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PLANT PALETTE HISTORIC Citrus sp. Citrus [various] TREES Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix Date Palm Carya illinoisnensis Pecan Eriobotrya japonica Japanese Loquat Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash Morus Alba Kingan Mulberry [fruitless] Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine Punica granatum Pomegranate Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Evergreen Elm Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree Antigonon leptopus Queen’s Wreath VINES Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine Dipogon lignosus Australian Pea Vine Ficus pumila Creeping Fig Hedera sp. Algerian / English / Grape Ivy Lablab purpureus Hyacinth Bean Lathurus odoratus Sweet Pea Marah gilensis Wild Cucumber Parthenocissus sp. Hacienda / Virginia Creeper Vinca caracalla Snail Vine Wisteria frutescens Wisteria SHRUBS / Agave sp. Agave NW NEIGHBORHOODS ACCENTS Aloe sp. Aloe Bougainvillea sp. Bougainvillea Buxux japonica Boxwood Jasminium mesnyi Primrose Jasmine Juniperus deppeana Chinese Juniper Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Leucophyllum fruitescen Texas Sage Liguistrum japonicum Japanese Privet Liguistrum lucidum Wax Leaf Privet Myrtus communis compacta Dwarf Myrtle Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo Nerium oleander Oleander Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear Pyracantha sp. Pyracantha Rosa sp. Roses Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Thuja orentalis Arborvitae Yucca sp. Yucca ANNUALS Antirrhinum sp. Snapdragons Bellis perennis Daisies Calendula Pot Marigold Camellia sp. Camellia Chrysanthemum sp. Chrysanthemum Design Principles Guidelines + Placemaking Delphinium sp. Larkspur Dianthus caryophyllus Carnations Gardenia sp. Gardenia Geranium sp. Geranium Helianthus sp. Sunflower Hemerocallis sp. Daylily Iris sp. Iris Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Petunia sp. Petunias Tagetes sp. Marigolds Verbena sp. Verbena Viola sp. Violets Zinnias sp. Zinnia NOTE: The Historic Plant Palette is a list of common and character-defining landscape elements representative of pre- and post-war development throughout the NW Neighborhoods. .

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