Ground covers Trees Shrubs Pride of Madeira Blue 6’ x 8’ NAME FLOWER COLOR HT./WIDTH NAME FLOWER COLOR HT./WIDTH NAME FLOWER COLOR HT./WIDTH Echium fastuosum Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' Blue 3' x 8' Aleppo Pine None 35’ x 35’ Bougainvillea Scarlet, purple, red-pink 10’ x 15’ Rockrose Pink, white 3’ x 5’ Ceanothus griseus horizontalis Pinus halepensis Bougainvillea nyctaginaceae Cistus hybrids Daylily Yellow, orange, pink 3’ x 3’ Australian Willow Cream 30’ x 20’ Bottlebrush Red 10’ x 6’ Spanish Dagger White 10' x 4' Hemerocallis hybrids Geijera parviflora Callistemon Yucca schidigera Gazania “Sunrise Yellow” Yellow 1’ x 1.5’ Black Locust White 50’ x 30’ Brittlebrush Yellow 3' x 4' Sword Fern None 2’ x 2’ Gazania Robinia pseudoacacia Encelia farinosa Nephrolepis cordifolia Ivy Geranium Pink, red, white 1’ x 1’ Blackwood Acacia Cream 40’ x 20’ Bush Anemone White/yellow 4' x 6' Tam Juniper None 6’ x 1.5’ Pelargonium peltatum Acacia melanoxylon Carpenteria californica Juniperus sabina ‘Avadia’ Lily-of-the-Nile Blue, white 2’ x 2’ Blue Oak None 30' x 40' California Fuchsia Pink/red 2' x 2' Toyon White 6’ x 10’ Agapanthus africanus Quercus douglasii Zauschneria californica Heteromeles arbutifolia Manzanita Pink 14' x 5' California Sycamore None 60'x 40' California Lilac Blue 5' x 12' Wooly Blue Curls Blue 4' x 6' Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Platanus racemosa Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Trichostema lanatum Mexican Evening Primrose Pink 6’ x 3’ Canary Island Pine None 50’ x 20’ Cape Plumbago Blue, white 6’ x 8’ Wormwood None 4’ x 3’ Oenothera berlandieri Pinus canariensis Plumbago auriculata Artemisia californica Rosemary Blue 2’ x 4’ Catalina Ironwood White 50’ x 20’ Cleveland Sage Red/pink 4' x 7' Xylosma None 6' x 8' Rosmarinus offic. ‘Prostratus’ Lyonothamnus floribundus Salvia clevelandii Xylomsa congestum Creeping Coprosma Insignificant 3’ x 6’ Yew Pine None 15’ x 5’ Trailing African Daisy White, purple 1’ x 1’ Coast Live Oak None 50' x 50' Podocarpus macrophyllus Osteospermum fruiticosum Quercus agrifolia Coprosma x kirkii Dwarf Mock Orange White 2’ x 4’ Digger Pine None 70' x 40' Trailing Iceplant Red, pink, purple 1’ x 1.5’ Pittosporum t. “Wheeler’s Dwarf” Lampranthus spectabilis Pinus sabiniana Perennials English Lavender Lavender 1.5’ x 1.5’ NAME FLOWER COLOR HT./WIDTH Verbena Purple 1’ x 2’ Eucalyptus Yellow, pink, crimson 75’ x 20’ Lavendula augustifolia Verbena rigida Eucalyptus Autumn Sage Red/pink 4’ x 4’ Evergreen Currant Pink/purple 6' x 12' Salvia greggii Floss Silk Tree White, pink 50’ x 20’ Ribes viburnifolium Chorisia speciosa Black Sage Light blue 4’ x 4’ Vines Fairy Duster Red/purple 3' x 5' Salvia mellifera NAME FLOWER COLOR HT./WIDTH Hollyleaf Cherry White 15'x 25' Calliandra eriophylla Prunus ilicifolia Blanket Flower Red-rust 3’ x 2’ California Dutchman's Pipe Red/purple 8” x 12' Flannel Bush Yellow 20' x 12' Gaillardia grandiflora Aristolochia californica Honey Mesquite None 30' x 30' Fremontodendron californicum Prosopis glandulosa torreyana Carmel Creeper Blue 2' x 10' Cape Honeysuckle Orange-red 6’ x 20’ Heavenly Bamboo Cream 4’ x 6’ Ceanothus griseus horizontalis Tecomaria capensis Jacaranda Lavender 40’ x 30’ Nandina domestica Jacaranda mimosifolia Checkerbloom Pink/purple 2' x 2' Clematis White 20” x 15' Indian Hawthorne Pink, white 3’ x 4’ Sidalcea malviflora Clematis ligusticifolia Lemon Bottlebrush Red 20’ x10’ Raphiolepis indica Callistemon citrinus Yellow 2’ x 2’ Common Trumpet Creeper Orange-red 1’ x 40’ Jojoba None 5' x 5' Coreopsis maritima Campis radicans Lemon Gum Cream 30’ x 20’ Simmondsia chinensis Eucalyptus citriodora Desert Beard Tongue Purple 3' x 3' Lakeside Ceanothus Blue 3’ x 12’ Penstemon psuedospectabilis Cup-of-Gold Vine Yellow 2’ x 40’ Ceanothus cyaneus Solandra maxima Mexican Fan Palm Insignificant 100’ x 15’ Desert Spoon (grass) None 3' x 4' Washingtonia robusta Lantana Multicolor 2’ x 4’ Dasylirion wheeleri Hall’s Honeysuckle White 3’ x 15’ Lantana camara ‘Carnival’ Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Mexican Redbud Pink/purple 15'x15' Garden Penstemon Pink/red 2' x 3' Cercis mexicana Lemonade Berry White/pink 7' x 10' Penstemon gloxinioides Royal Trumpet Vine Purple/mauve 20” x 30' Rhus integrifolia Distictis 'Rivers' Pink Melaleuca Pink 15’ x 25’ Hesperaloe Red 3' x 4' Melaleuca nesophila Mescal Bean Violet/blue 15' x 10' Hesperaloe parviflora Wisteria Violet-blue 2’ x 60’ Sophora secundiflora Wisteria sinensis Torrey Pine None 60' x 40' Matilija Poppy White/yellow 6' x 6' Pinus torreyana Mock Orange White 6’ x 6’ Romneya coulteri Pittosporum tobira Western Redbud Magenta 18' x 15' Monkey Flower Yellow/orange 4' x 4' Cercis occidentalis Natal Plum Lilac-blue 5’ x 6’ Mimulus aurantiacus Carissa grandiflora Sea Lavender Purple 2’ x 3’ Oleander None 8’ x 8’ Limonium perezii native are highlighted in yellow. Nerium oleander 7 Steps of Xeriscape For more information on:

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