Semi-Evergreen Perennial
Winged stems carry yellow flowers in summer, Sword-shaped leaves.
Full Sun
Sphaeralcea “Newleaze Coral”
Perennial
Upright shrub with coral-orange flowers early summer through fall. Attracts butterflies, tolerates clay. Cut back in Fall.
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Perennial
Small grey-green leaves on sprawling stems topped with stunning apricot mallow flowers in spring/summer. Cut back to 6″ in fall after blooms. Do not overwater.
Sphaeralcea incana “Dark Pink”
Herbaceous Perennial
Upright shrub with dark pink flowers summer through fall. Attracts butterflies, tolerates clay. Cut back in Fall.
Sporobolus “Windbreaker”
Semi-Evergreen Grass
An upright alternative to Pampas Grass, will form a significant wind-break. Strappy foliage is topped with light and showy blooms in summer.
Sporobolus airoides
Semi-Evergreen Grass
Dry grass that can handle clay or salty soils, but doesn’t like wet roots. A haze of pink flowers tops the grass by mid summer.
Stipa pulchra
Nassella pulchra
Semi-Deciduous Meadow Grass
Classic grasslands plant throughout California. Turns deep golden when dormant in summer. Masses well. Deer resistant.
Strelitzia reginae
Evergreen shrub
Clumps of wide, large leaves, stretching vertically and tree-like, spreading out in a fan. Large orange and blue flowers. Leaves will show damage with high winds, easy to prune.
Tagetes lemmonii “Compacta”
Evergreen Shrub
Compact perennial bush w/ evergreen foliage, fragrant when crushed. Flowers late summer through fall with bright yellow flowers. Butterflies.
Teucrium fruticans “Azurea”
Evergreen Shrub
This Mediterranean evergreen shrub grows well in the Bay Area. Silvery gray foliage. Deep blue flowers cover the plant most of the year – spring thru fall.
Thymus “Elfin”
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny purple flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus “Lime”
Thymus x citriodorus “Lime”
Perennial Herb
Fragrant lime-green leaves, small pink flowers in summer. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots. Grows well in small containers and on windowsills.
Thymus “Pink Chintz”
Herb, Groundcover
Completely coated in tiny pink flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus praecox
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny red flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus praecox “Albus”
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny white flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
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 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.
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.
x Chiranthofremontia
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon X Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Evergreen shrub
Large, broad, showy intergenic hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in golden flowers in spring. No water once established.
Zephyranthes citrina
Perennial Bulb
Bright yellow amaryllis flowers top this bulb in fall. Grassy foliage. Clay-soils tolerant. Will stay green with a little irrigation in summer.
Zinnia acerosa
Evergreen Perennial
Semi-woody perennial with many small white flowers through spring and summer. Makes for good dried flowers.