Drought tolerant

Angelonia angustifolia

Evergreen Perennial

Long lasting colorful blooms. For a massed effect, space plants 9-12 in apart. They also make great flowering edging in front of perennial beds and borders. They’re good for cut flowers too.

Angelonia angustifolia Alonia “Big Indigo”

Evergreen Perennial

Long lasting colorful blooms. Large, blue-violet and snapdragon-like. For a massed effect, space plants 9-12 in apart. They also make great flowering edging in front of perennial beds and borders. They’re good for cut flowers too.

Arctostaphylos “Bright Beauty”

Evergreen shrub

Low mounding shrub, spreads wide, stays dense, with small bright grey/green leaves and white flowers in winter through spring.

Arctostaphylos “Carmel Sur”

A. edmundsii “Carmel Sur”
Evergreen Groundcover

Fast-growing attractive low Manzanita. Light green foliage, easy to grow in gardens. Coastal sun, inland needs some shade.

Arctostaphylos “Rosy Dawn”

A. edmundsii “Rosy Dawn”
Evergreen shrub

Low grower, compact form. Grey-green leaves with a rosy tinge and pink flowers. Great for hillsides.

Arctostaphylos “Sentinel”

A. densiflora “Sentinel”
Evergreen shrub

Great quantities of pink and white flowers in early spring. Soft greyish leaves. Clay soil tolerant. Attracts hummingbirds and native butterflies.

Arctostaphylos “Wavelength”

Evergreen shrub

Low shrub, spreads wide, stays dense, with small grey/green leaves and white flowers in winter through spring.

Arctostaphylos “Wayside”

A. hookeri “Wayside”
Evergreen shrub

Low shrub, spreads wide, stays dense, with bright green leaves and white flowers in winter through spring.

Brachychiton acerifolius

Deciduous Tree

Bottle Tree, older stems will form a wrinkly grey bark. Beautiful lobed leaves. Will be covered in bright red flowers in spring. Drought tolerant.

Brachychiton discolor

Deciduous tree

Also called a Lacebark Tree for the lightly wrinkled gray bark surface. Blooms pink in spring/summer when some leaves may drop as well. Leaves are deeply lobed and dark green.

Brachychiton populneus

Evergreen tree

Bottle Tree. Attractive green, lance-shaped leaves. At maturity, has a tapered trunk and dome-shaped canopy. White flowers in late spring to early summer.

Brachychiton rupestris

Semi-Deciduous tree

Palmate leaves accent an elegant, rubenesque, bottle-shaped trunk. Cream and red flowers in late spring to early summer.

Brahea armata

Palm Tree

Stout trunk, blue leaves. Drought tolerant, water deeply on occasion. Leaves will persist around the trunk, can be trimmed off.

Brahea edulis

Palm Tree

Bright, green, palmate leaves. Large and broad before growing taller. Beautiful outdoor palm. Also makes a great container plant.

Brahea nitida

Palm Tree

Bright, green, palmate leaves with undersides of a chalky, white color. Beautiful outdoor palm. Also makes a great container plant.

Butia capitata

Palm Tree

Silver-blue leaves, compact stout palm with wide spreading arching fronds. Cold hardy, but prefers a warm spot in summer.

Butia odorata

Palm Tree

Large curved leaves spread 10ft. Trunk will grow 10 to 12ft tall, can grow taller. More sun and less water will lead to a more compact specimen. Drought tolerant. Bright orange fruit.

Butiagrus nabonnandii

Butia capitata x Syagrus romanzoffiana
Palm Tree

Large palm, cross between Pindo Palm and Queen Palm. Rare, cold-hardy, good in windy areas.

Ceanothus “Anchor Bay”

C. gloriosus “Anchor Bay”
Evergreen shrub

Spectacular dense groundcover shrub. Low-spreading with rich dark green leaves, dark blue blooms in spring. Deer-resistant.

Ceanothus “Emily Brown”

C. gloriosus v. exaltatus “Emily Brown”
Evergreen shrub

Low-spreading shrub with rich dark green leaves, dark blue blooms in spring. Edible seeds are favored by native birds. Deer-resistant, cold-hardy, doesn’t like temps over 100F.

Ceanothus “Heart’s Desire”

C. gloriosus “Heart’s Desire”
Evergreen shrub

Wild variety found North of Pt. Reyes. Will tolerate clay soils and heat over 100° with some summer irrigation. Good border plant and along sidewalk strips. Deer-resistant.

Ceanothus “Kurt Zadnik”

C. griseus “Kurt Zadnik”
Evergreen shrub

Cultivated in Berkeley at the UC Botanic Garden from a plant found in Sonoma. A prolific bloomer with rich dark blue flowers. Edible seeds are favored by native mockingbirds and others.

Ceanothus “Tassajara Blue”

Evergreen shrub

Hybrid California Lilac with glossy deep green leaves, blue flowers in late spring to early summer. Makes a great hedge plant.

Ceanothus “Yankee Point”

C. griseus “Yankee Point”
Evergreen shrub

Fast growing ground-cover shrub with glossy dark green leaves and blue flower clusters winter through spring. Can handle partial shade and as low as 20 F.

Ceanothus gloriosus

Evergreen groundcover

Low-spreading shrub with rich dark green leaves, light lilac blooms in spring. Edible seeds are favored by native birds. great for Coastal locations. Deer-resistant, cold-hardy, doesn’t like temps over 100F.

Chondropetalum elephantinum

Marsh Restio

Rich dark green stems giving the appearance of a common rush, but more relaxed – radiating in an arc.

Chondropetalum tectorum

Marsh Restio

Rich dark green stems giving the appearance of a common rush, but more relaxed – radiating in an arc.

Cistus “Gordon Cooper”

Evergreen Perennial

Fast growing shrub, blooms throughout spring and summer. Flowers are white with crimson spots at the base of each petal. Tolerates poor soil and salt spray. Very low maintenance, does not respond well to hard pruning.