Perennial
A dense mounding sub-shrub with feathery fragrant silver-green foliage. Bright yellow button flowers bloom in summer. Great for borders, rock gardens. Can handle coastal areas.
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Santolina virens
Perennial
A dense mounding sub-shrub with feathery fragrant lime-green foliage. Bright yellow button flowers bloom in summer. Great for borders, rock gardens. Can handle coastal areas.
Sedum “Autumn Joy”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant, robust clumps. Large pink flower sprays in summer fade to red in fall. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Sedum “Bertram Anderson”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant, robust clumps. Large purple flower sprays in late summer. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Sedum “Frosty Morn”
Deciduous Perennial
Beautiful white flower sprays in late summer heat, fade to pale pink as temperatures cool. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Sedum “Matrona”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant, robust clumps with broad purple/red leaves. Large pink flower sprays in late-summer. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Sedum “Postman’s Pride”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant, robust clumps. Large pink flower sprays in late-summer with amazing dark luscious leaves. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Sedum “Rosy Glow”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant. Overwhelming rosy red bloom sprays. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant. Creates stunning masses of blue/green foliage.
Sedum alboroseum “Mediovariegatum”
Deciduous Perennial
Great border plant, robust clumps. Large yellow flower sprays in late summer fade to white in fall. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.
Senecio candicans “Angel Wings”
Evergreen perennial
Striking silvery leaves get to 5″ across. Great contrast plant in pots or landscape. Yellow flowers.
Senecio viravira
Evergreen Perennial
Gorgeous serrated silver leaves. Cream-colored blooms. Cut off blooms to create a denser foliage. Very drought tolerant.
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 oliogophylla
Evergreen Shrub
Glossy green leaves and red stems. Bright yellow flowers in spring and red 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.
Simmondsia chinensis “Vista”
Evergreen Shrub
Compact jojoba makes a tough groundcover. No water once established in the ground. Leathery grey green leaves, green flowers in spring. Birds love the seeds!
Sisyrinchium “Aunt May”
Perennial Grass
Upright clump of sword-shaped variegated leaves. Spikes of pale yellow flowers in spring/summer. Will tolerate drought but prefers regular water through the summer.
Sollya heterophylla
Evergreen Shrub
Creeping groundcover, or climbing shrub that can reach up to 6 feet when supported. Bright blue bell-shaped flowers bloom in the summer.
Sollya “Monterey Bay Sapphire”
S. heterophylla “Monterey Bay Sapphire”
Evergreen Shrub
Creeping groundcover, or climbing shrub that can reach up to 6 feet when supported. Gorgeous vibrant deep blue bell-shaped flowers bloom in the summer, will flower when young.
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 arundinacea
Anemathele lessoniana
Evergreen Grass
Very dramatic colors in an arching 3 ft. clump grass. Clay-tolerant, drought-tolerant.
Stipa arundinacea “Sirocco”
Anemathele lessoniana
Evergreen Grass
Ornamental grass with great orange-brown fall color! Tall maroon bloom spikes in summer. Vigorous grower. Tolerates clay soil, great in pots or as a focal point in the garden.
Stipa gigantea
Evergreen Feather-Grass
Very dramatic when used where afternoon sun back-lights the golden cloud of blooms. Can reseed.
Strelitzia juncea
Evergreen shrub
Striking narrow-leaved version of the classic Bird of Paradise. Forms large upright clumps filled in Spring and Summer with large orange bird like flowers. Very low water once established.
Strelitzia nicolai
Evergreen shrub
Large leaves, stretching vertically and tree-like, spreading out in a fan. Giant white flowers. Leaves will show damage with high winds, easy to prune. Can grow indoor, but won’t flower.