Herbaceous Perennial
Short silver foliage topped with stunning yellow-centered white flowers with scallopped petals. Deer resistant, attractive to butterflies and bees.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Achillea x lewisii “King Edward”
Herbaceous Perennial
Low growing, topped with pale yellow to creamy white flowers. Woolly green leaves. Can be used as a groundcover or in meadow gardens, and will do well between rocks as well. Blooms all summer long.
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Evergreen Fern
Graceful black-stemmed fern. Bright shade preferred. Drought tolerant in cool coastal gardens. Deer-proof.
Adiantum hispidulum
Evergreen Fern
Low clumping form with graceful arching foliage. Bright shade preferred. Drought tolerant in cool coastal gardens. Deer-proof.
Adiantum x tracyi
Evergreen Fern
Naturally occuring California hybrid fern. Bright shade preferred. Drought tolerant in cool coastal gardens. Deer-proof.
Agonis flexuosa “Burgundy”
Evergreen Tree
Arching, weeping habit. Great for coastal locations. Stunning burgundy leaves and clusters of white flowers.
Albuca nelsonii
Evergreen Bulb
Deep green fleshy leaves mound to 3 ft., with 5 ft. tall bloom stalks with tubular striped white blooms.
Albuca shawii
Evergreen Bulb
Deep green fleshy leaves mounds with dangly yellow blooms, fragrant and bell-shaped. Keep dry in winter – must have fast draining soil.
Allium schubertii
Summer-Deciduous Bulb
Low growing deer resistant decorative onion with huge umbels of purple flowers. After flowering, leaves die back, sprouting again with the Winter rains. Attracts butterflies and bees.
Allium sphaerocephalon “Hair”
Deciduous Bulb
Clumps of strap-like leaves. Blooms May-July, forming distinctive clusters of small bulbils in place of flowers on a 24″ stalk. String-like leaves drape downward, giving the appearance of hair.
Allium unifolium
Deciduous Bulb
Blooms May-July with white to pink flowers. Clumps of grass-like leaves through the winter and spring.
Amorphophallus konjac
Deciduous Bulb
Beautiful and distinct tropical foliage emerges in late spring as a single, enormous leaf atop a speckled stem. Every couple years, may form a massive, striking “corpse” flower. Prefers well draining soil. Winter dormant.
Amorphophallus konjac “Shattered Glass”
Deciduous Bulb
Beautiful and distinct tropical foliage emerges in late spring as a single, enormous leaf atop a speckled stem. Every couple years, may form a massive, striking “corpse” flower. Prefers well draining soil. Winter dormant.
Amorphophallus titanum
Known for the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world and the rotten smell. Rare to bloom in cultivation. UC Berkeley’s Titan bloomed in 2015.
Anagallis “Spice”
Evergreen Groundcover
Carpet of thick small green leaves, covered in 1″ pink flowers through the summer and into the fall. Great in containers.
Anagallis monelli
Evergreen Groundcover
Carpet of thick small green leaves, covered in 1″ vibrant blue flowers through the summer and into the fall. Great in containers. Best in Full Sun with regular water.
Anemathele lessoniana – See Stipa arundinacea
Anemone coronaria
Bulb
Lots of brightly colored flowers from spring into summer. Plant bulbs in fall 2-3″ deep or potted plants can be transplanted in spring. Regular water fall thru spring and while blooming.
Angelonia angustifolia
Evergreen Perennial
Long lasting colorful blooms. For a massed effect, space plants 9-12 in apart. They also make great flowering edging in front of perennial beds and borders. They’re good for cut flowers too.
Anigozanthos “Amber Velvet”
Evergreen Perennial
Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Deep red blooms turn orange and open to yellow spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Backdraft”
Evergreen Perennial
Vibrant fuzzy tall bloom stalks with dark red flowers in spring and again in fall. Long lasting blooms are perfect for cut flowers.
Anigozanthos “Big Red”
Evergreen Shrub
Vibrant fuzzy tall red flowers,blend well with red stems in Spring and again in Fall. Long lasting blooms are perfect for cut flowers.
Anigozanthos “Bright Orange”
“Pot-A-Roo” Series Kangaroo Paws
Evergreen Perennial
It’s small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Bright orange and yellow blooms open to green late winter through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Burnt Orange”
Evergreen Perennial
Small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Rusty orange blooms open late winter through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Bush Dawn”
Evergreen Perennial
Clumps of grass-like foliage hold huge spikes of fuzzy yellow tubular flowers all spring through fall.
Anigozanthos “Bush Devil”
Evergreen Perennial
20″ long bright green leaves topped with very full, bloom spikes up to 4ft tall. Bright yellow and chartreuse blooms year round. Drives hummingbirds wild.
Anigozanthos “Bush Diamond”
Evergreen Shrub
White flowers with pink accents, especially apparent in colder months, spring through fall. Grass-like evergreen foliage.
Anigozanthos “Bush Gold”
Evergreen Perennial
20″ long bright green leaves topped with very full, well-branched 30″ bloom spikes. Bright yellow blooms spring through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Bush Pearl”
Evergreen Shrub
Riotous pink flowers continuous through year. Grass-like evergreen foliage. Watch for slugs on new growth.
Anigozanthos “Bush Ranger”
Evergreen Shrub
Foliage reaches about 18″ and produces red flowers on branched 2 foot tall stalks covered with red hairs from spring-fall.