1. CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County – Plant with Red, Pink and Magenta Flowers
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
Arctostaphylos
X
Catalina Manzanita
catalinae
** Arctostaphylos
‘Dr. Hurd’
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
Manzanita
Size
Flower/
season
6-18 ft tall
5-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Light**
Soil
Any welldrained
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1-2 to 2-3
1 to 1-2
X Baccharis salicifolia
Mule Fat
To 10 ft
Pink-white/
all year
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
X * Cercis occidentalis
Western Redbud
6-20 ft tall
10-15 ft w
Magenta/
Sp
FS/PS
Any incl
clay
1-2 to 2-3
Desert Willow
5-25 ft tall
and wide
Pink/ Sp-F
FS/PS
Any welldrained
Island (Rose)
Mallow
8-12 ft tall
& wide
Magenta/
yr round
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
FS
Any but
hi alkali
2-3
FS
Clay fine
FS/PS
FS/PS
* Chilopsis linearis ssp.
arcuata
Lavatera
X assurgentiflora ssp.
X
glabrata & assurgentiflora
California
Bright
60-100 ft
pink/Sp
sycamore
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)
** Arctostaphylos
‘Louis Edmunds’
5-8 ft tall
Pink/Sp
bakeri ssp. bakeri
(Sepentine)
8 ft wide
'Louis Edmunds'
Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
4-8 ft tall
Pink/W-Sp
densiflora 'Howard
6-10 ft w
Hill) Manzanita
McMinn'
** Arctostaphylos
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
5-8 ft tall
Pink/W-Sp
densiflora
3-7 ft wide
Hill) Manzanita
'Sentinel'
‘Baby Bear’ &
** Arctostaphylos
5-8 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
‘Mama Bear’
densiflora x bakeri 'Baby
Manzanitas
Bear' & 'Mama Bear'
Platanus racemosa
** Arctostaphylos
'Austin Griffith'
X * Calycanthus occidentalis
‘Austin Griffith’
Manzanita
6-10 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
Western Spicebush
6-12 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Purplebronze/
Sp-Su
1 to 1-2
Availability
Notes
1, 13, 14
Well-drained
soil
13
Evergreen;
good in gardens
1, 2
1, 3, 5, 6, 8,
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Fall color (red,
orange); edible
fruit, flowers
Showy flowers;
winter decid.
1, 2, 13
1, 3, 7, 12, 14
live to 400 yrs;
no salt tol.
1-2 to 2
6, 13, 24
Nice flowers;
maroon
branches
Any, incl.
clays
2 to 2-3
1, 3, 13, 14
Welldrained
incl sand
1-2
6, 8, 13,
Good for birds,
butterflies;
open growth
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6
Showy flowers,
foliage
FS/PS
Welldrained;
sandy
1-2 to 2
6, 13,
Relatively fastgrowing; open
habit
FS/PS
Pref.light
deep rich
2-3
1, 13, 14
Spicy; wine-like
fragrance
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2. I
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Flower/
season
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Malacothamnus
fasciculatus
Chaparral Mallow
To 12 ft t
4-6 ft wide
X Rhus integrifolia
Lemonadeberry
X Rhus ovata
Sugar Bush
2-10
3-20
8-12
6-15
ft
ft w.
ft
ft w.
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Pink/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
any
1 to 1-2
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
Availability
Notes
1, 3, 5, 10, 13,
19
‘Casitas’ good
for gardens
1, 3, 7, 9, 10,
12, 14, 16, 18
1, 3, 9, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
Edible fruits
Edible fruits
Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs
California
Copperleaf
Little Sur
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall &
wide
Red/Sp
FS/PS
Sandy/
rocky
1 to 1-2
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
Hooker’s
Manzanita
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS
X * Calliandra californica
Baja Fairyduster
3-6 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Red/ Sp-Su
* Calliandra eriophylla
Pink Fairyduster
1-4 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
X Diplacus parviflorus
Island Bush
Monkeyflower
X Diplacus puniceus
X Eriogonum cinereum
* Acalypha californica
1, 8, 13
Red foliage
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14
Cultivars:
‘Greensphere’
welldrained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 13
Cultivars ‘Sunset’,
‘Wayside’, ‘Ken
Taylor’
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 13, 14,
22
Pink/Sp & F
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 11, 13,
28
2-3 ft &
wide
Red /W-Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
Red Bush
Monkeyflower
2-3 ft &
wide
Darker
orange/Sp
PS (morning
sun OK)
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
Ashy-leaf
Buckwheat
2-5 ft
Pink-wht/
Sp-F
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 2-3
Wand Buckwheat
3-6 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Su-F
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 8, 12
X Eriogonum fasciculatum
California
Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp-F
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18,
19
'Dana Point' tight,
compact; ‘Bruce
Dickinson’ - prostrate
Eriogonum giganteum
X vars. formosum,
giganteum
St. Catherine’s
Lace
3-6 ft
Pink-white/
Su
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
13, 14, 16, 19
Don’t plant near
native
buckwheats
X Eriogonum parvifolium
Coastal Buckwheat
2-4 ft
Pink-creme/
Su +
FS/PS/
FSH
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
X
X
X
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
* Arctostaphylos
hookeri
Eriogonum elongatum
var. elongatum
3, 7, 8, 11-14,
16, 20-24, 26,
28
3, 7, 8, 10-14,
16, 20, 21, 24,
26, 28
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
Showy
hummingbird
plant
Blooms with
rains; Sonoran
Desert plant
S. Islands
S. Islands; Riv.
& San Diego Co.
Gray foliage
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3. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Eriogonum gracile var.
gracile
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Slender Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
Pink/Su-F
FS
any
California Spurge
3-4 ft tall &
wide
Whitered/Sp
FS
sandy
Catalina
Snapdragon
2-4 ft tall
Red/Sp +
FS/PS
Red/Sp-F
FS/PS
X Euphorbia misera
X
Gambelia (Galvezia)
speciosa
X
Malacothamnus
clementinus
San Clemente Is.
Bush Mallow
4-6 ft tall
to 12 ft w
2-4 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
X
Ribes californicum var.
hesperium
Hillside Gooseberry
X * Justicia californica
Chuparosa
Light**
Soil
Welldrained
Sandy
best
Water
Zone+
1-2
1-2 to 2-3
Availability
Notes
10, 16 (?var)
unusual
1, 8, 13
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 9,
13, 14
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 8, 14
1 to 1-2
1, 13
Light pink/
Sp
FS
To 3 ft
Red-white/
W-Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
10, 12, 13
(var.
californicum)
Birds eat berries
Chaparral Currant
5-8 ft
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
3, 13, 14, 19
Birds eat berries
** Ribes malvaceum
var. viridifolium 'Ortega
Beauty'
Ortega Beauty
Chaparral Currant
5-7 ft tall &
wide
Pink/ Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to
2-3
* Ribes menziesii
Canyon
Gooseberry
5-6 ft tall &
wide
Maroonwhite/ Sp
PS
Fuschia-flowered
Gooseberry
Red-flowering
Currant
3-6+ ft tall
and wide
Dark pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Welldrained
2-3;
3 in sun
1, 3, 10, 1214, 19
4-10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
California Wild
Rose
3-4 ft tall
3-10 ft w
Pink/
Sp-Su
X Ribes malvaceum
X Ribes speciosum
X
* Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
X Rosa californica
* Spiraea douglasii
X Symphoricarpos mollis
Douglas’ Spirea
Snowberry
3-6 ft tall,
spreading
2-4 ft tall &
wide
FS/PS/FSH
Any
Most
any
Pink/ Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
Pink/W-Sp
PS/FSH
any
2
1-2;
3 (sun)
2 to 3
2-3 to 3
13
11, 13
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12, 13, 14, 16
8, 11, 13
X Calystegia macrostegia
To 30+ ft
White-pink/
Sp-F
X Keckiella cordifolia
Climbing
Penstemon
3-4 ft
Red-Or/
Sp-Su
PS
FS coastal
PS/PS/
FSH
Showy flowers
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
Woodsy; showy
flowers
13, 14
mulch
Invasive; can
look weedy;
‘Anacapa Pink’;
‘Candycane’
Perennial Vines
California Morning
Glory
No direct water
in summer;
prickly
Welldrained
2-3
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
any
1-2
1, 3, 7, 10, 12,
13, 14
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4. I
Scientific Name
X * Lathyrus splendens
X
Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Pride of California
6-12 ft
Red/Sp
Western
Honeysuckle
5-18 ft
Pink/Sp-Su
Perennial Groundcover Plants
Light**
PS
Soil
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1-2
Availability
?
Notes
Gorgeous
flowers
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
PS/FSH
clay
1-2 to 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14,
19
FS
Sand
1-2 to 2
10, 13, 16
Adjacent to
beach only
X Abronia maritima
Red Sand Verbena
to 6 ft
Magenta/
Su-F
**Achillea millefolium
X ‘Red Beauty’, ‘Fire King’,
Yarrow
1-2 ft
White/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
5, 6, 11, 12,
13
Alkali soils fine
Little Sur
Manzanita
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3,
Red berries in
summer
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 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
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
19,
Open growth
Carmel Sur
Manzanita
1 ft tall
to 20 ft w
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
3, 6, 13, 19
Good for
Coastal areas;
fast growth
Danville Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
6,
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
8, 13
‘Island Pink’ , ‘Rosy Red’
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Parvifolia’
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii (incl. ‘Parvifolia’
& ‘Little Sur’)
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Bert
Johnson’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Big Sur’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Danville’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var. adamsii
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var.
crassiflia
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri ‘Monterey
Carpet’
X
* Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
Sandsprite
Manzanita
Laguna Manzanita
3-5 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
1-2
3, 8, 14
Blue-gray foliage
Del Mar Manzanita
2-8 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Most
soils
1-2
14
White-blue
foliage; very
hardy coastal
Monterey Carpet
Manzanita
1 ft high
5+ ft wide
White/Sp
PS
Sandy
best
1-2
1, 3, 6, 13
Pajaro Manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
White/W
FS/PS
Sandy
best;
acidic
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
14
Several cultivars
used as
groundcovers
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5. Scientific Name
Common Name
* Arctostaphylos pumila
Dune Manzanita
* Arctostaphylos uvaursi
Bearberry;
Kinnickinnick
2-4 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
1 ft tall
spreading
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Pacific Mist’
Pacific Mist
Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Point Reyes’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Radiant’
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Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1 to 1-2
8
Monterey Bay
dunes plant
2-3
1,
sandy
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
sandy
Point Reyes
Manzanita
<1 ft tall
to 10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS
Welldrained
2-3
Radiant Manzanita
<1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 8, 13, 19
Emerald Carpet
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Rich, sl.
acid
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
A. uva-ursi X A.
nummularia
hybrid
** Arctostaphylos
‘Wood’s Compact’
Wood’s Compact
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
to 6 ft w.
Pink/Sp
PS
Needs
rich soil
1-2 to 2-3
1, 8, 13
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi X A.
nummularia
** Arctostaphylos ‘John
Dourley’
X
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
’Emerald Carpet’
X
White/ Sp
John Dourly
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any
1-2
Epilobium canum
(Zauschneria californica)
CA Fuschia
1-3 ft
3-5 ft wide
Orange/F
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
** Epilobium canum
‘Catalina’
Island CA Fuschia
2-3 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 13, 19
** Epilobium canum
‘Everett’s Choice
** Epilobium canum
‘Ghostly Red’
** Epilobium canum
‘Hurricane Point’
Everett’s Choice
CA Fuschia
‘Ghostly Red’ CA
Fuschia
Hurricane Point CA
Fuschia
1 ft tall
3 ft wide
OrangeRed/all year
(S/F/W most)
Dark Orred/ Spr-Su
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
3, 11, 16
1 ft tall
3 ft wide
Red-orange/
Su-F
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
6
1 ft tall
2 ft wide
Or-red/Su-F
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2-3
8, 19
** Epilobium canum
‘Solidarity Pink’
‘Solidarity pink’ CA
Fuschia
2-3 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Su-F
FS/PS
Most
2 to 2-3
13
‘Wayne’s Silver’ CA
Fuschia
1-2 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Red/Su-F
FS/PS
most
2 to 2-3
13, 14
Humbolt County
Fuschia
1 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
Or-red/Su-F
FS/PS
Prefers
rocky
** Epilobium
septentrionalis
‘Wayne’s Silver’
** Epilobium
septentrionalis ‘Select
Mattole’
1-2 to 2-3
2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13
Best along
coast; needs
pruning
1, 3, 8, 13, 16,
19
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
11, 16, 19
19
Tolerates winter
flooding
Gray foliage;
upright, shrublike
Low-growing
Low-growing
under oaks;
tolerates winter
flooding
under oaks
Low mat-like;
silvery foliage;
winter dormant
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6. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
** Eriogonum
fasciculatum ‘Warriner
Lytle’
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Warriner Lytle CA
Buckwheat
< 1 ft
spreading
Pink/Sp-F
FS
White/Spr
PS/ FSH
Pale Pink/
Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Hot pink/
Sp-Su
1-2 ft tall &
wide
X * Heuchera maxima
** Heuchera
Bells’
** Heuchera
Belle’
** Heuchera
Chimes’
** Heuchera
Duet’
** Heuchera
Melody’
** Heuchera
Pink’
‘Blushing
‘Canyon
‘Canyon
‘Canyon
‘Canyon
‘Canyon
Island Alumroot
‘Blushing Bells’
Coral Bells
‘Canyon Belle’
Coral Bells
‘Canyon Chimes’
Coral Bells
‘Canyon Duet’
Coral Bells
‘Canyon Melody’
Coral Bells
‘Canyon Pink’ Coral
Bells
** Heuchera 'Chiqui'
'Chiqui' Coral Bells
** Heuchera 'Dainty Bells'
'Dainty Bells' Coral
Bells
** Heuchera ‘Firefly’
‘Firefly’ Coral Bells
** Heuchera ‘Lillian’s
Pink’
‘Lillian’s Pink’ Coral
Bells
'Pink Wave' Coral
Bells
** Heuchera 'Pink Wave'
** Heuchera ‘Rachel’
** Heuchera ‘Rosada’
** Heuchera ‘Santa
Ana Cardinal’
** Heuchera ‘Smoky
Rose’
** Heuchera ‘Susanna’
‘Rachel’ Coral Bells
‘Rosada’ Coral
Bells
‘Santa Ana
Cardinal’ Coral
Bells
‘Smoky Rose’ Coral
Bells
‘Susanna’ Coral
Bells
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
Any
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 13
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1, 3, 7, 8, 13,
14
PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
9, 13,
Dark pink/
Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
9.
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Medium
pink/ Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
3, 9, 13
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Medium
pink/ Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
9,
Mat-like foliae
1-2 ft
wide
1-2 ft
wide
1-2 ft
wide
1-2 ft
wide
1-2 ft
wide
Medium
pink/ Sp-Su
Medium
pink/ Sp-Su
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
3, 9
Grayer foliage
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
1- 3 ft tall
& wide
1-2 ft tall &
wide
tall &
tall &
tall &
tall &
tall &
Pink/Sp-Su
Cardinal/
Sp-Su
Light pink/
Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
1-2 ft tall &
wide
1-2 ft tall &
wide
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Medium
pink/ Sp-Su
Pale pink/
Sp-Su
Dark pink/
Sp-Su
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Dark pink/
Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Pale pink/
Sp-Su
PS/ FSH
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Hot pink/
Sp-Su
PS/FSH
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
PS/ FSH
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
13, 13
13
13
3
9,
Larger flowers
13
3,
3, 9, 13
1-2 to
2-3
3, 9
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
3
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to
2-3
3
Purplish foliage
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7. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
** Heuchera ‘Wendy’
‘Wendy’ Coral Bells
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Pale pink/
Sp-Su
Crevice Alumroot
1-3 ft
Pink/Spr
PS/PS/ FSH
** Heuchera micrantha
‘Martha Roderick’
** Heuchera micrantha
‘Old La Rochette’
‘Martha Roderick’
Coral Bells
‘Old La Rochette’
Coral Bells
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Spr
PS/PS/ FSH
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Pale pink/
Sp-Su
X
Malacothamnus
clementinus
San Clemente Is.
Bush Mallow
2-4 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
X
** Monardella villosa
‘Russian River’
Coyote Mint
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Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Any, incl.
clays
Welldrained
Welldrained
2-3 to 3
2-3 to 3
PS
Any, incl.
clays
2-3 to 3
Widely avail.
Light
pink/Spr
FS
Any
1 to 1-2
1, 8, 13
1-2 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Spr-Su
PS
Catalina Perfume
1-3 ft
Pink/
Salvia leucophylla
X ‘Point Sal’ & ‘Point Sal
Spreader’
Point Sal Sage
2-3 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink-violet/
Spr-Su
X Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage
1-3 ft
Magenta/Spr
PS/FSH
X Stachys bullata
California
Woodmint
(Hedgenettle)
1-4 ft
Pink/Spr-Su
PS
Stachys rigida var.
X rigida (Stachys
ajugoides)
Rigid Woodmint
(Hedgenettle)
1-2 ft
Pink/Spr-Su
FS/PS
Clay
2-3 to 3
1, 13
Red Sand Verbena
to 6 ft
Magenta/
Su-F
FS
Sand
1-2 to 2
10, 13, 16
Thrift/Seapink
< 1 ft tall
& wide
Pink/ Sp
PS
Any incl.
clays
2 to 3
1, 3, 5, 8, 11,
13, 24
X * Aquilegia formosa
Western
Columbine
1-2 ft
Redyellow/Su
PS/FSH
Welldrained
2 to 3
1, 3, 5, 13, 14,
16, 19, 20
X Asclepias eriocarpa
Indian Milkweed
2-3 ft
Pink/Su
FS/PS
Sandy
1-2
13
X Asclepias fascicularis
Narrow-leaf
Milkweed
2-3 ft
Creampink/Su
FS/PS
Sandy
1-2
1, 3, 10, 14
Notes
Widely avail.
X * Heuchera micrantha
X Ribes viburnifolium
PS
PS/FSH
FS
Welldrained
Welldrained
1-2 to
2-3
Availability
1-2
2 to 2-3
3, 9, 13
1, 3, 8
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
1, 3, 9, 13, 14,
20
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
19
Dense,
evergreen; fastgrowing;
aromatic
Any
1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 12,
13, 19
Cut back yearly
Welldrained
2-3
1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
Welldrained
Herbaceous Perennials
X Abronia maritima
* Armeria maritima
Adjacent to
beach only
‘Compacta’,
‘Spendens’,
‘Rubrifolia’
Needs seasonal
flooding
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8. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed
2-3 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Pink/Su
FS/PS
Indian Paintbrush
1-2 ft
Red/Spr
FS
X * Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet Larkspur
To 6 ft
Red/Spr-Su
FS
X * Delphinium nudicaule
Red (Canyon)
Larkspur
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Red/Sp
PS
X * Diplacus puniceus
Red Monkeyflower
2-3 ft
Red/
Epilobium ciliatum ssp.
ciliatum
Eriogonum elongatum
var elongatum
* Eriogonum grande
X
var. rubescens
Fringed Willow
Herb
2-5 ft tall
Pink/Su-F
PS
Wand Buckwheat
3-5 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Su-F
FS
Red Buckwheat
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Red-pink/
Su-F
FS/PS
* Eriogonum kennedyi
Cushion
Buckwheat
< 1 ft
1-3 ft wide
Pale Pink/
FS
Sandy/
rocky
Frankenia salina
Alakali Heath
2 ft tall
Magenta/
Su-F
FS
sandy
X * Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
1-2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Red/Sp-Su
FS/PS/ FSH
X Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet
Monkeyflower
To 3 ft
Red/Sp-Fa
X * Mirabilis bigelovii
Desert Four
O’Clock
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Wishbone Plant;
CA Four O’Clock
I
Castilleja affinis subsp.
affinis
Mirabilis laevis var.
crassifolia
* Mirabilis multiflora
X vars glandulosa and
pubescens
X
Light**
Soil
Any
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1-2 to 2-3
1-2
Availability
2, 8, 19
10, 13
Notes
Tol. Flooding;
Monarch host
plant; silvery
Summer dry for
seeds
Toxic; very
showy
Toxic; very
showy
Nice color for
shade
Can become
weedy
1 to 1-2
10, 16, 19
1-2 to 2
19
1 to 1-2
3, 6, 8, 10,
12-4, 16, 21
any
2-3 to 3
2, 10
Any, incl
clay, Alk.
1 to 1-2
1, 8, 12
Tough plant
1, 5, 7, 8, 14
Tol. moderate
salt, alkali soils
13, 14
Alpine plant;
silvery-white
1-2 to 2-3
10
Saltmarsh plant
any
2-3 to 3
3, 8, 13, 19
Toxic
FS/PS
any
2-3 to 3
3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16, 19
easy
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
8, 14, 16
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
1-3 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
1, 10, 13, 14,
16
reseeds
Large Four O’Clock
1-2 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Magenta/Su
PS
Rocky,
welldrained
1-2
1, 5, 13, 16
PS best
Any; no
alkali
2-3
1, 6, 8, 13, 14,
19
PS
See note
1-2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
X
* Monardella
macrantha
Red Monardella
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Red/Su-F
X
* Monardella villosa
(ssp. subserrata)
Coyote Mint
1 ft
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Any
1-2
1-2 to 2
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
Hummingbird
plant; scented;
‘Marion
Sampson’
Well-drained
soil best
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9. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
* Penstemon
centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler
1-3 ft &
wide
OR-Red/
Sp-Su
FS
Welldrained
Firecracker
Penstemon
1-3 ft &
wide
Red/Sp-Su
FS
Sonoma
Penstemon
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Magenta/Su
FS/PS
* Penstemon palmeri
Pink Wild
Snapdragon
* Penstemon parryi
Parry’s Penstemon
Paeonia californica
X
Scientific Name
* Penstemon newberryi
var. sonomensis
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CA (Wild) Peony
4-5 ft
1-2 ft
3-4 ft
2-3 ft
1-2 ft
2-3 ft
2-3 ft
wide
Lavender/
Sp-Su
Pink or red/
Sp-Su
Dark red/
W-Sp
Pink bract /
Su
X * Penstemon eatonii
Rumex salicifolius var.
salicifolius
* Sairocarpus
X
multiflorus
Scrophularia californica
X
ssp. floribunda
Sidalcea malviflora ssp.
X
malviflora
X
X * Sidalcea oregana
X
Silene laciniata (incl. S.
californica)
X Stephanomeria blairii
Willow Dock
tall
wide
tall
wide
tall
wide
tall &
Light**
Soil
FS
CA Bee Plant
2-3 ft
Dark Red/
Spr
PS
To 1 ½ ft
Pinklavender/
2-4 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Indian Pink
Blair’s Wirelettuce
Dwarf Checker
Mallow
Oregon
Checkmallow
1
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14
May be difficult
1
1, 3, 6, 8,
10, 11, 13
Very showy
1-2 to 2
8, 13
1 to 1-2
1, 14
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
PS/PS
Pink/Sp
Notes
Welldrained
FS/PS
2-3 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Availability
Welldrained
FS/PS
Rose Snapdragon
Any
FS/PS
1-2 to 3
1-2 to 2-3
Sonoran Desert
plant
10, 13 (? var.)
Seaside fine
1, 10, 13
Hummingbird
plant
Afternoon shade
1, 5, 8, 10, 12,
13, 16
FS/PS
Any
2-3 to 3
Pinks/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
2-3 to 3
13
1-3 ft
Red/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to
2-3
12, 19
2 ft tall
3 ft. wide
Pink/Su-F
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to
2-3
13
Difficult
1, 8, 13, 19
–
no water after flowering
Red Maids
Bright
pink/Sp
FS
Any
Purple Owl’s
Clover
1-2 ft tall
Magenta/Sp
FS
Welldrained
X Centaurium venustum
Beautiful Centaury
< 1 ft tall
Magenta,
white/Sp-Su
FS
Any
Cirsium occidentale var.
X californicum &
occidentale
Cobwebby Thistle
4-6 ft tall
1-2 ft w.
Pink/Sp-Su
FS
Welldrained
Castilleja exserta ssp.
exserta
1 to 1-2
Blue-green
foliage; difficult;
‘St. Helena’
Desert plant
sources
6, 8, 10, 19,
20
2-3 to 3
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft w.
X
1 to 1-2
Welldrained
Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals)
X Calandrinia ciliata
Water
Zone+
2-3 to 3
1
1 to 1-2
1-2
2, 5, 10
Gorgeous
flowers
‘Jack Flash’ &
‘Starburst’
cultivars readily
available
Good bird,
pollinator plant
Good for water
gardens
2, 5, 16 (our
ssp)
8
13, 19, 21
May survive
several seasons
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10. I
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
5, 8, 10, 13,
19 + others
5, 8, 10, 14,
16
Needs drought
for seeds
Needs drought
for seeds
Needs drought
for seeds
Needs drought
for seeds
Needs drought
for seeds
Dry areas under
pines
Clarkia bottae
Monterey Clarkia
* Clarkia concinna
Red Ribbons
* Clarkia rubicunda
Ruby Chalice
Clarkia
1-2 ft tall &
wide
1 ft tall,
wide
1 ft tall,
wide
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Elegant Clarkia
2-5 ft tall
* Eriogonum davidsonii
Davidson’s
Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
Pink/Su-F
FS
gravelly
1-2
10
Eriogonum gracile var.
gracile
Slender Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
Pink/Su-F
FS
any
1-2
10, 16 (?var)
X Lupinus concinnus
Scarlet Lupine/
Bajada Lupine
< 1 ft tall
X Lupinus hirsutissimus
Stinging Lupine
1-3 ft tall
X Lupinus truncatus
Dwarf Lupine
1-2 ft tall
X * Madia elegans
Common Madia
1-3 ft
Kellogg’s
Monkeyflower
Parish’s
Monkeyflower
1-2 ft
tall/wide
Magenta/Sp
1 ft tall &
wide
X * Mimulus pictus
Calico
Monkeyflower
X Silene laciniata
X * Clarkia amoena
X Clarkia unguiculata
Farewell-to-Spring
Bright pink/
Sp-Su
Pale pink/
Sp-Su
Magenta/
Sp-Su
Light pink/
Sp-Su
Pink-purple/
Sp-Su
Light**
Redpurple/Sp
Magentapurple/Sp
Red-Purple/
Sp
Yellow-red/
Su-F
FS/PS
Any
1 to 2-3
FS/PS
Any
1 to 2-3
FS/PS
any
1 to 2-3
5, 8, 11, 16
FS/PS
any
1 to 2-3
5, 11, 19
FS/PS
any
1 to 2-3
2, 5, 10, 13,
16
FS
FS/PS
Sandy
best
Welldrained
1
10
1
unusual
10, 13, 16
any
1 to 2-3
10, 13,
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
5, 10, 16, 19
FS/PS
Rocky
1-2 to 2
?
Pale pink /
Sp-Su
FS
Any/
sandy
2 to 3
3, 5, 8, 10-13,
16, 19, 21, 24
Desert Mtns;
pondside
< 6 in tall
& wide
Maroon-wht/
Sp
PS
Welldrained
2 to 3
8, 19
Sierra foothills
Red Catchfly
1-2 ft tall
Red-pink/
Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
2-3
3, 12
X Trifolium ciliolatum
Tree clover
1-3 ft
X Trifolium gracilentum
Pin-point Clover
1-3 ft
Small-head Clover
1-2 ft
Tomcat Clover
1-2 ft
Mimulus kelloggii
X * Mimulus parishii
X
Trifolium
microcephalum
X Trifolium willdenovii
Pinkpurple/Sp
Pinkpurple/Sp
Pink-purple/
Sp-Su
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
FS
FS/PS
FS
FS
FS/PS
Any welldrained
Any welldrained
Any welldrained
Any
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
1-2 to
2-3
5, 10
10, 16
Foliage aroma
of tropical fruit
Tolerates
seaside
conditions
Pollinator plant;
edible
Pollinator plant;
edible
10, 16
10, 16, 19
Can spread
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11. I
Scientific Name
Common Name
Flower/
season
Size
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
Cacti and Succulents
X
Cylindropuntia
(Opuntia) prolifera
X Dudleya cymosa
* Dudleya palmeri
Coastal Cholla
Canyon Liveforever
Palmer's Liveforever
4-8 ft tall
& wide
Dark
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
To 1 ft tall
& wide
Yellow-red/
Sp
PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
To 1 ft tall
& wide
Yellow-red/
Sp
PS
Welldrained
1 to 2
Dudleya pulverulenta
< 2 ft &
Pink-Yellow/
WellCA Chalk Dudleya
FS/PS
wide
Sp-Su
drained
(ssp. pulverulenta)
Bulbs and Corms – need moist soils until blooming is done; then dry soils through summer/fall
X
Alium crispum
Fringed Onion
* Allium falcifolium
Scytheleaf Onion
X Allium peninsulare
Peninsular Onion
* Allium. sanbornii spp.
sanbornii
* Allium serra
X
Sanborn’s Onion
Jeweled Onion
Calochortus albus (pink
form – v. rubellus)
White Fairy
Lantern
Splendid Mariposa
Lily
Calochortus splendens
1 ft tall &
wide
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
1 ft tall &
wide
1 ft tall &
wide
1 ft tall &
wide
1 ft tall
<1 ft wide
Magenta/Sp
PS
Magenta/Sp
FS/PS
Bright
Magenta/Sp
Bright
pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
FS
Magenta
FS/PS
White-pink/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
6-18 in.
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Calochortus venustus
Butterfly Mariposa
1-2 ft tall
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
**Iris 'Native Warrior' ;
‘Big Wheel’
Pacific Coast
hybrids Iris
1-2 ft
Magenta/Sp
PS
Any incl
clays
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Any incl
clays
Clays
best
Welldrained
Welldrained
See note
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14, 20, 24
1, 3, 8, 13
1, 13
Santa Monica
Mtns; slopes
1, 3, 14, 19
With good
drainage
1
8, 32
1
18, 19, 32
1 to 2
Interesting
growth habit;
spines
Santa Monica
Mtns;
Santa Monica
Mtns; under oak
Easy; unique;
rock gardens
8, 13, 30, 32
1
8, 30
1
32
1
1, 8, 13, 19,
20
1
1, 8, 10, 18,
20
1
1, 8, 13, 20
2
difficult
Drought tol. if
mulched
4/30/2011
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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