This list shows some of the Garden’s best plants and how they might be used. These plants come from the five mediterranean-climate regions of the world, including California, where dry summers exist.

Our 2009 edition of 128 of Our Best contains full color photos and plant information for each of these plants as well as their location in our Garden. It is available for purchase in Eve’s Garden Shop.

Many of these plants are for sale at the Garden Shop and at our periodic plant sales. Visit the Garden’s website www.slobg.org to find dates for these sales and other Garden events.

Attracts Birds, Butterflies

Acer macrophyllum Laurus nobilis Achillea millefolium Lavandula angustifolia Aesculus californica Lavandula stoechas ‘Willow Vale’ Agapanthus africanus ‘Storm Cloud’ Lavatera maritima Aquilegia formosa Leonotis leonurus Arbutus unedo ‘October Festival’ Lilium pardalinum Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’ Lonicera involucrata Arctostaphylos edmundsii Luma apiculata Banksia lemanniana Lyonothamnus floribundus var. asplenifolius Berberis aquifolium var. repens Malacothamnus niveus Calothamnus quadrifidus Mimulus aurantiacus ‘Brick’ Carpenteria californica Olea europaea Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens Pelargonium sp. ‘Brilliant’ Cercis occidentalis Penstemon azureus Cornus stolonifera Plumbago auriculata ‘Imperial Blue’ Correa calycina Quercus suber Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii Rhamnus californica Dierama pulcherrimum Rhus integrifolia Digitalis thapsi Ribes sanguineum ‘Mesa Rose’ Epilobium canum Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Ken Taylor’ Eriogonum crocatum Salvia africana-lutea Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Salvia clevelandii x S. leucophylla ‘Allen Chickering’ Eschscholzia californica Salvia leucophylla Ficus carica Salvia leucophylla ‘Point Sal’ Fragaria californica (vesca) Salvia spathacea Fremontodendron x ‘California Glory’ Sambucus mexicana Gomphostigma virgatum Sisyrinchium californicum Grevillia ‘White Wings’ Trachelium caeruleum Hakea petiolaris Viburnum tinus ‘Spring Bouquet’ Heteromeles arbutifolia Kunzea baxteri List compiled by Ron Kindig, 2009