Herbaceous Perennial
Salmon colored flowers. Drives the butterflies crazy. Remove spent flowers for a late fall rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Achillea “Summer Wine”
Herbaceous Perennial
A rich burgundy red bloom that fades to a blush rose as it ages. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom.
Achillea “Sunbeam”
Herbaceous Perennial
Fern-like foliage with bright yellow flowers in spring/summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts butterflies.
Achillea “Sunrise”
Herbaceous Perennial
Golden yellow flowers with a touch of pink in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies.
Achillea “Terra Cotta”
Herbaceous Perennial
This hybrid yarrow has terra cotta colored flowers. Get for fresh cut flowers, and dried flower sprays will hold their color.
Achillea “Wonderful Wampee”
Achillea millefolium
Herbaceous Perennial
White to pink flowers in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies.
Achillea millefolium “La Luna”
Herbaceous Perennial
Fern-like foliage with yellow flowers in spring/summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies.
Achillea millefolium “Little Susie”
Herbaceous Perennial
Rose pink flowers in Spring/Summer fade to a soft lilac. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies.
Achillea x kellereri
Herbaceous Perennial
Short silver foliage topped with stunning yellow-centered white flowers with scallopped petals. Deer resistant, attractive to butterflies and bees.
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.