1 CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County – Plants for Dry Shade (part-shade and full-shade) I Scientific Name Common Name Size Flower/ season Light ** Soil Water Zone + Availability Notes Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs X Aesculus californica CA Buckeye 12-30+ ft tall & w White/ Sp-Su FS/PS Any well- drained 1 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14 X * Arctostaphylos glauca Big-berry Manzanita 7-10 ft tall & wide White/ Sp FS/PS Well- drained 1-2 1, 3, 8, 12-14 20, 24 Blue-green foliage; ‘Canyon Blush’ is 4 ft. tall 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/PS 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/PS Well- drained 1-2 1, 7, 13 Hedge; evergreen; upright form X Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia Summer Holly < 18 ft tall White/Sp FS/PS Any well- drained 1 10, 14, 16 Good under oaks 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; 'Evie', ‘James Roof’ X * Garrya veatchii Canyon Silk Tassel Bush 6-15 ft tall 6-8 ft wide Cream/ W- Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2 1, 13 Evergreen; silvery 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; good under oaks 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 Catalina Ironwood To 50 ft t 15-30 ft w White- yellow/ Sp- Su FS/PS Any well- drained 1-2 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14 Evergreen
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CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County – Plants for Dry Shade (part-shade and full-shade)
I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
X Aesculus californica CA Buckeye 12-30+ ft tall & w
White/ Sp-Su
FS/PS Any well-drained
1 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14
X * Arctostaphylos glauca Big-berry
Manzanita 7-10 ft tall & wide
White/ Sp FS/PS Well-drained
1-2 1, 3, 8, 12-14 20, 24
Blue-green foliage; ‘Canyon Blush’ is 4 ft. tall
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/PS 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/PS Well-drained
1-2 1, 7, 13 Hedge; evergreen; upright form
X
Comarostaphylis
diversifolia ssp.
planifolia
Summer Holly < 18 ft tall White/Sp FS/PS Any well-
drained 1 10, 14, 16
Good under
oaks
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; 'Evie',
‘James Roof’
X * Garrya veatchii Canyon Silk Tassel
Bush
6-15 ft tall 6-8 ft wide
Cream/ W-Sp
FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2 1, 13 Evergreen; silvery
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; good
under oaks
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 Catalina Ironwood
To 50 ft t 15-30 ft w
White-yellow/ Sp-Su
FS/PS Any well-drained
1-2 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14
Evergreen
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
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
Good under oaks
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
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)
X Arctostaphylos
catalinae Catalina Manzanita
6-18 ft tall 5-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any well-drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 13, 14 Well-drained soil
X
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora 'Howard
McMinn' ‘Harmony’
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
Hill) Manzanita 4-8 ft tall 6-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any, incl. clays
2 to 2-3 1, 3, 13, 14
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 * 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
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 megacarpus Big-pod Ceanothus To 12 ft tall
White-lavender/ Sp
FS/PS Any well-drained
1 1, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16
X Dendromecon harfordii Channel Island
Tree Poppy 8 ft tall 4 ft wide
Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS Any well-drained
1-2 1, 9, 13, 14, 19
Showy; blue-green foliage
X * Garrya fremontii Fremont’s
Silktassel 5-15 ft tall
& wide Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS
Any well-
drained 1-2 to 2 8, 13
Under oaks;
blue berries
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
* Mahonia pinnata California Barberry 4-12 ft tall 4-6 ft wide
Yellow/Sp PS/FSH
Most; acidic
fine 1-2 to 2 8, 13, 20
Slow-growing; ‘Ken Hartman’;
edible fruits
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
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
X * Philadelphus lewisii CA Mock Orange 4-10 ft tall & wide
White/ Sp-Su
FS/PS Any, incl clays
1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13, 14, 19
Very fragrant
X Quercus berberidifolia (Q. dumosa)
Scrub Oak 10-20 ft tall & wide
Yellow/ W-Sp
FS/PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 7, 13, 14, 19 Evergreen; small leaves
Quercus dumosa var. elegantula
Coastal Sage
Scrub Oak 3-10 ft tall to 15 ft w
Yellow/Sp FS/PS Sandy best
1 to 1-2 7, 14 Evergreen
Quercus pacifica Channel Island
Scrub Oak To 15 ft tall & wide
Yellow/Sp FS/PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 7, 14 Evergreen
X * Rhamnus californica incl. ‘Eve Case’, ‘Mound San Bruno’
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', smaller; good under oaks
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; under oaks
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; under oaks
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; ok
under oaks
X Rhus ovata Sugar Bush 8-12 ft 6-15 ft w.
Pink/Sp FS/PS any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 19
Edible fruits; ok under oaks
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 * Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy 3-8 ft tall spreading
White/Su FS/PS Well-drained
1-2 1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19
Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs
X * Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
Little Sur
Manzanita 2-5 ft tall 4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS well-drained
1-2 to 2 1, 3, 8, 13, 14 Cultivars: ‘Greensphere’
X * Arctostaphylos
hookeri Hooker’s
Manzanita 2-5 ft tall 4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS well-drained
1-2 to 2 1, 3, 13 Cultivars ‘Sunset’, ‘Wayside’, ‘Ken Taylor’
* Arctostaphylos
tomentosa ssp.
tomentosa
Wooly-leaf
Manzanita 3-8 ft tall
4-5 ft wide White/Sp FS/PS
Well-drained;
acidic
1-2 13 Large shrub; silvery blue foliage
X * Berberis (Mahonia)
aquifolium Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14
Good under oaks
X Brickellia californica California
Bricklebush < 4 ft tall to 4 ft w
Buff/Su-F FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 1, 3, 10, 12, 16
Fragrant flowers
* Brickellia nevinii Nevin’s
Brickelbush 1-2 ft tall Buff/F FS/PS
Well-drained
1 to 1-2 12 Silvery foliage
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
X Constancea
(Eriophyllum) nevinii Catalina Silverlace
3-4 ft tall 2-4 ft wide
Yellow/ Sp-Su
FS/PS Any well-drained
1 to 2-3 1, 6, 7, 13, 14 ‘Silver Canyon’; under oaks
X Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy 4-8 ft tall 4-6 ft wide
Yellow/ Sp-Su
FS/PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 3, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16
Good under oaks
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,
Good under
oaks
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
Good under oaks
X Eriogonum cinereum Ashy-leaf
Buckwheat 2-5 ft
Pink-wht/ Sp-F
FS/PS Any well-drained
1 to 2-3 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16
Gray foliage; under oaks
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
Good under oaks
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 Gambelia (Galvezia)
speciosa
Catalina
Snapdragon 2-4 ft tall Red/Sp + FS/PS
Well-drained
1 to 1-2 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14
‘Firecracker’; under oaks
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 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
Incl. ‘El Tigre’;
under oaks
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 Rhus trilobata Basket Bush; Sour
Berry; Skunkbrush 2-6 ft
Yellow-green/Sp
PS any 1-2 10, 13, 14, 16, 19
Nice shrub
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; under oaks
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; under
oaks
X Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant 5-8 ft Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Well-
drained 1-2 3, 13, 14, 19
Birds eat berries; under oaks
X Ribes speciosum Fuschia-flowered
Gooseberry 3-6+ ft tall and wide
dark pink/ W-Sp
FS/PS/FSH Well-drained
2; 3 in sun
1, 3, 10, 12-14, 19
Prickles; showy
X * Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
Red-flowering
Currant 4-10 ft Pink/Sp PS/FSH
Well-drained
2 to 2-3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19
Pretty flowers; edible fruit
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
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
Tol. seasonal flooding; fine under oaks
X * Salvia clevelandii Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage 2-5 ft
Purple/lav. Sp-Su
FS/PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19
Cultivars: ‘Betsy
Clebsch’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Winifred Gilman’,
X Salvia mellifera Black Sage 3-5 ft Light purple/ Sp
FS/PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19
Good under oaks
X Symphoricarpos albus
var. laevigatus
Common
Snowberry 3-5 ft, spreading
White/Sp PS Clays, loams
1-2 to 2-3 7, 9, 13, 19 Fruit toxic to humans; under
oaks
X Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry 2-4 ft tall & wide
Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH any 2 to 3 13, 14 Mulch; under oaks
X Trichostema lanatum Wooly Bluecurls 2-4 ft Purple/
W-Sp FS/PS
Well-
drained 1
1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19
difficult
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 year-
round; showy flowers
Perennial Vines
X * Calystegia purpurata
ssp. purpurata
Pacific Morning
Glory 6-8 ft
Wht-purple /Sp-Su
FS/PS Any 2 8 ‘Bolinas’ has pink flowers;
X * Clematis lasiantha Chaparral Clematis 8-20 ft vine
White/Sp-Su; sep. m/f
FS (top) PS (roots)
any 1-2 to 2 1, 6, 8, 13 Winter decid.; under oaks
X Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin’s Bower To 15 ft White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19
Winter decid.; under oaks
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
Good under
oaks
X * Lathyrus splendens Pride of California 6-12 ft Red/Sp PS Well-drained
1-2 ? Gorgeous flowers
X Lathyrus vestitus Wild Sweetpea;
Canyon Pea 3-9 ft
Purple-white/ Sp
PS/FSH any 1-2 1, 8, 13
Good under
trees; drought deciduous
X Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Western
Honeysuckle 5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 1-2 to 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. denudata &
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
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
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 1-2 to 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
X * Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
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; good under oaks
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Bert
Johnson’
Bert Johnson
Manzanita < 1 ft tall 6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp FS/PS Any incl. clays
1-2 to 2-3 19 further inland; under oaks
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Big Sur’ 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; under oaks
** 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 Coastal areas; under oaks
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Danville’ Danville Manzanita
1-2 ft tall 4-6 ft wide
Pink/W FS/PS Any incl. clays
1-2 to 2-3 6, Good under oaks
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Parvifolia’
Little Sur
Manzanita 1-3 ft tall 3-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp PS best Well-drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, Red berries in summer; good under oaks
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’
Sandsprite
Manzanita Pink/W FS/PS
Any incl. clays
1-2 to 2-3 8, 13
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri ‘Monterey
Carpet’
Monterey Carpet
Manzanita 1 ft high 5+ ft wide
White/Sp PS Sandy best
1-2 1, 3, 6, 13 Good under oaks
X * Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis 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
X ** Arctostaphylos uva-
ursi ‘Pacific Mist’
Pacific Mist
Manzanita 1 ft tall 6-8 ft wide
White/Sp FS/PS Sandy 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13
Best along
coast; needs pruning; under oaks
x ** Arctostaphylos uva-
ursi ‘Point Reyes’
Point Reyes
Manzanita <1 ft tall to 10 ft
Pink/Sp PS Well-drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13, 16, 19
** Arctostaphylos uva-
ursi ‘Radiant’ Radiant Manzanita
<1 ft tall 8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp PS Well-drained
1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13, 19
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
** Arctostaphylos
’Emerald Carpet’
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
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
seasonal flooding
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 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; under oaks
** 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;
under oaks
X * 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
‘Blue Jeans’
‘Blue Jeans’
Ceanothus 6 ft tall & wide
Lavender/Sp Fs/PS Most, incl alkali
1-2 to 2 3, 6, 14 Informal hedge, groundcover
** 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
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/PS Any 1-2 to 2 13 More reliable than ‘Yankee
Point’; oaks
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
** Ceanothus griseus
‘Santa Ana’
‘Santa Ana’
Ceanothus 5 ft tall & wide
Dk blue/Sp FS/PS Well-drained
1-2 to 2 3, 8
* 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 rigidus ‘Snowball’
‘Snowball’
Ceanothus 2-5 ft tall 4-6 ft wide
White/Sp FS/PS Well-drained
1-2 to 2 3, 6 Under oaks
** 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 ‘Joan Mirov’ C. foliosus X C. griseus
‘Joan Mirov’
Ceanothus 3-6 ft tall 8-12 ft w
Dk blue/Sp FS/PS Well-drained
1-2 to 2 13, 14 Afternoon shade; coastal
** Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ - ? Ceanothus
papillosus var. roweanus X C. thyrsiflorus
‘Joyce Coulter’
Ceanothus 2-3 ft tall 6-12 ft w
Med blue/Sp FS/PS Most 1-2 to 2-3 3, 6, 13, 24 Prune to keep low
** Ceanothus ‘Wheeler Canyon’ - ? Ceanothus
papillosus var. roweanus hybrid
‘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;
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
** Corethrogyne
(Lessingia) filaginifolia
‘Silver Carpet’
Silver Carpet Sand
Aster 1 ft tall 2-3 ft w
Violet/Sp-Su FS/PS
Any; sandy best
1 to 1-2 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 16
X
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
X * Festuca idahoensis Blue Bunchgrass < 1 ft tall & wide
Cool-season bunchgrass
FS/PS any 2 to 3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20
‘Warren Peak’, ‘Siskiyou Blue’
X * Festuca rubra Red Fescue 1-2 ft tall spreading
Cool-season bunch/sod
grass; mow FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3
3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16
Easy; ‘Molate’ ‘Patrick’s Point’,
‘Jughandle’
X Juncus patens Common Rush 1-3 ft tall & wide
Spreading/ bunching perennial rush
FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19
‘Carmen’s Gray’ is blue-gray
X Leymus condensatus 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
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I Scientific Name Common Name Size
Flower/ season
Light** Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes
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’
X * Melica californica California Melic
Grass 1-2 ft tall 1-2 ft wide
Cool season bunchgrass
PS Well-drained
1 to 1-2 3, 7, 10, 16 Good under oaks
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
Muhlenbergia
microsperma Little-seed Muhly To 2 ft
Annualcool
season FS/PS Any 1-2 10, 16
X * Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 2-4 ft tall & wide
Perennial bunchgrass
FS/PS 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 bunchgrass
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16
X * Nassella pulchra Purple Needlegrass 2-3 ft tall & wide
Perennial bunchgrass
FS/PS any 1 to 1-2 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 16,
X Poa secunda (scabrella) One-sided
Bluegrass 1-2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Cool-season bunchgrass;
light mow FS/PS
well-drained
best
1 to 1-2 2, 10, 16 fine textured;
reseeds
1/18/2011
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
Gardening Under Oaks - Most oak roots are in the upper 3 ft of the soil. The roots which take up water and nutrients are in the upper 12". The
critical root disease zone for an oak is within 6-10 ft of the trunk. Do not irrigate plants or disturb the soil in this area. Outside this zone but within the drip line one deep watering per month is allowable for your plantings. The leaf mulch that accumulates under a large coast live oak increases
soil moisture and available nutrients, improves soil structure and moderates soil temperature. It’s a valuable resource that can be used in other parts of the garden. Never remove the entire insulating layer of leaves from under a trees canopy and don’t allow leaf mulch to cover the trunk.