Evergreen Perennial
Small Northern California coastal buckwheat. Can handle sea-spray and wind. Attracts native insects and butterflies. Enjoyed by rabbits. Buff colored flowers on long bloom stalks. Deer resistant.
Full Sun
Eriogonum nudum
Evergreen Perennial
Small evergreen native with flowers that bloom white, pale pink, or yellow spring through summer. The mid-sized leaves have distinctly wavy margins.
Eriogonum umbellatum
Evergreen perennial
Mounding perennial with spoon-shaped green foliage and covered with sulphur-yellow flowers thru summer and fall. A great addition to the garden, providing pollen and nectar for bees and butterflies, seeds for birds.
Eriophyllum “Lucia’s Gold”
Evergreen Perennial Shrub
Compact mounding shrub with gray-green leaves. Bright abundant clusters of yellow daisy flowers throughout the spring.
Erodium chrysanthum
Evergreen perennial
Creamy white flowers with yellow centers through spring. Low growing groundcover with beautiful textured silvery-green leaves.
Erodium reichardii “Charm”
Evergreen Groundcover
Small geranium-like scalloped green leaves, slight mounding. Lots of pink flowers spring through summer. Can handle some foot traffic.
Eschscholzia californica “Moonglow”
Annual
California’s State Flower. Creamy yellow cultivar.
Eschscholzia californica “Orange King”
Annual
California’s State Flower. Vibrant orange cultivar with red highlights.
Eschscholzia californica “Red Chief”
Annual
California’s State Flower. Vibrant red and orange cultivar.
Eschscholzia californica “Sundew”
Annual
Very small cultivar with large number of small bright yellow flowers.
Eschscholzia californica “Thai Silk Fire”
Annual
California’s State Flower. Vibrant red and yellow cultivar.
Euphorbia “Helena’s Blush”
Evergreen herbaceous perennial
Narrow gray green leaves with creamy yellow variegation and a thin margin of pink.” Yellow/green flowers in late spring.
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Semi-succulent shrub
Upright clumps of grey-green, waxy stems. Small white flowers in late winter. Tolerates hot, dry conditions.
Euphorbia lambii
Semi-Evergreen Shrub
A Dr. Seuss plant! Thick woody branches at all angles topped with clusters of green leaves in the spring and yellow flowers in the summer.
Euphorbia mellifera
Evergreen Shrub
Large, bright green foliage, honey-scented lemon-yellow flowers. Needs good drainage. Deer-resistant.
Euphorbia xanti
Open branched, deciduous succulent shrub.
Large perennial shrub with pencil-like branches topped with exploding small cherry-like pink blossoms in spring through summer. Can spread and form large stands.
Festuca “Beyond Blue”
F. glauca “Beyond Blue”
Ornamental Clump Grass
A dense mound of intense, colorfast, powder blue foliage that provides waterwise, heat and humidity tolerant texture. Buff-colored plumes create eye-catching contrast in late summer.
Festuca “Elijah Blue”
F. glauca “Elijah Blue”
Ornamental Grass
One of the best of the blue fescues, works great into all kinds of drought-tolerant gardens forming classic tufted clumps. Soft narrow blades to roll around in.
Festuca “Superba”
F. amethystina “Superba”
Evergreen Fescue
“Intensely blue-silver. Remarkable and outstanding for the slender amethyst colored stalks – vivid in June.”
Festuca glauca
Evergeen Grass
Compact blue clumps maker a tough groundcover on coastal hillsides or borders. Looks great in containers, too! Deer resistant.
Ficus auriculata
Evergreen to semi-deciduous tree
“Large oval shaped leaves grow as large as 15”. Non-edible figs form in clusters on the trunk and larger branches. Best in full sun in a wind protected area.”
Fremontodendron “Dara’s Gold”
Evergreen shrub
Showy hybrid, smaller than other types. Blooms yellow, 2″-wide flowers in spring/summer; attractive to pollinators. No water once established.
Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Evergreen shrub
Large, broad, showy hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in yellow flowers in spring. No water once established.
Fremontodendron “San Gabriel”
Evergreen shrub
Spreading, rounded shrub with dark green lobed leaves. Saucer-shaped buttercup yellow flowers in summer. Will espalier well.
Gaillardia “Granada”
Large bicolor flowers in the Sunflower family. Very red centers with bright yellow tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Mesa Bright Bicolor”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Very red centers with yellow surrounds, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Spintop Red”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Very red with orange tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Spintop Yellow Touch”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family, very red with just a touch of yellow tips, multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia “Sunrita Peach”
Small peach flowers in the Sunflower family, open flat. Multiple buds per stalk. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.
Gaillardia Lunar “Harvest Moon”
Large flowers in the Sunflower family with very red centers with bright yellow petals, multiple buds per stalk. Compact habit, spreading low. Great as cut flower. Can handle heat and humidity as well as drought-tolerant. Blooms spring-fall.