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2018 Del Mar Fair exhibit plant sale On Friday, July 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be a sale of plants used in this year’s SDHS Fair Garden Exhibit at the fairgrounds. Cost is wholesale less an additional 25%. If you are interested, please park in the main lot off of Jimmy Durante Blvd. and enter the garden exhibit area through the Human Resource Dept (like the Night at the Fair on June 11th). Refer to the plant descriptions in the accompanying document for photos and cultural requirements. Items marked “NSF” (Not for Sale) are loaned plants.

CaliFOrnia natiVe plants

Plant Number Botanical Name Common Name

Size of Container

(in gal)

Number of Plants

Available

Cost per Plant

C1 Salvia leucophylla ‘Amethyst Bluff’

Amethyst Bluff Purple Sage 1 3 $3.00

C2 Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius

Fern-leaved Catalina Ironwood 15 3 $34.00

C3 Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’

David’s Choice Sagewort 5 1 $13.00

C4 Frangula californica / Rhamnus californica

California Coffee Berry / California Buckthorn

15 1 $39.00

C4 Frangula californica / Rhamnus californica

California Coffee Berry / California Buckthorn

5 4 $14.00

C5 Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk Dudleya / Chalk Liveforever

2 3 $7.00

C6 Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’ Seaside Daisy 1 3 $4.00

C7 Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’

Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy 1 3 $4.00

C8 Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’

Dwarf Coyote Brush 1 3 $3.00

C9 Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet Beach Aster’

Silver Carpet Beach Aster 1 3 $4.00

C10 Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ Cedros Island Verbena 1 3 $4.00 C11 Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio Manzanita 5 3 $12.00 C12 Ceanothus ‘Sierra Blue’ Sierra Blue Ceanothus 5 5 $10.00

C13 Adenostoma fasciculatum ‘Nicolas’

Prostrate Chamise 1 3 $4.00

C14 Trichostema lanatum Woolly Bluecurls 5 3 $14.00 C15 Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ Dark Star Ceanothus 1 3 $4.00 C16 Oenothera cespitosa Tufted Evening Primrose 1 3 $6.00

C17 Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’

Margarita BOP Penstemon 2 3 $11.00

C18 Mimulus species Monkey Flower 5 2 $7.00


Size of Container

(in gal)

Number of Plants

Available

Cost per Plant

C19 Eriodictyon crassifolium Thickleaf Yerba Santa 1 3 $8.00 C20 Arctostaphylos ‘Bryd Hill’ Byrd Hill Manzanita 15 3 $47.00 C21 Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine’s Lace NSF

C22 Arctostaphylos insularis ‘Canyon Sparkle’

Canyon Sparkles Manzanita / Island Manzanita

15 3 $47.00

C23 Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 5 9 $7.00 C24 Stachys bullata California Hedgenettle 1 3 $3.00

C25 Heuchera maxima ‘Old La Rochette’

Old la Rochette Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00

C25 Heuchera ‘Wendy Wendy Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00

C25 Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Pink’

Canyon Pink Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00

C26 Ribes sanguineum Red-flowering Currant / Flowering Currant

1 3 $4.00

C27 Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Belle’

Red Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00

C28 Heuchera ‘Susanna’ Susanna Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 C29 Salvia clevelandii Cleveland Sage 5 3 $4.00 C30 Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon / California Holly 5 3 $9.00 C31 Rhus ovata Sugar Bush / Sugar Sumac 5 1 $11.00 C32 Vitis californica ‘Rogers Red’ California Wild Grape 5 1 $11.00

suCCulents & CaCtus Plant

Number Botanical Name Common Name Size of

Container (in gal)

Number of Plants

Available

Cost per Plant

S1 Senecio haworthii Woolly Senecio 10” 6 $9.00 S2 Aeonium ‘Silk Pinwheel’ Silk Pinwheel 5 5 $8.00 S3 Echeveria species Echeveria 3 5 $16.00 S4 Aloe brevifolia Short-leaved Aloe NSF S5 Aeonium ‘Plum Petals’ Plum Petals 5 1 $8.00 S6 Kalanchoe beharensis Velvet Elephant Ear NSF

S7 Senecio talinoides Blue Fingers / Blue Senecio / Blue Chalk Sticks

NSF

S8 Crassula ovata ‘Sunset’ Hummel’s Sunset / Golden Jade Tree

NSF

S9 Agave americana ‘Marginata’

Variegated Century Plant NSF

S10 Aloe ‘Blue Elf’ Blue Elf Aloe 10” 12 $3.00

S11 Aeonium urbicum ‘Salad Bowl’

Salad Bowl Aeonium 5 3 $8.00

S12 Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Brakelights’

Mountain States Red Yucca / Redflower False Yucca

3 3 $20.00

S13 Aloe tomentosa Hairy Green Aloe NSF

Other WaterWise plants


Size of Container

(in gal)

Number of Plants Available

Cost per Plant

O1 Lavandula stoechas Pink Lavender 2 5 $6.00

O2 Helianthus interspecific ‘Sunfinity’ Sunflower

Sunfinity Sunflower 2 Barrel container

$17.00

O3 Arbutus ‘Marina’ Marina Strawberry Tree NSF

O4 Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’

Wichita Blue Juniper 15 3 $36.00

O5 Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Artemisia/Wormwood

5 6 $7.00

O6 Morus rubra ‘Pendula’ Weeping Mulberry NSF O7 Lavatera species Rose mallow 2 3 $11.00

O8 Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’

Black Knight Butterfly Bush 5 3 $11.00

O9 Verbena bonariensis Purple Top Verbena 5 4 $11.00 O10 Olea europaea ‘Mt. Royal’ Mt. Royal Olive Tree NSF

O11 Cercidium-parkinsonia hybrid ‘Desert Museum’

Desert Museum Palo Verde NSF

O12 Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush 5 3 $7.00 O13 Calylophus drummondii Sun Drops/Texas Primrose 1 9 $6.00

O14 Agastache Hybrid Blue Boa’

Hummingbird Mint ‘Blue Boa’

2 3 $11.00

O15 Kniphofia uvaria ‘Candy Apple’

Red Hot Poker ‘Candy Apple’

2 3 $11.00

O16 Asclepius curassavica Tropical Butterfly

Bush/Mexican Milkweed/ Blood Flower

2 3 $11.00

CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Flickr (Pete Veilleux)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)

Plant Number: C1

Botanical Name: Salvia leucophylla ‘Amethyst Bluff’

Common Name: Amethyst Bluff Purple Sage

Appearance: Large native salvia with aromatic silvery foliage and 12” long vivid purple-pink flower spikes. Perfect choice for sunny slopes and banks where it can sprawl freely and provide some erosion control.

Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub

Hardiness: To 20-25°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1-2× per month

Bloom Time: Spring

Height x Spread: 6-10’ × 10-15’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Birds


Photo reprinted from Las Pilitas Nursery (http://www.laspilitas.com)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com)

Plant Number: C2

Botanical Name: Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius

Common Name: Fern-leaved Catalina Ironwood / Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Appearance: Rare, evergreen tree with fern-like leaves and dark peeling red bark, beautiful conifer shape, good in grove-stands, fast-grower. Produces considerable leaf litter which is useful as mulch but can bury small understory plants. Useful in the landscape for bank stabilization, hedges

Plant Community: Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, woodland


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: 1× per month, no summer water once established

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer (creamy, white flowers

Height x Spread: 20’-50’ × 12-24’

Wildlife: Birds, insects


Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Life Nursery (californianativeplants.com) & San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)

Plant Number: C3

Botanical Name: Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’

Common Name: David’s Choice Sagewort

Appearance: Dense, low-growing evergreen perennial with finely divided soft sliver-gray foliage. Yellow flowers grown on stems that rise out and away from plant. Does not grow well in hotter inland gardens as overhead irrigation may cause rot.

Plant Community: Coastal sage scrub

Hardiness: To 0°F

Exposure: Full sun (best) to Part sun

Water Needs: 1-2× per month

Bloom Time: Summer

Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 2-3’

Wildlife: None listed


PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Calscape (calscape.org)

Plant Number: C4

Botanical Name: Frangula californica / Rhamnus californica

Common Name: California Coffee Berry / California Buckthorn

Appearance: Dense evergreen shrub with dark red branches. Attractive dark green leaves with reddish tinge. Plant prized for berries which turn red, then purple and finally black over summer. Easy to grow. Dense form that makes great fire-resistant hedge. Common landscape uses are bank stabilization, hedges, good in bird, butterfly and bee gardens.

Hardiness: To <15°F

Plant Community: Chaparral, woodland

Exposure: Full sun, part shade


Bloom Time: Spring, Summer (small greenish-white flowers)

Height x Spread: 6’-15’ × 5’-15’

Wildlife: Berries provide food source for birds. Butterflies, bees

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Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org)

Plant Number: C5

Botanical Name: Dudleya pulverulenta

Common Name: Chalk Dudleya / Chalk Liveforever

Appearance: Succulent found in rocky areas. Rosette with wide fleshy leaves of pale green which age to a pinkish papery texture in drier summer months. In winter and spring it produces a number of tall erect pinkish white stems that produce numerous pointy, rosy-red flowers. Covered in dense coating of chalky, powdery wax. Plant at a 45-90° angle into rocky slopes or rock walls to allow water to fall of face of plant; if planted with face straight up, standing water will cause plant to rot.

Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Hardiness: To 20°F when mature

Exposure: Full sun, Part shade

Water Needs: Naturalize. 1× per month

Bloom Time: Spring

Height x Spread: <1’-1’ × 1’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, butterflies




Plant Number: C6

Botanical Name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’

Common Name: Seaside Daisy

Appearance: Evergreen perennial that forms clumps with gray-green foliage with 3” wide lavender daisies with chartreuse to yellow centers.

Plant Community: Coastal, Coastal Sage Scrub

Hardiness: 0-10° F

Exposure: Full sun to light shade

Water Needs: 2× per month to 4× per month

Bloom Time: Spring to Fall

Height x Spread: <1’ × 1’-2’

Wildlife: Butterflies, bees


Photo reprinted from Annie’s Annuals (www.anniesannuals.com)


Plant Number: C7

Botanical Name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’

Common Name: Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy

Appearance: Evergreen perennial with large lavender-blue flowers. More heat tolerant than other Erigeron glaucus selections. Excellent for flower borders.

Plant Community: Coastal, Coastal Sage Scrub

Hardiness: To 0°F


Water Needs: 2× per month to 4× per month

Bloom Time: Spring/Summer

Height x Spread: 1’ × 1-2’

Wildlife: Butterfly, bees




Plant Number: C8

Botanical Name: Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’

Common Name: Dwarf Coyote Brush

Appearance: Low growing groundcover shrub with light green rounded leaves. Male flower selection which does not have the fluffy seed heads of other species. Plant 6’ to 8’ to create solid cover within 2-4 years; if planted closer will create a tighter, taller planting.

Plant Community: Varied


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: 1-2× per month; occasional summer irrigation once established

Bloom Time: Fall (insignificant flowers)


Wildlife: None listed




Plant Number: C9

Botanical Name: Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet Beach Aster’

Common Name: Silver Carpet Beach Aster

Appearance: Low growing perennial that is densely clothed with toothed 1” long soft-spoon-shaped silvery-gray leaves. Attractive 1” wide lavender-pink, yellow-centered, daisy flowers. Excellent ground cover; looks great spilling over rocks or walls.

Plant Community: Coastal, grasslands, coastal sage scrub, oak woodland

Hardiness: To 15-20° F

Exposure: Full sun to partial shade (does best in full sun; leggy in partial shade)

Water Needs: Low water close to coast; occasional summer water inland

Bloom Time: Late spring through summer into fall

Height x Spread: <1’ × 6-8’

Wildlife: Butterflies




Plant Number: C10

Botanical Name: Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’

Common Name: Cedros Island Verbena

Appearance: Tidy growing evergreen herbaceous subshrub with mounding habit of mid-green delicately dissected foliage and clusters of sweetly fragrant dark purple, star-shaped flowers.


Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub

Exposure: Cool sun, Light Shade


Bloom Time: Spring, Summer


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies


PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and

Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com)

Plant Number: C11

Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos refugioensis

Common Name: Refugio Manzanita

Appearance: Rare large, lush, beautiful evergreen shrub with pearly white to pink flowers; new growth is flaming red. Excellent front yard shrub. Tolerates clay soil.

Hardiness: To 15°F

Plant Community: Chaparral

Exposure: Full sun, part shade

Water Needs: 1× per month

Bloom Time: Spring, Winter (flowers that become edible fruit)

Height x Spread: 6’-8’ × 10’

Wildlife: Great for bird garden (hummingbirds)


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Moosa Creek Nursery (www.moosacreeknursery.com)

Plant Number: C12

Botanical Name: Ceanothus ‘Sierra Blue’

Common Name: Sierra Blue Ceanothus

Appearance: Large, evergreen shrub with glossy, green leaves and vivid blue flowers. Exceptional fragrance, good as hedges/screens, and as slope stabilizer. Rapid grower; long lived. Best grown in full sun

Hardiness: To 15°F


Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Spring (vivid blue flowers)

Height x Spread: 8’-15’ × 10’+

Wildlife: Flowers are attractive to butterflies, bees



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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Theodore Payne Foundation (www.theodorepayne.org)

Plant Number: C13

Botanical Name: Adenostoma fasciculatum ‘Nicolas’

Common Name: Prostrate Chamise

Appearance: Heather-like dark green foliage, with mounding and spreading habit.


Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Full sun; Part shade

Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1× per month


Height x Spread: 1’-3’ × 3-5’

Wildlife: Butterflies, Birds




Plant Number: C14

Botanical Name: Trichostema lanatum

Common Name: Woolly Bluecurls

Appearance: Highly fragrant, small evergreen shrub or sub-shrub with curly, woolly blue flowers in dense clusters with narrow, pointed green leaves.

Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub

Hardiness: To 0° F


Water Needs: 1× per month to no summer water once established

Bloom Time: Spring, Fall, Winter

Height x Spread: 5’ × 5’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees


Image reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)


Plant Number: C15

Botanical Name: Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’

Common Name: Dark Star Ceanothus

Appearance: Mounding shrub with small leaves and profuse dark blue flowers


Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: 1-2× per month in summer

Bloom Time: Spring


Wildlife: Bees, insects, birds



PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) & USDA Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us)

Plant Number: C16

Botanical Name: Oenothera cespitosa

Common Name: Tufted Evening Primrose / Fragrant Evening Primrose

Appearance: Perennial plant that produces rosette of lobed or toothed leaves with 3-4” fragrant white flowers that bloom in the evening and close in mid-day heat. Flowers bloom and wilt the next day. Attracts large night-flying insects like the Hawk Moth and Sphinx Moth.

Plant Community: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Riparian (rivers & creeks), Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Hardiness: To 20°F

Exposure: Sun; Part shade

Water Needs: Low water use to riparian cultural conditions

Bloom Time: Summer; Fall

Height x Spread: 8” high

Wildlife: Moths


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Plant Number: C17

Botanical Name: Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’

Common Name: Margarita BOP Penstemon

Appearance: Semi-evergreen mounding perennial with short linear leaves with lavender to purple flowers.

Hardiness: 0-10°F

Plant Community: Chaparral, Grassland, Oak Forest, Forest

Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Summer

Height x Spread: 18” × 28”-30”

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees




Plant Number: C18

Botanical Name: Mimulus species

Common Name: Monkey Flower

Appearance: Flowers are named for their funny-face flowers that look like grinning monkeys. Wood sub-shrub, sticky, light green leaves, profuse blooms.




Water Needs: Naturalize; 1× per month

Bloom Time: Spring


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees

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Plant Number: C19

Botanical Name: Eriodictyon crassifolium

Common Name: Thickleaf Yerba Santa

Appearance: Rounded shrub with hairy to woolly stems with leaves that have toothed margins. Lavender bell-shaped flowers that cluster at the top of upright stems. Endemic to Southern California.


Hardiness: To 33°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1× per month

Bloom Time: Spring


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees


Reprinted from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com)


Plant Number: C20

Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos ‘Byrd Hill’

Common Name: Byrd Hill Manzanita

Appearance: A woody evergreen shrub with an upright, treelike growth habit. Branches are crooked and sculptural with exfoliating red bark. Gray-green leaves are rounded to egg-shaped. Clusters of pink, drooping, urn-shaped flowers are beneficial to many bird species. The berries are edible.

Hardiness: To 15°F


Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Spring


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds, Butterflies




Photo reprinted from Wikipedia (www.laspilitas.com)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Life Nursery (californianativeplants.com), Las Pilitas Nursery

(www.laspilitas.com) and San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)

Plant Number: C21

Botanical Name: Eriogonum giganteum

Common Name: St. Catherine’s Lace

Appearance: Evergreen shrub with gray foligage that is a large buckwheat with pinkish-white flowers fading to rust red. Good background plant or placed in the center of a border.



Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Spring, Fall


Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees, Insects, Birds eat seed heads



Photo reprinted from Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com)


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Plant Number: C22

Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos insularis ‘Canyon Sparkle’

Common Name: Canyon Sparkles Manzanita / Island Manzanita

Appearance: Medium size shrub, with very glossy bright green leaves, green stems and red bark. Does well in clay or sandy soils. Good for hedges, borders in the landscape.

Hardiness: To -5°F


Exposure: Part shade, full shade


Bloom Time: Winter (white bell-shaped flowers which become edible fruit)


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds, Butterflies





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Plant Number: C23

Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia rigens

Common Name: Deergrass

Appearance: Large perennial bunchgrass with dense, tufted basal foliage of narrow pointed leaves that reach 3’ that range in color from light silver-green to purple. Numerous flower bunches can reach 5’ in height.

Hardiness: To 32°F

Plant Community: Chaparral, Grasslands, Oak and Woodland communities



Bloom Time: Spring

Height x Spread: 4-5’ × 4’

Wildlife: Birds eat seed heads




Plant Number: C24

Botanical Name: Stachys bullata

Common Name: California Hedgenettle

Appearance: Perennial herb with delicate lavender flowers that performs well in damp areas. Grows well in wet, swampy, boggy places. Good choice for bioswales, pond margins. Like most wetland plants, it spreads but is easily controlled.

Plant Community: Coastal strip

Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Partial shade

Water Needs: 2× per week; keep moist

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall


Wildlife: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees


Photo reprinted from Suncrest Nurseries (suncrestnurseries.com)


Plant Number: C25

Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Old La Rochette’

Common Name: Old la Rochette Coral Bells

Appearance: Wonderful, often hard to find Heuchera hybrid. Grows in robust clumps of rounded leaves with wavy margins whose flower stalks carry hundreds of soft pink blossoms.


Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Part shade, Full shade

Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established



Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies



Photo reprinted from Suncrest Nurseries (suncrestnurseries.com)


Plant Number: C25

Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Wendy’

Common Name: Wendy Coral Bells

Appearance: Light pink blossoms held up on 2’ tall stalks


Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Part shade, Full shade









Plant Number: C25

Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Pink’

Common Name: Canyon Pink Coral Bells

Appearance: Low growing perennial with gray mottled, lobed leaves with rose pink flowers with lighter centers. Can be grown in full sun in coastal yards.


Hardiness: To 0°F

Exposure: Part shade, Light shade


Bloom Time: Spring, summer

Height x Spread: <1’ × <1’





Plant Number: C26

Botanical Name: Ribes sanguineum

Common Name: Red-flowering Currant / Flowering Currant

Appearance: Deciduous shrub with dark-brownish-gray bark and 1”-3” long/broad leaves. Young plants have a strong resinous scent in spring. Flowers are produced in early spring when leaves emerge on racemes (flower cluster with separate flowers attached on short stalk) of 5-30 flowers with red or pink petals. Fruit is dark purple and beloved by birds.

Plant Community: Chaparral, Forest, Woodland

Hardiness: To 11°F

Exposure: Part shade


Bloom Time: Spring (flowers); Winter (berries)

Height x Spread: 6.5-13’ × 7’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds




Plant Number: C27

Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Belle’

Common Name: Red Coral Bells

Appearance: Small perennial mounding plant with wide small, glossy dark green 2” wide leaves. Stems are 18” red-tinged stems of rich red flowers held high above foliage. Can be grown in full sun in coastal yards.


Hardiness: 0-10°F



Bloom Time: Spring

Height x Spread: <1’ × <1’





Plant Number: C28

Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Susanna’

Common Name: Susanna Coral Bells

Appearance: Perennial with bright green leaves with pinkish red flowers held on 2’ stalks. Can be grown in full sun on coast.


Hardiness: To 25°F



Bloom Time: Spring, summer

Height x Spread: <1’ × 1’



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Plant Number: C29

Botanical Name: Salvia clevelandii

Common Name: Cleveland Sage

Appearance: Beautiful, fast growing, highly aromatic sage with wrinkly leather-textured leaves with rounded flower clusters of tubular lavender to dark purple flowers that are very attractive to hummingbirds.


Hardiness: To 20°F

Exposure: Sun; Part shade

Water Needs: Limit water use to no more than 1× per month and naturalize after 1st or 2nd year. If given too much water, it may die after 2-3 years.



Wildlife: Hummingbirds, insects


Reprinted from Watershed Nursery (http://www.watershednursery.com)


Plant Number: C30

Botanical Name: Heteromeles arbutifolia

Common Name: Toyon / California Holly

Appearance: Large evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, white flowers and showy red berry clusters.

Hardiness: 0-10°F




Bloom Time: Summer

Height x Spread: 8’-15’ × 15

Wildlife: Birds, Butterflies

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Plant Number: C31

Botanical Name: Rhus ovata

Common Name: Sugar Bush / Sugar Sumac

Appearance: Evergreen shrub to small tree with rounded appearance, often growing wider than tall. Twigs are thick and reddish in color with dark green, leathery, ovate leaves. Flowers cluster at the ends of branches, with small white to pink flowers. Fruit is small, reddish that is edible. Fast growing once established. Great slope stabilizer. Tolerates variety of soils. Said to be fire resistant given supplemental water.

Plant Community: Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, to mountains and desert transition

Hardiness: To +10°F (from Tree of Life Nursery – californianativeplants.com)

Exposure: Sun, part shade

Water Needs: 1× per month in summer; shouldn’t need watering once established

Bloom Time: Spring, Winter


Wildlife: Insects, birds


Photos reprinted from Wildscaping (www.wildscaping.com)


Moosa Creek Nursery (www.moosacreeknursery.com)

Plant Number: C32

Botanical Name: Vitis californica ‘Rogers Red’

Common Name: California Wild Grape

Appearance: Vigorous winter deciduous vine with beautiful flaming red fall color. Tasty blue fruit. Great for covering arbors, walls, fences (e.g., chain-link fence). If not given a support to grow over, it will become a mounding, spreading groundcover

Hardiness: To 15°F


Exposure: Sun, part shade, full shade

Water Needs: 2× to 4× per month

Bloom Time: Spring (pale yellow flowers)

Height x Spread: 25’-40’ × 40’+ (climber)

Wildlife: Fruit prized by birds; flowers attract butterflies, bees, wasps

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SucculentS & cactuS

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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com)

Plant Number: S1

Botanical Name: Senecio haworthii

Common Name: Woolly Senecio

Appearance: Perennial dwarf succulent shrub with upright cylindrical succulent leaves covered in pure white, very fine hairs covering all surfaces. Produces bright yellow flowers. Try not to wet foliage when watering.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low water; allow soil to dry between watering

Bloom Time: Infrequent

Height x Spread: 1’ × 1’-2’

Wildlife: Bees, beneficial insects, birds, butterflies, moths

https://worldofsucculents.com/


SucculentS & cactuS

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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com)

Plant Number: S2

Botanical Name: Aeonium ‘Silk Pinwheel’

Common Name: Silk Pinwheel

Appearance: Dusky, dark purple succulent leaves are arranged in tight whorls with texture and color reminiscent of fine silk. More compact with denser rosettes than other Aeonium arboreums.

Hardiness: To 28°F

Exposure: Full sun or part shade

Water Needs: Low water; use less water during the summer dormant season.

Bloom Time: Infrequent


Wildlife: Bees

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Plant Number: S3

Botanical Name: Echeveria species

Appearance: Usually solitary succulent plant with rosettes to 12” across. Never let water sit in rosette which will cause rot or fungal diseases. Colors range from blue-green to gray-green tinged rose around wavy edges. Remove dead leaves from bottom as plant grows. Colors more pronounced when grown in sun.

Hardiness: 25-30°F

Exposure: Cool sun; Light shade

Water Needs: Low water use

Bloom Time: Summer

Height x Spread: 1’ × <1’




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Plant Number: S4

Botanical Name: Aloe brevifolia

Common Name: Short-leaved Aloe

Appearance: Rosette-forming succulent with triangular, thick gray-green leaves with white spines along margins that build up on each other to form a clump.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low. Never let plant stand in stagnant water. Use well draining cactus potting mix if growing in pots, or plant outdoors in well draining soil.

Bloom Time: Late spring (orange tubular flower spikes that rise up to 24” above plant


Wildlife: Hummingbirds


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Plant Number: S5

Botanical Name: Aeonium ‘Plum Petals’

Common Name: Plum Petals

Appearance: Deep, plum-purple colored succulent leaves forming large rosettes up to 10” across. Freely branching. Active during cool season, let rest during hottest summer months.

Hardiness: To 30°F

Exposure: Full sun or part shade

Water Needs: Low water; can accept regular garden watering.

Bloom Time: Yellow flowers during Spring to Summer

Height x Spread: 3.5’ × 3’

Wildlife: Bees



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Plant Number: S6

Botanical Name: Kalanchoe beharensis

Common Name: Velvet Elephant Ear

Appearance: Slow growing succulent tree-like shrub with thick stems and large, undulated and folded, olive-green, slightly triangular-shaped leaves covered in velvety soft brown hairs. When mature, small, greenish-yellow flowers appear. Good sculptural succulent that looks great in large pot.

Hardiness: To 30-32°

Exposure: Sun or shade

Water Needs: Low water needs; allow soil to dry out between watering

Bloom Time: Winter

Height x Spread: 10’-16’ × 6’-12’

Caution: May be poisonous

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Plant Number: S7

Botanical Name: Senecio talinoides

Common Name: Blue Fingers / Blue Senecio / Blue Chalk Sticks

Appearance: Evergreen semi-trailing succulent shrub with sparingly branched, erect, becoming procumbent and often rooting at nodes. Fleshy finger-like leaves that are brittle. Use as groundcover.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low water needs

Bloom Time: Summer (small white flowers)


Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, other insects




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Plant Number: S8

Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Sunset’

Common Name: Hummel’s Sunset / Golden Jade Tree

Appearance: Shrubby succulent with leaves the same size as the common Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) which take on spectacular hues with the upper portion of the leaves having a golden yellow color with ochre edges, especially during the cooler months. Received the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (United Kingdom) Award of Garden Merit in 1993.

Hardiness: To 32°F

Exposure: Sun or part shade

Water Needs: Low water needs

Bloom Time: Late fall to winter (small white flowers with hint of lavender)


Wildlife: Bees



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Plant Number: S9

Botanical Name: Agave americana ‘Marginata’

Common Name: Variegated Century Plant

Appearance: Large rosette-forming succulent with upright slightly waving gray-green leaves up to 5’ long and 10” wide with strong cream to yellow margins. Flowers with tall inflorescence paniculate that are pale yellow. Slow growing. Give plenty of room and situate away from traffic; good for hillsides. CAUTION: Plant has irritating sap and very sharp thorns; plant away from walkways.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Irrigate occasionally to not at all

Bloom Time: Blooms after several decades old with yellow-green flowers





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Plant Number: S10

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Blue Elf’

Common Name: Blue Elf Aloe

Appearance: Vigorous tight-clumping allow with narrow upright gray-blue leaves that contrast with spikes of orange flowers. Great in mass plantings as a succulent ground cover or as a potted specimen


Exposure: Full sun to light shade; will grow in deep shade but more prostrate and does not flower. Grows well in full sun in desert heat.

Water Needs: Occasional to infrequent watering

Bloom Time: Winter to early Spring




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Plant Number: S11

Botanical Name: Aeonium urbicum ‘Salad Bowl’

Common Name: Salad Bowl Aeonium

Appearance: Huge green succulent rosettes up to 18” across making it look like a giant salad bowl.

Hardiness: To 30°F

Exposure: Full sun; Part shade (esp. inland)

Water Needs: Low water use; rests during summer so reduce watering.

Bloom Time: Winter to early Spring with cream flower spikes

Height x Spread: 1.5’ × 3’

Wildlife: Bees



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Plant Number: S12

Botanical Name: CALIFORNIA NATIVE: Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Brakelights’

Common Name: Mountain States Red Yucca / Redflower False Yucca

Appearance: A stemless succulent with rosettes of arching and spreading grass-like foliage to 2’ tall with vibrant red colored bell-shaped flowers rising on arching wands to 3’. The leathery, long, narrow, blue-green leaves have white fraying fibers along margins.

Plant Community: Desert

Hardiness: <0°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: 1-2× per month; will accept no irrigation in summer once established but will flower better with some irrigation




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Plant Number: S13

Botanical Name: Aloe tomentosa

Common Name: Hairy Green Aloe

Appearance: Forms a single rosette with pale green leaves. In late summer, a tall branched inflorescence appears bearing unique chartreuse to yellow flowers covered in thick wool.



Water Needs: Low

Bloom Time: Summer



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Plant Number: O1

Botanical Name: Lavandula stoechas

Common Name: Pink Lavender

Appearance: Long-blooming and fragrant perennial plants distinguished from other lavenders by the unique, tufted blooms for Spanish lavender. Vigorous and easy to grow.

Hardiness: 0-10°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low water

Bloom Time: Late Spring, early Summer

Height x Spread: 24-30” × 18-24”


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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet

Plant Number: O2

Botanical Name: Helianthus interspecific ‘Sunfinity’ Sunflower

Common Name: Sunfinity Sunflower

Appearance: Long-lasting bright yellow sunflowers. Up to 12 weeks of blooming color.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Medium water use

Bloom Time: Summer to Autumn

Height x Spread: 36”-48” × 24”-36”

Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees




Plant Number: O3

Botanical Name: Arbutus ‘Marina’

Common Name: Marina Strawberry Tree

Appearance: The tree's growth causes the older bark to peel away from the trunk and branches revealing the beautiful shiny red new bark underneath. The pendulous clusters of urn-shaped white-blushed-pink flowers are produced year-round along the coast with peaks in spring and fall. The flowers are followed by red gritty fruit that while technically edible, are not really that palatable. Can be grown as a standard or as a multi-branched tree.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low water use; looks best with summer water

Bloom Time: Year round

Height x Spread: 40’-50’ × 25’-40’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees, Birds (fruit)


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Plant Number: O4

Botanical Name: Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’

Common Name: Wichita Blue Juniper

Appearance: Bright silvery-blue foliage with a broad upright pyramidal form.

Hardiness: To -30 to -35°F



Bloom Time: Not applicable


Wildlife: Not applicable



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Plant Number: O5

Botanical Name: Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’

Common Name: Powis Castle Artemisia / Wormwood

Appearance: Upright, mounding shrub with lacy look soft gray-green sage scented foliage and insignificant pale, yellow flowers. Looks great in mass plantings. Hardy in sun, heat, cold.

Hardiness: To -15°F


Water Needs: Low water; prefers dry soil once established

Bloom Time: Late Summer


Wildlife: Not listed



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Plant Number: O6

Botanical Name: Morus rubra ‘Pendula’

Common Name: Weeping Mulberry

Appearance: Lovely, deciduous umbrella-like tree with weeping branches that grow to the ground. Produces small deep-purple fruit that is and very sweet.

Hardiness: To -10 to 0°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Drought tolerant once established

Bloom Time: Not applicable


Wildlife: Fruit attract birds


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Plant Number: O7

Botanical Name: Lavatera species

Common Name: Rose mallow

Appearance: Forms large upright woody shrub bearing many hollyhock-like flowers with bright-green palmate-shaped leaves.


Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Average water use

Bloom Time: Early summer to Mid-fall

Height x Spread: 47-82” × 35-47”

Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees


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Plant Number: O8

Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’

Common Name: Black Knight Butterfly Bush

Appearance: Deciduous shrub with spike-like, mildly fragrant flower clusters that grow at the end of branches. Black Knight features nearly black flowers. Shrub has an arching, spreading habit.

Hardiness: To -4°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low to medium water use

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Late Summer


Wildlife: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees


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Plant Number: O9

Botanical Name: Verbena bonariensis

Common Name: Purple Top Verbena

Appearance: Airy, see-through habit makes this plant a good choice for the front or middle border. Flowers are carried on tall stems.

Hardiness: To 5°F

Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Summer to Winter

Height x Spread: 3’-6’× 1’-3’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees


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Plant Number: O10

Botanical Name: Olea europaea ‘Mt. Royal’

Common Name: Mt. Royal Olive Tree

Appearance: Upright shrub-like olive tree with small, creamy white flowers.

Hardiness: To 0°F

Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Summer

Height x Spread: 15-30’ × 20’

Wildlife: Bees


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Plant Number: O11

Botanical Name: Cercidium-parkinsonia hybrid ‘Desert Museum’

Common Name: Desert Museum Palo Verde

Appearance: Fast-growing deciduous tree with yellow flowers and yellow-green foliage and trunk. Fire-resistant for defensible space

Hardiness: To 15°F

Exposure: Full sun




Wildlife: Bees


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Plant Number: O12

Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii

Common Name: Butterfly Bush

Appearance: Deciduous shrub with spike-like, mildly fragrant flower clusters that grow at the end of branches. Shrub has an arching, spreading habit.

Hardiness: To -4°F

Exposure: Full sun

Water Needs: Low to medium water use

Bloom Time: Late Spring to Late Summer


Wildlife: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees


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Plant Number: O13

Botanical Name: Calylophus drummondii

Common Name: Sun Drops / Texas Primrose

Appearance: Long, living evergreen woody perennial with a profusion of bright, golden yellow long-lasting flowers with narrow fine-textured soft foliage. Mounded, round growth habit. Great in mass plantings at front of border where the plant will drape over and cascade down a couple of feet. Great plant for containers and dry gardens, particularly hot spots in the garden and on slopes.

Hardiness: To <0°F

Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Spring to early summer; bloom may extend into Fall

Height x Spread: <1’ × 2-3’

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Birds

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Plant Number: O14

Botanical Name: Agastache Hybrid ‘Blue Boa’

Common Name: Hummingbird Mint ‘Blue Boa’

Appearance: Produces tall dense spikes of deep violet-blue tubular flowers held in giant inflorescences on tall, strong spikes. Deep green fragrant foliage. Tolerates heat, humidity; will thrive in many conditions other perennials find less than ideal. Typically, not bothered by pests and diseases. Does best in well-drained, fertile soil. Flower spikes can be used as fresh or dried cut flowers and the flowers and foliage can be used in culinary creations.


Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Early Summer through Fall

Height x Spread: 20”-24” × 18”

Wildlife: Hummingbird, Butterflies, Bees

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Plant Number: O15

Botanical Name: Kniphofia uvaria ‘Candy Apple’

Common Name: Red Hot Poker ‘Candy Apple’

Appearance: Perennial with vibrant colored flowerheads followed by seeds. Great for mass plantings alone or in perennial flower beds. Fire-resistant.

Hardiness: To -5°F

Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Summer to Autumn

Height x Spread: 2’-3’× 12”-15”

Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Birds, Bees



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Plant Number: O16

Botanical Name: Asclepius curassavica

Common Name: Tropical Butterfly Bush / Mexican Milkweed / Blood Flower

Appearance: Rich nectar source and critical larval food source for Monarch butterflies. Evergreen, shrubby plant with bold red-orange and yellow flowers that blood throughout the year. Reseeds. Aphids attracted to new growth. To protect Monarchs from disease, cut back in late Fall which will promote a healthier plant next year. Milky sap may cause minor skin irritation; use caution when cutting plant stems.


Exposure: Full sun


Bloom Time: Year-round



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