
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5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
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Container plants 1-11
1. 1
South Bay and Other S. CA Native Plants for Pots, Containers & Planters
I
Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
Trees and 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
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
‘Dr. Hurd’
Manzanita
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
3, 6, 8, 11, 13,
32
Evergreen; good in
gardens
x Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat To 10 ft
Pink-white/
all year
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2
X * Carpenteria californica Bush anemone < 10 ft White/ PS
Well-
drained
2-3 to 3
3, 7, 13, 14,
19
X
* Chilopsis linearis ssp.
arcuata
Desert Willow
5-25 ft
tall
and wide
Pink/ Sp- F FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
X Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
6-10 ft +
4-6 ft w
White/Su
FS/PS/FS
H
Any well-
drained
1-2
1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
10, 13, 14, 16,
18
Berries toxic in
lg. amounts
X
Lavatera
assurgentiflora ssp.
glabrata & assurgentiflora
Island (Rose)
Mallow
8-12 ft
tall &
wide
Magenta/yr
round
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 1, 2, 13
X * 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 Pluchea sericea Arrowweed 5-10 ft t
Purple/Spr-
Su
FS
Any incl
clay
1-2 to 2-3 8, 10, 14
Thicket-
forming; silver
foliage
X
Prunus ilicifolia ssp.
ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Cherries <15 ft t White/Su PS any 1-2
1, 7, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
X
Quercus berberidifolia (Q.
dumosa)
Scrub Oak
10-20 ft
tall, wide
Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 7, 13, 14, 19
Very large
containers
Quercus dumosa var.
elegantula
Coastal Sage Scrub
Oak
3-10 ft
tall
to 15 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS/PS
Sandy
best
1 to 1-2 7, 14
Very large
containers
Quercus pacifica
Channel Island
Scrub Oak
To 15 ft
tall &
wide
Yellow/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 7, 14
Very large
containers
2. 2
I
Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X Salix exigua Narrow-leaf Willow
6-15 ft
12-15
ft.w.
Yellow/Sp FS/PS any
1-2; winter
flooding
1, 2, 3, 14
Spreading via
roots
X Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow
8-35 ft
to 35 ft w
Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS any
1-2; winter
flooding
1, 2 spreads
X
Sambucus nigra ssp.
cerulea
Blue (Mexican)
Elderberry
8-25+ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
Edible berries
Smaller Shrubs (including sub-shrubs) : < 6 ft tall
X * Abutilon palmeri Indian Mallow
2-6 ft tall
& wide
Yellow to
Orange/Sp-
Su
FS
Well-
drained
1-2 1, 8, 13, 14
* Acalypha californica
California
Copperleaf
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Red/Spr FS/PS
Sandy/
rocky
1-2 to 2-3
1, 8, 11, 13,
14
Nice, dense
evergreen
X * Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo
6-12 ft
4-10 ft w.
Purple-
brown/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 6, 13, 14
Can be weedy;
cultivar: ‘Dark
Lance’
X Artemisia californica Coastal Sagebrush
3-6 ft tall
& wide
Gold/Su FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 7-10, 12,
13, 14, 16, 18
'Canyon Gray'
X Artemisia dracunculus California Tarragon;
1-3 ft tall
2-3 ft w
White/F FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 10, 16
Leaves - raw or
a flavoring in
soups, etc.
*Artemisia palmeri
San Diego
Sagewort
2-4 ft tall
& wide
Gold/Su FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
8, 10, 13, 14,
16, 20, 24
Rare in wilds
X
Baccharis plummerae
subsp. plummerae
Plummer's
Baccharis
< 7 ft tall
Buff-White/
Su-F
FS/PS any
1 to 1-2
Winter
flooding
?
X
* Bahiopsis/Viguiera
laciniata
San Diego
Sunflower
1-2 ft tall
1-3 ft
wide
Yellow/Spr FS any 1 to 1-2
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
X
* Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium
Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3
1, 7, 8, 9, 13,
14
‘Compacta’ &
‘Golden
Abundance’
** Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium ‘Compacta’
‘Compacta’ Oregon
Grape
2-4 ft tall
2-4 ft
wide
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
1-2 to 2-3 1, 13
Good habitat;
edible berries
X
*Berberis (Mahonia)
nervosa
Cascade barberry
< 2 ft tall
2-4 ft w.
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH any 2 to 3 8
Slowly
spreading
X
* Berberis (Mahonia)
repens
Creeping Oregon
Grape
1 ft tall
< 6 ft w
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
1-2 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14
Good habitat;
edible berries
3. 3
I
Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X *Calliandra eriophylla Pink fairyduster
2-5 ft tall
3-6 ft w
Pink/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 8, 11, 13,
28
Hummingbird
plant
X
Camissonia
cheiranthifolia spp.
suffruticosa
Beach Primrose
(Suncup)
< 3 ft tall
2-5 ft
wide
Yellow/W-F FS/PS
Sandy
best
1-2 to 2
1, 10, 13, 14,
16
X * Ericameria nauseosa Rabbitbush
2-5 ft tall
& wide
Yellow/Su-F FS any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 13, 16
Great for
insects
X
Constancea
(Eriophyllum) nevinii
Catalina Silverlace
3-4 ft tall
2-4 ft
wide
Yellow/Spr-
Su
FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 2-3 1, 6, 7, 13, 14 ‘Silver Canyon’
**Corethrogyne ‘Silver
Carpet’
‘Silver Carpet’
Beach aster
1 ft tall
4-8 ft w
Violet/Sp-Su FS Any 1-2 to 2 8 Ground-covery
X Diplacus aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower 2-3 ft
Orange/W-
Spr
FS/PS Sandy 1-2
1, 3, 5, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16,
X Diplacus linearis
Chaparral Bush
Monkey Flower
2-3 ft tall
1-2 ft
wide
Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 10, 13,
18
X * Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Yellow to
white/ W-Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6-8, 10-
14, 16, 17, 20,
21, 24, 25, 28
San Gabriels
X Diplacus parviflorus
Island Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Red /W-Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
3, 7, 8, 11-14,
16, 20-24, 26,
28
S. Islands
X Diplacus puniceus
Red Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Darker
orange/Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
3, 7, 8, 10-14,
16, 20, 21, 24,
26, 28
S. Islands; Riv.
& San Diego Co.
X Encelia californica CA Bush Sunflower 2-5 ft Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 8,
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
Good winter
color
X Epilobium canum 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 Eriogonum cinereum
Ashy-leaf
Buckwheat
2-5 ft
Pink-white/
Sp-F
FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 2-3
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
Gray foliage
X * Eriogonum crocatum Conejo Buckwheat
1 ft tall
1-3 ft
wide
Yellow/Spr-
Su
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 12, 14,
19
X
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
California
Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft
wide
Pink/Spr to F FS
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18,
19
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
Eriogonum giganteum
vars. formosum,
giganteum
St. Catherine’s Lace 3-6 ft
Pink-white/
Su
FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
13, 14, 16, 19
Don’t plant near
native
buckwheats
*Eriogonum kennedyi Cushion buckwheat
< 1 ft tall
1-3 ft w
Pink/Sp-Su FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
1, 6, 11, 13,
14, 30
Rock gardens;
containers
X Eriogonum parvifolium Coastal Buckwheat 2-4 ft
Pink-creme/
Su +
FS/PS/FS
H
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
* Eriophyllum
staechadifolium var.
depressum
Seaside Wooly
Sunflower
1-2 ft tall
2-3 ft
wide
Yellow/Su-F FS
Any well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 10, 16
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
X Euphorbia misera California Spurge
3-4 ft tall
& wide
White-
red/Spr
FS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
X *Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
4-8 ft tall
5-10 ft w
White/Sp-Su FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2
6, 8, 11, 13,
14, 24, 28, 38
Showy flowers,
seeds
X
Gambelia (Galvezia)
speciosa
Catalina
Snapdragon
2-4 ft tall Red/Spr + FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 9,
13, 14
X
Isocoma menziesii var.
menziesii
Coast Goldenbush
1-3 ft tall
and wide
Yellow/Su-F FS Any 1-2 1, 14
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
X
Malacothrix saxatilis
var. tenuifolia
Cliff Aster
2-4 ft tall
1-3 ft
wide
White/Spr-F FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 10
X * Perityle incana
Guadalupe Island
Rock Daisy
2-3 ft tall
3-5 ft
wide
Yellow/Spr
FS coast
PS
Well-
drained 1-2
1, 7, 13, 14,
19
Evergreen with
silvery foliage
X
Pluchea odorata ssp.
odorata
Sweetscent;
Saltmarsh Fleabane
1-3 ft tall
& wide
Lavender/Su
-F
FS
Sandy
incl. Alk
2-3 6, 10, 16
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X Rhus trilobata
Basket Bush; Sour
Berry; Skunkbrush
2-6 ft tall
& wide
Yellow-
green/Spr
PS any 1-2
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
X
Ribes aureum var.
gracillimum
Golden Currant To 10 ft
Yellow/W-
Spr
FS/PS/FS
H
Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 12, 14
Any well-
drained; Birds
eat berries
X
Ribes californicum var.
hesperium
Hillside Gooseberry To 3 ft
Red-
white/W-Spr
PS/FSH
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
10, 12, 13
(var.
californicum)
Birds eat berries
X Ribes indecorum White Currant To 6 ft White/W-Spr FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 1, 3, 12, 14 Birds eat berries
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Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Spr FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 3, 13, 14, 19 Birds eat berries
X Ribes speciosum
Fuschia-flowered
Gooseberry
3-6+ ft
tall
and wide
dark pink/
FS/PS/
FSH
Well-
drained
2-3;
3 in sun
1, 3, 10, 12-
14, 19
Edible fruits
X
* Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
Red-flowering
Currant
4-10 ft Pink/Spr PS/FSH
Well-
drained
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
Edible fruits
X Ribes viburnifolium Catalina Perfume 1-3 ft Pink/ PS/FSH See note 2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 13, 14,
20
Well-drained
soil
X Rosa californica California Wild Rose
3-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
Pink/Spr-Su
FS/PS/
FSH
any
1-2;
3 (sun)
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X *Rosa minutifolia Baja rose
4-6 ft tall
4-5 ft w.
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 8 Edible ‘hips’
X *Rubus parviflorus
Western
thimbleberry
3-6 ft tall
spreading
White/Sp FS/PS any 2-3 8 Tasty berries
X Rubus ursinus (ssp. ?) Pacific Blackberry
2-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
White/Spr FS/PS any 2-3 to 3
7, 8, 12, 13,
14
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X * Salvia clevelandii
Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage
2-5 ft
Purple/lavn
Showy
Spr-Su
FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
‘Betsy Clebsch’,
‘Compacta’,
‘Winifred
Gilman’
X * Salvia dorii Desert sage
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft w
Purple/Sp-Su FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
6, 8, 10, 38,
48
Gorgeous
blooms
** Salvia hybrids
‘Aromas’, ‘Ponzo
Blue’, ‘Vicki Romo’
Sages
Mostly <
2 ft.,
compact
Purple/lavn
Showy
Spr-Su
FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 1, 8, 13, 14 Try
X * Salvia munzii San Diego Sage
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft w
Blue/Su FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
14, 16, 17
Fragrant like
Black Sage;
‘Baja Blue’,
‘Emerald Cascade’
X
Symphoricarpos albus
var. laevigatus
Common
Snowberry
3-5 ft,
spreading
White/Spr 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-Spr PS/FSH any 2-3 to 3 13, 14 mulch
X
Urtica dioica ssp.
holosericea
Hoary Nettle
3-6 ft tall
spreading
Pink/Spr-F PS
Rich soils
ok
2-3 1, 10, 13, 16
Serious allergy
on contact
6. 6
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
*Vaccinium ovatum
California
huckleberry
3-5+ ft
tall & w
Pink/W-Spr PS
Well-
drained
pH 4-5
2 to 2-3 5, 8, 11, 37
Edible berries;
needs organic
mulch; ‘Blue
Madonna’
X * Verbena lilacina
Cedros Island
Verbena
2-4 ft tall
3-5 ft
wide
Lilac/Spr-F FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
14
Lovely year-
round; showy
flowers
X * Xylorhiza tortifolia Mojave woodyaster
1-3 ft tall
2-3 ft w
Lilac/Spr, F FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2
8, 10, 13, 16,
38, 48
Showy aster
flowers
Perennial Vines – Note: most CA native vines can be grown in a large pot
X Calystegia macrostegia
California Morning
Glory
To 30+ ft White/Spr-F
PS
FS
coastal
Well-
drained
2-3
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
Invasive; can
look weedy;
‘Anacapa Pink’;
‘Candycane’
X Keckiella cordifolia
Climbing
Penstemon
3-4 ft
Red-Or/
Sp-Su
PS/FSH any 1-2
1, 3, 7, 10, 12,
13, 14
Excellent for
hummingbirds
X Lathyrus vestitus
Wild Sweetpea;
Canyon Pea
3-9 ft
Purple-
white/ Spr
PS/FSH any 1-2 1, 8, 13
Good under
trees; drought
deciduous
X
Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Western
Honeysuckle
5-18 ft Pink/Spr-Su PS/FSH clay 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14,
19
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X * Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 3-5 ft Yellow/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 7, 13, 19
X
Lonicera subspicata
vars. denudate &
subspicata
Santa Barbara &
Southern
Honeysuckles
3-8 ft
Cream/Spr-
Su
PS/PS/FS
H
any 1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14
Edible fruit
X
** Vitis californica
‘Roger’s Red’
‘Roger’s Red’
California Grape
> 20 ft White/Spr FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13
Herbaceous Perennials
Many herbaceous perennials do fine in large pots or planters (see Herbaceous Perennials list). Listed below are some that are particularly
good for pots.
X Achillea millefolia Yarrow 1-2 ft
White/Spr-
Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 most Alkali soils fine
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
7. 7
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
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 * 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
X Asclepias fascicularis
Narrow-leaf
Milkweed
2-3 ft
Cream-
pink/Su
FS/PS Sandy 1-2 1, 3, 10, 14
Needs seasonal
flooding
X
* Clinopodium (Satureja)
chandleri
San Miguel Savory
1-2 ft tall
2-3 ft
wide
White/Spr PS/FSH
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 14
minty
X
Clinopodium (Satureja)
douglasii
Yerba buena
< 6 in
spreading
White/Spr-
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
Delphinium parryi ssp.
maritimum & parryi
Parry’s Blue
Larkspur
1-5 ft
Blue-
purple/Spr
FS/?PS
Well-
drained
1 8, 20
Good under
oaks
X * Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur To 6 ft Red/Spr-Su FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 10, 16, 19
X *Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy ½ ft
Lavernder/S
pr-Fa
FS/PS/FS
H
Well-
drained
2-3
1, 3, 5, 6, 7,
9, 13, 14
Attractive
flowers, foliage
X
* Eriogonum grande
var. rubescens
Red Buckwheat
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft
wide
Red-pink/Su-
F
FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 5, 7, 8, 14
Tol. moderate
salt, alkali soils
X
Eriophyllum
confertiflorum var.
confertiflorum
Golden Yarrow 1-3 ft
Gold-yellow/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Sandy
best
1-2
1, 3, 6, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Tol. moderate
salt, alkali soils
X Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS Any 2 to 3 13, 16
Butterfly plant;
can be invasive
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
8. 8
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
Horkelia cuneata ssp.
cuneata
Wedgeleaf Horkelia
< 1 ½ ft t
2 ft wide
White/Spr-
Su
FS/PS sandy 1-2 to 2-3
1, 2, 6, 10, 13
(ssp. puberula)
Dies back in
summer
drought
X * Hosackia gracilis Harlequin lotus
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft w.
Yellow-pink/
Sp
PS Any 2-3 to 3 5, 13, 19
Enchanting
flowers
X * Iva hayesiana
San Diego Marsh
Elder
2-4 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Yellow/Su FS/PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13
X * Lewisii cotyledon Siskiyou bitter-root
< 1 ft tall
1 ft wide
Magenta/Su PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
5, 8, 10, 16,
19, 30, 31, 45
Lovely bright
flowers
X Limonium californicum
California Sea-
Lavender
1-2 ft tall
and wide
Purple/Su-F FS
Any;
sand to
clay
2-3 to 3 8, 10, 14, 16
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
X *Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
1-2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Red/Spr-Su
FS/PS/
FSH
any 2-3 to 3 3, 8, 13, 19 Toxic
X Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet
Monkeyflower
To 3 ft Red/Spr-Fa FS/PS any 2-3 to 3
3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16, 19
easy
X Mimulus guttatus Seep Monkeyflower 1-5 ft
Yellow/W-
Spr
FS Any 2-3 to 3
1, 3, 5, 8, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
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 villosa
(ssp. subserrata)
Coyote Mint
1 ft;
spreading
Pink/Spr-Su PS See note 1-2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
Well-drained
soil best
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
* Penstemon
centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler 1-3 ft
OR-Red/
Sp-Su
FS
Well-
drained
1
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14
May be difficult
X * Penstemon eatonii
Firecracker
Penstemon
1-3 ft &
wide
Red/Sp-Su FS
Well-
drained
1
1, 3, 6, 8,
10, 11, 13
Very showy
X * Penstemon grinnellii
Grinnell’s
Penstemon
1-2 ft Purple/Su FS
Well-
drained
1
1, 6, 8, 10,
13, 14
X
Penstemon
heterophyllus
Foothill Penstemon 1-2 ft
Purple/Spr-
Su
FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 14 Many blooms
X * Penstemon laetus Gay Penstemon 1-3 ft
Lavender/Sp
-Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 13
Phacelia distans
Common Phacelia;
Wild Heliotrope
1-2 ft tall Violet/Spr FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 10
Good under
other plants
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
Pluchea odorata ssp.
odorata
Sweetscent;
Saltmarsh Fleabane
1-3 ft tall
& wide
Lavender/Su
-F
FS
Sandy
incl. Alk
2-3 6, 10, 16
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X
*Pycnanthemum
californicum
Mountain mint
1-3 ft tall
spreading
White/Sp-Su PS Most 2-3 to 3 1, 6, 8, 13, 14 Edible mint
X Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage 1-3 ft Magenta/Spr PS/FSH Any 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 12,
13, 19
Cut back yearly
X
Scrophularia californica
ssp. floribunda
CA Bee Plant 2-3 ft Red/Spr PS Most 2-3 to 3
1, 5, 8, 10, 12,
13, 16
Afternoon shade
X
Sidalcea malviflora ssp.
malviflora
Dwarf Checker
Mallow
To 1 ½ ft
Pink-
lavender/
FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 19
X Solanum xanti (var. ?)
Purple (Chaparral)
Nightshade
2-4 ft tall
Purple/Spr-
Su
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13
Berries very
poisonous
X Solidago californica
California
Goldenrod
2-4 ft tall
spreading
Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 14
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X
Solidago spectabilis
var. confinis
Southern Goldenrod
3-6 ft tall
spreading
Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2-3 10
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X * Sphaeralcea ambigua
Globe Mallow/
Desert Mallow
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Orange/
Sp-Su
FS Most 1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
Reseeds; silvery
to white foliage
X Stachys albens
Whitestem
Woodmint
1-3 ft
White/Spr-
Su
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 12
X Stachys bullata
California Woodmint
(Hedgenettle)
1-4 ft Pink/Spr-Su PS
Well-
drained
2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X
Stachys rigida var.
rigida (Stachys ajugoides)
Rigid Woodmint
(Hedgenettle)
1-2 ft Pink/Spr-Su FS/PS Clay 2-3 to 3 1, 13
Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals) – no water after flowering
Any native annual and most native biennials can be successfully grown in containers (See Annual Wildflowers list)
Cacti and Succulents
X * Agave shawii
Coastal Agave/
Shaw’s Century
Plant
2-3 ft tall
2-5 ft
wide
Yellow/at
age 15 yrs
FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 2, 9, 14
Tolerates
seaside
conditions;
suckers (‘pups’)
X * Dudleya cymosa Canyon Live-forever
To 1 ft
tall &
wide
Yellow-red/
Sp
PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13
Santa Monica
Mtns; good in
stone walls
10. 10
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
* Dudleya farinosa Bluff Lettuce
1 ft tall &
wide
Yellow-red/
Sp
FS Rocks 1-2 11, 13, 20
good in stone
walls; white
foliage
X Dudleya lanceolata Lance-leaf Dudleya
1-2 ft tall
& wide
Yellow-
Orange/Spr-
Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 13, 14,
15
* Dudleya palmeri
Palmer's Live-
forever
To 1 ft
tall &
wide
Yellow-red/
Sp
PS
Well-
drained
1 to 2 1, 13
Santa Monica
Mtns; slopes
X
Dudleya pulverulenta
(ssp. pulverulenta)
CA Chalk Dudleya
< 2 ft &
wide
Pink-
Yellow/Spr-
Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 3, 14, 19
With good
drainage
X
Dudleya virens ssp.
Hassei & insularis
Bright Green
Dudleya
1-2 ft tall
& wide
Orange/Spr-
Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14
X Opuntia littoralis Coastal Prickly Pear To 3 ft
Yellow/W-
Spr
FS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14
Large container,
planter
X * Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaf Stonecrop
< 1 ft tall
spreading
Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2 to 3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13 San Gabriels
X * Yucca baccata Banana yucca
3-5+ ft t.
3-5+ ft w
White/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2
2, 6, 8, 16, 24,
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Edible fruits
Ferns and Fern-like Plants
Most native ferns can be grown successfully in large post or planters (See Native Ferns & Fern-like Plants list)
Bulbs and Corms
Most native bulbs and corms do great in containers (see Bulbs & Corms list). Calochortus species may be a little more difficult in
containers; the rest do very well.
Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)
Many native grasses can be grown in containers and planters (see Grasses & Grass-like Plants list). Listed below are some that are
particularly nice in containers, including large pots.
X
* Achnatherum
speciosum
Desert Needlegrass 1-3 ft
cool-season
perennial
bunchgrass
FS
Sandy
best
1 to 1-2 10, 13, 16
Long-lived; self-
sows freely
Agrostis exarata Spike Bentgrass 1-4 ft tall
Cool-season
perennial
bunchgrass
FS/PS Not alkali 1-2 to 3 10, 16
11. 11
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
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 barbarae
Santa Barbara
Sedge
1-2 ft tall
to 3 ft w
Evergreen
sod sedge
FS/PS Any 2 to 3 3, 8, 13, 16
May be invasive
(containerize)
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
Cyperus eragrostis
Umbrella Sedge/
Tall Flat-sedge
2-4 ft tall
clumping
Warm-
season, sod
sedge
FS.PS any 1-2 to 3 7, 10, 13
Cyperus odoratus Fragrant Flat-sedge 1-3 ft tall
Warm-
season,
annual sedge
FS/PS any 1-2 to 3 ?
X Eleocharis palustris Common Spikerush
1-2 ft tall
spreading
Cool-season,
sod sedge
FS Any 1-2 to 3
1, 2, 7, 10, 13,
16
X
Equisetum hyemale
subsp. affine
Common Horsetail
2-4 ft tall
1-6 ft w
Perennial
rush
FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 3, 4, 8
Will grow in
standing water;
contain
X Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Horsetail
2-5 ft tall
spreading
Perennial FS
Clays
best
2-3 to 3 8
X * Festuca californica CA Fescue
<1-2 ft
tall 1-3 ft
wide
Cool-season
bunchgrass
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
Cool-season
bunchgrass
FS/PS any 2 to 3
1, 5, 7, 10, 13,
16, 19, 20
‘Warren Peak’,
‘Siskiyou Blue’
X
Isolepis (Scirpus)
cernuus
Fiber Optic Grass;
Miniature Tule
1 ft tall
1-2 ft
wide
Cool-season,
sod rush; cut
back in
winter
PS/
FSH
Sandy
best
2-3 to 3 3, 4, 13
good for pond
edges
X Juncus balticus Baltic Rush
1-3 ft tall
1-2 ft w.
Sod rush FS
Any incl.
alk./salty
2-3 3, 16
X * Juncus bolanderi Bolander’s Rush 1-2 ft tall
Perennial
rhizome rush
FS
Any incl.
salty
2-3 to 3 1, 13
Showy
seedheads
X
Juncus bufonius var
bufonius & congesta
Toad Rush
< 1 ft tall
& wide
Annual rush FS
Any incl.
salty
1-2 to 3 10, 16
X * Juncus effusus Bog/Common Rush
1-3 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
rhizome rush
FS/PS
Any;
sandy
best
1-2 to 3
1, 3, 4, 7, 8,
13, 14
Good around
pools; ‘Quartz
Creek’
12. 12
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X Juncus mexicanus Mexican Rush
< 1 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
rhizome rush
FS
Any incl.
salty
1-2 to 2-3 3, 10, 14, 16
X Juncus patens Common Rush
1-3 ft tall
& wide
Spreading/
bunching
perennial
rush
FS Any 2-3 to 3
1, 3, 8, 9, 12,
13, 19
‘Carmen’s Gray’
is blue-gray
X Juncus textilis Basket Rush
3-5 ft tall
3-8 ft
wide
Spreading/
bunching
perennial
rush
FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 14
Showy; Good
for wet planter,
pondside
X Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaf rush
1 ½ ft tall
spreading
Spreading
rush
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 2, 3, 8, 13, 16
Best contained
if watered
X Leymus condensatus Giant Rye Grass
4-6 ft tall
& wide
Warm season
perennial
FS/PS Any 1-2
1, 3, 9, 10, 12,
16
‘Canyon Prince’
is low-growing
X Melica imperfecta Coastal Melic Grass
1-2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Cool season
bunchgrass
PS Any 1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 19
Dies back
completely
X * Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass
2-4 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
bunchgrass
FS Any 1-2
3, 4, 5, 9, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
X Stipa/Nassella cernua
Nodding
Needlegrass
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
bunchgrass
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2
5, 10, 13, 14,
16
X Stipa/Nassella lepida Foothill Needlegrass
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
bunchgrass
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2
3, 5, 10, 13,
14, 16
X
* Stipa/Nassella
pulchra
Purple Needlegrass
2-3 ft tall
& wide
Perennial
bunchgrass
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2
3, 5, 10, 13,
14, 16,
11/7/15
I : X = Gardening Information Sheet : http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants_17.html
* 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