Perennial
Golden and green striped leaves with purple undersides, white blue-tinted flowers. Vigorously clumping. Hardy to 30F, may die back to the ground during cold weather and resume growth in spring.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Tradescantia “Sweet Kate”
Tradescantia cerinthoides “Greenlee”
Perennial
Pale purple leaves, purple flowers. Slow growing and compact. Great for hanging baskets, including indoors.
Tradescantia sillamontana
Evergreen Perennial
Sprawling stems with paired grey leaves can climb to 2 feet tall, topped with magenta flowers throughout the summer and fall. Very low water in coastal gardens, more inland and in sun. Indoor or Outdoor.
Tradescantia “Nuevo Leon”
Trithrinax acanthocoma
Fan Palm
Slow growing medium-sized single-trunked palm with a large crown of spreading leaves. Grows in clay soils.
Tweedia caerula
Herbaceous Perennial
Small green leaves. Stunning blue flowers. Attracts Monarch Butterflies.
Typhonium venosum
Sauromatum venosum
Deciduous Bulb
Underground tubers will spread and multiply. Shoots up 20″ vegetation. Carrion flower has a foul stench. Can bloom from bulb without planting.
Uncinia “Belinda’s Find”
Perennial Sedge
Shiny, dark reddish bronze leaves with a bright cherry red variegation. Loosely tufted, upright form.
Uncinia uncinata
Perennial Sedge
Shiny, dark reddish brown leaves. Loosely tufted, upright form.
Uncinia uncinata “Rubra”
Perennial Sedge
Shiny, dark reddish bronze leaves. Loosely tufted, upright form.
Ursinia sericea
Evergreen Perennial
Silver leaves and vibrant yellow daisy flowers on long, bent stalks make for a stunning addition to low water gardens. Fast draining soil and a little extra water in the summer.
Vauquelinia californica
Evergreen Tree
Evergreen shrub or small tree with tough glossy leaves and tiny white flowers in late spring. Can be trained as a single or multistemmed tree.
Verbena “Cloud 8”
V. bonariensis “Cloud 8”
Upright Perennial
Stunning dwarf airy vertical stems topped with purple flowers mid summer work well mixed in with mounding perennials like Salvia, or poking out from a low growing Prickly Pear.
Verbena “Endurascape Purple”
Evergreen Perennial
Beautiful vibrant purple flowers nearly year-round. Grows wide in the ground or makes for a spectacular container plant and in hanging baskets.
Verbena “Endurascape Red”
Evergreen Perennial
Beautiful vibrant purple flowers nearly year-round. Grows wide in the ground or makes for a spectacular container plant and in hanging baskets.
Verbena “Homestead Hot Pink”
Upright Perennial
Vigorous, mounding perennial. Flowers bright pink from spring to fall. Can self-seed to create more in the garden. Attractive to pollinators.
Verbena “Homestead Purple”
Upright Perennial
Vigorous, mounding perennial. Flowers bright purple from spring to fall. Can self-seed to create more in the garden. Attractive to pollinators.
Verbena “Little One”
V. bonariensis “Little One”
Upright Perennial
Stunning dwarf airy vertical stems topped with purple flowers mid summer work well mixed in with mounding perennials like Salvia, or poking out from a low growing Prickly Pear.
Verbena “Lollipop”
V. bonariensis “Lollipop”
Upright Perennial
Stunning dwarf airy vertical stems topped with purple flowers mid summer work well mixed in with mounding perennials like Salvia, or poking out from a low growing Prickly Pear.
Verbena “Superbena” c.v.
Trailing Perennial
Hybridized for a range of flower colors. Spreading perennial with dentate, deeply serrated leaves. Blooms from spring to fall with beautiful heads of fragrant flowers in a perfect dome shape. Prefers a well-drained and medium-fertile soil.
Verbena “Tapien Blue Violet”
Trailing Perennial
Flowers range from dark purple through lavender. Not reliably freeze hardy. Great in hanging baskets. They take trimming well, and respond with thickened habit and renewed flowering.
Verbena bonariensis
Upright Perennial
Stunning airy vertical stems topped with purple flowers mid summer work well mixed in with mounding perennials like Salvia, or poking out from an upright Prickly Pear.
Verbena lilacina “de la Mina”
Perennial
A small growing mounding subshrub with violet flowers through the summer. Will look more lush and have continuous blooms with occasional water through the summer.
Verbena lilacina “Paseo Rancho”
Perennial
Light lavender flowers. A small growing mounding subshrub with flowers through the summer. Will look more lush and have continuous blooms with occasional water through the summer. Introduced by the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden.
Vitis “Roger’s Red”
V. californica “Roger’s Red”
Deciduous Fruiting Vine
California native grape, deciduous. Gray and green leaves revamp to a deep, rich red in autumn months. Edible, small purple fruit. Fast growing and frost hardy.
Vitis californica
Deciduous Fruiting Vine
Northern California native grape, deciduous leaves. Gray and green leaves turn red in autumn months before dying back for winter. Edible purple fruit. Fast growing.
Vitis girdiana
Deciduous Climbing Vine
Fast growing California native grape. Gray and green leaves, edible small black fruit. Great leafy vine for walls and fences.
Vitis vinifera “Purpurea”
Deciduous Climbing Vine
Deep red colored leaves through summer, spectacular autumn display. More compact than most grapes. Prune when dormant. Edible small purple fruit.
Woodwardia fimbriata
Semi-evergreen Fern
“Our largest native fern, often encountered along creeks and mountain seeps. Rather coarsely cut, light green fronds.”