Click on the Scientific Name for a Web page describing each plant. Use the Back button on your browser to return to this page. H - Height, W - Width. Print this page in landscape mode.
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
H |
W |
Foliage Color |
Flower Color |
Exposure |
Water |
Growth Rate |
Comments |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 1' | 1' | Green | White | Sun/ Shade | None | Slow | Hybrids available in many colors |
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
1' | 1.5' | Green | White/pink Red Fruit |
Light shade | Occasional | Slow | Red berries attract wildlife |
| Trailing Sagebrush | Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Gray’ | 1' | 4' | Gray | Yellow | Sun | None | Moderate | Trim every 2 years |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum caudatum | 8" | 1' | Dark green | Maroon | Shade | Regular | Moderate | Redwood forest community |
| Dwarf Coyote Brush | Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' | 1' | 6' | Green | White | Sun | None | Moderate | Cut back every 2 years |
| Creeping Barberry | Berberis repens | 1' | 3' | Blue/ green | Yellow Blue Fruit |
Shade | Occasional | Slow | Mounding, spreading |
| Foothill Sedge | Carex tumulicola | 1' | 2' | Green | Sun or Shade | None | Moderate | Drought tolerant green sedge | |
| Pt Reyes Ceanothus | Ceanothus gloriosus | 1' | 6' | Dark Green | Blue | Part Shade | Regular | Fast | Coastal species |
| Carmel Mountain Lilac | Ceanothus griseus horizontalis | 3' | 10' | Dark Green | Blue | Part Shade | Regular | Fast | |
| Hearst's Ceanothus | Ceanothus hearstiorum | 1' | 6' | Green | Blue | Part Shade | Regular | Fast | |
| California Fuchsia | Epilobium canum canum | 1' | 2' | Gray | Red | Sun | None | Moderate | Spreads by rhizomes |
| Spider Yarrow | Eriophyllum lanatum arachnoideum | 6" | 2' | Gray/ Green | Yellow | Sun | Regular | Moderate | Frost tender |
| Woodland Strawberry | Fragaria vesca | 6" | 2' | Green | White | Sun | Regular | Moderate | Spreads by runners |
| Beach Strawberry | Fragaria chiloensis | 6" | 2' | Green | White Red Fruit |
Part Shade | Regular | Moderate | Coastal species |
| Salt Heliotrope | Heliotropium curassavicum | 6" | 1' | Gray | White/ purple | Sun | Occasional | Moderate | Draws butterflies, bees |
| Coyote Mint | Monardella villosa | 1' | 1' | Green | Lavender | Sun | None | Slow | Great nectar plant |
| Bee's Bliss Sage | Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’ | 1' | 6' | Gray | Lavender | Sun | None | Fast | Roots as it grows |
| Prostrate Black Sage | Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca' | 1' | 6' | Green | White | Sun | None | Fast | |
| Sonoma Sage | Salvia sonomensis | 8" | 10' | Gray/ Cream | Lavender | Sun | None | Fast | |
| Hummingbird Sage | Salvia spathacea | 1.5' | 1.5' | Green | Pink | Part Shade | None | Moderate | Spreads by rhizomes |
| Yerba Buena | Satureja douglasii | 3" | 1' | Green | White | Shade | Occasional | Slow | Minty fragrance |
Common natives can be found at most commercial nurseries, like Summerwinds, Orchard Supply, or Home Depot. The following nurseries specialize in native plants and carry a much wider selection.
| Larner Seeds | www.larnerseeds.com | (415) 868-9407 | P.O. Box 407, Bolinas, CA 94924 |
| Yerba Buena Nursery | www.yerbabuenanursery.com | (650) 851-1668 | 19500 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, CA 94062 |
| Native Revival Nursery | www.nativerevival.com | (831) 684-1811 | 2600 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos, CA 95003 |
| Rana Creek Nursery | www.ranacreek.com | (831) 659-4851 | 35351 E Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel, CA 93924 |
| Elkhorn Nursery | www.elkhornnursery.com | (831) 763-1207 | P.O. Box 270, Moss Landing, CA 95039 |
(Tables by Arvind Kumar)
Copyright© 2004 by Judy Thompson. All rights reserved.
