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![Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X * Monardella crispa
Waveyleaf Dune
Mint/Crisp
Monardella
1-2 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Purplepink/Su-F
Red Monardella
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Mountain
Monardella
I
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
6, 11, 13, 14
Butterfly plant;
very fragrant
FS/PS
Sandy
best
Red/Su-F
PS best
Any; no
alkali
1-2ft tall
2-3 ft wide
Lilac/ Sp-Su
PS best
Sandy
best
Cpastal Coyote
Mint
1 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
Purple/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Most
Coyote Mint
1 ft
3-5 ft wide
Pink/Sp-Su
PS
San Luis Obispo
Coyote Mint
‘Russian River’
Coyote Mint
1 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
Pale violet/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Clays
fine
2 to 3
1-2 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
Purple/Su
PS
Most
2 to 2-3
13
X * Oenothera californica
CA Evening
Primrose
< 1 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS (best)
Sandy/
rocky
2 to 2-3
10, 13, 16
X * Oenothera cespitosa
White (Tufted)
Evening Primrose
White/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 2-3
?
X * Oxalis oregana
Redwood Sorrel
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
< 1 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
1-2 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
* Monardella
X
macrantha
* Monardella
odoratissima
* Monardella villosa
ssp. villosa [formerly
X
Monardella
subglabrata]
* Monardella villosa
X ssp villosa [ssp.
subserrata]
* Monardella villosa
ssp. obispoensis
** Monardella villosa
'Russian River'
X
Pink/Sp
Dark red/
W-Sp
OR-Red/
Sp-Su
PS/FSH
Welldrained
most
Welldrained
Welldrained
2
2-3
1, 6, 8, 13, 14,
19
2 or 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 14, 24, 28
2 to 3
1-2
2-3 to 3
Paeonia californica
X
CA (Wild) Peony
* Penstemon
centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler
1-3 ft
Firecracker
Penstemon
Grinnell’s
Penstemon
1-3 ft &
wide
Red/Sp-Su
FS
Welldrained
1
1-2 ft
Purple/Su
FS
Welldrained
1
Foothill Penstemon
1-2 ft
Gay Penstemon
1-3 ft
X * Penstemon eatonii
X * Penstemon grinnellii
X
Penstemon
heterophyllus
X * Penstemon laetus
Purple/
Sp-Su
Lavender/
Sp-Su
PS/PS
FS
FS/PS
FS/PS
sandy
1 to 1-2
1
Hummingbird
plant; scented;
‘Marion
Sampson’
Minty scent;
lovely flowers
6, 13
Heavy bloomer;
minty; tea
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
Butterfly plant
6, 13
Butterfly plant;
minty, tea
2, 11, 24
6, 8, 10, 19,
20
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14
1, 3, 6, 8,
10, 11, 13
1, 6, 8, 10,
13, 14
1 to 1-2
14
1 to 1-2
Butterfly plant;
minty; easy
Scented
flowers; silvery
foliage
Musty-sweet;
night-flowering
Nice, spreading,
woodsy
Difficult
May be difficult
Very showy
Many blooms
1, 13
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- 2. I Scientific Name X Atriplexleucophylla Common Name Size Flower/ season Beach Saltbush 1 ft tall 3-7 ft wide Green/Su * Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger * Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold * Barbarae ortherceras Wintercress * Boykinia occidentalis Brook Foam * Boykinia rotundifolia Roundleaf Boykinia Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis Castilleja foliolosa < 1 ft tall spreading 1-2 ft tall & wide 1-2 ft tall & wide 1 ft tall & wide Maroon/Sp Yellow/ Sp-Su Light** FS Soil Sandy best Water Zone+ 1-2 PS/FSH most 3 FS Most 1-2 Availability Notes 10, 16 Tolerates seaside conditions 8, 11 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 Welldrained 2-3 to 3 13 FSH Most 2-3 to 3 13 White/Su PS/FSH Most 2-3 to 3 13 1-2 ft Red/Spr FS Welldrained 1-2 Wooly Indian Paintbrush 1-2 ft Red-Or/SprSu FS Welldrained 1 X Coreopsis gigantea Giant Coreopsis 3-8 ft tall 3 ft wide Yellow/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 to 2 X Coreopsis maritima Sea Dahlia 1-2 ft tall & wide Yellow/Spr FS/PS Sandy best 1-2 Common Sand Aster 1-4 ft tall & wide Violet/SprSu FS/PS Any; sandy best Sacred Datura 2-5 ft tall & wide White/Sp-Su * Delphinium californicum CA Larkspur 3-6 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Lavender or white/ Delphinium parryi ssp. maritimum & parryi Parry’s Blue Larkspur 1-5 ft X * Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur X * Delphinium nudicaule Red (Canyon) Larkspur X Corethrogyne filaginifolia Datura wrightii Yellow/Su FS/PS White/Su 1-2 ft tall 1 ft wide Indian Paintbrush 10, 13 ? Good for hot, sunny places Leaves edible, raw or cooked Evergreen; woodland plant Native to Santa Monica mtns; evergreen Summer drought for seeds Summer drought for seeds; difficult 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 8, 13, 14 Tolerates seaside conditions 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 16 ‘Silver Carpet’ 1 to 2 1, 8, 12, 13, 20 White-lined Sphynx Moth nectar; very FS Welldrained FS Welldrained 1-2 to 2 Bluepurple/Spr FS/?PS Welldrained 1 To 6 ft Red/Spr-Su FS 1-2 ft tall & wide Red/Sp PS poisonous X Welldrained Welldrained 19 8, 20 1 to 1-2 10, 16, 19 1-2 to 2 19 Good under oaks Toxic; very showy Toxic; very showy 2
- 3. X Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season Diplacusaurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower 2-3 ft Orange/WSpr FS/PS Sandy Diplacus (Mimulus) linearis I Chaparral Bush Monkey Flower 2-3 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Yellow/WSpr FS/PS Welldrained Red/Sp FS/PS Maroon/Sp FS/PS 2-5 ft tall Pink/Su-F PS 1-2 ft tall 3-5 ft wide Maroon/ X * Diplacus puniceus * Diplacus rutilis Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum X * Epipactis gigantea X Erigeron foliosus X *Erigeron glaucus Eriogonum elongatum var elongatum * Eriogonum grande X var. rubescens Red Monkeyflower Santa Susanna Monkeyflower Fringed Willow Herb Stream (Giant) Orchid Fleabane Daisy (Aster) 2-3 ft tall and wide 2-3 ft tall and wide 2-3 ft Lavender/ Sp-Su Lavernder/ Sp-Fa Light** PS/FSH FS/PS Seaside Daisy ½ ft Wand Buckwheat 3-5 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Pink/Su-F FS Red Buckwheat 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Red-pink/ Su-F FS/PS * Eriogonum kennedyi Cushion Buckwheat * Eriogonum saxatile Rock Buckwheat FS/PS/FSH Soil Welldrained Welldrained Water Zone+ 1-2 Availability 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 1 to 1-2 3, 10, 13 1 to 1-2 3, 6, 8, 10, 12-4, 16, 21 2 Nice color for shade 3, 6 any 2-3 to 3 2, 10 Can become weedy Welldrained 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 18 Can grow in pond/stream 1 to 1-2 1? Welldrained Welldrained Any, incl clay, Alk. Any 2-3 1 to 1-2 1-2 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 Attractive flowers, foliage 1, 8, 12 Tough plant 1, 5, 7, 8, 14 Tol. moderate salt, alkali soils Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat < 1 ft 1-3 ft wide 1 ft tall & wide 1 ft tall 3 ft wide Golden Yarrow 1-3 ft Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Sandy best * Eriophyllum lanatum Wooly Sunflower 1-3 ft tall & wide Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained * Eriophyllum staechadifolium ** Eriophyllum staechadifolium 'Compacta' Seaside Golden Yarrow ‘Compacta’ Seaside Golden Yarrow 1-3 ft tall 2-3 ft wide Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Most 2 to 2-3 1, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21 1-2 ft tall 3-4 ft wide Gold-yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Moat 2 to 2-3 13, 25 * Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum X confertiflorum var. confertiflorum X Notes FS Sandy/ rocky 1-2 to 2 Red-yellow/ Su FS/PS gravelly 1-2 1, 13 Yellow/ FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 1-2 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18 Tol. moderate salt, alkali soils 13 San Bernardino Mtns; pale foliage Pink/ 2 13, 14 Alpine plant; silvery-white Desert mtns plant; compact 3
- 4. Common Name Size Flower/ season Western Wallflower 1-3ft 1-2 ft wide Yellow-Or/ W-Sp Dune Wallflower 1-3 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Yellow/W-Sp Coastal CA Poppy < 1 ft tall Yellow/Or/ Sp-F Western Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall spreading Frankenia salina I Alakali Heath 2 ft tall Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Narrowleaf Bedstraw Scientific Name Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum Erysimum insulare ssp. X suffrutescens Eschscholzia californica X ssp. californica Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Welldrained 1-2 to 2 13 FS/PS Sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 10 FS/PS Any 1 to 2 1, 2 many Yellow/Su-F FS Any 2 to 3 13, 16 Magenta/ Su-F FS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 10 1-3 ft tall & wide White/Spr PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 14, 16 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide 1-2 ft tall & wide Yellow/ Sp-Fa Yellow/ Sp-Su FS Welldrained FS Any Common Cowparsnip 3-10 ft tall 2-3 ft wide White/Sp-Su California Hemp 4-6 ft tall & wide Purple/ Sp-Su * Horkelia californica CA Horkelia < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide Horkelia cuneata ssp. cuneata Wedgeleaf Horkelia * Horkelia parryi X X Euthamia occidentalis X X Grindelia camporum X Grindelia hirsutula var. hirsutula * Heracleum maximum (H. lanatum) Large Gumplant Hairy Gumplant FS 1-2 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10 Butterfly plant 2-3 PS Most 2-3 to 3 White/Sp-Su FS/PS most 1-2 to 2-3 5, 13 < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide White/Sp-Su FS/PS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 6, 10, 13 (ssp. puberula) Parry’s Horkelia < 1 ½ ft T 2 ft wide White/Sp-Su FS/PS most 2 to 2-3 13 Chuparosa 4-6 ft tall 4-8 ft wide Red/Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 to 2 13 ‘Tecate Gold’ Chuparosa 4-6 ft tall 4-8 ft wide Gold/Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 to 2 13 X Limonium californicum California SeaLavender 1-2 ft tall and wide Purple/Su-F FS Any; sand to clay 2-3 to 3 10, 14, 16 X *Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1-2 ft tall 1 ft wide Red/Sp-Su FS/PS/ FSH X * Justicia californica ** Justicia californica 'Tecate Gold' any 2-3 to 3 Saltmarsh plant Spreading Most; acidic X Hoita macrostachya Be sure to get coastal ssp. Butterfly plant; can be invasive 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 FS/PS X Notes 5 6, 8, 13 3, 8, 13, 19 Wear gloves – bad skin rash Showy blooms; winter deciduous Dies back in summer Dies back in summer drought N. CA native Drought-decid.; bush-like with age Drought-decid.; bush-like with age Tolerates seaside conditions Toxic 4
- 5. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season X *Lobelia dunnii var. serrata Dunn’s Lobelia 1 ft tall 1-3 ft wide Lavender/Su X * Lomatium californicum California Lomatium 2-3 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS/PS Common Lomatium 2-3 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus Showy Lotus 8-24 in tall Cream/Sp PS Lotus heermannii Wooly Lotus Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia Cliff Aster I X Lomatium utriculatum X X X Mimulus cardinalis Mimulus floribundus X Mimulus guttatus Mimulus moschatus (var. moniliformis) Scarlet Monkeyflower Many-flowered Monkeyflower Seep Monkeyflower Musk Monkeyflower 1 ft 1-3 2-4 1-3 tall ft w ft tall ft wide Light** PS Yellow/Sp-F FS/PS White/Sp-F FS/PS To 3 ft Red/Sp-Fa FS/PS 1-2 ft tall & wide Yellow/ Sp-Su 1-5 ft Yellow/W-Sp 1 ft tall & wide Soil Water Zone+ 1, 6, 8, 13 Most 2 to 2-3 30 2-3 to 3 30 Any, incl. clays, alkali Welldrained Welldrained Welldrained 1-2 1, 13 2-3 Anise Swallowtail larval food Anise Swallowtail larval food 10, 16 Short-lived 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 10 any 2-3 to 3 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 ? FS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8 Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8 Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Most 2-3 to 3 8, 13 Native to N. CA 8, 14, 16 White-lined Sphynx Moth nectar 1, 10, 13, 14, 16 reseeds 1, 5, 13, 16 White-lined Sphynx Moth nectar 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 19 Butterfly plant; fragrant, teas 1-2 ft tall & wide * Mimulus primuloides ssp. linearifolius Monkey-Moss < 6 in. tall spreading Desert Four O’Clock 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Pink/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 to 2 Wishbone Plant; CA Four O’Clock 1-3 ft tall & wide Pink/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1 Large Four O’Clock 1-2 ft tall 3-4 ft wide Magenta/Su PS Rocky, welldrained 1-2 Butterfly Bush Monardella 1 ft tall Purple-pink/ FS/PS Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia * Mirabilis multiflora X vars glandulosa and pubescens * Monardella antonina (now * Monardella villosa ssp. villosa) Lovely blooms 2-3 to 3 Primrose Monkeyflower X Notes Welldrained X * Mimulus primuloides X * Mirabilis bigelovii Availability Most 2 or 2-3 easy leaves: boiled as greens 5
- 6. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season X* Monardella crispa Waveyleaf Dune Mint/Crisp Monardella 1-2 ft tall 3-4 ft wide Purplepink/Su-F Red Monardella 1-2 ft tall & wide Mountain Monardella I Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes 6, 11, 13, 14 Butterfly plant; very fragrant FS/PS Sandy best Red/Su-F PS best Any; no alkali 1-2ft tall 2-3 ft wide Lilac/ Sp-Su PS best Sandy best Cpastal Coyote Mint 1 ft tall 3-5 ft wide Purple/ Sp-Su FS/PS Most Coyote Mint 1 ft 3-5 ft wide Pink/Sp-Su PS San Luis Obispo Coyote Mint ‘Russian River’ Coyote Mint 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide Pale violet/ Sp-Su FS/PS Clays fine 2 to 3 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide Purple/Su PS Most 2 to 2-3 13 X * Oenothera californica CA Evening Primrose < 1 ft tall 3-8 ft wide White/Sp FS/PS (best) Sandy/ rocky 2 to 2-3 10, 13, 16 X * Oenothera cespitosa White (Tufted) Evening Primrose White/Sp FS Welldrained 1 to 2-3 ? X * Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel < 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide < 1 ft tall 2-4 ft wide 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide * Monardella X macrantha * Monardella odoratissima * Monardella villosa ssp. villosa [formerly X Monardella subglabrata] * Monardella villosa X ssp villosa [ssp. subserrata] * Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis ** Monardella villosa 'Russian River' X Pink/Sp Dark red/ W-Sp OR-Red/ Sp-Su PS/FSH Welldrained most Welldrained Welldrained 2 2-3 1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 19 2 or 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 24, 28 2 to 3 1-2 2-3 to 3 Paeonia californica X CA (Wild) Peony * Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler 1-3 ft Firecracker Penstemon Grinnell’s Penstemon 1-3 ft & wide Red/Sp-Su FS Welldrained 1 1-2 ft Purple/Su FS Welldrained 1 Foothill Penstemon 1-2 ft Gay Penstemon 1-3 ft X * Penstemon eatonii X * Penstemon grinnellii X Penstemon heterophyllus X * Penstemon laetus Purple/ Sp-Su Lavender/ Sp-Su PS/PS FS FS/PS FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 1 Hummingbird plant; scented; ‘Marion Sampson’ Minty scent; lovely flowers 6, 13 Heavy bloomer; minty; tea 1, 3, 8, 13, 14, 19 Butterfly plant 6, 13 Butterfly plant; minty, tea 2, 11, 24 6, 8, 10, 19, 20 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 1, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14 1 to 1-2 14 1 to 1-2 Butterfly plant; minty; easy Scented flowers; silvery foliage Musty-sweet; night-flowering Nice, spreading, woodsy Difficult May be difficult Very showy Many blooms 1, 13 6
- 7. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season *Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis I Sonoma Penstemon 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Magenta/ FS/PS Welldrained Pink Wild Snapdragon 4-5 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Lavender/ Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained Showy Penstemon 3-4 ft Bolander’s Phacelia 1-2 ft tall CA Phacelia 1-2 ft tall and wide Lavender/ FS 1-2 ft tall Violet/Sp FS/PS 1-3 ft tall & wide Lavender/ Su-F FS Sandy incl. Alk Sticky Cinquefoil 1-2 ft tall Yellow/ Sp-Su PS Most Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius Sairocarpus (Antirrhinum) coulterianus * Sairocarpus (Antirrhinum) multiflorus Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda California Everlasting 2-4 ft White/Sp FS/PS Wooly Everlasting 1-2 ½ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Willow Dock 2-3 ft tall & wide Pink bract / Su FS Welldrained 1-2 to 3 2-4 ft tall White to lavender/Sp FS Welldrained 1 1, 10, 13 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10, 13 Hummingbird plant 2-3 to 3 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 Afternoon shade Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora X * Penstemon palmeri X Penstemon spectabilis ssp. subviscosus X * Phacelia bolanderi * Phacelia californica Phacelia distans X Pluchea odorata ssp. odorata X Potentilla glandulosa X X X X X X X X * Sidalcea oregana Common Phacelia; Wild Heliotrope Sweetscent; Saltmarsh Fleabane Coulter’s (White) Snapdragon Lavenderpink/Sp-Su Lavender/ Sp-Su Light** FS PS Soil Sandy or rocky Welldrained Welldrained Welldrained Water Zone+ Availability Notes 1-2 to 2 8, 13 Blue-green foliage; difficult; ‘St. Helena’ 1 to 1-2 1, 14 1 1 to 1-2 2 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16 5, 11, 19 5, 13, 19, 33 10 Water in full sun Gray-green foliage Good under other plants 2-3 2, 6, 10, 16 Tolerates seasonal flooding 1-2 to 3 1, 6, 12, 13 Strawberry-like Any, incl. clay 1-2 1, 2, 10, 13, 16 Sweet-scented Any, incl. clay 1-2 1, 16 Spreads; gray foliage 10, 13 (? var.) Seaside fine Rose Snapdragon 2-3 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Pink/Sp FS/PS CA Bee Plant 2-3 ft Red/Spr PS Dwarf Checker Mallow To 1 ½ ft Pinklavender/ FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 19 Oregon Checkmallow 2-4 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Pinks/Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained 2-3 to 3 13 Any Gorgeous flowers 7
- 8. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season *Silene californica Indian Pink 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Red/Su PS/FS Indian Pink 1-3 ft Red/Sp-Su FS/PS 2-3 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 13 Berries very poisonous 2-5 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 14 Berries very poisonous 2-4 ft tall Purple/SpSu FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13 Wallace’s Nightshade 2-4 ft tall & wide Pale blue/ Sp-Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 13 X Solidago californica California Goldenrod 2-4 ft tall spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 14 Solidago spectabilis var. confinis Southern Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2-3 I X Silene laciniata Solanum americanum Solanum douglasii X Solanum xanti (var. ?) Solanum wallacei X American Black Nightshade White (Douglas’) Nightshade Purple (Chaparral) Nightshade 3-4 ft tall 2-3 ft wide 2 ft tall 3 ft. wide Orange/ Sp-Su X * Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert mallow X Stephanomeria blairii Blair’s Wirelettuce * Symphyotrichum X (Aster) foliaceus var. parryi Parry’s Aster 1-2 ft tall & wide Purpleyellow/ SpSu X Tauschia arguta Southern Umbrellawort 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide X * Tellima grandiflora Fringe Cups * Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Urtica dioica ssp. X holosericea * Venegasia X carpesioides X Verbena bracteata X Pink/Su-F Light** FS FS/PS Soil Welldrained Sandy or rocky Sandy/ rocky Welldrained Water Zone+ Availability Notes 2-3 19 difficult 1-2 to 2-3 12 10 1 to 2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 1-2 to 2-3 13 13 Berries very poisonous Berries very poisonous; Catalina native Tolerates seasonal flooding Tolerates seasonal flooding Hybridizes with other malows Good bird, pollinator plant FS Welldrained 2 to 3 Pretty; good for pollinators Yellow/Sp FS/PS Sandy/ rocky 1-2 to 2 13, 30 1-2 ft tall spreading WhitePink/Sp PS/FSH Most 2-3 to 3 5, 8, 11, 13 Mountain Meadowrue 3-5 ft tall 2-3 ft wide White/Su PS/FSH Welldrained 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12-14, 19 Anise Swallowtail; SM Mtns N CA native; showy, evergreen Pretty flowers; woodsy looking Hoary Nettle 2-5 ft tall 3-4 ft wide Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 10, 13, 16, 20 Wear gloves to handle; edible Canyon Sunflower 4-6 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Yellow/Sp-F PS Any 2 to 2-3 Big Bract Verbena ½ - 2 ft Lavender/ Su-Fa FS ?any 2-3 to 3 Long-blooming; seeds for birds 10 8
- 9. I Scientific Name X Verbenalasiostachys Common Name Size Flower/ season California Verbena 1-4 ft Lavender/ Sp-Fa Light** FS/PS Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes Any See note 1, 10, 13, 16 None after flowering 4/3/12 I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :(http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html) or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center * may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant ++ + ** horticultural cultivar light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings; 2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn) Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html 9