Evergreen shrub
Small oval bright green leaves, low spreading branches, tiny white flowers. Very adaptable. Deer-resistant, easy to prune. Many pollinators.
Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees
Baccharis x “Starn Thompson”
Evergreen shrub
Mounding evergreen shrub is long-lived and can be planted in masses in native hillside gardens. Very small leaves are closely set. Inconspicuous flowers.
Baileya multiradiata
Deciduous Perennial
Abundant yellow marigold blooms. Needs good drainage and low water – great borders for cactus gardens. Deciduous silver foliage.
Ballota “All Hallow’s Green”
Banksia “Fireworks”
B. ericifolia “Fireworks”
Evergreen Shrub
A large upright shrub. Narrow heath-like leaves with silver undersides. The large autumn-colored columns of flowers are golden cones with red styles, in brilliant bloom from winter and into summer.
Banksia “Schnapper Point”
Evergreen Shrub
Dense, rounded shrub with needle-like foliage. Honey colored cone shaped flowers with a red shimmer spikes in summer and fall.
Banksia ashbyi
Evergreen Shrub
A compact upright shrub with long serrated leaves and impressive large orange flower cones. Coastal native, Mediterranean climate plant.
Banksia attenuata
Evergreen Shrub/Tree
A spreading shrub that can be grown into a tall tree, with impressive tall yellow flower cones.
Banksia blechnifolia
Evergreen
Low tothe ground, leaves arch outward and appear like fern leaves. Giant red cone flowers at the ground level in spring. Serrated leaves come in rusty brown and turn green with age. Drought tolerant, but a little extra water when hot will increase growth.
Banksia caleyi
Evergreen Shrub
A compact upright shrub with long serrated leaves and impressive large flower cones, salmon pink fade to yellow. Can grow under Eucalyptus. Mediterranean climate plant.
Banksia coccinea
Evergreen Shrub
Great for cut flowers. A compact upright shrub with impressive large scarlet flower cones. Mediterranean climate plant – keep dry in summer.
Banksia ericifolia
Evergreen Shrub
A large compact upright shrub. Narrow heath-like leaves with silver undersides. The large autumn-colored columns of flowers are golden cones with red styles, in brilliant bloom from winter and into summer.
Banksia integrifolia
Evergreen Tree
A large open tree. Leathery dark green serrated leaves with silver undersides. Large yellow bottle-brush blooms, great for cut flowers. Coastal native, Mediterranean climate plant – keep dry in summer.
Banksia marginata “Mini Marg”
Evergreen Shrub
Dense, rounded shrub, dark green foliage shows silver underneath, topped with stunning displays of orange-yellow flowers on cone shaped flower spikes in summer and fall.
Banksia media
Evergreen Shrub
A large compact upright shrub. Narrow heath-like leaves with silver undersides. The large yellow columns of scented flowers, in brilliant bloom from winter and into spring.
Banksia menziesii
Evergreen Shrub
Great for cut flowers. A compact upright shrub with large maroon and yellow flower cones. Twisted trunk with thick bark. Coastal native, Mediterranean climate plant – keep dry in summer.
Banksia oblongifolia
Evergreen Shrub
Dense shrub with leathery, oblong green leaves. Large yellow flower cones. Great in containers, can be grown for the cut flowers.
Banksia praemorsa
Evergreen Shrub
Dense upright shrub with long serrated leaves and large impressive cone flowers of yellow, cream, or burgundy. Coastal native, Mediterranean climate plant.
Banksia prionotes
Evergreen Shrub
Dense upright shrub with long serrated leaves and large impressive cone flowers of orange flowers. Coastal native, great in containers, can be grown for the cut flowers.
Banksia prionotes fa. dwarf
Evergreen Shrub
Dense shrub with long serrated leaves and large impressive cone flowers of orange flowers. Coastal native, great in containers, can be grown for the cut flowers.
Banksia serrata
Evergreen Tree
Can grow tall if kept in perfect conditions but generally will stay smaller with hard growing. Very large creamy-pink flower spikes. Coastal native, Mediterranean climate plant – keep dry in summer. Can handle sandy soils, doesn’t like clay.
Banksia speciosa
Evergreen Shrub
Dense, rounded shrubby tree. Cream colored cone shaped flower spikes in summer and fall. Serrated leaf edges up and down the branches.
Banksia spinulosa v. collina
Evergreen Shrub
Dense, rounded shrub with needle-like foliage. Golden-honey colored cone shaped flowers with orange undertones spikes in summer and fall.
Bauhinia lunarioides
Semi-deciduous shrub
Dainty slow growing small tree with an open growth habit and cute bi-lobed leaves. Small white flowers in late Spring through early Summer.
Baumea rubiginosa “Variegata”
Evergreen Sedge
Narrow, sword-shaped, dark-green blades marked with a golden yellow marginal stripe that fades in shade.
Beccariophoenix alfredii
Palm Tree
Gorgeous wide-spreading palm leaves on thick trunk, similar in look to Coconut Palm. Frost hardy, drought tolerant, fire-resistant, wind-tolerant. Can grow at coast or inland.
Begonia “Freddie”
B. manicata x B. barkeri
Evergreen Perennial
Begonia “Paul Hernandez”
Begonia “Ramirez”
Perennial
Shade-loving, 3 ft. Large soft green leaves w/red undersides.
Begonia “Richmondensis”
Perennial
Winter-hardy, shade-loving, mound to 2ft w/3″ leaves, salmon blooms.