XERISCAPE PLANT LIST Low-growing plants Big Bear City CSD Epilobium canum - California fuschia Common plants associated with the forests of the Eriogonum sp. - buckwheat Big Bear Valley *Lupinus sp. - lupine *Penstemon sp. - beard tongue Mixed Conifer Forest. Solidago californica - goldenrod

Pinyon Woodland

Trees

Trees *Juniperus occidentalis - western juniper Pinus monophylla - pinyon pine * Available at local nurseries Quercus chrysolepis - canyon live oak *Abies concolor - white fir Yucca brevifolia - Joshua tree *Alnus rhombifolia - white alder *Calocedrus decurrens - incense cedar Shrubs *Juniperus occidentalis - western juniper *Pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine *Amelanchier utahensis - serviceberry *Pinus jeffreyi - Jeffrey pine *Arctostaphyllus sp. - manzanita Pinus lambertianna - sugar pine *Artemesia tirdentata - Great Basin sage Pinus contorta ssp. murryana - lodgepole pine Ceanothus sp. - California lilac Pinus flexilis - limber pine *Cercocarpus ledifolius - leather-leaf mountain *Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen mahogany *Quercus kelloggii - black oak *Chrysothamnus nauseosus - rabbit brush Quercus chrysolepis - canyon live oak Fremontodendron californicum - flannel bush Nolina parryi - beargrass *Purshia tridentata - antelope bush *Ribes sp. - currant Salvia dorrii - blue sage Shrubs Low-growing plants *Amelanchier alnifolia - service berry *Arctostaphyllus sp. - manzanita Echinocereus engelmannii - hedgehog cactus Ceanothus sp. - California lilac Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis - *Cercocarpus ledifolius - leather-leaf mountain Mojave mound cactus mahogany Eriogonum sp. - buckwheat Cercocarpus betuloides - birch-leaf mountain Epilobium canum - California fuschia mahogany *Escholtzia californica - California poppy Chrysolepis semperivrens - bush chinquapin *Lupinus sp. - lupine Fremontodendron californicum - fremontia Opuntia basilaris - beavertail cactus *Ribes sp. - currant Opuntias erinacea - grizzly bear cactus Rosa sp. - wild rose Opuntia phaeacantha - prickly pear cactus *Salix sp. - willow *Penstemon sp. - beard tongue Salvia pachyphylla - rose sage Phlox austromontana – phlox Sambucus sp. - elderberry *Symphoricarpus sp. - snowberry 1 General List of Suitable Plants

Trees

Acacia sp. - acacias - some species to 0° F *Abies sp. - firs *Cedrus sp. - cedars Other perennials *Cupressus sp. - cypresses *Fraxinus sp. - ashes *Achillea sp. - yarrow *Juniperus sp. - junipers Allium sp. - onion *Pinus sp. - pines *Aquilegia sp. - columbine Prosopis sp. - mesquites - some species to 0° F Castelleja sp. - paintbrush *Quercus sp. - oaks Erigeron sp. - fleabane daisy *Robinia sp. - locusts *Iris sp. - irises Lewisia sp. - bitter root Shrubs Mirabilis sp. - four o’clock Monardella sp. - monardella *Arctostaphylos sp. - manzanitas *Oenothera sp. - evening primrose *Artemesia sp. - sages *Penstemon sp. - beards tongue *Atriplex sp. - saltbush *Salvia sp. - flowering sage *Berberis sp. - barberry Stachys sp. - hedge nettle Ceanothus sp. - California lilac Viola sp. - violets *Cercocarpus sp. - mountain mahogany *Chrysothamnus sp. - rabbit brush Annuals and biennials *Ephedra sp. - Mormon tea *Fallugia paradoxa - Apache plume *Cosmos sp. - cosmos Garrya sp. - silktassel Phacelia sp. - phacelia *Juniperus sp. - junipers *Salvia sp. - flowering sage *Potentilla sp. - cinquefoil *Rhus sp. - sumac *Ribes sp. - currant Rosa sp. - wild rose *Yucca sp. - yucca - succulent

Grasses

Bouteloua sp. - grama Vines *Festuca sp. - fescue Melica sp. - oniongrass *Clematis sp. - virgin’s bower - many cultivars Oryzopsis sp. - ricegrass *Humulus lupus - hops - many cultivars Poa sp. - bluegrass *Lonicera sp. - honeysuckle - many cultivars *Vitis sp. - grape - many cultivars

2 Plants Available on the Internet Calylophus serrulatus - Dwarf Sundrops Xeriscape flowering perennials and shrubs Castilleja integra - Orange Indian Paint Brush Centranthus rubber - Jupiter’s Beard Coreopsis grandiflora - 'Sunray' Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora 'Mayfield Giant' - Mayfield Giant Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunray' - 'Sunray' Tickseed Cotula sp. ‘Tiffindell Gold’ - Creeping Gold Buttons Dalea purpureum - Purple Prairie Clover Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’ - Firewitch Garden Pink Echinops banaticus ‘Blue Glow’ - Blue Glow Globe Thistle Acantholimon hohenackeri - Prickly Dianthus Eriogonum umbellatum - Sulfur Buckwheat Achillea filipendulina - 'Coronation Gold' Erodium chrysanthum - Yellow Stork's Bill Achillea x 'Moonshine' - Moonshine Yarrow Eupatorium greggii - West Texas Mist Flower Achillea x kellereri - Keller's Yarrow Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' - Siskiyou Pink Adenophora latifolia - Lady Bells Gaura Aethionema schistosum - Fragrant Persian Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' - Stonecress Appleblossom Grass Agastache neomexicana - New Mexico Gaura lindheimeri ‘Pink Cloud’ - Pink Cloud Apple Hummingbird Mint blossom Grass Agastache rupestris - Licorice Mint or Sunset Gazania krebsiana - Hardy Orange Gazania Hyssop Helianthus maximiliana 'Lemon Yellow' - 'Lemon Agastache x 'Desert Sunrise'® - Hybrid Yellow' Maximilian’s Sunflower Hummingbird Mint Helianthus maximiliana 'Santa Fe' Alcea rosea 'Nigra' - Black-flowered Hollyhock Hesperaloe parviflora - Texas Red Yucca Allium senescens 'Blue Twister' - Blue Twister Hymenoxys acaulis - Giant Thrift-leaf Perky Sue Corkscrew Onion Hymenoxys scaposa - Thrift-leaf Perky Sue Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold' - Creeping Kniphofia uvaria 'Pfitzer’s Hybrid Mix' - red hot Basket of Gold poker Alyssum saxitile compactum 'Goldkugel' - Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Superior' Goldkugel Basket of Gold Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa' - Melissa Pink Amphora canescens - Leadplant Lavender Anthemis biebersteiniana - Dwarf Silverleaf Lavandula angustifolia 'Mitcham Gray' - 'Mitcham Marguerite Daisy Gray' English Lavender Artemisia abrotanum 'Tangerine' - Tangerine Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead Strain' - Southernwood Munstead Lavender Artemisia x 'Powis Castle' - Silver Sage Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana' - Dwarf Blue Artemisia 'Greenmound' - 'Greenmound' Dwarf Lavender Groundcover Sage Lavandula angustifolia ‘Royal Velvet’ - Royal Asclepias tuberosa - Colorado Orange Butterfly Velvet English Lavender Weed Lavandula intermedia Grappenhill - Grappenhill Berlandiera lyrata - Chocolate Flower Lavender Callirhoe alceoides 'Logan Calhoun' - 'Logan Lavandula stoechas ‘Willow Dale’ - Willow Dale Calhoun' White Flowered Poppy Mallow Spanish Lavender Callirhoe involucrate - Poppy Mallow Lavandula x intermedia 'Alba' - White Flowered Calylophus hartwegii v. lavandulaefolius – Lavender Sundrops Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' - Grosso Lavender

3 Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' - Provence Salvia greggii (Furman's Red) - Furman's Red Lavender Texas Sage Lavandula x 'England' - 'England' Hybrid Lavender Salvia greggii 'Moonlight' - Moonlight Bush Sage Lavandula x 'Goodwin Creek Gray' - Goodwin Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing' - 'Wild Thing' Bush Creek Gray Lavender Sage Lavandula x 'Silver Frost' - Silver Frost Lavender Salvia nemerosa 'May Night' - May Night Meadow Liatris punctata - Gayfeather Sage Limonium latifolia - Perennial Blue Statice Salvia nemerosa 'Plumosa' - Plume-flowered Linum lewisii 'Appar' - 'Appar' Blue Flax Garden Sage Nepeta x faassenii 'Select Blue' - Blue Catmint Salvia officinalis 'Minima' - Dwarf Herb Sage Nepeta x 'Walker's Low' - 'Walker's Low' Catmint Salvia pachyphylla - Giant Flowered Purple Sage Oenothera macrocarpa ‘Comanche Campfire’ - Salvia x clevelandii 'Aromas' - Cleveland’s Sage Silverleaf Evening Primrose Salvia x 'Raspberry Delight'® - 'Raspberry Delight' Oenothera speciosus 'Rosea' - Showy Pink Evening Hybrid Bush Sage Primrose Santolina chamaecyparissus - Gray Santolina Origanum libanoticum - Cascading Ornamental Scutellaria resinosa - Prairie Skullcap Oregano Scutellaria suffrutescens - Pink Texas Skullcap Penstemon barbatus - Scarlet Bugler Scutellaria x ‘Violet Cloud’ - Violet Cloud Hybrid Penstemon cardinalis - Cardinal Penstemon Skullcap Penstemon eatonii - Firecracker Penstemon Silene laciniata - Mexican Catchfly 'Richfield Selection' Solidago sp. Wichita Mts - Golden Torch Penstemon mensarum - Grand Mesa Beardtongue Sphaeralcea munroana - Orange Globe Mallow Penstemon palmeri - Pink Wild Snapdragon Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' - Large Leafed Penstemon pinifolius - Pineleaf Penstemon Lambs Ear Penstemon pinifolius 'Compactum' - Compact Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' - 'Silver Carpet' Pineleaf Penstemon Lamb's Ear Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersae Yellow' - Yellow Stachys coccinea 'Hot Spot Coral' - 'Hot Spot Coral' Pineleaf Penstemon Hedgenettle Penstemon pinifolius 'Shades of Mango'™ - 'Shades Stanleya pinnata - Prince’s Plume of Mango'™ Pineleaf Beardtongue Tagetes lemmonii - Mt. Lemmon Marigold Penstemon pseudospectabilis - Desert Beardtongue Tanacetum niveum - White Bouquet Tansy Penstemon strictus - Rocky Mountain Penstemon Tanacetum vulgaris 'Crispum' - Fernleaf Tansy Penstemon tubaeflorus - White Plains Beardtongue Teucrium aroanium - Gray Creeping Germander Penstemon utahensis - Utah Beardtongue Veronica incana - Silver Speedwell Penstemon virens - Blue Mist Beardtongue Zauschneria arizonica - Hardy Hummingbird Penstemon x heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ - Trumpet Margarita BOP Beardtongue Zephyranthes candida - White Rain Lily Penstemon x mexicali - Pike’s Peak Purple™ Zinnia acerosa - White Flowered Bush Zinnia Penstemon x mexicali Red Rocks ™ - Red Rocks™ Zinnia grandiflora - Prairie Zinnia Hybrid Beardtongue Zizophora clinopodioides - Blue Mint Bush Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage Phemeranthus calycinum - Flame Flower Phlomis russeliana - Hardy Jerusalem Sage Potentilla fruticosa v. davurica 'Prairie Snow' - Prairie Snow Potentilla Ratibida columnifera 'Mexican Hat' - Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera 'Yellow' - Yellow Prairie Coneflower Salvia chamaedryoides - Germander Sage Salvia daghestanica - Dwarf Silver-Leaf Sage 4 Escobaria orcutti v. koenigii – Koenig’s pincushion cactus Escobaria orcuttii - Orcutt’s’s pincushion cactus Escobaria sneedii - Sneed’s pincushion cactus Escobaria tuberculosa - cob cactus Ferocactus hamatacanthus - barrel cactus Succulents Gymnocalcium bruchii Gymnocalycium gibbosum v. rostratum Agave lechuguilla - shindagger Hamatocactus setispinus 'hamatus' Agave neomexicana - New Mexico Century Plant Lewisia x longipetala ‘Little Plum’ - Little Plum Agave utahensis - Dwarf Utah Century PlantAgave hybrid Bitter Root utahensis v. kaibabensis, Grand Canyon Century Mamillaria meiacantha Plant Rabia albipuncta - Frilled Flower Hardy Living Agave utahensis v. eborispina - Long spined Dwarf Stone Century Plant Ruschia sp. 'Calvinia Pink' - Shrubby Ice Plant Agave utahensis v. nevadensis - Dwarf Nevada Sedum 'Ruby Glow' - 'Ruby Glow' Stonecrop Century Plant Sedum sieboldii - October Daphne Stonecrop Aloinopsis spathulata - Hardy Living Stone Sedum telephium - 'Arthur Branch' Anacampceros rufescens Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' - Showy Stonecrop Chasmatophyllum species aff. Musculinum Stomatium mustilinum - Night-blooming Ice Plant Coryphantha macromeris - nipple beehive cactus Titanopsis calcarea - Concrete Leaf Living Stone Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol Yucca baccata - Banana Yucca Delosperma sphalmanthoides - Tufted Ice Plant Yucca brevifolia v. jaegeriana – Joshua tree Echino triglochidiatus v. mojavensis - Mojave Yucca rostrata – beaked yucca mound cactus Echinocereus coccineus - Royal Gorge Spiney Hedgehog Echinocereus coccineus v. gurneyi Echinocereus fendleri - Fendler’s hedgehog cactus Echinocereus fendleri v. kuenzleri - Kuenzler’s Ornamental grasses hedgehog cactus Echinocereus fendleri x reichenbachii Andropogon saccharoides - Silver Beard Grass Echinocereus knippelianus v. krugeri Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ - Karl Echinocereus nicholli - Nicholl’s golden hedgehog Foerster Feather Reed Grass cactus Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ - Dwarf Pampas Echinocereus reichenbachii v. albispinus – lace Grass cactus Elytrigia elongata 'Jose Select' - 'Jose Select' Tall Echinocereus reichenbachii v. albispinus - Troy, Wheatgrass Johnston Co., OK Helictotrichon sempervirens - Blue Avena Grass Echinocereus reichenbachii v. baileyi - Bailey’s Nassella tenuissima - Silky Thread Grass Lace Cactus Oryzopsis hymenoides 'Nezpar' - Northern Indian Echinocereus reichenbachii v. caespitosa Rice Grass Echinocereus rigidissimus - Arizona rainbow Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' - 'Prairie Sky' hedgehog cactus Switch Grass Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' - 'Blaze' Little Echinocereus stramineus - straw-colored hedgehog Bluestem Grass cactus Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' - Little Echinocereus triglochidiatus - Claret Cup Bluestem Grass Hedgehog Sorgastrum nutans ‘Cheyenne’ - Cheyenne Escobaria leei - Lee’s Dwarf Snowball Indiangrass Sporobolus wrightii - Giant Sacaton Grass 5 Rock garden

Achillea serbica - Serbian Yarrow Anacyclus depressus - Mt. Atlas Daisy Campanula cochlearifolia - 'Bavaria Blue' (Dwarf Bell Flower) Penstemon linarioides v. coloradoensis - Colorado Narrowleaf Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius - 'Baby Firecrackers' Pineleaf Beardtongue

Shrubs

Buddleia alternifolia - Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush Caryopteris clandonensis 'Dark Knight' - Blue Mist Spirea Cercocarpus ledifolius - Curl-Leaf or Evergreen Mahogany Chamaebatiera millifolium - Fernbush Chrysothamnus nauseosus - rabbit brush Fallugia paradoxa - Apache Plume Forestiera neomexicana - New Mexico Privet Genista Lydia - Hardy Dwarf Broom Lonicera sempervirens ‘Blanche Sandman’ - Blanche Sandman Honeysuckle Vine Mahonia haematocarpa - Red Berry Mahonia Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filigran' - Filigran Russian Sage Potentilla fruticosa v. purdomii - Forever Gold Potentilla Rhus trilobata - Three-Leaf Sumac Shepherdia argentea - Silver Buffalo Berry Xanthoceras sorbifolium - Shiny Leaf Yellowhorn 6