List of California native plants with fragrant flowers.

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Western L.A. County & Other California Native Plants with Fragrant Flowers
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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
X Ceanothus arboreus
Catalina
Ceanothus
<20 ft. t
8-10 ft w
Blue/Sp FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1
1, 3, 7, 9, 14,
19
** Ceanothus ‘Ray
Hartman’
‘Ray Hartman’
Ceanothus
To 20 ft t
10-15 w
Lt. blue/Sp FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 6, 9, 13
Spreading;
evergreen;
good for garden
X
* Chilopsis linearis ssp.
arcuata
Desert Willow
5-25 ft tall
and wide
Pink/ Sp-F FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Showy flowers;
winter decid.
X Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
6-10 ft +
4-6 ft w
White/Su FS/PS/FSH
Any well-
drained
1-2
3, 5, 7, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18
Berries toxic in
lg. amounts
X * Holodiscus discolor
Creambush; Ocean
Spray
10-20 ft
tall
White/Su-Fa FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14
Fragrant at a
distance
X * Parkinsonia florida Blue paloverde
15-25 ft t
20-35 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS
Well-
drained
2
3, 10, 11, 13,
14, 20, 27, 47
Light shade;
edible
X
* Parkinsonia
microphylla
Yellow paloverde
10-25 ft t
15-20 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS
Well-
drained;
sandy
1-2 to 2
3, 10, 11,
13, 68
Light shade;
edible
X * Prosopis glandulosa Honey mesquite
20-35 ft t
20-50 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS Most 1-2 to 2
10, 14, 16, 20,
32, 63
Shade; scent;
edible
X * Prosopis pubescens
Screwbean
mesquite
15-30 ft t
15-25 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2
8, 10, 13, 14,
20, 47, 63
Shade; scent;
edible
X Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii
Catalina Island
Cherries
< 50 ft White/Su PS any 1-2
1, 7, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
Shade; scent;
fruits for syrup
X
* Prunus virginiana var.
demissa
Western
Chokecherry
6-25 ft tall
6-15 ft w
Cream/Sp FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 6, 13
fruits for jelly,
bird habitat
X
Sambucus nigra ssp.
cerulea
Blue (Mexican)
Elderberry
8-25+ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
Edible berries;
sweet fragr.
X * Senegalia greggii Catclaw acacia
10-20 ft
tall & wide
Yellow/Sp FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
3, 6, 8, 14, 68,
69
Shade; scent
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)
X Aesculus californica California Buckeye
15-25+ ft t
15-30 ft w
Lavender/
Sp
FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 8, 13, 24
All parts toxic
if eaten
X * Calycanthus occidentalis Western Spicebush
6-12 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Purple-
bronze/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Pref.light
deep rich
2-3 1, 13, 14
Spicy; wine-like
fragrance

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
* Carpenteria
californica
Bush aneneme
6-8 ft tall
6-12 ft W
White-
Yellow/ Spr
PS/FSH
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 7, 13, 14,
19
Showy, fragrant
flowers
X Ceanothus crassifolius
Hoaryleaf
ceanothus
6-12 ft tall
6-8 ft. w
White/Sp FS
Any well-
drained
2
3, 6, 10, 11,
13, 24
Showy, fragrant
flowers
** Ceanothus cyanus
‘Sierra Blue’
Sierra Blue
Ceanothus
To 15 ft t.
& wide
Dk blue /Sp FS
Any well-
drained
1-2 to 2 3, 6, 8
Fast; easy;
showy
X
* Ceanothus
integerrimus
Deerbrush 3-6+ ft t White/Sp FS/PS Any 1 to 2 3, 13, 16
Drought decid;
glossy leaves
X
* Ceanothus
leucodermis
Chaparral
Whitethorn
8-12 ft t
10 ft wide
Lt. blue-
white/Sp
FS
Sandy/
rocky
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 20
Very showy;
open growth
X Ceanothus megacarpus Big-pod Ceanothus
To 12 ft
tall
White-
lavender/ Sp
FS/PS
Any well-
drained
1
1, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
X
** Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’
‘Skylark’
Ceanothus
3-6 ft t Lt blue/Sp FS/PS
Any incl
clay
2 1, 3, 6, 13
X
** Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus 'Snow
Flurry'
‘Snowflurry’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
10 ft w
White/Sp FS/PS
Any well-
drained
2
1, 3, 6, 9, 13,
14
Dense;
shrubby; fast
* Ceanothus
tomentosus var.
olivaceus
Wooly-leaf
Ceanothus
6-12 ft t
4-8 ft w
Blues/Sp FS
Sandy or
rocky
1-2 1, 13, 14
Upright;
evergreen;
heavy bloomer
** Ceanothus arboreus
x thrysiflorus ‘Frosty Blue’
‘Frosty Blue’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
8 ft wide
Med blue/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Well-
drained,
sandy
2 1, 3, 6, 13
Dense;
evergreen;
prune or hedge
** Ceanothus ‘Blue
Window’
‘Blue Window’
Ceanothus
10-15 ft t
8-10 ft w
Med Blue/ FS
Sandy
best
1-2 1, 13
Dense;
evergreen
** Ceanothus
‘Tassajara Blue’
‘Tassajara’
Ceanothus
To 8 ft t
5-8 ft w
Lt. blue/ Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 1, 13 Can be hedged
X
* Condea (Hyptis)
emoryi
Desert Lavender
4-12 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Violet/W-Sp FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
1, 8, 10, 13,
14
‘Silver Lining’;
fragrant
X Holodiscus discolor
Creambush; Ocean
Spray
10-20 ft
tall
White/
Su-Fa
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14
Fragrant at a
distance
X
Mahonia (Berberis)
nevinii
Nevin’s Barberry
3-8+ ft tall
6-12 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 1, 7, 13, 14
Edible berries;
good bird
habitat
X * Philadelphus lewisii CA Mock Orange
4-10 ft tall
& wide
White/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Any, incl
clays
2-3
1, 7, 13, 14,
19
Very fragrant
X
* Philadelphus
microphyllus
Littleleaf mock
orange
3-6+ ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/Sp FS/PS
Any, incl
clays
1-2 to 2 14, 46, 55, 61 Fragrant flowers

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X * Prunus andersonii Desert peach
3-6+ ft tall
4-6+ ft w.
Pink/W-Sp FS/
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 13
Showy, edible
fruits; scent
X
Prunus ilicifolia ssp.
ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Cherry
10-15 ft t
8-10 ft w
White/Su FS/PS any 1-2
1, 7, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
Slow-growing
X * Prunus fasciculata Desert almond
4-7 ft tall 7
wide
Cream/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
2 6, 10, 16, 78
Scent; edible
fruit
X
Ribes aureum var.
gracillimum
Golden Currant To 10 ft
Yellow/
W-Sp
FS/PS/ FSH Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 12, 14
Clove-scented
flowers
X * Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy
3-8 ft tall
spreading
White/Su FS
Well-
drained
1-2
1, 3, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 19
Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs
X
* Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium
Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14 Sweet flowers
X Brickellia californica
California
Bricklebush
< 5 ft tall
to 5 ft w
Buff/Su-F FS/PS any 1 to 1-2
1, 3, 10, 12,
16
Fragrant flowers
X * Keckiella antirhinnoides
Yellow Bush
Penstemon
3-8 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Yellow/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16, 22, 24
Fragrant flowers
X
Lupinus albifrons var.
albifrons
Silver Bush Lupine
3-4 ft tall &
wide
Purple/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 10,
13, 16, 19 ? var
Fragrant flowers
X Lupinus longifolius
Long-leaf Bush
Lupine
To 5 ft tall
& wide
Purple/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
3, 10, 12, 13,
16
Sweet fragrant
flowers
X Ribes indecorum White Currant To 6 ft White/W-Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 1, 3, 12, 14 Mild fragrance
X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 3, 13, 14, 19 Fragrant flowers
X
* Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
Red-flowering
Currant
4-10 ft Pink/Sp PS/FSH
Well-
drained
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
Fragrant flowers
X Rosa californica
California Wild
Rose
3-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
Pink/
Sp-Su
FS/PS/FSH any
1-2;
3 (sun)
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
Good rose
scent; edible
X *Rosa minutifolia Baja rose
4-6 ft tall
4-5 ft w.
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 8 Edible ‘hips’
X * Rosa woodsii
Interior/Wood’s
Rose
4-6 ft tall
spreading
Pink/
Sp-Su
FS/PS/FSH any
1-2;
3 (sun)
8, 11, 13
Best rosehips for
cooking, tea
X Rubus ursinus (ssp. ?) Pacific Blackberry
2-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
White/Sp FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 7, 12, 13, 14
Fragrant
flowers; edible
X Salvia apiana White Sage 3-5 ft
White/
Sp-Su
FS
Well-
drained
1
1, 3, 5, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
Sweet floral
fragrance
X * Salvia pachyphylla Rose (Blue) sage
2-3 ft tall
2-4+ ft w
Blue/Su-F PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2
6, 8, 11, 24,
46
Fabulous
flowers

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X Trichostema lanatum Wooly Bluecurls 2-4 ft
Purple/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1
1, 3, 7, 8-10,
13, 14, 16, 18,
19
Scented flower,
foliage
X * Verbena lilacina
Cedros Island
Verbena
2-4 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
Lilac/Sp-F FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
14
Lovely sweet
scent
Perennial Vines
X * Clematis lasiantha Chaparral Clematis
8-20 ft
vine
White/Sp-
Su; sep. m/f
plants
FS (top)
PS (roots)
any 1-2 to 2 1, 6, 8, 13 Fragrant flowers
X Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin’s Bower To 15 ft White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
Fragrant flowers
X
Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Western
Honeysuckle
5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14,
19
Sweet scent
X
Lonicera subspicata
var. denudate &
subspicata
Santa Barbara &
Southern
Honeysuckles
3-8 ft
Cream/
Sp-Su
PS/PS/
FSH
any 1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14
Sweet scent;
edible fruit
X Vitis girdiana Desert Grape > 25 ft White/Su PS any 2-3
2, 3, 10, 13,
20
Mild fragrance
Perennial Groundcover Plants
X
* Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium var. repens
Creeping Oregon
Grape
1 ft tall
< 6 ft wide
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
1-2 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14
Good habitat;
edible berries
** Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium ‘Compacta’
‘Compacta’ Oregon
Grape
2-4 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH
Any;
acidic
1-2 to 2-3 1, 13
Good habitat;
edible berries
* * Ceanothus “Joyce
Coulter’
Joyce Coulter
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
10 ft wide
Blue/W-Sp PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 13
C. impressus X
papillosus;
mounding
** Ceanothus ‘Dark
Star’
Dark Star
Ceanothus
To 6+ ft
To 6 ft
Dk. Blue/
W-Sp
FS
Well-
drained
- to +/-
1, 3, 7, 8, 13,
19
C. impressus X
papillosus
* * Ceanothus ‘Centennial’
Centennial
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
4-10 ft w
Dk Blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Well-
drained
1-2 3, 7, 9, 19
C. griseus X C.
foliosus; sm leaf
* Ceanothus gloriosus
Point Reyes
Ceanothus
1-2 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Lt. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Well-
drained;
sandy
2-3 3
Dense foliage;
holly-like
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Anchor Bay’
Anchor Bay
Ceanothus
< 1 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Dk blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
any 1-2 to 2-3 8, 9, 19 Dense, compact
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Heart’s Desire’
Heart’s Desire
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Dk blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any 1-2 to 2-3 8

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
* Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis
Carmel Creeper
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
5-15 ft w
Lt. blue/ FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’
Yankee Point
Ceanothus
To 4-5 ft
To 10 ft
Med. Blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13, 19
Best near coast;
fast grower
** Ceanothus griseus
'Kurt Zadnik'
Kurt Zadnick
Ceanothus
3-4 ft
8-10 ft
Dk purple/ FS Any 1-2 to 2 13
More reliable
than ‘Yankee
Point’
* Ceanothus hearstiorum
Hearst’s
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Blue/W-Sp PS
Any incl
clays
1 to 1-2 3, 7, 8, 16, 19
Sticky; mat-
like; best near
coast
* Ceanothus maritimus
Maritime (Bluff)
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
White-
lavender/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl
clays
1-2 3, 6, 8,
Dark holly-like
leaves; best
near coast
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Frosty Dawn’
Frosty Dawn
Ceanothus
1-2 ft tall
4 ft wide
Dk. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any 1 to 1-2 8, 19 Sm. dark leaves
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Point Sierra’
Point Sierra
Ceaonothus
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Med.
Blue/W-Sp
FS/PS Any 1 to 1-2 3, 8, 19
Dense; more
drought tolerant
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Popcorn’
Popcorn Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Well-
drained
1-2 1, 8, 13
Low & dense;
best on coast
X
* Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens
Creeping
Blueblossom
1-3 ft tall
6-10 ft
Blue/W-Sp FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 Dense foliage
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens ‘Ken Taylor’
Ken Taylor
Ceanothus
1 ft tall
Dk Blue/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Sandy
best
1-2 to 2-3 Dark leaves
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens ‘Louis
Edmunds’
Louis Edmunds
Ceanothus
1-2 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Med. Blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 3, 8, 9
Much confusion
with name
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
‘Skylark’
Skylark Ceanothus
4-5 ft tall
4-7 ft wide
Med Blue/Sp FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3 6, 8, 13, 19
Quite shade &
water toleratant
** Ceanothus ‘Wheeler
Canyon’
Wheeler Canyon
Ceanothus
4-6 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Dk Blue/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 6, 8, 9, 11, 19
Dark leaves; ?
Ceanothus
papillosus var.
roweanus hybrid
X
* Fragaria chiloensis
ssp. pacifica (and
cultivars)
(Pacific) Coast
Strawberry
< 1 ft
spreading
White/Sp-Su PS
Sandy
best
1-2 to
2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
Let dry between
waterings;
edible fruit
X
* Fragaria vesca
(californica)
CA/Wood
Strawberry
< 2 ft
spreading
White/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 13, 20 Edible fruit

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X *Glandularia gooddingii
Desert mock
verbena
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft. w
Lavender/Sp FS/PS
Well-
draiined
2 to 2-3 3, 8, 13, 16 Lovely flowers
X
Heliotropum
curassivacum
Seaside Heliotrope
< 2 ft
4-8 ft w.
White-
purple/Sp-F
FS/PS
Any;
alkali
best
2-3 2, 10, 16
Great butterfly
nectar plant;
Herbaceous Perennials
X Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed
2-3 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Pink/Su FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 2, 8, 19 Carnation scent
X Datura wrightii Sacred Datura
2-5 ft tall &
wide
White/Sp-Su FS
Well-
drained
1 to 2
1, 8, 12, 13,
20
very
poisonous
X
Erysimum capitatum
var. capitatum
Western Wallflower
1-3 ft
1-2 ft wide
Yellow-Or/
W-Sp
FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 13
X *Erysimum concinnum Bluff wallflower
< 1 ft tall
& wide
Yellow/Sp PS Most 1-2 to 2
5, 8, 11, 13,
14, 19, 46
Very fragrant;
cut flower
X
Erysimum insulare ssp.
suffrutescens
Dune Wallflower
1-3 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS Sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 10
Mimulus moschatus
(var. moniliformis)
Musk
Monkeyflower
1 ft tall &
wide
Yellow/
Sp-Su
FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8 Musky scent
X
Mirabilis laevis var.
crassifolia
Wishbone Plant;
CA Four O’Clock
1-3 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained
1
1, 10, 13, 14,
16
reseeds
X
* Mirabilis multiflora
vars glandulosa and
pubescens
Large Four O’Clock
1-2 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Magenta/Su PS
Rocky,
well-
drained
1-2 1, 5, 13, 16
Musky-sweet;
evening
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
Scented
flowers; silvery
X * Oenothera cespitosa
White (Tufted)
Evening Primrose
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
White/Sp FS
Well-
drained
1 to 2-3 ?
Musky-sweet;
night-flowering
X * Penstemon palmeri
Pink Wild
Snapdragon
4-5 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Lavender/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
1 to 1-2 1, 14
Solanum douglasii
White (Douglas’)
Nightshade
2-5 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 14
X Solanum xanti
Purple (Chaparral)
Nightshade
2-4 ft tall
Purple/Sp-
Su
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13
Solanum xanti var.
hoffmannii
Hoffman’s
nightshade
2-3 ft tall &
wide
Purple/ FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 6
Floral scent like
violets
Viola pedunculata Johnny Jump-up < 1 ft
Yellow/Sp-
Su
FS/PS
Well-
drained
bare soil;
1 19
Don’t mulch;
difficult

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Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals) – no water after flowering
X Gilia tricolor Bird’s Eye Gilia 1-2 ft tall
Yellow/Blue
Sp
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 2, 5, 10, 13 Easy; fragrant
X Layia platyglossa Coastal Tidy-Tips 1-2 ft tall
Yellow/white
/ Sp
FS any 1 to 2-3 5, 10, 13 Mild fragrance
X Limnanthes douglasii Meadowfoam < 1 ft tall
Yellow/white
Sp
FS any 1 to 2-3 5, 11, 19, 46 Sweet scent
Nicotiana clevelandii Sand Tobacco 1-3 ft tall White/Su FS any 2-3 ?
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
var. bigelovii
Indian Tobacco 1-3 ft tall White/Su FS any 2-3 10 Sweet scent
X * Oenothera deltoides Desert lantern 1-3 ft tall White/Sp-Su FS/PS Any 2-3 8, 10, 46, 61
Sweet scent;
interesting
shape
X
Oenothera elata ssp.
hirsutissima & hookeri
Hooker’s Evening
Primrose
5+ ft tall Yellow/Su FS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2-3 10, 16
Abundant
reseeders
X Phacelia tanacetifolia Purple fiddleneck 1-3 ft tall
Purple/Sp-
Su
FS/PS
Any well-
drained
2-3 to 3 5, 10, 13,
Easy, pretty,
scent, cut
flower
Cacti and Succulents
X
Hesperoyucca (Yucca)
whipplei
Our Lord’s Candle/
Chaparral Yucca
1-3 ft
(flower to
10 ft
Cream/Sp FS
Well-
drained
1
1, 3, 8, 9, 12,
13, 14, 16, 18
X * Yucca baccata Banana yucca
1-3 ft tall
spreading
White/Sp PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2
6, 8, 16, 24,
44
Edible fruits
Bulbs and Corms
*Fritillaria striata Striped adobe lily 1-2 ft tall
Pink-white/
Sp
FS Most 1-2 18
Intensely
fragrant
X *Hespercallis undulata Desert lily 1-3 ft tall White/Sp FS
Fast-
draining
1-2 38, 61
Lovely
fragrance
*Lillium parryi Lemon lily 4-6 ft tall Yellow/Sp PS Most 2-3 to 3 18 Nice fragance
* Lilium rubescens Chaparral Lily
2-4 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pale pink/ PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 31 Very fragrant

8. 8
I
Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+ Availability Notes
X
* Lilium
washingtonianum
Washington Lily
3-6 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
White/
Sp-Su
PS
Well-
drained
1-2 to 2 31
Gorgeous
flowers; scent
X * Triteleia hyacinthina
White Hyacinth
(Brodiaea)
1-2 ft tall &
wide
White/Sp FS/PS 1 or 1-2 8, 18, 19, 30 Sweet scent
3/29/2018
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