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Abutilon palmeri

Evergreen Desert Shrub

Very heat-tolerant. Fuzzy gray leaves, orange poppy flowers. An astounding addition to any drought-tolerant or native-plant garden.

Acacia baileyana “Purpurea”

Evergreen Tree

Small tree, stunning blue and purple small feathery leaves. Long weeping branches. Golden yellow flowers. Drought tolerant but keep watered before fire season.

Acacia cognata

Weeping Evergreen Tree

Multi-branched dense and tall weeping tree-like shrub. Narrow lime-green leaves and pale yellowflowers. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Hardy to 20F.

Acacia covenyi

Evergreen Tree

Multi-branched dense and tall tree-like shrub. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Showy clusters of blue leaves, lots of small yellow flowers.

Acacia craspedocarpa

Evergreen Tree

Multi-branched dense short wide tree. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Leathery gray-green leaves, lots of small yellow flowers.

Acacia cultriformis

Evergreen Tree

Multi-branched shrub with drooping branches. Gray-green leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Deer-resistant.

Acacia farnesiana “Sweet Sierra”

Vachellia farnesiana
Mimosa farnesiana

Evergreen Tree

A cleaner variety than the species with few of the large brown seed pods. Beautiful moderate-sized spreading tree, 25ft tall with 25ft canopy when mature. Small pinnate leaves. Covered in scented yellow puffball flowers through the spring. Easy to grow, heat and cold tolerant.

Acacia iteaphylla

Evergreen Tree

Multi-branched dense and tall tree-like shrub. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Showy narrow blue-green leaves, lots of small pale flowers.

Acacia pravissima

Evergreen Tree

Small tree with weeping branches, triangular flowers and loads of yellow flowers in spring. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Deer-resistant.

Acacia stenophylla

Evergreen Tree

Beautiful tall, upright tree with spreading branches and long, narrow blue-green leaves. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Flowers winter-spring with yellow puffball blooms.

 

Acca sellowiana

Evergreen shrub

Slow growing drought tolerant shrub that makes an excellent hedge. The showy, and edible, white and pink flowers bloom Spring, leading to delicious tropical flavored fruit by end of Summer.

Achillea “Apple Blossom”

Herbaceous Perennial

Bright lilac-pink to rose flowers in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies.

Achillea “Apricot Delight”

Herbaceous Perennial

Apricot-lilac flowers in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts butterflies.

Achillea “Cerise Queen”

Herbaceous Perennial

Rose colored flowers. Drives the butterflies crazy. Remove spent flowers for a late fall rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.

Achillea “Heidi”

Evergreen Perennial

Flowers summer – fall, cut or dried flowers, attracts butterflies.

Achillea “Lavender Beauty”

Herbaceous Perennial

Lavender colored flowers. Drives the butterflies crazy. Remove spent flowers for a late fall rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.

Achillea “Lilac Beauty”

Herbaceous Perennial

Lavender colored flowers. Attracts butterflies. Remove spent flowers for a late fall rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.

Achillea “Moon Dust”

Herbaceous Perennial

Soft yellow flowers with silver-green foliage. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom.   Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.  Attracts Butterflies.

Achillea “Moonshine”

Herbaceous Perennial

A rich yellow bloom Spring/Summer that fades as it ages. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom.

Achillea “Paprika”

Herbaceous Perennial

Salmon to Rose colored flowers. Drives the butterflies crazy. Remove spent flowers for a late fall rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.

Achillea “Red Velvet”

Herbaceous Perennial

Green gray foliage. Flowers summer thru fall. Often used for cut or dried flowers. Attracts butterflies and birds.

Achillea “Rodney’s Choice”

Herbaceous Perennial

This hybrid yarrow has deep magenta flowers. Get for fresh cut flowers, and dried flower sprays will hold their color.

Achillea “Salmon Beauty”

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.

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 “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 millefolium “Strawberry Seduction”

Herbaceous Perennial

Red flowers with yellow centers in Spring thru fall. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts butterflies.

Agonis flexuosa “Burgundy”

Evergreen Tree

Arching, weeping habit. Great for coastal locations. Stunning burgundy leaves and clusters of white flowers.

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 unifolium

Deciduous Bulb

Blooms May-July with white to pink flowers. Clumps of grass-like leaves through the winter and spring.