Type

Botanical Name

Common Name

Shrub

Abelia -several

White or pink Abelia

Perennial

Achillea - any

Yarrow

Perennial

Acanthus mollis

Bear's Breech

Perennial

Acuba japonica

Shrub

Aesculus californica

Buckeye

Perennial

Agapanthus

Lily of the Nile

Succulent

Agave - most

Century Plant

Succulent

Aloe - most

Tree

Arbutus menziesii

Madrone

Tree

Arbutus unedo/marina

Strawberry Tree

Perennial

Arctostaphlos - any

Manzanita

Perennial

Armeria maritima

Sea pinks

Shrub

Artemesia californica

California Sagebrush

Perennial

Asclepias - most

Milkweed

Fern

Asparagus - Any

Asparagus Fern

Perennial

Aspidistra elatior

Cast Iron Plant

Shrub

Baccharis - several

Coyote Brush

Shrub

Berberis - any

Barberry

Perennial

Bergenia crassifolia

Winter blooming Bergenia

Shrub

Buddleja - any

Butterfly Bush

Succulent

Bulbine frutescens 

Bulbine

Shrub

Buxus japonica

Japanese Boxwood

Grass

Calamagrostis x acutiflora

Feather Reed Grass

Shrub

Calycanthus occidentalis

Western Spice Bush

Perennial

Campanula muralis

Dalmatian Bellflower

Groundcover

Campanula poscharskyana

Serbian Bellflower

Grass

Carex - many

Evergreen Sedge

Shrub

Carpenteria californica

Bush anemone

Tree

Cercis - any

Redbud

Shrub

Ceanothus - any

California lilac

Perennial

Centranthus rubra

Jupiter's Beard

Groundcover

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Dwarf Blue Plumbago

Shrub

Cercocarpus betuloides

Mountain Mahogany

Fern

Cheilanthes sinuata

Wavy Cloak Fern

Fern

Cheilanthes tomentosa

Woolly Lip Fern

Vine

Cissus - several

Oak & kangaroo Ivy

Perennial

Cistus - any

Rockrose

Shrub

Coprosma - several

Miror Plant

Shrub

Correa - any

Austrailian Fuchsia

Shrub

Cotoneaster - several

Clusterberry

Shrub

Daphne odora

Winter Daphne

Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'

Northern Lights Hairgrass

Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Vivipara'

Fairy's Joke Hairgrass

Perennial

Dicentra - many

Bleeding Heart

Perennial

Dietes bicolor

Fortnight lily, African iris

Perennial

Dietes iridioides

Fortnight Lily

Fern

Dryopteris arguta

California Wood Fern

Succulent

Echeveria - most

Grass

Elymus condensatus

Giant Wild Rye

Perennial

Erigeron

Santa Barbara Daisy

Perennial

Eriogonum - any

Buckwheat

Groundcover

Erodium - most

Crainsbill

Shrub

Escallonia - any

Shrub

Euonymus japonicus

Variegated Boxleaf Euonymus

 'Microphyllus Variegatus'

Grass

Festuca - many

Grass

Festuca glauca

Blue Fescue

Shrub

Forsythia x intermedia

Groundcover

Fragaria chiloensis

Beach Strawberry

Perennial

Frageria vesca

Woodland Strawberry

Shrub

Galvesia speciosa

Island Bush Snapdragon

Shrub

Garrya

Silktassle

Perennial

Geranium incanum

Cascading Geranium

Shrub

Grevillea - most

Hummingbird Net

vine

Hardenbergia violacea

Happy Wanderer

Shrub

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon/Christmas Berry

Perennial

Heuchera - any

Coral Bells

Shrub

Hypericum moserianum

St. John's Wort

Perennial

Iris - most

Grass

Juncus patens

California Gray Rush

Shrub

Juniper - most

Perennial

Kniphofia

Red Hot Poker

Perennial

Lepechina

Pitcher Sage

Perennial

Limonium perezii

Sea Lavender

Perennial

Lonicera - most

Honeysuckle

Perennial

Lychnis coronaria

Rose Campion

Perennial

Mahonia - several

Oregon grape

Perennial

Mimulus aurantiacus

Sticky Monkey Flower

Shrub

Muhlenbergia rigens

Deer Grass

Grass

Myoporum parvifolium

Groundcover

Myrica californica

California Wax Myrtle

Shrub

Myrsine africana

African Boxwood

Shrub

Myrtus communus

True Myrtle

Shrub

Nandina domestica

Heavenly Bamboo

Shrub

Nepeta faassenii

Catnip

Perennial

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Tropical Sword Fern

Shrub

Nerium Oleander

Oleander

Fern

Oenothera speciosa

Mexican Evening Primrose

Perennial

Oregano

Perennial

Osmanthus

Perennial

Penstemon - any

Beardtongue

Perennial

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Russian Sage

Shrub

Philadelphus lewisii

Mock Orange

Shrub

Pinus mugho

Mugho Pine

Perennial

Pittosporum - any

Shrub

Plumbago capensis

Leadwort

Groundcover

Polygonum capitatum

Pink Knotweed

Shrub

Prunus - most evergreen

Laurel

Shrub

Punica

Pomegranite

Shrub

Rhamnus - any

Buckthorn / Coffeeberry

Shrub

Rhapiolepis - any

India Hawthorn

Shrub

Rhus - any native

Perennial

Romneya coulteri

Matilija Poppy

Shrub

Rosa californica

Woodland Rose

Rosemarinus - any

Rosemary

Shrub

Rubus calycinoides

Formosan Bramble

Groundcover

Salvia chamaedryoides

Germander sage

Perennial

Salvia greggii

Autumn Sage

Perennial

Salvia leucantha

Mexican Sage

Perennial

Salvia microphylla

Bedding Salvia

Perennial

Salvia officinalis

Cooking Sage

Perennial

Salvia 'Waverly'

Waverly Sage

Perennial

Salvia - any native

Tree

Sambucus

Elderberry

Shrub

Santolina

Lavendercotton

Shrub

Sarcocca

Fragrant Sarcocca

Perennial

Satureja -any

Yerba buena

Succulent

Sedum - any larger type

English Stonecrop

Grass

Sisyrinchium -several

Blue or Yellow eyed Grass

Perennial

Solanum - most

Potato bush / vine

Shrub

Sollya heterophylla

Australian Bluebell Creeper

Shrub

Symphoricarpos albus

Snowberry

Perennial

Teucrium chamaedrys

Germander

Perennial

Teucrium fruticans

Bush Germander

Groundcover

Thymus serpyllum

Mother-of-Thyme

Vine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Asian Jasmine

Vine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

Perennial

Tulbaghia - any

Society Garlic

Vine

Viburnum tinus 'Spring Bouquet'

Spring Bouquet Laurustinus

Shrub

Vinca minor

Dwarf Periwinkle

Perennial

Viola odorata

Sweet Violet

Shrub

Xylosma congestum

Shiny Xylosma

Perennial

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Calla Lily