Tuesday, July 15, 2008

USE NATIVE PLANTS

Native plants are the naturally occurring, indigenous plants within a specific habitat of a specific bio geographic region. Native plants are also...


  • Adapted to the native soil.
  • Adapted to the native climate.
  • Have a higher chance of survival to many diseases, insects and pests.
Note: there may be more native California plants then what is listed here. Do your research before just picking a plant.
Plants listed by how one can use them...
Note: some lists may contain the same plant. This information is courtesy of TREE OF LIFE NURSERY.
Plants suitable for perennial beds and borders
  • Abutilon palmeri
  • Aquilegia formosa
  • Artemisia pycnocephala
  • Camissonia cheiranthifolia
  • Coreopsis maritima
  • Epilobium californicum
  • Erigeron glaucus
  • Erigonum grande var. rubescens
  • Eriogonus umbellatum
  • Eriophyllum nevinii
  • Galvezia speciosa 'Firecracker'
  • Heuchera maxima & hybrids
  • Iris douglasiana
  • Mimulus sp. & hybrids
  • Mirabilis californica
  • Monardella spp.
  • Penstemon heterophyllus
  • Penstemon spectabilis
  • Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal'
  • Salvia 'Dara's Choice'
  • Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum
Plants suitable as groundcovers up to 3' high
  • Arctostaphylos 'Carmel Sur'
  • Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
  • Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'
  • Arctostaphylos 'Point Reyes'
  • Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'
  • Artemisia californica 'Montara'
  • Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
  • Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks'
  • Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'
  • Ceanothus maritimus
  • Ceanothus 'Point Reyes'
  • Ceanothus 'Yankee Point'
  • Epilobium californicum
  • Erigeron karvinskianus
  • Eriogonum fasciculatus 'Dana Point'
  • Eriogonum parvifolium
  • Fragaria californica
  • Iva hayesiana
  • Oenothera speciosa 'Rosea'
  • Oenothera stubbei
  • Ribes viburnifolium
  • Salvia mellifera 'Tera Seca'
  • Sisyrinchium spp.
  • Solanum xantii
Accent plants up to 4' high
  • Agave deserti
  • Agave shawii
  • Arctostaphylos 'Sunset'
  • Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'
  • Cneoridium dumosum
  • Coreopsis giganteum
  • Dudleya spp.
  • Encelia farinosa
  • Eriogonum fasciculatum
  • Eriogonum giganteum
  • Ferocactus viridescens
  • Galvezia speciosa 'Firecracker'
  • Iris douglasiana
  • Limonum californicum
  • Mimulus species & hybrids
  • Nolina parryi
  • Penstemon spectabilis
  • Penstemon heterophyllus
  • Perityle incana
  • Romneya 'White Cloud'
  • Salvia clevelandii
  • Salvia greggii
  • Trichostema lanatum
  • Yucca schidigera
  • Yucca whipplei
Accent plants up to 5' high
  • Amorpha fruticosa
  • Arctostaphylos 'Howard McMinn'
  • Arctostaphylos 'Sentinel'
  • Calycanthus occidentalis
  • Carpenteria californica
  • Ceanothus 'Concha'
  • Ceanothus 'Julie Phelps'
  • Ceanothus 'Skylark'
  • Cercis occidentalis
  • Cleome isomeris
  • Comarostaphylis diversifolia
  • Dendromecon rigida
  • Fallugia paradoxa
  • Fremontia species & hybrids
  • Heteromeles arbutifolia
  • Mahonia 'Golden Abundance'
  • Pinus contorta
  • Pinus monophylla
  • Rhamnus 'Eve Case'
  • Ribes speciosum
  • Rhus lentii
  • Tecoma Stans
Plants suitable for slopes
  • Aesculus californica
  • Amorpha fruticosa
  • Artemisia californica
  • Artiplex lentii spp. brewerii
  • Baccharis pilularis
  • Ceanothus spp.
  • Cleome isomeris
  • Encelia californica
  • Encelia farinosa
  • Fremontia species & hybrids
  • Garrya elliptica
  • Heteromeles arbutifolia
  • Mahonia nevinii
  • Parkinsonia aculeata
  • Pinus coulteri
  • Pinus sabiniana
  • Prunus ilicifolia spp. ilicifolia
  • Prunus ilicifolia spp. lyonii
  • Quercus dumosa
  • Rhamnus spp.
  • Rhus spp.
  • Ribes malvaceum
  • Romneya coulteri
  • Salvia clevelandii
  • Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'
  • Shepherdia argentea
  • Senecio douglasii
  • Solanum xantii
  • Yucca spp.
Plants for background & screening up to 6'+ high
  • Arctostaphylos 'Sentinel'
  • Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'
  • Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
  • Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'
  • Ceanothus spinosus
  • Ceanothus 'Snow Flurry'
  • Comarostaphylis diversifolia
  • Fremontia species & hybrids
  • Garrya elliptica
  • Heteromeles arbutifolia
  • Lavatera 'Purisima'
  • Mahonia 'Golden Abundance'
  • Myrica californica
  • Prunus ilicifolia
  • Prunus lyonii
  • Quercus dumosa
  • Rhamnus californica
  • Rhus integrifolia
  • Rhus ovata
  • Sambucus mexicana
  • Shepherdia argentea
  • Umbellularia californica
Plants suitable for hedges
  • Arctostaphylos spp.
  • Baccharis pilularis
  • Ceanothus 'Concha'
  • Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'
  • Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
  • Ceanothus 'Skylark'
  • Ceanothus 'Snow Flurry'
  • Cercocarpus spp.
  • Cleome isomeris
  • Cupresssus spp.
  • Mahonia 'Golden Abundance'
  • Mahonia nevinii
  • Myrica californica
  • Prunus ilicifolia spp. ilicifolia
  • Prunus ilicifolia spp. lyonii
  • Rhamnus californica 'Eve Case'
  • Rhamnus crocea
  • Rhamnus crocea spp. insula
  • Rhus integrifolia
  • Rhus ovata
  • Shepherdia argentea
  • Simmondsia chinensis
  • Unbellularia californica
Deciduous Trees
  • Acer macrophyllum
  • Aesculus californica
  • Alnus rhombifolia
  • Betula occidentalis
  • Cercidium floridum
  • Chilopsis linearis
  • Juglans californica
  • Parkinsonia aculeata
  • Platanus racemosa
  • Populus fremontii
  • Quercus douglasii
  • Quercus lobata
  • Sambucus mexicana
  • Tecoma stans
Evergreen Trees
  • Arbutus menziesii
  • Brahea armata
  • Calocedrus decurrens
  • Ceanothus arboreus
  • Lithocarpus densiflorus
  • Lyonothamnus floribundus spp. asplenifolius
  • Pinus coulteri
  • Pinus monophylla
  • Pinus sabiniana
  • Pinus torreyana
  • Prunus ilicifolia spp. lyonii
  • Quercus agrifolia
  • Quercus chrysolepis
  • Quercus engelmanii
  • Sequoia sempervirens & hybrids
  • Umbellularia californica
Vines
  • Antigonon leptopus
  • Calystegia macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink'
  • Carpenteria californica
  • Chilopsis linearis
  • Clematis lasiantha
  • Fremontia spp.
  • Galvezia speciosa
  • Keckiella cordifolia
  • Lavatera 'Purisima
  • Ribes malvaceum
  • Ribes viburnifolium
  • Rosa californica
  • Rubus ursinus
  • Tecoma stans
  • Vitis spp.
I strongly recommend that you look up the plant that you might be interested in and do an in depth research before deciding on what plants to pick.

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