Native Plants for Ukiah Area Landscaping
Dry valley areas:
Annuals: California poppies Eschscholzia californica Small shrubs/groundcovers: Generally evergreen Lupines Lupinus spp. Sticky monkey flower Mimulus aurianticus Farewell to spring Clarkia amoena Caifornia grape Mahonia/Berberis Elegant madia Madia elegans Sonoma sage Salvia sonomensis Hayfields tarweed Hemizonia congesta Pitcher sage Lepechinia calycina Rosinweed Calycadenia sp. Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum Goldfields Lasthenia californica Coyote mint Monardella villosa Tricolor and bluehead gilia Gilia tricolor, G.capitata Bee plant Scrophularia californica Larkspur (blue) Delphinium spp. Large shrubs (Some are small tree size): Bulbs/Corms: Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Ithuriel’s spear Triteleia laxa Redbud Cercis occidentalis Harvest Brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. Hyacinth Brodiaea Triteleia hyacinthine Coffeeberry Frangula californica Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum Wild lilac Ceanothus spp, Ookow Dichelostemma congesta Silktassel Garrya flavescens Iris Iris macrosiphon, Coyote bush Baccharis pilularis I. douglasiana Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides Blue eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum Mariposa lilies Calochortus spp.
Perennials: generally die back in winter Trees: Goldenrod Solidago spp. Valley Oak Quercus lobata Wooly sunflowers Eriophyllum lanatum Interior live oak (Shreve) Quercus parvula Milkweeds Asclepias spp. Blue oak Quercus douglasii California phacelia Phacelia californica Douglas fir Psuedotsuga menziesii Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus Madrone Arbutus menziesii California fuchsia Epilobium canum Buckwheats Eriogonum spp. Checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora
Grasses/sedges/rushes (see riparian below): Purple needle grass Stipa pulchra California fescue Festuca californica California oat grass Danthonia californica Juncus patens Juncus effusus Wild blue rye Elymus glaucus
Riperian/swale (plants that need shade &/or more water):
Annuals: Shrubs/medium height: Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla & other spp. Spice Bush Calycanthus occidentalis Clarkia red ribbons Clarkia concinna Western serviceberry Almelanchier alnifolia Common meadowfoam Limnanthes douglasii Giant chain fern Woodwardia fimbriata Skunk bush Rhus trilobata Flowering current/gooseberry Ribes spp. Bulbs/corms/perennial: Osoberry Oemleria cerasiformis Purdy’s iris Iris purdyi Ocean spray Holodiscus discolor Canyon delphinium Delphinium nudicaule Firecracker flower Dichelostemma ida-maia Diogenes lantern Calochortus amablis Maidenhair, five finger fern Adiantum spp. Trees: Wood fern Dryopteris Ash Fraxinus dipetala Camas Camassia quamash Black Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Alder Alnus rhombifolia Cottonwood Populus fremontii Low growing evergreen perennials, grasses, Buckeye Aesculus californica sedges, rushs, shrubs, ferns: California nutmeg Torreya californica Yerba buena Clinopodium douglasii Black oak Quercus kellogii Santa Barbara sedge Carex barbarae Canyon oak Quercus chrysolepsis California grey rush Juncus patens Big leaf maple Acer macrophyllum Common rush Juncus effusus California boxelder Acer negundo Field sedge Carex praegracilis Douglas fir Psuedotsuga menziesii California fescue Festuca californica California bay Umbellularia californica Lady fern Athyrium sp Willow Salix exigua, S. laevigata Sword fern Polystichum munitum Mugwort (Perennial deciduous) Artemesia douglasiana Vines: Creeping wild rye Leymus triticoides Wild grape Vitus californica Meadow barley Hordeum branchyantherum Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula) Alum Root Heuchera micrantha California pipevine Aristolochia californica (documented Mendo 1897)
Pipestem clematis Clematis lasiantha
Useful plants from outside Mendocino County: Fremontodendron californica (in adjoining counties) Romneya coulteri Ribes viburnifolium Salvias - many species Carex pansa
Native Plant Nuseries in Our Area California Flora Nursery http://www.calfloranursery.com/ (707) 528-8813 • 2990 Somers Street • Fulton, CA 95439
Compiled by Andrea Davis, Sanhedrin Chapter, CNPS June 2015