clay soils 3-11

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CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County – Plants for Clay Soils

I Scientific Name Common Name Size

Flower/ season

Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes

Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs

* Acer negundo var.

californicum Boxelder

To 40 ft

tall & wide White/Sp FS/PS

Any incl.

clay 2 to 3

1, 8, 13, 14,

24 Fast-growing

* Aesculus californica CA Buckeye 12-30+ ft tall & w

White/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any well-drained

1 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14

* Alnus rhombifolia White Alder 50-75 ft tall

20-40 ft w.

Green/Sp FS/PS Any incl.

clay 2-3 to 3 3, 6, 8, 13, 14 Tol. flooding

X Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat To 10 ft Pink-white/ all year

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2

** 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 * Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud 6-20 ft tall 10-15 ft w

Magenta/ Sp

FS/PS Any incl clay

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16,

19

Fall color (red, orange); edible

fruit, flowers

X Cercocarpus montanus

var. blancheae/ C. alnifolius/

C. betuloides var. blancheae

Birchleaf Mountain

Mahogany 6-12 ft tall 4 ft. wide

Yellow-white/Sp

FS Well-drained

1-2 1, 7, 13 Hedge; evergreen;

upright form

* Cercocarpus minutiflorus

San Diego Mountain

Mahogany

8-12 ft tall 8-10 ft w

Yellow-white/Sp

FS Well-drained

1-2 3, 8, 14, 21 Hedge; evergreen;

upright form

X Cornus glabrata Brown Dogwood < 18 ft tall

to 10 ft w White/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Clay best 2-3 1, 13

* Cupressus forbesii Tecate Cypress 20-30 ft

tall 6-8 ft wide

Insig FS Any well-drained

1 to 1-2 6, 8, 14, 24

Hedge (to 12

ft); fast growth; neat-looking

X * Forestiera neomexicana (pubescens)

Desert Olive 8-15 ft t 8 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS Any well-drained

1-2 to 2 6, 8

Berries for

birds; gray-green foliage

X * Garrya elliptica Coastal Silktassel 12 ft tall &

wide Cream/W FS/PS

Any well-

drained 1 to 1-2 3, 8, 14

Good under

oaks; ‘James

Roof’

X Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon 6-10 ft + 4-6 ft w

White/Su FS/PS/FSH Any well-drained

1-2 1, 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

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Flower/ season


X Juglans californica S. California

Walnut 20-40 ft ta Green/Sp FS/PS

Clays

best 1

1, 7, 12, 13,

14 allelopathic

X Lavatera

assurgentiflora ssp.

glabrata & assurgentiflora

Island (Rose) Mallow

8-12 ft tall & wide

Magenta/ yr round

FS/PS Well-drained

1 1, 2, 13

X

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp.

aspleniifolius & floribundus

Catalina Ironwood To 50 ft t 15-30 ft w

White-

yellow/ Sp-Su


1-2 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14

Evergreen

X Malosma laurina Laurel Sumac <18 ft tall

and wide White/Sp FS any 1 to 1-2

1, 7, 8, 10, 12,

13, 14, 16

X * Morella (Myrica) californica

California Wax Myrtle

6-30 ft t 10-20 ft w

Yellow-white/Sp

FS/PS/ FSH

Any;

well-drained best

2-3 to 3 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 19

Evergreen;

good for hedges; purple berries

* Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine 40-60 ft t 30-50 ft w

Insignif/ Sp

FS/PS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 13, 14, 20

Pine scent

Platanus racemosa California

sycamore 60-100 ft

Bright

pink/Sp FS

Any but high alkali

2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14 Can live to 400 yrs; no salt tolerance

X Populus balsamifera

ssp. trichocarpa Black Cottonwood

30-60 (100

ft) Yellow/Sp FS any 2-3 1, 7, 14

Grows large with abundant

water

Populus fremontii Fremont’s Cottonwood

To 100 ft 80 ft w

Yellow/Sp FS Any 2-3 1, 3, 14 Long-lived

X * Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Western Chokecherry


Cream/Sp FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 6, 13 fruits for jelly, bird habitat

X Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia & lyonii

Holly-leaf and

Catalina Island Cherries

< 50 ft White/Su PS any 1-2 1, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19

X Quercus agrifolia Coastal Live Oak 10-70 f tall 40-70 w.

Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS Coarse-med.

1 1, 2, 18 Long-lived

X Salix laevigata Red Willow 10-30 ft to 45 ft w.

Yellow/Sp FS any 1-2; winter

flooding 1, 2, 3, 12, 14

‘weeping’ growth habit

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pacific (Shining) Willow

20-40 ft T Yellow/Sp FS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 13, 14

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

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Flower/ season


Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)

X * Amelanchier alnifolia Western Serviceberry


White/Sp FS/PS Any; well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3 6, 8, 10, 13 Ripe berries make

sweet jelly/sauce

** Arctostaphylos

bakeri ssp. bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'

‘Louis Edmunds’

(Sepentine) Manzanita

5-8 ft tall 8 ft wide

Pink/Sp FS Clay fine 1-2 to 2 6, 13, 24

Nice flowers;

maroon branches

** Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard

McMinn'

‘Sentinel’ (Vine Hill) Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any, incl. clays

2 to 2-3 1, 3, 13, 14

** Arctostaphylos

densiflora 'Sentinel'

‘Sentinel’ (Vine

Hill) Manzanita 5-8 ft tall

3-7 ft wide Pink/W-Sp FS/PS

Well-drained incl sand

1-2 6, 8, 13, Good for birds, butterflies; open growth

** Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Harmony'

‘Harmony’ Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS coast/ PS inland

Any, incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 13 Good bloomer; hardy

X Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush To 8 ft Cream/F FS/PS any 1-2 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

X ** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point’

Pigeon Point

Coyote Bush 6-12 ft T

to 10 ft W

Buff-White/

Su-F FS/PS any

1 to 1-2 Winter

flooding

1, 2, 7, 8, 10,

13, 14, 16, 20

X Baccharis plummerae

subsp. plummerae

Plummer's

Baccharis < 7 ft tall

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Winter

flooding

?

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

** Ceanothus ‘Concha’

Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus X C. impressus

‘Concha’

Ceanothus 4-6 ft. tall

& wide

Dark Blue/

Sp FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2

3, 6, 8, 9, 14,

24,

Alkali & garden

tolerant

** Ceanothus impressus

x papillosus ‘Dark Star’

‘Dark Star’

Ceanothus 6-8 ft high 5-8 ft wide

Dk blue/ W-Sp

FS Any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 24

Hedge; best nearer coast

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 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

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Flower/ season


** Ceaonothus ‘Julia

Phelps’

‘Julia Phelps’

Ceanothus 4-8 ft tall

7-9 ft wide Dk. Blue/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 6, 13,

Dense;

evergreen

** Ceanothus ‘Blue

Jeans’

‘Blue Jeans’

Ceanothus 6 ft tall &

wide Lavender/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2 3, 6,

X Dendromecon harfordii Channel Island

Tree Poppy 8 ft tall

4 ft wide Yellow/W-Sp FS

Any well-

drained 1-2

1, 9, 13, 14,

19

Showy; blue-

green foliage

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 Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Chaparral Mallow To 12 ft t

4-6 ft wide

Pink/ Sp-Su

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 19

‘Casitas’ good for gardens

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 * Rhamnus californica California Coffeeberry

6-12 ft t &

wide; short cultivars

Buff/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

'Eve Case', 'Mound San Bruno' smaller

X * Rhamnus crocea Redberry

Buckthorn 3-6 ft tall 6 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 20

Pretty fruits; birds

X * Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaf Redberry 12 ft tall 5-6 ft w

Yellow/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Any 1-2 to 2 1, 10, 12-14, 20, 21

Nice hedge plant’ holly-like leaves

X Rhus integrifolia Lemonadeberry 2-10 ft

3-20 ft w. Pink/Sp FS/PS any 1-2

1, 3, 7, 9, 10,

12, 14, 16, 18 Edible fruits

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 Any well-drained; Birds

eat berries

X Salix exigua Narrow-leaf Willow 6-15 ft 12-15 ft.w.

Yellow/Sp FS/PS any 1-2; winter

flooding 1, 2, 3, 14

Spreading via roots

Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Chamise 3-10 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

White/Sp-Su FS any 1-2 1, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

* Arctostaphylos edmundsii

Little Sur Manzanita


Pink/W-Sp FS/PS well-drained

1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14 Cultivars: ‘Greensphere’

* Arctostaphylos hookeri

Hooker’s

Manzanita 2-5 ft tall

4-6 ft w Pink/W-Sp FS

well-

drained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 13

Cultivars ‘Sunset’,

‘Wayside’, ‘Ken Taylor’

X Artemisia californica Coastal Sagebrush 3-6 ft tall

Gold/Su FS

Well-

drained 1

1, 7-10, 12,

13, 14, 16, 18 'Canyon Gray'

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Flower/ season


X Baccharis emoryi Emory Baccharis 6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 Winter

flooding

1, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16

Salt tolerant

X ** Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point Dwarf’

Dwarf Pigeon Point Coyote Bush

6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any

1 to 1-2

Winter flooding

1, 3, 5, 8, 10,

13, 14, 16, 20, 24

X * Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium

Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14

Incl. ‘Golden

Abundance’, ‘Ken Hartman’

* Chrysothamnus

nauseosus Rabbitbush

2-5 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Su-F FS any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 13, 16 Insect-eaters

X Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy 4-8 ft tall

4-6 ft wide

Yellow/

Sp-Su FS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2

3, 7, 10, 13,

14, 16

Keep clay soils

quite dry

X Diplacus aurantiacus

ssp. aurantiacus

Bush

Monkeyflower 2-3 ft

Orange/

W-Sp FS/PS Sandy 1-2

1, 3, 5, 10, 12,

13, 14, 16,

X Encelia californica CA Bush Sunflower 2-5 ft Yellow/ W-Sp


1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 8,

10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Good winter color

X

Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria

californica)

CA Fuschia 1-3 ft Orange/F FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 12, 13,

14, 19

Tolerates winter

flooding

X * Eriogonum crocatum Conejo Buckwheat 1 ft tall 1-3 ft wide

Yellow/Sp-Su

FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 14, 19

X Eriogonum fasciculatum California

Buckwheat 1-3 ft tall 3-6 ft wide

Pink/Sp-F FS/PS Any well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18,

19

'Dana Point' tight, compact; ‘Bruce Dickinson’ - prostrate

X Eriogonum giganteum vars. formosum,

giganteum

St. Catherine’s Lace

3-6 ft Pink-white/ Su


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 well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16

X Grindelia camporum var. bracteosa

Bracted Gumplant 2-4 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Yellow/Su Fs Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Tolerates salty, alkali soils

X Lepechinia fragrans Fragrant Pitcher Sage

3-6 ft tall & wide

Lavender/Sp FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14

‘El Tigre’

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

X Malacothamnus clementinus

San Clemente Is. Bush Mallow

2-4 ft tall to 8 ft wide

Light pink/ Sp

FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 13

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Flower/ season


X Rhus trilobata Basket Bush; Sour

Berry; Skunkbrush 2-6 ft

Yellow-

green/Sp PS any 1-2

10, 13, 14, 16,

19

X Ribes californicum var. hesperium

Hillside Gooseberry To 3 ft Red-white/ W-Sp

PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 13 (var.

californicum)

Birds eat berries

X Ribes indecorum White Currant To 6 ft White/W-Sp FS/PS Well-

drained 1-2 to 2 1, 3, 12, 14 Birds eat berries

X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-

drained 1-2 3, 13, 14, 19 Birds eat berries

X Ribes speciosum Fuschia-flowered

Gooseberry 3-6+ ft tall and wide

dark pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3; 3 in sun

1, 3, 10, 12-14, 19

X * Ribes sanguineum

var. glutinosum

Red-flowering

Currant 4-10 ft Pink/Sp PS/FSH

Well-drained

2-3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19

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

Tolerates seasonal flooding

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


Salvia brandegeei ‘Pacific Blue’

‘Pacific Blue’ Sage 3-4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Med. Blue/ W-Sp

FS Any 1-2 3, 13

X * Salvia clevelandii Fragrant (Chaparral) Sage

2-5 ft Purple/lav. Sp-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Cultivars: ‘Betsy Clebsch’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Winifred Gilman’,

X Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage 3- 5 ft Lavender/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14,

16,18, 19

Nice scent

X Salvia mellifera Black Sage 3-5 ft Light

purple/Sp FS

Well-

drained 1-2

1, 3, 8, 10, 13,

14, 16, 18, 19

X Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Common Snowberry

3-5 ft, spreading

White/Sp PS Clays, loams

2-3 7, 9, 13, 19 Fruit may be toxic to humans

X Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry 2-4 ft tall & wide

Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH any 2-3 to 3 13, 14 mulch

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle

3-6 ft tall

spreading Pink/Sp-F PS

Rich soils

ok 2-3 1, 10, 13, 16

Serious allergy

on contact

* Viguiera laciniata San Diego

Sunflower 1-2 ft tall 1-3 ft wide

Yellow/Sp FS any 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

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Flower/ season


Perennial Vines

X Calystegia macrostegia California Morning Glory

To 30+ ft White/Sp-F PS

FS coastal

Well-drained

2-3 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

Invasive; can look weedy; ‘Anacapa Pink’;

‘Candycane’

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 Winter decid.; tolerates

flooding

X Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin’s Bower To 15 ft White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 3, 5, 13, 14,

19

X Keckiella cordifolia Climbing Penstemon

3-4 ft Red-Or/ Sp-Su

PS/PS/ FSH

any 1-2 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14

X Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans

Western Honeysuckle

5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14, 19

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X * Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 3-5 ft Yellow/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 7, 13, 19

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

Edible fruit

X ** Vitis californica ‘Roger’s Red’

‘Roger’s Red’ California Grape

> 20 ft White/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13

X Vitis girdiana Desert Grape > 25 ft White/Su PS any 2-3 2, 3, 10, 13, 20

Perennial Groundcover Plants

X Achillea millefolia Yarrow 1-2 ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 most Alkali soils fine

* Adenostema

fasciculatum var. prostratum

Prostrate Chamise < 2 ft

3-4 ft wide Cream/Su FS

Any incl.

clays 1 to 1-2 1, 13, 14 ‘Nicolas’

X ** Arctostaphylos

edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’

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

** Arctostaphylos

hookeri ‘Monterey Carpet’

Monterey Carpet Manzanita

1 ft high 5+ ft wide

White/Sp PS Sandy best

1-2 1, 3, 6, 13

** Arctostaphylos hookeri X A.

pajaroensis ‘Sunset’

‘Sunset’ Manzanita 3-4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Pink/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 13, Tolerates heat; compact

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Flower/ season


X ** Arctostaphylos uva-

ursi ‘Point Reyes’

Point Reyes

Manzanita <1 ft tall

to 10 ft Pink/Sp PS

Well-

drained 2-3

1, 3, 8, 13, 16,

19

** Arctostaphylos ‘John

Dourley’

John Dourly

Manzanita 2-3 ft tall

to 8 ft wide Pink/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2

1, 3, 6, 8, 9,

11, 16, 19

X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall

& wide Cream/Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 5, 10, 12,

14, 16, 18

Tolerates

flooding

** Artemisia

ludoviciana ‘Silver King’,

‘Silver Queen’, 'Valerie Finnis'

White Sagebrush (Western

Mugwort) cultivars

2-3 ft tall 3-4 ft wide

Cream/ Sp-F FS Well-drained

1-2 to 2 3, 8, 13, 14 Dies back in winter

X **Artemisia

pycnocephala ‘David’s

Choice’)

Beach Sagewort /

Sandhill Sage 1-2 ft. tall

2-4 ft wide Yellow/Su FS/PS

Sandy

best 1-2

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18

‘

** Aster chilensis ‘Point

St. George’

Point St. George

Coast Aster 1-3 ft tall

spreading Lavender/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 1, 8, 11, 13

Good habitat

plant

Baccharis douglasii Marsh Baccharis < 3 ft White/Su-F FS/PS Any incl.

clays 2-3 1, 13

** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point’

Pigeon Point Dwarf

Coyote Bush 2 ft tall 6-8 ft wide

White-gold/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 16

Light green leaves; good for

coastal region

** Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks 2’

Twin Peaks Dwarf Coyote Bush

1-3 ft tall to 10 ft w

White/F FS/PS Any incl. clays

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 13 Small dark leaves; can

shear to size

* 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 ‘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 gloriosus Point Reyes Ceanothus


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


Dk blue/ FS (coast)

/ PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 8

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

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Flower/ season


** 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 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


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 * Clinopodium (Satureja) chandleri

San Miguel Savory 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

White/Sp PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 3, 14

minty

X Clinopodium (Satureja) douglasii

Yerba buena < 6 in spreading

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 7, 13, 14

X Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica) including all cultivars

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

Tolerates winter flooding

X ** Erigeron glaucus ‘Bountiful’

Bountiful Seaside Daisy

< 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

Lavender/ Sp-Su

PS best Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 8, 9, Green foliage; large flowers

X ** Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’

Seaside Daisy 1 ft tall 2 ft wide

Lavernder/ Sp-Fa


1-2 to 3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14

Attractive

flowers, foliage; habitat

X ** Erigeron glaucus

'Wayne Roderick'

Wayne Roderick

Daisy < 1 ft tall

2-3 ft wide

Lavender-

blue/Sp-F FS/

PS (hot)

Well-

drained

1-2;

2-3(sun) 1, 3, 6, 8

Silvery foliage;

butterfly nectar

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

* Fragaria vesca (californica)

CA/Wood Strawberry

< 2 ft spreading

White/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 13, 20 Edible fruit

X * Heuchera maxima (incl. many cultivars &

hybrids)

Island Alumroot 1- 3 ft

White/Spr PS/PS/ FSH Any, incl. clays

1-2 to

2-3

1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14

X * Heuchera micrantha Crevice Alumroot 1-3 ft Pink/Spr

PS/PS/ FSH See note

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8 Well-drained

soil

X * Iva hayesiana San Diego Marsh

Elder 2-4 ft tall

4-6 ft wide Yellow/Su FS/PS/ FSH

Any, incl.

clays 1 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13

10


Flower/ season


X Malacothamnus

clementinus

San Clemente Is.

Bush Mallow 2-4 ft tall

to 8 ft wide

Light

pink/Spr FS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 8, 13

X ** Monardella villosa

‘Russian River’ Coyote Mint

1-2 ft tall

1-2 ft wide Pink/Spr-Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2

1, 3, 8, 13, 14,

19

X Ribes viburnifolium Catalina Perfume 1-3 ft Pink/ PS/FSH

Well-

drained best

2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 20

X Ranunculus californicus California

Buttercup < 2 ft Yellow/ PS sandy 2-3 to 3

Pac Coast

Seed

Very well-

drained soils

X * Salvia clevelandii

‘Compacta’

Compact Fragrant

(Chaparral) Sage 3 ft tall &

wide

Lavender/

Spr-Su FS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 ?

Showy

X Salvia leucophylla ‘Point Sal’ & ‘Point Sal

Spreader’

Point Sal Sage 2-3 ft tall 8-10 ft w

Pink-violet/ Spr-Su

FS Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 19

Dense,

evergreen; fast-growing;

aromatic

* Salvia sonomensis Creeping Sage 1-2 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

Med. Blue/ Sp

PS best Well-drained

1 to 1-2 3, 8, 13, 14 Silver-green foliage; inland;

‘Mrs. Beard’

X Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage 1-3 ft Magenta/Spr PS/FSH Any 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19

Cut back yearly

Stachys albens Whitestem Woodmint

(Hedgenettle)

1-3 ft White/Spr-Su

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 12

X Stachys bullata

California

Woodmint (Hedgenettle)

1-4 ft Pink/Spr-Su PS Well-

drained 2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14


X

Stachys rigida var.

rigida (Stachys ajugoides)

Rigid Woodmint (Hedgenettle)

1-2 ft Pink/Spr-Su FS/PS Clay 2-3 to 3 1, 13

Herbaceous Perennials

X Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa 1 ft tall & wide

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Any incl clay

2 to 3 3, 10, 14, 16 Tolerates flooding

X * Antirrhinum

multiflorum Rose Snapdragon

2-3 ft tall & wide

Pink/Sp-Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3

10, 13 Showy flowers

X * Aquilegia formosa Western

Columbine 1-2 ft

Red-yellow/Su

PS/FSH Well-drained

2 to 3 1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20

X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall

& wide Crème/Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 5, 10, 12,

14, 16, 18


11


Flower/ season


X Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaf

Milkweed 2-3 ft

Cream-

pink/Su FS/PS Sandy 1-2 1, 3, 10, 14

Needs seasonal

flooding

X Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed 2-3 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Pink/Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 2, 8, 19 Tol. Flooding; Monarch host

plant; silvery

X Diplacus aurantiacus

ssp. aurantiacus

Bush

Monkeyflower 2-3 ft

Orange/W-

Spr FS/PS Sandy 1-2

1, 3, 5, 10, 12,

13, 14, 16,

Diplacus (Mimulus)

linearis

Chaparral Bush

Monkey Flower 2-3 ft tall

1-2 ft wide

Yellow/W-

Spr FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 3, 10, 13

X *Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy ½ ft Lavernder/ Sp-Fa


2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14

Attractive flowers, foliage

X * Eriogonum grande

var. rubescens Red Buckwheat

1-2 ft tall

2-4 ft wide

Red-pink/

Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 5, 7, 8, 14

Tol. moderate

salt, alkali soils

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 insulare ssp.

suffrutescens Dune Wallflower


Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS Sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2, 10

Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS Any 2 to 3 13, 16 Butterfly plant; can be invasive

X Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Narrowleaf Bedstraw

1-3 ft tall &

wide

White/Spr PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 14, 16

X Grindelia camporum Large Gumplant 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Fa

FS Well- drained

1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Spreading

Grindelia hirsutula var.

hirsutula Hairy Gumplant

1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10 Butterfly plant

Heracleum lanatum Cow Parsnip 4-5 ft tall 3-4 ft wide

White/Sp PS Any 2 to 3 1, 5, 8, 13 Butterfly plant; showy flowers

*Lobelia dunnii var.

serrata Dunn’s Lobelia

1 ft tall

1-3 ft wide Blue/Su-Fa PS

Well-

drained 2-3 to 3 1, 6, 8, 13 Toxic

*Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1-2 ft tall

1 ft wide Red/Sp-Su FS/PS/ FSH any 2-3 to 3 3, 8, 13, 19 Toxic

X Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet

Monkeyflower To 3 ft Red/Sp-Fa FS/PS any 2-3 to 3

3, 8, 10, 12,

13, 14, 16, 19 easy

X Mimulus guttatus Seep

Monkeyflower 1-5 ft Yellow/W-Sp FS Any 2-3 to 3

1, 3, 5, 8, 10,

12, 13, 14, 16

Mimulus moschatus

(var. moniliformis)

Musk

Monkeyflower 1 ft tall &

wide

Yellow/

Sp-Su FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8

leaves: boiled

as greens

12


Flower/ season


X * Monardella

macrantha Red Monardella

1-2 ft tall &

wide Red/Su-F PS best

Any; no

alkali 2-3

1, 6, 8, 13, 14,

19

Hummingbird plant; scented;

‘Marion Sampson’

X * Monardella villosa

(ssp. subserrata) Coyote Mint 1 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS

Well-drained soil best

1-2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14,

19

* Penstemon centranthifolius

Scarlet Bugler 1-3 ft OR-Red/ Sp-Su

FS Well- drained

1 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14

May be difficult

X Penstemon

heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon 1-2 ft

Purple/

Sp-Su FS/PS sandy 1 to 1-2 14

Keep clay soils quite dry; many blooms

* Penstemon laetus Gay Penstemon 1-3 ft Lavender/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any 1 to 1-2 1, 13 Keep clay soils quite dry

X Pseudognaphalium californicum

California Everlasting

2-4 ft White/Sp FS/PS Any, incl. clay

1-2 1, 2, 10, 13, 16

Sweet-scented foliage

X Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp.

beneolens

Wooly Everlasting 1-2 ½ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Any, incl. clay

1-2 1, 16 Spreads; gray foliage

X Scrophularia californica

ssp. floribunda CA Bee Plant 2-3 ft Red/Spr PS Any 2-3 to 3

1, 5, 8, 10, 12,

13, 16 Afternoon shade

X Sidalcea malviflora ssp.

malviflora

Dwarf Checker

Mallow To 1 ½ ft

Pink-lavender/

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 19

Solanum americanum American Black

Nightshade 2-3 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 13

Berries very poisonous

Solanum douglasii White (Douglas’)

Nightshade 2-5 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 14

Berries very poisonous

Solanum xanti Purple (Chaparral) Nightshade

2-4 ft tall Purple/Sp-Su

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13 Berries very poisonous

X Solidago californica California

Goldenrod 2-4 ft tall

spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 14


Solidago spectabilis

var. confinis

Southern

Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall

spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2-3 10

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

* Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum

Mountain Meadowrue


White/Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 10, 12-14, 19

Well-drained soils

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle

4-6 ft tall

spreading Green/Su FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 10, 16

Invasive; skin

allergies

13


Flower/ season


Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals) – no water after flowering

Nearly all CA annual wildflowers do fine in heavy clay soils.

Cacti and Succulents

X Dudleya lanceolata Lance-leaf Dudleya 1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow-Orange/

Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-drained

1 to 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14, 15

Dudleya pulverulenta

(ssp. pulverulenta) CA Chalk Dudleya

< 2 ft &

wide

Pink-Yellow/

Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 14, 19

With good

drainage

Dudleya virens ssp.

Hassei & insularis

Bright Green

Dudleya 1-2 ft tall

& wide

Orange/

Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2 1, 7, 13, 14

X * Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaf

Stonecrop < 1 ft tall

spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2 to 3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13 San Gabriels

Ferns and Fern-like Plants

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Common

Maidenhair 1-3 ft tall & wide

none PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 7, 13

X Polypodium californicum

CA Polypody < 1 ft tall spreading

none PS/FSH Any 1 to 1-2 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20

Good under

oaks; containers

Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern 5-6 ft tall

3-9 ft wide none PS/FSH

Any; not

alkali 2-3 to 3

3, 8, 13, 14,

19

Grows in seeps

in wild

Bulbs and Corms

X Bloomeria crocea var.

crocea Golden Stars 1-2 ft Yellow/Sp FS/PS

Any, incl. clays

1 1, 8, 10, 13, 16

Fine in grass

X Brodiaea jolonensis (B.

terrestris) Harvest Brodiaea 1-2 ft

Purple/ Sp-Su

FS Any, incl. clays

1 1, 8, 20

X Calochortus albus White Fairy

Lantern 1 ft tall <1 ft wide

White-pink/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Clays best

1 1, 8, 13, 19, 20

X Calochortus catalinae Catalina Mariposa Lily

1 ft tall <1 ft wide

White-purple/Sp

FS Clays best

1 1, 8, 13, 20 Fine in grass

X Chlorogalum pomeridianum var.

pomeridianum

Wavyleaf Soap

Plant 1-2 ft tall & wide

White/Su FS/PS

Any; well-

drained 1-2

1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 19

Good under oaks

X Dichelostemma

capitatum

Blue Dicks/Wild

Hyacinth < 2 ft Blue/Sp FS/PS

well-

drained 1

1, 2, 10, 13,

14, 16, 18

X Fritillaria biflora var. biflora

Chocolate Lily 1-2 ft tall Brown/Sp FS/PS

Any;

best in clay

1 1, 8, 13, 20 Fine in grass

14


Flower/ season


X Iris douglasiana Douglas iris 1-2 ft Purple/Sp PS Any 1 to 2 1, 3, 5, 7, 10,

13, 14, 16 Drought tolerant if mulched

X Ranunculus californicus California

Buttercup < 2 ft

Yellow/ Sp-Su

PS sandy 1-2 to 3 1, 13 Very well-drained soils

X Sisyrinchium bellum Western Blue-eyed Grass

1-2 ft Purple-yellow/Sp

FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)

X * Bouteloua gracilis Blue Gramma 1-2 ft tall Warm-seas. Perennial bunch/sod

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 2, 3, 4, 7, 8,

10, 13, 16

X Bromus carinatus California Brome 2-3 ft tall &

wide

Perennial

bunchgrass FS/PS Any 1-2

5, 10, 13, 14,

16

Cover; cultivars

‘Deborah’; ‘Luval’

X * Calamagrostis foliosa Leafy (Mendocino)

Reed Grass 1-2 ft tall &

wide

cool-season

bunchgrass FS/PS

Well-

drained 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13

Nice foliage

color

X * Calamagrostis

nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass

3-4 ft tall &

wide

cool-season

bunchgrass FS/PS

Well-

drained 2-3 to 3 1, 4, 5, 8, 13

Can plant

densely

X * Carex barbarae Santa Barbara

Sedge 1-2 ft tall to 3 ft w

Evergreen sod sedge

FS/PS Any 2 to 3 3, 8, 13, 16 May be invasive (containerize)

X Carex praegracilis

Clustered Field

Sedge/CA Meadow

Sedge

1-2 ft tall Cool-season,

sod sedge FS/PS

Clays

best 2-3 1, 2, 4, 7, 13

X * Carex spissa San Diego Sedge 2-4 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS/FSH Clays best

1 to 3 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13

Substitute for Pampas Grass

X Carex tumulicola Berkeley Sedge 2 ft tall & wide

Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13

Cyperus eragrostis Umbrella Sedge/

Tall Flat-sedge 2-4 ft tall

clumping

Warm-season, sod sedge

FS.PS any 1-2 to 3 7, 10, 13

Cyperus odoratus Fragrant Flat-

sedge 1-3 ft tall

Warm-seas., annual sedge

FS/PS any 1-2 to 3 ?

X * Danthonia Californica California Oatgrass 2-3 ft tall Cool-season perennial bunchgrass

FS/PS any 2 to 3 6, 8, 10

Evergreen; tolerates

walking; good for small areas

X

* Deschampsia

holciformis (D. cespitosa ssp.

hociformis)

Pacific Hairgrass 1-3 ft tall

Cool-season

perennial bunchgrass

FS any 2-3 to 3 5, 8, 10, 13, 16

Salt-tolerant

15


Flower/ season


X Eleocharis palustris Common

Spikerush 1-2 ft tall

spreading

Cool-season,

sod sedge FS Any 1-2 to 3

1, 2, 7, 10, 13,

16

X Elymus glaucus Blue (Western) Wildrye


Cool-season bunchgrass

PS/FSH Any; not shallow

1-2 to 2-3 3, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16

Salt-sensitive; coarse-looking;

re-seeds well

Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine

Common Horsetail 2-4 ft tall 1-6 ft w

Perennial rush

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 3, 4, 8

Will grow in

standing water; contain

X Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Horsetail 2-5 ft tall

spreading Perennial FS

Clays

best 2-3 to 3 8

X * Festuca californica CA Fescue <1-2 ft tall 1-3 ft wide


FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

‘Phil’s Silver’, 'Horse Mountain Green', 'Serpentine Blue'

X * Festuca idahoensis Blue Bunchgrass < 1 ft tall & wide


FS/PS any 2 to 3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20

‘Siskiyou Blue’ is best for clay

X

Hordeum

brachyantherum ssp. californicum

CA Meadow Barley 1-2 ft tall &

wide

Cool-season

bunch FS any 1-2 to 2-3

16 (other vars./ unk at 5, 10, 13)

Good for

erosion control

X * Juncus effusus Bog/Common Rush 1-3 ft tall & wide

Perennial rhizome rush

FS/PS

Any; sandy

best 1-2 to 3

1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14

Good around pools; ‘Quartz

Creek’

X Juncus patens Common Rush 1-3 ft tall &

wide

Spreading/ bunching

perennial rush

FS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 9, 12,

13, 19

‘Carmen’s Gray’

is blue-gray

X Juncus textilis Basket Rush 3-5 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

Spreading/ bunching perennial

rush

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 14

Showy; Good

for wet planter, pondside

X Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaf rush 1 ½ ft tall spreading

Spreading rush

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 2, 3, 8, 13, 16

Best in

contained places if watered

X ** Leymus condensatus

‘Canyon Prince’ Giant Rye Grass

4-6 ft tall &

wide

Warm season perennial

FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 10, 12,

16

‘Canyon Prince’

is low-growing

X Leymus triticoides Creeping Wild Rye < 3 ft tall

spreading

Cool-season perennial

sod-grass; light mow

FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 14,

16

Great vernal swale; cultivars

‘Yolo’, ‘Rio’, ‘Gray Dawn’

16


Flower/ season


X Melica imperfecta Coastal Melic

Grass 1-2 ft tall

1 ft wide

Cool season

bunchgrass PS Any 1-2

1, 3, 8, 10, 12,

13, 14, 19

X * Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 2-4 ft tall & wide

Perennial bunchgrass

FS Any 1-2 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X Nassella cernua Nodding

Needlegrass 2-3 ft tall

& wide

Perennial

bunchgrass FS/PS any 1 to 1-2

5, 10, 13, 14,

16

X Nassella lepida Foothill

Needlegrass 2-3 ft tall

& wide

Perennial


3, 5, 10, 13,

14, 16

X * Nassella pulchra Purple Needlegrass 2-3 ft tall

& wide

Perennial


3, 5, 10, 13,

14, 16,

3/12/2011

I : X = Gardening Information Sheet available on-line : http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants_17.html * may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant ** 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)

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