Gardening information sheets and pictures of California native plants suitable for S. California gardens.

1. Gallery of California Native Plants for S. California Gardens - S
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Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
Sairocarpus coulterianus
Coulter’s (White) snapdragon
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
sairocarpus-coulterianus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sairocarpus-coulterianus-web-
show
* Sairocarpus multiflorus
Multiflowered snapdragon
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sairocarpus-multiflorus
Salix exigua
Narrowleaf willow
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salix-
exigua
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salix-exigua-web-show
Salix laevigata
Red willow
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salix-
laevigata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salix-laevigata-web-show
Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo willow
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salix-
lasiolepis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salix-lasiolepis-web-show
Salvia apiana
White sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
apiana
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-apiana-web-show
* Salvia brandegeei
Brandegee’s sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/salvia-brandegei
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-brandegeei-web-show
Salvia carduacea
Thistle sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/salvia-carduaceae
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-carduacea-web-show
* Salvia clevelandii
Cleveland sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/salvia-clevelandii
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-clevelandii-web-show

2. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
Salvia columbariae
Chia sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
columbariae
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-columbariae-web-show
Salvia leucophylla
Purple sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
leucophylla
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-leucophylla-web-show
Salvia mellifera
Black sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
mellifera
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-mellifera-web-show
* Salvia munzii
Munz’ sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/salvia-munzii
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-munzii-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2015/01/plant-of-
month-january-munz-sage-salvia.html
* Salvia pachyphylla
Blue/Pink sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
pachyphylla
* Salvia sonomensis
Creeping sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/salvia-sonomensis
Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird sage
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-salvia-
spathacea
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/salvia-spathacea-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2014/03/plant-of-
month-march-hummingbird-sage.html
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
Blue (Mexican) elderberry
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
sambucus-caerulea
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sambucus-nigra-ssp-cerulea-
web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2012/08/plant-of-
month-august-blue-mexican.html
* Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple sanicle
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sanicula-bipinnatifida
Scrophularia californica
California beeplant
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
scrophularia-californica
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/scrophularia-californica-web-
show

3. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Sedum spathulifolium
Broadleaf stonecrop
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sedum-spathulifolium
Senecio flaccidus
Shrubby butterweed
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
senecio-flaccidus
* Senna covesii
Coues' cassia
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/senna-covesii
* Shepherdia argentea
Silver buffaloberry
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
shepheria-argentea
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/shepherdia-argentea-web-show
Sidalcea malviflora
Dwarf checkerbloom
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
sidalcea-malvaflora
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sidalcea-malviflora-web-show
* Sidalcea oregano
Oregon checkerbloom
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sidalcea-oregana
Silene laciniata
Red (Cardinal) catchfly
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-silene-
laciniata
* Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/simmondsia-chinensis
Sisyrinchium bellum
Western blue-eyed grass
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
sisyrinchium-bellum
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sisyrinchium-bellum-web-show
* Sisyrinchium californicum
Yellow-eyed grass
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sisyrinchium-
californicum

4. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Solanum umbelliferum
Bluewitch nightshade
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/solanum-umbelliferum
Solanum wallacei
Catalina nightshade
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
solanum-wallacei
Solanum xanti
Purple nightshade
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
solanum-xanti
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/solanum-xanti-web-show
Solidago californica
California goldenrod
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
solidago-californica
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/solidago-californica-web-show
Solidago spectabilis
Southern goldenrod
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
solidago-spectabilis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/solidago-spectabilis-web-show
* Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert mallow
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/sphaeralcea-ambigua
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sphaeralcea-ambigua-web-show
* Spiraea douglasii
Douglas’ (Rose) spiraea
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
spiraea-douglasii
* Spiraea splendens
Large-flowered Spireae
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
spiraea-splendens
Sporobolus airoides
Alkali sacaton
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
sporobolus-airoides
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/sporobolus-airoides-web-show
Stachys albens
White-stem woodmint
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
stachys-albens

5. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
Stachys bullata
California woodmint
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
stachys-bullata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/stachys-bullata-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2014/11/plant-of-
month-december-california-wood.html
Stachys rigida
Rough (Rigid) woodmint
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
stachys-rigida
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/stachys-rigida-web-show
Stipa (Nassella) cernua
Nodding needlegrass
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
nassella-cernua
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/nassella-cernua-web-show
Stipa (Nassella) lepida
Foothill needlegrass
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-stipa-
lepida
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/stipa-lepida-web-show
Stipa (Nassella) pulchra
Purple needlegrass
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
nassella-pulchra
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/nassella-pulchra-web-show
Symphoricarpos albus
Common snowberry
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
symphoricarpos-albus
Symphoricarpos mollis
Creeping snowberry
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/gardening-sheet-
symphoricarpos-mollis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/symphoricarpos-mollis-web-
show
* Symphyotrichum chilense
Pacific aster
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/symphyotrichum-
chilense
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhei
m/symphyotrichum-chilense-web-
show
* Not native to Western Los Angeles County – but does well in local gardens
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