CALIFORNIA NATIVE

A Planting Guide for San Diego County

Your Garden Matters California native plants are a great landscaping choice for your home garden. Not only are they beautiful, they offer important benefits. Native gardens support the food webs, watersheds, and ecosystems upon which we all depend. The simple act of replacing your lawn with California native plants is a powerful way to make a difference.

Save water

Reduce maintenance

Cut pesticide use

Support local ecology

Help the birds and butterflies! Tips for Success Once established, a California native garden is easier and Think Like a Watershed less expensive to maintain than traditional landscapes. Use your landscape to capture water and minimize run-off. Set your garden up for success with a few important tips - some might surprise you. • Contour your landscape with berms, swales, and dry creek beds. • Use permeable surfaces wherever possible to allow with Care water to infiltrate into the soil below. 1. Choose the right time. Plant fall through early spring to • Direct water from downspouts and driveways to your take advantage of cooler temperatures and rainfall. water capture designs and other permeable area to help keep water on site and benefit your plants. 2. Plant with care. Dig a hole 1.5x as deep as the plant and 2x as wide, leaving the crown a half inch higher than the ground. Create a circular berm around the edge of the Set Your Foundation hole to form a water basin. 3. Room to breathe. Make sure mulch doesn’t touch the Evergreen plants and hardscapes provide structure to keep plant’s crown or cover irrigation sources. your garden green and attractive year-round. 4. Room to grow. Space plants based on mature growth size • Get shrubby. Go for the flowers, but be sure to to avoid an overgrown, wild look. incorporate shrubs and small evergreens. • Get solid. Pavers, decomposed granite, and other hardscapes provide consistency, form and firewise Water Like Mother Nature landscaping. • Go pro. A landscape professional can ensure your Native plants require little irrigation beyond natural rainfall after design is both elegant and functional. their first year of planting. But that first year is important. Here’s what you need to know: • Don’t overwater. Right Plant, Right Place • Water every 1-2 weeks after planting. Native plants Select the right native plants for your location. Start with typically enjoy a regular “rainfall” for the first six months the plants in this guide then consider your yard’s unique or so after planting. conditions. • Mimic the rain. Native plants prefer overhead watering • Is it high sun or dense shade? from an efficient sprinkler system or hand-watering. (Get • Does your yard have poor drainage, or is it sandy? an efficient irrigation device rebate at bewaterwise.com) • Your answers can help inform what plants you choose • Use your senses. As you transition from weekly watering and where you place them. to less frequent irrigation, keep an eye on your garden. • Then, group plants with similar water, sun and soil needs. Watch your plants and check the soil for signs of dryness

before you water. Know Friends from Foes Did you know? Rethink insects. Do you see a munched ? That may be a good thing. Native plants are an irreplaceable food source California has more than 6,000 for local butterflies, bees, caterpillars, and the birds that eat types of native plants. That’s more them. Learn about beneficial insects at ipm.ucanr.edu. than any other state in the U.S. Trees Small Shrubs / Perennials Vines Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis San Diego sun ower / Bahiopsis laciniata Coast bindweed / Calystegia macrostegia 10-20' x 10-12' 3' x 3' Climbing to 20' Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Santa Cruz Island buckwheat / Eriogonum arborescens 2-3' x 2-5' 10-20' x 15' Grasses Scrub oak / Quercus berberidifolia Baja bush snapdragon / Gambelia juncea Purple three-awn / Aristida purpurea 20' x 8' 3' x 3' 2' x 1' yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens 3' x 3' Large Shrubs 3' x 3' Desert globemallow / Sphaeralcea ambigua Woolyleaf / Ceanothus tomentosus 3' x 3' 6-12' x 8+ Succulents Margarita BOP penstemon / Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’ San Diego mountain mahogany / Lanceleaf liveforever / Dudleya lanceolata 2' x 2' Cercocarpus minuti orus 2' x 1' 6-15' x 6-10'

Coffeeberry / Frangula californica to 15' x 5-15' Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia 8-15' x 10-15' Groundcover Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia Carmel Sur manzanita / Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’ 3-20' x 10+' 1-2' x 5' Lemonade berry / Rhus integrifolia Montara sagebrush / Artemisia californica ‘Montara’ 5-15'x 10' 1-2' x 4' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ 1-2' x 5' Trees Trees Large ShrubsMediumSmall Shrubs Shrubs / Perennials Medium Shrubs Vines Small Shrubs / Perennials Groundcover Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Howard McMinn manzanita / Indian mallow / AbutilonCalifornia palmeri fuchsia / Epilobium canum Narrow leaf milkweed / Asclepias fascicularis Common Yarrow / Achillea millefolium Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis San Diego sun ower / Bahiopsis laciniata Coast bindweed / Calystegia macrostegia Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis ArctostaphylosPalmer‘sSan ‘Howard Diego Indian sun ower McMinn’ mallow / /Bahiopsis Abutilon laciniatapalmeri Coast bindweed / Calystegia macrostegia 15+' x 20+' 3-6' x 3-5' 1' x 2-3' 1-3' x 1-4' 10-20' x 10-12' 3' 3-5'x 3' x 3-5' Climbing to 20' 1-3' x 1-2' 10-20' x 10-12' 5-7' x 8-10' Coast live oak / Quercus agrifolia Nevin's barberrySeaside / Berberis daisy nevinii / Erigeron glaucus California fuchsia / Epilobium canum Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Ray HartmanHowardSanta Ceanothus Cruz McMinn Island / manzanita buckwheat / / EriogonumEriogonum arborescensarborescens Ceanothus 'RayArctostaphylos Hartman' densi ora ‘Howard McMinn’ 6' x 6' 1' x 2' 0.5-2' x 2-4' 1-3' x 1-6' 25-80' x 25-60' 10-20' x 15' 2-3' x 2-5' 6' x 7' Grasses 12-20' x 5-15' Yankee Point Ceanothus / EngelmannScrub oak oak / Quercus / Quercus engelmannii berberidifolia Baja bush snapdragon / GambeliaGambelia junceajunceaBush mallow / Malacothamnus fasciculatus California buckwheat / Eriogonum fasciculatum Purple three-awn / Aristida purpurea Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus ‘Yankee Point’ 20' x 8' Sunset manzanita 3'/ Arctostaphylos x 3' ‘Sunset’ 3-15' x 3-10' 2-5' x 3' 32-50' x 40-50'20' x 8' Coffee berry / Frangula californica3' x 3' 2' x 1' 6' x 7' 2' x 1' 3-4' x 6-10' Chaparral yucca 3-15' / Hesperoyucca x 4-15' whipplei Island bush snapdragon / Gambelia speciosa Chaparral yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea 3' x 3' Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia 3' x 3' 3' x 3' 1-3' x 5' Large Shrubs 3' x 6' 3' x 3' Desert globemallow 8-15' x 10-15' / Sphaeralcea ambigua Showy penstemon / Penstemon spectabilis Woolyleaf ceanothus / Ceanothus tomentosus White sage / Salvia apiana Sugar bush / Rhus ovata 3' x 3' 2-4' x 3-4' 6-12' x 8+ 5' x 3-8' Grasses Succulents Margarita BOP 6-10' penstemon x 8-10' / PenstemonPenstemon Cluster‘Margarita‘Margaritaed BOP’ BOP’field sedge / Carex praegracilis White sage / Salvia apiana San Diego mountain mahogany / Pozo Blue Cleveland sage / Salvia clevelandii ‘Pozo Blue’ Lanceleaf liveforever / Dudleya lanceolata Cercocarpus minuti orus 2' x 2' 2' x spreads 3-5' x 4-8' Cercocarpus minuti orus Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia 4' x 6' 2' x 1' 6-15' x 6-10' 6-15' x 6-10' 6-10' x 8-10' Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Black sage / Salvia mellifera Succulents Coffeeberry / Frangula californica 3-5' x 2-4' 5' x 5' Chalk dudleya / Dudleya pulverulenta to 15' x 5-15' to 15' x 5-15' Alkalai sacaton / Sporobolus airoides De La Mina verbena / Verbina lilacina ‘De la Mina’ < 1' x 1' If you live within a half mile of Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia 3-4' x2 2-3' x 3-4' rivers, canyons, and other wildlands, Catalina Island dudleya / Dudleya virens ssp. hassei 8-15' x 10-15' Groundcover contactGroundcover [email protected] for .5-1' x .5-1' Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia Carmel Sur manzanita / Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’ Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia additionalCarmel Sur guidance. manzanita / Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’ 3-20' x 10+' 1-2' x 5' Lemonade berry / RhusRhus integrifoliaintegrifolia Montara sagebrush / Artemisia californica ‘Montara’‘Montara’ 5-15'x 10' 1-2' x 4' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon‘Pigeon Point’Point’ 1-2' x 5' Desert willowMedium Shrubs California fuchsia / Epilobium canum Palmer‘s Indian mallow / Abutilon palmeri 1' x 2-3' 3-5' x 3-5' Santa Cruz Island Seaside daisy / Erigeron glaucus buckwheat Howard McMinn manzanita / Arctostaphylos densi ora ‘Howard‘Howard McMinn’McMinn’ 1' x 2' Deergrass Chaparral 6' x 7' 6' x 7' yucca Sunset manzanita / Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’‘Sunset’ 6' x 7'

Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea 3' x 6'

White sage / SalviaSalvia apianaapiana 5' x 3-8' Seaside daisy Desert globemallow Carmel Sur manzanita Pozo Blue Cleveland sage / Salvia clevelandii ‘Pozo‘Pozo Blue’Blue’ Bladderpod Margarita BOP penstemon 4' x 6'

local evergreen deciduous shade parts sun sun medium low very low bloom flower time color Trees Small Shrubs / Perennials Vines Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis San Diego sun ower / Bahiopsis laciniata Coast bindweed / Calystegia macrostegia 10-20' x 10-12' 3' x 3' Climbing to 20' Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Santa Cruz Island buckwheat / Eriogonum arborescens 2-3' x 2-5' 10-20' x 15' Grasses Scrub oak / Quercus berberidifolia Baja bush snapdragon / Gambelia juncea Purple three-awn / Aristida purpurea 20' x 8' 3' x 3' 2' x 1' Chaparral yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens 3' x 3' Large Shrubs 3' x 3' Desert globemallow / Sphaeralcea ambigua Woolyleaf ceanothus / Ceanothus tomentosus 3' x 3' 6-12' x 8+ Succulents Margarita BOP penstemon / Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’ San Diego mountain mahogany / Lanceleaf liveforever / Dudleya lanceolata 2' x 2' Cercocarpus minuti orus 2' x 1' 6-15' x 6-10'

Coffeeberry / Frangula californica to 15' x 5-15' Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia Trees TreesSmall Shrubs / Perennials8-15' x 10-15' Large ShrubsGroundcoverVines Medium Shrubs Small Shrubs / Perennials Groundcover Howard McMinn manzanita / Common Yarrow / Achillea millefolium Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis DesertSan Diego willowHollyleaf sun ower / Chilopsischerry / /Bahiopsis Prunus linearis ilicifolia laciniata Carmel Sur manzanitaCoast bindweed / Arctostaphylos / Calystegia edmundsiiIndian macrostegia mallow‘Carmel Sur’/ Abutilon palmeri Narrow leaf milkweed / Asclepias fascicularis Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ 10-20' x 10-12' 15+'3' x 3'20+' 3-20' x 10+' 1-2' x 5' Climbing to 20' 3-6' x 3-5' 1-3' x 1-2' 1-3' x 1-4' 5-7' x 8-10' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis CoastSanta live LemonadeCruz oak Island / Quercus berry buckwheat / agrifoliaRhus integrifolia/ Eriogonum arborescensRay HartmanMontara Ceanothus sagebrush / / Artemisia californica ‘Montara’Nevin's barberry / Berberis nevinii California fuchsia / Epilobium canum 2-3' x 2-5' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' 1-2' x 4' 6' x 6' 0.5-2' x 2-4' 1-3' x 1-6' 10-20' x 15' 25-80' x 25-60'5-15'x 10' Grasses Scrub oak / Quercus berberidifolia Baja bush snapdragon / Gambelia juncea Dwarf coyote 12-20' bush / Baccharisx 5-15' pilularis ‘PigeonBush Point’ mallow / Malacothamnus fasciculatus California buckwheat / Eriogonum fasciculatum Yankee Point Ceanothus / Engelmann oak / Quercus engelmannii Purple three-awn / Aristida purpurea 20' x 8' 3' x 3' 1-2' x 5' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus ‘Yankee Point’ 32-50' x 40-50' Coffee berry / Frangula californica 2' x 1' 3-15' x 3-10' 2-5' x 3' Medium Shrubs 3-4' x 6-10' Chaparral yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei California fuchsia 3-15' / Epilobium x 4-15' canum Island bush snapdragon / Gambelia speciosa Palmer‘s Indian mallow / Abutilon palmeri Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens 3' x 3' Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia1' x 2-3' 1-3' x 5' Trees Large Shrubs Small Shrubs / Perennials 3-5' x 3-5' Vines 3' x 3' Desert globemallow / Sphaeralcea ambigua Seaside daisy 8-15' / Erigeron x 10-15' glaucus Showy penstemon / Penstemon spectabilis Western redbudWoolyleaf / Cercis occidentalisceanothus / Ceanothus tomentosusSan Diego sun owerHoward / Bahiopsis McMinn laciniata manzanita / Coast bindweed / Calystegia macrostegia Arctostaphylos densi ora ‘Howard3' x 3' McMinn’ 1' x 2' 10-20' x 10-12'6-12' x 8+ 3' x 3' Sugar bush / Rhus ovataSucculentsClimbing to 20'Grasses 2-4' x 3-4' Margarita BOP penstemon6' x 7' / Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’ 6-10' x 8-10' Desert willowSan / Chilopsis Diego linearismountain mahogany / Santa Cruz Island buckwheat / Eriogonum arborescens Lanceleaf liveforever / DudleyaCluster lanceolataed field sedge / Carex praegracilis White sage / Salvia apiana Sunset manzanita / Arctostaphylos2' x 2' ‘Sunset’ Cercocarpus minuti orus10-20' x 15' 2-3' x 2-5' Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia 2' x 1' 2' x spreads 3-5' x 4-8' 6-15' x 6-10' 6' x 7' Grasses Scrub oak / Quercus berberidifolia Baja bush snapdragon / Gambelia juncea 6-10' x 8-10' Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Black sage / Salvia mellifera Succulents Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea Purple three-awn / Aristida purpurea Coffeeberry20' / x Frangula 8' californica 3' x 3' 3-5' x 2-4' 5' x 5' Chalk dudleya / Dudleya pulverulenta 3' x 6' 2' x 1' Trees Small Shrubs / Perennials to 15' x 5-15' Vines Chaparral yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei Alkalai sacaton / Sporobolus airoides De La Mina verbena / Verbina lilacina ‘De la Mina’ < 1' x 1' Western redbud / Cercis occidentalis San Diego sun ower / Bahiopsis laciniata Coast Whitebindweed sage // CalystegiaSalvia apiana macrostegia Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia 3' x 3' 3-4' x2 2-3' x 3-4' Catalina Island dudleya / Dudleya virens ssp. hassei 10-20' x 10-12' Large Shrubs3' x 3' Climbing5' to x 3-8'20' 3' x 3' 8-15' x 10-15' Desert globemallowGroundcover / Sphaeralcea ambigua .5-1' x .5-1' Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Santa CruzWoolyleaf Island ceanothus buckwheat / Ceanothus/ Eriogonum tomentosus arborescens Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia CarmelPozo Sur Blue manzanita Cleveland3' x 3' / Arctostaphylos sage / Salvia edmundsii clevelandii ‘Carmel ‘Pozo Blue’ Sur’ 10-20' x 15' 2-3' x 2-5'6-12' x 8+ 3-20' x 10+' 1-2' x 5' 4' x 6' Succulents Margarita BOPGrasses penstemon / Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’ Scrub oak / Quercus berberidifolia Baja bushSan snapdragonDiego mountain / Gambelia mahogany juncea / Lanceleaf liveforever / Dudleya lanceolata Lemonade berry / Rhus integrifolia PurpleMontara three-awn sagebrush2' x /2' Aristida / Artemisia purpurea californica ‘Montara’ Cercocarpus minuti orus 2' x 1' 20' x 8' 3' x 3' 5-15'x 10' 1-2' x 4' 6-15' x 6-10' 2' x 1' Chaparral yucca / Hesperoyucca whipplei DeergrassDwarf coyote / Muhlenbergia bush / Baccharis rigens pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Coffeeberry / Frangula californica3' x 3' 3' 1-2'x 3' x 5' Large Shrubs Medium Shrubsto 15' x 5-15' Desert willow Desert globemallow / Sphaeralcea ambigua California fuchsia / Epilobium canum Woolyleaf ceanothus / Ceanothus tomentosus Toyon / HeteromelesPalmer‘s arbutifolia Indian mallow / Abutilon palmeri 3' x 3' 1' x 2-3' 6-12' x 8+ 3-5' x 3-5' 8-15' x 10-15' GroundcoverSucculents Santa Cruz Island Margarita BOP penstemon / Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’ Seaside daisy / Erigeron glaucus buckwheat San Diego mountain mahogany / Howard McMinn manzanita / Carmel Sur manzanitaLanceleaf / liveforeverArctostaphylos / Dudleya edmundsii lanceolata ‘Carmel Sur’ Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus2' x ilicifolia 2' Cercocarpus minuti orus Arctostaphylos densi ora ‘Howard McMinn’ 1' x 2' 2' x 1' 3-20' x 10+' Deergrass 1-2' x 5' Chaparral 6-15' x 6-10' 6' x 7' yucca Lemonade berry / Rhus integrifolia Montara sagebrush / Artemisia californica ‘Montara’ Coffeeberry / Frangula californica Sunset manzanita / Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ 5-15'x 10' 1-2' x 4' to 15' x 5-15' 6' x 7' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea 1-2' x 5' 8-15' x 10-15' GroundcoverMedium Shrubs 3' x 6' California fuchsia / Epilobium canum Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia CarmelPalmer‘s Sur manzanita Indian mallow / Arctostaphylos / Abutilon edmundsii palmeri ‘Carmel Sur’ White sage / Salvia apiana 1' x 2-3' 3-5' x 3-5' 5' x 3-8' 3-20' x 10+' 1-2' x 5' Seaside daisy Seaside daisy / Erigeron glaucus Howard McMinn manzanita / Lemonade berry / Rhus integrifolia Montara sagebrushPozo / Artemisia Blue Cleveland californica sage ‘Montara’ / Salvia clevelandii ‘Pozo Blue’ Desert globemallow Carmel Sur manzanita Arctostaphylos densi ora ‘Howard McMinn’ 1' x 2' Margarita BOP penstemon 5-15'x 10' 1-2' x 4' 4' x 6' Bladderpod 6' x 7' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Sunset manzanita / Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ 1-2' x 5' Medium Shrubs 6' x 7' California fuchsia / Epilobium canum Palmer‘s Indian mallow / Abutilon palmeri Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea local evergreen deciduous shade parts sun sun medium low very low bloom flower 1' x 2-3' time color 3-5' x 3-5' 3' x 6' Seaside daisy / Erigeron glaucus Howard McMinn manzanita / White sage / Salvia apiana Arctostaphylos densi ora ‘Howard McMinn’ 1' x 2' 5' x 3-8' 6' x 7' Pozo Blue Cleveland sage / Salvia clevelandii ‘Pozo Blue’ Sunset manzanita / Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ 4' x 6' 6' x 7'

Bladderpod / Peritoma arborea 3' x 6'

White sage / Salvia apiana 5' x 3-8'

Pozo Blue Cleveland sage / Salvia clevelandii ‘Pozo Blue’ 4' x 6' Trees Large Shrubs Medium Shrubs Small Shrubs / Perennials Groundcover Desert willow / Chilopsis linearis Howard McMinn manzanita / Indian mallow / Abutilon palmeri Narrow leaf milkweed / Asclepias fascicularis Common Yarrow / Achillea millefolium Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ 15+' x 20+' 3-6' x 3-5' 1-3' x 1-2' 1-3' x 1-4' 5-7' x 8-10' Dwarf coyote bush / Baccharis pilularis Coast live oak / Quercus agrifolia Ray Hartman Ceanothus / Nevin's barberry / Berberis nevinii California fuchsia / Epilobium canum 1-3' x 1-6' 25-80' x 25-60' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' 6' x 6' 0.5-2' x 2-4' 12-20' x 5-15' Yankee Point Ceanothus / Engelmann oak / Quercus engelmannii Bush mallow / Malacothamnus fasciculatus California buckwheat / Eriogonum fasciculatum Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus ‘Yankee Point’ 32-50' x 40-50' Coffee berry / Frangula californica 3-15' x 3-10' 2-5' x 3' 3-4' x 6-10' 3-15' x 4-15' Island bush snapdragon / Gambelia speciosa Toyon / Heteromeles arbutifolia 1-3' x 5' 8-15' x 10-15' Showy penstemon / Penstemon spectabilis Sugar bush / Rhus ovata Grasses 2-4' x 3-4' 6-10' x 8-10' Clustered field sedge / Carex praegracilis White sage / Salvia apiana Hollyleaf cherry / Prunus ilicifolia 2' x spreads 3-5' x 4-8' 6-10' x 8-10' Deergrass / Muhlenbergia rigens Black sage / Salvia mellifera Succulents 3-5' x 2-4' 5' x 5' Chalk dudleya / Dudleya pulverulenta Alkalai sacaton / Sporobolus airoides De La Mina verbena / Verbina lilacina ‘De la Mina’ < 1' x 1' 3-4' x2 2-3' x 3-4' Catalina Island dudleya / Dudleya virens ssp. hassei .5-1' x .5-1'

Planning Your Native Plant Landscape The California native palette offers a beautiful selection of plants for your landscaping needs, including trees of all sizes, evergreen shrubs, groundcovers, vines, perennial herbs, bulbs and colorful annuals. All the plants on this list attract important wildlife. In this planting guide, the California Native Plant Society provides a Go to Calscape.org recommended starter list of native plants for your Orange County to learn more. landscape. Use the sample design and plant list (on the inside of this local evergreen deciduous shade parts sun sun medium low very low bloom flower guide) as inspiration. To expand your list, go to Calscape.org and time color enter your zip code to find more ideas for your location.

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Discover which native plants grow best in your location and find nurseries near you. What is a California native plant? Photos by Saxton Holt From the mighty coastal redwoods to desert wildflowers and coastal succulents, California’s native plants are cherished worldwide. These are the plants that grow here naturally and have evolved over thousands of years, long before European settlers. They are uniquely adapted to California’s Mediterranean climate and form the foundation of our ecosystems.