ARTEMISIA ‘POWIS CASTLE’ Powis Castle Artemisia
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low Summer Fast
DESCRIPTION: This mounding shrub reaches 3 feet high and up to 5 feet. wide with fine silver foliage.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
CONVOLVULUS CNEORUM Bush Morning Glory
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low Spring Fast
DESCRIPTION: The evergreen shrub grows 2-4 feet high with silver foliage and white flowers from spring through fall. It prefers light soil, good drainage and full sun.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
CONVOLVULUS MAURITANICUS
Ground Morning Glory
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Half Medium Spring Fast
DESCRIPTION: A creeping perennial, usually deciduous, this Morning Glory bears small, light lavender blue flowers to 1 inch across from spring through fall. It can bloom through mild winters and requires sun to part shade with little or no Summer watering when established. It makes a good ground cover for small areas.
NOTES: The Ground Morning Glory tends to become woody. This can be prevented by trimming in late Winter.
COTONEASTER DAMMERI ‘LOWFAST’
Lowfast Cotoneaster
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Half Medium Winter Fast
DESCRIPTION: Lowfast Cotoneaster is a vigorous evergreen ground cover 1 feet high and spreading by rooting branches up to 10-15 feet it has showy red berries that appear in fall and winter. It is drought tolerant and attracts butterflies.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
DASYLIRION LONGISSIMUM Toothless Sotol, Mexican Grass Tree
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Half Low Winter Slow
DESCRIPTION: This evergreen shrub will grow to about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide. It has narrow, grass-like leaves with creamy white flowers that bloom in the early summer.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
FRAGARIA CHILOENSIS Ornamental Strawberry
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Shade Low Spring Moderate
DESCRIPTION: Perennial grows 4-8 feet high with tooth-edged leaves and ornamental strawberries during the fall. Cut back or mow in early spring to encourage new growth.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
LEONOTIS LEONORUS Lion’s Tail, Lion’s Ear
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low Summer Fast
DESCRIPTION: This is an upright shrub to about 6 feet tall and wide. Lion’s Tail provides both lush greenery and a durable, drought-tolerant shrub. Tubular bright orange flowers are produced from Summer through fall. Plants thrive in desert heat, and can be grown in containers, so plants can be moved to sheltered locations for frost protection.
NOTES: Hardy to 20 feet.
PHORMIUM TENAX New Zealand Flax
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Shade low Summer Fast
DESCRIPTION: New Zealand Flax is a large, bold plant with stiffly vertical, sword-like, green leaves that arise from its base. It should be grown under full fun for best color. Varieties will offer different growth habits and leaf color.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
PODOCARPUS HENKELII
Long-leafed Yellow Wood
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Shade Medium N/A Moderate
DESCRIPTION: This evergreen tree will grow 30-50 feet high x 15-20 feet wide. It has beautiful, drooping, shiny green foliage yearly. Leaves can be 5-7 feet long when young, and shorter with the plant matures.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA Coast Live Oak
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low N/A Moderate
DESCRIPTION: The Coast Live Oak is an evergreen round-headed tree. It can reach 15-40 feet height and 20 feet wide and grows very well from the coastal areas to the interior valleys. It is native to California, is drought tolerant and attracts butterflies.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: Hardy to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
RHAPHIOLEPIS INDICA Indian Hawthorn
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Shade low Summer Fast
DESCRIPTION: This slow-growing plant will only grow 3-5 feet high and has dark green, thick foliage. It produces clusters of white to crimson flowers that bloom in spring and clusters of black fruit in the fall.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
RHUS LANCEA African Sumac
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low Winter Moderate
DESCRIPTION: A small, evergreen tree that grows slowly to 25 feet and exists in an open, spreading habit. It ‘s leafs are dark green, glossy and divided into 3 willow-like leaflets 4-5 inches long. The bark has a dark red color. Males and females. Often has a drooping habit prone to Texas Root Root.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
SEDUM ‘AUTUMN JOY’ Autumn Joy Stone Crop
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Half Low Fall Moderate
DESCRIPTION: Acknowledged worldwide as the best of all sedums. Long lasting umbrella-like flower heads grow from sturdy, rosy pink stems. Serve as excellent cut flowers as well as accessories to beds and borders.
NOTES: Succulent leaves with large flower heads developing during Summer, turning to shades of pink and purple into Fall. Good massed in sun with grasses and rudbeckias.
SENECIO MANDRALISCAE Senecio
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Full Low Summer Moderate
DESCRIPTION: This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It has curved, blue/gray leaves that are about 3.5 inches long and very slender.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
TAGETES LEMMONII Bush Marigold
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Half Low Winter Fast
DESCRIPTION: This larger perennial will grow to 6 feet tall and has small, light green leaves with yellow flowers that bloom in the winter and spring.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
TRACHELOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES
Star Jasmine
SUN: WATER: SEASON: GROWRATE: Shade Medium Spring Moderate
DESCRIPTION: The star jasmine is an evergreen vine that grows 20 feet tall or a ground cover that reaches 1-2 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide. It has white fragrant flowers in the summer and can tolerate sun or partial shade. The star jasmine is also drought tolerant.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. (2) Set root ball at ground level. (3) Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. (4) Backfill with amended soil. (5) Build basin and water.
Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Achillea Millefolium Yarrow
Agave Agave, Century Plant
Agave ‘Blue Flame’ Blue Flame Agave
Agave parryi var. truncate Artichoke Agave
Anigozanthos Kangaroo Paw
Arbutus Arbutus
Arbutus ‘Marina’ Marina Arbutus
Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree
Arctostaphylos Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Little Sur Manzanita
Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’ Pacific Mist Manzanita
Arctotis African Daisy
Arctotis The Ravers Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie African Daisy
Artemisia Wormwood, Artemisia
Artemisia Californica California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Gray’ Canyon Gray California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica ‘Montara’ Montara California Sagebrush
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentate Great Basin Sagebrush
Baccharis Coyote Bush
Baccharis ‘Pigeon Point’ Pigeon Point Coyote Bush
Baccharis ‘Twin Peaks’ Twin Peaks Coyote Bush
Baccharis ‘Starn’ Starn Coyote Bush
Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis Dwarf Butterfly Bush
Calliandra Fairy Duster
Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster
Botanical Name Common Name
Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Calliandra Eriphylla Pink Fairy Duster
Calylophus Sundrops
Ceanthus California Wild Lilac
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ Concha California Wild Lilac
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’
Yankee Point California Wild Lilac
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ Ray Hartman California Wild Lilac
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis ‘Burgundy Lace’ Burgundy Lace Desert Willow
Chliopsis linearis ‘Regal’ Regal Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis ‘Warren Jones’ Warren Jones Desert Willow
Xchitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa
Xchitalpa tashkentensis ‘Morning Cloud’ Morning Cloud Chitalpa
Xchitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’ Pink Dawn Chitalpa
Cistus Rockrose
Cistus x hybridus White Rockrose
Cistus salviifolius Sageleaf Rockrose
Cistus x skanbergii Pink Rockrose
Cistus ‘Sunset’ Sunset Rockrose
Erigonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat
Erigonum fasciculatum ‘Dana Point’ Dana Point California Buckwheat
Erigonum fasciculatum ‘Theodore Payne’ Theodore Payne California Buckwheat
Erigonum fasciculatum ‘Warriner Lytle’ Warriner Lytle California buckwheat
Euryops pectinatus Golden African Daisy
Euryops pectinatus ‘Viridis’ Viridis Golden African Daisy
Gaura lindheimeri Butterfly Flower
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine
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Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Geranium incanum Carpet Geranium
Grevillea Grevillea
Grevillea x gaudichaudii Grevillea
Grevillea lanigera Woolly Grevillea
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia ‘Claremont’ Claremont Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia ‘Davis Gold’ Davis Gold Toyon
Heuchera Coral bells, Alum Root
Heuchera maxima Island Alum Root
Heuchera ‘Old La Rochette’ Old La Rochette Coral Bells
Heuchera Sanguinea Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’ Santa Ana Cardinal Coral Bells
Heuchera ‘Wendy’ Wendy Coral Bells
Iris Iris
Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris
Iris germanica Bearded Iris
Iris spuria Butterfly Iris
Juniperus Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ San Jose Juniper
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ Japanese Garden Juniper
Lagerstroemia Craype Myrtle
Lagerstroemia ‘Biloxi’ Biloxi Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia ‘Muskogee’ Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’ Natchez Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’ Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
Lantana Lantana
Botanical Name Common Name
Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Lavandula Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender
Lavandula stoechas Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’ Otto Quast Spanish Lavender
Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Ranger
Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ Canyon Prince Wild Ryegrass
Limonium perezii Sea Lavender
Muhlenbergia Muhlenbergia
Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo Muhly
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass
Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Myoporum
Myrtus communis Myrtle
Myrtus communis ‘Boetica’ Boetica Myrtle
Myrtus communis ‘Compacta’ Compacta Myrtle
Myrtus communis ‘Variegata’ Variegata Myrtle
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica ‘Gulf Stream’ Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo
Osmanthus fragrans Sweet Olive
Osteospermum Freeway Daisy
Parkinsonia Palo Verde
Parkinsonia ‘Desert Museum’ Desert Museum Palo Verde
Pelargonium Geranium
Pelagonium x domesticum Martha Washington Geranium
Pelagonium tomentosum Peppermint Geranium
Penstemon Penstemon
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon heterophylla ‘Margarita BOP’ Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon
Botanical Name Common Name
Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Penstemon spectabilis Foothill Penstemon
Perovskia Russian Sage
Ptilotus exaltatus var. villosus ‘Platinum Wallaby’
Platinum Wallaby Ptilotus
Quercus Oak
Quercus agrifolia Coas Live Oak
Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak
Quercus lobata Valley Oak
Rhamnus Rhamnus
Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn
Rhamnus californica Coffee Berry
Rhamnus californica ‘Ed Holm’ Ed Holm Coffee Berry
Rhamnus californica ‘Eve Case’ Eve Case Coffee Berry
Rhamnus californica ‘Leatherleaf’ Leather Leaf Coffee Berry
Rhamnus californica ‘Seaview Improved’ Seaview Improved Coffee Berry
Rhaphiolepis India Hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis ‘Rosea’ Rosea India Hawthorn
Rhus Rhus
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry
Rhus ovate Sugar Bush
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Huntington Carpet’ Huntington Carpet Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Irene’ Irene Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Ken Taylor’ Ken Taylor Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ Prostratus Rosemary
Salvia Sageleaf Rockrose
Salvia leucantha Mexican Sage
Botanical Name Common Name
Miscellaneous Water-Efficient Plants
Salvia spathacea Hummingbird sage
Teucrium Germander
Teucrium marjoricum Fruity Germander
Teucrium fruticans Bush Germander
Teucrium fruticans ‘Azureum’ Azureum Bush Germander
Teucrium fruticans ‘Compacta’ Compacta Bush Germander
Thymus Thyme
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic
Verbena Verbena
Verbena bonariensis Purpletop
Verbene lilacina Lilacc verbena
Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ De La Mina Lilac Verbena
Verbene lilacina ‘Paseo Rancho’ Paseo Rancho Lilac Verbena
Vitis Grape
Vitis ‘Roger’s Red’ Roger’s Red Grape
Westringia fruticosa Westringia
Westringia fruticosa ‘Morninng Lignt’ Morning Light Westringia
Westringia fruticosa ‘Wynayabbie Gem’ Wynayabbie Gemwestringia
Wisteria Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria
Zauschneria California Fuchsia
Zauschneria ‘Catalina’ Catalina California Fuchsia
Zauschneria ‘Route 66” Route 66 California Fuchsia
Zauschneria ‘Select Mattole’ Select Mattole California Fuchsia
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