1. CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County Gardens – Woody, Evergreen Groundcover Plants
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Woody/shrubby Groundcover Plants
* Adenostema
X fasciculatum var.
Prostrate Chamise
prostratum
X
* Arctostaphylos
cruzensis
Size
Flower/
season
< 2 ft
3-4 ft wide
Cream/Su
Light**
FS
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
‘Nicolas’
Any incl.
clays
1 to 1-2
1, 13, 14
1-2 to 2
13, 14
Adaptable; coastal
groundcover; dense
foliage
Water-wise
groundcover
Slow growth; best
on coast; slopes &
containers fine
Arroyo de la Cruz
Manzanita
1-3 ft tall
4-10 ft w
White/W
FS/PS
Most
‘James West’
Manzanita
< 2 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Lt. Pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Bronze Mat
Manzanita
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
FS coast
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 13, 14,
‘Little Sur’
Manzanita
1-3 ft tall
6-20 ft
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS best
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
16
Red berries in
summer
‘Bert Johnson’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
13, 19
Better further inland
‘Big Sur’ Manzanita
< 4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any;
sandy ok
1-2 to 2-3
13, 14, 19,
Open growth
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’
‘Carmel Sur’
Manzanita
1 ft tall
to 20 ft w
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 14, 19, 24,
32
Good for Coastal
areas; fast growth
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Danville’
‘Danville’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
6, 13
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii 'Rosy Dawn'
‘Rosy Dawn’
Manzanita
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/
PS inland
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii 'Weber
Garden'
** Arctostaphylos
glauca ‘Canyon Blush’
‘Sandsprite’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
8, 13
‘Weber Garden’
Manzanita
2-4 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
13
‘Canyon Blush’
Manzanita
4-5 ft tall
15-20 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
11
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora 'James West'
* Arctostaphylos
X edmundsii (var
parvifolia)
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Little Sur’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Bert
Johnson’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Big Sur’
3, 8, 11, 13
Med. Green leaves;
good under oaks
Red new growth;
under oaks, pines;
slopes; easy.
adaptable
Bronze leaves; good
on slopes
Red new foliage;
slopes;
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2. Flower/
season
Light**
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var. adamsii
Laguna Manzanita
3-5 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
Del Mar Manzanita
4-6 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Most
Santa Monica Mtns
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS
San Francisco
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/
PS inland
Heart’s Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Lt pink/
W-Sp
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Buxifolia'
‘Buxifolia’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6+ ft w
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Ken Taylor'
‘Ken Taylor’
Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri ‘Monterey
Carpet’
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* Arctostaphylos
X glandulosa ssp.
crassifolia
Arctostaphylos
glandulosa ssp. mollis
Soil
Water
Zone+
1-2
1-2 to 2
Availability
Notes
3, 6, 8, 14
Blue-gray foliage
6, 8, 13, 24
Blue-green foliage;
slopes; good coastal
Any, incl
heavy
1 to 1-2
13
Santa Monica Mtns;
mounding; slow
Most
2 to 2-3
6, 11, 13
Good on slopes;
tough
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
2 to 2-3
11, 13
Good near coast;
very low
Lt pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to
2-3
11, 13
1-2 ft tall
4-8 ft w
Lt pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Most incl
clay on
slopes
‘Monterey Carpet’
Manzanita
1 ft high
5+ ft wide
White/Sp
PS
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Wayside'
‘Wayside’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
nummularia
Glassy Leaf
Manzanita
2-4+ ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
nummularia 'Small
Change'
X
‘Small Change’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
& wide
White/ Sp
PS
* Arctostaphylos
parryana
Snowlodge/ Parry
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos patula
Greenleaf
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos pumila
Dune Manzanita
2-4 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/ Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
hookeri ssp franciscana
* Arctostaphylos
X hookeri ssp.
hearstiorum
X
X
X
Sandy
best;
acidic
1-2 to 2
3, 11, 13
Dense w/ small
leaves; good for
coast
Trailing maroon
branches; bright
green
1-2
1, 3, 6, 11, 13,
14
Bright green; slow;
heat tolerant
Most
2 to 2-3
3, 6, 8, 11, 13,
32
Good on slopes;
bright green
Welldrained,
acidic
1-2 to 2
3, 13
1 to 1-2
13
2 to 2-3
3, 8, 10, 13,
16
1 to 1-2
6, 8
Welldrained,
acidic
Welldrained,
acidic
sandy
Glossy leaves,
orange when young;
good under pines
San Gabriel Mtns;
tough; good under
pines, oaks
Mountain species
(San Gabriels);
likes snow
Monterey Bay
dunes plant
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3. I
X
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
* Arctostaphylos
purissima
Purissima
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
‘Burton Mesa’
Manzanita
‘Vandenberg’
Manzanita
Bearberry;
Kinnickinnick
‘Anchor Bay’
Bearberry
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/ Sp
FS/PS
sandy
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1 ft tall
spreading
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
2-3
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
‘Green Supreme’
Bearberry
1 ft tall
5-12 ft w
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Most,
incl clays
‘Lillian’ Bearberry
< 1 ft tall
spreading
Pink/Sp
PS
1-2 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
White/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 ft tall
to 10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS/FSH
Most,
incl clays
**Arctostaphylos
purissima ‘Burton Mesa’
* *Arctostaphylos
purissima 'Vandenberg'
* Arctostaphylos uvaX
ursi
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Anchor Bay’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Green Supreme'
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Lillian'
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
'Pacific Mist'
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Point Reyes’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Radiant’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'San Bruno
Mountain'
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Wood's Red'
‘Pacific Mist’
Bearberry
‘Point Reyes’
Bearberry
Light**
‘Radiant’ Bearberry
<1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
PS
‘San Bruno Mtn’
Bearberry
< 1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS coast
PS inland
‘Wood’s Red’
Bearberry
< 1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
'Arroyo Cascade'
‘Arroyo Cascade’
Manzanita
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
‘Autumn Glow’
‘Autumn glow’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
’Emerald Carpet’
‘Emerald Carpet’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
PS
FS coast
** Arctostaphylos ‘John
Dourley’
‘John Dourly’
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Soil
Most
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1-2 to 2
6, 8, 11, 13
Mounding; dense
flowers
1 to 1-2
6
1-2 to 2-3
2
1-2 to 2-3
2-3
3, 11, 13, 32
1, 13
Very attractive
foliage
Mounding; lush
leaves
Low-growing; red
berries
14
Good on slopes
13, 32
Glossy green
8
Good for gardens
3, 8, 13
Fast; gray-green;
easy
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
16, 19
Woodsy look; longlived
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 19
Most
1-2 to 2-3
13
Welldrained
Welldrained
best
Welldrained
Rich, sl.
acid
Any
Moderate growth
rate; vigorous,
dense; hardy
Nice, dense
groundcover
2 to 2-3
8
1-2 to 2
11, 13
containers fine;
easy to grow
1-2 to 2
11, 13
Bronze foliage
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 11, 13,
14, 32
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
11, 14, 16, 19,
32
A. uva-ursi X A.
nummularia hybrid;
slopes, containers
Mounding; hedges,
slopes
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4. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
** Arctostaphylos
'Ophio-viridis'
‘Ophio-viridis’
manzanita
1 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
White/W-Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
** Arctostaphylos
‘Pacific Mist’
‘Pacific Mist’
Bearberry
1-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
sandy
** Arctostaphylos
‘Wood’s Compact’
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‘Wood’s Compact’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
to 6 ft w.
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Needs
rich soil
1-2 to 2
1, 8, 13, 14
Canyon Gray
Sagebrush
Montara
Sagebrush
White Sagebrush
(Western
Mugwort) cultivars
1-2 ft tall
8-10 ft w.
Green-gold/
Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
11, 19
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Green-gold/
Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 6, 8, 12, 13,
16, 19, 24
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Cream/ Sp-F
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
3, 8, 13, 14
Dies back in
winter
Beach Sagewort /
Sandhill Sage
1-2 ft. tall
2-4 ft wide
Yellow/Su
1, 3, 5, 7, 8,
9, 10, 13, 14,
18
‘
** Artemesia californica
‘Canyon Gray’
** Artemisia californica
‘Montara’
** Artemisia
ludoviciana ‘Silver King’,
‘Silver Queen’, 'Valerie Finnis'
**Artemisia
X pycnocephala ‘David’s
Choice’)
1 ft t;
spreading
1 ft tall
3-7 ft w.
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
1-2 to 2
1-2 to 2-3
Availability
13, 14
1, 3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 14, 32
FS/PS
Sandy
best
1-2
Yellow/Sp-F
FS
sandy
1-2 to 2
1, 6, 20
Green/Su
FS
1-2 to 2
10, 16
Atriplex californica
CA Saltbush
Atriplex leucophylla
Beach Saltbush
Baccharis douglasii
Marsh Baccharis
< 3 ft
White/Su-F
FS/PS
** Baccharis pilularis
‘Pigeon Point’
Pigeon Point Dwarf
Coyote Bush
2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White-gold/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
16
** Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin
Peaks 2’
Twin Peaks Dwarf
Coyote Bush
1-3 ft tall
to 10 ft w
White/F
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 13
** Baccharis ‘Centennial’
Centennial
Baccharis
2-3 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
White/F
Female seeds
FS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
3, 8,
** Baccharis ‘Starn’
Starn Baccharis
2-3 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Yellow/F
male
FS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
8
Sandy
best
Any incl.
clays
2-3
Notes
Dense cover; fast;
brt green;
containers
Rapid growth; graygreen, mounding
A. uva-ursi X A.
nummularia; dark
green
Tol. seaside
conditions
Tol. seaside
conditions
1, 13
Light green
leaves; good for
coastal region
Small dark
leaves; can
shear to size
Baccharis
pilularis X B.
sarathroides
hybrid
Baccharis
pilularis X B.
sarathroides
hybrid
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5. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
* Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium var. repens
Creeping Oregon
Grape
1 ft tall
< 6 ft wide
Yellow/Sp
PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
‘Compacta’ Oregon
Grape
2-4 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Yellow/Sp
PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
* * Ceanothus “Joyce
Coulter’
Joyce Coulter
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
10 ft wide
Blue/W-Sp
PS
Any
** Ceanothus ‘Dark
Star’
Dark Star
Ceanothus
To 6+ ft
To 6 ft
Dk. Blue/
W-Sp
FS
* * Ceanothus ‘Centennial’
Centennial
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
4-10 ft w
Dk Blue/Sp
** Ceanothus cuneatus
var. rigidus 'Snowball'
X
Scientific Name
** Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium ‘Compacta’
I
‘Snowball’
Ceanothus
4-6 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Point Reyes
Ceanothus
X * Ceanothus gloriosus
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1-2 to 3
1, 7, 9, 13, 14
Good habitat;
edible berries
1-2 to 2-3
1, 13
1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 13
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 7, 8, 13,
19
FS (coast)
/ PS
Welldrained
1-2
White/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Many
1-2 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Lt. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Welldrained;
sandy
2-3
2-3 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Lt. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Welldrained
2 to 2-3
< 1 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Dk blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
any
6 ft tall &
wide
Lavender/Sp
2 to 2-3
3, 7, 9, 19
C. griseus X C.
foliosus; sm leaf
13
3, 8
Dense foliage;
holly-like
3, 6, 8, 13
Dense foliage;
holly-like
1-2 to 2-3
8, 9, 19
Dense, compact
Most,
incl alkali
1-2 to 2
3, 6, 14
Informal hedge,
groundcover
FS
Most
1-2 to 2
8, 14
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
8
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Anchor Bay’
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Blue Jeans’
Mt. Vision/
Inverness
Ceanothus
Anchor Bay
Ceanothus
‘Blue Jeans’
Ceanothus
** Ceanothus gloriosus
'Emily Brown'
‘Emily Brown’
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Dk blue/Sp
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Heart’s Desire’
‘Heart’s Desire’
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Dk blue/
** Ceanothus gloriosus
'Mill's Glory'
‘Mill’s Glory’
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Med. blue/
Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained;
clay ok
1-2 to 2-3
6, 13
* Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis 'Diamond
Heights'
Carmel Creeper
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
5-15 ft w
Lt. blue/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
‘Diamond Heights’
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Lt. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Most
1-2 to 2-3
8, 13
Ceanothus gloriosus
porrectus
X
Good habitat;
edible berries
C. impressus X
papillosus;
mounding
C. impressus X
papillosus
Fs/PS
holly leaves;
mod. growth
rate; tough
Variegated leaf
color
5

6. Flower/
season
Light**
Common Name
Size
‘Hurricane Point’
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
15-20 ft w
Lt. blue/Sp
FS/PS
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis 'Kurt Zadnick'
‘Kurt Zadnick’
Ceanothus
3-4 ft
8-15 ft
Dk purple/
Sp
FS
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’
‘Yankee Point’
Ceanothus
To 3-5 ft
To 10+ ft
Med. Blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
** Ceanothus griseus
‘Santa Ana’
‘Santa Ana’
Ceanothus
4-8 ft tall
6-15 ft w
Dk blue/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
Hearst’s
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Blue/W-Sp
PS
Any incl
clays
2
3, 7, 8, 16, 19
‘Claremont’
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Blue/W-Sp
PS
Any incl
clays
2
?
Maritime (Bluff)
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Whitelavender/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl
clays
2-3
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Frosty Dawn’
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Point Sierra’
‘Frosty Dawn’
Ceanothus
‘Point Sierra’
Ceaonothus
1-2 ft tall
4 ft wide
Dk. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any
1 to 1-2
8, 19
Sm. dark leaves
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Med.
Blue/W-Sp
PS
Any
1 to 1-2
3, 8, 14, 19
Dense; more
drought tolerant
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Popcorn’
‘Popcorn’
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
1, 8, 13
Low & dense;
best on coast
‘Snowball’
Ceanothus
Creeping
Blueblossom
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/Sp
3, 6
Under oaks
1-3 ft tall
6-10 ft
‘Louis Edmunds’
Ceanothus
X * Ceanothus hearstiorum
** Ceanothus hearstiorum
‘Claremont’
X * Ceanothus maritimus
** Ceanothus rigidus
‘Snowball’
* Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
X
var. repens
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens ‘Louis
Edmunds’
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo
de la Cruz'
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
‘Skylark’
Soil
Water
Zone+
Scientific Name
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis 'Hurricane
Point'
I
Any incl.
clays
Any
Availability
1-2 to 2-3
1-2 to 2
13
Notes
Like ‘Yankee
Point’ but
wider; fast
grower
More reliable
than ‘Yankee
Point’
1, 3, 8, 13, 19
Best near coast;
fast grower
3, 8
Open. Mounded
form
3, 6, 8,
Sticky; matlike; best near
coast; dark leaf
Similar to
species
Dark holly-like
leaves; best
near coast
FS (coast)
/ PS
Welldrained
1-2
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
Blue/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 5, 8, 11, 13,
20
Dense foliage
1-2 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Med. Blue/
Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 8, 9
Much confusion
with name
'Arroyo de la Cruz'
Ceanothus
3-4 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Med. Blue/
Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
13
Mounding;
bright, shiny
leaves
‘Skylark’
Ceanothus
4-5 ft tall
4-7 ft wide
Med Blue/Sp
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
6, 8, 13, 19
Quite shade &
water toleratant
1-2 to 2-3
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7. Flower/
season
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
** Ceanothus ‘Wheeler
Canyon’
‘Wheeler Canyon’
Ceanothus
4-6 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Dk Blue/Sp
** Ceanothus ‘Joan Mirov’
C. foliosus X C. griseus
I
‘Joan Mirov’
Ceanothus
3-6 ft tall
8-12 ft w
‘Joyce Coulter’
Ceanothus
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
Dk blue/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
2-5 ft tall
6-12 ft w
Med blue/Sp
FS/PS
Most
Prostrate
Flannelbush
2 ft tall
10 ft wide
Orange/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
X * Iva hayesiana
San Diego Marsh
Elder
2-4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Yellow/Su
FS/PS/ FSH
X Ribes viburnifolium
Catalina Perfume
1-3 ft
Pink/W-Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
** Salvia ‘Gracias’
‘Gracias’ Sage
< 1 ft
6 ft wide
Lavender/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
** Salvia ‘Bees Bliss’
‘Bee’s Bliss’ Sage
1-2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Lavender/
Spr
FS/PS
Welldrained
‘Point Sal’ Sage
2-3 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink-violet/
Spr-Su
** Salvia mellifera
‘Terra Seca’
‘Tera Seca’
(Prostrate Black)
Sage
2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
** Salvia mellifera
‘Green Carpet’
‘Green Carpet’
Sage
** Salvia munzii
‘Emerald Cascade’
** Ceanothus ‘Joyce
Coulter’ - ? Ceanothus
papillosus var. roweanus X
C. thyrsiflorus
* Fremontodendron
decumbens
Salvia leucophylla
X ‘Point Sal’ & ‘Point Sal
Spreader’
X
X * Salvia sonomensis
Welldrained
essential
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
1
Availability
Notes
6, 8, 9, 11, 19
Dark leaves; ?
Ceanothus
papillosus var.
roweanus hybrid
13, 14
Afternoon
shade; coastal
3, 6, 13, 24
Prune to keep
low
1, 8, 13
1 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 13, 14,
20
1, 6, 8, 13
Fragrant; good
for slopes; ? S.
Clevelandii
hybrid
1 to 1-2
no
overhead
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
13, 19
S. leucophylla
hybrid; showy
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
19
Light
purple/Spr
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13, 16
1-2 ft tall
8 ft wide
Light blue/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 13, 19
‘Emerald Cascade’
Sage
2-3 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
Light blue/
FS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 8, 11, 13
Evergreen
Creeping Sage
1-2 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Med. Blue/
Sp
PS best
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
3, 8, 13, 14
Silver-green
foliage; inland;
aromatic
Dense,
evergreen; fastgrowing;
aromatic
Dense; Good for
slopes;
aromatic
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
** Salvia sonomensis X
? 'Dara's Choice'
‘Dara’s Choice’
Creeping Sage
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft w
** Salvia sonomensis
‘John Farmar-Bowers’
‘John FarmarBowers’ Creeping
Sage
** Salvia sonomensis
X ? 'Mrs. Beard'
'Mrs. Beard'
Creeping Sage
Light**
Soil
Med. Blue/
Sp
PS best
most
1-2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
YellowWhite/Sp
PS best
Tol. clay
1-2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Violet/Sp
FS/PS
most
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1-2 to 2-3
6, 8, 13, 14,
24
Fast; tough
1-2 to 2-3
6, 13
Fast-growing;
semi-evergreen
1-2 to 2
3, 6
1/31/12
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
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