Evergreen Desert Shrub
Very heat-tolerant. Fuzzy gray leaves, orange poppy flowers. An astounding addition to any drought-tolerant or native-plant garden.
Low
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 cognata “Cousin Itt”
Weeping Evergreen Shrub
Multi-branched dense weeping low-growing shrub. Lime green leaves and pale yellowflowers. Drought tolerant, summer can be dry, but keep watered before fire season. Great in containers.
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 “Cameo”
Evergreen Perennial
Green gray foliage. Pale peach flowers fade to light pink, blooms spring thru fall. Best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils, but can flourish in dry soils. Cut flowers last a long time. Attracts Butterflies.
Achillea “Crackadoo”
Herbaceous Perennial
Gold to Orange flowers on strong vertical stems, fade to cream in fall. Best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils, but can flourish in dry soils. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried.
Achillea “Heidi”
Evergreen Perennial
Flowers summer – fall, cut or dried flowers, attracts butterflies.
Achillea “Pink Grapefruit”
Herbaceous Perennial
Bred in the Netherlands for their toughness. Compact, uniform dusty-rose-pink blooms throughout the bloom season.
Achillea “Pomegranate”
Herbaceous Perennial
Rose Red flowers on strong vertical stems, fade to rust-colored in fall. Best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils, but can flourish in dry soils. 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.
Agonis flexuosa “After Dark”
Evergreen Tree
Small tree, excellent in pots or in the ground. Semi-weeping branches with dark burgundy leaves.
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.
Anigozanthos “Amber Velvet”
Evergreen Perennial
Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Deep red blooms turn orange and open to yellow spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Black
Evergreen Perennial
Flower stalks and buds come in dusted in black, open to green. Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Protect from frost.
Anigozanthos “Bright Orange”
“Pot-A-Roo” Series Kangaroo Paws
Evergreen Perennial
It’s small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Bright orange and yellow blooms open to green late winter through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Burnt Orange”
Evergreen Perennial
Small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Rusty orange blooms open late winter through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Bush Dawn”
Evergreen Perennial
Clumps of grass-like foliage hold huge spikes of fuzzy yellow tubular flowers all spring through fall.
Anigozanthos “Bush Gold”
Evergreen Perennial
20″ long bright green leaves topped with very full, well-branched 30″ bloom spikes. Bright yellow blooms spring through summer. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Cape Amazon”
Evergreen Perennial
Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Orange-red blooms open spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Cape Aurora Yellow”
Evergreen Perennial
Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Mustard-Yellow blooms open spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.
Anigozanthos “Cape Magenta”
Evergreen Perennial
Its small stature fills in nicely for smaller gardens and for borders. Magenta blooms open spring through fall. Attractive to hummingbirds.