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Page 1 of 19 2020 Fullerton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Availability subject to change Native Plant List Growth Binomial Name Common Name Plant Type Size Rate Exposure Water Pot? Description Palmer's Indian Drought Good for dry, rocky, east-facing mountain slopes Abutilon palmeri Mallow Shrub 4' H x 4' W Fast Full sun tolerant x and creosote bush scrub. Grows well on dry granite slopes in chaparral, California Full to part southern oak woodland and coastal San Diego Acalypha californica Copperleaf Shrub 3' H x 3' W Fast sun Occasional x County to Baja and the edge of the desert. Moderate/r Good cut flower in a meadow planting or as a lawn Achillea millefolium Yarrow Flower 2' H x 2' W Fast Full sun egular x substitute. Acmispon glaber var. Short Winged Perennial Dry/semi- Almost identical to Deerweed except for slightly brevialatus Deerweed herb 3' H x 3' W Fast Full sun moist smaller flowers. 30' H x 18' Full sun to Dry/semi- Buckeye trees are used as a nectar source for many Aesculus californica California Buckeye Tree W Moderate part shade moist native butterflies. A drought-tolerant lawn substitute. Tolerates moderate foot traffic and can be mowed. With some Part sun to supplemental summer water it will remain green Agrostis pallens Seashore Bent Grass Grass 1' H x 1' W Fast part shade Moderate year round. Groundcov Moderate- Part to full Groundcover, herb, spreads from rhizomes. Delicate Ambrosia pumila San Diego Ambrosia er 6" H x 2' W fast shade Occasional x gray leaves. Good in rock gardens or pots. The larval food plant for our California State 3-9' H x 3- Part to full butterfly, the California Dogface. Has small purple Amorpha californica False Indigo Shrub 5' W Moderate shade Infrequent flowers on a 3" spike. An excellent plant for water features. It can be Full to part planted in the water or along moist edges and will Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa Perennial 1' H x 3' W Fast sun Regular trail down along rock faces or fountain edges. Arctostaphylos 'Austin Austin Griffiths 12' H x 12' Part to full Dry/semi- Large evergreen shrub or small tree with gray-green Griffiths' Manzanita Tree W Fast shade moist leaves, burgundy-brown bark, and white flowers. Arctostaphylos Santa Catalina Island 18' H x 5-8' Part to full Dry/semi- Smooth red bark and trunk. Endangered in a portion catalinae Manzanita Shrub W Slow shade moist x of its range. Endemic to Catalina Island. Fullerton Arboretum @ CSU Fullerton 1900 Associated Rd. Fullerton, CA 92831 657-278-4010 Page 2 of 19 2020 Fullerton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Availability subject to change Native Plant List Growth Binomial Name Common Name Plant Type Size Rate Exposure Water Pot? Description Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard Howard McMinn 1-2' H x 2' Part sun to Dry/semi- Plants are very flowery with red stems and green McMinn' Manzanita Shrub W Slow full shade moist x foliage and are easy to grow in most gardens. Has gray green foliage that can look white if you 12' H x 12' make the plant happy. If the plant gets some water Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita Shrub W Moderate Full sun Occasional x or fertilizer it will be greener, but shorter- lived. Large 4-5' H x 4- Full to part Drought Nice compact manzanita recommended as a Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Sunset Manzanita shrub 6' W Slow sun tolerant specimen or a hedge. 3-4' H x 4' Full to part Drought Strongly scented foliage. Recommended for erosion Artemisia californica California Sagebrush Shrub W Fast sun tolerant control. Full to part This plant is rare and threatened by development Artemisia palmeri Palmer Sagebrush Shrub 3' H x 3' W Fast sun Moderate and flood control projects. Drought tolerant forage source for the Monarch 1-3' H x Full to part Drought butterfly and Striated Queen. This species has large Asclepias eriocarpa Indian Milkweed Perennial spreading Fast sun tolerant woolly leaves resembling lamb's ears. Flower Interesting button flowers. Usually forms small Narrowleaf spikes to 4' Full to part colonies. Adaptable to most conditions. Orioles use Asclepias fascicularis Milkweed Perennial H Fast sun Moderate dry stems for nesting. 2-4' H x Full to part Drought Forage source for the Monarch butterfly and Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed Perennial spreading Fast sun tolerant Striated Queen. Likes clay soil. 6' H x 10' Drought Cut back annually to promote new growth. Very Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush Shrub W Fast Full sun tolerant important shrub for wildlife! A perennial that lives in the deserts of the Drought Southwest. Its flowers look like yellow marigolds on Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold Perennial 2' H x 2' W Fast Full sun tolerant a light green marigold plant. Forms clumps of slender stems just over 2 feet in Golden Spined 2-3' H x 1- Drought height and is covered in golden-yellow spines that Bergerocactus emoryi Cereus Cactus 5' W Slow Full sun tolerant x glow in the sunlight. Fullerton Arboretum @ CSU Fullerton 1900 Associated Rd. Fullerton, CA 92831 657-278-4010 Page 3 of 19 2020 Fullerton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Availability subject to change Native Plant List Growth Binomial Name Common Name Plant Type Size Rate Exposure Water Pot? Description Versatile and recommended in semi-dry meadows Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama Grass 2' H x 2' W Fast Full sun Occasional or grasslands. California 4' H x 3-6' Full sun to Drought Brickellia californica Brickellbush Shrub W Fast part shade tolerant Highly recommended for aromatic gardens. Showy red flowers attract hummingbirds year 3-5' H x 5' Drought round. Extremely heat and drought-tolerant once Calliandra californica Red Fairyduster Shrub W Moderate Full sun tolerant x established. 5-6' H x 6' Full to part Drought A great bloomer that looks good all year. Tolerates Ceanothus 'Concha' Concha Ceanothus Shrub W Fast sun tolerant heavy soils. Excellent with oaks and pines. Ceanothus griseus Does best near the coast, but good in coastal horizontalis 'Yankee Yankee Point Large 3-4' H x 6- Full sun to valleys, and OK inland if given a little afternoon Point' Ceanothus shrub 10' W Moderate part shade Occasional shade and weekly sprinkles. A mounding evergreen shrub with tiny, crinkled, dark green, shiny leaves. Bright blue flower clusters Ceanothus impressus Santa Barbara Full to part appear in late spring and early summer. Drought 'Vandenberg' Ceanothus Shrub 3' H x 5' W Fast sun Occasional tolerant once established. Can be planted as a specimen, screen, hedge, groundcover, and in shrub borders. A great location is in a transition zone, between more intensely Ceanothus 'Ray Ray Hartman 15' H x 3-4' Dry/semi- cultivated and watered gardens and the wild Hartman' Ceanothus Tree W Fast Full sun moist landscape. The evergreen shining foliage and arborescent habit Greenbark 6-8' H x 8' Full to part Dry/semi- of growth make this species desirable for planting in Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus Shrub W Moderate sun moist large estates where a mass effect is desired. Birch-leaf Mountain 8-10' H x 8- Full to part Drought Can be kept narrow. Seed plumes shimmer in Cercocarpus betuloides Mahogany Shrub 10' W Moderate sun tolerant summer and fall. Wonderful all-purpose plant! Fullerton Arboretum @ CSU Fullerton 1900 Associated Rd. Fullerton, CA 92831 657-278-4010 Page 4 of 19 2020 Fullerton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Availability subject to change Native Plant List Growth Binomial Name Common Name Plant Type Size Rate Exposure Water Pot? Description A small tree or large shrub. Willowy pendant 20' H x 15' Full to part Dry/semi- branches display long, narrow leaves highlighted by Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Tree W Fast sun moist fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers. Once established, this tough-as-nails CA native vine Western Virgin's 15-20' long is here to stay with a dense smothery froth of Clematis ligusticifolia Bower Vine vine Fast Part shade Moderate cheery, white flowers. 2-4' H x 5' Full to part Drought An evergreen shrub with a sprawling habit that lends Cneoridium dumosum Bush Rue Shrub W Slow sun tolerant itself to being a high groundcover in hot dry areas. Has an extremely limited natural range, being found Nevin's Woolly 2-5' H x 2- Dry/semi- only on San Clemente, Santa Catalina, and Santa Constancea nevinii Sunflower Shrub 5' W Fast Full sun moist Barbara Islands. Woody Drought Large yellow daisies on an interesting, almost palm- Coreopsis gigantea Giant Coreopsis perennial 4' H x 1' W Moderate Full sun tolerant x tree-like plant. Do not water in summer. Drought This species grows in sandy flats, alluvial washes and Cylindropuntia munzii Munz's Cholla Shrub 3' H x 3' W Slow Full sun tolerant gravelly hills in desert scrub. Cylindropuntia 10' H x 3' Full sun to Drought Grows well on ocean bluffs. Has magenta flowers prolifera Coastal Cholla Cactus W Moderate part shade tolerant that bloom in the spring. Spines are usually single, growing from the center of the tubercles, but they may be absent in some Cylindropuntia 2-6' H x 3' specimens, or grow only around the uppermost part ramosissima Pencil Cholla Perennial W Slow Full sun Infrequent of the stems. A native grass that grows primarily in northern and 1-3' H x 1- Full to part central California in the mountains. Can be an Danthonia californica California Oatgrass Grass 2' W Fast sun Moderate attractive garden grass. 2-3' H x 3' Full sun to Drought Leaves are sticky to the touch. A forage source for Diplacus aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower Perennial W Fast part shade tolerant the Common Checkerspot and Buckeye butterflies.