
test garden two

Desert willow + cvs
Chilopsis linearis
Chilopsis linearis

Desert Museum palo verde
Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'
Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'

Allen Chickering sage
Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
Salvia 'Allen Chickering'

Autumn sage + cvs
Salvia greggii
Salvia greggii

Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
Cercis occidentalis

Coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
Quercus agrifolia

Concha wild lilac
Ceanothus 'Concha'
Ceanothus 'Concha'

Mountain marigold
Tagetes lemmonii
Tagetes lemmonii

Spanish lavender + cvs
Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas

Coffeeberry
Rhamnus californica 'Eve Case'
Rhamnus californica 'Eve Case'

Showy penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
Penstemon spectabilis
Description
Plant List

Coast live oak
Botanical Name: Quercus agrifoliaPlant Type: Tree, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 25 ft. - 45 ft. Width: 30 ft. - 40 ft.

Desert Museum palo verde
Botanical Name: Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'Plant Type: Tree, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 20 ft. - 30 ft. Width: 20 ft. - 25 ft.

Desert willow + cvs
Botanical Name: Chilopsis linearisPlant Type: Tree, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 15 ft. - 30 ft. (rarely) Width: 15 ft. - 20 ft.
Large Shrubs That Can Also Be Trained As Small Trees

Catalina Cherry
Botanical Name: Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyoniiPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 25 ft. - 30 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 25 ft.

Toyon
Botanical Name: Heteromeles arbutifoliaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 12 ft. - 25 ft. Width: 12 ft. - 18 ft.

Western Redbud
Botanical Name: Cercis occidentalisPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Moderate 3
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 10 ft. - 15 ft. Width: 10 ft. - 20 ft.
Shrubs

Allen Chickering sage
Botanical Name: Salvia 'Allen Chickering'Plant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 7 ft.

Apache plume
Botanical Name: Fallugia paradoxaPlant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.

Autumn sage + cvs
Botanical Name: Salvia greggiiPlant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Baja fairy duster
Botanical Name: Calliandra californicaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 6 ft.

Black sage
Botanical Name: Salvia melliferaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 7 ft.

Bladderpod
Botanical Name: Isomeris arboreaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 ft. - 6 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 6 ft.

California buckwheat
Botanical Name: Eriogonum fasciculatumPlant Type: Shrub, Ground cover, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 6 ft.

Coffeeberry + cvs
Botanical Name: Rhamnus californicaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 8 ft. - 10 ft. Width: 8 ft. - 10 ft.

Concha wild lilac
Botanical Name: Ceanothus 'Concha'Plant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 9 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 10 ft.

Coyote brush
Botanical Name: Baccharis pilularisPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Moderate 3
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 12 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 12 ft.

Creeping barberry
Botanical Name: Berberis repensPlant Type: Shrub, Ground cover, Native
Water Needs: Moderate 3
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade
Height: 1.5 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft. then slowly spreading

Hollyleaf cherry
Botanical Name: Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifoliaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Moderate shade, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 5 ft. - 30 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 30 ft.

Incienso, Brittlebush
Botanical Name: Encelia farinosaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

McMinn manzanita
Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos 'Howard McMinn'Plant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 8 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 8 ft.

Mountain marigold
Botanical Name: Tagetes lemmoniiPlant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 6 ft.

Palmer’s mallow
Botanical Name: Abutilon palmeriPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.

Pozo Blue sage
Botanical Name: Salvia 'Pozo Blue'Plant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 7 ft.

Red bird of paradise
Botanical Name: Caesalpinia pulcherrimaPlant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 10 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 10 ft.

Santa Cruz Island buckwheat
Botanical Name: Eriogonum arborescensPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 6 ft.

Spanish lavender + cvs
Botanical Name: Lavandula stoechasPlant Type: Shrub
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 18 in. - 24 in. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

White sage
Botanical Name: Salvia apianaPlant Type: Shrub, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.
Perennials

California fuchsia
Botanical Name: Epilobium canumPlant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 0.5 ft. - 4 ft. (in flower) Width: 3 ft. - 3 ft. then slowly spreading

California strawberry
Botanical Name: Fragaria vescaPlant Type: Ground cover, Perennial
Water Needs: Moderate 3
Exposure: Moderate shade, Partial sun
Height: 2 in. - 8 in. Width: 2 ft. - 6 ft.

Common yarrow + cvs
Botanical Name: Achillea millefoliumPlant Type: Ground cover, Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Moderate shade, All day sun
Height: 18 in. - 30 in. Width: 18 in. - 24 in. then slowly spreading

Desert mallow
Botanical Name: Sphaeralcea ambiguaPlant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Firecracker penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon eatoniiPlant Type: Perennial
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 12 in. - 24 in.

Hummingbird sage
Botanical Name: Salvia spathaceaPlant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade, Partial sun
Height: 12 in. - 18 in. Width: 18 in. - 24 in. then slowly spreading

Lilac verbena
Botanical Name: Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'Plant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 4 ft.

Margarita foothill penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'Plant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft. Width: 1 ft. - 2 ft.

Mexican daisy
Botanical Name: Erigeron karvinskianusPlant Type: Ground cover, Perennial
Water Needs: Moderate 4
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade, All day sun
Height: 6 in. - 15 in. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Red buckwheat
Botanical Name: Eriogonum grande var. rubescensPlant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 1 ft. - 3 ft. (with flowers) Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Showy penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon spectabilisPlant Type: Perennial, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 1.5 ft. (3 ft. while flowering) - 2 ft. (5 ft. while flowering) Width: 2 ft. - 4 ft.
Grasses and Grass-Like

Berkeley sedge
Botanical Name: Carex tumulicolaPlant Type: Grass, Sedge
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade, All day sun
Height: 1 ft. - 1.5 ft. Width: 1.5 ft. - 3 ft.

California fescue
Botanical Name: Festuca californicaPlant Type: Grass, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Partial sun
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft. Width: 1 ft. - 2 ft.

Canyon Prince Wild rye
Botanical Name: Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'Plant Type: Grass, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.

Deer grass
Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia rigensPlant Type: Grass, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 4' (to 5' with flowers) Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft. (to 6 ft. with flowers)

Western meadow sedge
Botanical Name: Carex praegracilisPlant Type: Ground cover, Grass, Sedge, Native
Water Needs: Moderate 4
Exposure: Morning sun, Moderate shade, All day sun
Height: 12 in. - 15 in. Width: 12 in. - 15 in.
Succulents

Aloe vera
Botanical Name: Aloe veraPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 18 in. - 24 in. Width: 3' then offsets to form a larger clump - 24 in.

Blue finger
Botanical Name: Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscaePlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 12 in. - 18 in. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft., can slowly spread further

Blue fox tail agave
Botanical Name: Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'Plant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Fox tail agave
Botanical Name: Agave attenuataPlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Red yucca + cvs
Botanical Name: Hesperaloe parvifloraPlant Type: Perennial
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.