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NATIVE PLANTS Lawns are a great place for kids to play but if some NATIVE PLANTS Check sun, wind, soil, and moisture levels before planting ² areas are unused why not replace those sections ²CEONOTHUS - ‘Yankee Point’ and ‘Hearts Desire’ ² ²² EDIBLE TREES (full sized and dwarf varieties) with a rock garden island, drought tolerant or edible ² GRINDELLA STRICTA VENULOSA – Yellow ‘Bears’ Lime , Dwarf Meyer Lemon, Purple Plum, ²² CURRANT, EVERGREEN (Ribes viburnifolium) - plants/trees, raised beds, and/or the following: daisy-ish flowers, up to 19” h , no water once es- No water once established. 3’-6’ h by 6’ w, smells tablished, full sun Kwanzaan Cherry, Mission Fig, and many more. Be like fine wine, needs light shade, takes clay or sure to check chill hours and heat requirements ²² BLUE OAT GRASS - Evergreen, very cold ²² MANZANITA, CARMEL SUR - On the coast it sandy soil before purchasing. hardy, needs full sun and weekly watering, moder- rarely needs water. Clay or sandy soils, part shade, ²² FUCHSIA, CALIFORNIA - Multiple varieties ate grower to 2’- 3’ h full sun, fast growing 3”-12”h by 5’-10’w ²² DWARF OLIVE – Wilsonni (ornamental) and up to 3’ h by 4’ w, ‘Catalina’ is the hardies, hum- Little Ollie ²² CALIFORNIA FESCUE - Clay or sandy soil, full ²² MINT (Yerba Buena) - Slower growing than other mingbird favorite, full sun to part shade and good sun or medium shade, 1’ - 3’ high, drought toler- mints thus less invasive, low growing, ²² HOLLY TREE – Wilson and Buford drainage. ant but looks more lush if watered Native Plant! ²² STRAWBERRY: Sand (Fragaria chiloensis), ²² STRAWBERRY TREE (Arbutus unedo) - Small, ²² MATILIJA POPPY - To 8’ h, large white flow- ²² DEER GRASS (Muhlenbergia rigens) - No Wood (F. californica), Alpine (F. vesca) can shrubby tree, 16’ - 30’ h (can get a compact va- ers with raised yellow centers like floating sunny- water once established, tall mounds, feathery tops handle acidic or alkaline soils, berries are small, rietal), low water, colorful edible fruit but usually side-up eggs. Native Plant! sweet, and prolific grown as an ornamental ²² SAGE: Black (Salvia mellifera), White (S. api- ²² DYAMONDIA - Low tight mat with a yellow flow- ²² SUCCULENT, Oregon Stonecrop (Sedum ore- ²² REDBUD - Western and Forest Pansy (purple ana), Purple, and many more, Do not over water! ers, sunny site, can take foot traffic and clay soils. ganum) - For moist northern slopes or flat areas leaves), showy mass of magenta flowers ² ²SAGE BRUSH, CALIFORNIA (Artemisia californica) ²² LINHEIMER’S MUHLY GRASS - No water once ²² BOTTLE BRUSH - a tree-like shrub, multiple ²² TOYON/HOLLY BERRY (Heteromeles arbuti- established, showy ornamental up to 5’ h NON-NATIVE PLANTS varieties available including dwarfs folia) - no water once established ²² MINI AGAPANTHUS - Grass-like, thick blades ²² CREEPING MYOPORUM (Myoporum parvifo- ²² CALIFORNIA FLANNELBUSH - small tree/ lium ‘Putah Creek) - 1’-3’ h by 10’-15’ w, full sun to ²² MANZANITA, Howard McMinn - Sandy or clay ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Tinker Bell’ shrub with yellow/gold flowers in spring light shade, cold hardy to 20 degrees soil, best for those new to native plants, Pacific ² ² MONDO GRASS - Also comes in a dwarf variety ² Mist - sandy soil, fast growing for a manzanita, do ² HERBS: Many herbs can be found in low grow- More information from the City of Lompoc not over water! ²² NEW ZEALAND FLAX (Phormium tenas) - Low ing varieties, even parsley can be kept fairly low if water, thick blades (not a true grass) clipped and enjoyed regularly. CREEPING THYMES Compost Bins - nominal fee NON-NATIVE PLANTS - Elfin , Woolly, and Red can handle light foot www.cityoflompoc.com/PublicWorks/solidwaste.htm ²² DAISY-LIKE: Margarita (Osteospermum) 3’ h ²² SOCIETY GARLIC - Not a grass but grass-like traffic but are best for pathways between stones. Water-wise garden package, water conservation re- and Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum) to 2’ h with thick blades growing in bunches, spreads slowly bates including rain barrel and solar rebates ²² ICEPLANT, HARDY (Delosperma cooperi) - www.cityoflompoc.com/utilities/conservation ²²DAY LILIES - Most soils, drought tolerant Needs good drainage, magenta flowers, no water See more ideas under Ground Covers below Local Multi-use Trails, Gardens, Parks, etc. ²² FORSYTHIA - Low water, 4’ w to 6’ h bright ²² ICEPLANT, ROSEA /SHOWY DEWFLOWER www.cityoflompoc.com/Parks_Rec yellow flowers (Drosanthemum floribundum) - Low water, to 6”h Nominate yourself or another for a Property Im- ²² IVY GERANIUM - This variety rarely disappoints draping habit provement (PIA), Holiday, or other beautification awards GROUND COVERS www.cityoflompoc.com/parks_rec/urbanforestry.htm ² ²² LAVENDER - Multiple varieties, colors, and sizes ² MINTS - Low growing varieties such as Ba- nana Mint, Corsican Mint (extra water needed), ²²MINTS - Many types , part- full sun, keep contained NATIVE PLANTS and Pennyroyal Where we found our information ²² ROCK ROSE family from 3’ to 5’ high and wide ²² BEACH STRAWBERRY (Fragaria californica/ ²² ROSES - Low growing, ‘Flower Carpet Red’ or City of Lompoc Drought Tolerant Garden - W. Central Ave. chiloensis) - Low water, mow in spring for thick mat any of the flower carpet cultivars Demonstration Gardens - Ken Adam Park & La Purisima Mission ²² ROSE - ‘Lady Banks’ (Rosa banksiae), no water Lompoc Valley In Bloom - www.lompocvalleyinbloom.net ² once established, pretty, rambling, train over arch ² DWARF COYOTE BUSH - 1’ h by 12’ w, all soils ²² SILVER CARPET (Corethrogyne filaninifolia) - Lompoc Valley locals who love to plant No water once established. Nearly flat with daisy- ² ²² CEANOTHUS GLORIOSUS PORRECTUS, Blue Vandenburg Village Community Services District, ² SAGE - Jerusulem, Pineapple, Clary, Garden, like yellow flowers. Salvia greggii, and many more, Do not over water! flowers, some afternoon shade, cold hardy, loves Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Gardens growing under a tree’s light dappled shade ²² SUCCULENTS: SEDUM - Senecio, 'Blue Chalk- Chumash Tribal Office Native gardens, Santa Ynez ²² WALL GERMANDER (Teucrium chamaedry) - SLO Botanical Gardens, El Chorro Regional Park ²² CEANOTHUS HEARSTIORUM – San Simeon sticks,’ blue with white flowers, looks like creeping Pinkish flower, low shrub 1’ h by 2’ w, evergreen, Seaside Gardens, Carpenteria Ceanothus (blue flowers) 2 – 3 inches tall, loves fig or large ice plant, ECHEVERIA - ‘Hens & Chicks’ drought tolerant Las Pilitas Nursery website, www.laspilitas.com adobe clay soil are drought tolerant and come in different varieties ²² SUCCULENTS: Drought tolerant, ALOES-some and colors) , AEONIUM, many different cultivars Gaias Garden, permaculture gardening book (Hemenway) are low growing; CACTI-barrel cactus; AGAVE ²² ERIGON GLAUCUS DAISY - 9-20” h with 1” (Crassula and Sempervivum tectorum are great for Reimagining the California Lawn (Bornstein, Fross, O’Brien) blue-lavender flowers, plant 2’ apart, needs some So. facing rock gardens). Pick succulents that can California Invasive Plant Society, www.cal-ipc.org ²² THYME & OREGANO - Small shrubs, many types water handle our freezes. BohemianSpiritDesign