Deciduous Tree
Multi-trunked tree; fast-growing, upright. Green leaves on long branches give a willow-like appearance. Large purple to dark burgundy flowers in late summer, attracts hummingbirds and bees.
Low
Chrysactinia mexicana
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub, very leafy, fragrant foliage, covered with upright bloom stalks and yellow daisy flowers spring through summer. Drought tolerant.
Chrysocephalum “Desert Flame”
Evergreen Perennial
Low spreading with silvery leaves and topped with bright yellow puffy flowers most of the year. Protect from frost.
Chrysocephalum “Silver and Gold”
C. apiculatum “Silver and Gold”
Evergreen Perennial
Low spreading with silvery leaves and topped with golden puffy flowers most of the year. Protect from frost.
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Evergreen Perennial
Shrubby with long, narrow gray fuzzy leaves and pungent gold flowers summer – fall. Prune back in spring.
Colletia paradoxa
Evergreen Shrub
Weird anchor-shaped green photosynthetic stems. Cream colored flowers along the stems in Fall.
Cordyline “Burgundy”
Evergreen Perennial
Grass-like clump with dark burgundy leaves. Tiny, white, fragrant flowers bloom in spring through summer. Better as a houseplant at coast.
Cordyline “Paso Doble”
Upright habit with variegated burgundy red leaves, long and arching. Great as a houseplant. Deer resistant.
Cordyline “Pink Passion”
Evergreen Perennial
Upright habit with variegated burgundy leaves with vibrant pink edges, long and arching. Great as a houseplant. Deer resistant.
Cordyline “Red Sensation”
Evergreen Perennial
Grass-like clump of dark red sword-like leaves. Great in containers and as a houseplant.
Cordyline “Torbay Dazzler”
Evergreen Tree
Palm-like tree with variegated leaves. Tiny, white, fragrant flowers bloom in spring through summer. Better as a houseplant at coast.
Coreopsis “Early Sunrise”
C. grandiflora “Early Sunrise”
Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Bright gold-yellow flowers, fernlike foliage. Classic garden plant, works well in containers. Blooms through spring and will continue to bloom through the summer if spent flowers are removed.
Coreopsis “Limerock Passion”
Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Bright pink daisy flowers, fernlike foliage forms a lacey/frilly mound. Classic garden plant, works well in containers.
Coreopsis “Limerock Ruby”
Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Bright ruby daisy flowers, fernlike foliage forms a lacey/frilly mound. Classic garden plant, works well in containers.
Coreopsis Big Bang “Star Cluster”
Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Blooms non-stop for months, can rebloom in winter. Bright daisy flowers with white petals, vivid purple streaks and yellow centers, more color in colder weather. Fernlike foliage forms a lacey/frilly mound. Classic garden plant, works well in containers.
Cuphea “David Verity”
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright red-orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea “Starfire”
Deciduous Perennial
Fast growing perennial with vibrant pinkish red tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea “Strybing Sunset”
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea cyanea
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with a huge profusion of bright pink tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cuphea micropetala
Evergreen Perennial
Fast growing evergreen perennial with bright yellow-red-orange tubular flowers nearly year round. A hummingbird favorite!
Cussonia spicata
Evergreen Tree
Large distinctive tree with intricately divided leaves. Small yellow flower borne on club like spikes on the branch ends in Summer. Needs protection from frost and moderate water while young.
Cussonia transvaalensis
Evergreen Tree
Beautiful small tree can be a focal point for a garden with large green deep-lobed leaves. Corky bark. Edible roots. Can handle light frost, protect from freeze.
Cymbidium
A genus of 52 orchids from sub-tropical Asia. Hardy outdoors. Perfect as a potted patio plant or great as houseplants. Generally terrestrial, sometimes epiphytic. Fleshy leaves arc outwards from the pseudobulb.
Datura wrightii
Self-seeding Annual
Large white to pink fragrant trumpet flowers. Spreads outward, great against a fence or in rock gardens. Fuzzy green leaves. Poisonous in all parts. 3″ showy round spiny fruit. Deer and gopher resistant.
Dendromecon harfordii
Perennial Shrub
Moderately-fast growing, evergreen poppy native to the Channel Islands. Bright yellow, 3″ flowers in spring and summer. Low water once established.
Dermatobotrys saundersii
Epiphytic, upright 2-3ft. with tubular flowers
Dymondia margaretae
Evergreen Perennial Groundcover
Slow spreading, only 1 to 2″ high, tightly compact. Grey green leaves. Lots of yellow daisy flowers.
Echeveria “Allegra”
Beautiful dusty blue leaves with almost translucent edges in full sun. Great in rock gardens. 6″ rosettes.
Echeveria texensis
Beautiful rounded dusty blue leaves with red tips, rosy red in full sun. Great in rock gardens. 6″ rosettes.
Echium “Cielo del Sur”
Evergreen Shrub
Produces a dense rosette of leaves followed by an erect inflorescence 3-6ft. tall topped by hundreds of true blue flowers. Great coastal plant. Self-seeds and restarts every 5 years or so.