2018 Del Mar Fair exhibit sale On Friday, July 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be a sale of used in this year’s SDHS Fair Garden Exhibit at the fairgrounds. Cost is wholesale less an additional 25%. If you are interested, please park in the main lot off of Jimmy Durante Blvd. and enter the garden exhibit area through the Human Resource Dept (like the Night at the Fair on June 11th). Refer to the plant descriptions in the accompanying document for photos and cultural requirements. Items marked “NSF” (Not for Sale) are loaned plants. CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Size of Number of Plant Cost per Botanical Name Common Name Container Plants Number Plant (in gal) Available Salvia leucophylla ‘Amethyst Amethyst Bluff Purple Sage 1 3 $3.00 C1 Bluff’ Lyonothamnus floribundus Fern-leaved Catalina Ironwood 15 3 $34.00 C2 ssp. asplenifolius Artemisia pycnocephala David’s Choice Sagewort 5 1 $13.00 C3 ‘David’s Choice’ Frangula californica / California Coffee Berry / 15 1 $39.00 C4 Rhamnus californica California Buckthorn Frangula californica / California Coffee Berry / 5 4 $14.00 C4 Rhamnus californica California Buckthorn Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk Dudleya / Chalk 2 3 $7.00 C5 Liveforever C6 Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’ Seaside Daisy 1 3 $4.00 Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy 1 3 $4.00 C7 Roderick’ Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Dwarf Coyote Brush 1 3 $3.00 C8 Point’ Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Silver Carpet Beach Aster 1 3 $4.00 C9 Carpet Beach Aster’ C10 Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ Cedros Island Verbena 1 3 $4.00 C11 Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio Manzanita 5 3 $12.00 C12 Ceanothus ‘Sierra Blue’ Sierra Blue Ceanothus 5 5 $10.00 Adenostoma fasciculatum Prostrate Chamise 1 3 $4.00 C13 ‘Nicolas’ C14 Trichostema lanatum Woolly Bluecurls 5 3 $14.00 C15 Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ Dark Star Ceanothus 1 3 $4.00 C16 Oenothera cespitosa Tufted Evening Primrose 1 3 $6.00 Penstemon heterophyllus Margarita BOP Penstemon 2 3 $11.00 C17 ‘Margarita BOP’ C18 Mimulus species Monkey Flower 5 2 $7.00 Size of Number of Plant Cost per Botanical Name Common Name Container Plants Number Plant (in gal) Available C19 crassifolium Thickleaf Yerba Santa 1 3 $8.00 C20 Arctostaphylos ‘Bryd Hill’ Byrd Hill Manzanita 15 3 $47.00 C21 Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine’s Lace NSF Arctostaphylos insularis Canyon Sparkles Manzanita / 15 3 $47.00 C22 ‘Canyon Sparkle’ Island Manzanita C23 Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 5 9 $7.00 C24 Stachys bullata California Hedgenettle 1 3 $3.00 Heuchera maxima ‘Old La Old la Rochette Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 C25 Rochette’ C25 Heuchera ‘Wendy Wendy Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Canyon Pink Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 C25 Pink’ Ribes sanguineum Red-flowering Currant / 1 3 $4.00 C26 Flowering Currant Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Red Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 C27 Belle’ C28 Heuchera ‘Susanna’ Susanna Coral Bells 1 6 $4.00 C29 Salvia clevelandii Cleveland Sage 5 3 $4.00 C30 Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon / California Holly 5 3 $9.00 C31 Rhus ovata Sugar Bush / Sugar Sumac 5 1 $11.00 C32 Vitis californica ‘Rogers Red’ California Wild Grape 5 1 $11.00

Succulents & cactus Size of Number of Plant Cost per Botanical Name Common Name Container Plants Number Plant (in gal) Available S1 Senecio haworthii Woolly Senecio 10” 6 $9.00 S2 Aeonium ‘Silk Pinwheel’ Silk Pinwheel 5 5 $8.00 S3 Echeveria species Echeveria 3 5 $16.00 S4 Aloe brevifolia Short-leaved Aloe NSF S5 Aeonium ‘Plum Petals’ Plum Petals 5 1 $8.00 S6 Kalanchoe beharensis Velvet Elephant Ear NSF Senecio talinoides Blue Fingers / Blue Senecio / NSF S7 Blue Chalk Sticks ovata ‘Sunset’ Hummel’s Sunset / Golden NSF S8 Jade Tree Agave americana Variegated Century Plant NSF S9 ‘Marginata’ S10 Aloe ‘Blue Elf’ Blue Elf Aloe 10” 12 $3.00 Aeonium urbicum ‘Salad Salad Bowl Aeonium 5 3 $8.00 S11 Bowl’ Hesperaloe parviflora Mountain States Red Yucca / 3 3 $20.00 S12 ‘Brakelights’ Redflower False Yucca S13 Aloe tomentosa Hairy Green Aloe NSF

OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS Size of Number Plant Cost per Botanical Name Common Name Container of Plants Number Plant (in gal) Available O1 Lavandula stoechas Pink Lavender 2 5 $6.00 Helianthus interspecific Sunfinity Sunflower 2 Barrel $17.00 O2 ‘Sunfinity’ Sunflower container O3 Arbutus ‘Marina’ Marina Strawberry Tree NSF Juniperus scopulorum Wichita Blue Juniper 15 3 $36.00 O4 ‘Wichita Blue’ Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle 5 6 $7.00 O5 Artemisia/Wormwood O6 Morus rubra ‘Pendula’ Weeping Mulberry NSF O7 Lavatera species Rose mallow 2 3 $11.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Black Black Knight Butterfly Bush 5 3 $11.00 O8 Knight’ O9 Verbena bonariensis Purple Top Verbena 5 4 $11.00 O10 Olea europaea ‘Mt. Royal’ Mt. Royal Olive Tree NSF Cercidium-parkinsonia Desert Museum Palo Verde NSF O11 hybrid ‘Desert Museum’ O12 Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush 5 3 $7.00 O13 Calylophus drummondii Sun Drops/Texas Primrose 1 9 $6.00 Agastache Hybrid Blue Hummingbird Mint ‘Blue 2 3 $11.00 O14 Boa’ Boa’ Kniphofia uvaria ‘Candy Red Hot Poker ‘Candy 2 3 $11.00 O15 Apple’ Apple’ Asclepius curassavica Tropical Butterfly 2 3 $11.00 O16 Bush/Mexican Milkweed/ Blood Flower

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Photo reprinted from Flickr (Pete Veilleux) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C1 Botanical Name: Salvia leucophylla ‘Amethyst Bluff’ Common Name: Amethyst Bluff Purple Sage Appearance: Large native salvia with aromatic silvery foliage and 12” long vivid purple-pink flower spikes. Perfect choice for sunny slopes and banks where it can sprawl freely and provide some erosion control. Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub Hardiness: To 20-25°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 6-10’ × 10-15’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Birds CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Las Pilitas Nursery (http://www.laspilitas.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C2 Botanical Name: Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius Common Name: Fern-leaved Catalina Ironwood / Santa Cruz Island Ironwood Appearance: Rare, evergreen tree with fern-like leaves and dark peeling red bark, beautiful conifer shape, good in grove-stands, fast- grower. Produces considerable leaf litter which is useful as mulch but can bury small understory plants. Useful in the landscape for bank stabilization, hedges Plant Community: Coastal sage scrub, , woodland Hardiness: To 20-35°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1× per month, no summer water once established Bloom Time: Spring, Summer (creamy, white flowers Height x Spread: 20’-50’ × 12-24’ Wildlife: Birds, insects CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Life Nursery (californianativeplants.com) & San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C3 Botanical Name: Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ Common Name: David’s Choice Sagewort Appearance: Dense, low-growing evergreen perennial with finely divided soft sliver-gray foliage. Yellow flowers grown on stems that rise out and away from plant. Does not grow well in hotter inland gardens as overhead irrigation may cause rot. Plant Community: Coastal sage scrub Hardiness: To 0°F Exposure: Full sun (best) to Part sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 2-3’ Wildlife: None listed CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C4 Botanical Name: Frangula californica / Rhamnus californica Common Name: California Coffee Berry / California Buckthorn Appearance: Dense evergreen shrub with dark red branches. Attractive dark green leaves with reddish tinge. Plant prized for berries which turn red, then purple and finally black over summer. Easy to grow. Dense form that makes great fire-resistant hedge. Common landscape uses are bank stabilization, hedges, good in bird, butterfly and bee gardens. Hardiness: To <15°F Plant Community: Chaparral, woodland Exposure: Full sun, part shade Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Spring, Summer (small greenish-white flowers) Height x Spread: 6’-15’ × 5’-15’ Wildlife: Berries provide food source for birds. Butterflies, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C5 Botanical Name: Dudleya pulverulenta Common Name: Chalk Dudleya / Chalk Liveforever Appearance: Succulent found in rocky areas. Rosette with wide fleshy leaves of pale green which age to a pinkish papery texture in drier summer months. In winter and spring it produces a number of tall erect pinkish white stems that produce numerous pointy, rosy-red flowers. Covered in dense coating of chalky, powdery wax. Plant at a 45-90° angle into rocky slopes or rock walls to allow water to fall of face of plant; if planted with face straight up, standing water will cause plant to rot. Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral Hardiness: To 20°F when mature Exposure: Full sun, Part shade Water Needs: Naturalize. 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: <1’-1’ × 1’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C6 Botanical Name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’ Common Name: Seaside Daisy Appearance: Evergreen perennial that forms clumps with gray-green foliage with 3” wide lavender daisies with chartreuse to yellow centers. Plant Community: Coastal, Coastal Sage Scrub Hardiness: 0-10° F Exposure: Full sun to light shade Water Needs: 2× per month to 4× per month Bloom Time: Spring to Fall Height x Spread: <1’ × 1’-2’ Wildlife: Butterflies, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Annie’s Annuals (www.anniesannuals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C7 Botanical Name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’ Common Name: Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy Appearance: Evergreen perennial with large lavender-blue flowers. More heat tolerant than other Erigeron glaucus selections. Excellent for flower borders. Plant Community: Coastal, Coastal Sage Scrub Hardiness: To 0°F Exposure: Full sun to light shade Water Needs: 2× per month to 4× per month Bloom Time: Spring/Summer Height x Spread: 1’ × 1-2’ Wildlife: Butterfly, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C8 Botanical Name: Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Common Name: Dwarf Coyote Brush Appearance: Low growing groundcover shrub with light green rounded leaves. Male flower selection which does not have the fluffy seed heads of other species. Plant 6’ to 8’ to create solid cover within 2-4 years; if planted closer will create a tighter, taller planting. Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: To 15-20°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month; occasional summer irrigation once established Bloom Time: Fall (insignificant flowers) Height x Spread: 1-2’ × 8-10’ Wildlife: None listed CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C9 Botanical Name: Lessingia filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet Beach Aster’ Common Name: Silver Carpet Beach Aster Appearance: Low growing perennial that is densely clothed with toothed 1” long soft-spoon-shaped silvery-gray leaves. Attractive 1” wide lavender- pink, yellow-centered, daisy flowers. Excellent ground cover; looks great spilling over rocks or walls. Plant Community: Coastal, grasslands, coastal sage scrub, oak woodland Hardiness: To 15-20° F Exposure: Full sun to partial shade (does best in full sun; leggy in partial shade) Water Needs: Low water close to coast; occasional summer water inland Bloom Time: Late spring through summer into fall Height x Spread: <1’ × 6-8’ Wildlife: Butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C10 Botanical Name: Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ Common Name: Cedros Island Verbena Appearance: Tidy growing evergreen herbaceous subshrub with mounding habit of mid-green delicately dissected foliage and clusters of sweetly fragrant dark purple, star-shaped flowers. Hardiness: To 20-25°F Plant Community: Coastal Sage Scrub Exposure: Cool sun, Light Shade Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 3’-4’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com) Plant Number: C11 Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos refugioensis Common Name: Refugio Manzanita Appearance: Rare large, lush, beautiful evergreen shrub with pearly white to pink flowers; new growth is flaming red. Excellent front yard shrub. Tolerates clay soil. Hardiness: To 15°F Plant Community: Chaparral Exposure: Full sun, part shade Water Needs: 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring, Winter (flowers that become edible fruit) Height x Spread: 6’-8’ × 10’ Wildlife: Great for bird garden (hummingbirds) CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Moosa Creek Nursery (www.moosacreeknursery.com) Plant Number: C12 Botanical Name: Ceanothus ‘Sierra Blue’ Common Name: Sierra Blue Ceanothus Appearance: Large, evergreen shrub with glossy, green leaves and vivid blue flowers. Exceptional fragrance, good as hedges/screens, and as slope stabilizer. Rapid grower; long lived. Best grown in full sun Hardiness: To 15°F Plant Community: Chaparral Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring (vivid blue flowers) Height x Spread: 8’-15’ × 10’+ Wildlife: Flowers are attractive to butterflies, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Flicker (kimberlyserene) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Theodore Payne Foundation (www.theodorepayne.org) Plant Number: C13 Botanical Name: Adenostoma fasciculatum ‘Nicolas’ Common Name: Prostrate Chamise Appearance: Heather-like dark green foliage, with mounding and spreading habit. Plant Community: Chaparral Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Full sun; Part shade Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 1’-3’ × 3-5’ Wildlife: Butterflies, Birds CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C14 Botanical Name: Trichostema lanatum Common Name: Woolly Bluecurls Appearance: Highly fragrant, small evergreen shrub or sub-shrub with curly, woolly blue flowers in dense clusters with narrow, pointed green leaves. Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub Hardiness: To 0° F Exposure: Full sun, Part shade Water Needs: 1× per month to no summer water once established Bloom Time: Spring, Fall, Winter Height x Spread: 5’ × 5’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Image reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C15 Botanical Name: Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ Common Name: Dark Star Ceanothus Appearance: Mounding shrub with small leaves and profuse dark blue flowers Plant Community: Chaparral Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month in summer Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 4’-8’ × 8’-12’ Wildlife: Bees, insects, birds CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) & USDA Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us) Plant Number: C16 Botanical Name: Oenothera cespitosa Common Name: Tufted Evening Primrose / Fragrant Evening Primrose Appearance: Perennial plant that produces rosette of lobed or toothed leaves with 3-4” fragrant white flowers that bloom in the evening and close in mid-day heat. Flowers bloom and wilt the next day. Attracts large night-flying insects like the Hawk Moth and Sphinx Moth. Plant Community: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Riparian (rivers & creeks), Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest Hardiness: To 20°F Exposure: Sun; Part shade Water Needs: Low water use to riparian cultural conditions Bloom Time: Summer; Fall Height x Spread: 8” high Wildlife: Moths CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Conservation Garden Park (conservationgardenpark.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C17 Botanical Name: Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ Common Name: Margarita BOP Penstemon Appearance: Semi-evergreen mounding perennial with short linear leaves with lavender to purple flowers. Hardiness: 0-10°F Plant Community: Chaparral, Grassland, Oak Forest, Forest Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 18” × 28”-30” Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Annie’s Annuals (www.anniesannuals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C18 Botanical Name: Mimulus species Common Name: Monkey Flower Appearance: Flowers are named for their funny-face flowers that look like grinning monkeys. Wood sub-shrub, sticky, light green leaves, profuse blooms. Hardiness: To 20-25°F Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub Exposure: Full sun, Part shade Water Needs: Naturalize; 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 2’ × 3’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C19 Botanical Name: Eriodictyon crassifolium Common Name: Thickleaf Yerba Santa Appearance: Rounded shrub with hairy to woolly stems with leaves that have toothed margins. Lavender bell-shaped flowers that cluster at the top of upright stems. Endemic to Southern California. Plant Community: Chaparral Hardiness: To 33°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Naturalize (no summer water once established); 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 3-10’ × 3-6’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Reprinted from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C20 Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos ‘Byrd Hill’ Common Name: Byrd Hill Manzanita Appearance: A woody evergreen shrub with an upright, treelike growth habit. Branches are crooked and sculptural with exfoliating red bark. Gray-green leaves are rounded to egg-shaped. Clusters of pink, drooping, urn-shaped flowers are beneficial to many bird species. The berries are edible. Hardiness: To 15°F Plant Community: Varied Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 8’-10’ × 8’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds, Butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Wikipedia (www.laspilitas.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Life Nursery (californianativeplants.com), Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com) and San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C21 Botanical Name: Eriogonum giganteum Common Name: St. Catherine’s Lace Appearance: Evergreen shrub with gray foligage that is a large buckwheat with pinkish-white flowers fading to rust red. Good background plant or placed in the center of a border. Hardiness: To 20-25°F Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month Bloom Time: Spring, Fall Height x Spread: 4’-8’ × 6’-8’ Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees, Insects, Birds eat seed heads CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Las Pilitas Nursery (www.laspilitas.com) Plant Number: C22 Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos insularis ‘Canyon Sparkle’ Common Name: Canyon Sparkles Manzanita / Island Manzanita Appearance: Medium size shrub, with very glossy bright green leaves, green stems and red bark. Does well in clay or sandy soils. Good for hedges, borders in the landscape. Hardiness: To -5°F Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub Exposure: Part shade, full shade Water Needs: 2× per month Bloom Time: Winter (white bell-shaped flowers which become edible fruit) Height x Spread: 4’ × 6’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds, Butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C23 Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia rigens Common Name: Deergrass Appearance: Large perennial bunchgrass with dense, tufted basal foliage of narrow pointed leaves that reach 3’ that range in color from light silver-green to purple. Numerous flower bunches can reach 5’ in height. Hardiness: To 32°F Plant Community: Chaparral, Grasslands, Oak and Woodland communities Exposure: Full sun, Part shade Water Needs: Naturalize; 1× per month Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: 4-5’ × 4’ Wildlife: Birds eat seed heads CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C24 Botanical Name: Stachys bullata Common Name: California Hedgenettle Appearance: Perennial herb with delicate lavender flowers that performs well in damp areas. Grows well in wet, swampy, boggy places. Good choice for bioswales, pond margins. Like most wetland plants, it spreads but is easily controlled. Plant Community: Coastal strip Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Partial shade Water Needs: 2× per week; keep moist Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Height x Spread: 1’ × 2’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Suncrest Nurseries (suncrestnurseries.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C25 Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Old La Rochette’ Common Name: Old la Rochette Coral Bells Appearance: Wonderful, often hard to find Heuchera hybrid. Grows in robust clumps of rounded leaves with wavy margins whose flower stalks carry hundreds of soft pink blossoms. Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Part shade, Full shade Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 1’ × 1-2’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Suncrest Nurseries (suncrestnurseries.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C25 Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Wendy’ Common Name: Wendy Coral Bells Appearance: Light pink blossoms held up on 2’ tall stalks Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Part shade, Full shade Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 2’ × 2-3’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C25 Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Pink’ Common Name: Canyon Pink Coral Bells Appearance: Low growing perennial with gray mottled, lobed leaves with rose pink flowers with lighter centers. Can be grown in full sun in coastal yards. Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: To 0°F Exposure: Part shade, Light shade Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Spring, summer Height x Spread: <1’ × <1’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C26 Botanical Name: Ribes sanguineum Common Name: Red-flowering Currant / Flowering Currant Appearance: Deciduous shrub with dark-brownish-gray bark and 1”-3” long/broad leaves. Young plants have a strong resinous scent in spring. Flowers are produced in early spring when leaves emerge on racemes (flower cluster with separate flowers attached on short stalk) of 5-30 flowers with red or pink petals. Fruit is dark purple and beloved by birds. Plant Community: Chaparral, Forest, Woodland Hardiness: To 11°F Exposure: Part shade Water Needs: 2-3× per month Bloom Time: Spring (flowers); Winter (berries) Height x Spread: 6.5-13’ × 7’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Birds CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C27 Botanical Name: Heuchera maxima ‘Canyon Belle’ Common Name: Red Coral Bells Appearance: Small perennial mounding plant with wide small, glossy dark green 2” wide leaves. Stems are 18” red-tinged stems of rich red flowers held high above foliage. Can be grown in full sun in coastal yards. Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: 0-10°F Exposure: Part shade, Light shade Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Spring Height x Spread: <1’ × <1’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: C28 Botanical Name: Heuchera ‘Susanna’ Common Name: Susanna Coral Bells Appearance: Perennial with bright green leaves with pinkish red flowers held on 2’ stalks. Can be grown in full sun on coast. Plant Community: Varied Hardiness: To 25°F Exposure: Part shade, Light shade Water Needs: 2× per month; drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Spring, summer Height x Spread: <1’ × 1’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photos reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C29 Botanical Name: Salvia clevelandii Common Name: Cleveland Sage Appearance: Beautiful, fast growing, highly aromatic sage with wrinkly leather- textured leaves with rounded flower clusters of tubular lavender to dark purple flowers that are very attractive to hummingbirds. Plant Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub Hardiness: To 20°F Exposure: Sun; Part shade Water Needs: Limit water use to no more than 1× per month and naturalize after 1st or 2nd year. If given too much water, it may die after 2-3 years. Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 3’-4’ × 8’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, insects CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Reprinted from Watershed Nursery (http://www.watershednursery.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) Plant Number: C30 Botanical Name: Heteromeles arbutifolia Common Name: Toyon / California Holly Appearance: Large evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, white flowers and showy red berry clusters. Hardiness: 0-10°F Plant Community: Chaparral Exposure: Full sun, Part shade Water Needs: Naturalize; 1× per month Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 8’-15’ × 15 Wildlife: Birds, Butterflies CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Calscape (calscape.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Calscape (calscape.org) Plant Number: C31 Botanical Name: Rhus ovata Common Name: Sugar Bush / Sugar Sumac Appearance: Evergreen shrub to small tree with rounded appearance, often growing wider than tall. Twigs are thick and reddish in color with dark green, leathery, ovate leaves. Flowers cluster at the ends of branches, with small white to pink flowers. Fruit is small, reddish that is edible. Fast growing once established. Great slope stabilizer. Tolerates variety of soils. Said to be fire resistant given supplemental water. Plant Community: Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, to mountains and desert transition

Hardiness: To +10°F (from Tree of Life Nursery – californianativeplants.com) Exposure: Sun, part shade Water Needs: 1× per month in summer; shouldn’t need watering once established Bloom Time: Spring, Winter Height x Spread: 6’-32’ × 30’ Wildlife: Insects, birds CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

Photos reprinted from Wildscaping (www.wildscaping.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Tree of Live Nursery (http://californianativeplants.com) and Moosa Creek Nursery (www.moosacreeknursery.com) Plant Number: C32 Botanical Name: Vitis californica ‘Rogers Red’ Common Name: California Wild Grape Appearance: Vigorous winter deciduous vine with beautiful flaming red fall color. Tasty blue fruit. Great for covering arbors, walls, fences (e.g., chain-link fence). If not given a support to grow over, it will become a mounding, spreading groundcover Hardiness: To 15°F Plant Community: Varied Exposure: Sun, part shade, full shade Water Needs: 2× to 4× per month Bloom Time: Spring (pale yellow flowers) Height x Spread: 25’-40’ × 40’+ (climber) Wildlife: Fruit prized by birds; flowers attract butterflies, bees, wasps

Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Plant Number: S1 Botanical Name: Senecio haworthii Common Name: Woolly Senecio Appearance: Perennial dwarf succulent shrub with upright cylindrical succulent leaves covered in pure white, very fine hairs covering all surfaces. Produces bright yellow flowers. Try not to wet foliage when watering. Hardiness: To 25-30°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water; allow soil to dry between watering Bloom Time: Infrequent Height x Spread: 1’ × 1’-2’ Wildlife: Bees, beneficial insects, birds, butterflies, moths Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: S2 Botanical Name: Aeonium ‘Silk Pinwheel’ Common Name: Silk Pinwheel Appearance: Dusky, dark purple succulent leaves are arranged in tight whorls with texture and color reminiscent of fine silk. More compact with denser rosettes than other Aeonium arboreums. Hardiness: To 28°F Exposure: Full sun or part shade Water Needs: Low water; use less water during the summer dormant season. Bloom Time: Infrequent Height x Spread: 3’ × 3’ Wildlife: Bees

Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Plant Number: S3 Botanical Name: Echeveria species Appearance: Usually solitary with rosettes to 12” across. Never let water sit in rosette which will cause rot or fungal diseases. Colors range from blue-green to gray-green tinged rose around wavy edges. Remove dead leaves from bottom as plant grows. Colors more pronounced when grown in sun. Hardiness: 25-30°F Exposure: Cool sun; Light shade Water Needs: Low water use Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 1’ × <1’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Photo reprinted San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Plant Number: S4 Botanical Name: Aloe brevifolia Common Name: Short-leaved Aloe Appearance: Rosette-forming succulent with triangular, thick gray-green leaves with white spines along margins that build up on each other to form a clump. Hardiness: To 25-30°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low. Never let plant stand in stagnant water. Use well draining cactus potting mix if growing in pots, or plant outdoors in well draining soil. Bloom Time: Late spring (orange tubular flower spikes that rise up to 24” above plant Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 1’-2’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: S5 Botanical Name: Aeonium ‘Plum Petals’ Common Name: Plum Petals Appearance: Deep, plum-purple colored succulent leaves forming large rosettes up to 10” across. Freely branching. Active during cool season, let rest during hottest summer months. Hardiness: To 30°F Exposure: Full sun or part shade Water Needs: Low water; can accept regular garden watering. Bloom Time: Yellow flowers during Spring to Summer Height x Spread: 3.5’ × 3’ Wildlife: Bees Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S6 Botanical Name: Kalanchoe beharensis Common Name: Velvet Elephant Ear Appearance: Slow growing succulent tree-like shrub with thick stems and large, undulated and folded, olive-green, slightly triangular- shaped leaves covered in velvety soft brown hairs. When mature, small, greenish-yellow flowers appear. Good sculptural succulent that looks great in large pot. Hardiness: To 30-32° Exposure: Sun or shade Water Needs: Low water needs; allow soil to dry out between watering Bloom Time: Winter Height x Spread: 10’-16’ × 6’-12’ Caution: May be poisonous Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) and San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S7 Botanical Name: Senecio talinoides Common Name: Blue Fingers / Blue Senecio / Blue Chalk Sticks Appearance: Evergreen semi-trailing succulent shrub with sparingly branched, erect, becoming procumbent and often rooting at nodes. Fleshy finger-like leaves that are brittle. Use as groundcover. Hardiness: To 20-25°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water needs Bloom Time: Summer (small white flowers) Height x Spread: 1’-5’ × 2’-3’ Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, other insects

Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Photo reprinted San Marcos Growers (www.sanmarcos growers.com PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) Plant Number: S8 Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Sunset’ Common Name: Hummel’s Sunset / Golden Jade Tree Appearance: Shrubby succulent with leaves the same size as the common Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) which take on spectacular hues with the upper portion of the leaves having a golden yellow color with ochre edges, especially during the cooler months. Received the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (United Kingdom) Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Hardiness: To 32°F Exposure: Sun or part shade Water Needs: Low water needs Bloom Time: Late fall to winter (small white flowers with hint of lavender) Height x Spread: 1’-3’ × 1’-2’ Wildlife: Bees Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from World of Succulents (https://worldofsucculents.com) and San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S9 Botanical Name: Agave americana ‘Marginata’ Common Name: Variegated Century Plant Appearance: Large rosette-forming succulent with upright slightly waving gray-green leaves up to 5’ long and 10” wide with strong cream to yellow margins. Flowers with tall paniculate that are pale yellow. Slow growing. Give plenty of room and situate away from traffic; good for hillsides. CAUTION: Plant has irritating sap and very sharp thorns; plant away from walkways. Hardiness: To 15-20°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Irrigate occasionally to not at all Bloom Time: Blooms after several decades old with yellow-green flowers Height x Spread: 4’-6’ × 6’-8’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S10 Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Blue Elf’ Common Name: Blue Elf Aloe Appearance: Vigorous tight-clumping allow with narrow upright gray-blue leaves that contrast with spikes of orange flowers. Great in mass plantings as a succulent ground cover or as a potted specimen Hardiness: To 20-25°F Exposure: Full sun to light shade; will grow in deep shade but more prostrate and does not flower. Grows well in full sun in desert heat. Water Needs: Occasional to infrequent watering Bloom Time: Winter to early Spring Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 1’-2’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from World of Succulents (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: S11 Botanical Name: Aeonium urbicum ‘Salad Bowl’ Common Name: Salad Bowl Aeonium Appearance: Huge green succulent rosettes up to 18” across making it look like a giant salad bowl. Hardiness: To 30°F Exposure: Full sun; Part shade (esp. inland) Water Needs: Low water use; rests during summer so reduce watering. Bloom Time: Winter to early Spring with cream flower spikes Height x Spread: 1.5’ × 3’ Wildlife: Bees

Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted from Millette Garden Pictures (www.millettegardenpictures.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S12 Botanical Name: CALIFORNIA NATIVE: Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Brakelights’ Common Name: Mountain States Red Yucca / Redflower False Yucca Appearance: A stemless succulent with rosettes of arching and spreading grass-like foliage to 2’ tall with vibrant red colored bell-shaped flowers rising on arching wands to 3’. The leathery, long, narrow, blue-green leaves have white fraying fibers along margins. Plant Community: Desert Hardiness: <0°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: 1-2× per month; will accept no irrigation in summer once established but will flower better with some irrigation Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 2-3’ × 2-3’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees Succulents & cactus

Photo reprinted Annies Annuals (www.anniesannuals) Photo reprinted San Marcos Growers (www.sanmarcos growers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (https://smgrowers.com) Plant Number: S13 Botanical Name: Aloe tomentosa Common Name: Hairy Green Aloe Appearance: Forms a single rosette with pale green leaves. In late summer, a tall branched inflorescence appears bearing unique chartreuse to yellow flowers covered in thick wool. Hardiness: To 25-30°F Exposure: Full sun to light shade Water Needs: Low Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 1’-2’ × 3’-4’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds

OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Living Fashion (www.livingfashion.co.nz) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: O1 Botanical Name: Lavandula stoechas Common Name: Pink Lavender Appearance: Long-blooming and fragrant perennial plants distinguished from other lavenders by the unique, tufted blooms for Spanish lavender. Vigorous and easy to grow. Hardiness: 0-10°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Late Spring, early Summer Height x Spread: 24-30” × 18-24” Wildlife: Butterflies, bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Burpee (www.burpee.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet Plant Number: O2 Botanical Name: Helianthus interspecific ‘Sunfinity’ Sunflower Common Name: Sunfinity Sunflower Appearance: Long-lasting bright yellow sunflowers. Up to 12 weeks of blooming color. Hardiness: To 65-68°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Medium water use Bloom Time: Summer to Autumn Height x Spread: 36”-48” × 24”-36” Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from San Marcos Growers (www.smgrowers.com) Plant Number: O3 Botanical Name: Arbutus ‘Marina’ Common Name: Marina Strawberry Tree Appearance: The tree's growth causes the older bark to peel away from the trunk and branches revealing the beautiful shiny red new bark underneath. The pendulous clusters of urn-shaped white-blushed-pink flowers are produced year-round along the coast with peaks in spring and fall. The flowers are followed by red gritty fruit that while technically edible, are not really that palatable. Can be grown as a standard or as a multi- branched tree. Hardiness: To 15-20°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water use; looks best with summer water Bloom Time: Year round Height x Spread: 40’-50’ × 25’-40’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Bees, Birds (fruit) OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Gardener Direct (www.gardenerdirect.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: O4 Botanical Name: Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’ Common Name: Wichita Blue Juniper Appearance: Bright silvery-blue foliage with a broad upright pyramidal form. Hardiness: To -30 to -35°F Exposure: Full sun; Part shade Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Not applicable Height x Spread: 12’-15’ × 4’-6’ Wildlife: Not applicable OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Waterwise Botanicals (www.waterwisebotanicals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Botanicals (www.waterwisebotanicals.com) Plant Number: O5 Botanical Name: Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Common Name: Powis Castle Artemisia / Wormwood Appearance: Upright, mounding shrub with lacy look soft gray-green sage scented foliage and insignificant pale, yellow flowers. Looks great in mass plantings. Hardy in sun, heat, cold. Hardiness: To -15°F Exposure: Full sun; Part shade Water Needs: Low water; prefers dry soil once established Bloom Time: Late Summer Height x Spread: 3’ × 10’ Wildlife: Not listed OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Dave’s Garden (www.davesgarden.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Waterwise Garden Guides (www.gardenguides.com) Plant Number: O6 Botanical Name: Morus rubra ‘Pendula’ Common Name: Weeping Mulberry Appearance: Lovely, deciduous umbrella-like tree with weeping branches that grow to the ground. Produces small deep-purple fruit that is and very sweet. Hardiness: To -10 to 0°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Drought tolerant once established Bloom Time: Not applicable Height x Spread: 6’-8’ × 8’ Wildlife: Fruit attract birds OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Missouri Botanical Garden (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) Plant Number: O7 Botanical Name: Lavatera species Common Name: Rose mallow Appearance: Forms large upright woody shrub bearing many hollyhock-like flowers with bright-green palmate-shaped leaves. Hardiness: To -10°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Average water use Bloom Time: Early summer to Mid-fall Height x Spread: 47-82” × 35-47” Wildlife: Butterflies, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Pinterest PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Missouri Botanical Garden (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) Plant Number: O8 Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’ Common Name: Black Knight Butterfly Bush Appearance: Deciduous shrub with spike-like, mildly fragrant flower clusters that grow at the end of branches. Black Knight features nearly black flowers. Shrub has an arching, spreading habit. Hardiness: To -4°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low to medium water use Bloom Time: Late Spring to Late Summer Height x Spread: 6’-8’ × 3’-5’ Wildlife: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet Plant Number: O9 Botanical Name: Verbena bonariensis Common Name: Purple Top Verbena Appearance: Airy, see-through habit makes this plant a good choice for the front or middle border. Flowers are carried on tall stems. Hardiness: To 5°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water use Bloom Time: Summer to Winter Height x Spread: 3’-6’× 1’-3’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Personal photo PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Evergreen Nursery (www.evergreennursery.com) Plant Number: O10 Botanical Name: Olea europaea ‘Mt. Royal’ Common Name: Mt. Royal Olive Tree Appearance: Upright shrub-like olive tree with small, creamy white flowers. Hardiness: To 0°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Summer Height x Spread: 15-30’ × 20’ Wildlife: Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Monrovia (www.monrovia.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Evergreen Nursery (www.evergreen.com) Plant Number: O11 Botanical Name: Cercidium-parkinsonia hybrid ‘Desert Museum’ Common Name: Desert Museum Palo Verde Appearance: Fast-growing deciduous tree with yellow flowers and yellow-green foliage and trunk. Fire-resistant for defensible space Hardiness: To 15°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Spring, Summer Height x Spread: 20’ × 20’ Wildlife: Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Gardeners Dream (www.gardenersdream.co.uk) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Missouri Botanical Garden (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) Plant Number: O12 Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii Common Name: Butterfly Bush Appearance: Deciduous shrub with spike-like, mildly fragrant flower clusters that grow at the end of branches. Shrub has an arching, spreading habit. Hardiness: To -4°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low to medium water use Bloom Time: Late Spring to Late Summer Height x Spread: 6’-8’ × 3’-5’ Wildlife: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Reprinted from Keokea Perennials (http://keokeaperennials.com) Green Meadow Growers (http://greenmeadowgrowers.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet Plant Number: O13 Botanical Name: Calylophus drummondii Common Name: Sun Drops / Texas Primrose Appearance: Long, living evergreen woody perennial with a profusion of bright, golden yellow long-lasting flowers with narrow fine-textured soft foliage. Mounded, round growth habit. Great in mass plantings at front of border where the plant will drape over and cascade down a couple of feet. Great plant for containers and dry gardens, particularly hot spots in the garden and on slopes. Hardiness: To <0°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water use Bloom Time: Spring to early summer; bloom may extend into Fall Height x Spread: <1’ × 2-3’ Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Birds OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from FAF Growers (www.fafgrowers.com) Photo reprinted from Almost Eden (https://almostedenplants.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet Plant Number: O14 Botanical Name: Agastache Hybrid ‘Blue Boa’ Common Name: Hummingbird Mint ‘Blue Boa’ Appearance: Produces tall dense spikes of deep violet-blue tubular flowers held in giant on tall, strong spikes. Deep green fragrant foliage. Tolerates heat, humidity; will thrive in many conditions other perennials find less than ideal. Typically, not bothered by pests and diseases. Does best in well- drained, fertile soil. Flower spikes can be used as fresh or dried cut flowers and the flowers and foliage can be used in culinary creations. Hardiness: To -15°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Early Summer through Fall Height x Spread: 20”-24” × 18” Wildlife: Hummingbird, Butterflies, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Bulbs Direct (www.bulbsdirect.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Smart Planet Plant Number: O15 Botanical Name: Kniphofia uvaria ‘Candy Apple’ Common Name: Red Hot Poker ‘Candy Apple’ Appearance: Perennial with vibrant colored flowerheads followed by seeds. Great for mass plantings alone or in perennial flower beds. Fire-resistant. Hardiness: To -5°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water use Bloom Time: Summer to Autumn Height x Spread: 2’-3’× 12”-15” Wildlife: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Birds, Bees OTHER WATERWISE PLANTS

Photo reprinted from Annie’s Annuals (www.anniesannuals.com) PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Information from Annie’s Annuals (www.anniesannuals.com) Plant Number: O16 Botanical Name: Asclepius curassavica Common Name: Tropical Butterfly Bush / Mexican Milkweed / Blood Flower Appearance: Rich nectar source and critical larval food source for Monarch butterflies. Evergreen, shrubby plant with bold red-orange and yellow flowers that blood throughout the year. Reseeds. attracted to new growth. To protect Monarchs from disease, cut back in late Fall which will promote a healthier plant next year. Milky sap may cause minor skin irritation; use caution when plant stems. Hardiness: To 10-15°F Exposure: Full sun Water Needs: Low water Bloom Time: Year-round Height x Spread: 4’ × 4’ Wildlife: Butterflies, bees