Cooperative Extension-Sacramento County 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA 95827-3823 (916) 875-6913 Office • (916) 875-6233 Fax Website: sacmg.ucanr.edu Garden Notes GN 101 WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE PLANT LIST The Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is an instructional facility designed to educate home gardeners and landscape professionals in the planting and care of ornamental and edible plants. UC Master Gardeners maintain demonstration plantings of fruit trees, table grapes, berries, vegetables, and the water efficient landscape demonstration garden. The Water-Efficient Landscape (WEL) demonstrates that a beautiful garden can thrive on low amounts of supplemental summer water. This demonstration area is composed of six gardens designed to offer a variety of landscaping options. The gardens are: 1) Front Perimeter garden, 2) Mediterranean garden, 3) Perennial Walk, 4) Common Variety garden, 5) Native Plant garden, and 6) Ultra WEL. Strategically placed signs clearly show their locations on site. In addition to water wise plant selection, this demonstration garden incorporates various water efficient landscaping techniques. These include the use of compost to improve soil structure, drip irrigation, and mulch to reduce soil moisture loss and weed growth. The gardens demonstrate that it is possible to conserve water and have an attractive landscape at the same time. By using water meters, we have found that our WEL gardens use about 65 to 75 percent less water than an average lawn of similar size. 1. Front Perimeter 2. Mediterranean 3. Perennial Walk 4. Common Variety 5. Native Plant 6. Ultra WEL ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Fair Oaks Horticulture Center workshop schedule: ucanr.edu/workshops/ UC Davis Arboretum: arboretum.ucdavis.edu/ US Bureau of Reclamation - Water Wise Gardens: www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/resources/gardens/cfm WUCOLS (Water Use Classification of Landscape Species): http://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/ July 2019, revised by UCCE Sacramento County Master Gardeners. Edited by Judy McClure, UCCE Sacramento County Master Gardener Program Coordinator. It is the policy of the University of California (UC) and the UC Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities. (Complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/215244.pdf ). Inquiries regarding ANR’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Affirmative Action Compliance Officer and Title IX Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397. Agriculture • Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences • Master Food Preservers • 4-H Youth Development • Horticulture • Master Gardeners U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, and the Counties of Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo cooperating. GN 101 WEL PLANT LIST 2019 PAGE 2 OF 7 * * BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME GARDEN N é TREES Acca (Feijoa) sellowiana Pineapple guava 2 √ Acer buergeranum Trident maple 1 Celtis sinensis Chinese hackberry 4 Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud 2 Cercis occidentalis Western redbud 5 √ √ Chilopsis linearis ‘Monhews' Timeless beauty desert willow 3, 5 √ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple‘ Royal purple smoke tree 1 Geijera parviflora Australian willow 1 Lagerstroemia indica ‘Catawba’ Catawba crape myrtle 2 √ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Dynamite’ Dynamite crape myrtle 4 √ Laurus nobilis Sweet bay 1 Parkinsonia ‘Desert Museum’ Palo verde 2 Pistacia chinensis Chinese pistache 1, 4 Platanus racemosa California sycamore 5 √ Prunus caroliniana ‘Bright ‘n Tight’ Bright ‘n tight Carolina laurel cherry 4 Prunus caroliniana ‘Compacta’ Compact Carolina laurel cherry 4 Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf cherry 6 Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Lyonii Catalina cherry 6 Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ Bradford pear 1 Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak 5 Quercus douglasii Blue oak 1 √ Quercus macrocarpa Burr oak 1 Quillaja saponaria Soapbark tree 6 Vitex agnus-castus Chaste tree 6 SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS Acacia cognata ‘Cousin Itt’ Little River wattle 2 Achillea millefolium Common yarrow 5 √ √ Adenanthos sericeus Woolly bush 2 Agapanthus hybrid ‘Elaine’ Elaine lily-of-the Nile 4 Aloe sp. Aloe 2 Aloe vera Medicinal aloe 2 Anisodontea x hypomandarum ‘Tara’s Pink’ Tara’s pink cape mallow 1 Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ Compact strawberry bush 3 Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ Emerald carpet manzanita 5 √ Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’ McMinn’s manzanita 5 √ √ Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’ Carmel Sur manzanita 1, 5 √ Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’ Dr. Hurd manzanita 5. 6 √ Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Paradise’ Paradise pajaro manzanita 5 √ Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Point Reyes’ Point Reyes bearberry 5 √ Artemisia arborescens Tree wormwood 6 Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle wormwood 3 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed 2 Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myers’ Foxtail fern 2 Aster ‘Purple Dome’ Purple dome michaelmas daisy 3 √ Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’ Monch aster 3 Aster x frikartii ‘Wonder of Staffa’ Wonder of Staffa aster 1 Asteriscus maritimus Gold coin 6 * N: A native is a plant that grew naturally in California prior to European contact. é: An Arboretum All-Star is a plant identified by the horticultural staff of the UC Davis Arboretum. They have chosen 100 tough, reliable plants that have been tested in the Arboretum, are easy to grow, don’t need a lot of water, have few problems with pests or diseases, and have outstanding qualities in the garden. Many of them are California native plants and support native birds and insects. Most All-Star plants can be successfully planted and grown throughout California. GN 101 WEL PLANT LIST 2019 PAGE 3 OF 7 BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME GARDEN N é Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Pigeon Point coyote brush 5 √ Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium Oregon holly grape 1 √ Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium var. repens Creeping Oregon grape 5 √ Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pigmy’ Crimson pigmy dwarf Japanese barberry 1 Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’ Helmond pillar Japanese barberry 1 Beschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Gold' Flamingo gold Mexican lily 2 Bidens ferulifolia 'Peter's Gold Carpet’ Peter's gold carpet 6 Buddleja davidii ‘Nanjo Purple’ Nanjo purple dwarf butterfly bush 4 Bulbine frutescens Cape balsam 1, 3 √ Caesalpinia gilliesii Desert bird of paradise 2 Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’ Little John bottlebrush 2 Carpenteria californica ‘Elizabeth’ Elizabeth bush anemone 5 √ √ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ Dark knight blue mist spiraea 3 Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Summer Sorbet’ Summer sorbet blue mist spiraea 3 Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Worcester Gold’ Worcester gold golden-leaf bluebeard 3 Ceanothus ‘Concha’ Concha wild lilac 5 √ √ Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus ‘Emily Brown’ Emily Brown ceanothus 5 √ Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ Julia Phelps wild lilac 5 √ Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ Ray Hartman ceanothus 5 √ √ Ceanothus griseus horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’ Yankee Point wild lilac 1 √ Ceanothus maritimus ‘Frosty Dawn' Frosty dawn ceanothus 6 Ceanothus maritimus ‘Valley Violet’ Valley violet ceanothus 1, 5, 6 √ √ Centranthus ruber Jupiter’s beard 1 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf plumbago 4 √ Centaurea cineraria Dusty miller 6 Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm 2 Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita daisy 6 Cistus x hybridus White rockrose 4 Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Red star grass tree 2 Cordyline australis ‘Torbay Dazzler’ Torbay dazzler grass palm 2 Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ Moonbeam coreopsis 1 Corokia cotoneaster Corokia 1 Correa ‘Ivory Bells’ Ivory bells Australian fuchsia 1 Correa pulchella Australian fuchsia 2 Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ Golden spirit smoke bush 2 Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Lowfast’ Bearberry 2 Dianthus sp. Pink 4 Dicliptera suberecta Hummingbird plant 3 Echeveria elegans Hen and chicks 2 Echium wildpretii Tower of jewels 1 Encelia californica ‘El Dorado’ El Dorado bush sunflower 5 √ Epilobium (Zauschneria) californica ‘Everett’s Choice’ Everett’s choice California fuchsia 5 √ Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum California fuchsia 1, 4 √ √ Eremophila maculata ‘Valentine’ Valentine emu bush 6 Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’ Wayne Roderick seaside daisy 5 √ √ Erigeron karvinskianus Santa Barbara daisy 3 √ Eriogonum arborescens Santa Cruz Island buckwheat 5 √ Eriogonum crocatum Saffron buckwheat 5 √ Eriogonum fasciculatum ‘Warriner Lytle’ Warriner Lytle buckwheat 5 √ Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine’s lace 5, 6 √ √ Eriogonum grande rubescens Red buckwheat 5, 6 √ Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum ‘Shasta Buckwheat’ Sulfur buckwheat 5 √ GN 101 WEL PLANT LIST 2019 PAGE 4 OF 7 BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME GARDEN N é Eriophyllum lanatum ‘Siskiyou’ Woolly sunflower 5 √ Euonymus alatus Winged euonymus 1 Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ Emerald gaiety euonymus 3 Euphorbia ‘Silver Swan’ Silver swan euphorbia 2 Euphorbia characias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ Tasmanian tiger euphorbia 2 Euphorbia myrsinites Perennial spurge 1, 2 Galvezia (Gambelia) speciosa ‘Firecracker’ Firecracker island bush snapdragon 5 √ Gaura lindheimeri Gaura 4 Gazania rigens leucolaena Hardy trailing gazania 4 Gazania sp. White trailing gazania 4 Grevillea lanigera ‘Coastal Gem’ Coastal gem grevillea 2, 3 Haworthia sp. Haworthia 2 Helianthemum nummularium ‘Wisley Primrose’ Wisley primrose sunrose 3 Helleborus x hybridus Hellebore 2 Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ Happy returns daylily 3, 4 Hemerocallis ‘Magic Masquerade’ Magic masquerade daylily 4 Hemerocallis ‘Purple de Oro’ Purple