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COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA LOCA = Locations R = Row, Tbl = Table, GH1 = Green House 1, GH2 = Green House 2 Evergreen perennials with upright, arching growth from from 10" to 8' depending on variety. Main bloom season in spring, but can bloom all year. Abutilons Flowering Maple 12-24 Dwarf Red Really red-orange, 15"-18" Row 16 Low, compact blossoms are up to 2" across, pale Halo apricot, 4'-5', ok down to 12-15o F with protection. 28 Tbl 1 Peach peach blossoms, 6'-8'. Greyish green leaves with broad ivory margins and Savitzii apricot pink flowers. 3'-4' 33 GH2, R16 Broad green leaves edged in creamy white with pink Souvenir de Bonn flowers. 3'-9' R16 Tangerine 6'-8' , tangerine orange blossoms R16 Drooping red and yellow blossoms, 4'-8'. Attracts Teardrop butterflies and hummingbirds. R16 megapotamicum Bright speckled foliage, somewhat vining, 3'-5'. "Paisley" Appreciates some pruning, attracts hummingbirds. 5 Shade 6' H & W, Salmon orange blossoms with broad green Victor Reiter leaves. 3 R 16 Vines 15-20', fast growing, vigorous vine somewhat frost tender, beautiful coral flowers. Best in full sun or part- shade. Moderate water, does not tolerate heat well. Passiflora Coral Seas 19-24 Needs frost protection. 48 GH2 12', modest climber, bears 4" blue flowers with yellow center, fragrant. Full sun or part shade, moderate water. Poisonous if ingested. Solanum crispum Chilean Potato Vine 12-24 18 Tbl 1 COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA Tall Perennials Lemon scented foliage with pink flowers in dense flower heads. Needs good drainage, 2'-4', flowers to Hummingbird Mint 6'. Attracts hummingbirds , sun, moderate water. Agastache mexicana Rosy Giant 3 GH2 Annual, native to South America. Stiff stems and narrow leaves to 3'. Bright yellow flowers, attractive Silky Gold Tropical to monarch butterfly caterpillars. Asclepias curassarica Milkweed 12-24 24 GH2 5'H x 2'W, Native to So. Africa, naturalized in US, white flowers change into lime green seed balls. Monarch Asclepias Family Jewels caterpillar food, full sun, regular water. physocarpas milkweed 14-24 7 GH2 Evergreen shiny, dark green foliage on small tree to 18'. Fluffy, yellow flowers with good scent, needs good drainage and regular fertilizer. Azara microphylla Boxleaf Azara 14-24 22 Tbl 14 8'-10', Lovely, with huge orange yellow flowers. Loves heat, humidity and sun, requires rich soil and regular water. May die back to roots after frost, but will Brugmansia cubensis Charles Grimaldi 12-24 regrow from roots. 53 GH2 10'H & W, vigorous plant, drought hardy, attracts Buddleia yellow 12-24 butterflies, best in full sun, regular water. 4 GH2 4'-6', regular water, rich, well-drained soil Cannas Apricot pink, misc. 12-24 6 GH2, Rows Cannas Dark leaf red 12-24 4'-6' with dark veined leaves, flower bright red. 10 ? Mexican Orange 6'-8', moderate water, attracts bees, evergreen leaves Tbl 3, back Choisya ternate Blossom 12-24 and fragrant white blossoms in late winter. 23 of GH2 3'-5' with spikes of purple-blue, very attractive to bees and pollinators. OK in dry, warm soil with good Echium fastiosum Pride of Maderia varies drainage. 20 GH2 3b-9 3-4' red plumes above 2' foliage, Moist soil, winter Filipendula purpura Meadowsweet 14-17 dormant. Full to part sun. 30 Across T14 3'H x 4'W, Easy So African shrub has profuse yellow flowers. Good drainage, sun, low water, fertilize in spring. Gnidia polystachya 12-24 COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA 8' H x 12" W Open, graceful plant with prickly, needle like leaves, and clusters of red flowers in winter and early spring. Good barrier plant, loved by Grevillea Canberra 12-24 hummingbirds. 13 Tbl 5 3'-6', Profusion of yellow flowers starting in early autumn, moderate water, loved by bees and butterflies. Seeds useful for finches, sparrows and Helianthus narrow-leaf sun other seed-loving birds. augustifolia flower varies 22 Tbl 4 & 6 6'-8' Vigorous, bushy, evergreen shrub, with large, Kew Rose- Bush bright pink hibiscus like flowers. Full sun, good Lavatera x clementii Mallow to 15o F 7 Tbl 14 drainage, occasional deep watering. 4'-6', South African shrub with whirls of downy orange flowers, summer to fall. Low water, attracts Leonotis leonaria Lions Tail 8-24 hummingbirds. 10 GH2 6' From Mexico, may be native to Hawaii. Spreads by rhizomes, red-purple flower spikes, sun to part sun, little to moderate water. Lepechinia hastata pitcher sage 7-9, 14-24 14 Tbl 11 15' Tiny reddish leaves turn purplish bronze with 1" Leptospermum Australian Tea tree Across chartreuse yellow blooms in spring. macrocarpum Dark Shadows 12-14 10 Tbl14 4'-10' Stiff perennial, native to southeastern U.S. and Central America. Without frost, can be evergreen, elsewhere will regrow from roots after freezing. Small, red, upright blooms appear thru summer and fall, Malvaviscus Turks Cap, Sleepy attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. arborescens Hibiscus 14-24 5 Tbl C 4' Compact, bushy shrub with 3" rounded leaves. Ball- like yellow flowers in spring. Drought hardy, full sun Phlomis monocephala Jeruselum Sage 12-24 14 Tbl 14 4' - 6' Lax shrub, leaves are grey-green, woolly white below. Purplish pink flowers bloom mainly in spring. Drought Hardy, full sun. Phlomis purpurea 7-24 4 Tbl 4 COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA 4'-6' Colorful vine from South America with 1.5' orange or yellow flowers all summer. Needs a warm Streptosolen jamsonii Marmalade bush 13-24 location, good drainage. 11 GH2 Tibouchina Silver leafed 4'-6' Silvery green leaves with silver bottoms, 1- 1.5" heteromalla Princess Flower 16-24 dark purple flowers in clusters. 31 GH1 3'-6' Native to So. America, naturalized in Cal., airy branching stems with purple flowers. Sun, moderate Verbena bonariensis 8-24 water 3 Tbl 14 Medium Perennials 2' H x 5'W, Graceful, branching stems grow from base of 3-5 lobed leaves, with nodding white flowers in the fall. Spreads by root rhizomes, part shade, moderate Japanese anemone water. Anemone x hybrida white, lavender 2b-24 20, 10 Shade Hse 14"-24", Small, blue flower clusters top upright Asian Caryopteris Incana Common Bluebeard 4-9 shrub. Needs good drainage 4 GH2 Caryopteris - Hint of Spots of gold on the leaves Gold 4-9 2 GH2 14"-24" -Low growing plants grow with intense blue Cerastostigma flowers- bloom summer to late fall. Tolerates willmottainum Chinese plumbago 2b-10 inconsistent watering 5 Tbl 2 3' tall x 6' wide Evergreen shrubs with slender branches that are fragrent when brushed or bruised. Tiny pink or white flowers bloom freely over winter Coleonema Compact Breath of and spring, drought tolerant once established. Best in pulchellum Heaven 7-9 full sun to part shade. From So. Africa Tbl 5 21 Coleonema pulchellum Golden Sunset 7-9 Has yellow folliage, grows 1.5' x 4' Tbl 5 12 COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA Fast growing shrubs, drought tolerant once Coprosma repens established, beautiful, glossy evergreen foliage, can be frost sensitive. Deer resistent 3'x6'. Deep red, intensely shiny leaves. Coprosma repens County Park Red 14-24 9 Tbl 11 4'-5', Colorful shrub with green leaves lined with lime Coprosma repens green edged in red then turning brilliant pink and deep Inferno 14-24 red fall and winter. 4 Tbl 5, Tbl 11 Coprosma repens Marble Queen 14-24 3'-5', creamy white leaves dotted with green 2 Tbl 11 3'x3', Compact evergreen shrub with lime green and Coprosma repens Lemon Lime 14-24 yellow foliage. 2 Tbl 11 Australian fuchsia 2' x 4' , dense, spreading shrub with red, bell like Correa backhouseana "Carmine Bells" 14-24 flowers, drought tolerant, sun or part shade. 5 Tbl 4 All Euphorbias have 3'x3', Upright shrub with blue-green leaves, topped by Euphorbia characias irritating or lime green inflorescenes in spring. Full sun, low water. wulfenii 4-24 ? poisonous sap. Evergreen perennial with stunning chartreuse "blooms" dotted with dramatically contrasting red- Euphorbia characias Black pearl black eyes. ? Fast growing to possible 30', usually much smaller, multi- trunks with tiny leaves only on active growing tips. Euphorbia tirucalli Pencil milkbush 13-24 5 GH2 Erect, grows to 5', with tiny glossy leaves and red-pink flowers that age to red. Part-sun, shade, moderate Fuchsia thymifolia minature fuchsia 14-24 water. Resistent to fuchsia mite 14 Shade Hse Hedychium 3'-7', white flowers in 6-12" clusters, intensely coronarium white ginger 19-24 fragrant. 1 GH2 a short-lived perennial native to old world, with compact, deeply-lobed dark green leaves, and white flowers with a deep red eye. Naturalized thru-out the Protect US. Can be weedy or invasive. 2' H x 1' W Hibiscus trionum modesty, shoofly from frost 8 GH2 COMMON # PLANT NAME NAME ZONES DESCRIPTION PLANTS LOCA 6'x 6', Decidious shrub with beautiful, large, round balls of pure white flower clusters. Part to full shade, Hydrangea moderate water. macrophylla Sister Theresa 10 GH1 Lavandula 1.5', deep purple flowers, medium green leaves augustifolia English - Hidecote 2-24 29 Tbl 8, R17 Lavandula 1.5' x 1.5' lavender flowers on grey-green plants Tbl 12, Back augustifolia Munstead 2-24 flower late spring - summer. Grow in full sun; needs 36, 22 GH2 good drainage. Lavandula x 2' x 3' fragrant light violet flowers, good hedge plant. intermedia Provence 2-24 2 Tbl 8 2.5' x 2.5', Possibly most fragrant lavender, compact Lavandula x growth, silvery foliage with violet blue flowers. intermedia Grosso 2-24 Excellent for drying 39 Back GH2 3' x 3', Often flowering twice, beloved of bees, tolerant Spanish lavender - of drought, frost and coastal conditions.