PLANTING GROUNDCOVERS UP TO 3' HIGH IN CALIFORNIA

I like using ground covers to define the edge of a border or to just add some low growing interest in front of a taller plant. Whatever the use, these California native plants get up to 3' high and are a fun way to add interest. In the right picture my client in Costa Mesa had an existing tree that we potted and put a lot of low growing ground covers to add some color punch and interest. You are not limited in your options or your creativity.

Below is a list of California native 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' (right picture)
  
• 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