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- 1. Locally Native andOther S. California Smaller Shrubs & Sub-shrubs (< 6 ft tall) for Western L.A. County Gardens I Scientific Name X * Abutilon palmeri Common Name Size Flower/ season Indian Mallow 2-6 ft tall & wide Yellow to Or/Sp-Su Light** Soil Water Zone+ FS Welldrained 1-2 Red/Sp FS/PS Sandy/ rocky 1 to 1-2 Pink/ Sp-Su FS/PS Most Availability Notes 1, 8, 13, 14 * Acalypha californica Acourtia microcephala Perezia * Arctostaphylos edmundsii Little Sur Manzanita 2-3 ft wide 4-6 ft wide 2-5 ft 4-6 ft tall w Pink/W-Sp FS/PS welldrained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14 Cultivars: ‘Greensphere’ * Arctostaphylos hookeri Hooker’s Manzanita 2-5 ft tall 4-6 ft w Pink/W-Sp FS welldrained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 13 * Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. tomentosa X California Copperleaf Cultivars ‘Sunset’, ‘Wayside’, ‘Ken Taylor’ Wooly-leaf Manzanita 3-8 ft tall 4-5 ft wide White/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 13 Large shrub; silvery blue foliage Gold/Su FS Welldrained 1 X Artemisia californica X Astragalus trichopodus ssp. lonchus Coastal Sagebrush tall & tall & 3-6 ft tall 2 1, 8, 13 Red foliage ?? 1, 7-10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18 'Canyon Gray' Rattlepod 2-3 ft White/Sp FS any 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 13 X Brickellia californica California Bricklebush < 4 ft tall to 4 ft w Buff/Su-F FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 12, 16 Fragrant flowers * Brickellia nevinii Nevin’s Brickelbush 1-2 ft tall Buff/F FS/PS Welldrained 1 to 1-2 12 Silvery foliage 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 Best near beach * Ceanothus greggii Desert Ceanothus 4-6 ft tall 4-6 ft wide White/Sp 3, 20, 21 Fragrant flowers Cneoridium dumosum Bush Rue 2-6 ft tall 4-6 ft w White-purp/ W-Sp FS/PS 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20 Berries like small tomatoes Giant Coreopsis 3-5+ ft Yellow/Sp FS/PS 1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16, Unusual Catalina Silverlace 3-4 ft tall 2-4 ft wide Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS 1 to 2-3 1, 6, 7, 13, 14 ‘Silver Canyon’ Camissonia X cheiranthifolia spp. suffruticosa X Coreopsis gigantea X Constancea (Eriophyllum) nevinii FS Welldrained Most Fertile, welldrained Any welldrained 1-2 1-2 to 2 1
- 2. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season Crotoncalifornicus var. californicus California Croton 1-5 ft tall 2-5 ft w Cream/Sp-F FS/PS Welldrained Croton californicus var. tenius California Croton 1-5 ft Cream/Sp-F FS/PS Bush Poppy 4-8 ft tall 4-6 ft wide Yellow/ Sp-Su FS Bush Monkeyflower 2-3 ft Orange/ W-Sp FS/PS Sandy X Diplacus linearis Chaparral Bush Monkey Flower 2-3 ft tall 1-2 ft wide Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS X * Diplacus longiflorus Southern Bush Monkeyflower 2-3 ft & wide Yellow to white/ W-Sp X Diplacus parviflorus Island Bush Monkeyflower 2-3 ft & wide X Diplacus puniceus Red Bush Monkeyflower X Encelia californica X * Encelia farinosa I X X Dendromecon rigida Diplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes 1 to 1-2 1, 10, 16, 20 (?var) Unusual flowers, seedpods; silvery foliage Welldrained 1 to 1-2 1, 10 Welldrained 1 to 1-2 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, Welldrained 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 13, 18 PS (morning sun OK) Welldrained 1-2 to 2 Red /W-Sp PS (morning sun OK) Welldrained 1-2 to 2 2-3 ft & wide Darker orange/Sp PS (morning sun OK) Welldrained 1-2 to 2 CA Bush Sunflower 2-5 ft Yellow/ W-Sp FS/PS Any welldrained 1 to 1-2 Brittle Bush 3-5 ft tall 3-5 ft wide Yellow/ Sp-Su FS Any; sandy best 1 to 1-2 CA Fuschia 1-3 ft Orange/F X Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather 1-4 ft tall & wide Yellow/ Su-F FS Any; sandy best X * Ericameria nauseosa Rabbitbush Yellow/Su-F FS any Yellow/Su-F FS Unusual flowers, seedpods X X Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica) Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis X Eriodictyon crassifolium Palmer's Goldenbush Feltleaf Yerba Santa 2-5 ft tall & wide 1-3 ft tall 2-5 ft wide 4-8 ft tall 5-10 ft w Lilac/Sp FS/PS FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1 to 1-2 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6-8, 1014, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28 3, 7, 8, 11-14, 16, 20-24, 26, 28 3, 7, 8, 10-14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 21, 20, 24 S. Islands S. Islands; Riv. & San Diego Co. Good winter color Short-lived; whiter w/ little water 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19 Tolerates winter flooding 1, 6, 10, 16 Good for seaside 7, 10, 13, 16 Butterflies & other insects 1 to 1-2 Any San Gabriels 10, 16 1-2 to 2 1, 10-14, 16, 20, 24 Lovely leaf color, texture 2
- 3. Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season *Eriodictyon trichocalyx Southern Yerba Santa 4-6 ft Lilac/Su X Eriogonum cinereum Ashy-leaf Buckwheat 2-5 ft X * Eriogonum crocatum Conejo Buckwheat 1 ft tall 1-3 ft wide X Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat 1-3 ft tall 3-6 ft wide St. Catherine’s Lace I X Eriogonum giganteum X vars. formosum, giganteum Eriogonum grande var. grande X Eriogonum parvifolium * Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. depressum X Euphorbia misera ** Fremontodendron ‘El Dorado Gold’ Gambelia (Galvezia) speciosa Grindelia camporum X var. bracteosa X X Hazardia squarrosa X Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii Pink-wht/ Sp-F Yellow/SpSu Light** FS FS/PS Soil Lightsandy best Any welldrained Water Zone+ 1 to 1-2 1 to 2-3 Availability Notes 10, 16 Aromatic leaves 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16 1, 3, 8, 12, 14, 19 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Pink/Sp-F FS/PS Any welldrained 1 to 1-2 3-6 ft Pink-white/ Su FS/PS Any welldrained 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 19 Island Buckwheat 2-5 ft tall & wide White/Sp-F FS/ 1 to 1-2 5, 11 Coastal Buckwheat 2-4 ft Pink-creme/ Su + FS/PS/ FSH 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16 Seaside Wooly Sunflower 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide Yellow/Su-F FS Any welldrained 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 10, 16 California Spurge 3-4 ft tall & wide Whitered/Sp FS sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13 El Dorado Gold Flannelbush 3-6 ft tall 6-12 ft w Yellow-gold/ Sp FS Catalina Snapdragon 2-4 ft tall Red/Sp + FS/PS Bracted Gumplant 2-4 ft tall 2-3 ft wide Yellow/Su Fs Sawtooth Goldenbush 1-3 ft Yellow/Su-F Coast Goldenbush 1-3 ft tall and wide Yellow/ Su-F Gray foliage X * Justicia californica Chuparosa X * Keckiella antirhinnoides Yellow Bush Penstemon 4-6 ft tall to 12 ft w 3-8 ft tall 3-6 ft wide Welldrained Any welldrained Welldrained essential Welldrained 1 16 1 to 1-2 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 FS Any welldrained 1 to 1-2 Any Tolerates seaside conditions Tolerates seaside conditions Low mounding shrub 1, 2 FS Don’t plant near native buckwheats 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 Welldrained 'Dana Point' tight, compact; ‘Bruce Dickinson’ prostrate Red/Sp-F FS/PS Yellow/ Sp-Su FS/PS Sandy best Welldrained 1-2 1, 14 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 22, 24 Tolerates seaside conditions 1, 7, 8, 14 1-2 to 2 Tolerates salty, alkali soils Fragrant flowers 3
- 4. Common Name Size Flower/ season 3-6 fttall & wide Lavender/Sp Lepidospartum squamatum Fragrant Pitcher Sage Scale Broom; CA Broomsage * Lonicera involucrata I Twinberry Scientific Name X Lepechinia fragrans X 4-6 ft tall and wide 4-6 ft tall to 10 ft w Buff/ Su-F Yellow/ Sp-Su Yellow-red/ Sp-Su Lotus scoparius var. scoparius Lupinus albifrons var. X albifrons Deer Vetch/ Deer Broom 3-5 ft Silver Bush Lupine 3-4 ft tall & wide Purple/Sp X Lupinus chamissonis Dune Lupine 3-4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide Purple/W-Sp X Lupinus longifolius Long-leaf Bush Lupine To 5 ft tall & wide Purple/Sp * Lupinus sericatus Cobb Mtn. lupine 1-3 ft tall Magenta/Sp Malacothamnus clementinus * Mahonia (Berberis) X aquifolium San Clemente Is. Bush Mallow 2-4 ft tall to 8 ft wide Oregon Grape Nevin’s Barberry X Light** FS/PS FS FS/PS FS FS/PS Soil any Sandy best Welldrained Any welldrained Welldrained Water Zone+ Availability Notes 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14 ‘El Tigre’ 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 13, 16 Aromatic; butterfly plant 2-3 to 3 7, 18 Mulch soil 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19 ? var Sandy best 1 to 1-2 1, 2, 10, 14 FS/PS Welldrained 1 to 1-2 FS/PS Most 2 Light pink/ Sp FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 13 < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14 3-8+ ft tall 6-12 ft w Yellow/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14 Guadalupe Island Rock Daisy Basket Bush; Sour Berry; Skunkbrush 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide Yellow/Sp FS coast PS Welldrained 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14, 19 2-6 ft Yellowgreen/Sp PS any 1-2 10, 13, 14, 16, 19 Hillside Gooseberry To 3 ft Red-white/ W-Sp PS/FSH 1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 13 (var. californicum) X Ribes indecorum White Currant To 6 ft White/W-Sp FS/PS 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 12, 14 X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry Red-flowering Currant 3-6+ ft tall and wide dark pink/ W-Sp FS/PS/FSH 4-10 ft Pink/Sp Tolerates seaside conditions 3, 10, 12, 13, 16 X X Mahonia (Berberis) nevinii X * Perityle incana X Rhus trilobata X Ribes californicum var. hesperium X Ribes speciosum X * Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum FS PS/FSH Welldrained Welldrained Welldrained Welldrained Welldrained 1-2 19, 45 3, 13, 14, 19 2-3; 3 in sun Edible berries Edible berries; good bird habitat Evergreen with silvery foliage Birds eat berries Birds eat berries Birds eat berries 1, 3, 10, 12-14, 19 2-3 N. Coast; very showy 3, 5, 13, 14, 19 4
- 5. Common Name Size Flower/ season Light** Soil California Wild Rose 3-4ft tall 3-10 ft w Pink/ Sp-Su FS/PS/FSH any Pacific Blackberry 2-4 ft tall 3-10 ft w White/Sp FS/PS any X Salvia apiana White Sage 3-5 ft White/ Sp-Su FS Welldrained 1 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19 X * Salvia brandegeei Santa Rosa Island Sage To 3-4 ft; often sprawling Pale lavender/ Sp-Su FS Welldrained 1 1, 6, 8, 14, 19 X * Salvia clevelandii Fragrant (Chaparral) Sage 2-5 ft Purple/lav. Sp-Su FS/PS Welldrained 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19 ‘Vicki Romo’ Sage 3-4 ft tall & wide Lavender/Sp FS Most 1-2 to 2 6, 8 ** Salvia clevelandii X X S. leucophylla ‘Allen Chickering’ Fragrant (Chaparral) Sage 2-4 ft tall & wide Light blue/ Sp-Su FS Welldrained 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 13, 14 X Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage 3- 5 ft Lavender/Sp FS/PS Welldrained 1-2 X Salvia mellifera Black Sage 3-5 ft Light purple/Sp FS Welldrained 1-2 San Diego Sage 2-3 ft tall 3-4 ft w Blue/Su FS Welldrained Butterweed 2-3 ft Yellow/ Su-F FS any 1 Globe Mallow/ Desert Mallow 2-3 ft tall & wide Orange/ Sp-Su FS Most 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Common Snowberry 3-5 ft, spreading White/Sp PS Clays, loams 2-3 7, 9, 13, 19 X Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry 2-4 ft tall & wide Pink/W-Sp I Scientific Name X Rosa californica Rubus ursinus (ssp. ?) ** Salvia apiana X S. clevelandii ‘Vicki Romo’ X * Salvia munzii X Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii X * Sphaeralcea ambigua X PS/FSH any Water Zone+ Availability Notes 1-2; 3 (sun) 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 2-3 to 3 7, 12, 13, 14 Tol. seasonal flooding Tolerates seasonal flooding 1-2 to 2-3 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16,18, 19 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 Dark-green foliage Cultivars: ‘Betsy Clebsch’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Winifred Gilman’, Silver-white foliage; fragrant Silvery foliage; prune back by 1/3 in fall Nice scent Fragrant like Black Sage; ‘Baja Blue’, ‘Emerald Cascade’ 13, 14 13, 14 Reseeds; silvery to white foliage Fruit may be toxic to humans mulch 5
- 6. Common Name Size Flower/ season X Trichostemalanatum Wooly Bluecurls 2-4 ft Purple/ W-Sp FS/PS Welldrained X * Verbena lilacina Cedros Island Verbena 2-4 ft tall 3-5 ft wide Lilac/Sp-F FS/PS X * Viguiera laciniata San Diego Sunflower 1-2 ft tall 1-3 ft wide Yellow/Sp FS I Scientific Name Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes 1 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 difficult Welldrained 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14 Lovely yearround; showy flowers any 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 12/27/2013 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 6