PascuzziPlant Palette (cont.)

Sub-Shrubs & Perennials

Achillea millefoliumYarrow

Asclepias californica

California Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

Indian Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

California Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Showy Milkweed

Bidens laevisBur’s Marigold

Epilobium canum

California Fuschia

Erigeron philadelphicusPh

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bane

Eriophyllum confertiflorumG

olden

Yar

row

Heuchera maximaJill of the Rocks

Lotus scopariusDeerweed

Mimulus aurantiacusMonkeyFlower

Mimulus puniceusRed MonkeyFlower

Monardella villosaCoyote Mint

Penstemon spectabilis

Showy Penstamon

Satureja chandleri

Yerba Buena / San Miguel Savory

Sisyrinchium bellum

Blue Eyed Grass

Monardella villosaCoyote Mint

Stachys bullataHedge Nettle

Native Cacti

Opuntia littoralisCoast Prickly Pear

Ground Cover

Aster chilensisCalifornia Aster

Dichondra occidentalisWestern Ponyfoot

CaliforniaBeachWild Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Grasses

Aristida purpureaPurple Three Awn

Aristida purpureaPurple Three Awn

Aristida purpureaPurple Three Awn

• Growth Habits: Perennial bunch grass, 1 to 2.5 feet tall (30-75 cm), 1 to 2 feet wide (30-60 cm)

• Watering Needs: Very low water.

• Blooming Habits:Purplish flowers in summer and fall The fruits of this Aristida are purplish while maturing and have three long awns at their tips

Carex praegracilisField Sedge

2.5 ft. height, perennial with rhizomes, stems triangular, leaves flat to channeled, excellent for wet areas in all but high elevations in Calif., rhizomes will spread, will grow in sandy soils, good forage for livestock

Carex praegracilisField Sedge

Leaning Pine ArboretumHorticulture and Crop Science DepartmentCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo, Ca 93407805.756.2888teltzrot@calpoly.edu

Carex praegracilisField Sedge

Juncus mexicanusMexican Rush

Melica imperfectaCoast Range Melic

• Native to dry hillsides, chaparral and open woodlands of the coast ranges.

• This native perennial grass grows 1 - 2 ft. tall in flower. The narrow flower panicles provide a delicate effect, starting out cream and aging to beige. Grows best in part shade and responds to some irrigation.

• Goes dormant if allowed to go summer dry once established, turning green with the winter rains.

• Useful for lightly shaded meadow plantings and stabilizing slopes. Deer resistant.

Muhlenbergia rigensDeer Grass

Muhlenbergia rigensDeer Grass

• Full Sun • 4’X4’• Full Sun• Clay to sand• Dry to semi dry

soils• Flower stalks to

6'h. Beautiful drought tolerant bunch grass. Adds nice texture to gardens. Excellent for erosion control. Looks great in mass planting or mixed with wildflowers. Shear to rejuvenate.

Deer GrassMuhlenbergia rigens

Succulents

Dudleya edulis

San Diego Dudleya

Dudleya hasseii

Hasse’s Dudleya

Dudleya lanceolata

Lance Leaved Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Chalk Dudleya

Dud

leya

viscid

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ticky Dudleya

Vines

Calystegia macrostegiaWild Morning Glory

Virgin’s Bower

Clematis spp.

Vitis girdianaCalifornia Wild Grape

Wild Flowers!

Fountains of Nectar

Native Plant Websites• www.CNPS.org California Native Plant Society• www.CalFlora.org Native Plant descriptions, ranges and

photos• www.treeoflifenursery.com California native plant

nursery• www.laspilitas.com California native plant nursery• www.SerCal.org Society for Ecological Restoration of

California• www.OCWild.orgOrange County Wild Places website for

natural interpretive areas and volunteer venues• www.BacktoNatives.org Back to NativesRestoration