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Perennial and WoodyPlant Selection for Mammoth Lakes
Perennial and WoodyPlant Selection for Mammoth Lakes
Dustin BlakeyInyo and Mono Counties Cooperative Extension
Dustin BlakeyInyo and Mono Counties Cooperative Extension
What We’re CoveringWhat We’re Covering
1. Copycat Selection
2. Zone-Based Selection
3. Some Plants to Consider
1. Copycat Selection
2. Zone-Based Selection
3. Some Plants to Consider
Plant TypesPlant Types
Annual: A plant that dies in one year
Perennial: A plant that, if it had lived, would have survived two or more years
Annual: A plant that dies in one year
Perennial: A plant that, if it had lived, would have survived two or more years
Will It Grow in Mammoth?Will It Grow in Mammoth?
These factors determine success: (in order of importance)
1. Hardiness
2. Root Environment: Soil and Water
3. Light
4. Mechanical Characteristics
5. Heat—or Lack Thereof
6. Wildlife
These factors determine success: (in order of importance)
1. Hardiness
2. Root Environment: Soil and Water
3. Light
4. Mechanical Characteristics
5. Heat—or Lack Thereof
6. Wildlife
Other ConsiderationsOther Considerations
Size
Water Use
Native vs. Introduced
Aesthetics
Size
Water Use
Native vs. Introduced
Aesthetics
Copycat SelectionCopycat Selection
What’s growing already?
What’s NOT growing?
What grows in similar climates?
What’s growing already?
What’s NOT growing?
What grows in similar climates?
Always consider hardiness first!
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Aspens often have problems in landscapes.
A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities
Cheyenne, WyomingCheyenne, Wyoming Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMammoth Lakes, California
Acer glabrum, Mountain Maple
Amelanchier alnifoliaSaskatoon Serviceberry
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Zone-Based Selection in CaliforniaZone-Based Selection in California Sunset Zone: 1A (Coldest Region)Sunset Zone: 1A (Coldest Region)
Sunset zones are good for west
Only so-so for mountains
Too conservative?
Elevation / microclimate
Sunset zones are good for west
Only so-so for mountains
Too conservative?
Elevation / microclimate
USDA Zones - HardinessUSDA Zones - Hardiness
Based on average minimumannual temperature
Can be colder or warmer
Easiest system to search
Based on average minimumannual temperature
Can be colder or warmer
Easiest system to search
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov
Zones Based on Minimum TemperatureZones Based on Minimum Temperature
-20 to -10 = Zone 5
-10 to 0 = Zone 6
0 to 10 = Zone 7
10 to 20 = Zone 8
20 to 30 = Zone 9
Colder half of each is a, warmer half is b.
-20 to -10 = Zone 5
-10 to 0 = Zone 6
0 to 10 = Zone 7
10 to 20 = Zone 8
20 to 30 = Zone 9
Colder half of each is a, warmer half is b.
ML = 6a-5 to -10°F avg. min.
ML = 5b-15 to -10°F avg. min.
Official
Dustin’s Recommended
Two ApproachesTwo Approaches
Search by ZoneSearch by Zone Search by PlantSearch by Plant
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Seaching by Zone (monrovia.com)Seaching by Zone (monrovia.com)
Diervilla x splendens ‘Kodiak Orange’ Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Horwack’
Good and the Bad: Do Your HomeworkGood and the Bad: Do Your Homework
American Holly (Zone 5)
Hardy but:
Snow damage
Not fond of wind
Hates salt
Wants heavier soil
American Holly (Zone 5)
Hardy but:
Snow damage
Not fond of wind
Hates salt
Wants heavier soil
Ilex opaca
Search ToolsSearch Tools
National Gardening Association: garden.org/plants/
Monrovia Nursery: monrovia.com/plant-catalog/
Northern Tree Finder: lyra.ifas.ufl.edu/NorthernTrees/
National Gardening Association: garden.org/plants/
Monrovia Nursery: monrovia.com/plant-catalog/
Northern Tree Finder: lyra.ifas.ufl.edu/NorthernTrees/
Using GuidesUsing Guides
Plants That Thrive in Eastern Sierra Gardens
Choosing the Right Plants
Home Landscaping Guide for Lake Tahoe and Vicinity
Botanical Gardens
Plants That Thrive in Eastern Sierra Gardens
Choosing the Right Plants
Home Landscaping Guide for Lake Tahoe and Vicinity
Botanical Gardens
Interesting Plant MaterialsInteresting Plant Materials
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Bush ChinquapinCrysolepis sempervirens
Jim Morefield
Potentilla fruticosa orDasiphora fruticosaShrubby potentilla
P. TabernaemontaniSpring Cinquefoil
Ribes cereumWax currant
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Ceanothus cordulatusSnow-bush
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ (Peegee Hydrangea)
Eriogonum umbellatum, Sulfur Buckwheat
Ipomopsis aggregataScarlet gilia
(photo W. Siegmund)
Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita
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A. uva-ursiKinnikinnick, Bearberry
Berberis thunbergii, Barberry
J. horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’ J. horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’
J. chinensis ‘Gold Star’
Junipers are usually a safe bet.Juniperus spp.
J. sabina vartamariscifolia
Rosa rugosa Pavement Series
Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’ Redtwig Dogwood, Red Osier
Syringa vulgaris, Common Lilac
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Syringa x ‘Bloomerang’ Bloomerang Re-blooming Lilac
Syringa meyeri ‘Palabin’, Dwarf Korean Lilac
Rudbeckia californica, California Coneflower
Monarda didymaBee Balm
Monardella odoratissimaWestern Pennyroyal
Sorbus aucupariaMountain-Ash, Rowan(Edible varieties exist)
