Type

Botanical Name

Common Name

Perennial

Abutilon-any

Flowering Maple

Perennial

Acanthus-any

Bears Breeches

Tree

Acer circinatum

Vine Maple

Tree

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple

Grass

Acorus-most

Sweet Flag

Groundcover

Ajuga-all varieties

Carpet Bugle

Vine

Akebia quinata

Chocolate vine

Perennial

Alchemilla

Lady's Mantle

Perennial

Anemone

Japanese Wind Flower

Perennial

Aquilegia

Columbine

Tree

Arbutus menziesii

Madrone

Shrub

Arctostaphylos

Manzanita

Perennial

Asarum

Wild Ginger

Perennial

Astilbe

Meadow Sweet

Shrub

Azalea

Groundcover

Bacopa-any

Perennial

Begonia-many

Shrub

Berberis-any

Barberry

Perennial

Bergenia cordifolia

Heartleaf Bergenia

Shrub

Blueberry

Perennial

Brunnera

Evergreen Forget-me-not

Shrub

Buxus japonica

Japanese Boxwood

Shrub

Camellia

Groundcover

Campanula-any

Bellflower

Grass

Carex-most

Sedge

Vine

Clematis armandii

Evergreen Clematis

Perennial

Clivia miniata

Orange Kaffir-Lily

Tree

Cornus-most

Dogwood

Perennial

Cyclamen-most

Groundcover/Vine

Cymbalaria muralis

Kenilworth Ivy

Perennial

Cynoglossum

Forget-me-not

Shrub

Daphne odora

Sweet winter Daphne

Perennial

Dicentra- any

Bleeding Heart

Perennial

Digitalis-any

Foxglove

Groundcover

Duchesnea indica

Indian Mock Strawberry

Shrub

Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata'

Purple-Leaf Winter Creeper

Perennial

Ferns-most

Perennial

Francoa ramosa

Maiden's Wreath

Perennial

Frageria vesca

Woodland Strawberry

Shrub

Fuchsia-any

Angel's Earrings

Perennial

Galium odoratum

Sweet Woodruff

Perennial

Geum-any

Grass

Hakonechloa-any

Japanese Forest Grass

Vine

Hedera-any small leafed

Ivy

Perennial

Hedychium-any

Ginger lily

Perennial

Helichrysum petiolare

Licorice Plant

Perennial

Heuchera- any

Coral Bells

Perennial

Heucherella

Foamyflower

Perennial

Helleborus-any

Groundcover

Herniaria glabra

Green Carpet

Groundcover

Herniaria repens

Creeping Green Carpet

Shrub

Heteromeles arb.

Toyon

Perennial

Hosta-any

Plantain Lily

Perennial

Houttuynia cordata

Chameleon Plant

Perennial

Hydrangea-any

Vine

Hydrangea petiolaris

Climbing hydrangea

Shrub

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oak leaf hydrangea

Groundcover

Hydrocotyle sibthorp.

Pennywort

Groundcover

Isotoma fluviatilis

Blue Star Creeper

Grass

Juncus-any

Rush

Groundcover

Lamiastrum

Silver Archangel

Groundcover

Lamium-any

Deadnettle

Perennial

Ligularia dentata

Rocket Flower

Bulb

Lily-most

Groundcover

Lindernia grandflora

Blue Moneywort

Perennial

Lirope-any

Lily turf

Perennial

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Shrub

Loropetalum -any

Chinese Fringe Flower

Perennial

Luzula nivea

Snowy Woodrush

Groundcover

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny, Moneywort

Shrub

Mahonia-any

includes Oregon Grape

Perennial

Myosotis

Forget-me-not

Groundcover

Mazus reptans

Groundcover

Mentha-most

Mint

Shrub

Nandina domestica

Heavenly Bamboo

Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

any mondo grass

Grass

Ophiopogon plan.'Nigrescens'

Black mondo grass

Shrub

Osmanthus-most

includes Sweet Olive

Bulb

Oxalis-many

Wood Sorrel

Groundcover

Pachysandra terminalis

Japanese Spurge

Vine

Parthenocissus-any

includes Boston Ivy

Groundcover

Persicaria capitata (syn. Polygonum capitatum)

Knotweed

Shrub

Pieris japonica-any

Lily of the Valley Shrub

Shrub

Pittosporum tobira-any

Mock orange

Perennial

Plectranthus

Swedish Ivy

Shrub

Podocarpus gracilior

Fern Pine

Perennial

Polemonium-most

Jacob's Ladder

Perennial

Polygonum odoratum

Vietnamese Coriander

Groundcover

Potentilla neumanniana

Potentilla

Perennial

Primula-any

Primrose

Perennial

Pulmonaria-many

Lungwort

Perennial

Rehmannia elata

Chinese Foxglove

Shrub

Rhododendron

includes Azaleas

Perennial

Ribes-any

includes groundcover, shrub,perennials

Groundcover

Rubus pentalobus

Bramble

Perennial

Salvia chiapensis

Chiapas Pink Sage

Perennial

Salvia cacaliaefolia

Ivyleaf Sage

Shrub

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Sweet Box

Groundcover

Satureja douglasii

Yerba Buena

Perennial

Saxifragia-many

Perennial

Senecio xhybridis

Cineraria

Succulent

Sedum anglicum

English Stonecrop

Succulent

Sedum mainoi

Japanese Stonecrop

Groundcover

Soleirolia soleirolii

Baby Tears

Perennial

Thalictrum aquileg.

Meadow Rue

Perennial

Tiarella wherryi

Foamflower, Sugar scoop

Vine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Asian Jasmine

Vine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

Groundcover

Veronica repens

Creeping Veronica

Groundcover

Vinca minor

Dwarf Periwinkle

Groundcover

Viola hederacea

Australian violet

Groundcover

Viola labradorica

Labrador Violet

Groundcover

Viola odorata

Sweet Violet

Perennial

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Calla Lily