BOTANICAL NAME Abutilon palmeri COMMON NAME Indian Mallow
HEIGHT WIDTH
4' 4' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Golden/ Orange EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun All Year SUBSTITUTE FOR
BOTANICAL NAME Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard Mcminn' COMMON NAME Manzanita
HEIGHT WIDTH
6' 6' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub / Tree White / Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Winter / Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Rhaphiolepis, Japanese Maple, Escallonia BOTANICAL NAME Aristida purpurea COMMON NAME Purple Three Awn
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 2' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low to Occasional (Winter) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Grass Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Nasella tenuissima, Pennisetum BOTANICAL NAME Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' COMMON NAME Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Brush
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 8' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Ground Cover White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Fall SUBSTITUTE FOR
Lantana, Ice Plant BOTANICAL NAME Ceanothus 'Concha' COMMON NAME Concha California Lilac
HEIGHT WIDTH
5' 6' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Blue EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR
Hibiscus, Alyogyne BOTANICAL NAME Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ' Yankee Point' COMMON NAME Yankee Point California Lilac
HEIGHT WIDTH
4' 10' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Ground Cover Blue (Light) EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR Star Jasmine, Cape Plumbago, Lantana, Rosemary BOTANICAL NAME Dudleya brittonii COMMON NAME Giant Chalk Dudleya
HEIGHT WIDTH 1' 2' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR Succulent Yellow EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR Echeverria, Sempervivum BOTANICAL NAME Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' COMMON NAME Canyon Prince Giant Wild Rye
HEIGHT WIDTH 4' 4' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR Grass Seedhead EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR Blue Oat Grass, Agapanthus, Dianella BOTANICAL NAME Erigeron glaucus COMMON NAME Seaside Daisy
HEIGHT WIDTH
1' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Occasional to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Part Sun to Part All Year Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Gazania, Trailing Rosemary BOTANICAL NAME Eriogonum grande var. rubescens COMMON NAME San Miguel Island or Red Buckwheat
HEIGHT WIDTH
1' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Pink / Red EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Armeria, Scabiosa, Perennials BOTANICAL NAME Frangula californica 'Eve Case' COMMON NAME Eve Case Coffeeberry
HEIGHT WIDTH
5' 4' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Yellow EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR Rhaphiolepis, Pittosporum, Ligustrum, Buxus BOTANICAL NAME Gambelia speciosa 'Firecracker' COMMON NAME Firecracker Island Snapdragon
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Red EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Part Sun to Part Spring / Summer Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Russelia equisetiformis BOTANICAL NAME Heteromeles arbutifolia COMMON NAME Toyon
HEIGHT WIDTH
12' 10' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub / Tree White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Summer Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Olive, Ligustrum, Euonymus BOTANICAL NAME Hesperaloe parviflora COMMON NAME Red Yucca
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 4' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Succulent Pink / Red EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Summer / Fall SUBSTITUTE FOR
Agapanthus BOTANICAL NAME Heuchera maxima COMMON NAME Island Alum
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 2' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Occasional to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial White / Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Part Shade to Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Helleborus, Hosta BOTANICAL NAME Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Asplenifolius COMMON NAME Santa Cruz Island Ironwood
HEIGHT WIDTH
35' 15' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Tree White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR Eucalyptus, Grevillea robusta, Hymenosporum flavum
BOTANICAL NAME Mahonia repens COMMON NAME Creeping Oregon Grape
HEIGHT WIDTH
1' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Occasional to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR Shrub/ Yellow Groundcover EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Part Sun to Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Lantana, Star Jasmine BOTANICAL NAME Salvia clevelandii COMMON NAME Cleveland
HEIGHT WIDTH
6' 5' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Deciduous (Semi) Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Gaura BOTANICAL NAME Sphaeralcea ambigua COMMON NAME Apricot Mallow
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Orange EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Winter / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
BOTANICAL NAME Achillea millefolium COMMON NAME Yarrow
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Spring / Summer Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Color (Annuals, Perennials)
BOTANICAL NAME Prunus ilicifolia var. lyonii COMMON NAME Catalina Cherry
HEIGHT WIDTH
30' 15' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Tree White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Pyrus (Pear), Ficus nitida BOTANICAL NAME Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ' Yankee Point' COMMON NAME Yankee Point California Lilac
HEIGHT WIDTH
4' 10' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Ground Cover Blue (Light) EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR Star Jasmine, Cape Plumbago, Lantana, Rosemary BOTANICAL NAME Eriogonum giganteum COMMON NAME St. Catherine's Lace
HEIGHT WIDTH
6' 6' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low (Semi) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Echinacea, Wildflowers BOTANICAL NAME Festuca californica COMMON NAME California Fescue
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 2' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low to Occasional (Summer) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Grass Blue / Green EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Blue Oat Grass, Miscanthus BOTANICAL NAME Muhlenbergia rigens COMMON NAME Deer Grass
HEIGHT WIDTH
4' 4' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Grass Seedhead EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Summer Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Miscanthus, Calamagrostis BOTANICAL NAME Pinus torreyana COMMON NAME Torrey Pine
HEIGHT WIDTH
50' 40' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Evergreen Occasional to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Tree Cones EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Cones SUBSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL NAME Salvia leucophylla 'Point Sal' COMMON NAME Point Sal Purple Sage
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 8' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Deciduous (Semi) Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Scaveola, Gaura, Lithodora BOTANICAL NAME Sambucus nigra ssp. Caerulea COMMON NAME Mexican Elderberry
HEIGHT WIDTH
25' 25' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low to High (Winter) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Sun to Part Sun White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Fast Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR Olive, Dombeya rotundifolia
BOTANICAL NAME Sporobolus airoides COMMON NAME Alkali Dropseed
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 3' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Deciduous (Semi) Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Grass Seedhead EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Miscanthus, Nasella tenuissima BOTANICAL NAME Eriogonum arborescens COMMON NAME Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 5' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub White / Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Rosemary, Lavender BOTANICAL NAME Chilopsis linearis COMMON NAME Desert Willow
HEIGHT WIDTH
20' 15' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Deciduous Low (Winter) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR Tree Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Sun Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR Bauhinia, Flowering Cherry, Tabebuia BOTANICAL NAME Clematis pauciflora COMMON NAME Ropevine
HEIGHT WIDTH
10' 15' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low (Summer) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Vine White EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Part Shade Winter / Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR
Honeysuckle, Grewia BOTANICAL NAME Ribes viburnifolium COMMON NAME Catalina Currant
HEIGHT WIDTH
3' 6' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Evergreen Occasional to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Shrub Red / Pink EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Part Shade to Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Fuchsia, Begonia BOTANICAL NAME Lessingia (Corethrogyne) filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’ COMMON NAME Silver Carpet Aster
HEIGHT WIDTH
6-12” 3-5' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Occasional PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
BOTANICAL NAME Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’
COMMON NAME Bee’s Bliss Sage
HEIGHT WIDTH
1' 6' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun Spring / Summer SUBSTITUTE FOR
Scaveola, Gaura, Lithodora BOTANICAL NAME Deschampsia cespitosa COMMON NAME Tufted Hair Grass
HEIGHT WIDTH
2' 2' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low to Moderate PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Grass Seedhead EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Spring SUBSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL NAME Hesperocyparis forbesii COMMON NAME Tecate Cypress
HEIGHT WIDTH
20' 10' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE
Evergreen Low PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Tree Cones EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD
Sun to Part Sun Cones SUBSTITUTE FOR
Cedar BOTANICAL NAME Sisyrinchium bellum COMMON NAME Blue Eyed Grass
HEIGHT WIDTH
1' 1' FOLIAGE TYPE WATER USE Deciduous Low to Moderate (Summer) PLANT TYPE FLOWER COLOR
Perennial Purple EXPOSURE FLOWER PERIOD Sun to Part Spring Shade SUBSTITUTE FOR
Bulbs, Hemerocallis