S. (flava v. ornata X flava v. purpurea) x “Adrian Slack”
Perennial Carnivore
Full Sun
Sarracenia flava hybrid (redtop x chocolatetop)
S. flava redtop X S. flava chocolatetop
Perennial Carnivore
Very attractive large yellow pitchers with red throat. Dormant in winter. Keep moist.
Sarracenia flava hybrid (rugelii x cuprea)
S. flava v. rugelii X S. flava v. cuprea
Perennial Carnivore
Very attractive large yellow pitchers with red throat. Dormant in winter. Keep moist.
Sarracenia flava x rugelii
Perennial Carnivore
Very attractive large yellow pitchers with speckled red hood. Dormant in winter. Keep moist.
Sarracenia x “Juthatip Soper”
Sarracenia leucophylla x purpurea x leucophylla ‘Pink’
Perennial Carnivore
Frilled traps, turn increasing red through the summer with mottled red and pink with white details. Dormant below 45F. Needs winter dormant period or will be short-lived.
Schinus molle
Evergreen tree
Semi-edible “Pink Peppercorns” (toxic in large quantities). A bright green evergreen tree that tolerates many adverse conditions. Plants underneath canopy are not successful.
Schizachyrium “The Blues”
Perennial Grass
Intense blue upright foliage. Likes neglect, turns purple in fall.
Scilla peruviana
Deciduous Bulb
Summer dormant bulb in the Hyacinth family, in fall develops a compact rosette of 18″ long leaves. In spring, forms 6″-12″ tall flower stalks densely topped with numerous small lavendar flowers.
Senna artemisioides
Cassia artemisioides
Evergreen Shrub
Green needle-like leaves. Tiny, fragrant, bright yellow flowers in winter through spring, followed by green seed pods that turn dark brown. Deer-tolerant shrub.
Senna nemophila
Evergreen Shrub
Green needle-like leaves. Tiny bright yellow flowers in spring and brown seedpods in summer.
Senna phyllodenia
Evergreen Shrub
Evergreen mounding shrub, open branching. Flat, silver-grey leaves. Tiny bright yellow flowers in spring. Fast growing. Deer resistant.
Simmondsia chinensis
Evergreen Shrub
From dry slopes near the Mojave Desert. No water once established in the ground. Leathery grey green leaves.
Sisyrinchium californicum
Semi-Evergreen Perennial
Winged stems carry yellow flowers in summer, Sword-shaped leaves.
Sparaxis grandiflora
Perennial Bulb
White to yellow flowers. Prefers lots of sun and fast-draining soil. Blooms spring through summer. Great for cut flowers, bud vases.
Sparaxis tricolor
Perennial Bulb
Variable flowers, orange to scarlet with golden centers. Prefers lots of sun and fast-draining soil. Blooms spring through summer. Great for cut flowers, bud vases.
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 cossonii
Evergreen Shrub
A low mounding shrub with silver-green, aromatic foliage. Blooms purple flowers summer through fall. Attractive as a groundcover or border plant. Deer-resistant.
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.