Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6

Symbol
Vegetation Used in
Type WUCOLS
List
S Abelia chinensis Chinese abelia M ? ? M / / Copyright © UC Regents, Davis campus. All rights reserved.
bamboo Ba
S Abelia floribunda Mexican abelia M ? M M / /
S Abelia mosanensis 'Fragrant Abelia' fragrant abelia ? ? ? ? ? ? bulb Bu
S Abelia parvifolia (A. longituba) Schuman abelia ? ? ? M ? ? grass G

groundcover GC
Gc S Abelia x grandiflora and cvs. glossy abelia M M M M M /

perennial* P
S Abeliophyllum distichum forsythia M M ? ? ? ?

palm and cycad Pm

S Abelmoschus manihot (Hibiscus manihot) sunset muskmallow ? ? ? L ? ?
T Abies pinsapo Spanish fir L L L / / / shrub S
succulent Su
T N Abies spp. (CA native and non-native) fir M M M M / /
P N Abronia latifolia yellow sand verbena VL VL VL / ? ? tree T
P N Abronia maritima sand verbena VL VL VL / ? ? vine V
California
N
native
S N Abutilon palmeri Indian mallow L L L L M M
S Abutilon pictum thompsonii variegated Chinese lantern M H M M ? ?

Sunset
WUCOLS CIMIS ET0 Representative
Number climate
Region zones** Cities
zones*
S Abutilon vitifolium flowering maple M M M / ? ?

Healdsburg, Napa,
North-
San Jose, Salinas,
Central 14, 15, 16, 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
San Francisco,
Coastal
San Luis Obispo

S Abutilon x hybridum & cvs. flowering maple M H M M / / 1

Auburn,
Central Bakersfield, Chico,
8, 9, 14 12, 14, 15, 16
Valley Fresno, Modesto,
Sacramento

S T Acacia abyssinica Abyssinian acacia / ? / ? / L 2

Irvine, Los
South Angeles, Santa
22, 23, 24 1, 2, 4, 6
Coastal Barbara, Ventura,
Vista

S Acacia aneura mulga / L L L / L 3

Corona,
Escondido,
South Pasadena,
18, 19, 20, 21
Inland Riverside, San
Bernardino, Santa
Paula

S Acacia angustissima white ball acacia ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 9

Apple Valley,
High and
Barstow, Bishop,
Intermediat 14, 17
Lancaster, Lone
e Desert
Pine, Tehachapi

T Acacia baileyana Bailey acacia L L L L / / 5 11

Borrego Springs,
Blythe, Death
Low Desert Valley, El Centro,
Needles, Palm
Springs

S T Acacia berlandieri guajillo ? ? L M / L 6 13 18

S Acacia boormanii Snowy River wattle L L L L / L
T Acacia cognata (A.subporosa) bower wattle L L M M / /
S T Acacia constricta whitethorn acacia ? L L L L L
S Acacia covenyi blue bush ? L L L ? ?
S T Acacia craspedocarpa leatherleaf acacia ? ? L ? L L
S Acacia cultriformis knife acacia L L L L / /
T Acacia dealbata silver wattle VL L L L / /
T Acacia decurrens green wattle VL L L L / /
T Acacia erioloba camel thorn ? L L ? ? ?
T Acacia farnesiana (See Vachellia farnesiana)
T Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana (See Vachell
S Acacia glaucoptera clay wattle L / L L / /
S T N Acacia greggii catclaw acacia L L L L L L
S Acacia iteaphylla willow wattle L L L L ? ?
S Acacia linearifolia golden wattle L ? ? ? ? ?
S T Acacia longifolia Sydney golden wattle L L L L / /
T Acacia melanoxylon blackwood acacia VL L L L / /
S Acacia merinthophora zig-zag wattle ? ? L ? ? ?
S Acacia notabilis notable wattle ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Acacia pendula weeping acacia L L M M / L
T Acacia pennatula pennatula acacia ? ? VL ? L L
S T Acacia podalyriifolia pearl acacia VL VL L M / /
T Acacia pravissima ovens wattle L L L ? ? ?
Gc S Acacia redolens prostrate acacia VL VL VL L L L
S Acacia rigens needleleaf acacia / / ? ? ? ?
T Acacia rigidula rigidula acacia / L ? ? ? ?
S T Acacia saligna blue leaf wattle L L L L / L
T Acacia schaffneri twisted acacia / L ? ? / L
T Acacia stenophylla eumong/shoestring acacia VL L L L / L
S T Acacia subporosa subporosa acacia L / L ? ? ?
S Acacia triptera spur wing wattle ? ? L ? ? ?
S Acacia vestita hairy wattle ? L L L ? ?
T Acacia willardiana palo blanco / / L L / L
T Acacia wrightii Wright acacia ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Acaena inermis 'Purpurea' purple New Zealand burr M ? ? ? ? ?
P N Acaena pinnatifida var. californica garnet flower M ? ? ? ? ?
S N Acalypha californica copper leaf / / VL L ? ?
S Acalypha hispida chenille plant / / M M ? ?
S Acalypha monostachya raspberry fuzzies / / ? ? / L
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Acalypha wilkesiana copper leaf / / M / ? ?
S Acanthus mollis (shade in the desert) (dormant bear's breech M M M M M M
P Acanthus spinosus (dormant in summer in CV, spiny bear's breach M M M M ? ?
S T Acca sellowiana (Feijoa sellowiana) pineapple guava M L L M / M
T Acer barbinerve bearded maple ? ? ? ? ? /
T Acer buergerianum trident maple M M M / ? /
T Acer campestre hedge maple M M ? ? ? /
S T N Acer circinatum vine maple M H H / ? /
T Acer crataegifolium hawthorn maple M ? ? ? ? /
T Acer davidii Pere David's maple M ? ? / ? /
T Acer ginnala amur maple M M / ? ? /
T N Acer glabrum mountain maple M ? / / ? /
T Acer grandidentatum bigtooth maple M M / / ? /
T Acer griseum paperbark maple M M ? ? ? ?
T Acer japonicum fernleaf maple M M ? / ? /
T N Acer macrophyllum big leaf maple M H M H / /
T Acer miyabei miyabe maple M ? ? ? ? /
T N Acer negundo box elder M M M M / /
T Acer oblongum Himalayan maple M / M M / /
T Acer palmatum Japanese maple M M M H / /
T Acer paxii evergreen maple M M M M / /
T Acer pentaphyllum Asian maple M ? M / ? /
T Acer platanoides Norway maple M M M H / /
T Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple M ? ? ? ? /
T Acer rubrum red maple M M H H / /
T Acer rufinerve redvein maple M ? ? ? ? /
T Acer saccharinum silver maple M M H H / /
T Acer saccharum sugar maple M / / / / /
T Acer shirasawanum full moon maple M ? / / ? /
T Acer tataricum tatar maple M M / ? ? ?
T Acer tegmentosum Manchurian striped maple M ? / ? ? /
T Acer truncatum Chinese maple M M / H / /
T Acer tschonoskii 'Koreanum' Korean striped bark maple ? ? ? ? ? /
T Acer X freemanii Freeman maple M M ? ? ? ?
P Achillea ageratifolia Greek yarrow L M M M / /
P Achillea clavennae silvery yarrow L L L L / /
P Achillea filipendulina fern leaf yarrow L L L L ? ?
Gc P Achillea millefolium (non-native hybrids) yarrow (non-native hybrids) M L M L L L
Gc P N Achillea millefolium (CA native cultivars) yarrow L L L L L L
P Achillea siberica Siberian yarrow ? M ? ? ? ?
Gc P Achillea tomentosa woolly yarrow L L M M ? ?
P Achillea x kellereri kellerii achillea M L L ? ? ?
P Achillea x lewisii dwarf yarrow ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Acinos alpinus alpine rock thyme ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Acmena smithii (See Syzygium smithii)
P N Acmispon glaber (Lotus scoparius) deer weed VL VL VL VL ? ?
P N Acmispon rigidus (Lotus rigidus) rock pea ? ? ? L ? ?
S Acnistus australis (Iochroma australis) blue angels's trumpet M M M / ? ?
Pm T Acoelorraphe wrightii Everglades palm ? ? H M ? ?
P Aconitum cammarum bicolor monkshood ? M ? / ? ?
P Aconitum fischeri monk's hood M ? / / ? ?
P Aconitum napellus garden monkshood M M / / / /
P Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' sweet flag H H H H / /
P Acorus gramineus sweet flag H H H H / /
T Acrocarpus fraxinifolius pink cedar ? ? M ? ? ?
P N Actaea rubra (shade) snake berry M ? / / ? ?
P Actaea simplex (Cimicifuga ramosa) (shade) snakeroot/bugbane M ? ? / ? ?
V Actinidia deliciosa kiwi H H H H / /
V Actinidia kolomikta variegated kiwi M ? / ? ? ?
S Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift' flame bush L ? L ? ? ?
S Adenanthos detmoldii 'Metallica' yellow jugflower L ? L ? ? ?
S Adenanthos drummondii woolly bush L ? L L ? ?
S Adenanthos meisneri woollybush L ? L ? ? ?
S Adenanthos sericeus coastal woolly bush L ? L / / /
S Adenanthos x cunninghamii Albany woolly bush ? ? L ? ? ?
P Adenium obesum desert rose / / / L / L
P Adenophora bulleyana ladybells M H M ? ? ?
P Adenophora liliifolia lilyleaf ladybells M ? M M ? ?
P Adenophora takedae 'Alba' lady bells M ? M ? ? ?
Gc S N Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise VL VL VL VL / /
S T N Adenostoma sparsifolium red shanks/ribbonwood VL ? VL VL / /
P N Adiantum spp. (shade) CA native and non-nativ maidenhair fern H H H H M M
P Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata (in shade) false tillandsia L / L ? ? ?
P Su Aeonium spp. Canary Island rose L L L L / /
T N Aesculus californica California buckeye VL VL VL L / /
S T Aesculus pavia red buckeye M M M ? ? ?
T Aesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor' Autumn Splendor horse che ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Aesculus x carnea red horsechestnut M M M M / /
P Aethionema armenum'Warley Rose' Warley rose stone cress M L ? ? ? ?
T Afrocarpus falcatus (Podocarpus falcatus) yellowwood M ? M M ? M
T Afrocarpus gracilior (Podocarpus gracilior) African fern pine M M M M ? M
P Agapanthus africanus lily-of-the-Nile M M M M ? ?
P Agapanthus campanulatus bell agapanthus M M M M ? ?
P Agapanthus inapertus major drooping agapanthus L L M M ? ?
P Agapanthus praecox spp. orientalis & cvs agapanthus M M M M ? ?
S Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross' Ludgvan cross agapetes M ? M H ? ?
S Agapetes serpens (Pentapterygium) agapetes (serpens) M ? M ? ? ?
P Agastache aurantica giant hyssop M M M M ? ?
P Agastache barberi pink hyssop L ? M M ? ?
P Agastache cana mosquito plant L L M M ? ?
P Agastache coccinea pink agastache L M M M M M
P Agastache mexicana Mexican giant hyssop M M M ? ? ?
P Agastache rugosa wrinkled agastache M M M M ? ?
P Agastache rupestris licorice mint L L M M ? ?
T Agathis australis Australian agathis/ kauri M / M / / /
T Agathis robusta Queensland kauri M / M M / /
P S Agave americana (and thick-leaved relatives)(C agave VL VL VL VL VL VL
P S Agave attenuata (and thin-leaved relatives) (Ca agave L L L L L L
P N Ageratina occidentalis western snake root M ? ? ? ? ?
T Agonis flexuosa and cvs. peppermint tree L / L L / /
G Agropyron magellanicum blue wheat grass M ? M ? ? ?
T Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven VL VL L L L L
Gc P Ajuga reptans (shade) carpet bugle M M M M M M
V Akebia quinata fiveleaf akebia M M M M / /
S Alangium platanifolium lobe-leafed alangium ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Albizia distachya plume albizia L / L / / /
T Albizia julibrissin silk tree L L L L M M
Albuca humilis albuca (humilis) M ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Albuca juncifolia rush leaved albuca ? ? L ? ? ?
Bu Albuca nelsonii Natal albuca M ? M M ? ?
Bu Albuca shawii small yellow albuca M ? ? ? ? ?
P N Alcea rosea cvs. perennial hollyhock L L M M / /
P Alchemilla alpina mountain lady's mantle M L / / / /
P Alchemilla mollis lady's mantle M L / / / /
T Alectryon excelsus titoki M / M / / /
V Allamanda cathartica golden trumpet vine / / M / / /
S Allamanda nerifolia yellow bell / / M / ? ?
V Allamanda williamsii golden trumpet vine ? ? M ? ? ?
Bu Allium spp. allium M M M M / /
Bu N Allium spp. mostly from CA or Mediterranean allium VL VL L VL L M
T Allocasuarina torulosa forest oak L ? L / ? ?
T Allocasuarina verticillata (Casuarina stricta) coast beefwood L L L L M M
Su T Alluaudia procera Madagascan ocotillo / / VL ? ? ?
T Alnus cordata Italian alder M M M M / /
T Alnus glutinosa black alder M M M H / /
T Alnus incana thinleaf alder ? / / / / /
T N Alnus oregona (See Alnus rubra)
T N Alnus rhombifolia white alder H H H H H /
T N Alnus rubra (A. oregona) red alder H H H H / /
P Alocasia spp. elephant's ear H H H H / /
S Su T N Aloe spp. (CA native and non-native) aloe L L L L / L
P Alonsoa meridionalis mask flower M M M ? ? ?
P Alonsoa warscewiczii alonsoa M ? M ? ? ?
G N Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus' golden foxtail ? ? M ? ? ?
S Aloysia gratissima white brush ? M ? ? ? ?
S Aloysia lycioides Sonoran bee bush ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Aloysia macrostachya aloysia ? ? ? ? L L
S Aloysia triphylla lemon verbena L L L L L L
S Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush M ? M ? ? ?
S N Aloysia wrightii origanillo ? ? L ? ? ?
P Alpinia purpurata red ginger H H H H / /
P Alpinia sanderae variegated ginger H H H H / /
P S Alpinia zerumbet shell ginger H H H H / /
Bu Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids and cvs. alstroemeria (ligtu) L L ? L ? /
Bu Alstroemeria spp. hybrids and cvs. Peruvian lily M M M L ? M
S Alyogyne hakeifolia red centered hibiscus / / L L / /
S Alyogyne huegelii blue hibiscus L L L L / M
P Alyssum montanum mountain alyssum L L M M / /
Bu Amaryllis belladonna naked lady VL VL VL VL L L
P N Ambrosia chamissonis sand bur L L L / ? ?
S Ambrosia deltoidea triangleleaf bursage ? L ? ? L L
S N Ambrosia dumosa white bursage ? ? / / L L
S Ambrosia monogyra (Hymenoclea monogyra) burrow bush ? ? VL VL VL VL
Gc N Ambrosia pumila San Diego ragweed ? VL VL VL ? ?
S N Amelanchier alnifolia western service berry M M ? / ? ?
S N Amelanchier utahensis Utah service berry M M ? L ? ?
S Amelanchier x grandiflora apple service berry ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Amorpha californica (shade) California false indigo bush L ? L L ? ?
S N Amorpha fruticosa false indigobush ? ? M L M ?
V Ampelopsis brevipedunculata blueberry creeper M M / M M M
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Amsonia grandiflora large flowered blue star L M ? ? ? ?
P Amsonia hubrichtii Arkansas blue star M ? ? ? ? ?
S Amyris madrensis mountain torchwood ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Amyris texana Texas torchwood ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Anacyclus pyrethrum depressus Mount Atlas daisy M M L L ? ?
P Anagallis monelli flax leaf pimpernel M / M / / /
P N Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting L M L L ? ?
Gc S Andromeda polifolia bog rosemary H H / / / /
G Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ? ? ? ? L ?
G Andropogon scoparius little bluestem ? ? ? ? L ?
P Androsace lanuginosa rock jasmine M ? ? / ? ?
G Anemanthele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacea) New Zealand wind grass M M L ? ? ?
Bu Anemone coronaria poppy-flowered anemone L M ? VL ? ?
P Anemone hupehensis var. japonica (SHADE) Japanese anemone M M M M / /
P Anemone multifida Pacific anemone M ? M ? / /
P Anemone pulsatilla (See Pulsatilla vulgaris)
P Anemone rivularis Himalayan windflower M ? M ? / /
P Anemone sylvestris snowdrop windflower M M M / / /
P Anemone X hybrida Japanese anemone M M M M / /
V Anemopaegma chamberlaynii yellow trumpet vine ? ? M M / /
Gc P N Anemopsis californica yerba mansa ? M M M H ?
P N Angelica hendersonii coast angelica M ? ? / ? ?
P Angelica pachycarpa shiny leaf angelica L M ? M ? ?
P Angelonia angustifolia angel flower ? / M ? ? ?
T Angophora costata (Angophora cordifolia) gum myrtle L / L M / /
P Anigozanthos bicolor two-colored kangaroo paw L ? M L / /
P Anigozanthos flavidus kangaroo paw L L M L / /
P Anigozanthos hybrids & cvs. kangaroo paw L L M L / /
P Anigozanthos manglesii red and green kangaroo paw L ? M L / /
P Anigozanthos rufus red kangaroo paw L ? M L / /
P Anigozanthos viridis green kangaroo paw L L M L / /
S Anisacanthus spp. desert honeysuckle ? ? L L L L
P Anisodontea hybrids and cvs. mallow M L M M / /
S Anisodontea scabrosa false mallow M M M M / M
S Anisodontea X hypomandarum South African mallow M M M M / M
T Annona cherimola cherimoya M / M M / /
P N Antennaria microphylla little leaf pussy toes ? M ? / ? ?
P N Antennaria rosea pussy toes L L ? / ? ?
P Anthemis carpatica 'Karpatenschnee' dwarf chamomile M ? L ? ? ?
P Anthemis tinctoria (See Cota tinctoria)
G N Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens (Hierochloe o vanilla grass ? ? ? ? ? ?
G N Anthoxanthum occidentale (Hierochloe occiden sweet grass M ? M / ? ?
Gc V Antigonon leptopus coral vine M / L L / L
P Antirrhinum hispanicum Spanish snapdragon L L L L ? ?
P N Antirrhinum multiflorum multiflowered snapdragon ? ? M L ? ?
P Antirrhinum sempervirens silver snapdragon L M ? ? ? ?
V Aphanopetalum resinosum 'Gossamer Wings' shiny-leaved gum vine M ? M ? ? ?
P N Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp ? M ? L ? ?
Gc P Aptenia 'Red Apple' ice plant (Red Apple) L L L L / /
Gc P Aptenia cordifolia ice plant (Aptenia) L L L L / /
P N Aquilegia spp. (CA native and non-native spp.) columbine L L L M M M
P Arabis spp. rockcress L M M / / /
P Arachniodes davalliaeformis (nomen unresolve shiny bristle fern ? ? M ? ? ?
P Arachniodes simplicior (SHADE) Indian holly fern ? ? M ? ? ?
P Arachniodes standishii (SHADE) upside-down fern ? H M ? ? ?
P N Aralia californica (SHADE) elk clover M H H / ? ?
S T Aralia spinosa Hercules's club M ? M / ? ?
T Araucaria araucana monkey puzzle tree L M / M / /
T Araucaria bidwillii bunya-bunya L M M M / /
T Araucaria columnaris (A. cookii) New Caledonian pine H ? M M / /
T Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island pine M M M M / /
T Arbutus 'Marina' Marina arbutus L L L M / /
T Arbutus andrachne Greek strawberry tree L L L L ? ?
T N Arbutus menziesii (in shade in the CV) madrone L L / / / /
T Arbutus texana Texas madrone L ? ? ? ? ?
S T Arbutus unedo strawberry tree L L L L M M
Pm T Archontophoenix cunninghamiana king palm M M M M / /
S N Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffiths' Austin Griffiths manzanita L L L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Emerald Carpet manzanita M M M M / /
S N Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' John Dourley manzanita L L L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree' Lester Rountree manzanita L L L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist' Pacific Mist manzanita L M L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Sunset manzanita L L L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos 'Winterglow' Winter Glow manzanita M ? L M / /
S N Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Louis Edmunds manzanita L L L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos canescens hoary manzanita VL ? L ? / /
S N Arctostaphylos catalinae Catalina manzanita ? ? VL VL / /
S N Arctostaphylos densiflora cvs. manzanita cvs. e.g. Howard L L L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson' Bert Johnson manzanita L M L M / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur' Big Sur manzanita L M L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Rosy Dawn' Rosy Dawn manzanita L M L / / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos edmundsii cvs manzanita Carmel Sur etc. M M L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood's manzanita VL ? VL L / /
S T N Arctostaphylos glauca big berry manzanita VL / VL VL / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Buxifolia' Buxifolia manzanita L M L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor' Ken Taylor manzanita L ? L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet' Monterey carpet manzanita L ? L L / /
Gc S N Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Wayside' Wayside manzanita L L L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos hookeri (shrub cvs.) manzanita (shrub cvs.) L L L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos insularis island manzanita L ? VL L / /
S T N Arctostaphylos manzanita common manzanita VL VL L L / /
S T N Arctostaphylos manzanita cvs. manzanita cvs. e.g.Dr Hurd L VL L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos morroensis Morro manzanita L ? L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos nummularia Ft. Bragg manzanita M ? / / / /
S N Arctostaphylos otayensis Otay manzanita ? ? VL VL / /
S N Arctostaphylos pajaroensis cvs. Pajaro manzanita M L L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos pringlei pink bract manzanita VL ? VL / / /
S N Arctostaphylos pungens Mexican manzanita ? ? VL VL / /
S N Arctostaphylos purissima 'Vandenberg' Vandenberg manzanita L ? L ? / /
S N Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio manzanita L ? VL L / /
S N Arctostaphylos rudis cvs. shagbark manzanita L L VL L / /
S N Arctostaphylos silvicola ghostly manzanita L ? L L / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme' Green Supreme manzanita M M M / / /
Gc Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts' Massachussetts manzanita M M M / / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes' Pt. Reyes manzanita L M L / / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Radiant' Radiant manzanita L M ? / / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'San Bruno Mountain' San Bruno Mtn manzanita L M ? / / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point' Tom's Point manzanita L M ? / / /
Gc N Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Wood's Compact' Wood's compact manzanita L M L / / /
S N Arctostaphylos viridissima 'White Cloud' White Cloud manzanita L ? L L / /
S N Arctostaphylos viscida whiteleaf manzanita VL L / / / /
Gc P Arctotheca prostrata (A.calendula) cape weed M M M M / /
P Arctotis hybrids African daisy L M L L / ?
Gc Ardisia japonica Japanese ardesia, marlberr M / H / / /
Pm T Arecastrum romanzoffianum (See Syagrus rom
P Arenaria montana sandwort M M M M ? ?
Gc Arenaria spp. (See Sagina) Irish, Scotch moss
Pm S T Arenga engleri Formosa sugar palm ? ? M ? ? ?
Pm S T Arenga micrantha Tibetan sugar palm ? ? M ? ? ?
P N Argemone corymbosa prickly poppy VL L VL L L L
P N Argemone munita prickly poppy VL L VL L ? ?
P Argemone pleiacantha south western prickly poppy VL ? VL ? ? ?
P Argyranthemum frutescens & cvs. (Chrysanthe Marguerite daisy M M M M / M
S Argyranthemum gracile chelsea girl and other cvs L ? M M ? ?
P Aristea ecklonii little Tyler/blue stars M M M M / /
P Aristea major tall aristea M ? M ? ? ?
G N Aristida purpurea purple three-awn L VL VL L L ?
N Aristolochia californica (SHADE) California Dutchman's pipe L L M L / /
V Aristolochia durior Dutchman's pipe M M ? M / /
V Aristolochia gigantea pelican flower / / ? M ? ?
V Aristolochia littoralis (elegans) calico flower / / M M / /
V Aristolochia macroura Brazilian Dutchman's pipe / ? ? M ? ?
P Armeria alliacea (SHADE IN SOUTH INLAND) sea pink M ? ? M ? ?
P Armeria caespitosa (A. juniperifolia) thrift M ? M M ? ?
P N Armeria maritima sea pink M M M M M M
P Armeria pseudarmeria sea pink M M M ? ? ?
P Armeria setacea thrift ? ? M M ? ?
P Arnica montana arnica M ? ? / ? ?
P N Arnica parryi Parry's arnica ? ? ? / ? ?
S Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' red chokeberry ? L ? / ? ?
S Aronia melanocarpa var.elata black chokeberry ? ? ? / ? ?
G Arrhenatherum elatius tall oat grass ? M M M / /
S Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Powis Castle sagebrush L M M L M M
S Artemisia arborescens large wormwood L ? L L M M
S N Artemisia californica California sagebrush L L VL VL ? ?
Gc N Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' Canyon Gray sagebrush L L L VL ? ?
Gc N Artemisia californica 'Montara' Montara sagebrush L L L VL ? ?
P N Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort L L M L ? ?
S Artemisia filifolia sand sagebrush L L ? ? VL L
Gc P Artemisia spp. (herbaceous) angel's hair L L L L M M
Gc S Artemisia spp. (shrubby) sagebrush VL L L L L L
S N Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush VL VL VL VL L /
P Arthropodium cirrhatum star lily M ? M M / /
P Arum italicum Italian arum VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Aruncus dioicus goat's beard M ? M / ? ?
S Arundinaria (See Chimonobambusa, Drepanos
G Arundinaria gigantea cane reed L L M M / ?
G Arundo formosana 'Oriental Gold' oriental gold giant reed H ? M M ? ?
V Asarina antirrhiniflora snapdragon vine M ? M L / M
V Asarina barclaiana twining snapdragon M ? M M ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
V Asarina erubescens (Maurandya)(See Lophosp
V Asarina procumbens twining snapdragon M ? M ? ? ?
V Asarina scandens cvs. creeping snapdragon M ? M ? ? ?
Gc P N Asarum caudatum wild ginger M M H / / /
Gc P N Asarum hartwegii (SHADE) marbled wild ginger M ? / / ? ?
Gc P N Asarum lemmonii (shade) Lemmon's wild ginger M M ? / ? ?
P Asarum splendens cvs Chinese wild ginger M M ? / ? ?
P N Asclepias (CA native species) milk/silk weed L L VL L L L
P Asclepias curassavica scarlet milkweed M M L L ? L
P Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed ? M ? ? ? ?
P N Asclepias subulata desert milkweed / L VL L L L
P Asclepias tuberosa orange milkweed M M M M M M
P Asparagus aethiopicus and cvs. (A. densiflorus asparagus fern M M M M M M
P Asparagus densiflorus (See A. aethiopicus)
P Asphodeline lutea Jacob's rod/kings spear L L L ? ? ?
P Asphodeline taurica asphodel L L ? ? ? ?
P Asphodelus aestivus white asphodel M ? VL ? ? ?
P Aspidistra elatior (shade) cast iron plant L L M M M M
P Asplenium bulbiferum (shade in the low desert mother fern M M M H / M
P Asplenium nidus (N. australasicum) (shade) bird's nest fern M M M H / /
P Asplenium scolopendrium (Phyllitis scolopendr Hart's tongue fern L ? / / / /
P Astelia banksii (SHADE) shore astelia M ? M / ? ?
P Astelia chathamica silver spear M ? M / ? ?
P Astelia nervosa (SHADE) mountain astellia M ? M / ? ?
P Astelia nivicola (SHADE) astelia M ? / / ? ?
P Astelia x 'Silver Shadow' (SHADE) silver shadow astelia M ? M / ? ?
P N Aster ascendens (See Symphyotrichum ascend
P N Aster chilensis (See Symphyotrichum chilense)
P Aster spp., cvs. and hybrids (genus now split to aster M M M M ? ?
P Asteriscus maritimus (See Pallenis maritima)
P Asteriscus sericeus (See Nauplius sericeus)
P Astilbe chinensis Chinese astilbe M H / / / /
P Astilbe hybrids false spirea M H / / / /
P Astrantia carniolica dwarf red masterwort M ? ? / ? ?
P Astrantia major greater masterwort M M ? / ? ?
S Athanasia acerosa (See Hymenolepis parviflora
P N Athyrium filix-femina (SHADE) lady fern M H H M ? /
P Athyrium nipponicum cvs. (SHADE) painted fern M M M / ? ?
Gc S N Atriplex CA native species saltbush VL VL VL VL L VL
Gc S N Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush VL VL VL VL L VL
P Aubrieta deltoidea rock cress L M ? / ? ?
P Aubrieta x cultorum rock cress M M ? ? ? ?
S Aucuba japonica (SHADE) Japanese aucuba M M M M / M
P Aurinia saxatilis hardy alyssum/basket of go L L M M ? ?
G Austrostipa ramosissima (See Stipa ramosissim
T Azadirachta indica neem M ? M ? ? ?
S Azaleadendron 'Hardjizer's Beauty' Hardijizer's beauty M ? ? ? ? ?
T Azara dentata orono M / M ? / /
T Azara integrifolia azara M / M ? / /
T Azara microphylla box leaf azara M / M M M /
T Azara serrata 'Andean Gold' Andean gold saw tooth azar M ? ? M ? ?
P Azorina vidalii Azores bellflower M M M ? ? ?
Bu Babiana spp. and hybrids baboon flower L / VL VL / /
S N Baccharis 'Centennial' Centennial baccharis VL L VL L L L
Gc S N Baccharis 'Starn' Starn coyote brush ? ? VL L L L
S N Baccharis pilularis consanguinea coyote brush L L L L / /
Gc S N Baccharis pilularis cvs. dwarf coyote brush L L L L M M
S N Baccharis salicifolia mule fat L M H M M H
S N Baccharis sarothroides desert broom VL L VL L L L
P Bacopa 'Snowflake' (See Sutera spp.)
S T Baeckea virgata tall baeckia L ? L ? ? ?
Bu Baeometra uniflora beetle lily ? VL ? ? ? ?
Gc Bahia absinthifolia hairy seed false goldfields ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Bahia dissecta ragged leaf bahia ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Bahiopsis deltoidea (Viguiera deltoidea) goldeneye / L VL ? L L
S N Bahiopsis laciniata (Viguiera laciniata) San Diego County viguiera / L VL ? ? ?
P N Baileya multiradiata desert marigold L ? VL L L L
P Baldellia ranunculoides repens Siberian pink cups ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Ballota 'All Hallows Green' (See Marrubium bor
P Ballota nigra 'Archer's Variety' variegated black horehound ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Ballota pseudodictamnus Grecian horehound VL VL VL ? ? ?
P N Balsamorhiza sagittata arrowleaf balsam root ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ba S Bambusa spp. bamboo (Bambusa) L L M M M M
S Banksia baxteri bird's nest banksia L / L ? ? ?
P S Banksia ericifolia heath-leafed banksia L / L ? ? ?
S T Banksia integrifolia tree banksia L / L M / ?
S Banksia menziesii firewood banksia L / L ? ? ?
S T Banksia praemorsa cut-leaf banksia L / L ? ? ?
S T Banksia speciosa showy banksia L / L M / M
P Baptisia australis false indigo L ? ? / ? ?
P Baptisia leucantha false indigo M ? ? / ? ?
P Barbacenia purpurea purple vellozia ? ? M ? ? ?
S Barleria obtusa bush violet M ? L ? ? ?
S Barleria repens coral creeper ? ? L ? ? ?
S Bartlettina sordida purple torch M ? ? ? ? ?
S Bauera rubioides dog rose M ? L ? ? ?
V Bauhinia corymbosa phanera ? ? M ? / M
T Bauhinia divaricata (B.mexicana) Mexican bauhinia ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Bauhinia forficata Brazilian butterfly tree / M M M / ?
S T Bauhinia galpinii red orchid bush L \ M M / M
S Bauhinia lunarioides Texas plume / ? L L ? M
T Bauhinia macrantha Chihuahua orchid tree / / L ? M M
S Bauhinia tomentosa yellow bell bauhinia / / M ? ? /
T Bauhinia variegata (purpurea) purple orchid tree / / M M / M
T Bauhinia x blakeana Hong Kong orchid tree / / M M / M
P Baumea rubiginosa baumea M H H ? ? ?
S Beaucarnea guatemalensis (Nolina guatemalenred ponytail palm ? / M L ? ?
S T Beaucarnea recurvata (Nolina recurvata) ponytail palm L / L L ? M
S Beaucarnea stricta (Nolina stricta) bottle palm L / L L ? ?
V Beaumontia grandiflora Easter lily vine M / M M / /
S N Bebbia juncea sweet bush ? ? VL L ? ?
Gc Beesia deltophylla beesia M ? ? ? ? ?
P Begonia 'Richmondensis' Richmond begonia M M M M ? ?
P Begonia acutifolia white richmondensis begon M M M ? ? ?
P Begonia cvs (shade in the desert) begonia M M M M ? M
P Begonia fuchsoides rosea fuchsia begonia M M M M / /
P Begonia grandis hardy begonia M M M M / /
P Begonia semperflorens wax begonia M M M M / ?
P Bellis perennis English daisy M M M M / /
P Bellium minutum miniature daisy ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Beloperone californica (See Justicia californica
S V Berberidopsis corallina coral plant M ? M / ? ?
S N Berberis 'Golden Abundance' (Mahonia) golden abundance mahonia M M L M M M
Gc S N Berberis aquifolium 'Compacta' (partial shade i compact Oregon grape holl M L L L M H
S N Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia) Oregon grape M M M M M M
Gc S N Berberis aquifolium var. repens (shade) creeping mahonia L L L L M /
S Berberis bealei (Mahonia bealei) leatherleaf mahonia M M M M M M
S Berberis darwinii Darwin's barberry M M M M ? ?
S Berberis eurybracteata 'Soft Caress' (Mahonia) soft caress grape holly ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Berberis fortunei (Mahonia fortunei)nomen. unr Fortune's mahonia M M ? M ? ?
S N Berberis haematocarpa (Mahonia haematocarpred barberry ? ? VL L ? ?
S N Berberis nervosa (Mahonia nervosa)) longleaf mahonia M M M M ? ?
S N Berberis nevinii Nevin mahonia L L VL L M M
S N Berberis pinnata & cvs. (Mahonia pinnata) California holly grape L L L M M M
S Berberis thunbergii & cvs. Japanese barberry M M L M H H
S Berberis trifoliata (Mahonia trifoliata) currant of Texas ? ? ? L ? ?
S Berberis x media cvs. (Mahonia) barberry M M ? M ? ?
Gc S Berberis x stenophylla 'Irwinii' barberry M M M M ? ?
P Bergenia ciliata frilly bergenia M ? M M ? ?
P Bergenia cordifolia heartleaf bergenia M M M M ? /
P Bergenia crassifolia winter blooming bergenia M L M M ? /
P Bergenia hybrids hybrid bergenia M M M M ? ?
P Berlandiera lyrata chocolate scented daisy L M L M L L
S Berzelia lanuginosa buttonbush M ? M ? ? ?
P Su Beschorneria albiflora trunking beschorneria L M M M ? ?
P Su Beschorneria yuccoides Mexican lily L L M M ? ?
T Betula nigra river/red birch H H H H / /
T N Betula occidentalis water birch H H H H / /
T Betula pendula European white birch H H H H / /
T Betula platyphylla japonica Japanese mountain birch H H ? ? / /
T Betula utilis var. jacquemontii white barked Himalayan bir H H / / / /
T Betula x 'Royal Frost' royal frost birch H ? H ? / /
P Bidens ferulifolia Apache beggarticks ? L M ? ? ?
P N Bidens laevis bur marigold ? ? M H ? ?
P Bidens nudata yellow laguna bur marigold ? ? L M ? ?
P Bidens triplinervia tickseed L ? M ? ? ?
V Bignonia capreolata cross vine M M M M M M
V Billardiera longiflora climbing blueberry M M M ? ? ?
P Billbergia spp. (SHADE) queen's tears etc. M M M M / /
T Bischofia javanica toog / / M ? / /
Pm T Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck palm / ? M ? / M
P Blechnum brasiliense (SHADE) fern ? ? H M ? ?
P Blechnum gibbum (SHADE) dwarf tree fern M ? H H ? ?
P Blechnum occidentale hammock fern M ? M H ? ?
P Blechnum penna-marina alpine water fern M ? / / ? ?
P N Blechnum spicant (shade in the low desert) deer fern M L M / ? M
P Bletilla striata hyacinth orchid M M M ? ? ?
Bu N Bloomeria crocea golden stars VL VL VL VL ? ?
S Bocconia frutescens tree poppy M / M M ? ?
P Bolax gummifera (glebaria) bolax/glebaria M ? M ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Boltonia asteroides cvs. false chamomile L M ? ? ? ?
T Bolusanthus speciosus South African tree wisteria ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Bomarea spp. (SHADE) vine alstroemeria M ? M ? ? ?
Bu Boophone disticha oxbane ? ? L ? ? ?
P Borago pygmaea creeping borage ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ba P Borinda angustissima narrow leaf clumping bamb M ? ? ? ? ?
Ba P Borinda boliana giant blue bamboo M ? ? ? ? ?
Ba P Borinda fungosa chocolate bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
S Boronia spp. boronia M / M / / /
G N Bothriochloa barbinodis cane bluestem L L L L ? ?
G Bothriochloa gerardii turkey foot ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Bouchea linifolia flaxleaf bouchea ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Bouchea spathulata spoonleaf bouchea ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc S V Bougainvillea spp. bougainvillea L L L L / M
G N Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama VL L VL L L L
G N Bouteloua gracilis and cvs. blue grama L L L L L L
P N Boykinia occidentalis (SHADE) brookfoam M ? H M ? ?
T Brachychiton acerifolius flame tree L / L M / /
T Brachychiton discolor Queensland lace bark M / L M / /
T Brachychiton populneus bottle tree L L L L M M
T Brachychiton rupestris Queensland bottle tree / / L L / M
T Brachychiton x hybridus hybrid brachychiton M / M M / M
P Brachyglottis greyi (Senecio greyi) groundsel L L M ? ? ?
P Brachyscome spp. Swan River daisy M M M M ? ?
S Brachysema celsianum (B. lanceolata) Swan river pea M ? M ? ? ?
S Brachysema praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly' bronze butterfly M ? M ? ? ?
P Bracteantha cvs. strawflower M L ? ? ? ?
Pm T Brahea armata blue hesper palm L L L L M M
Pm T Brahea brandegeei San Jose hesper palm L ? M L ? ?
Pm T N Brahea edulis Guadalupe palm L L L L M M
Pm T Brahea nitida rock palm ? ? M ? ? ?
S Brassaia actinophylla (See Schefflera actinoph
S Breynia nivosa (distacha) Hawaiian snow bush ? ? H H / /
S N Brickellia californica brickellbush L M VL L ? ?
S N Brickellia grandiflora golden sashay ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Brighamia insignis cabbage on a stick ? ? M ? ? ?
P Brillantaisia nitens tropical giant sage ? ? M / ? ?
G Briza media quaking grass L L L L ? ?
Bu N Brodiaea spp. brodiaea VL VL VL L / /
P Bromelia balansae heart of fire M ? L ? ? ?
G Bromus inermis 'Skinner's Gold' Skinners Gold Austrian brom ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Brugmansia spp. angel's trumpet M M M H / /
S Brunfelsia macrantha (See B. pauciflora)
S Brunfelsia pauciflora yesterday today and tomorro M M M M / H
P Brunnera macrophylla Siberian bugloss H H H / ? ?
S Buddleja crispa Himalayan butterfly bush ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Buddleja alternifolia fountain butterfly bush L L M / M M
S Buddleja davidii and hybrids butterfly bush M M M M M M
S Buddleja lindleyana weeping butterfly bush L M L / ? ?
S Buddleja marrubiifolia woolly butterfly bush ? L ? L L L
P Bulbine frutescens stalked bulbine L L L L L L
P Bulbine latifolia rooiwortel L ? L L ? ?
Bu Bulbinella elegans cat's tail lily L ? L L ? ?
Bu Bulbinella floribunda yellow cat tail L L L L ? ?
Bu Bulbinella hookeri Maori onion L ? M L ? ?
Bu Bulbinella nutans bulbinella L ? L L ? ?
Bu Bulbinella robusta bulbinella L L L L ? ?
S Bupleurum fruticosum shrubby hare's ear L L L L ? ?
S Bursera fagaroides fragrant bursera ? ? L ? ? ?
T Bursera hindsiana bursera / ? VL / / M
T N Bursera microphylla little elephant tree / ? VL ? ? L
Pm T Butia capitata (See B. odorata)
Pm T Butia eriospatha woolly butia palm ? ? M ? ? ?
Pm T Butia odorata (B. capitata) pindo palm L L L L M M
S Buxus microphylla japonica Japanese boxwood M M M M M M
S Buxus sempervirens English boxwood M M M / M M
T Caesalpinia cacalaco cascalote ? ? L ? / L
S Caesalpinia californica vara prieta / L VL ? ? ?
S Caesalpinia gilliesii desert bird of paradise L L L L L L
S Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican bird of paradise ? / L L L L
S Caesalpinia platyloba chakte viga ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Caesalpinia pulcherrima (deciduous in desert) dwarf poinciana L L L M L L
P Caladium bicolor (SHADE) caladium / / H H / /
G N Calamagrostis foliosa leafy reed grass M M M / ? ?
G N Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific reed grass M M M / ? ?
G Calamagrostis x acutiflora cvs. e.g. Karl Foers feather reed grass M L M M M ?
P N Calandrinia spp. and cvs. (some spp. changed rock purslane L L L L ? ?
P Calceolaria spp. slipper flower/slipperwort M ? M ? / /
P Calibanus hookeri calibanus / / VL VL ? ?
P Calibrachoa cvs million bells M M M M M ?
V Callaeum macroptera (Mascagnia) yellow orchid vine ? ? L ? ? M
S Calliandra 'Sierra Star' fairy duster hybrid ? ? ? L L L
S N Calliandra californica Baja fairy duster / / VL L L L
S Calliandra emarginata dwarf powderpuff ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Calliandra eriophylla fairy duster / / VL VL L L
S Calliandra haematocephala pink powder puff / / M M / M
S Calliandra lanceolatus lemon bottlebrush ? / ? ? ? ?
S Calliandra peninsularis Baja fairy duster ? / ? L ? L
S Calliandra surinamensis Surinam flame bush ? / M L ? ?
S Calliandra tweedii Trinidad flame bush / M L L / /
S Callicarpa bodinieri beauty berry M M M ? ? ?
S Callicarpa dichotoma lavender beautyberry M M M ? ? ?
S Callicarpa japonica beauty berry M M M M / /
P Callirhoe involucrata wine cups L ? VL L ? ?
P Callisia fragrans basket plant ? ? M ? ? ?
S Callistemon 'Cane's hybrid' Cane's hybrid bottlebrush L ? L L ? ?
S Callistemon 'Jeffers' Jeffer's bottlebrush L L L L ? ?
S Callistemon 'Little John' Little John bottlebrush L L L L M M
S Callistemon 'Violaceus' purple bottle brush L L L L ? ?
S T Callistemon citrinus bottle brush L L L L / M
S T Callistemon pinifolius pine-leafed bottlebrush L L L L ? ?
S Callistemon rigidus erect bottlebrush L ? ? L ? ?
S T Callistemon salignus pink tips/white bottlebrush L M L ? / ?
S T Callistemon speciosus Albany bottlebrush M ? M ? / M
S T Callistemon subulatus callistemon (subulatus) L ? L ? ? ?
T Callistemon viminalis weeping bottle brush L L L M / M
S Calluna vulgaris Scotch heather M M / / / /
T N Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar M M M M M /
S Calocephalus brownii (See Leucophyta brownii
Bu N Calochortus spp. Mariposa lily L L VL VL VL VL
T Calodendrum capense cape chestnut L / M M / /
Bu Calostemma purpureum garland lily M ? L M ? ?
S Calothamnus gracilis 'Spring Torch' slender net bush ? ? L ? ? ?
S Calothamnus quadrifidus net bush L ? L ? / ?
S Calothamnus villosus silky net bush ? ? L ? ? ?
P N Caltha palustris marsh marigold H H ? / ? ?
P Caltha polypetala giant marsh marigold H ? ? / ? ?
S Calycanthus floridus Carolina allspice M M M ? ? ?
S N Calycanthus occidentalis (in shade) western spice bush M L M M / /
S Calycanthus sinensis Chinese wax shrub M ? ? / ? ?
P Calylophus berlandieri sundrops L L VL L ? ?
P Calylophus drummondiana Texas primrose L L VL L M M
P Calylophus hartwegii Sierra sundrop L L VL L M M
V N Calystegia macrostegia morning glory L M L M ? ?
V N Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata coast morning glory L / L M ? ?
V N Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis morning glory ? / ? ? ? ?
Bu Camassia cusickii Cusick's Quamash M ? ? / ? ?
Bu N Camassia quamash camas M M / / ? ?
S Camellia japonica (SHADE IN DESERT) camellia M M M M / M
S Camellia reticulata reticulata camellia M M M M / /
S Camellia sasanqua (SHADE IN DESERT) sasanqua camellia M M M M / M
P N Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia) (Oenothera) beach evening primrose L ? VL / / /
Gc Campanula poscharskyana Serbian bell flower M M M M / /
Gc P Campanula spp. and cvs. bell flower M H M M / ?
V Campsis spp. trumpet creeper L L M M M M
Bu Canna spp. canna M M M M M M
P Cannomois grandis large bell reed M ? M ? ? ?
S Cantua buxifolia magic flower M / M M ? ?
S Capparis spinosa caper bush VL / L L ? ?
S Caragana arborescens Siberian pea shrub ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Carex 'Bowles Golden' Bowles Golden sedge M H H ? ? ?
P Carex albula frosty curls hair sedge M H M M ? ?
P Carex brunnea (sold as C.elegantissima) narrow sedge M ? M ? ? ?
P Carex buchananii curly top sedge M M M ? ? ?
P Carex divulsa (sold as C. tumulicola) European gray sedge L L L L M M
P Carex flacca (C. glauca) blue sedge M M L ? ? ?
P Carex morrowii cvs (Ice Dance etc) (SHADE) Morrow's sedge M M M ? ? ?
P Carex oshimensis cvs. (shade in CV) Japanese sedge M L M ? ? ?
P N Carex pansa sand dune sedge M M M M ? ?
P N Carex praegracilis California field sedge M M M M ? ?
P N Carex spissa San Diego sedge M L M L ? ?
P N Carex subfusca rusty sedge L ? M ? ? ?
P Carex sylvatica forest sedge M ? M ? ? ?
P Carex testacea orange New Zealand sedge M M M M ? ?
P Carex texensis catlin sedge L M M ? ? ?
P N Carex tumulicola Berkeley sedge L L L L M M
Gc Carissa macrocarpa (prost.cvs.) Natal plum L / L M / M
S Carissa spp. and cvs. Natal plum L / L M / M
S N Carnegiea gigantea saguaro / / VL L / L
S N Carpenteria californica bush anemone M L L M / /
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
T Carpinus betulus European hornbeam M M / / / /
T Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam M ? ? / ? ?
T Carpinus coreana Korean hornbeam M ? ? / ? ?
T Carpinus japonica Japanese hornbeam M ? ? / ? ?
Gc Carpobrotus spp. ice plant (Carpobrotus) L M VL L L L
T Carya illinoensis pecan L M M M M M
P S Caryopteris incana common bluebeard L M M M ? ?
P S Caryopteris odorata bluebeard ? ? M ? ? ?
P S Caryopteris x clandonensis blue mist/dark night M M M M / /
Pm T Caryota gigas (obtusa) giant fishtail palm / / H / / ?
Pm T Caryota maxima (C.urens) fishtail wine palm / / H H / /
Pm S T Caryota mitis clustered fishtail palm / / H / / /
Pm T Caryota urens (See C. maxima)
T Casimiroa edulis white sapote M / M M / /
S N Cassia armata (See Senna armata)
S Cassia artemisioides (See Senna artemisioides
S Cassia australis (See Senna australis)
S Cassia bicapsularis (C. candolleana) See Senn
S Cassia corymbosa (See Senna corymbosa)
S Cassia didymobotrya (See Senna didymobotrya
S Cassia eremophila (Senna nemophila)
S Cassia goldmanii (See Senna polyantha)
T Cassia leptophylla gold medallion tree L L M M / /
S Cassia lindheimeriana (See Senna lindheimeri
S Cassia odorata (See Senna odorata)
S Cassia phyllodinea(See Senna phyllodinea)
T Cassia spectabilis (C.excelsa) (see Senna spe
S Cassia splendida (See Senna splendida)
S Cassia sturtii (See Senna sturtii)
S Cassia tomentosa (See Senna multiglandulosa
S Cassia wislizenii (See Senna wislizenii)
T Castanopsis cuspidata copper false chestnut L ? ? ? ? ?
T Castanospermum australe Moreton Bay chestnut L / M M / /
T Casuarina cunninghamiana river she-oak L L L L M M
T Casuarina stricta (See Allocasuarina verticilliat
T Catalpa bignonioides bean tree M M M M ? ?
T Catalpa bungei umbrella catalpa L ? ? ? ? ?
T Catalpa erubescens purple catalpa ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Catalpa speciosa western catalpa L M M M M M
P Catananche caerulea cupid's dart M M M ? ? ?
P Catharanthus roseus Madagascar periwinkle M M M M M /
P Cautleya spicata cautleya H ? ? ? ? ?
S N Ceanothus 'Alice Blue' Alice Blue ceanothus ? ? L ? / /
S N Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' Blue Jeans ceanothus L L L L / /
Gc N Ceanothus 'Centennial' Centennial ceanothus L M L / / /
S N Ceanothus 'Concha' Concha ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan' Cynthia Postan ceanothus ? ? L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Dark Star ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' Frosty Blue ceanothus L L L L / /
S Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles' Gloire de Versailles ceanot M M / M / /
S N Ceanothus 'Joan Mirov' Joan Mirov ceanothus L L L / / /
Gc N Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Joyce Coulter ceanothus M M L M / /
S N Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Julia Phelps ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Louis Edmunds' Louis Edmonds ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ray Hartman ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue' Sierra blue ceanothus L ? VL L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue' Tassajara Blue ceanothus L ? L L / /
S N Ceanothus 'Tilden Park' Tilden Park ceanothus L ? L / / /
S N Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Wheeler Canyon ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus arboreus & cvs. island ceanothus L L L M / /
S N Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush VL VL VL L / /
S N Ceanothus cyaneus San Diego ceanothus L ? VL VL / /
S N Ceanothus foliosus and cvs. wavy leaf mountain lilac VL L L / / /
Gc N Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' Anchor Bay ceanothus L M L / / /
Gc N Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire' Heart's Desire ceanothus L M L M / /
Gc N Ceanothus gloriosus 'Emily Brown' Emily Brown ceanothus L M ? M / /
S N Ceanothus gloriosus v. porrectus 'Mt. Vision' Mt. Vision ceanothus VL L L M / /
S N Ceanothus greggii desert ceanothus VL ? VL L / /
Gc N Ceanothus hearstiorum San Simeon ceanothus L / ? / / /
S N Ceanothus impressus 'Puget Blue' Puget Blue ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus impressus 'Vandenberg' Vandenberg ceanothus L L L / / /
S N Ceanothus integerrimus deer brush VL L L / / /
S N Ceanothus leucodermis white bark CA lilac VL L VL VL / /
Gc N Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn' Frosty Dawn ceanothus L L L L / /
Gc N Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn' Popcorn CA lilac L ? L L / /
Gc N Ceanothus maritimus 'Pt. Sierra' Pt Sierra ceanothus L L L L / /
Gc N Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet' Valley Violet ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus megacarpus big pod ceanothus VL L VL VL / /
S N Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball' Snowball ceanothus L L L L / /
S N Ceanothus spinosus green bark ceanothus ? L VL VL / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo de la Cruz' Arroyo de la Cruz ceanothu L ? L L / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado' El Dorado ceanothus M M M M / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Oregon Mist' Oregon Mist ceanothus L ? ? ? / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' Skylark ceanothus L L M M / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' Snow Flurry ceanothus L L L L / /
Gc N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var griseus 'Carmel CreCarmel Creeper ceanothus L M L M / /
Gc N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond H Diamond Heights ceanothu L / ? M / /
S N Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Po Yankee Point ceanothus L L L M / /
S N Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus woolly leaf ceanothus ? ? VL VL / /
S N Ceanothus verrucosus warty stem ceanothus ? ? VL VL / /
S Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon' Marie Simon ceanothus M M M M / /
T Cedrela fissilis Brazilian cedarwood ? ? M ? ? ?
T Cedrus atlantica Atlas cedar M M M M M M
T Cedrus deodara deodar cedar L L L M M M
T Cedrus libani cedar of Lebanon L M L M ? ?
T Ceiba insignis (Chorisia insignis) white floss silk tree M / L L / M
T Ceiba speciosa (Chorisia speciosa) floss silk tree L / L L / M
T Celtis australis European hackberry L M / / M M
T Celtis occidentalis common hackberry L L / M M M
T Celtis pallida desert hackberry ? ? ? ? L L
T N Celtis reticulata western hackberry L L L VL L L
T Celtis sinensis Chinese hackberry L M / M M M
P Centaurea cineraria dusty miller (cineraria) L L M M M M
P Centaurea dealbata Persian knapweed M M M ? ? ?
P Centaurea gymnocarpa velvet centaurea L L M M / ?
P Centaurea montana perennial cornflower L M ? ? ? ?
P Centaurea rupestris centaurea (rupestris) ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Centranthus ruber red valerian VL VL L L M M
P Centratherum punctatum porcupine flower ? ? M ? ? ?
S N Cephalanthus occidentalis button bush M M M M ? ?
S Cephalocereus spp. old man cactus VL / VL L L L
Gc Cephalophyllum spp. ice plant (Cephalophyllum) L L L L ? ?
S Cephalotaxus harringtonia cvs. Japanese plum yew M M ? ? ? ?
Gc Cerastium tomentosum snow in summer M M M M M M
T Ceratonia siliqua carob L L L L / L
S Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Albery's Red' festival bush ? ? M ? ? ?
S Ceratostigma abyssinicum African plumbago L / L M M M
S Ceratostigma griffithii Burmese plumbago L M L M M M
Gc S Ceratostigma minus ceratostigma (minus) M M L ? ? ?
Gc Ceratostigma plumbaginoides dwarf plumbago L M M M ? ?
S Ceratostigma willmottianum Chinese plumbago M M M M ? ?
Pm S Ceratozamia hildae bamboo cycad ? ? M ? ? ?
T Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura tree M M M ? / /
T N Cercidium (See Parkinsonia)
T Cercis canadensis eastern redbud M M M M / /
T Cercis chinensis Chinese redbud M M ? ? ? ?
S T Cercis mexicana Mexican redbud L L L M ? ?
T N Cercis occidentalis western redbud VL VL L L M M
T Cercis racemosa chain flowered redbud M ? ? ? ? ?
T Cercis reniformis southwest redbud L L ? ? ? ?
S T Cercis siliquastrum Judas tree M M M ? ? ?
S N Cercocarpus betuloides mountain ironwood VL VL VL VL VL /
S N Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahoganVL ? / L / /
S N Cercocarpus minutiflorus San Diego mountain mahog L ? VL VL / /
S Cercocarpus montanus mountain mahogany VL ? / ? / /
S Su Cereus hildmannianus night blooming cereus VL ? ? VL / L
S Su Cereus peruvianus Peruvian apple cactus VL ? VL L / L
S V Cestrum auranticum orange cestrum M M M M ? ?
S Cestrum elegans red cestrum M / M M / M
S Cestrum fasciculatum var. 'Newellii red cestrum M ? M ? ? ?
S Cestrum nocturnum night jessamine M M M M / M
S Cestrum parqui Chilean jessamine M M M ? ? ?
S Cestrum purpureum red cestrum M ? M ? ? ?
S Cestrum x 'Orange Peel' orange peel cestrum M ? M ? ? M
S Chaenomeles cvs. flowering quince L L M M L M
P Chaenorhinum glareosum dwarf snapdragon M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc N Chamaebatia australis southern mountain misery ? / ? L ? ?
Gc N Chamaebatia foliolosa mountain misery ? / ? / ? ?
S T N Chamaecyparis spp. (CA native and non-native false cypress M M H / / /
Pm S Chamaedorea spp. chamaedorea / / H H / /
Gc Chamaemelum nobile (Anthemis nobilis) chamomile L M M M ? ?
Pm S Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm L L L L M M
S Chamelaucium cvs wax flower L ? L ? / L
S Chamelaucium uncinatum Geraldton wax flower L L L L / M
Bu Chasmanthe aethiopica cobra lily L ? L VL ? ?
G Chasmanthium latifolium sea oats L M M M ? ?
P Cheilanthes argentea silver cloak fern L ? L ? ? ?
P N Cheilanthes covillei Coville's lip fern L ? ? M ? ?
P Cheilanthes lanosa hairy lip fern M ? L ? ? ?
P Cheilanthes sinuata wavy cloak fern ? ? L ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Cheiranthus cheiri (See Erysimum cheiri)
P Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' hot lips turtle head M ? ? / ? ?
T N Chilopsis linearis desert willow VL VL VL L M M
S Chimonanthus praecox wintersweet ? L M ? ? ?
Ba S Chimonobambusa marmorea (Arundinaria) marbled bamboo L L M M / M
Ba S T Chimonobambusa quadrangularis square-stemmed bamboo L L M M / M
T Chionanthus retusus Chinese fringe tree M M M M / /
T Chionanthus virginicus white fringe tree M / / ? ? ?
G Chionochloa rubra red tussock grass M ? ? ? ? ?
T Chiranthodendron pentadactylon monkey's hand tree L L L L ? ?
Bu N Chlorogalum pomeridianum soap plant VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Chlorophytum comosum (SHADE) spider plant L L L M / M
S Choisya dumosa var. arizonica Arizona mock orange L ? ? ? ? ?
S Choisya ternata Mexican orange M M M M / M
P Chondropetalum elephantinum large cape rush L L L M ? ?
P Chondropetalum mucronatum giant millet reed M M ? M ? ?
P Chondropetalum tectorum cape reed L L L M ? ?
T Chorisia insignis (see Ceiba insignis)
T Chorisia speciosa (See Ceiba speciosa)
S Chorizema 'Bush Flame' Bush flame pea M ? L ? ? ?
S Chorizema cordatum flame pea M ? L ? ? ?
S Chorizema dicksonii yellow eyed flame pea M ? L ? ? ?
V Chorizema diversifolia climbing flame pea M / L ? ? ?
S Chrysactinia mexicana damianita daisy ? ? VL L L L
P Chrysanthemum frutescens (See Argyranthemu
P Chrysanthemum maximum (See Leucanthemu
P Chrysanthemum parthenium (See Tanacetum
P Chrysocephalum apiculatum common everlasting M ? L ? ? ?
P Chrysogonum virginianum golden star M ? ? ? ? ?
T N Chrysolepis chrysophylla chinquapin L / / / ? ?
G Chrysopogon zizanioides (Vetiveria zizanioides vetiver M M M L ? ?
P N Chrysopsis villosa (See Heterotheca villosa)
S N Chrysothamnus nauseosus rabbit brush / / VL L VL L
S Chusquea circinata Mexican plume bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
S Chusquea coronalis Mexican climbing bamboo M ? M H ? ?
S Chusquea culeou (C. breviglumis) Chilean feather bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Chusquea foliosa highland bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Chusquea pittieri pittieri bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
P Cibotium glaucum Hawaiian tree fern / / H H / /
P Cimicifuga ramosa (See Actaea simplex)
T Cinnamomum camphora camphor tree M M M M / M
P N Cirsium occidentale venus thistle VL L VL L ? ?
V Cissus alata (C. rhombifolia) grape ivy M / M M / M
V Cissus antarctica kangaroo vine L L M M / ?
V Cissus gongylodes winged stem grape ivy ? ? M ? ? ?
V Cissus hypoglauca water vine M ? M M ? ?
V Cissus javana (C. discolor) rex begonia vine ? ? / ? ? ?
V Cissus striata miniature grape ivy M / M ? ? ?
V Cissus trifoliata treebine ? / ? ? ? L
S Cistus incanus ssp. creticus (C.villosus) pink rockrose L ? L VL ? M
Gc S Cistus spp. and cvs. rockrose L L L L M M
S Citriobatus spinescens orange thorn / ? M ? ? ?
T Citrus spp. orange, lemon etc. M M M M / M
T Cladrastis kentukea yellow wood M ? ? ? ? ?
V Clematis armandii evergreen clematis M M M M M M
V Clematis brachiata traveler's joy ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Clematis hybrids and cvs. clematis M M M H M M
P Clematis integrifolia bushy clematis M M M ? ? ?
V Clematis jackmanii Jackman clematis M M H H ? ?
V N Clematis lasiantha pipestem clematis L L VL L / /
V N Clematis ligusticifolia western virgin's bower M M L L / /
V Clematis montana anemone clematis M ? M ? ? ?
V N Clematis pauciflora small flowered clematis ? ? VL L ? ?
V Clematis tangutica golden tiara M M M ? ? ?
V Clematis terniflora sweet autumn clematis M ? ? ? ? ?
V Clematis viticella Italian clematis L M ? M ? ?
S N Cleome isomeris bladder pod VL VL VL VL L L
S Clerodendrum bungei (SHADE) cashmere bouquet L M M M ? ?
S Clerodendrum philippinum Chinese glory bower M ? M ? ? ?
S Clerodendrum quadriloculare 'Brandoni' starburst bush / ? M ? ? ?
V Clerodendrum speciosum bleeding heart vine / M M / ? ?
S Clerodendrum splendens flaming glorybower / / M M ? ?
V Clerodendrum thompsoniae glory bower M M M / ? ?
S T Clerodendrum trichotomum harlequin glory bower M M M ? ? ?
S Clerodendrum ugandense butterfly bush M M M M / M
S Clethra alnifolia summersweet M / ? ? ? ?
S Cleyera japonica sakaki M M M ? ? ?
S Clianthus puniceus parrot's beak L L M M ? ?
P N Clinopodium chandleri (Satureja chandleri) San Miguel savory L ? L L ? ?
P N Clinopodium douglasii (Satureja douglasii) yerba buena L M M L ? ?
P N Clinopodium mimuloides (Satureja mimuloides monkeyflower savory ? M M M ? ?
Bu N Clintonia andrewsiana (shade) red clintonia M ? ? / ? ?
P Clivia caulescens (shade) stalked clivia M L L M / /
P Clivia miniata clivia M M L M / /
P Clivia nobilis drooping clivia M ? L M / /
P Clivia species, hybrids and cvs hybrid clivia M L L M / /
V Clytostoma callistegioides violet trumpet vine M M M M / M
S N Cneoridium dumosum bushrue ? L VL L L L
S Cneorum tricoccon spurge-olive L L L ? ? ?
S T Cocculus laurifolius laurel leaf cocculus M M M M / M
Bu Colchicum agrippinum autumn crocus L ? ? M M M
S N Coleogyne ramosissima blackbrush ? ? / VL VL ?
S Coleonema album white breath of heaven M M M M / /
S Coleonema pulchellum (C. pulchrum) breath of heaven M M M M / /
S Colletia paradoxa anchor plant L ? L L ? /
P Colocasia spp. Taro H H H H ? ?
S T N Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Arctostaphylos di summer holly VL L VL L / L
V Combretum fruticosum orange flame vine / / M M / /
P Commelina coelestis dayflower M ? ? L ? ?
P Commelina dianthifolia dayflower L ? ? ? ? ?
S N Condalia globosa bitter snakewood ? ? ? L ? ?
S N Condea emoryi (Hyptis emoryi) desert lavender / ? VL VL L L
P Coniogramme japonica Japanese bamboo fern ? ? H ? ? ?
P Conoclinium greggii 'Boothill' blue mist flower ? ? ? ? M M
S N Constancea nevinii (Eriophyllum nevinii) island snowflake L ? VL / ? ?
P Convallaria majalis lily-of-the-valley M M / / / /
S Convolvulus cneorum bush morning glory L L L L L L
Gc Convolvulus mauritanicus ground morning glory L L L L M M
Gc S Coprosma petriei 'Verde Vista' Verde Vista coprosma L L M M / /
S Coprosma repens & cvs. mirror plant M M M M / /
Gc S Coprosma x kirkii creeping coprosma L L M M / /
T Cordia boissieri Texas olive ? ? L L L L
S T Cordia parvifolia little leaf cordia ? ? L L L L
T Cordyline australis New Zealand cabbage tree L M L M M M
S Cordyline baueri Bauer's dracena M ? M ? / /
S Cordyline fruticosa (C. terminalis) Hawaiian ti M / H / / /
S Cordyline glauca green ti plant / / ? ? / /
S Cordyline hybrids and cvs. cordyline hybrids and cvs. M M M M / /
S T Cordyline indivisa blue dracaena palm L L ? ? ? ?
S Cordyline stricta palm lily ? M M M / /
S Cordyline terminalis (See C. fruticosa)
P Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana' dwarf coreopsis L L L L M M
P N Coreopsis gigantea (See Leptosyne gigantea)
P Coreopsis grandiflora large flower tickseed M M M M M M
P Coreopsis lanceolata lanceleaf tickseed L L L L M M
P N Coreopsis maritima (See Leptosyne maritima)
P Coreopsis rosea pink tickseed L ? ? ? M M
P Coreopsis verticillata cvs. threadleaf coreopsis L L L L M M
P N Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet' (See L
P N Corethrogyne filaginifolia californica (See Less
T Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder' Eddie's white wonder dogw M M ? H / /
T Cornus alba red-barked dogwood M M ? ? / /
T Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood M ? ? / / /
Gc N Cornus canadensis bunchberry M M / / / /
T Cornus capitata evergreen dogwood M M M ? / /
T Cornus controversa giant dogwood M ? ? / / /
T Cornus drummondii rough-leaf dogwood M ? ? ? / /
T Cornus florida eastern dogwood M M H H / /
S N Cornus glabrata brown dogwood M H M H / /
T Cornus kousa Japanese dogwood M M / / / /
T Cornus kousa chinensis Chinese dogwood M M / / / /
T N Cornus nuttallii Audubon mountain dogwoo M M / / / /
T Cornus omeiense 'Summer Passion' evergreen dogwood M ? ? ? / /
S Cornus sanguinea blood twig dogwood H H ? H / /
S N Cornus sericea American dogwood H H H H / /
S N Cornus sericea occidentalis western dogwood H ? H H / /
S N Cornus sericea sericea (C. stolonifera) red osier dogwood H H H H / /
S N Cornus stolonifera (See C. sericea sericea)
T Cornus x rutgersensis florida x kousa hybrids M ? M H / /
S Corokia x virgata corokia M M M ? ? ?
S Coronilla valentina glauca glaucus scorpion vetch M ? L / ? ?
S Correa spp. & cvs. Australian fuchsia L L L L / ?
G Cortaderia selloana cvs. pampas grass VL L L / M M
P Corydalis cheilanthifolia 'Blue Panda' Blue Panda corydalis M / / / ? ?
P Corydalis elata blue corydalis M / / / ? ?
P Corydalis flexuosa fumewort M / / ? ? ?
S T Corylopsis pauciflora winter hazel M ? ? ? ? ?
T Corylopsis spicata winter hazel M ? ? ? / /
S Corylus avellana contorta Harry Lauder's walking stick M M / / / /
T Corylus colurna Turkish hazel L ? M ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
T N Corylus cornuta subsp. californica (shade) California hazel L M M M / /
S T Corylus maxima filbert L / / / / /
T Corymbia citriodora (Eucalyptus citriodora) lemon scented gum L / L M / M
T Corymbia ficifolia (Eucalyptus ficifolia) red flowering gum L / L M / /
T Corymbia maculata (Eucalyptus maculata) spotted gum L / L M / M
T Corymbia papuana (Eucalyptus papuana) ghost gum / ? L L ? ?
T Corymbia torelliana (Eucalyptus torelliana) cadaga / / L ? ? ?
G Corynephorus canescens clublawn grass ? ? M ? ? ?
T Corynocarpus laevigata New Zealand laurel M / M / / /
P Cosmos atrosanguineus chocolate cosmos M M M M ? ?
P Cota tinctoria (Anthemis tinctoria) golden marguerite M M M ? ? ?
S T Cotinus coggygria smoke tree L L L L L /
S T Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree L L ? ? ? ?
S Cotoneaster acutifolius Peking cotoneaster ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry cotoneaster L M ? ? ? ?
S Cotoneaster coriaceus (C. lacteus, C.parneyi) ) red clusterberry L M L M M ?
Gc Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' bearberry cotoneaster L L L M ? /
Gc Cotoneaster dammeri 'Lowfast' bearberry cotoneaster L L L M ? /
S Cotoneaster glaucophyllus brightbead cotoneaster L M M M ? ?
Gc Cotoneaster horizontalis rock cotoneaster L L L M M /
Cotoneaster lacteus (See C. coriaceus)
S Cotoneaster parneyi (See C. coriaceus)
S Cotoneaster salicifolius willowleaf cotoneaster L ? ? M ? ?
Gc Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Emerald Carpet' willowleaf cotoneaster ? ? ? M ? /
Gc Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens' willowleaf cotoneaster M ? ? M ? /
S Cotoneaster spp. (shrubs) cotoneaster L L L M M M
Gc Cotoneaster spp.(ground covers) cotoneaster M M M M M /
P Cotula 'Silver Mound' cotula H H M ? ? ?
P Cotula hispida Martian moondrops ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Cotula lineariloba silver button plant H H M ? ? ?
P S Cotyledon spp. cotyledon L L L L / ?
S Coursetia axillaris baby bonnets ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Coursetia glandulosa baby bonnets ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Coursetia microphylla baby bonnets ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Cowania mexicana (See Purshia stansburyana
P Craspedia globosa drumsticks M M M M ? ?
P S Su Crassula spp. crassula L L L L / ?
T N Crataegus spp. (Native and non-native species hawthorn M M M M M /
P Su Cremnosedum nutans cremnosedum ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Crinodendron hookerianum lantern tree ? M / ? ? ?
T Crinodendron patagua lily-of-the-valley tree M M M M / /
Bu Crinum spp. crinum lily, spider lily M M M M M ?
P N Crocanthemum aldersonii (Helianthemum scopsunrose L ? VL L ? ?
P Crocosmia hybrids (Tritonia) montbrieta L L L L / ?
S N Crossosoma bigelovii ragged rock flower ? ? / L ? ?
S Crotalaria agatiflora canary-bird bush L / L M ? ?
S Crowea 'Festival' pink wax flower M ? M ? ? ?
S Crowea exalata wax flower M ? M ? ? ?
P Cryptbergia 'Red Burst' Red Burst cryptbergia ? ? M ? ? ?
S T Cryptomeria japonica Japanese cryptomeria M H H H / /
V Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine ? ? M ? ? ?
T Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca' China fir M M M / ? ?
T Cunonia capensis butterspoon tree L ? M ? ? ?
T Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood M / M M / /
S Cuphea 'David Verity' (all Hybrids) large firecracker plant M ? M M ? ?
S Cuphea 'Strybing Sunset' Stribing Sunset cigar plant M M ? M ? ?
S Cuphea 'Yellow' Mexican heather M M ? ? ? ?
P Cuphea aequipetala Mexican loosestrife M M M ? ? ?
P Cuphea glutinosa sticky wax weed ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Cuphea hyssopifolia false heather M M M M M M
S Cuphea ignea cigar plant M M M M / /
Gc S Cuphea llavea bat-faced cuphea M M M M M M
P S Cuphea micropetala candy corn plant M ? M M / /
T N Cupressus arizonica (See Hesperocyparis arizo
T N Cupressus arizonica ssp. arizonica (See Hespe
T N Cupressus arizonica var.glabra (See Hesperoc
T N Cupressus bakeri (See Hesperocyparis bakeri)
T Cupressus cashmeriana Kashmir cypress M M M M ? ?
T N Cupressus forbesii (See Hesperocyparis forbes
T N Cupressus goveniana (See Hesperocyparis gov
T N Cupressus macnabiana (See Hesperocyparis m
T N Cupressus macrocarpa (See Hesperocyparis m
T Cupressus montana (See Hesperocyparis mon
T N Cupressus nevadensis (See Hesperocyparis ne
T N Cupressus sargentii (See Hesperocyparis sarg
T Cupressus sempervirens Italian cypress L M L L M M
P Curculigo capitulata palm grass ? M ? ? ?
T Cussonia paniculata little cabbage tree / / L ? / ?
T Cussonia spicata cabbage tree L L L ? ? ?
S Cyathea cooperi (See Sphaeropteris cooperi)
Pm S Cycas revoluta sago palm M M M M M M
Pm S Cycas thouarsii (SHADE) Madagascar sago ? ? M ? ? ?
Bu Cyclamen coum (shade) hardy cyclamen L ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Cyclamen graecum (shade) Greek cyclamen L ? ? L ? ?
Bu Cyclamen hederifolium (shade) ivy leaf cyclamen VL L L L ? ?
Bu Cyclamen persicum and hybrids (shade) Persian cyclamen L M M L / /
S T Cydonia oblonga Quince L L M L ? ?
Gc P Cymbalaria muralis Kenilworth ivy M M M M ? ?
G Cymbopogon citratus lemon grass M M M M ? ?
Bu Cypella aquatilis water orchid H ? M ? ? ?
Bu Cypella coelestis goblet flower M M M M ? ?
Bu Cypella herbertii Herbert's goblet flower M ? M M ? ?
Bu Cypella peruviana goblet flower M ? M M ? ?
Bu Cypella plumbea (See Phalocallis coelestis)
P N Cyperus spp. (CA native and non-native specie umbrella sedge/papyrus H H H H H H
P Cyphostemma juttae tree grape / ? VL L ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus dobo lily M M M M ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus hybrids hybrid cyrtanthus M ? L L ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus mackenii ssp. cooperi ifafa lily M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus obliquus Knysna lily M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus purpureus fire lily M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Cyrtanthus sanguineus fire lily M ? L ? ? ?
P Cyrtomium falcatum Japanese holly fern M M M M ? ?
P Cyrtomium fortunei fortune's holly fern ? L M M ? ?
S Cytisus spp. broom (Cytisus) L L / M / /
Gc Cytisus x kewensis Kew broom M M / ? M ?
S Daboecia cantabrica Irish heath M ? / / / /
S Dahlia imperialis tree dahlia M M M M / ?
P Dahlia spp. dahlia M M M H / /
T Dais cotinifolia pom-pom tree L ? M / ? ?
T Dalbergia sissoo indian rosewood / ? L L / L
S Dalea bicolor dalea (bicolor) / / L L L L
Gc Dalea capitata dalea (capitata) / / VL L M M
S Dalea dorycnoides dalea (dorychnioides) ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Dalea frutescens black dalea / / L / L L
P Dalea gattingeri (Petalostemon purpureum) purple prairie clover L ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Dalea greggii trailing indigo bush ? / L L L L
S Dalea lutea dalea (lutea) / / / ? ? ?
Gc Dalea orcuttii (now Marina orcuttii) Baja indigo bush / / L L / L
S Dalea pulchra indigo/pea bush / / M / L L
T N Dalea spinosa (See Psorothamnus spinosus)
S Dalea versicolor dalea (versicolor) / / M / L L
V Dalechampia dioscoreifolia Costa Rican butterfly vine / M M M ? ?
Gc P Dampiera diversifolia dampiera L / M ? ? ?
P Dampiera trigona dampiera L ? M ? ? ?
G N Danthonia californica California oatgrass M M L M ? ?
S Daphne caucasica daphne (caucasia) M ? M ? ? ?
S Daphne odora winter daphne L L M M / /
S Daphne x burkwoodii Burkwood daphne M M ? ? ? ?
S Daphne x houtteana 'February Plum' February plum daphne ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Daphne x mantensiana Manten daphne L ? ? ? ? ?
S Daphne x transatlantica transatlantica daphne ? M ? ? ? ?
P N Darmera peltata (Peltiphyllum) umbrella plant/Indian rhuba H H H ? ? ?
Gc Darwinia citriodora 'Seaspray' lemon-scented myrtle L ? M M ? ?
S N Dasiphora fruticosa cvs. (Potentilla fruticosa) cinquefoil M M M / ? /
S Su Dasylirion spp. desert spoon VL VL VL L L L
P Datura metel (fastuosa) devil's trumpet VL ? M ? ? ?
P Davallia fijiensis rabbit's foot fern M ? H M ? ?
P Davallia trichomanoides squirrel's foot fern M M M H / /
T Davidia involucrata dove tree M / / / ? ?
V Decumaria barbara 'Chauga' chauga wild hydrangea ? ? ? / ? ?
T Delonix regia royal poinciana / / M / / M
Gc Delosperma spp. ice plant (Delosperma) L L L L / L
P Delphinium non-native spp. delphinium M M M M / /
Ba T Dendrocalamus asper giant Burmese timber bamb / ? H ? ? ?
Ba T Dendrocalamus strictus male bamboo / ? ? ? ? ?
S N Dendromecon harfordii island bush poppy L VL VL L ? ?
S N Dendromecon rigida tree poppy VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Dennstaedtia punctiloba North American hay scented M ? ? ? ? ?
S Deppea splendens deppea H ? M M ? ?
S Dermatobotrys saundersii tree jockey M ? L L ? ?
G N Deschampsia cespitosa and cvs. tufted hairgrass L L M / ? ?
G N Deschampsia elongata slender hairgrass ? ? M / ? ?
G Deschampsia flexuosa crinkled hairgrass ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Deutzia spp. bridal wreath M M M M ? /
P Dianella caerulea cvs. paroo lily M H M M ? ?
P Dianella ensifolia umbrella dracena M ? M ? ? ?
P Dianella intermedia turutu M ? M ? ? ?
P Dianella prunina "Utopia" Utopia flax lily M ? M ? ? ?
P Dianella revoluta cvs. flax lily M L L L ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Dianella tasmanica (shade in desert) Tasman flax lily M M M M M M
P Dianthus spp. pink/carnation M M M M M /
P Diascia spp. twinspur M M M M / /
P N Dicentra spp. (CA native and non-native specie bleeding heart M M M H / /
Bu N Dichelostemma spp. blue dicks VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Dichondra argentea silver dichondra M M M M ? ?
P N Dichondra donelliana California ponysfoot L ? ? M ? ?
Gc Dichondra micrantha dichondra M M M M / /
P N Dichondra occidentalis western dichondra L ? VL M ? ?
Gc Dichondra sericea silver leaf pony's foot L H H M / /
P Dichorisandra thyrsiflora blue ginger / / H ? / ?
P Dichroa febrifuga evergreen hydrangea M ? M ? ? ?
S Dicksonia antarctica (SHADE) Tasmanian tree fern H H H H / /
P Dicliptera resupinata Arizona foldwing ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Dicliptera suberecta hummingbird plant L L L L ? ?
P Dictamnus spp. burning bush/dittany L L ? ? ? ?
P Dierama spp. fairy wand M M M M ? ?
P Dietes 'Jack Catlin' Jack Catlin fortnight lily M ? M ? ? ?
P Dietes bicolor and cvs fortnight lily L L L M M M
P Dietes butcheriana wide-leafed dieties ? L M M ? ?
P Dietes grandiflora and cvs. fairy iris L L L ? ? ?
P Dietes iridioides and cvs. fortnight lily L L L M M M
P Digitalis dubia dwarf spanish foxglove M M M M / /
P Digitalis ferruginea rusty foxglove L ? M M / /
P Digitalis grandiflora big flowered foxglove M ? ? M / /
P Digitalis laevigata Grecian foxglove M ? ? M / /
P Digitalis lanata woolly foxglove L ? ? M / /
P Digitalis lutea hardy/straw foxglove M M ? M / /
P Digitalis obscura sunset foxglove M ? M M / /
P Digitalis purpurea cvs foxglove M H M M / /
P Digitalis x mertonensis foxglove M M M M / /
Pm S T Dioon spp. Mexican cycad / / M M M M
T Diospyros kaki Japanese persimmon L M M M M M
T Diospyros texana Texas persimmon L ? M ? ? ?
T Diospyros virginiana American persimmon L M M M ? ?
T Diospyros whyteana wild coffee ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Diplacus (See Mimulus)
S Diplolaena angustifolia 'Orange Urchin' yanchep rose L ? L ? ? ?
S Diplolaena dampieri 'Feather Duster' southern diplolaena L ? L ? ? ?
Gc Disporopsis pernyi 'Sichuan Jade' Sichuan Jade solomon's se ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Disporum cantoniense Chinese fairy bells M ? ? ? ? ?
P N Disporum hookeri (See Prosartes)
P N Disporum smithii (See Prosartes)
G N Distichlis spicata (marsh, reveg) salt grass L VL L L ? ?
V Distictis 'Rivers' royal trumpet vine M M M M / M
V Distictis buccinatoria blood red trumpet vine M M M M / M
V Distictis laxiflora vanilla trumpet vine M ? M M ? ?
S Distylium myricoides blue leaf isu tree M ? ? ? ? ?
S Dizygotheca elegantissima (see Schefflera eleg
P Dodecatheon spp. (non-native) shooting stars L L VL VL ? ?
S Dodonaea adenophora hopseed bush ? ? L ? ? ?
S Dodonaea boroniifolia hopseed bush L ? L ? ? ?
Gc Dodonaea procumbens hopseed bush (procumbens L L L ? ? ?
S Dodonaea viscosa hopseed bush L L L M M M
S Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' purple hopseed bush L L L M M M
V Dolichos lablab (See Lablab purpureus)
S T Dombeya spp. dombeya / / M M / /
P Doodia media common rasp fern M ? M ? ? ?
P Doronicum orientale (D. caucasium) leopard's bane M M M ? ? ?
S Doryanthes palmeri spear lily L / L L / /
S Dorycnium hirsutum hairy canary clover / M L ? ? ?
Gc N Draba oligosperma yellow flowered moss ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Dracaena cvs. dracaena / / M / ? ?
T Dracaena draco dragon tree L / VL L / /
P Dracocephalum rupestre meadow dragon's head M ? / ? ? ?
P Dracocephalum ruyschianum dragon head M ? / ? ? ?
P Dracunculus vulgaris voodoo lily L VL L L ? ?
V Dregea sinensis dregea ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ba S Drepanostachyum falcatum (Arundinaria) blue bamboo L L M M / M
Ba S Drepanostachyum hookerianum bamboo L L M M / M
Bu Drimiopsis maculata little white soldiers M ? M ? ? ?
S Drimys lanceolata mountain pepper M ? M M ? ?
T Drimys winteri winter's bark M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Drosanthemum spp. ice plant (Drosanthemum) L L L L / /
P N Drymocallis glandulosa (Potentilla glandulosa) sticky cinquefoil L ? L L ? ?
P N Dryopteris arguta coastal wood fern M ? L L ? ?
P Dryopteris celsa log fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Dryopteris dilatata broad buckler fern H M M M ? ?
P Dryopteris erythrosora wood fern M M M M ? ?
P N Dryopteris filix-mas male fern M ? M M ? ?
P Dryopteris labordei 'Golden Mist' Golden Mist wood fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Dryopteris sieboldii Seibold's wood fern ? ? M ? ? ?
P Dryopteris x australis Dixie wood fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Duchesnea indica Indian mock strawberry M M M M / /
P Su N Dudleya spp. dudleya, live forever L VL VL L ? ?
S Duranta erecta (D. repens) sky flower / M M M M M
S Duranta stenostachya Brazilian sky flower / / M M / /
P Dyckia spp. dyckia L ? L L ? L
Gc P Dymondia margaretae dymondia L L L L / /
Pm T Dypsis decaryi triangle palm / / M M / /
Pm S T Dypsis lutescens (Areca) butterfly palm ? ? H ? ? ?
P Dyssodia acerosa (See Thymophylla)
P Dyssodia pentachaeta (See Thymophylla)
T Ebenopsis ebano (Pithecellobium flexicaule) Texas ebony / ? L L ? L
V Eccremocarpus scaber cvs Chilean glory vine M ? M ? ? ?
P S Su Echeveria spp. hens and chickens L L L L / ?
P Echinacea spp. cone flower M M M M M M
S Su N Echinocactus spp. (CA native and non-native s barrel cactus VL VL VL L / L
P Echinops exaltatus globe thistle M M M ? ? ?
P Su Echinopsis spp. (Trichocereus spp.) torch cactus L L L L L L
P Echium 'Purple Tower' purple tower echium L L L L ? ?
P Echium amoenum red feathers ? ? ? L ? ?
P S Echium candicans (fastuosum) pride of Madeira L L L L / /
S Echium gentianoides Tajinaste L ? L VL / /
S Echium handiense Canary Island echium ? ? L M / /
P S Echium pininana pride of Teneriffe L L L / / /
S Edgeworthia chrysantha paper bush M ? M / ? ?
S Edraianthus graminifolius grassy bells L L ? ? ? ?
P Edraianthus pumilio grassy bells M ? ? ? ? ?
T Ehretia anacua sandpaper tree ? L L ? ? M
S T Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive VL L L L M M
S Elaeagnus pungens silverberry L L L L M M
S Elaeagnus x ebbingei Ebbinge's silverberry L L ? ? M M
T Elaeocarpus decipiens Japanese blueberry tree M M M ? ? ?
P Elegia capensis fountain rush M ? M ? ? ?
P Elegia equisetacea horsetail restio M ? M ? ? ?
P N Eleocharis spp. (CA native and non-native spp. spike rush H H H H ? ?
S Eleutherococcus sieboldianus (Acanthopanax sfive leaf aralia M ? ? ? ? ?
G N Elymus cInereus (Leymus cinereus) basin wild rye ? ? L L ? ?
G N Elymus condensatus and cvs. (Leymus conden giant wild rye L L L L ? ?
G N Elymus triticoides (Leymus triticoides) creeping wild rye L L L L ? ?
T Embothrium coccineum Chilean fire bush M / / / ? ?
S N Encelia actoni mountain bush sunflower ? ? VL L ? ?
S N Encelia californica coast sunflower L / VL L / VL
S N Encelia farinosa brittle bush L / VL VL VL VL
S N Encelia frutescens green brittlebush ? ? VL L ? ?
Pm S Encephalartos spp. bread cycad L ? M M ? ?
P Engelmannia pinnatifida Engelmann daisy L ? ? ? ? ?
S Enkianthus campanulatus red-veined enkianthus M H ? ? ? /
P S Ensete ventricosum Abyssinian banana H H H H / ?
P Eomecon chionantha (shade) snow poppy M ? M / ? ?
S Epacris gunnii Australian heath M ? / ? ? ?
S N Ephedra nevadensis Nevada ephedra VL ? VL VL VL VL
S Ephedra tweediana tramontana ? L L ? ? ?
S N Ephedra viridis green mormon tea L L VL VL VL ?
P Epidendrum (reed stem hybrids) epidendrum M / M M ? ?
P N Epilobium spp.(Zauschneria) and cvs. California fuchsia L L VL L M M
Gc Epimedium grandiflorum bishop's hat M M / / / /
Gc Epimedium pinnatum (SHADE) fairy wings M ? / ? ? ?
P N Epipactis gigantea stream orchid M M M M H ?
P N Equisetum spp. (native and non-native spp.) horsetail H H H H M M
G Eragrostis chloromelas blue love grass ? ? L L ? ?
G Eragrostis elliottii 'Tallahassee Sunset' Elliott's lovegrass ? L L L ? ?
G Eragrostis spectabilis purple love grass ? L ? L ? ?
S Eremophila glabra emu bush L L L L / L
S Eremophila laanii Emu bush L ? L ? ? ?
S Eremophila maculata spotted emu bush L L L L L L
S Eremophila racemosa Easter egg bush L ? L L L L
S Eremophila x 'Summertime Blue' Summertime Blue emu ? ? L ? L L
G Erianthus ravennae (See Saccharum ravennae
P N Eriastrum densifolium elongatum giant woolly star VL ? VL VL ? ?
Gc S Erica spp. heath M M M / / /
S N Ericameria arborescens golden fleece VL ? VL L ? ?
S N Ericameria cuneata compact goldenbush L ? VL L ? ?
S N Ericameria ericoides California goldenbush L M L L ? ?
S N Ericameria laricifolia turpentine bush ? / VL L L L
S N Ericameria linearifolia interior golden bush L ? VL L ? ?
P N Erigeron 'Wayne Roderick' Wayne Roderick daisy M M L L / /
P N Erigeron divergens native fleabane ? ? ? ? M M
P N Erigeron foliosus leafy fleabane L ? VL ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Erigeron formosissimus fleabane M M ? ? ? ?
P N Erigeron glaucus beach aster L M L M / /
P Erigeron karvinskianus fleabane L L L M M M
P N Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia daisy ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Erigeron speciosus Oregon fleabane M ? ? M ? ?
P Erigeron x moerheimii pink Santa Barbara daisy L L M M ? ?
S Eriobotrya 'Coppertone' coppertone loquat M M M M M M
T Eriobotrya deflexa bronze loquat M M M M / M
T Eriobotrya japonica loquat L L M M / M
S N Eriodictyon crassifolium thickleaf yerba santa L VL VL VL ? ?
S N Eriodictyon tomentosum woolly yerba santa L VL VL VL VL ?
S N Eriodictyon trichocalyx smooth leaf yerba santa ? ? VL VL ? ?
S N Eriogonum arborescens Santa Cruz island buckwhe VL L VL VL ? ?
S N Eriogonum cinereum ashy-leaf buckwheat ? L VL VL ? ?
P N Eriogonum crocatum saffron buckwheat L L VL L ? ?
N Eriogonum elongatum wand buckwheat VL VL
Gc N Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson' Bruce Dickenson buckwhea ? L VL VL ? ?
Gc N Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Dana Point' Dana Point buckwheat ? L VL VL ? ?
Gc N Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Theodore Payne' Theodore Payne buckwhea L L VL VL ? ?
Gc N Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Warriner Lytle' Warriner Lytle buckwheat L L VL VL ? ?
S N Eriogonum fasciculatum and cvs. (not listed ab California buckwheat VL VL VL VL VL VL
S N Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's lace VL VL VL VL ? ?
P N Eriogonum grande rubescens San Miguel Island buckwhe L L VL L ? ?
S N Eriogonum latifolium coast buckwheat L L L L ? ?
S N Eriogonum parvifolium cliff buckwheat L M VL L ? ?
P S N Eriogonum spp. (CA native and non-native spp buckwheat L L VL L L L
S N Eriogonum umbellatum and cvs. sulphur-flower buckwheat L M L L ? ?
P N Eriophyllum confertiflorum golden yarrow L L VL VL ? ?
P N Eriophyllum lanatum & cvs woolly sunflower L L L L ? ?
S N Eriophyllum nevinii (See Constancea nevinii)
S N Eriophyllum staechadifolium lizard's tail L L L / ? ?
P S Eriostemon myoporoides (Philotheca myoporo long leaf wax flower M ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Erodium chamaedryoides (See E. reichardii)
Gc P Erodium chrysanthum cranesbill (chrysanthum) L M M M ? ?
P Erodium corsicum heron's-bill ? M ? M ? ?
Gc P Erodium reichardii (E. chaemedryoides) alpine geranium L M M M ? ?
P Erodium x kolbianum crane's bill ? M ? ? ? ?
P Erodium x variabile cvs. hybrid crane's bill L ? ? ? ? ?
P Eryngium alpinum alpine sea holly M ? ? / ? ?
P Eryngium alternatum Mexican sea holly ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Eryngium amethystinum amethyst sea holly M ? M ? ? ?
P Eryngium maritimum sea holly M M L L ? ?
P Eryngium pandanifolium giant sea holly M ? M L ? ?
P Eryngium planum blue sea holly M M L ? ? ?
P Eryngium variifolium sea holly M M M ? ? ?
P Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' Bowles Mauve wallflower L L M M M ?
P Erysimum 'Jubilee' jubilee wallflower L L L ? ? ?
P Erysimum 'Wenlock Beauty' Wenlock beauty wallflower L M L ? ? ?
P Erysimum cheiri (Cheiranthus cheiri) wallflower M M M M ? ?
P N Erysimum concinnum wallflower L L L L ? ?
P Erysimum helveticum wallflower M ? ? ? ? ?
P Erysimum hieraciifolium Siberian wallflower L L L ? ? ?
P N Erysimum insulare island wallflower L L VL ? ? ?
P Erysimum linifolium wallflower L L L M ? ?
P N Erysimum menziesii Pt.Reyes wallflower L L L L ? ?
P Erysimum pulchellum wallflower L L L ? ? ?
P N Erysimum suffrutescens suffrutescent wallflower L L ? ? ? ?
P Erysimum variegatum purple wallflower ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Erythrina abyssinica Abyssinian coral tree / ? L ? / M
T Erythrina arborescens sunshine tree ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Erythrina caffra Kaffir bloom coral tree M / L M / /
T Erythrina coralloides naked coral tree ? ? L M / /
S T Erythrina crista-galli cockspur coral tree M M L L / M
T Erythrina falcata evergreen coral tree / / L / / /
S Erythrina flabelliformis coral bean ? ? L ? ? ?
S Erythrina herbacea naked coral shrub ? ? L M ? ?
T Erythrina humeana Natal coral tree / M L M / /
T Erythrina speciosa coral tree ? ? L ? / /
T Erythrina x bidwillii Bidwell's coral bean L L L M / /
T Erythrina x sykesii Sykes coral tree / / L L / /
S Escallonia spp.& cvs. escallonia M M M M / /
P N Eschscholzia californica (annual in the desert) California poppy VL VL VL VL / /
S Espostoa guentheri (Vatricania, (Cephalocereu cactus ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Espostoa lanata Peruvian old man cactus ? ? VL L L L
S Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon' fine-leafed mallee ? ? L ? ? L
T Eucalyptus camaldulensis red gum L L L L M M
T Eucalyptus campaspe silver gimlet ? L M ? / M
T Eucalyptus cinerea ash leaved gum, silver dolla VL L L M / M
T Eucalyptus citriodora (See Corymbia citriodora
T Eucalyptus cladocalyx sugar gum L / L L / /
T Eucalyptus conferruminata (lehmannii) bushy yate L L L L / /
T Eucalyptus curtisii Plunkett mallee ? ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus dalrympleana mountain white gum L / ? ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus deglupta mindinao gum / / M M / /
T Eucalyptus erythrocorys red cap gum L L L M / M
T Eucalyptus erythronema red-flowered mallee L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus ficifolia (See Corymbia ficifolia)
T Eucalyptus formanii Forman's mallee ? ? L ? ? L
T Eucalyptus globulus blue gum L L L M / M
T Eucalyptus grandis flooded/rose gum M M M M / /
T Eucalyptus gunnii cider gum L L L L ? ?
S Eucalyptus kruseana book-leaf mallee VL / L ? / ?
T Eucalyptus largiflorens black box ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus leucoxylon white ironbark L L L L / M
T Eucalyptus loxophleba York gum ? VL ? VL / /
T Eucalyptus macrandra long flowered marlock VL VL VL L / L
T Eucalyptus maculata (See Corymbia maculata)
T Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah L L L L M M
T Eucalyptus neglecta omeo gum L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus nicholii Nichol's willow leaf pepperm L L L M M M
T Eucalyptus papuana (See Corymbia papuana
T Eucalyptus parvula small-leaved gum L ? ? ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus polyanthemos silver dollar gum L L L L M M
T Eucalyptus populnea poplar box L ? ? ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus preissiana bell mallee VL / L ? / ?
T Eucalyptus pulverulenta silver mountain gum L M L M / M
T Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany L L L L / /
T Eucalyptus rudis flooded gum L L L L M M
T Eucalyptus saligna Sydney blue gum L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus salmonophloia salmon gum L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus salubris gimlet L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus sargentii Salt River mallet L ? ? L / L
T Eucalyptus sideroxylon red iron bark L L L L M M
T Eucalyptus spathulata swamp mallee L / L L / M
T Eucalyptus steedmanii Steedman's gum L ? L ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus stellulata black sallee L ? ? ? ? ?
T Eucalyptus torelliana (See Corymbia torelliana)
T Eucalyptus torquata coral gum L L L M / M
T Eucalyptus viminalis manna gum L L L M / M
T Eucalyptus woodwardii lemon flowered gum VL ? L ? ? L
Bu Eucomis autumnalis pineapple lily M / M ? ? ?
Bu Eucomis bicolor hybrids pineapple lily M ? M ? ? ?
Bu Eucomis comosa cvs. black sally M M M ? ? ?
Bu Eucomis pallidiflora ssp. pole-evansii giant pineapple lily M ? M ? ? ?
T Eucryphia glutinosa hardy eucryphia M ? ? / ? ?
T Eucryphia lucida (billardieri) leatherwood M M ? / ? ?
T Eucryphia x intermedia eucryphia M M ? / ? ?
S Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Mount Usher' Mt. Usher leatherwood M ? / / ? ?
T Eugenia involucrata cherry of the Rio Grande ? ? M ? ? ?
S Euonymus alatus burning bush M M ? ? ? ?
Gc Euonymus fortunei purple winter creeper M M M M M /
V Euonymus fortunei radicans winter creeper M M M M M M
S Euonymus japonicus evergreen euonymus L L M M M M
S Euonymus kiautschovicus euonymus L ? ? ? ? ?
S Euonymus occidentalis western burning bush M M M M ? ?
P Eupatorium spp. mistflower M M M ? M M
P Su Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' Ascot Rainbow spurge M M M ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia 'Blackbird' Blackbird spurge M ? M ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia 'Breathless' cvs. Breathless spurge cvs. / M ? ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia amygdaloides wood spurge M M M ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia antisyphilitica candelilla ? ? L L L L
P Su Euphorbia caput-medusae Medusa's head VL ? VL L ? ?
P Su Euphorbia ceratocarpa horned spurge L ? ? ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia characias Mediterranean spurge L L VL L ? ?
P Su Euphorbia clandestina volstruisnek ? ? VL ? ? ?
S Su T Euphorbia cotinifolia Carribean copper plant / / M M / /
P Su Euphorbia cyparissias cypress spurge L VL VL ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia dulcis purple spurge M ? ? ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia ferox pin cushion VL ? ? ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia griffithii Griffith's spurge M ? M ? ? ?
Su T Euphorbia ingens candelabra tree / / L L ? L
S Su Euphorbia lambii tree euphorbia / ? L L ? ?
S Su Euphorbia leucodendron cat tails euphorbia ? ? L ? ? ?
S Su Euphorbia mauritanica pencil milk bush / ? ? L ? ?
S Su Euphorbia milii crown of thorns / L L L / L
S Su N Euphorbia misera cliff spurge ? ? VL L ? ?
P Su Euphorbia myrsinites creeping spurge L L L L ? ?
P Su Euphorbia polychroma (epithymoides) cushion spurge L L ? ? ? ?
S Su Euphorbia pulcherrima poinsettia / / L M / L
P Su Euphorbia resinifera Moroccan mound VL ? VL ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Su Euphorbia rigida gopher spurge L L L L / L
P Su Euphorbia seguieriana niciciana euphorbia L ? ? ? ? ?
S Su Euphorbia tirucalli milk bush / / VL / / L
P Su Euphorbia x lomi cvs. euphorbia ? ? L ? ? ?
P Su Euphorbia x martinii & cvs. euphorbia L M M M ? ?
S Su Euphorbia xanti Baja spurge VL ? VL L ? ?
S Euryops chrysanthemoides (Gamolepis chrysa African bush daisy M M M M / ?
P S Euryops pectinatus euryops/shrub daisy L L L M M M
P S Euryops pectinatus viridis green euryops M M M M M M
S Euryops tysonii Tyson's euryops L ? ? ? ? ?
P N Euthamia occidentalis western goldenrod ? VL L L ? ?
P Evolvulus pilosus (nuttallianus) evolvulus ? M M M ? ?
S Exochorda x macrantha 'Niagara' snow day surprise pearl bus L ? ? ? ? ?
S Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' pearl bush M M ? ? ? ?
T Eysenhardtia orthocarpa kidneywood / ? ? ? L L
T Eysenhardtia polystachya kidneywood / ? ? ? ? ?
S Eysenhardtia spinosa spiny kidneywood ? ? ? ? ? M
T Eysenhardtia texana Texas kidneywood / ? ? ? ? ?
S Fabiana imbricata pichi ? ? M ? ? ?
T Fagus sylvatica European beech M H / / / /
V Fallopia baldschuanica (Polygonum aubertii) fleeceflower L L L L M M
P Fallopia japonica (potentially invasive weed) Japanese knotweed L ? ? ? ? ?
S N Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume L M VL VL L L
P Farfugium japonicum cvs. (Ligularia tussilagine leopard plant H H H H ? ?
Ba S Fargesia dracocephala dragon's head bamboo M ? ? ? ? ?
Ba S Fargesia fungosa (Borinda fungosa) chocolate bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Fargesia murielae umbrella bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Fargesia nitida (Sinarundinaria nitida) (BAMB blue fountain bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Fargesia robusta & cvs. green screen bamboo M ? ? ? ? ?
Ba S Fargesia spathacea (Thamnocalamus spathac umbrella bamboo M ? M M ? ?
S Fascicularia pitcairniifolia fascicularia L ? L ? ? ?
S Fatsia japonica (SHADE) Japanese aralia M M M M / M
T Feijoa sellowiana (See Acca sellowiana)
S Felicia aethiopica tight and tidy ? ? ? M ? ?
S Felicia amelloides blue marguerite M M M M / M
S Felicia fruticosa shrub aster L L L M / /
S Su N Ferocactus spp. (CA native and non-native spp barrel cactus VL VL VL L L L
Bu Ferraria crispa starfish iris VL ? L VL ? ?
Bu Ferraria schaeferi 'Dark Chocolate' Dark Chocolate ferraria ? ? L VL ? ?
G Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue' Siskiyou Blue fescue M M L L M M
G Festuca amethystina sheep's fescue M ? M M ? ?
G N Festuca californica and cvs. California fescue L M L / M M
G Festuca capillata fine-leafed fescue ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Festuca cinerea fescue (cinerea) L ? L ? ? ?
G Festuca eskia dwarf fescue ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Festuca glauca blue fescue L L L M M M
G N Festuca idahoensis and cvs. Idaho fescue VL L L M ? ?
G Festuca mairei Maire's fescue L L L M ? ?
G Festuca muelleri Mueller's fescue ? ? L M ? ?
G Festuca ovina and cvs. sheep fescue M M L M M M
G N Festuca rubra creeping red fescue L M H H / /
G Festuca tenuifolia fescue (tenuifolia) M ? ? ? ? ?
T Ficus auriculata Roxburgh fig / / M M / /
T Ficus benghalensis Indian banyan / / M ? ? ?
S T Ficus benjamina weeping Chinese banyan / / M / / M
T Ficus brandegeei (palmeri) desert fig / ? M / ? ?
T Ficus carica edible fig M M M M M M
S T Ficus elastica rubber plant / / M M / /
T Ficus florida Florida fig / / M M / /
T Ficus lyrata fiddleleaf fig / / M / / /
T Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay fig / / M M / /
T Ficus microcarpa (F. retusa nitida) Indian laurel fig/ laurel fig M / M M / M
T Ficus microphylla (See Ficus rubiginosa)
V Ficus pumila (repens) creeping fig M M M M M M
T Ficus religiosa bo-tree / / M M ? ?
T Ficus retusa nitida (See Ficus microcarpa)
T Ficus rubiginosa (F. microphylla) rusty leaf fig M / M M ? ?
P Filipendula hexapetala (See F. vulgaris)
P Filipendula purpurea pink meadowsweet H ? ? / ? ?
P Filipendula ulmaria queen of the meadow H ? ? / ? ?
P Filipendula vulgaris (F. hexapetala) dropwort M ? ? / ? ?
P Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' bronze fennel L M M M ? ?
S N Forestiera pubescens desert olive L L L L L L
S Forsythia koreana 'Kumsom' silver vein forsythia M ? M ? / /
S Forsythia spp. and hybrids forsythia M M M ? / /
S Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' Bronx green forsythia M ? ? ? / /
S Forsythia X intermedia forsythia L L M M / /
S Fothergilla gardenii dwarf fothergilla M M ? / ? ?
S Fothergilla major mountain witchalder M ? ? / ? ?
S Su Fouquieria columnaris boojum / / VL VL / VL
S Su Fouquieria diguetii palo adan / / VL ? / ?
S Su Fouquieria macdougalii Mexican tree ocotillo / / VL VL L L
S Su N Fouquieria splendens ocotillo / / VL VL VL VL
Gc N Fragaria spp. (CA native and non-natives speci strawberry M M M M M M
P Francoa ramosa bridal wreath M M M M / /
P Francoa sonchifolia bridal wreath M ? M M / /
S N Frangula californica and cvs. (Rhamnus califor coffeeberry L L VL L / ?
S N Frangula californica ssp.tomentella (Rhamnus chaparral coffeeberry VL VL VL L / ?
S N Frankenia palmeri Palmer's Frankenia ? VL VL VL ? ?
S N Frankenia salina alkali heath ? VL VL VL ? ?
S Frankenia thymifolia sea heath ? ? L ? ? ?
S T Franklinia alatamaha (Gordonia alatamaha) franklin tree M / M / / /
T Fraxinus 'Moraine' moraine ash M M / / M M
T Fraxinus americana white ash M M / / / /
T Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood' (F. oxycarpa) Raywood ash M M M M M /
T N Fraxinus dipetala foothill ash L ? L L ? ?
T Fraxinus excelsior European ash M M ? ? ? ?
T Fraxinus greggii little leaf ash ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Fraxinus griffithii Griffith ash ? ? ? ? ? ?
T N Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash M M M / / /
T Fraxinus ornus flowering ash M M ? M ? ?
T Fraxinus pennsylvanica cvs. green ash M M ? ? ? ?
T Fraxinus uhdei evergreen ash M M M M M M
T N Fraxinus velutina Arizona ash M M M M M M
T N Fraxinus velutina 'Modesto' Modesto ash M M M M M M
Bu Freesia spp. freesia VL M L VL L M
S N Fremontodendron spp. & cvs. flannel bush VL VL VL VL / /
Bu N Fritillaria affinis checker lily VL ? / ? ? ?
P Fuchsia hybrids fuchsia M M H H / /
S Fuchsia magellanica hardy fuchsia M M M H / /
S Fuchsia thymifolia fuchsia M M M H / /
S Furcraea spp. furcraea L / L L / L
P Gaillardia aristata great blanket flower L ? L M ? ?
P Gaillardia spp., hybrids and cvs. gaillardia M M M M ? ?
P Gaillardia x grandiflora and cultivars blanket flower L L L M M M
P Galium odoratum sweet woodruff M M H / ? ?
P Galium oreganum Britton Oregon bedstraw ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Galtonia candicans summer hyacinth M ? M ? ? ?
S N Galvezia juncea & cvs. Baja bush-snapdragon / / VL L ? ?
S N Galvezia speciosa & cvs. (See Gambelia speci
S N Gambelia speciosa & cvs. (Galvesia speciosa island bush snapdragon L L VL L ? ?
S Gamolepis chrysanthemoides (See Euryops ch
S Gardenia spp. & cvs. gardenia M M M M / M
S N Garrya elliptica and cvs. coast silktassel L L L M / /
S N Garrya flavescens ashy silktassel L ? VL L / /
S N Garrya fremontii Fremont silk tassel L L VL / / /
S N Garrya veatchii silk tassel bush ? ? VL VL ? ?
P Su Gasteraloe hybrids gasteraloe L ? L L ? ?
P Su Gasteria spp. (shade) gasteria L L L L ? ?
S Gaultheria mucronata (Pernettya mucronata) prickly heath M ? M ? ? ?
Gc Gaultheria procumbens creeping wintergreen M M / / / /
S N Gaultheria shallon salal M M M H / /
P Gaura lindheimeri and cvs. gaura M M L M M M
Gc Gazania spp. gazania M M L M M M
T Geijera parviflora Australian willow M M L M M M
V Gelsemium rankinii swamp jessamine ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina jessamine L L M M M M
Gc S Genista lydia Lydia woadwaxen M L M M / /
Gc S Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold' Vancouver Gold genista M M / M ? ?
S Genista spp. broom (Genista) L L M M / /
P Gentiana scabra procumbens gentian M ? / / ? ?
P Gentiana septemfida crested gentian M ? / / ? ?
T Geoffroea decorticans Chilean palo verde ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P Geranium incanum carpet geranium L M L M ? M
Gc P Geranium spp. cranesbill M M M M M M
P Gerbera jamesonii & hybrids Transvaal daisy M H M M / /
P Geum spp. avens M M M M ? /
T Ginkgo biloba maiden hair tree M M M M M ?
Bu Gladiolus hybrids & selections gladiolus M M M M / /
Bu Gladiolus watsonius (Homoglossum) gladiolus L L L L / /
P Glandularia aristigera and cvs (Verbena tenuis South American rock vervai L M L L M M
P N Glandularia gooddingii (See Verbena goodding
P N Glandularia lilacina and cvs. (Verbena lilacina) lilac verbena L L L L ? ?
P Glaucium flavum horned poppy L L VL L ? ?
Gc P Glechoma hederacea ground ivy L M M H / /
T Gleditsia triacanthos honey locust L L M L L L
P Globularia cordifolia creeping globe daisy L ? ? ? / /
P Globularia x indubia globe daisy M ? L L / /
Bu Gloriosa rothschildiana gloriosa lily M / M M ? ?
G N Glyceria grandis American mannagrass ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
G Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' variegated water grass ? ? H ? ? ?
G N Glyceria striata fowl mannagrass ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Gomphostigma virgatum otter bush L ? M ? ? ?
P Goniolimon speciosum (Limonium speciosum) statice L L L M / M
P Goniolimon tataricum (Limonium tataricum) Tartarian statice L ? M L ? ?
P Goodenia affinis 'Little Luna' silver goodenia ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Gordonia axillaris gordonia H ? ? ? ? ?
T Gordonia lasianthus lob lolly bay M ? H ? ? ?
S Gossypium harknessii otterbossie ? ? ? ? ? L
S Gossypium thurberi Thurber's cotton/desert cott ? L ? ? ? L
P Su Graptopetalum spp. graptopetalum VL L L L / ?
P Su Graptoveria hybrids graptoveria L L L L ? ?
T Grevillea robusta silk oak L L L L / M
S Grevillea spp. & cvs. grevillea L L L L / M
S Grewia occidentalis lavender star flower M M M M / M
S Greyia sutherlandii Natal bottlebrush M ? L ? ? ?
P N Grindelia camporum great valley gum plant ? L VL L ? ?
P N Grindelia hirsutula hairy gum plant L L VL L ? ?
P N Grindelia stricta coastal gum plant L M VL L ? ?
Gc N Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla spreading gum plant L M L L ? ?
S Griselinia littoralis kapuka M / M / / /
S Griselinia lucida puka M / M / / /
S Guaiacum angustifolium Texas guaiacum ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Guaiacum coulteri Guayacan ? ? L ? ? ?
P Gunnera chilensis dinosaur food H H H H / /
P Gunnera killipiana Mexican gunnera H H ? H / /
P Gunnera magellanica pangue enano H ? H H / /
P Gunnera manicata giant gunnera H H H H / /
P Gunnera tinctoria Chilean rhubarb H ? H H / /
S N Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed ? ? VL L VL L
T Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky coffee tree L M M ? ? ?
P Gypsophila cerastioides baby's breath M ? M M / /
P Gypsophila paniculata baby's breath L M M M / /
P Gypsophila repens creeping baby's breath M M M M / /
Bu Habranthus andersonii (See H. tubispathus)
Bu Habranthus robustus (Zephyranthes robusta) pampas lily M M M M / M
Bu Habranthus texanus (See H. tubispathus)
Bu Habranthus tubispathus habranthus M M M M / /
Bu Haemanthus albiflos dappled snowbush L ? L L ? ?
Bu Haemanthus katherinae (See Scadoxus multiflo
S Hakea laurina sea urchin tree L L L L / /
S Hakea suaveolens sweet hakea L L L L / /
G Hakonechloa macra and cvs. hakone grass M M M ? ? ?
T Halesia carolina snow drop tree M ? ? ? ? ?
T Halesia monticola silverbell M ? ? ? ? ?
S Halimium atriplicifolium yellow rock rose L ? L / ? ?
S Halimium commutatum coast rock rose ? ? L ? ? ?
S Halimium lasianthum yellow rock rose L L L ? ? ?
S Halimium ocymoides yellow rock rose L ? L ? ? ?
P Haloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze' bronze leaf toatoa M H M ? ? ?
S Hamamelis virginiana common witch hazel M M / / / /
S Hamamelis intermedia hybrid witch hazel M ? ? ? ? ?
S Hamelia patens Texas firecracker bush / ? L L M M
T Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Tabebuia chrysot golden trumpet tree / / M M / M
T Handroanthus impetiginosus (Tabebuia impeti pink/lavender trumpet tree M / M M / /
S V Hardenbergia comptoniana western Australia coral pea M M L M / M
S V Hardenbergia violacea lilac vine M M L M / M
T Harpephyllum caffrum Kaffir plum M / M M / /
T Harpullia arborea tulipwood / / M / / /
T Havardia mexicana (Pithecellobium mexicana) Mexican ebony ? ? L L / L
T Havardia pallens (Pithecellobium pallens) tenaza ? ? ? L L L
P Su Haworthia spp. haworthia L L L L / L
S N Hazardia detonsa island bristleweed ? L VL L ? ?
S Hebe spp. hebe M M M M / /
P Su Hechtia spp and cvs. hechtia L ? L L ? ?
Gc V Hedera canariensis Algerian ivy M M L M M M
Gc V Hedera helix English ivy M M L M M M
Gc V Hedera nepalensis Himalayan ivy M M ? ? ? ?
P Hedychium coccinium (partial shade in South I red ginger lily M / H H / /
P Hedychium coronarium white ginger lily M H H H / /
P Hedychium cvs ginger lily M / H M / /
P Hedychium flavescens yellow ginger M / H H / /
P Hedychium flavum yellow butterfly ginger M / H M / /
P Hedychium gardnerianum Kahili ginger M / H H / /
P Hedychium greenii red ginger M / H H / /
Pm T Hedyscepe canterburyana umbrella palm ? ? H ? ? ?
P N Helenium autumnale common sneeze weed M M ? M ? ?
P N Helenium bigelovii Bigelow sneezeweed M H H H ? ?
P N Helenium hoopesii (See Hymenoxys hoopesii)
P Helenium hybrids and cvs. sneeze weed M M ? M ? ?
P N Helenium puberulum rosilla ? ? H M ? ?
P Helianthemum nummularium & cvs. common sunrose L M L L ? ?
P N Helianthemum scoparium var. aldersonii (See sunrose L ? VL L ? ?
P Helianthus angustifolius swamp sunflower M H ? ? ? ?
P Helianthus debilis curry plant ? ? ? M ? ?
P Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower M L L ? M ?
P Helianthus multiflorus sunflower VL ? ? ? ? ?
P Helichrysum amorginum ruby cluster straw flower ? ? L L / /
P Helichrysum bracteatum straw flower L L M M / /
P Helichrysum italicum chamomile sunray ? L L ? / /
P Helichrysum petiolare licorice plant L M M M / /
S Helichrysum rosmarinifolium ( See Ozothamnu
S Helichrysum thianschanicum licorice plant ? M ? ? ? ?
G Helictotrichon sempervirens and cvs blue oat grass L L M M ? ?
P Heliopsis cvs. false sunflowers ? M ? ? ? ?
P Heliopsis helianthoides scabra golden sunflower M M ? ? ? ?
P Heliotropium amplexicaule (H. anchusaefolium clasping heliotrope ? ? L ? ? ?
P Heliotropium arborescens common heliotrope M M M M ? ?
P Helipterum (See Rhodanthe)
P Helleborus argutifolius Corsican hellebore L L L L ? ?
P Helleborus foetidus stinking hellebore L M M L / /
P Helleborus lividus Majorcan hellebore L ? L L / /
P Helleborus orientalis and hybrids Christmas/Lenten rose M M M M / /
S Helwingia chinensis helwingia ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Hemerocallis spp. day lily M M M M M M
P Hemionitis arifolia heart leaf fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Hemizygia 'Candy Kisses' Candy Kisses hemizygia ? ? L ? ? ?
T Heptacodium miconioides seven sons tree M ? ? ? ? ?
S Hermannia verticillata honeybells M ? L L ? ?
Gc Herniaria glabra green carpet H M M M / /
S Su Hesperaloe campanulata bell flower hesperaloe ? ? VL L L L
S Su Hesperaloe changii hesperaloe (changii) ? ? VL VL ? ?
S Su Hesperaloe funifera Coahuilan hesperaloe L L VL L L L
S Su Hesperaloe nocturna seven-son flower ? ? VL L L ?
S Su Hesperaloe parviflora red/ yellow yucca L L VL L L L
S Su Hesperaloe tenuifolia tropical hesperaloe ? ? VL L ? ?
Bu Hesperantha coccinea (Schizostylis)SHADE river lily M M M M / ?
T Hesperocyparis arizonica (Cupressus arizonica Arizona cypress VL VL VL VL L /
T N Hesperocyparis bakeri (Cupressus bakeri) Modoc cypress L L / ? ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis forbesii (Cupressus forbesii) Tecate cypress L L VL VL / /
T N Hesperocyparis goveniana (Cupressus govenia Gowen cypress L L L / ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis guadalupensis (Cupressus guaGuadalupe Island cypress L L VL VL / /
T N Hesperocyparis macnabiana (Cupressus macn MacNab cypress VL L L / ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Cupressus macroMonterey cypress M M L / / /
T N Hesperocyparis montana (Cupressus montana San Pedro Martir cypress ? ? VL L ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis nevadensis (Cupressus nevad Piute cypress L ? L L ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis sargentii (Cupressus sargentii) Sargent cypress L L L L ? ?
T N Hesperocyparis stephensonii (Cupressus arizo Cuyamaca cypress VL VL VL L L L
S Su N Hesperoyucca spp. (Yucca whipplei, Yucca cal yucca L L VL L L L
S Heterocentron elegans Spanish shawl / / M ? ? ?
S N Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon L VL VL L L /
P N Heterotheca sessiliflora sessile flower false golden ? M L L ? ?
P N Heterotheca villosa (Chrysopsis villosa) hairy golden aster L M L L ? ?
P N Heuchera elegans urn flowered alum root M ? M L ? ?
P N Heuchera hirsutissima Idyllwild rock flower M M M L ? ?
P N Heuchera hybrids and cvs. ( CA natives and no coral bells cultivars M M M H ? ?
P N Heuchera maxima island alum root M L L M ? ?
P N Heuchera micrantha crevice alum root M M M M ? ?
P Heuchera sanguinea coral bells M M M M M M
P Hibanobambusa tranquillans inyouchikuzoku H ? M ? ? ?
S Hibbertia aspera hibbertia (aspera) M / M ? ? ?
S Hibbertia cuneiformis cut leaf Guinea flower M M M ? / ?
Gc S Hibbertia pedunculata hibbertia (pedunculata) M / M ? ? ?
V Hibbertia scandens Guinea gold vine M M M M / M
S Hibbertia vestita hibbertia (vestita) M / M ? ? ?
P N Hibiscus lasiocarpus California hibiscus H M H H ? ?
P Hibiscus moscheutos & cvs. mallow rose M M M H M ?
S Hibiscus mutabilis confederate rose M M M M ? ?
S Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus M M M M M M
S Hibiscus splendens pink hollyhock tree ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Hibiscus syriacus rose of Sharon L M M M / /
G N Hierochloe occidentalis (See Anthoxanthum oc
G N Hierochloe odorata (See Anthoxanthum nitens
G N Hilaria rigida (Pleuraphis rigida) big galleta grass ? ? VL L M ?
Ba S T Himalayacalamus falconeri "Damarapa' candy cane bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Himalayacalamus hookerianus cvs. blue bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
Bu Hippeastrum spp. amaryllis M M M M ? ?
P Hippolytia herderi (Tanacetum herderi) hippolytia ? ? L ? ? ?
P N Hoita macrostachya (Psoralea macrostachya) leather root ? ? M L ? ?
V Holboellia coriacea 'Cathedral Gem' Cathedral Gem sausage vin ? / ? ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Holmskioldia sanguinea Chinese hat plant M ? M ? ? ?
S N Holodiscus discolor sea foam L M L M / /
S N Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus (Holodisc rock spirea M ? ? M ? ?
S N Holodiscus microphyllus (See Holodiscus disco
S Homalanthus populneus Queensland poplar M ? M ? ? ?
S Homalocladium platycladum ribbon bush M M M L ? ?
Bu Homeria spp. cape tulip VL L L M ? ?
Bu Homoglad hybrids hybrid homoglad VL L L VL ? ?
Bu Homoglossum watsonium (See Gladiolus spp.
G N Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley ? VL L ? ? ?
P N Horkelia californica horkelia ? M M ? ? ?
P N Horkelia cuneata wedge leaf horkelia ? L L ? ? ?
P N Horkelia parryi Parry's horkelia ? M M L ? ?
P N Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis (Lotus cras Otay Mountain lotus L M VL L ? ?
P Hosta spp. (shade) plantain lily M M / / / /
P Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' chameleon houttuynia M H M H ? ?
T Hovenia dulcis Japanese raisin tree M ? M ? ? ?
Pm T Howea forsteriana Kentia palm / / M M / /
V Hoya carnosa wax plant M / M M / /
P Humata tyermanii white rabbit's foot fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Humulus lupulus hops L M / H ? ?
P Hunnemannia fumariifolia Mexican tulip poppy L L L M ? ?
Bu Hyacinthus spp. hyacinth M M / ? M M
S Hydrangea angustipetala willow leaf hydrangea M ? ? ? / /
S V Hydrangea anomala petiolaris climbing hydrangea M H / H / /
S Hydrangea arborescens snowball hydrangea M H ? ? / /
S Hydrangea aspera villosa lacecap hydrangea M H ? ? / /
V Hydrangea integrifolia evergreen climbing hydrang M M ? ? ? ?
S Hydrangea macrophylla & cvs. hydrangea M H M H / /
S Hydrangea paniculata hybrids peegee hydrangea M M M M / /
S Hydrangea quercifolia oakleaf hydrangea M M M M / /
S Hydrangea serrata blue bird hydrangea M ? ? ? / /
V Hylocereus undatus dragon fruit / / M M ? ?
P Su Hylotelephium spp. and cvs. (Some are Sedum stone crop L L L L ? ?
S Hymenoclea monogyra (See Ambrosia monogy
S Hymenolepis parviflora (Athanasia acerosa) golden coulter bush L ? ? L ? ?
T Hymenosporum flavum sweet shade M / M M / /
P N Hymenoxys acaulis (See Tetraneuris acaulis)
P N Hymenoxys hoopesii (Helenium hoopesii) orange sneezeweed M ? ? H ? ?
S Hypericum 'Hidcote' St. Johns wort M M M M / /
S Hypericum 'Rowallane' Rowall hypericum M M ? ? / /
S Hypericum aegypticum dwarf St. John's Wort M ? L ? / /
S Hypericum androsaemum sweet amber M L ? M / /
S Hypericum beanii Henry St. John's wort M M M M / /
Gc S Hypericum calycinum Aaron's beard M M M M ? /
Gc S Hypericum empetrifolium nanum hypericum M ? ? ? ? /
P S Hypericum frondosum hypericum (frondosum) M ? ? ? ? ?
S Hypericum kalmianum Kalm's St, Johnswort ? ? ? ? / /
Gc P Hypericum kelleri Keller hypericum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Hypericum olympicum olympic hypericum L ? ? ? / /
Gc Hypericum reptans creeping St. John's wort M ? ? M ? ?
S Hypericum X inodorum 'Albury Purple' Albury purple hypericum M ? ? ? / /
S Hypericum X moserianum gold flower M M M M / /
S Hypocalymma angustifolia 'Powder Puff' Powder Puff white myrtle M ? L ? ? ?
Gc Hypocalymma cordifolium 'Golden Veil' variegated dwarf myrtle M ? ? ? ? ?
S Hypocalymma robustum Swan River myrtle ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Hyptis emoryi (See Condea emoryi)
P Iberis gibraltarica Gibraltar candytuft M ? ? ? ? ?
P Iberis sempervirens evergreen candy tuft M M M M / /
S Ilex aquifolium English holly L M M M M M
S Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford holly L M M M M M
S Ilex crenata box-leaved holly M ? M M ? ?
S Ilex decidua 'Warren's Red' Warren's red possumhaw ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Ilex dimorphophylla Okinawan holly M M M M / ?
S Ilex glabra inkberry M ? ? ? ? ?
T Ilex integra mochi tree ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Ilex latifolia 'Purple Power' purple power holly M ? ? ? ? ?
S Ilex vomitoria yaupon L M M L M M
S Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens holly M M ? ? ? ?
S Ilex x altaclarensis 'Wilsonii' Wilson holly M M M M M M
S Ilex x meserveae blue boy/girl etc. cvs. M M M M / ?
S Ilex x 'RutHol 1' Emerald Collonade holly ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Illicium floridanum anise tree M ? ? / ? ?
S Illicium floridanum 'Alba' white Florida anise-tree M ? M ? ? ?
S Illicium mexicanum Mexican anise tree M ? ? / ? ?
S Illicium parviflorum yellow anise tree M ? ? / ? ?
P S Impatiens sodenii (I. oliveri, I. uguenensis) poor man's rhododendron M / H / / /
G Imperata cylindrica blood grass H H M M ? /
P Incarvillea arguta Himalayan gloxinia M H M ? ? ?
P Incarvillea delavayi hardy gloxinia M H M ? ? ?
S Indigofera australis Australian indigo M ? ? ? ? ?
S Indigofera decora (incarnata) Chinese indigo M ? ? ? ? ?
S Indigofera heterantha Himalayan indigo L ? ? ? ? ?
P Inula ensifolia inula M ? M / ? ?
S Iochroma cyanea violet tubeflower M / M M / /
S Iochroma fuchsioides red tubeflower M / M M ? ?
S Iochroma grandiflora large flower iochroma M / ? ? ? ?
Bu Ipheion uniflorum spring star flower L L L L ? ?
V Ipomea indica (acuminata) blue dawn flower L M L M / M
V Ipomoea albivenia wild cotton ? / ? ? ? ?
V Ipomoea fistulosa carnea bloodleaf ? / ? ? ? ?
P Ipomopsis rubra standing cypress L ? ? ? ? ?
P N Iris douglasiana Douglas iris L L L M ? ?
P Iris ensata Japanese iris H H H H ? ?
P Iris germanica bearded iris L L L M M M
P Iris Louisiana hybrids Louisiana iris H ? H ? ? H
P N Iris Pacific Coast hybrids Pacific Coast hybrids L M L M ? ?
P Iris sibirica Siberian iris M M H / ? ?
Bu Iris x hollandica Dutch iris M M ? VL M M
Bu Iris xiphium Spanish iris M M ? VL M M
P Ischyrolepis subverticillata dune restio M ? ? ? ? ?
S N Isocoma spp. (Haplopappus) goldenbush ? ? VL VL VL VL
P N Isolepis cernua (Scirpus cernuus) (water plant) low bull rush H H H H / /
P Isolepis nodosa knobby club rush ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Isomeris arborea (See Peritoma arborea)
S Isoplexis canariensis Canary Island foxglove L ? M / ? ?
S Isoplexis chalcantha isoplexis L ? M / ? ?
S Isopogon formosus rose cone flower/drumsticks L ? L / ? ?
Gc Isotoma axillaris rock isotoma M M ? M ? ?
Gc Isotoma fluviatilis (Laurentia fluviatilis) blue star creeper M M M M ? ?
S Itea ilicifolia holly sweetspire M M M M ? ?
S Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc N Iva hayesiana poverty weed VL VL VL L / /
Bu Ixia spp. African corn lily L L L VL ? ?
S Ixora coccinea jungle geranium ? / H ? / M
T Jacaranda mimosifolia jacaranda M M M M / M
S V Jasminum angulare South African jasmine ? / M M ? ?
S V Jasminum azoricum (sold as J.tortuosum) lemon scented jasmine M ? M ? ? ?
S V Jasminum beesianum jasmine (beesianum) M M M ? ? ?
S Jasminum floridum showy jasmine L M M M / M
S Jasminum grandiflorum (see J. officinale f.gra
S Jasminum humile Italian jasmine L M M M / M
V Jasminum leratii jasmine (leratii) M ? M M / /
S Jasminum mesnyi primrose jasmine L M L M M M
S Jasminum nitidum angel wing jasmine L M M M / M
S Jasminum nudiflorum winter jasmine L L ? ? ? ?
S Jasminum officinale f. grandiflorum (J. grandiflocommon jasmine L M M M ? ?
S Jasminum parkeri dwarf jasmine L L M M ? ?
V Jasminum polyanthum pink jasmine M M M M / M
S V Jasminum sambac Arabian jasmine M M M ? ? M
S Jasminum tortuosum twisted jasmine ? L M M ? ?
V Jasminum x stephanense Stephan jasmine M M M ? ? ?
S Jatropha cardiophylla firecracker flower / ? ? ? / M
S Jatropha dioica Sangre de Drago / ? ? ? / M
S Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush / ? ? ? / M
S Jatropha integerrima spicy jatropha / ? M M / M
Pm T Jubaea chilensis Chilean wine palm L M L M / /
T N Juglans californica California black walnut M / L L / /
T N Juglans hindsii California black walnut M M / L / /
T Juglans major Arizona walnut ? ? ? ? ? M
T Juglans nigra eastern black walnut M M M / / /
T Juglans regia English walnut M M M M / /
P N Juncus acutus spiny rush ? M M M ? ?
P N Juncus aquatic spp. (native and non-native spp rush H H M M ? M
P N Juncus effusus and cvs. softrush M M M M ? ?
P N Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush ? M M M ? ?
P Juncus pallidus pale rush M M ? M ? ?
P N Juncus patens and cvs. California grey rush L M L L ? M
P N Juncus textilis basket rush M ? M H ? ?
S N Juniperus californica California juniper L L VL L L ?
T Juniperus scopulorum cvs. Rocky Mountain juniper L L M M M M
Gc S T Juniperus spp. juniper L L L M M M
S Justicia aurea yellow plume flower ? ? H H ? ?
S Justicia brandegeana shrimp plant M M M M / M
S N Justicia californica (Beloperone californica) chuparosa VL / VL L L VL
S Justicia candicans (ovata) red justicia ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Justicia carnea Brazilian plume flower M H H H / ?
S Justicia fulvicoma mountain laurel ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Justicia leonardii justicia (leonardii) ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Justicia purpusii chuparosa del cabo ? ? VL ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Justicia rizzinii firecracker flower ? ? M ? ? ?
S Justicia sonorae Sonoran justicia ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Justicia spicigera Mexican honeysuckle / L L L L L
Su V Kalanchoe beauverdii Beauverd's widow's-thrill ? / L ? ? ?
S Su Kalanchoe spp. kalanchoe L L L L / M
P Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' (Boltonia) blue star japanese aster ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel M ? / / ? ?
T Kalopanax pictus tree aralia M ? ? ? ? ?
S N Keckiella antirrhinoides yellow penstemon L L L L / /
S N Keckiella breviflora yawning penstemon L L VL L ? ?
S N Keckiella cordifolia climbing penstemon L L VL L / /
V Kennedia beckxiana 'Flamboyant' Cape Arid kennedia M ? M ? ? ?
V Kennedia carinata clover carpet vine M ? M ? ? ?
V Kennedia coccinea coral vine M ? M ? ? ?
V Kennedia nigricans black coral pea L ? M ? ? ?
V Kennedia rubicunda dusky coral pea L ? M ? ? ?
S Kerria japonica Japanese rose M M ? M M ?
P Kirengeshoma koreana yellow waxbells H ? ? / ? ?
P Kirengeshoma palmata yellow waxbells H ? ? / ? ?
P Su Kleinia amaniensis (Senecio amaniensis) orange puffs ? ? L ? ? ?
P Su Kleinia anteuphorbium (Senecio anteuphorbiumswizzle sticks ? ? L ? ? ?
P Su Kleinia repens (Senecio repens) blue chalksticks L ? L L ? ?
P Knautia macedonica pincushion plant M M M ? ? ?
P Kneiffia fruticosa (Oenothera fruticosa) golden sundrops M M L / ? ?
P Kniphofia galpinii coral poker L ? L L ? ?
P Kniphofia spp. and cvs. poker plant L L M M M M
P Kniphofia triangularis red hot poker ? ? M M ? ?
P Kniphofia uvaria hybrids and cvs. red hot poker L L L L M M
G Koeleria glauca blue hair grass M ? M M ? ?
G N Koeleria macrantha (cristata) June grass L L L ? ? ?
T Koelreuteria bipinnata Chinese flame tree M M M M / M
T Koelreuteria elegans Chinese flame tree M M M M / M
T Koelreuteria paniculata golden rain tree M M L L M M
S Kolkwitzia amabilis beauty bush L M M M M /
S N Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat ? ? VL L L ?
S Kunzea spp. kunzea L L M ? ? ?
V Lablab purpureus (Dolichos lablab) hyacinth bean M M M ? ? ?
T Laburnum x watereri golden chain tree M M / / / /
Bu Lachenalia spp. cape cowslip L L L VL ? ?
T Lagerstroemia spp., hybrids and cvs. crape myrtle L L M M M M
T Lagunaria patersonii primrose tree L / L L / /
S Lambertia inermis lambertia L ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P Lamiastrum galeobdolon yellow archangel M M M ? ? ?
Gc Lamium maculatum spotted deadnettle M M M M ? ?
Gc Lampranthus spp. ice plant (Lampranthus) L L VL L / /
Gc Lantana 'New Gold' New Gold lantana ? ? VL L M M
Gc S Lantana camara & cvs. lantana L M L L M M
Gc Lantana hybrids hybrid lantana L L L L M M
Gc S Lantana montevidensis (sellowiana) trailing lantana L L L L M M
V Lapageria rosea Chilean bellflower M ? M M ? ?
T Larix decidua European larch M / / / / /
T Larix kaempferi Japanese larch M ? / / ? ?
T Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler' blue sparkler larch ? ? / / ? ?
S Larix x eurolepis 'Varied Directions' dunkled larch ? ? ? / ? ?
S N Larrea tridentata creosote VL VL VL L VL VL
Gc Laurentia fluviatilis (See Isotoma fluviatilis)
T Laurus 'Saratoga' Saratoga laurel L L L L M M
T Laurus nobilis sweet bay L L L L M M
S Lavandula spp. & cvs. lavender L L L L M /
S N Lavatera assurgentiflora and cvs. (See Malva a
S Lavatera maritima bush mallow L L L M ? ?
S Lavatera olbia tree mallow M ? ? M ? ?
S Lavatera thuringiaca (See Malva thuringiaca)
S Lechenaultia biloba blue lechenaultia L ? L M ? ?
S Lechenaultia formosa orange orange lechenaultia L ? L M ? ?
Bu Ledebouria cooperi Cooper's false scilla M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Ledebouria pauciflora (Scilla pauciflora) large-leafed scilla M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Ledebouria socialis (Scilla violacea) violet squill M ? L ? ? ?
P Lemaireocereus thurberi (See Stenocereus thu
S Leonotis leonurus lion's tail L L L L M ?
P Leonotis menthifolia lion's tail L M L M ? ?
P Leonotis nepetifolia lion's tail L ? L M ? ?
P Leontopodium alpinum eidelweiss M M / / ? ?
S N Lepechinia calycina pitcher sage L M L L ? ?
S N Lepechinia fragrans fragrant pitcher sage L L L L ? ?
S Lepechinia hastata Mexican pitcher sage L M L M ? ?
Gc Leptinella gruveri miniature brass buttons H ? H ? ? ?
Gc Leptinella x 'Platt's Black' Platt's black brass buttons H H H ? ? ?
S Leptodermis oblonga Himalayan leptodermis M ? ? ? ? ?
S T Leptospermum 'Dark Shadows' Dark Shadows tea tree L ? L L / /
S Leptospermum grandiflorum autumn tea tree L ? ? ? / /
S T Leptospermum laevigatum Australian tea tree L L L L / /
S Leptospermum laevigatum 'Revesii' dwarf tea tree L ? L L / /
S T Leptospermum petersonii lemon scented tea tree L ? L L / /
S T Leptospermum polygalifolium lemon scented tea tree ? ? L ? / /
S Leptospermum rotundifolium tea tree L L L L / /
Gc S Leptospermum rupestre (humifusum) tea tree L M L ? / /
S T Leptospermum scoparium New Zealand tea tree M M M M / /
S Leptospermum turbinatum Grampian's tea tree M ? ? ? / /
P N Leptosyne gigantea (Coreopsis gigantea) giant coreopsis L VL VL L / /
P N Leptosyne maritima (Coreopsis maritima) sea dahlia L L VL L M M
P Lespedeza thunbergii bush clover M ? ? ? ? ?
S Lessertia montana mountain cancer bush M ? ? ? / /
Gc N Lessingia filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet' (Corethrog California beach aster L M L M / /
P N Lessingia filaginifolia and cvs. (Corethrogyne) sand aster L L L M ? ?
T Leucadendron argenteum silver tree L / L / / /
S Leucadendron spp, hybrids and cvs. conebush L / L M ? /
T Leucaena greggi Greg lead tree ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Leucaena retusa golden leadball tree ? ? ? ? / L
P Leucanthemum X superbum (Chrysanthemum Shasta daisy M M M M M M
Bu Leucojum aestivum summer snowflake M L L M ? ?
Bu Leucojum autumnale (shade) autumn snowflake L L L L ? ?
S Leucophyllum langmaniae 'Lynn's legacy' Lynn's everblooming texas s ? M ? L L L
S Leucophyllum spp. & cvs. purple sage, Texas ranger e L L L L L L
S Leucophyta brownii (Calocephalus brownii) cushion bush L ? L L ? ?
P Leucosceptrum japonicum golden angel japanese shru ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Leucospermum spp & cvs. pincushion bush L ? L M ? ?
S Leucothoe axillaris coast leucothoe ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Leucothoe fontanesiana drooping laurel M ? ? ? ? ?
P Su Lewisia columbiana rupicola columbia lewisia L L L / ? ?
P Su N Lewisia cotyledon bitter root L L L / ? ?
P Su N Lewisia hybrids (CA natives and non-natives) lewisia L L L / ? ?
S Leycesteria formosa pheasant berry M ? ? ? ? ?
G Leymus arenarius sand ryegrass ? ? M M ? ?
G N Leymus cinereus (See Elymus cenereus)
G N Leymus condensatus and cvs. (See Elymus co
G N Leymus triticoides (See Elymus triticoides)
P Liatris spicata gay feather M M M M M M
P Libertia spp. (shade) libertia L M M M ? ?
P Ligularia dentata cvs. summer ragwort H H H H ? ?
P Ligularia przewalskii ragwort H ? H H ? ?
P Ligularia stenocephala golden rocket ? ? H H ? ?
P Ligularia tussilaginea cvs. (see Farfugium sp)
S Ligustrum japonicum Japanese privet M L M M M M
T Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet L L L M M M
S Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet L L M M ? ?
S Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine' Sunshine Chinese privet L L ? ? ? ?
S Ligustrum vulgare wild privet VL L ? M ? ?
S Ligustrum x vicaryi golden privet L L M M ? ?
Bu Lilium (garden hybrids) lily M M M M M M
Bu N Lilium columbianum Columbia lily M ? / / M M
Bu Lilium formosanum Formosan lily M ? M M M M
Bu N Lilium humboldtii Humboldt lily L VL L L M M
Bu N Lilium pardalinum leopard lily and Wiggins lily M VL M L M M
Bu N Lilium parryi lemon lily M ? ? M M M
Bu N Lilium parvum alpine lily M ? ? / M M
Bu Lilium tigrinum tiger lily M ? ? M M M
Bu Lilium wallichianum wallichianum lily M ? ? ? M M
P N Limonium californicum western marsh rosemary L L M M / /
P Limonium perezii statice L M L M / /
P Limonium speciosum (See Goniolemon incanu
P Limonium tataricum (See Goniolemon tataricum
P Limonium vulgare sea lavender ? L L L / /
P Linaria alpina toadflax M / ? M ? ?
P Linaria hybrids toadflax L / ? M ? ?
P Linaria purpurea toadflax L M L M ? ?
P Linaria supina toadflax M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Lindernia grandiflora (Ilysanthes) blue moneywort ? ? H ? ? ?
P Linum spp. (perennial) flax VL VL L L ? ?
S Lippia graveolens Mexican oregano ? M M ? ? ?
T Liquidambar formosana Chinese sweet gum M M M M ? ?
T Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum M M M M M M
T Liriodendron tulipifera tulip tree M M M H / /
P Liriope spp. lilyturf M M M M M M
T N Lithocarpus densiflorus (see Notholithocarpus
T Lithocarpus edulis (Pasania edulis) Japanese false oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Lithodora diffusa heavenly blue M M M / / /
Pm T Livistona australis Australia fountain palm M / M M / /
Pm T Livistona chinensis Chinese fan palm M / M M / /
Pm T Livistona decipiens weeping cabbage palm / ? M M ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pm T Livistona mariae central Australian fan palm / / M ? ? ?
Pm T Livistona rigida Mataranka fan palm / / M ? ? ?
Gc P Lobelia angulata (Pratia angulata) creeping pratia M H H H / /
P N Lobelia cardinalis hybrids and cvs. (CA native a cardinal flower H H H H ? ?
P Lobelia chinensis lobelia (chinensis) H ? ? ? ? ?
P N Lobelia dunii var. serrata Dunn's lobelia ? ? H H ? ?
P Lobelia dunnii Dunn's lobelia ? ? H H ? ?
S Lobelia excelsa Chilean lobelia M ? M ? ? ?
P Lobelia fulgens Mexican cardinal flower H H H ? ? ?
S Lobelia laxiflora Mexican lobelia L L L L M M
Gc P Lobelia pedunculata cvs. (Pratia pedunculata) matted pratia M ? H ? ? ?
P Lobelia richardii perennial lobelia ? ? M ? ? ?
P Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia H ? M ? ? ?
P Lobelia tupa giant red lobelia L L M ? ? ?
S Lobostemon fruticosus pyjama bush ? ? L ? ? ?
S Loeselia mexicana 'Red Eva' espinosilla ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Lomandra confertifolia mat rush ? ? M M ? ?
P Lomandra hystrix creek mat rush ? ? M M ? ?
P Lomandra longifolia spiny headed mat rush L ? L M ? ?
P N Lomatium californicum California celery L / VL VL ? ?
P N Lomatium dasycarpum lace parsnip ? ? VL VL ? ?
V N Lonicera ciliosa orange honeysuckle M ? ? M ? ?
V Lonicera confusa honeysuckle (confusa) ? ? M ? ? ?
V Lonicera etrusca Etruscan honeysuckle M ? ? ? ? ?
S Lonicera fragrantissima sweet breath of spring M M M ? ? ?
V Lonicera hildebrandiana giant Burmese honeysuckle M M M M M M
V N Lonicera hispidula California honeysuckle L L L VL ? ?
S N Lonicera interrupta chaparral honeysuckle L L L L ? ?
S N Lonicera involucrata twinberry L M M M ? ?
Gc V Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle M M L L M M
V Lonicera japonica 'Purpurea' purple-leaf Japanese honey M M L M ? ?
S Lonicera nitida box honeysuckle L M / M / ?
V Lonicera periclymenum flowering woodbine L L ? ? ? ?
S Lonicera pileata privet honeysuckle M M ? ? ? ?
V Lonicera sempervirens trumpet honeysuckle M M ? M M M
V N Lonicera subspicata chaparral honeysuckle L ? L L ? ?
S Lonicera syringantha 'Grandiflora' Grandiflora honeysuckle M ? ? ? ? ?
V Lonicera tatarica tatarian honeysuckle M ? ? ? ? ?
V Lonicera x 'Mandarin' Mandarin honeysuckle ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Lonicera x americana Americana honeysuckle M ? ? ? M ?
V Lonicera x brownii Brown's honeysuckle ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Lonicera x heckrotti golden flame honeysuckle M ? M M ? ?
S Lophomyrtus cvs. New Zealand myrtle M ? M M ? ?
V Lophospermum erubescens (Asarina/Maurand creeping gloxinia M ? M M ? ?
T Lophostemon confertus (Tristania conferta) Brisbane box M / M M / /
S Loropetalum chinense & cvs. fringe flower L M M M ? ?
S Lotus berthelotii Parrot's beak L ? M M ? ?
Gc Lotus corniculatus birdsfoot trefoil L M M M / /
P N Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis (See Hosackia
P N Lotus rigidus (See Acmispon rigidus)
P N Lotus scoparius (See Acmispon glaber)
S Luculia gratissima luculia M ? M / ? ?
S Luculia intermedia Yunan luculia M ? ? / ? ?
S Luculia pinceana luculia M / ? / ? ?
S Luma apiculata palo Colorado M M M M / /
P Lupinus (Russell hybrids) Russell lupines M M / / / /
S N Lupinus albifrons silver lupine VL L L L / /
S N Lupinus arboreus coastal bush lupine L L L / / /
S N Lupinus chamissonis silver dune lupine L ? L L / /
S N Lupinus excubitus grape soda lupine VL VL L L / /
P N Lupinus formosus summer lupine ? M ? L ? ?
P N Lupinus latifolius broadleaf lupine L ? L L ? ?
P N Lupinus polyphyllus bigleaf lupine H M ? / ? ?
S Lupinus propinquus (nomenclature status unre blue bush lupine L ? ? / ? ?
P N Lupinus variicolor many-colored lupine L ? ? / ? ?
P Luzula nivea snowy woodrush M M ? M ? ?
P Luzula purpurea purple woodrush M ? ? M ? ?
P Luzula sylvatica greater woodrush M M ? M ? ?
P Lychnis alpina alpine campion M M ? ? ? ?
P Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese cross M M M M ? ?
P Lychnis coronaria rose campion/crown pink L L L L ? ?
S Lycianthes rantonnetii Paraguay nightshade/blue p M M M M / ?
S N Lycium andersonii desert wolfberry ? ? VL L ? ?
S N Lycium brevipes Baja desert thorn ? ? VL L ? ?
S N Lycium californicum box thorn ? ? VL L ? ?
S Lycium exsertum boxthorn ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Lycium fremontii wolfberry ? L VL L L L
G Lygeum spartum false esparto grass L ? L L ? ?
P Lygodium japonicum climbing fern M ? ? ? ? ?
S Lyonia lucida shining fetterbush M ? ? ? ? ?
T N Lyonothamnus spp. ironwood L / L L / /
P N Lysichiton americanus skunk cabbage H / H / ? /
S T Lysiloma candida palo blanca / / L ? / L
T Lysiloma watsonii feather bush / / L L / L
Gc P Lysimachia spp. loosestrife/moneywort H H H H / /
T Macadamia spp. macadamia nut M / M M / /
V Macfadyena unguis-cati cat's claw L L L L L L
S Mackaya bella (shade) forest bell bush M ? M M / /
P Macleaya spp. plume poppy M M M M ? ?
S Macropidia fuliginosa black kangaroo paw VL ? M / ? ?
Pm S T Macrozamia moorei New South Wales macroza M / M ? ? ?
T Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala (Michelia p magnolia (cavalieri) M ? ? ? ? ?
T Magnolia champaca (Michelia champaca) fragrant Himalayan champa M ? M ? / /
T Magnolia cylindrica Huangshan magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia dawsoniana Dawson's magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia denudata Yulan magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia doltsopa (Michelia doltsopa) wong-lan M M M M / /
T Magnolia ernestii (Michelia wilsonii) lily tree magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
S Magnolia figo (Michelia figo) banana shrub M M M M / ?
T Magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia M M M M / H
T Magnolia hybrids hybrid magnolias M M M ? ? ?
T Magnolia hypoleuca whitebark magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
S Magnolia kobus kobus magnolia M M M M ? ?
T Magnolia laevifolia (Michelia yunnanensis) Yunan magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
S Magnolia liliiflora lily magnolia M M M M ? ?
T Magnolia lotungensis (Parakmeria lotungensis) lotungensis magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia maudiae in the mountains michelia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia officinalis Houpu magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia sargentiana Sargent's magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
S T Magnolia sieboldii oyama magnolia M M M ? ? ?
T Magnolia sprengeri 'Diva' sprenger's magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
S Magnolia stellata star magnolia M M M M / /
T Magnolia virginiana sweet bay magnolia M ? M ? ? ?
T Magnolia x 'Vulcan' Vulcan magnolia M M M ? ? ?
S Magnolia x foggii (? Michelia unresolved) improved banana shrub M ? M M ? ?
S T Magnolia x loebneri loebner magnolia M M M ? ? ?
T Magnolia x soulangeana saucer magnolia M M M M / /
T Magnolia x veitchii veitch magnolia M M M ? ? ?
T Magnolia x Yellowbird yellow bird magnolia M M M ? ? ?
Gc S Mahonia (See Berberis)
S Mahonia lomariifolia (See M. oiwakensis)
S Mahonia napaulensis (M. sikkimensis) Nepal mahonia M ? M M ? ?
S Mahonia oiwakensis (M. lomariifolia) Chinese holly grape M M L M M M
S Mahonia sikkimensis (See M. nepaulensis)
P N Maianthemum dilatatum May lily M H H / ? ?
P N Maianthemum racemosum (Smilacina racemosfalse Soloman's seal M ? M / ? ?
P N Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata) starry Soloman's seal M ? M M ? ?
S Maireana sedifolia pearl bluebush ? ? L ? ? ?
S N Malacothamnus clementinus San Clemente Island bush m? L VL L ? /
S N Malacothamnus fasciculatus bush mallow VL L VL L / /
S N Malacothamnus fremontii Fremont's bush mallow VL L VL L ? ?
S N Malacothamnus jonesii Jones bush mallow L ? VL L ? ?
S N Malacothamnus palmeri Palmer's mallow L L L L ? ?
P N Malacothrix saxatilis implicata cliff desert dandelion ? ? VL ? ? ?
S Malaviscus arboreus Turk's cap M ? M M ? ?
Gc Malephora spp. ice plant (Maleophora) L L VL L L ?
S N Malosma laurina (Rhus laurina) laurel sumac VL L VL L / /
S Malpighia glabra Barbados cherry ? ? ? ? M M
T N Malus fusca western crabapple M M M M ? ?
T Malus hybrids crabapple M M / M M /
T Malus spp.(edible) apple M M M M M /
T Malus spp.(edible) e.g'Anna' (low chill variety fo apple M M M M M M
S N Malva assurgentiflora and cvs. (Lavatera assurgtree mallow L M L L / M
P Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' zebra mallow M M ? ? ? ?
S N Malva thuringiaca (Lavatera thuringiaca) tree lavatera M M M M ? ?
S Malvaviscus arboreus Turk's cap ? ? L L ? ?
P Su Mammillaria geminispina cactus VL ? VL VL VL VL
P Su Mammillaria melanocentra cactus VL ? VL ? VL VL
V Mandevilla cvs. Alice Dupont etc. M / M H / H
V Mandevilla laxa (M. suavelolens) Chilean jasmine M M M M / M
S Mandevilla splendens mandevilla M / M M / M
S Mandevilla suaveolens (See M. laxa)
P Manfreda spp. manfreda L M L L M M
T Manglietia insignis red lotus tree M ? M ? ? ?
P Manihot spp. cassava / / M L ? ?
S Marcetella moquiniana marcetella ? ? M ? ? ?
T Markhamia lutea (hildebrandtii) markhamia ? / M / / /
S Marrubium bourgaei 'All Hallows Green' All Hallows Green horehoun L L L M ? ?
V Mascagnia lilacina purple orchid vine ? ? L ? ? M
V Mascagnia macroptera yellow orchid vine ? ? L ? ? M
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Mathiasella bupleuroides green dream M ? L ? ? ?
P Matteuccia orientalis oriental ostrich fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Matteuccia struthiopteris ostrich fern M M M H ? ?
T Maytenus boaria mayten tree M M M M / /
S T Maytenus phyllanthoides mangle dulce ? ? L ? ? L
Gc Mazus radicans freckled mazus ? M M ? ? ?
Gc P Mazus reptans mazus M M M H ? ?
S Medicago arborea tree alfalfa ? ? ? ? ? ?
S T Melaleuca armillaris bracelet honey-myrtle VL / L M / M
T Melaleuca bracteata 'Revolution Green' river tea tree L ? L ? ? ?
T Melaleuca decora white feather honey myrtle L ? L ? ? ?
S T Melaleuca decussata totem poles (lilac melaleucaVL / L M / M
S T Melaleuca elliptica granite honey-myrtle VL / L M / M
T Melaleuca ericifolia heath melaleuca L / L ? ? ?
S Melaleuca fulgens scarlet honey myrtle L / L M / /
S Melaleuca huegelii chenile honey-myrtle ? / L M / /
S Melaleuca incana grey honey-myrtle L ? L M / /
T Melaleuca lanceolata black tea ? L L L / /
S Melaleuca lateritia robin redbreast bush L ? L ? / /
T Melaleuca linariifolia flax leaf paper bark L L L L / /
T Melaleuca nesophila pink melaleuca L L L L / /
T Melaleuca quinquenervia (See M. viridifolia var
T Melaleuca rhaphiophylla swamp paper bark ? / L L / /
T Melaleuca squamea swamp honey-myrtle ? ? L M / M
T Melaleuca styphelioides prickly-leaved paperback L L L M / M
S Melaleuca thymifolia thyme honey-myrtle L L L ? ? ?
T Melaleuca viridiflora var. rubriflora (M. quinquencajeput tree L L L M / M
S Melaleuca wilsonii Wilson melaleuca L L ? ? / /
P Melampodium leucanthum blackfoot daisy L / L L L L
T Melia azedarach chinaberry VL L VL L L L
S Melianthus major honey flower L M L M ? ?
S Melianthus minor honey bush L ? L M ? ?
S Melianthus pectinatus honeybush L ? L ? ? ?
S Melianthus villosus honey bush L ? L ? ? ?
G N Melica californica oniongrass ? VL L ? ? ?
G N Melica imperfecta coast range onion grass VL VL VL M ? ?
G N Melica torreyana Torrey's melic ? VL ? ? ? ?
G Melinis nerviglumis (Rhynchelytrum nerviglume rubygrass M M M M ? M
Gc P Melissa officinalis lemon balm M M M ? ? ?
P Melittis melissophyllum bastard balm ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P N Mentha spp. (CA native and non-native spp.) mint L M M M M M
V Merremia aurea merremia (aurea) ? ? L L / M
V Merremia quinquefolia merremia (quinquefolia) ? ? ? ? / M
P Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells M ? ? / ? ?
T Meryta sinclairii puka / / M ? / /
T Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood H H H H / /
S Metrosideros collina and cvs. Lehua of Hawaii ? / M ? / /
T Metrosideros excelsa (M. tomentosa) New Zealand Christmas tre L / M M / /
S Metrosideros kermadecensis 'Tahiti' dwarf pohutukawa ? / M M / /
T Metrosideros tomentosa (see M. excelsa)
N Micranthes spp. (some CA natives)(Saxifraga) saxifrage
Gc S Microbiota decussata Siberian cypress M ? M ? ? ?
P Microlepia strigosa lace fern M / M H / /
P Microsorum pustulatum kangaroo fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Milium effusum golden wood millet M ? ? ? ? ?
V Millettia reticulata evergreen wisteria M ? M M / /
V Millettia taiwanensis Chinese evergreen wisteria H ? ? ? ? ?
S N Mimulus aurantiacus (Diplacus arachnoideus) sticky monkey flower VL L VL VL / /
S N Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus red bush monkey flower VL L VL VL / /
S N Mimulus hybrids (shrubby) (Diplacus) monkey flower L L L L / /
P N Mimulus spp. (herbaceous) monkey flower H H H H / /
P N Mirabilis bigelovii (See M. laevis var. villosa)
P N Mirabilis californica (See M. laevis var. crassifo
P Mirabilis jalapa four o'clock VL L VL L M M
P N Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia (M. californica) wishbone bush L ? VL L ? ?
P N Mirabilis laevis var. villosa (M.bigelovii) desert four o'clock VL L VL L ? ?
P N Mirabilis multiflora four o'clock L L ? L ? ?
G Miscanthus sinensis and cvs eulalia grass M M M M / /
G Miscanthus transmorrisonensis evergreen eulalia M M M M / /
G Molinia caerulea moor grass M M ? ? ? ?
P Monarda didyma scarlet bee balm M M M M M M
P Monardella antonina (See Monardella villosa su
P N Monardella crispa (See Monardella undulata su
P N Monardella linoides flax leaf monardella L ? VL L ? ?
P N Monardella macrantha scarlet monardella L L L M ? ?
P N Monardella odoratissima mountain pennyroyal L M L L ? ?
P N Monardella undulata subsp. crispa (M. crispa) crisp monardella ? ? L / ? ?
P N Monardella villosa coyote mint VL VL VL L ? ?
P N Monardella villosa subsp. villosa (M. antonina) butterfly mint bush ? ? VL ? / /
P Monochaetum vulcanicum monochaetum M ? M H ? ?
Gc Monopsis unidentata 'Royal Flush' royal flush monopsis ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Monstera deliciosa split leaf philodendron / / M M / /
S Montanoa grandiflora daisy tree M ? M M ? ?
Bu Moraea spp. (summer growing) moraea M M M M ? ?
Bu Moraea spp.(winter growing) moraea VL VL L VL ? ?
S N Morella californica (Myrica californica) Pacific wax myrtle M M L M / /
P Morina longifolia whorlflower M ? ? ? ? ?
T Morus alba white mulberry M M M M M M
T Morus australis 'Unryu' contorted mulberry M ? M ? ? ?
Gc V Muehlenbeckia axillaris creeping wire vine M M M M / M
Gc V Muehlenbeckia complexa maidenhair vine L M M M / M
G Muhlenbergia capillaris and cvs. hairy awn muhly L L M L M M
G Muhlenbergia dubia pine muhly L L L L ? ?
G Muhlenbergia dumosa bamboo muhly L M L L M M
G Muhlenbergia emersleyi bull grass M ? L ? M M
G Muhlenbergia filipes purply muhly L L M ? ? ?
G Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer muhly L L L M M M
G N Muhlenbergia montana mountain muhly ? ? ? ? ? ?
G N Muhlenbergia porteri bush muhly ? ? ? ? M ?
G Muhlenbergia pubescens soft muhly L L L ? ? ?
G N Muhlenbergia rigens deer grass L L L M M M
G Muhlenbergia rigida 'Nashville' Nashville deer grass ? ? M ? M M
Gc Mukdenia rossii red leafed mukdinia M ? ? M ? ?
S Murraya exotica orange jessamine / / M M ? M
S Murraya paniculata orange jessamine ? / M M / M
P S Musa spp. (shade in low desert) banana H H H H / M
Bu Muscari macrocarpum grape hyacinth VL VL VL VL M M
P Musella lasiocarpa golden lotus banana ? H H M ? ?
V Mutisia subulata clavel de campo ? ? / ? ? ?
S T Myoporum laetum coast myoporum L M L M / /
Gc S Myoporum parvifolium & cvs. myoporum L L L L M M
Gc S Myoporum X 'Pacificum' pacifica saltbush L L L M / /
P Myosotis scorpioides forget-me-not M M M M ? ?
S N Myrica californica (See Morella californica)
S Myrica cerifera southern wax myrtle M ? M ? ? ?
S Myrica pensylvanica bayberry M M M ? / /
S Myrica rubra Chinese strawberrry tree ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Myrsine africana African boxwood L L L M / /
S Myrtus communis true myrtle L L L M M M
T Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) nageia M M M M ? M
S Nandina domestica heavenly bamboo L L L M M M
S Nandina domestica 'Purpurea' heavenly bamboo (Nana) M M M M M M
Bu Narcissus spp. daffodil VL VL VL VL L L
G N Nassella cernua, lepida, pulchra (See Stipa)
G Nassella gigantea giant needle grass L L L L ? ?
P Nauplius sericeus (Asteriscus sericeus) Canary island daisy L L VL / / /
P Nemesia caerulea nemesia M ? M ? ? ?
P Nemesia denticulata toothed aloha M ? M ? ? ?
P Nemesia fruticans bluebird M H M ? ? ?
T Neolitsea serica Japanese silver tree M ? M ? ? ?
P Neomarica caerulea poor man's orchid L L M M ? ?
P Nepeta spp. catmint/catnip L L M M M M
P Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho fern' macho fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Nephrolepis cordifolia (SHADE IN DESERT) southern sword fern M M M M M M
P Nephrolepis exaltata SHADE Boston fern M M M M M M
P Nephrolepis obliterata SHADE Australian sword fern ? ? M ? ? ?
Bu Nerine spp. (summer growing) nerine M ? ? M ? ?
Bu Nerine spp. (winter growing) nerine L L L VL M M
S Nerium oleander & cvs. oleander L L L L M M
S N Neviusia cliftonii Shasta snow wreath M ? M M ? ?
P Nicotiana sylvestris flowering tobacco M M M L ? ?
P S Nolina guatemalensis, recurvata, stricta (See B
P S N Nolina spp. (CA natives and non-natives) bear grass VL VL VL VL L L
T Nothofagus cunninghamiana myrtle beech M ? / / ? ?
T N Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Lithocarpus dens tanbark oak L / L L / /
S Nylandtia scoparia tortoise berry ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Nyssa sylvatica sour gum/tupelo M M M H / /
P Ochagavia litoralis cardoncillo ? ? L ? ? ?
Ba S Ochlandra stridula reed bamboo ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Ochna serrulata bird's eye bush L / L M / /
S Odontonema callistachyum purple firespike M ? M ? ? ?
S Odontonema strictum firespike M ? M ? ? ?
Odontospermum (See Pallenis or Nauplius or A
S N Oemleria cerasiformis osoberry M ? L L ? ?
P Oenothera berlandieri (See Oenothera specios
P N Oenothera caespitosa tufted (white) evening primr L L VL L L L
P N Oenothera californica California evening primrose ? L VL VL ? L
P N Oenothera cheiranthifolia (See Camissoniopsis
P N Oenothera elata (E. hookeri) Hooker's evening primrose L L L L ? ?
P Oenothera fruticosa (See Kneiffia fruticosa)
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Oenothera kunthiana Kunth's evening primrose ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening primrose M L L L ? ?
P Oenothera pallida white evening primrose L L L ? ? ?
P Oenothera rosea pink evening primrose M L L ? ? ?
Gc P Oenothera speciosa (O. berlandieri) Mexican evening primrose L L L L M M
Gc P Oenothera stubbei Baja evening primrose L L L L L L
P Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard' Sunset Boulevard evening p ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Olea africana African olive L ? L ? ? ?
T Olea europaea olive VL VL L L L L
S Olearia x scilloniensis daisy bush M ? M ? ? ?
T Olmediella betschlerana Guatemalan holly M / M M / /
T N Olneya tesota desert ironwood / / / L L L
P Omphalodes cappadocica navelwort M M M ? ? ?
P Omphalodes verna creeping forget-me-not M ? ? ? ? ?
P Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern H H M ? ? ?
T Operculicarya decaryi elephant tree / ? L ? ? ?
P Ophiopogon clarkei SHADE in desert Clark lily turf M M M M M M
P Ophiopogon jaburan SHADE in desert giant lily turf M M M M M M
P Ophiopogon japonicus SHADE in desert mondo grass M M M M M M
P Ophiopogon planiscapus var. nigrescens SHADblack mondo grass M M M M M M
S Su N Opuntia spp. & cvs. (CA natives and non-native prickly pear/cholla VL VL VL VL VL VL
P Origanum spp. and cvs. dittany/oregano etc. M M L L ? ?
Bu Ornithogalum arabicum star of Bethlehem L L L L ? ?
Bu Ornithogalum regale (Galtonia regalis) ornithogalum ? ? L ? ? ?
Bu Ornithogalum thyrsoides chincherinchee ? ? L L ? ?
S N Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia Palo blanco ? VL VL L ? ?
P Orphium frutescens sea rose M ? M M ? ?
P Orthosiphon labiatus shell bush M ? M ? ? ?
P Orthrosanthus var. chimboracensis centroame orthrosantus L ? M ? ? ?
P Orthrosanthus multiflorus blue flag L ? M ? ? ?
G N Oryzopsis hymenoides (See Stipa hymenoides
GC Oscularia deltoides pink iceplant L L L L ? ?
S Osmanthus spp. sweet olive/osmanthus M M M M M M
P Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern H H H H / /
P Osmunda regalis royal/flowering fern H H H ? / /
Gc Osteospermum spp. African daisy L L L L / /
Ba S Otatea acuminata (aztecorum) Mexican weeping bamboo M ? M M ? ?
P Otholobium fruticans blue cape pea ? ? M ? ? ?
P Su Othonna capensis little pickles ice plant L ? L ? ? ?
P N Oxalis oregana (shade) redwood sorrel M H H / ? ?
P Oxalis spp. sorrel/shamrock M M M M ? ?
V Oxera pulchella royal climber ? / M M / /
T Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood tree M M / ? ? /
P Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia coerulea) southern star M M M ? ? ?
S Ozothamnus coralloides coral shrub ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Ozothamnus diosmifolius rice flower ? M M ? ? ?
S Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius (Helichrysum rosmAustralian pill flower bush M ? M ? ? ?
S Su Pachycereus marginatus Mexican fence post cactus ? ? VL VL VL VL
T Pachycormus discolor elephant tree ? ? VL ? / L
P Su Pachyphytum spp. moonstones L / L L ? ?
T Pachypodium lamerei pachypodium ? / VL M / M
Gc Pachysandra terminalis Japanese spurge M M M / / /
P Paeonia low chill hybrids peony M M ? / / /
P Paeonia spp. peony M M / / / /
P Pallenis maritima (Asteriscus maritima)(Odont gold coin, Canary Island da M M L M / /
V Pandorea jasminoides bower vine M / M M / /
V Pandorea pandorana wonga wonga vine M / M M / /
G Panicum spp. panic grass ? L ? L ? ?
G Panicum virgatum and cvs. switch grass M L M M M ?
P Papaver orientale oriental poppy M M M M / /
P Papaver pilosum hairy poppy L / M ? ? ?
P Parahebe linifolia white parahebe M M ? M ? ?
P Parahebe perfoliata veronica/speedwell M M M ? ? ?
Pm T Parajubaea torallyi Bolivian mountain coconut ? ? M ? ? ?
T N Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum') (Cercidium) Desert Museum palo verde ? VL VL L ? L
T Parkinsonia 'Sonorae' Sonoran palo verde ? ? ? VL / L
T Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican palo verde/ Jerusa VL VL L L L L
T N Parkinsonia florida (Cercidium florida) blue palo verde VL VL VL VL / L
T N Parkinsonia microphylla (Cercidium microphyll little leaf palo verde VL VL VL L / L
T Parkinsonia praecox (Cercidium praecox) palo brea tree ? VL L L / L
Gc Parochetus communis shamrock pea M H ? ? ? ?
T Parrotia persica Persian witch hazel M ? M L ? /
Gc V Parthenocissus henryana silver vein creeper M M M M ? ?
Gc V Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper M M M M M M
Gc V Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy L M M M M M
T Pasania edulis (See Lithocarpus edulis)
V Passiflora spp. passion vine M M M M / M
P Patersonia drummondii Drummond's patersonia M ? M ? ? ?
T Paulownia kawakamii sapphire dragon tree ? M M M ? /
T Paulownia tomentosa empress tree M M M M ? /
S Pavonialasiopetala Texas rock rose ? ? M ? ? ?
S Pavonia missionum red mallow ? ? M ? ? ?
S Pavonia praemorsa yellow mallow ? ? L ? ? ?
S Su Pedilanthus bracteatus tall slipper plant / / L L L L
S Su Pedilanthus macrocarpus slipper plant / / VL VL L L
P Pelargonium cordifolium heartleaf geranium M M M M / /
P Pelargonium crispum scented geranium M M M M / /
P Pelargonium domesticum Martha Washington pelargo M M M M / /
P Pelargonium fruticosum fern leaf geranium M ? ? M / /
P Pelargonium ionidiflorum violet stork's bill M ? ? M / /
Gc P Pelargonium peltatum ivy geranium L M M M / /
P Pelargonium reniforme kidney-leaved pelargonium M ? ? ? / /
Gc P Pelargonium sidoides South African geranium M L L L / /
P Pelargonium tomentosum peppermint-scented geraniu M M L M / /
P Pelargonium x hortorum and cvs. garden geranium L L M M / /
P N Pellaea andromedifolia coffee fern L ? VL L ? ?
P Pellaea falcata Australian cliff brake M ? ? ? ? ?
P Pellaea hastata rock fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P N Pellaea mucronata bird's foot fern L ? VL L ? ?
P Pellaea rotundifolia button fern M ? M M ? ?
P Pellaea viridis green cliff brake ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' evergreen fountain grass M M M ? ? ?
G Pennisetum alopecuroides and cvs. black pennisetum L L M L ? ?
G Pennisetum massaicum bunny tails L ? M L ? ?
G Pennisetum orientale Chinese fountain grass M L L L ? ?
G Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Pennisetum setaceum fountain grass L L L L L L
G Pennisetum spatheolatum slender veldt grass M ? M ? ? ?
G Pennisetum x advena (P. setaceum hybrids) purple/burgundy fountain gr M L L L M M
P Penstemon garden hybrids penstemon (hybrids) M M M M M M
P N Penstemon SW native spp. and cvs. penstemon (SW natives) L L L L L L
P Pentapterygium (See Agapetes)
P Pentas lanceolata Egyptian star flower L / M ? / /
P N Perideridia kelloggii yampah M L ? VL ? ?
P Perilla 'Magilla' beefsteak plant ? M ? ? ? ?
S N Peritoma arborea (Isomeris arborea) bladderpod VL VL VL L L L
S N Perityle incana Guadalupe island rock dais / ? VL / ? /
S Pernetteya mucronata (See Gaultheria mucron
P S Perovskia spp. & cvs. Russian sage L L L M L L
T Persea americana avocado L M M M / /
Gc Persicaria affinis knotweed M H M ? ? ?
Gc Persicaria capitata (Shade in San Diego) knotweed M H M M ? ?
P Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' red dragon fleece flower ? M ? ? ? ?
P Petalostemon purpureum (See Dalea gattinger
Gc Petasites palmatus coltsfoot H H ? / ? ?
V Petrea volubilis queens wreath ? / M M ? ?
P N Petrophytum caespitosum rock spirea L ? L L ? ?
P Petrorhagia saxifraga tunic flower ? L ? ? ? ?
P N Phacelia bolanderi woodland phacelia M M M M ? ?
P N Phacelia californica scorpion flower L M ? L ? ?
Bu Phaedranassa carmioli the queen amaryllis M M ? ? ? ?
G Phalaris spp. ribbon grass M M M M ? ?
Bu Phalocallis coelestis (Cypella plumbea) cypella M ? M M ? ?
S Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' Belle Etoile mock orange M M ? M ? ?
S Philadelphus 'Fallbrook' Fallbrook mock orange M ? ? M ? ?
S Philadelphus 'Galahad' Galahad mock orange M ? ? M ? ?
S N Philadelphus lewisii (P. californicus) wild mock orange M M M M ? ?
S Philadelphus mexicanus evergreen mock orange L M M M ? ?
S N Philadelphus microphyllus littleleaf mock orange L ? M M ? ?
S Philadelphus x 'Buckley's Quill' Buckley's quill mock orange M ? ? M ? ?
S Philadelphus x virginalis double mock orange M M M M / /
S Philodendron 'Xanadu' Xanadu philodendron ? ? M M / /
P S Philodendron bipinnatifidum (selloum) tree philodendron M M M M / M
S Philodendron x evansii Evan's philodendron ? ? M M ? ?
S Philotheca myoporoides (See Eriostemon myop
S Philotheca verrucosa fairy wax flower M ? M ? ? ?
P Phlebodium aureum (Polypodium aureum) rabbit's foot fern M ? M M ? ?
S Phlomis caballeroi (See Phlomis purpurea)
P S Phlomis cashmeriana (See Phlomis spectabilis
S Phlomis cretica Cretan phlomis L L L L ? ?
S Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem sage L L L L M M
S Phlomis italica Italian Jerusalem sage L L L L ? ?
S Phlomis lanata Crete Jerusalem sage L L L L ? ?
S Phlomis lycia Turkish Jerusalem sage ? ? L ? ? ?
S Phlomis purpurea (P. caballeroi) purple Jerusalem sage L L L L ? ?
Phlomis russeliana phlomis (russeliana) L L L M ? ?
S Phlomis samia Greek Jerusalem sage L ? L ? ? ?
S Phlomis spectabilis (P. cashmeriana) Kashmir sage L L L L ? ?
P Phlomis tuberosa tuberous jerusalem sage M L L L ? ?
S Phlomis viscosa sticky Jerusalem sage ? ? L ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P N Phlox spp. and cvs. (CA native and non-native sphlox M M M M / /
Gc Phlox subulata moss pink M M / / ? ?
Pm T Phoenix canariensis Canary Island date palm L L L L M M
Pm T Phoenix dactylifera date palm L L L L M M
Pm T Phoenix reclinata Senegal date palm / / M M / M
Pm S T Phoenix roebelenii pigmy date palm L / M M / M
Pm T Phoenix rupicola cliff date palm / / M M / /
P Phormium colensoi cvs (P. cookianum) mountain flax M ? M M / /
P Phormium hybrids flax L M M M / /
P Phormium tenax New Zealand flax L L L M / /
S Photinia glabra Japanese photinia M ? M M ? ?
S T Photinia serratifolia (P. serrulata) Chinese photinia M M M M M M
S Photinia x fraseri Fraser photinia M M M M M M
G N Phragmites australis common reed M ? M ? ? ?
P Phygelius spp. and hybrids cape fuchsia M M M M ? ?
S Phygelius x rectus cape fuchsia M M M ? ? ?
Gc N Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cape weed L L L L / /
S Phylica arborea island cape myrtle L ? M ? ? ?
S Phylica plumosa cape myrtle M ? L ? ? ?
S Phylica pubescens featherhead M ? L ? ? ?
S Phyllitis scolopendrium (See Asplenium scolop
Ba S T Phyllostachys spp. bamboo (Phyllostachys) L L M M M M
S N Physocarpus capitatus ninebark L M M M ? ?
S Physocarpus opufolius common nine bark L M ? M ? ?
P Physostegia leptophylla lavender bells ? ? ? M ? ?
P Physostegia virginiana obedient plant M H M M ? ?
P Phyteuma nigrum black rampion M ? ? ? ? ?
T Picea abies Norway spruce M M M / / /
T N Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce / ? / / / /
T Picea glauca Alberta spruce M M / / M /
T Picea mariana black spruce ? ? ? / ? /
T Picea omorika Serbian spruce ? ? ? / ? /
T Picea orientalis oriental spruce ? ? ? / ? /
T Picea pungens Colorado spruce M M M M M /
S Pieris cvs pieris M M / / ? ?
S Pieris formosa var.forrestii Chinese pieris M M / / ? ?
S Pieris japonica (taiwanensis) lily-of-the-valley shrub M M / / / /
S Pimelea ciliata 'Snow Clouds' white banjine M ? M / ? ?
S Pimelea ferruginea rice flower M / M / ? ?
S Pimelea humilis 'Small Fry' dwarf rice flower M ? M / ? ?
S Pimelea prostrata rice flower M / ? / ? ?
P Pinellia ternata pinellia M ? M L ? ?
P Pinellia tripartita voodoo lily M ? M L ? ?
T N Pinus attenuata knobcone pine VL L L L / /
T Pinus brutia Calabrian pine L L L L M M
T Pinus brutia ssp. eldarica eldarica pine L L VL L M M
T Pinus bungeana lacebark pine ? L ? ? ? ?
T Pinus canariensis Canary Island pine L L L M M M
T Pinus cembra Swiss stone pine L ? ? ? ? ?
T N Pinus contorta beach pine M M / / / /
T N Pinus coulteri Coulter pine L L L L M /
T Pinus densiflora Japanese red pine M M / M / /
T N Pinus edulis pinyon pine L L VL L L /
T Pinus eldarica (See P. brutia spp. eldarica)
T N Pinus flexilis limber pine ? ? / ? ? ?
T Pinus halepensis Aleppo pine L L L L M M
T Pinus heldreichii Bosnian pine L ? ? ? ? ?
T N Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine L L / / / /
T Pinus koraiensis Korean pine ? / / ? ? ?
T N Pinus lambertiana sugar pine / L / / ? ?
T Pinus leucodermis (See P. heldreichhi)
T N Pinus longaeva bristlecone pine VL / / / / /
T N Pinus monophylla single leaf pinyon pine L / VL L L /
T Pinus montezumae Montezuma pine L L L L / /
S Pinus mugo mugo pine L L / M M /
T N Pinus muricata bishop pine M M L / / /
T Pinus nigra Austrian black pine M M / M M /
T Pinus parviflora Japanese white pine M M / / ? /
T Pinus patula Jelecote pine M M M M M M
T Pinus pinaster cluster pine M M L / / /
T Pinus pinea Italian stone pine VL L L L M M
T N Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine VL L / L / /
T N Pinus ponderosa var. washoensis (P.washoensWashoe pine ? ? / / ? ?
T N Pinus radiata Monterey pine M / M M / /
T Pinus roxburghii chir pine M M M M M M
T N Pinus sabiniana foothill pine VL VL VL L / /
T Pinus strobus eastern white pine M ? / / ? /
T Pinus sylvestris Scotch pine M M / M / /
T Pinus taeda loblolly pine ? ? ? ? / /
T Pinus thunbergii Japanese black pine M M M M M M
T N Pinus torreyana Torrey pine L L L M / /
T Pinus virginiana 'Wate's Golden' Wate's golden pine ? ? / ? ? ?
T Pinus wallichiana Himalayan pine M L M ? ? ?
T N Pinus washoensis (See Pinus ponderosa var. w
T Pinus x attenuradiata knobcone-Monterey pine M / M M / /
G Piptochaetium fimbriatum pinyon rice grass ? ? VL ? ? ?
T Pisonia umbellifera map plant ? / M ? / /
T Pistacia chinensis Chinese pistache L L M M M M
S T Pistacia lentiscus mastic tree VL ? M M ? ?
S T Pistacia mexicana (P. texensis, texana) Texas pistache L ? ? ? ? ?
T Pistacia vera (edible) pistachio L M M M / /
T Pistacia x 'Red Push' red push pistache ? ? ? M M M
T Pithecellobium (See Ebenopsis and Havartia)
V Pithecoctenium crucigerum monkey comb ? ? M M ? ?
S Pittocaulon praecox (See Senecio praecox)
S Pittosporum napaulense golden fragrance M ? M ? ? ?
T Pittosporum angustifolium (in trade as phillyrae willow pittosporum M M L L / M
S Pittosporum brevicalyx pittosporum (brevicalyx) M ? M ? ? ?
S T Pittosporum crassifolium evergreen pittosporum M M M M / /
T Pittosporum eugenioides tarata M M M M / /
T Pittosporum phillyraeoides (See P. angustifoliu
T Pittosporum rhombifolium Queensland pittosporum M / M M / /
T Pittosporum tenuifolium and cvs. tawhiwhi M M M M / /
S T Pittosporum tobira and cvs. mock orange L M M M M M
T Pittosporum undulatum Victorian box L L M M / /
T Platanus mexicana Mexican sycamore ? ? M M ? ?
T Platanus occidentalis 'Glabrata' Texas sycamore ? ? ? ? ? ?
T N Platanus racemosa California sycamore M M M M H H
T Platanus wrightii Arizona sycamore M ? M M H H
T Platanus x acerifolia (See Platanus x hispanica
T Platanus x hispanica and cvs. London plane M M M M H H
S Platycladus orientalis (Thuja orientalis) oriental arborvitae M M M M ? ?
P Platycodon grandiflorus balloon flower M H M M ? ?
S Plecostachys serpyllifolia (Helichrysum) straw flower L L L L ? /
P Plectranthus argentatus silver plectranthus M M M M ? ?
Gc P Plectranthus ciliatus 'Drege' (shade) spur flower ? ? M ? ? ?
S Plectranthus ecklonii large spur flower bush ? ? M M ? ?
P Su Plectranthus ernstii bonsai mint ? ? M M ? ?
Gc P Plectranthus madagascariensis 'Variegated Mi variegated mintleaf ? ? M M ? ?
Gc P Su Plectranthus neochilus lobster flower ? ? L M ? ?
Gc P Plectranthus verticillatus Swedish ivy M / M M ? ?
Ba Gc P S Pleioblastus spp. dwarf bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
G N Pleuraphis rigida (See Hilaria rigida)
S N Pluchea sericea Coville arrow weed ? L M L L L
S Plumbago auriculata (capensis) cape plumbago L M M M / M
S Plumbago indica rose colored leadwort ? ? M ? ? ?
S Plumbago scandens summer snow ? ? ? M M M
S T Plumeria spp. and cvs. frangipani / / L / / M
G Poa costiniana Australian blue grass M ? M ? ? ?
G N Poa fendleriana (SHADE) mutton grass ? ? ? L ? ?
G N Poa secunda (SHADE) pine bluegrass ? L / L ? ?
S Podocarpus alpinus cvs. alpine plum yew M ? ? ? ? ?
T Podocarpus elongatus Breede river yellow-wood ? ? M ? ? ?
T Podocarpus gracilior (See Afrocarpus gracilior)
T Podocarpus henkelii long leaf yellow wood M H M M M /
T Podocarpus latifolius yellow wood M ? M / / /
S Podocarpus lawrencei cvs. mountain plum pine M ? M ? ? ?
S T Podocarpus macrophyllus yew pine M M M M M M
T Podocarpus nagi (See Nageia nagi)
S Podocarpus nivalis alpine totara M ? M ? ? ?
T Podocarpus totara totara ? M M M ? ?
V Podranea brycei Queen of Sheba ? ? M M ? ?
V Podranea ricasoliana pink trumpet vine / M M M / M
G Gc Pogonatherum paniceum baby bamboo ? ? M ? ? ?
P Polemonium spp. Jacob's ladder H H M M ? ?
Bu Polianthes tuberosa tuberose M M M M L L
P Poliomintha longiflora Rosemary mint L L L L L L
S Polygala 'Alta Mariposa' large butterfly sweet pea sh ? ? M ? ? ?
S Polygala chamaebuxus shrubby milkwort M ? ? ? ? ?
S Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Buttterfly' Petite Butterfly pea shrub M M M M ? ?
S Polygala myrtifolia myrtle-leaf milkwort M ? M ? ? ?
S Polygala virgata purple milkwort M ? M ? ? ?
S Polygala X dalmaisiana sweet pea shrub L M M M / /
P Polygonatum odoratum (japonicum) Soloman's seal H / M / ? ?
V Polygonum aubertii (See Fallopia baldschuanic
P Polypodium (subtropical spp.) polypody M ? M M ? ?
P N Polypodium californicum California polypody VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern M ? ? ? ? ?
P Polystichum aculeatum hard shield fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P N Polystichum californicum California sword fern M M M H ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Polystichum makinoi Makinoi's holly fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P N Polystichum munitum western sword fern M M M H ? ?
P Polystichum polyblepharum Japanese lace fern M H H H ? ?
P Polystichum setiferum soft shield fern M H ? ? ? /
P Polystichum setigerum Alaska holly fern M H H H ? ?
P Polystichum setosum tassel fern M ? H ? ? ?
P Polystichum tsus-simense Korean rock fern M H ? ? ? ?
P Polystichum x dycei Dyce's hybrid holly fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Populus 'Mohavensis' Mohave poplar ? ? ? ? M M
T Populus 'Red Caudina' cottonless cottonwood ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Populus alba 'Pyramidalis' bolleana poplar M M M M H H
T N Populus balsamifera (See P. trichocarpa)
T N Populus fremontii western cottonwood M M M M H H
T Populus monticola white bark cottonwood ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Populus nigra 'Italica' Lombardy poplar M M M M H H
T N Populus tremuloides quaking aspen M / / / / /
T N Populus trichocarpa (P. balsamifera) black cottonwood H H M M H /
T Populus x canadensis Carolina poplar H H ? M H H
P S Su Portulacaria afra & cvs. elephant's food VL L VL L L L
P N Potentilla anserina silverweed ? ? H H ? ?
P Potentilla argentea silver cinquefoil M ? ? M ? ?
P Potentilla atrosanguinea ruby cinquefoil M ? ? ? ? ?
S N Potentilla fruticosa cvs. (See Dasiphora fruticos
P N Potentilla glandulosa (See Drymocallis glandul
P N Potentilla gracilis cinquefoil ? ? M ? ? ?
P Potentilla megalantha strawberry cinquefoil M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Potentilla neumanniana spring cinquefoil M M M M / M
Gc Potentilla verna spring cinquefoil M M M M M M
Gc P Pratia angulata (See Lobelia angulata)
Gc P Pratia pedunculata (See Lobelia pedunculata c
P N Primula spp. (CA native)Dodecatheon spp shooting stars L L VL VL ? ?
P N Prosartes hookeri (Disporum hookeri) (shade) fairy lantern M ? H / ? ?
P N Prosartes smithii (Disporum smithii) (shade) fairy lantern M ? H / ? ?
T Prosopis alba Argentine mesquite / L L L L L
T Prosopis chilensis (See P. glandulosa)
T Prosopis glandulosa (P. chilensis) Chilean mesquite / L L L L L
T N Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite / L L L L L
T Prosopis hybrids and cvs. prosopis hybrids ? ? L L L L
T Prosopis juliflora Arizona mesquite ? ? L L L L
T N Prosopis pubescens screwbean mesquite / L L L L L
T Prosopis velutina velvet mesquite / L L L L L
S Prostanthera denticulata mint bush L ? ? ? ? ?
S Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian dogwood M ? M ? ? ?
S Prostanthera ovalifolia mint bush L L M M ? ?
S Prostanthera phylicifolia spiked mint bush L ? ? ? ? ?
S Prostanthera rotundifolia round leaf mint bush L M M M / /
P S Protea spp. & cvs. protea M / L M / /
Gc P N Prunella spp. (CA native and non-native specie self heal M M M M ? ?
S N Prunus andersonii desert peach L L VL VL ? /
S Prunus besseyi western sand cherry ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Prunus caroliniana Carolina laurel cherry L L M M M M
S N Prunus fasciculata desert almond ? ? VL VL VL ?
S Prunus glandulosa flowering almond M ? ? ? ? ?
T N Prunus ilicifolia holly leaf cherry L L VL VL / /
S T N Prunus ilicifolia lyonii Catalina cherry L L L L / /
S T Prunus japonica oriental bush cherry ? M ? ? ? ?
S T Prunus laurocerasus English laurel M M M H / /
T Prunus lusitanica Portugal laurel M ? M / / /
T Prunus mume Japanese apricot L M M ? ? ?
T Prunus sargentii Sargent cherry M ? M ? ? /
T Prunus spp. cherry flowering cherry M M M / / /
T Prunus spp. edible apricot L M M M M M
T Prunus spp. edible nectarine L M M M M /
T Prunus spp. edible nectarine (low chill) L M M M M M
T Prunus spp. edible peach L M M M M /
T Prunus spp. edible peach (low chill) L M M M M M
T Prunus spp. edible plum L M M M M /
T Prunus spp. edible plum (low chill) L M M M M M
T Prunus spp. peach flowering peach L M M M M /
T Prunus spp. plum flowering plum L M M M M M
S N Prunus subcordata Sierra plum ? ? M / ? ?
S N Prunus virginiana chokecherry M M M M ? ?
T Pseudobombax ellipticum shaving brush tree ? / M ? ? ?
V Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Senecio confuMexican flame vine / ? M M ? ?
T Pseudolarix kaempferi 'Golden Larch' golden larch M ? / / ? ?
S T Pseudopanax ferox fierce lancewood L ? M ? ? ?
T N Pseudotsuga macrocarpa big cone spruce L L L M / /
T N Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir L M / / / /
T Psidium cattleianum (See P. littorale var. longip
S T Psidium guajava common guava / / M / / M
S T Psidium littorale var. longipes (P. cattleianum) strawberry guava M M M M / M
P S N Psilostrophe cooperi paper flower ? ? VL L VL VL
P S Psilostrophe tagetina paper flower ? ? L L L L
P N Psoralea macrostachya (See Hoita macrostach
S Psoralea pinnata scurfy pea shrub M ? L M ? ?
S N Psorothamnus spinosus (Dalea spinosa) smoke tree / L / L / VL
S N Ptelea crenulata western hop tree L L ? L ? ?
P N Pteris spp. (CA native and non-native spp.) brake fern M M M H / /
S Pterolobium stellatum redwing ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Pulmonaria spp. lungwort M H / / ? ?
P Pulsatilla vulgaris (Anemone pulsatilla) Pasque flower M M / / ? ?
Gc Pultenea pedunculata 'Grampians Gold' gold matted pea M ? ? ? ? ?
T Punica granatum pomegranate L L L L M M
S Punica granatum & cultivars dwarf pomegranate L L L L M M
S N Purshia glandulosa (See P. tridentata var. glanddesert bitterbrush L ? ? L ? ?
S N Purshia mexicana (See P. stansburyana)
S N Purshia stansburyana (Cowania mexicana, Pur cliff rose L ? VL L ? ?
S N Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush L ? VL L ? ?
P Puya spp. puya VL L L L / ?
P N Pycnanthemum californicum mountain mint ? ? M M ? ?
S Pycnostachys urticifolia blue witches hats ? M M ? ? ?
Gc S Pyracantha spp. & cvs. firethorn L L L M M M
P Pyrethropsis hosmariense (Rhodanthemum) Moroccan daisy L M L L ? ?
P Pyrethrum roseum (See Tanacetum coccineum
V Pyrostegia venusta flame vine / / M M / M
P Pyrrosia spp. felt fern L / L L ? ?
T Pyrus betulifolia birchleaf pear L ? ? ? ? ?
T Pyrus calleryana cultivars Callery pear M M M M M /
T Pyrus communis edible pear M M M M M /
T Pyrus kawakamii evergreen pear M M M M M M
Ba S Qiongzhuea tumidinoda (now Chimonobambus swollennoded cane bamboo M ? ? ? ? ?
T Quercus acutissima sawtooth oak M M ? L ? ?
T N Quercus agrifolia coast live oak VL VL VL L / M
T Quercus alba eastern white oak M M ? ? ? ?
T Quercus arizonica Arizona white oak ? M ? ? ? ?
S N Quercus berberidifolia California scrub oak VL VL VL L L /
T Quercus bicolor swamp white oak M M ? ? ? ?
T Quercus buckleyi Texas red oak M L / ? ? ?
T Quercus cerris Turkish oak M L M ? ? ?
T N Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak VL L L L / /
T Quercus coccinea scarlet oak M M M M / /
T Quercus dentata Japanese emperor oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
T N Quercus douglasii blue oak VL VL VL L / /
S T N Quercus dumosa Nutall's scrub oak VL VL VL L L /
S N Quercus durata leather oak VL L L L ? ?
T Quercus ellipsoidalis northern pin oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Quercus emoryi Emory oak L ? ? ? / /
T N Quercus engelmannii mesa oak L L VL L / /
T Quercus faginea Portuguese oak ? L ? ? ? ?
T Quercus fusiformis escarpment live oak ? M M ? L ?
T Quercus gambelii Gambel oak ? L ? L L /
T N Quercus garryana Oregon white oak L L L / ? ?
T Quercus glaucoides Lacey oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Quercus gravesii Chisos red oak ? L ? ? ? ?
T Quercus ilex holly oak L L L L M M
T Quercus ithaburensis oak of Tabor ? L ? ? ? ?
T N Quercus kelloggii California black oak L M M M / /
T Quercus liaotungensis liaotung oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
T N Quercus lobata valley oak L L M M / /
T Quercus macrocarpa burr oak M M M ? M ?
T Quercus muehlenbergii chinquapin oak L M ? L L M
T Quercus nuttallii 'MonPowe' charisma nutall oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Quercus oblongifolia Mexican blue oak ? L ? ? ? ?
T Quercus palustris pin oak M M M M / /
T Quercus phellos willow oak M ? M ? ? ?
T Quercus polymorpha Monterrey oak L ? M ? ? ?
T Quercus robur English oak M M M M ? /
T Quercus rubra red oak M M M M / /
T Quercus shumardii Shumard red oak M M ? / / /
T Quercus suber cork oak L L L L L L
T Quercus texana Texas red oak L ? ? L L M
T N Quercus tomentella island oak L L L / / /
S N Quercus turbinella shrub live oak L L VL L L /
T Quercus variabilis Chinese cork oak ? M ? ? ? ?
T Quercus virginiana southern live oak M M M M M M
T N Quercus wislizeni interior live oak VL VL VL VL M /
S Quercus x acutidens Torrey oak ? ? ? L ? ?
T Quercus x Heritage Heritage oak ? ? ? ? M M
T N Quercus x morehus oracle oak VL ? ? L ? ?
T Quercus x Regal Prince Regal prince oak ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
T Quillaja saponaria soapbark tree L L L ? ? ?
T Radermachera sinica China doll / / M M / /
P N Ranunculus californicus California buttercup VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Ranunculus cortusifolius buttercup L ? L L ? ?
Bu P Ranunculus spp. (summer growing) creeping buttercup M M ? M M M
Bu Ranunculus spp. (winter growing) Persian ranunculus L M / VL M M
P Raoulia australis golden scabweed L / / / ? ?
P Raoulia x 'Greenstone' Greenstone vegetable shee M ? / / ? ?
P Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat M L L M M /
Pm T Ravenea rivularis Majesty palm / / M M / /
P Rehmannia elata Chinese foxglove H H M H ? ?
P Reineckia carnea reineckia M M M ? ? ?
S Reinwardtia indica yellow flax ? ? M ? ? ?
P Restio festuciformis green grass reed ? ? / M ? ?
P Restio quadratus square stalk restio ? ? / ? ? ?
P Restio similis restio (similis) ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Restio tetraphyllus tassel cord rush H ? ? ? ? ?
T Retrophyllum rospigliosii romeron pine M ? ? ? ? ?
S Rhagodia spinescens (R. deltophylla) Australian saltbush VL L VL L ? ?
S Rhamnus alaternus Italian buckthorn L L L M / /
S N Rhamnus californica (See Frangula californica
S N Rhamnus crocea redberry L L VL L / ?
S N Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry L L VL L ? ?
S N Rhamnus tomentella (See Frangula californica
T Rhaphiolepis 'Majestic Beauty' majestic beauty L L M M M M
S Rhaphiolepis indica & cvs Indian hawthorne L M L M M M
S Rhaphiolepis umbellata and cvs. Yeddo hawthorne L L L M ? ?
Pm S Rhapis excelsa lady palm / / M M / /
Pm S Rhapis humilis slender lady palm ? ? M M / M
P Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum ornamental rhubarb M H ? ? ? ?
P Rhodanthe anthemoides (Helipterum anthemoi chamomile sunray M ? ? / ? ?
P Rhodanthemum hosmariense (See Pyrethrops
P Rohdea japonica rohdea L M M M ? ?
V Rhodochiton atrosanguineum purple bell vine M / M / ? ?
P Rhodocoma arida rhodocoma (arida) L ? L ? ? ?
P Rhodocoma capensis giant cape restio M M M ? ? ?
P Rhodocoma foliosa rhodocoma (foliosa) M ? ? ? ? ?
P Rhodocoma fruticosa rhodocoma (fruticosa) M ? M ? ? ?
P Rhodocoma gigantea dekriet M ? M ? ? ?
S N Rhododendron spp. (CA native and non-native azalea M M H H / /
S N Rhododendron spp. (CA native and non-native rhododendron M M H H / /
Bu Rhodohypoxis spp. rose grass M ? L M ? ?
Bu Rhodophiala bifida red argentine amaryllis L L L VL ? ?
P Rhoeo spathacea & cvs (See Tradescantia spa
V Rhoicissus capensis evergreen grape M / M M / M
Pm T Rhopalostylis baueri Norfolk Island palm ? / H M / /
Pm T Rhopalostylis sapida Nikau palm ? / H H / /
Gc S N Rhus aromatica (Rhus trilobata) skunk bush L L L L ? ?
S Rhus glabra smooth sumac ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Rhus integrifolia lemonade berry L L VL L / /
T Rhus lancea (See Searsia lancea)
T Rhus lanceolata prairie flameleaf sumac ? ? ? ? L L
S N Rhus laurina (See Malosma laurina)
S N Rhus lentii pink-flowering sumac / ? VL L ? ?
S Rhus microphylla little-leaf sumac ? ? VL ? ? ?
S N Rhus ovata sugar bush L L VL L L L
S N Rhus trilobata (See Rhus aromatica)
S T Rhus typhina staghorn sumac L L L ? L /
Rhynchelytrum nerviglume (see Melinis nervigl
S Rhynchospora colorata star rush M ? H ? ? ?
S N Ribes amarum bitter gooseberry ? ? VL L ? ?
S N Ribes aureum golden currant L L L L ? /
S N Ribes californicum hillside gooseberry VL L L L ? ?
S N Ribes cereum wax currant M / / M ? ?
S N Ribes divaricatum spreading gooseberry L ? ? L ? ?
S N Ribes indecorum white flowering currant L L VL L ? ?
S N Ribes malvaceum chaparral currant VL VL VL L ? ?
S N Ribes menziesii canyon gooseberry VL ? L L ? ?
S N Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant M / / M ? ?
S N Ribes quercetorum yellow gooseberry L L L L ? ?
S N Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry L L L M ? ?
S Ribes rubrum 'RedLake' redlake currant ? ? ? ? ? ?
S N Ribes sanguineum varieties & cultivars red flowering currant L L L M ? ?
S N Ribes speciosum fuchsia flowering gooseberr L L VL M ? ?
S N Ribes thacherianum Santa Cruz Island gooseber / ? VL L ? ?
S N Ribes viburnifolium (shade) evergreen currant L L VL M ? ?
T Robinia pseudoacacia black locust VL L L L M M
T Robinia x ambigua locust L L M L M M
T Robinsonella cordata heartleaf robinsonella ? ? M ? ? ?
P Rodgersia aesculifolia rogersia (aesculifolia) M ? ? H ? ?
P Rodgersia pinnata rogersia (pinnata) M ? ? H ? ?
S Rojasianthe superba giant white sunflower tree ? ? ? / ? ?
S Roldana oaxacana (Senecio christobalensis) red leafed velvet senecio M ? M M ? ?
S Roldana petasitis (Senecio petasitis) velvet groundsel ? M M M ? ?
P S N Romneya coulteri Matilija poppy VL VL VL VL L L
P S N Romneya trichocalyx hairy Matilija poppy VL VL VL VL ? ?
V Rosa 'Cecile Brunner' Cecile Brunner rose L L M M M M
V Rosa banksiae Lady Banks rose L L M M M M
S N Rosa californica California wild rose L L L L / /
S Rosa eglanteria (See Rosa rubiginosa)
S Rosa hybrids..bush rose M M M M M M
V Rosa hybrids..climbing climbing roses M M M M H H
Gc Rosa hybrids..ground covers carpet roses M M M M M M
S N Rosa minutifolia Baja California wild rose L ? VL L ? ?
S Rosa rubiginosa (R.eglanteria) sweet briar rose L ? ? ? ? ?
S Rosa rugosa Japanese rose L M M M M M
S Rosa sericea fo. pteracantha wingthorn rose M ? ? ? ? ?
S N Rosa woodsii subsp. ultramontana mountain wood rose M M ? L M ?
P Roscoea alpina Himalayan ginger M ? M ? ? ?
P Roscoea cautleyoides roscoea M ? M ? ? ?
P Roscoea purpurea roscoea M ? M ? ? ?
Gc S Rosmarinus cvs. trailing rosemary L L L L M M
S Rosmarinus officinalis rosemary L L VL L M M
S Rostrinucula dependens weeping buddleja ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Rotala indica tooth cup ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Rubus calycinoides crinkled creeper M M / M ? ?
S Rubus lineatus bramble (lineatus) M ? ? M ? ?
S N Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry L L M M ? ?
Gc Rubus rolfei creeping raspberry M M M / / /
S Rubus rolfei (R. pentalobus, R. calcynioides) creeping raspberry M M M / / /
S N Rubus spectabilis salmonberry M L M M ? ?
S N Rubus ursinus California blackberry L L L M ? ?
P Rudbeckia spp. and cvs. coneflower M M M M / /
S Ruellia 'Little Katie' dwarf ruellia M M M M L L
P S Ruellia brittoniana Mexican petunia M L L M L L
S Ruellia californica rama parda ? ? VL M ? L
S Ruellia carolinensis Carolina wild petunia ? ? ? M ? ?
P Ruellia elegans 'Ragin Cajun' hardy petunia ? ? ? M ? ?
S Ruellia macrantha Christmas pride M / M M ? ?
S Ruellia peninsularis Baja ruellia ? ? VL L L L
P Ruellia squarrosa water bluebell ? ? ? M ? L
P Rumex lunaria Canary Island sorrel ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Rumex sanguineus ssp sanguineus bloody sorrel ? M ? ? ? ?
P Rumohra adiantiformis leather leaf fern M M M M / /
P Ruscus spp. butcher's broom L L L L ? ?
S Russelia equisetiformis coral fountain M L M M M M
S Ruta graveolens rue M M L M ? ?
Pm S T Sabal spp. palmetto / / M M M M
G Saccharum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae) plume grass ? ? L ? M ?
Gc P Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Scotch moss M M M H / /
Gc P Sagina subulata (Arenaria) Irish moss M M M H / /
T Salix babylonica weeping willow H H H H H ?
T N Salix gooddingii Goodding's black willow H H H H H ?
T N Salix laevigata red willow H H H H H ?
T N Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow H H H H H
T Salix matsudana Peking willow H H H H H ?
S Salix spp. (shrubs) willow H H H H H ?
S N Salvia 'Allen Chickering' Allen Chickering sage L L VL L L L
S N Salvia 'Aromas' Aromas salvia L L VL L ? ?
Gc S N Salvia 'Bee's Bliss' Bee's Bliss sage L L L L ? ?
P Salvia 'Cabrillo Sunrise/Sunset' Cabrillo Sunrise annd Suns M ? ? ? ? ?
P S Salvia 'Costa Rica Blue' Costa Rica blue sage M M M M ? ?
Gc P N Salvia 'Dara's Choice' Sonoma sage L L L L ? ?
P Salvia 'Fuji Snow' Fuji Snow sage M ? ? / ? ?
P S N Salvia 'Gayle Nielson' (also Trident as registereGayle Nielson/Trident sage ? L VL L VL L
P S Salvia 'Karla' Karla's sage M ? M ? ? ?
P Salvia 'Maraschino' maraschino sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia 'May Night' May Night sage M M M M ? ?
Gc P N Salvia 'Mrs. Beard' Mrs. Beard sage ? L L L ? ?
P Salvia 'Mystic Spires' Mystic Spires blue sage M ? M ? ? ?
P Salvia 'Phyllis Fancy' Phyllis Fancy sage M ? ? M ? ?
S Salvia 'Purple Majesty' purple majesty sage M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia 'Waverly' Waverly sage M M M M ? ?
S Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' Wendy's wish sage ? M M M ? ?
S Salvia africana-lutea golden sage L M L L ? ?
S N Salvia apiana white sage VL L VL L L L
P Salvia argentea silver sage L L L L ? ?
P Salvia azurea prairie sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia blepharophylla eyelash-leafed sage M M M M ? ?
S N Salvia brandegeei Santa Rosa island Sage L L VL L ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
P Salvia buchananii and cvs. Buchanan's sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia cacaliaefolia Guatemalan blue sage M ? M M ? ?
S Salvia californica Baja California sage / ? VL L ? ?
S Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage L L L L ? ?
S N Salvia cedrosensis Cedros Island Sage ? ? VL M ? ?
S Salvia chamaedryoides blue sage L L L L M M
P Salvia chiapensis Chiapas sage M M M M ? ?
Gc P Salvia chionophylla snowflake sage L ? L L ? ?
S N Salvia clevelandii & hybrids salvia Cleveland/Alan Chick L L VL L L L
S Salvia coahuilensis Coahuila sage L ? L L ? ?
P Salvia coccinea Texas sage L M M M M M
S Salvia confertiflora red velvet sage M M M M ? ?
S Salvia corrugata corrugated sage M ? M M ? ?
P Salvia darcyi darcy sage M L L L ? ?
P Salvia discolor Andean silver leaf sage M / M M ? ?
S Salvia dolomitica Dolomite sage M M L M ? ?
S Salvia dorisiana grapefruit-scented sage M ? M M ? ?
P S N Salvia dorrii purple sage / M / L L M
P S Salvia elegans pineapple sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia farinacea and cvs. Mealy cup sage M M M M M M
P Salvia forskaohlei indigo woodland sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia fulgens Mexican cardinal sage M ? M M ? ?
P S Salvia gesneraeflora scarlet sage M M M M ? ?
Gc P Salvia glechomifolia ground ivy sage M ? M H ? ?
P Salvia grahamii (See S. microphylla)
P S Salvia greggii & hybrids autumn sage L L L L M M
P S Salvia guaranitica (now S. coerulea) anise scented sage M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia involucrata roseleaf sage M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia iodantha Mexican fuchsia sage M M M M ? ?
S Salvia karwinskii Karwinski's sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia koyamae maniko M ? M M ? ?
S Salvia lanceolata lance leaf sage ? ? L ? ? ?
P S Salvia leucantha and cvs. Mexican bush sage L L L L / M
S N Salvia leucophylla and cvs. purple sage L L VL L M M
P Salvia lyrata lyre-leaf sage ? M M ? ? ?
P S Salvia macrophylla purple big leaf sage ? ? M H ? ?
S Salvia madrensis forsythia sage M M M H ? ?
S Salvia melissodora grape scented sage M M M L ? ?
S N Salvia mellifera and cvs. black/green sage L L VL L ? ?
S Salvia mexicana and cvs. Mexican sage M / M M ? ?
S Salvia microphylla (S. grahamii) cherry/Graham sage L L L L M M
P S Salvia muelleri royal purple autumn sage L M L ? ? ?
S N Salvia munzii San Miguel Mountain sage L L VL L / /
P Salvia nemorosa and cvs. meadow sage M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia officinalis and cvs. garden/kitchen sage L M M M M M
S N Salvia pachyphylla rose sage L L / L ? ?
P Salvia patens gentian sage M M M M ? ?
P Salvia penstemonoides big red sage M ? ? M ? ?
P S Salvia pratensis haematodes meadow sage M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia puberula tarantula sage ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Salvia pulchella x involucrata hybrid rose leaf sage M ? ? M ? ?
P S Salvia regla mountain sage L M M M ? ?
P Salvia reptans west Texas cobalt sage L ? M M ? ?
P Salvia roemeriana cedar sage M M M M ? ?
S Salvia sagittata arrow leaf sage M ? M M ? ?
P Salvia sclarea Clary sage L M M M ? ?
S Salvia semiatrata bicolor sage M M L M ? ?
P Salvia sinaloensis Sinaloan blue sage M M M M ? ?
Gc P N Salvia sonomensis and cvs Sonoma sage L L L L ? ?
Gc P N Salvia spathacea (shade) and cvs hummingbird/pitcher sage L L L M ? ?
P S Salvia thymoides blue salvia L ? L M ? ?
P Salvia uliginosa bog sage M M M H / /
S Salvia urica blue bush sage M ? M ? ? ?
S N Salvia vaseyi wand sage ? ? / / ? ?
P Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' whorled clary M M M M ? ?
P S Salvia wagneriana Wagner's sage M ? M M ? ?
P S Salvia x jamensis cvs. sage (jamensis cvs.) L L L M ? ?
P Salvia x superba hybrids & cvs. sage (superba) M M M M ? ?
S T N Sambucus spp. (CA native and non-native spp. elderberry L L L L M M
P Sanguisorba obtusa Japanese bottlebrush ? ? ? ? ? ?
P N Sanicula crassicaulis snakeroot ? ? L VL ? ?
P Su Sansevieria spp. mother-in-law's tongue / / L L / M
Gc P S Santolina spp. lavender cotton L L L L L L
P Sanvitalia speciosa 'Sunbini' creeping zinnia ? M M ? ? ?
T Sapindus drummondii western soapberry ? ? L ? ? ?
T Sapindus saponaria soapberry ? ? M L ? ?
T Sapium sebiferum (See Triadica sebifera)
Gc P Saponaria ocymoides rock soapwort L L M M / /
P Saponaria pumilio dwarf soapwort M ? ? ? ? ?
P Saponaria x lempergii hybrid soapwort M L ? ? ? ?
S Sarcococca confusa sweet box L M M ? / /
Gc S Sarcococca hookeriana humilis sweet sarcococca L M M M / /
S Sarcococca ruscifolia fragrant sarcococca L M M M / /
V N Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp hartwegii climbing milkweed ? ? L L ? ?
Ba S Sasa spp. bamboo (Sasa) L L M M / M
Ba Gc S Sasaella masamuneana albostriata white striped dwarf bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
P N Satureja chandleri (See Clinopodium chandleri
P N Satureja douglasii (See Clinopodium douglasii) yerba buena
P Satureja mexicana savory L ? ? M ? ?
P N Satureja mimuloides (See Clinopodium mimulo
P Saxifraga spp. saxifrage M M M H ? ?
N Saxifraga spp. (for some CA natives see Micran
P Scabiosa spp. pincushion flower M M M M / /
Bu Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. katherinae (Haem blood lily M ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' fan flower L L M M / /
Gc P Scaevola aemula fairy fan L L M M / /
S Schefflera arboricola Hawaiian elf schefflera / / M H / /
S Schefflera elegantissima (Dizygotheca) (shade thread leaf false aralia M M M M / M
T Schefflera pueckleri (Tupidanthus calyptratus)) Australian umbrella tree / / M H / /
S Schefflera taiwaniana 'Yuan Shan' Yuan Shan hardy schefflera M ? ? ? ? ?
T Schima wallichii spp. liukiuensis schima M ? M ? ? ?
T Schinus molle California pepper tree VL L VL L M M
T Schinus polygamus Peruvian pepper tree VL L L L L M
T Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree M M M M / M
G Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem ? ? ? ? L ?
V Schizophragma hydrangeoides Japanese hydrangea vine M ? / ? ? ?
S T Schlefflera actinophylla (Brassaia) Queensland umbrella tree / / M / / M
T Schotia afra var. angustifolia Karoo Boer bloom L ? L ? ? ?
T Schotia latifolia forest Boer bloom ? ? M ? ? ?
T Sciadopitys verticillata Japanese umbrella pine M M M / / /
Bu Scilla hughii (See Scilla peruviana)
Bu Scilla hyacinthoides hyacynth squill ? ? L ? ? ?
Bu Scilla natalensis blue squill M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Scilla peruviana (S. hughii) giant scilla VL VL L VL ? ?
P Su Scopelogena verruculata cliff vygie ? ? L ? ? ?
P N Scrophularia californica (shade) California figwort/bee plant L L L L ? ?
S Scrophularia macrantha red birds in a tree ? ? ? L ? ?
P Scutellaria alpina alpine skull cap M ? ? ? / /
P Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' blue skullcap ? M ? ? ? ?
P Scutellaria pontica Turkish skullcap L ? ? ? ? ?
P Scutellaria suffrutescens pink Texas skullcap L ? L L ? ?
P Scutellaria x 'Violet Cloud' violet cloud hybrid skullcap ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Searsia lancea (Rhus lancea) African sumac L L L L M M
Gc P Su N Sedum spp. (some are Hylotelephium) stone crop L L L L / /
P Selaginella braunii arborvitae fern ? ? H ? / /
P Selaginella erythropus 'Sanguinea' ruby red spikemoss ? ? H ? / /
P Selaginella uncinata peacock spikemoss ? ? H ? / /
P Selliera radicans swamp weed M ? M ? ? ?
P Semiaquilegia ecalcarata semiaquilegia H ? M M ? ?
Ba S T Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira bamboo M ? M M ? M
P Su Sempervivum spp. house leek L L L L ? ?
P Su Senecio aizoides large kleinia ? ? L ? ? ?
P Su Senecio amaniensis (See Kleinia amaniensis)
P Su Senecio anteuphorbium (See Kleinia anteupho
P Su Senecio barbertonicus succulent bush senecio ? ? L ? ? ?
S Senecio christobalensis (See Roldana oaxacan
S Senecio cineraria (Jacobaea maritima) dusty miller L L L L M M
V Senecio confusus (See Pseudogynoxys chenop
P Su Senecio cylindricus (S.vitalis)(nomen unresolvenarrow leaf chalksticks L ? L L ? ?
P Su Senecio decaryi Madagascar senecio ? ? L ? ? ?
S N Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Douglas groundsel VL L VL L / M
P Senecio greyi (See Brachyglottis greyi)
P Su Senecio haworthii (nomen. unresolved) woolly senecio ? ? VL ? ? ?
P Su Senecio jacobsenii trailing jade ? ? L ? ? ?
Gc P Su Senecio mandraliscae (Kleinia mandraliscae) kleinia L ? L L ? ?
S Su Senecio praecox (Pittocaulon praecox ) broomstick tree ? ? L ? ? ?
P Su Senecio repens (See Kleinia repens)
Gc P Su Senecio serpens blue chalksticks L ? L L ? ?
P Su Senecio talinoides and cvs. (nomenclature unreblue finger L / L L ? ?
P Senecio viravira dusty miller L L L L ? ?
P Su Senecio vitalis (See S. cylindricus)
S N Senna armata (Cassia armata) spicy senna ? ? / / VL L
S Senna artemisioides (Cassia artemisioides) feathery cassia/senna L L L L L L
S Senna australis (Cassia australis) Australian senna/cassia L ? ? ? ? ?
S Senna bicapsularis (Cassia candolleana) New Zealand cassia/senna L L L / / L
S Senna biflora twin flowered cassia ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Senna candolleana quebracho ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Senna corymbosa (Cassia corymbosa) Texas flowery senna ? / L ? ? ?
S N Senna covesii desert senna ? ? VL / VL VL
S Senna didymobotrya (Cassia didymobotrya) popcorn senna ? ? L L ? ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Senna lindheimeriana (Cassia lindheimeriana) Lindheimer's senna/cassia L ? L ? L L
S Senna multiglandulosa (Cassia tomentosa) woolly senna VL / L ? ? ?
S Senna nemophila (Cassia nemophila) desert cassia ? L L L L L
S Senna odorata (Cassia odorata) southern senna ? ? L L ? L
S Senna phyllodinea (Cassia phyllodinea) silver leaf cassia/senna ? ? L L L L
S Senna polyantha (Cassia goldmanii) Goldman's senna/cassia ? ? L ? ? ?
S Senna purpusii Baja California senna ? ? VL L ? ?
T Senna spectabilis (Cassia excelsa) senna/cassia (spectabilis/e ? ? M M ? ?
S Senna splendida (Cassia splendida) golden wonder ? ? L ? ? ?
S Senna sturtii (Cassia sturtii) Sturt's cassia/senna / / L L L L
S Senna wislizeni (Cassia wislizeni) shrubby senna ? ? L L L L
T N Sequoia sempervirens coast redwood H H H H / /
T N Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia M M / M / /
S Serissa foetida serissa M / M M ? ?
T Sesbania punicea (S. tripetii) scarlet wisteria tree L L L ? ? ?
T Sesbania tripetii (See Sesbania punicea)
G Sesleria spp. and cvs. moor grass M M M M ? ?
Gc N Sesuvium verrucosum western sea purslane ? ? ? ? / /
G Setaria palmifolia palm grass H M M M ? ?
P Setcreasea pallida (See Tradescantia pallida)
S N Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry L ? VL VL ? ?
Ba Gc S Shibataea kumasasa Okame-Zaza bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
P N Sidalcea malviflora checkerbloom M M L M ? ?
P N Sidalcea spp. false mallow M M M M ? ?
P Sideritis syriaca sideritis L L L ? ? ?
P N Silene spp. (CA native andnon-native spp.) moss pink/campion M M L L ? ?
S N Simmondsia chinensis jojoba VL VL VL VL L L
S Sinarundinaria nitida (Fargesia nitida) blue fountain bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
P Sinningia tubiflora velvet slipper M M L M ? ?
Ba S Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' variegated Chinese temple M ? M ? ? ?
T Sinojackia xylocarpa Jack tree M ? ? ? ? ?
P Sisyrinchium angustifolium blue eyed grass L ? ? ? / /
P N Sisyrinchium bellum and cvs. blue-eyed grass VL L L VL / /
P N Sisyrinchium californicum golden-eyed grass M M M M / /
P Sisyrinchium convolutum sisysrinchium (convolutum) H ? ? ? / /
P Sisyrinchium macrocephalum sisysrinchium (macrocepha M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Sisyrinchium striatum yellow eyed grass M M L ? / /
S Skimmia japonica Japanese skimmia M M / / / /
S Skimmia reevesiana Reeves skimmia ? ? / / / /
P N Smilacina racemosa (See Maianthemum racem
P N Smilacina stellata(See Maianthemum stellatum
V Solandra guttata chalice vine M / M / ? ?
V Solandra longiflora chalice vine ? / M / ? ?
V Solandra maxima cup-of-gold vine M / M M / /
S Solanum aviculare kangaroo apple L M M ? ? ?
S V Solanum crispum Chilean potato tree M M M ? ? ?
S Solanum hindsianum mariola ? ? VL L ? ?
V Solanum laxum (jasminoides) potato vine M M M M / M
V Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade ? ? M ? ? ?
S N Solanum umbelliferum and cvs. blue witch L M VL L ? ?
P N Solanum wallacei Wallace's nightshade ? ? L L ? ?
V Solanum wendlandii Costa Rican nightshade L / M / / M
S N Solanum xanti and cvs. blue witch L M VL L / /
Gc P Soleirolia soleirolii (SHADE) baby's tears H H H H / /
P Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod M ? M M ? ?
P N Solidago canadensis spp. elongata (See S. elo
P N Solidago confinis southern goldenrod ? ? M M ? ?
P N Solidago elongata (S.canadensis spp. elongata West Coast Canada golden M ? M M ? ?
P Solidago spp. & hybrids goldenrod M M M H ? ?
P N Solidago velutina californica California goldenrod M L L M ? ?
Gc S Sollya heterophylla Australian bluebell creeper L L L L / /
V Sollya heterophylla f. parviflora vining bluebell L L L L / /
S Sonchus canariensis tree sonchus M ? VL VL ? ?
T Sophora affinis necklace tree ? L ? ? ? ?
T Sophora japonica (See Styphnolobium japonicu
S T Sophora microphylla Kowhai M ? M ? ? ?
S T Sophora secundiflora Texas mountain laurel L L L L L L
S T Sophora tomentosa necklace pod ? ? L ? ? ?
S Sorbaria sorbifolia false spirea M ? ? ? ? ?
T Sorbus aucuparia European mountain ash / M / / M /
T Sorbus hupehensis mountain ash ? ? / / ? /
G Sorghastrum nutans yellow Indian grass ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Sparaxis spp. Harlequin flower VL M VL VL ? ?
S Sparmannia africana African linden M / M / / ?
S Spartium junceum Spanish broom VL VL VL VL VL /
S Spartocytisus supranubius teide broom ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Spathiphyllum spp. SHADE spathiphyllum / / H / / M
T Spathodea campanulata African tulip tree / / M / / /
P N Sphaeralcea spp. (CA native and non-native sp desert/globe mallow L L L L VL VL
S Sphaeropteris cooperi (Cyathea cooperi) Australian tree fern H H H H / /
S N Spiraea spp. (CA native and non native spp.) spiraea M M M M M M
G N Sporobolus airoides alkalai sacaton L VL L L L L
G N Sporobolus wrightii big sacaton L VL VL L L ?
Bu Sprekelia formosissima Aztec lily L L L L ? ?
P N Stachys ajugoides rigid woodmint ? ? M M ? ?
P N Stachys albens white hedgenettle H M M M ? ?
P Stachys albotomentosa betony M M M ? ? ?
P N Stachys bullata (shade)(S. californica) hedge nettle L ? L L ? ?
P Stachys byzantina lamb's ears L L M M M /
P N Stachys chamissonis coast woodmint ? ? ? M ? /
P Stachys chrysantha yellow stachys L ? L ? ? /
P Stachys coccinea scarlet hedge nettle M ? ? M ? /
P Stachys lanata and cvs. lamb's ears L ? M M ?
P Stachys macrantha big betony M ? ? M ? /
P Stachys maxima (S. maxima and S. minor may betony ? ? ? ? ? /
P Stachys minor little betony ? ? ? ? ? /
P Stachys monieri (See S. officinalis subsp. offici
P Stachys officinalis subsp. officinalis (S.monieri) alpine betony M ? ? ? ? /
P N Stachys pycnantha pale hedge nettle ? ? ? L ? /
P Stachys thirkei dwarf lamb's ears M ? ? ? ? /
S Stachyurus salicifolia 'Mon Emeri' Sparkler's willow leaf stachy M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc Stemodia tomentosa woolly stemodia ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Stenocarpus sinuatus firewheel tree / / M M / /
S Su Stenocereus thurberi (Lemaireocereus) organ pipe cactus / / VL L / VL
Bu Stenomesson miniatum (Urceolina) stenomesson M ? L ? ? ?
Bu Stenomesson variegatum stenomesson M ? L ? ? ?
V Stephanotis floribunda Madagascar jasmine / / M M / M
Bu Sternbergia lutea yellow autumn crocus VL VL VL ? ? ?
P Stevia rebaudiana sweetleaf / H ? ? ? ?
T Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese stewartia M / / / / /
V Stigmaphyllon ciliatum butterfly vine M / M M ? ?
G Stipa barbata silver feather grass ? ? ? ? ? ?
G Stipa calamagrostis (Achnatherum) silver spear grass ? ? ? ? ? ?
G N Stipa cernua (Nassella cernua) nodding needlegrass VL VL VL VL ? ?
G N Stipa comata needle and thread grass ? VL VL L ? ?
G N Stipa hymenoides (Oryzopsis hymenoides) Indian rice grass VL ? VL ? L ?
G Stipa ichu Peruvian feather grass L VL ? ? ? ?
G N Stipa lepida (Nassella lepida) foothill needlegrass VL VL VL VL ? ?
G N Stipa pulchra (Nassella pulchra) purple needlegrass VL VL VL VL ? ?
G Stipa ramosissima (Austrostipa ramosissima) pillar of smoke grass L L L L ? ?
G Stipa tenuissima (Nassella tenuissima) Mexican feather grass L L L L L M
P Stokesia laevis Stokes' aster M M M M ? ?
P Su Stomatium agninum lamb's tongue ? ? L ? ? ?
S Stranvaesia davidiana var davidiana Chinese stranvaesia M ? ? ? ? ?
S Strelitzia nicolai (shade in desert) giant bird of paradise M / M M / M
S Strelitzia reginae (shade in desert) bird of paradise M M M M M M
S Strelitzia reginae var juncea narrow-leafed bird of paradi M ? L L ? ?
S Streptosolen jamesonii marmalade bush M / M H / /
P Strobilanthes anisophyllus ' Purpurea' goldfussa ? ? M M ? ?
P Strobilanthes dyerianthus Persian shield ? / M M ? ?
P Stromanthe sanguinea triostar stromanthe ? ? M ? ? ?
P Stylidium adnatum trigger plant M ? ? ? ? ?
T Styphnolobium japonicum ((Sophora japonica) Japanese pagoda tree L L M M M M
T Styrax japonicus Japanese snowbell M M / / M /
T Styrax obassia fragrant snowbell M ? ? / ? ?
S N Styrax redivivus (S. californicus, S. fulvescens) snowdrop bush L L L L M /
Gc P Sutera cordata (Bacopa) sutera M H M M ? ?
S Swainsona galegifolia winter sweet pea M ? L L ? ?
S Swainsona greyana hairy Darling pea L ? ? ? ? ?
Pm T Syagrus romanzoffiana (Arecastrum romanzoff queen palm L M M M M M
S N Symphoricarpos albus (SHADE) snowberry L L L L ? ?
S Symphoricarpos hybrids (SHADE) snowberry L L ? L ? ?
S N Symphoricarpos longiflorus (SHADE) desert snowberry L L / L ? ?
Gc N Symphoricarpos mollis (shade in SD) creeping snowberry L L L L ? /
S Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (SHADE) coralberry M L ? L ? ?
S N Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (SHADE) round leaf snowberry L L / L ? ?
P N Symphyotrichum ascendens (Aster ascendens western aster ? M ? ? ? ?
P N Symphotrichum chilense (Aster chilense) pacific aster M L L M ? ?
P Symphotrichum praealtum (Aster praealtum) Rodney's aster ? ? ? M M ?
P Symphyandra spp. ring bellflower M M M ? ? ?
P Symphytum azureum (shade) comfrey M ? M M ? ?
P Symphytum rubrum (shade) comfrey M ? M M ? ?
S Synadenium grantii 'Rubra' African milk bush / ? M ? ? ?
S Syringa hybrids (including Descanso hybrids) lilac M M M M M /
S Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' dwarf Korean lilac M M / ? ? ?
S Syringa pubescens ssp. patula cvs. Korean lilac M M / M ? /
S Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' ivory silk lilac M M / ? ? /
S Syringa vulgaris lilac L M / M M /
S Syringa x chinensis Chinese lilac M M / M ? /
S Syringa x hyacinthiflora Canadian lilac M M / M ? /
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Syringa x laciniata cutleaf lilac M L / M ? /
S Syringa x persica Persian lilac L L / M M /
S Syringa x prestoniae Preston lilac ? ? / ? ? /
T Syzygium australe creek lilly pilly M ? M ? ? ?
T Syzygium borbonicum (S. paniculatum) austral Australian brush cherry M M M M / /
T Syzygium jambos rose apple / ? M ? ? ?
T Syzygium paniculatum (See S. borbonicum)
T Syzygium smithii (Acmena smithii) narrow leaf lilly pilly / ? M M ? ?
T Tabebuia spp. (See Handroanthus )
S Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno' pinwheel flower ? ? M ? ? ?
P S Tagetes lemmonii mountain marigold L L L L M M
P S Tagetes lucida Mexican tarragon M M M M M M
P Tagetes nelsonii citrus scented marigold ? M L ? ? ?
P Talbotia elegans false dracaena ? ? M ? ? ?
P Talinum calycinum fame flower L ? ? M ? ?
P Talinum paniculatum jewels of Opar ? ? L M ? ?
T N Tamarix aphylla salt cedar VL VL L L VL VL
S Tamarix pentaphylla tamarisk VL VL L L VL VL
P N Tanacetum bipinnatum (T. camphoratum) dune tansy ? ? ? M ? ?
P N Tanacetum camphoratum (See T. bipinnatum) camphor dune tansy L ? M M ? ?
P Tanacetum coccineum (Pyrethrum roseum) painted daisy M / L L ? ?
P Tanacetum densum partridge feather L ? L ? ? ?
P Tanacetum haradjanii tansy L L L ? ? ?
P Tanacetum herderi (See Hippolytia herderi)
P Tanacetum niveum silver tansy ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Tanacetum parthenium (Chrysanthemum parth feverfew L L M M ? ?
P Tanacetum vulgare tansy M M ? ? ? ?
T Taxodium ascendens pond cypress M ? M M ? ?
T Taxodium distichum bald cypress M M M M / /
T Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma cypress M M M M / /
T Taxus 'Meyeri' Meyer's Yew M ? ? ? ? ?
S T Taxus baccata English yew M M M M M /
S T Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' Irish yew M M M M M /
T Taxus cuspidata Japanese yew M M M ? ? ?
T Taxus x media cvs. yew (media cvs.) M M M ? ? ?
S Tecoma 'Crimson Flare' yellow bells L / L L M M
S Tecoma 'Orange Jubilee' (See Tecoma fulva s
S Tecoma 'Sunrise' Sunrise tecoma L ? L L M M
S Tecoma fulva spp. guarume (T.'Orange JubileeOrange Jubilee tecoma M M L L M M
S T Tecoma garrocha Argentine tecoma L ? L ? ? ?
S T Tecoma stans yellow bells L / L L M M
S Tecoma x alata 'Flaming Bells' Flaming Bells L ? L L ? ?
S Tecoma x smithii orange bells ? ? M L ? ?
V Tecomanthe speciosa tecomanthe M ? M M ? ?
S V Tecomaria capensis cape honeysuckle M M M M M M
P N Tellima grandiflora fringe cups M M M M ? ?
S Telopea speciosissima waratah M / M / ? ?
S Tephrosia grandiflora hoary pea M ? ? ? ? ?
S Ternstroemia gymnanthera Japanese ternstroemia M M M M ? /
P N Tetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis) stemless four-nerve daisy L ? L L L L
P Tetraneuris grandiflora old man of the mountain L ? ? ? ? ?
P Tetraneuris scaposa four-nerve daisy L ? L ? L ?
S Tetrapanax papyrifera rice paper plant L M M L ? ?
P Tetratheca thymifolia thyme pink bells M ? M ? ? ?
S Teucrium betonicum Madeira germander L ? ? M ? ?
Gc P S Teucrium chamaedrys germander L L L L M M
Gc P Teucrium cossonii Majorcan germander VL L L L ? ?
S Teucrium flavum yellow germander L L ? L ? ?
S Teucrium fruticans bush germander L L L L M M
P Teucrium hyrcanicum germander (hyrcanicum) L L L M ? ?
P Teucrium marum cat thyme L L L L ? ?
P Teucrium scorodonia wood sage/germander M M M M ? ?
P Teucrium x lucidrys (nomen. unresolved) dwarf germander ? L L M ? ?
P N Thalictrum alpinum alpine meadow rue ? ? M ? ? ?
P Thalictrum aquilegiifolium purple meadow rue H ? M M ? ?
P Thalictrum coreanum meadow rue (coreanum) M ? M ? ? ?
P Thalictrum delavayi (T.dipterocarpum) lavender shower H ? M M ? ?
P Thalictrum dipterocarpum (See T. delavayi)
P N Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum meadow rue M ? M M ? ?
P Thalictrum flavum spp. glaucum meadow rue (flavum) H ? M ? ? ?
P Thalictrum rochebrunnianum (nomen unresolvelavender mist H ? M ? ? ?
Ba S Thamnocalamus spathaceus (See Fargesia sp
Ba S Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (aristatus) thamnocalamus M ? ? ? ? ?
Ba S Thamnocalamus tessellatus Bergamboes bamboo M ? M ? ? ?
P Thamnochortus cinereus silver reed M ? M ? ? ?
P Thamnochortus insignis thatching reed M ? M M ? ?
P Thamnochortus rigidus thamnochortus M ? M ? ? ?
P Thelypteris decursive-pinnata Japanese beech fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P Thelypteris normalis southern wood fern ? ? ? ? ? ?
P N Thelypteris puberula downy wood fern M ? M ? ? ?
V Thenardia floribunda petatillo ? ? M ? ? ?
P Thermopsis montana golden banner M ? ? L ? ?
S T Thevetia peruviana yellow oleander / / L M / M
S T Thevetia thevetioides (Cascabela thevetioides) giant thevetia / / M M / M
S Thomasia solanacea solanum-like thomasia L ? L ? ? ?
T Thuja koraiensis Korean arbovitae ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Thuja occidentalis American arborvitae M M M M M M
S Thuja orientalis (See Platycladus orientalis)
T N Thuja plicata western red cedar M M M M / /
S Thujopsis dolabrata 'Nana' false hiba cedar M M ? ? ? ?
V Thunbergia alata black eyed susan M / M M M M
P Thunbergia battiscombei thunbergia (battiscombei) M ? M M M M
S Thunbergia erecta King's mantle ? ? M M ? ?
V Thunbergia grandiflora sky flower M / M M / M
V Thunbergia gregorii orange clock vine M / M M / M
V Thunbergia mysorensis thunbergia (mysorensis) M / M M / /
P Thymophylla acerosa (Dyssodia acerosa) shrubby dogweed ? ? ? ? L L
P N Thymophylla pentachaeta (Dyssodia pentachaegolden fleece ? ? ? ? L L
Gc P Thymus praecox mother-of-thyme L L L M ? ?
Gc P Thymus spp. and cvs. thyme L M M M M M
G Thysanolaena maxima tiger grass M ? M M ? ?
P Thysanotus multiflorus fringe lily M ? M ? ? ?
P N Tiarella species & cvs. (CA native and non-nati foam flower M M M M ? ?
P Tiarella wherryi sugar scoop M / M M ? ?
S Tibouchina heteromalla glory bush M / M M / /
S Tibouchina urvilleana (semidecandra) princess flower M / M M / ?
Bu Tigridia pavonia Mexican shell flower M ? M M ? ?
T Tilia americana American linden M M / / / /
T Tilia cordata little leaf linden M M M / / /
T Tilia tomentosa silver linden L ? ? / ? ?
T Tipuana tipu tipu tree M / L M / M
P Todea barbara crepe fern M ? M ? ? ?
T Toona sinensis (Cedrela sinensis) Chinese toon L M L L ? ?
T N Torreya californica California nutmeg L M M M ? ?
Bu N Toxicocordion fremontii (Zygadenus fremontii) star lily VL VL VL VL ? ?
P Trachelium caeruleum throatwart M M M ? ? ?
Gc S V Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian star jasmine M M M M M M
Gc S V Trachelospermum jasminoides star jasmine M M M M M M
Pm T Trachycarpus fortunei windmill palm L M M L M M
Pm T Trachycarpus martianus Khasia Hills fan palm ? ? H ? ? ?
Pm T Trachycarpus princeps stone gate palm ? ? H ? ? ?
Pm T Trachycarpus takil Kumaon palm ? / H M / M
Pm T Trachycarpus wagnerianus dwarf Chusan palm M ? H ? ? ?
P Tradescantia fluminensis (SHADE) wandering Jew M / M M / M
P Tradescantia occidentalis western spiderwort M ? ? ? ? ?
P Tradescantia ohiensis and cvs. (T. virginiana) spiderwort M M M M ? ?
P Tradescantia pallida (Setcreasea pallida) spiderwort M M M M H H
P Tradescantia spathacea (Rhoeo spathacea) Moses-in-the-cradle M / M M ? ?
P Tradescantia virginiana and hybrids (See Trade
T Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii' snow flake tree ? ? M M ? ?
T Triadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum) Chinese tallow tree M M M M / /
S Trichocereus spp. (See Echinopsis spp.)
S Su Trichodesma scottii Socotran borage ? ? M / ? ?
P S N Trichostema lanatum woolly blue curls VL VL VL L / /
S N Trichostema parishii mountain blue curls VL VL VL L / /
P Tricyrtis formosana toad lily M ? M M ? ?
P Tricyrtis hirta toad lily M M M M ? ?
P Tricyrtis hybrids toad lily hybrids M ? M M ? ?
Gc Trifolium fragiferum O'Connor (landscape use) O'Connor's legume M M M M / /
Gc Trifolium fragiferum O'Connor (revegetation us O'Conner's legume L L L L / /
Gc Trifolium repens white clover M / H H ? ?
P N Trifolium wormskioldii springbank clover ? ? ? M ? ?
P N Trillium chloropetalum wake robin M ? / VL ? ?
T Tristania conferta (See Lophostemon confertus
T Tristania laurina (See Tristaniopsis laurina)
T Tristaniopsis laurina little leaf myrtle M / M M / /
Bu N Triteleia hyacinthina white brodiaea VL VL VL VL ? ?
Bu N Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear VL VL VL VL ? ?
Bu N Triteleia peduncularis long-rayed brodiaea VL VL VL VL ? ?
Pm T Trithrinax acanthocoma spiny fiber palm L ? M ? ? ?
Bu Tritonia spp. tritonia L ? VL VL ? ?
S N Trixis californica trixis ? ? VL L L L
T Trochodendron aralioides Taiwanese parasol tree M ? ? / ? ?
P Trollius spp. globeflower H H M M ? ?
T Tsuga canadensis Canadian hemlock M / / / / /
P Tulbaghia fragrans sweet garlic M M M M M M
P Tulbaghia natalensis 'Pink Form' sweet wild garlic M ? ? ? ? ?
P Tulbaghia violacea society garlic L L L M M M
S Tupidanthus calyptratus (See Schefflera pueck
P Tweedia coerulea (See Oxypetalum coeruleum
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Ugni molinae Chilean guava M M M M ? ?
T Ulmus 'Frontier' Frontier elm L ? ? ? ? ?
T Ulmus 'New Horizon' New Horizon elm ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Ulmus 'Triumph' Triumph elm ? ? ? ? ? ?
T Ulmus americana American elm M M M M ? /
T Ulmus crassifolia cedar elm ? ? M ? M ?
T Ulmus glabra Scotch elm M ? ? ? ? ?
T Ulmus parvifolia Chinese evergreen elm L M M L M M
T Ulmus propinqua 'Emerald Sunshine" Emerald Sunshine elm L ? ? ? ? ?
T Ulmus pumila Siberian elm L L / L M M
T Ulmus wilsoniana 'Prospector' Prospector elm L L ? ? ? ?
T N Umbellularia californica California bay M M L M / /
S Uncarina grandidieri succulent sesame / ? L M ? ?
P Uncinia uncinata red New Zealand sedge M ? M M ? ?
S T Ungnadia speciosa Mexican buckeye ? L L ? L L
Bu Urceolina urceolata urn flower ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Urginea maritima sea squill L L VL VL / /
S N Vaccinium hybrids and cvs (CA native and non- southern high bush blueber M H M M / /
S Vaccinium moupinense Himalayan blueberry M ? ? ? / /
S N Vaccinium ovatum evergreen huckleberry M M M M / /
S N Vaccinium parvifolium red huckleberry M M / / / /
S Vaccinium vitis-idaea foxberry M ? / / / /
T Vachellia farnesiana (Acacia farnesiana) sweet acacia VL L L VL / L
T Vachellia farnesiana var. farnsiana (Acacia farn desert sweet acacia / / VL VL / L
P Valeriana officinalis garden valerian ? M ? ? ? ?
S Vallesia glabra pearl berry ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P N Vancouveria spp. (shade) inside-out flower M / / L ? ?
S Vauquelinia californica Arizona rosewood L L VL ? L L
S Vauquelinia corymbosa var. heterodon narrow leaf rosewood ? ? L / L L
Bu Veltheimia bracteata forest lily M ? L VL ? ?
Bu Veltheimia capensis sand lily L ? L VL ? ?
P N Venegasia carpesioides canyon sunflower ? ? L L ? ?
P Verbascum bombyciferum silver mullein L L M L ? ?
P Verbascum chaixii 'Album' nettle-leaved mullein M M M ? ? ?
P Verbascum phoeniceum purple mullein L L L L ? ?
P Verbascum undulatum wavy-leafed mullein M M M ? ? ?
P Verbena bonariensis verbena (bonariensis) VL L L L M ?
P N Verbena gooddingii (Glandularia gooddingii) Goodding verbena L L VL L L L
P Verbena hybrids garden verbena L L M M M M
P N Verbena lasiostachys robust verbena L L ? L ? ?
P N Verbena lilacina and cvs. (See Glandularia lilac
Gc P Verbena peruviana Peruvian verbena L L L L M M
Gc P Verbena rigida vervain L M L L M M
Gc P Verbena stricta hoary vervain L M M M M M
P Verbena Tapien hybrids Tapien verbena M M M M M M
Gc P Verbena tenera (pulchella) rock verbena L ? L M M M
Gc P Verbena tenuisecta moss verbena L L L L M M
Gc P Veronica repens speedwell M M M / / /
P Veronica spp. veronica M M M / / M
P Veronicastrum virginicum blackroot M ? ? ? ? ?
S Verticordia plumosa 'Pink Lace' featherflower L ? L ? ? ?
G Vetiveria zizanioides (See Chrysopogon zizani
S Viburnum 'Anne Russell' Anne Russel viburnum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum 'Mohawk' Mohawk viburnum M M ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum awabuki awabuki viburnum M ? M ? ? ?
S Viburnum carlcephalum fragrant snowball M M M ? ? ?
S Viburnum carlesii Korean spice viburnum M M ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum carlesii cvs. Cayuga,Chesapeake, Eskim M M ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum cassinoides witherod viburnum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum davidii David viburnum M M M ? ? ?
S Viburnum dentatum arrowwood M M ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum dilatatum linden viburnum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum japonicum Japanese viburnum M M M M ? ?
S Viburnum lantana wayfaring tree M M ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum macrocephalum Chinese snowball M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur' smooth witherod M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum odoratissimum sweet viburnum L M M ? ? ?
S Viburnum opulus European cranberry bush L M M M / /
S Viburnum plicatum Japanese snowball/doublef M M M M / /
S Viburnum rhytidophyllum leatherleaf viburnum M M M M ? ?
S Viburnum sargentii sargent viburnum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum setigerum tea viburnum ? ? M ? ? ?
S Viburnum suspensum sandanqua viburnum M M M M ? ?
S Viburnum tinus laurustinus M M M M M M
S Viburnum x bodnantense Bodnant viburnum M ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum x burkwoodii Burkwood viburnum L M M ? ? /
S Viburnum x juddii Judd viburnum ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum x pragense Prague viburnum ? ? ? ? ? ?
S Viburnum x rhytidophylloides viburnum (rhytidophylloides M ? ? ? ? ?
P N Vicia gigantea giant vetch ? ? ? ? ? ?
V Vigna caracalla snail vine M / M M / M
S N Viguiera deltoidea (See Bahiopsis laciniata)
S N Viguiera laciniata (See Bahiopsis laciniata)
S N Viguiera lanata woolly-leaf sunflower L L VL L ? ?
S Viguiera parishii desert goldeneye L L VL L L L
T Villebrunea pedunculata villebrunea ? ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Vinca major periwinkle M M M M M M
Gc P Vinca minor periwinkle M M M M M M
P N Viola adunca western dog violet M / M M ? ?
P Viola corsica Corsican violet M ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Viola hederacea Australian violet M M M H ? ?
P Viola japonica violet (japonica) M ? ? ? ? ?
Gc P Viola labradorica Labrador violet M M M H ? ?
Gc P Viola odorata sweet violet M M M H ? ?
P Viola sempervirens redwood violet L ? / M ? ?
T Vitex agnus-castus chaste tree L L L L L L
S Vitex negundo 'Heterophylla' cut-leaf chaste tree M ? ? ? ? M
S Vitex rotundifolia beach vitex M ? L ? ? ?
S Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea' Arabian lilac M ? L ? ? ?
V N Vitis 'Roger's Red' Roger's Red grape L L L L M ?
V Vitis amurensis amur river grape M ? ? ? ? ?
V N Vitis californica California wild grape L VL L L M M
V Vitis coignetiae crimson glory vine M ? ? ? ? ?
V Vitis davidii spiny grape ? ? ? ? ? ?
V N Vitis girdiana desert grape L L L L M M
V Vitis labrusca American grape L M M M M M
V Vitis vinifera European grape L M M M M M
P Wachendorfia thyrsiflora red root H ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Wahlenbergia congesta white harebell M ? M ? ? ?
Gc P Wahlenbergia gloriosa royal bluebell M ? M ? ? ?
Pm T N Washingtonia filifera California fan palm L M M L M M
Pm T Washingtonia robusta Mexican fan palm L M L L M M
Bu Watsonia spp. watsonia L M L M M M
S Wedelia texana (Zexmenia hispida) hairy wedelia M ? ? ? L ?
Gc P Wedelia trilobata trailing daisy ? M M ? M M
S Weigela coraeensis white weigela M ? M ? ? ?
S Weigela cvs. weigelia M M M M ? ?
S Weigela florida weigela M M M M M /
S Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Wynyabbie Gem westringia L L L L / ?
S Westringia brevifolia small-leafed westringia L ? L M / ?
S Westringia brevifolia var. raleighii Raleigh westringia L ? L ? / ?
S Westringia fruticosa (rosmariniformis)& hybrids coast rosemary L L L L / ?
S Westringia glabra violet westringia L ? L ? / ?
S Westringia longifolia winged westringia L ? L M / ?
P N Whipplea modesta (shade) modesty L ? M L ? ?
V Wisteria spp. wisteria M M M M M M
Pm T Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm ? ? H M ? ?
T Wollemia nobilis Wollemi pine M ? M H ? ?
P N Woodwardia fimbriata giant chain fern M M M M / /
P Woodwardia orientalis oriental chain fern ? ? H H / /
P Woodwardia radicans European chain fern H ? H H / /
P N Wyethia angustifolia narrow leaf mule ears L L ? ? ? ?
Bu X Amarcrinum memoria-corsii crinodonna L VL M VL ? ?
Bu X Amarygia hybrids amarygia VL VL VL VL ? ?
T X Chiranthofremontia lenzii hybrid monkey hand tree L L L L ? ?
T X Chitalpa tashkentensis chitalpa L L L L L L
T N X Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland cypress M M M / / /
V X Fatshedera lizei botanical wonder M M M M / /
P Su X Graptosedum cultivars graptosedum L / L L ? ?
S X Halimiocistus sahucii hybrid rockrose L ? L L ? ?
S X Halimiocistus wintonensis halimiocistus L L L L ? ?
P X Heucherella cvs. (SHADE) foamy bells M M M M ? ?
P Su X Mangave cvs. mangave L ? L L ? ?
P Su X Pachyveria spp. pachyveria L ? L L ? ?
S X Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis Van Heerden' Phyllis Van Heerden ruttyru ? ? M L ? ?
P Su X Sedeveria cvs stonecrop L M L L ? ?
P Xanthorrhoea spp. grass tree L / L L / /
P Xeronema callistemon poor knight's lily M ? M ? ? ?
P N Xerophyllum tenax bear grass L VL ? / ? ?
P S N Xylococcus bicolor mission manzanita L ? VL L ? /
S Xylosma congestum shiny xylosma L L L M M M
S Su Yucca aloifolia Spanish bayonet VL ? L VL L L
S Su N Yucca baccata banana yucca VL ? VL VL VL L
S Su N Yucca brevifolia Joshua tree VL / / VL VL VL
S Su Yucca decipiens palma China ? ? ? ? VL L
S Su Yucca elata soaptree yucca VL ? VL VL VL L
S Su Yucca elephantipes giant yucca VL ? L VL ? ?
S Su Yucca faxoniana giant white yucca ? ? ? VL VL L
S Su Yucca filamentosa & cvs. Adam's needle L M VL VL L ?
S Su Yucca glauca soapweed yucca VL ? L ? L ?
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
S Su Yucca gloriosa Spanish dagger L L L VL L L
S Su Yucca linearifolia linear-leaf yucca ? ? VL ? ? ?
S Su Yucca recurvifolia curve leaf yucca ? ? L VL L M
S Su Yucca rigida blue yucca VL ? VL VL VL L
S Su Yucca rostrata beaked yucca VL ? VL VL VL L
S Su Yucca rupicola twisted yucca ? ? VL ? L L
S Su N Yucca schidigera (Y. californica, Y. mohavMojave yucca VL ? VL VL VL VL
S Su Yucca schottii mountain yucca ? ? VL ? VL L
S Su Yucca spp. (Also see Hesperoyucca)
S Su Yucca thompsoniana Thompson's yucca ? ? VL ? VL L
S Su N Yucca whipplei (See Hesperoyucca whipplei)
P Zaluzianskya katherinae zaluzinskya M M M M ? ?
P Zaluzianskya ovata night phlox ? ? M M ? ?
Pm S Zamia furfuracea cardboard fern/palm / / M M / M
Pm S Zamia pumila Florida arrowroot / / M H ? ?
P Zantedeschia aethiopica SHADE IN DESERT calla lily M M M M / M
P Zantedeschia spp. & hybrids SHADE IN DESERpink/yellow calla lily M M M M / M
N Zauschneria spp. (See Epilobium)
T Zelkova serrata saw leaf zelkova M M L M M M
S Zenobia pulverulenta honeycup M ? ? ? ? ?
Bu Zephyranthes candida white rain lily M L M L L M
Bu Zephyranthes robusta (See Habranthus robustu
Bu Zephyranthes spp. zephyr flower M M M M L M
S Zexmenia hispida (See Wedelia texana)
Bu N Zigadenus fremontii (See Toxicocordian)
Zinnia acerosa desert zinnia ? ? L ? L L
Gc P Zinnia grandiflora prairie zinnia L M L L L L
T Ziziphus jujuba Chinese jujube L L L M M M
T N Ziziphus obtusifolia graythorn / ? ? ? ? ?
G Zoysia tenuifolia Mascarene grass M M M M M M