Abbotsford Water Efficient Plant List Minimum Soil Depth Botanical name Common name type (mm) ANNUALS Argemone grandifolia Statice/Sea Lavendar A Begonia x hybrida 'Dragon Wings' Dragon Wing begonia A 150 Bracteantha species Strawflower Calendula officinalis Calendula A 150 Coleus ssp. Coleus A 150 Cosmos bipinnatus Garden cosmos A 150 Cuphea llavea Cuphea A 150 Dyssocua tenuiloba Dahlberg Daisey A Eschscholzia californica California poppy A 150 Gazania spendens Gazania A Lantana camara Lantana A 150 Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum A 150 Nigella damascena Love-in-the-mist A 150 Oesteopermum African daisy A 150 Pelargonium species Geranium A Portulaca oleracea Portulaca A Salvia guaranitica Anise-scented sage A 150 Scaevola aemula Fan flower A 150 Targetes erecta Marogold A Targetes erecta Marogold A Viola x wittrockiana Pansy A 150 Zinnia ssp. Zinnia A 150 Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer' Broussa mullein A 150 Verbascum phlomoides 'Spica' Orange mullein A 150 BULBS Allium christophii Star of Persia B 150 Allium karataviense Turkestan onion B 150 Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' Glory of the snow B 150 Colchicum autumnale Autumn crocus B 150 Crocus ssp. Crocus B 150 Eranthis hyemalis Winter aconite B 150 Erythronium ssp. Fawn lily B 150 Eucomis Pineapple lily B 150 Fritillaria meleagris Checkered lily B 150 Galanthus ssp. Snowdrop B 150 Iris reticulata Dwarf iris B 150 Muscari ssp. Grape hyacinth B 150 Narcissus Daffodil B 150 Nerine bowdenii Bowden lily B 150 Ornithogalum nutans Drooping Star of Bethlehem/Silverbells B 150 Scilla siberica Siberian squill B 150 Tulipa Tulip B 150 NATIVE BULBS Camassia ssp Camas B 150 Cardamine pulcherrima Beautiful bittercress B 150 Dodecatheon hendersonii Henderson's shooting star B 150 Erythronium oreganum White fawn lily B 150 Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate lily B 150 Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids Pacific Coast iris B 150 Lilium columbianum Columbia lily B 150 Trillium ovatum White trillium B 150 Triteleia hyacinthina White brodiaea P 150 FERNS Asplenium scolopendrium Hart's-tongue fern F 150 Cyrtomium falcatum Japanese holly fern F 200 Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn fern F 200 NATIVE FERNS Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak fern F 150 Matteucia struthiopteris Ostrich fern F 200 Pentagramma triangularis Goldenback fern F 200 Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern F 150 Polystichum munitum Western sword fern F 200 GRASSES Anamanthele lessoniana Pheasant's tail grass G 200 Arrhenatherum bulbosum 'Variegatum' Bulbous oat grass G 200 Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' Variegated feather reed grass G 200 Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Karl Foerster feather reed grass G 200 Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Variegated Japanese sedge G 200 Deschampsia flexuosa 'Aurea' Golden tufted hair grass G 200 Elymus cinereus 'Magnar' Great Basin wild rye G 200 Eragrostis spectabilis Purple love grass G 200 Festuca glauca Blue Fescue G Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' All Gold Hakone grass G 200 Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' Golden variegated Hakone grass G 200 Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue oat grass G 200 Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' Japanese Blood Grass G 200 Miscanthus sinensis 'Cosmopolitan' Cosmopolitan Japanese silver grass G 200 Miscanthus sinensis 'Giganteus' Giant Chinese silver grass G 200 Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus Nana' Dwarf Japanese silver grass G 200 Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Gracillimus Japanese silver grass G 200 Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' Dwarf Japanese silver grass G 200 Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink hair grass G 200 Nassella tenuissima Mexican feather grass G 200 Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Black mondo grass G 150 Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Burgundy Bunny' Burgundy Bunny fountain grass G 150 Pennistetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' Dwarf Fountain Grass G 150 Saccharum ravennae Hardy Pampas Grass G 200 Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem G 200 Stipa gigantea Giant golden oats G 200 NATIVE GRASSES Andropogon gerardii 'New Wave' New Wave big bluestem G 200 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Grass G TURFGRASS Festuca arundinacea Turf Type Tall Fescue TG 150 GROUNDCOVER Achillea tomentosa Woolly yarrow GC 150 Ajuga reptans Bugleweed GC 150 Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold' Mountain alyssum GC 150 Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' Pink pussytoes GC 150 Anthemis marschalliana Alpine marguerite daisy GC 150 Artemesia 'Silver Brocade' Silver Brocade artemesia GC 150 Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' Silver mound GC 150 Aubrieta ssp. Rock cress GC 150 Bouteloua gracilis Mosquito grass, blue gramma GC 150 Callirhoe involucrata Poppy mallow GC 150 Campanula porscharskyana Serbian bluebell GC 150 Carex flacca Blue sedge GC 150 Ceanothus gloriosus 'Point Reyes" Point Reyes creeper GC 150 Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer GC 150 Ceratostigma plumbagnoides Blue leadwort GC 150 Chamaemelum nobile Roman chamomile GC 150 Cotoneaster adpressus Creeping cotoneaster GC 150 Cotoneaster dammeri Bearberry cotoneaster GC 150 Delosperma cooperi Purple hardy ice plant GC 150 Delosperma nubigenum Yellow hardy ice plant GC 150 Epimedium rubrum Red barrenwort GC 150 Epimedium x versicolour 'Sulphureum' Yellow barrenwort GC 150 Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' Elijah blue fescue GC 150 Fragraria 'Red Lipstick' or 'Pink Panda' Ornamental strawberry GC 150 Geranium macrorrhizum Bigroot cranesbill GC 150 Geranium x cantabriense 'Cambridge' Cambridge cranesbill GC 150 Gypsophila repens Creeping baby's breath GC 150 Helianthemum numularium Rock rose GC 150 Hypericum calycinum St. John's Wort GC 150 Iberis sempervirens 'Little Gem' Dwarf perennial candytuft GC 150 Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold' Old Gold Chinese juniper GC 200 Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' Blue rug juniper GC 200 Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' Blue star juniper GC 200 Juniperus x pfitzeriana Pfitzer juniper GC 200 Koeleria glauca Blue Hair Grass GC 150 Lithodora diffusa Lithospermum GC 150 Oreganum vulgare 'Aureum' Golden oregano GC 150 Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' Ornamental oregano GC 150 Pachysandra terminalis Japanese spurge GC 150 Phlox douglasii Moss phlox GC 150 Phlox subulata Moss phlox, creeping phlox GC 150 Pulmonaria saccarata 'Mrs. Moon' Lungwort/ Bethlehem sage GC 150 Rubus rolfii Creeping raspberry GC 150 Sedum kamtschaticum Russian stonecrop GC 150 Sedum repestre 'Angelina' Angelina stonecrop GC 150 Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' Dragon's Blood stonecrop GC 150 Sempervivum ssp. Hen and chicks GC 150 Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed GC 150 Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' Giant lamb's ears GC 150 Stachys officinalis 'Hummello' Hummello bitany GC 150 Tanacetum densum Partridge feather GC 150 Thymus 'Doone Valley' Doone Valley thyme GC 150 Thymus praecox Mother of thyme GC 150 Thymus praecox 'Elfin' Elfin thyme GC 150 Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly thyme GC 150 Vancouveria hexandra Inside-out flower, American barrenwort GC 150 Veronica pectinata Woolly speedwell GC 150 Veronica umbrosa Creeping speedwell GC 150 NATIVE GROUND COVER Arctostaphylus uva-ursi Kinnickinnick, bearberry GC 150 Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue GC 150 Frageria virginiana Wild strawberry GC 150 Oxalis oregana Redwood sorrel GC 150 Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox GC 150 PERENNIAL Acanthus spp. Bear's breeches P 200 Achillea 'Moonshine' Moonshine yarrow P 150 Achillea filipendula 'Gold Plate' Gold Plate yarrow P 150 Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' Paprika yarrow P 150 Aethionema spp. Stonegrass P Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugleweed P Agastache cana Double bubble mint P 200 Agastache rupestris 'Apache Sunset' Apache Sunset hyssop P 200 Alcea rosea Hollyhock P 200 Alchemilla mollis Ladies Mantle P 200 Allium species Flowering Onion P Amsonia hubrichtii Thread leaved bluestar P 200 Anacyclus depressus Mt. Atlas daisy P 200 Anemone blanda Grecian windflower P 150 Anemone nemorosa Wood anemone P 150 Anemone sylvestris Snowdrop windflower P 150 Anthemis punctata ssp cupaniana Sicillian chamomile P 200 Anthemis tinctoria Perennial marguerite daisy P 200 Arenaria montana Sandwort P Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Powis Castle artemesia P 200 Artemisia frigida Pasture sagebrush P 200 Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed P 200 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed P 200 Astelia chathamica Silver spear P 200 Aster alpinus 'Goliath' Goliath aster P 200 Aster divaricatus White wood aster P 200 Aster ericoides ssp.pansus Tufted white prairie aster P 200 Aster frikartii Summer aster P 200 Aubrieta deltoids False Rock Cress P Aurinia saxatilis Basket of gold P 200 Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold P 200 Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrow-leaved balsamroot P 200 Baptista australis Blue false indigo P 200 Bergenia cordifolia Elephant's ears, pigsqueak P 200 Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint P 200 Campanula carpatica 'Clips' series Carpathian bellflower P 200 Campanula rotundifolia 'Olympica' Scottish bluebell P 200 Catananche caerulea Cupid's dart P 200 Centranthus ruber Jupiter's beard P 200 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago P 200 Cordyline australis New Zealand Cabbage Tree P 200 Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Zagreb threadleaf tickseed P 200 Coreopsis grandiflora Large flowered coreopsis P 200 Corydalis lutea Golden corydalis P 150 Cyclamen coum Persian violet, eastern sowbread P 150 Cyclamen hederafolium Ivy-leaved cyclamen P 150 Dalea purpurea Purple prairie clover P 200 Dianthus Deltoids Dianthus P Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies' Tiny rubies dianthus P 150 Dianthus x allwoodii Cheddar pink P 150 Echinacea purpurea Purple cone flower P 200 Echinops bannaticus Globe thistle P 200 Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow' Blue globe thistle P 200 Erigeron compositus var. glabratus Cut-leaved