California Native & Relatives (E)

Subshrub: Summer dormant. Tolerates drought, seaside, and poor soils. Native to Southern California and Baja California. A colorful and fast growing plant that is easy to grow. Border, bed, ground cover, slope, and cut flower plant. Attracts birds, butterflies, and bees. Blooms: winter-spring. Color: yellow. Bushy and sprawling growth habit. Height: 2-5 ft. Width: 3-7 ft. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9.

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer, and fire tolerant. California native. The tubular flowers are held over sage green leaves. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders, and under oaks. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Clump forming. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 3-4 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z7. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Marin Pink')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer, and fire tolerant. California native. The tubular flowers are held over matte gray green leaves. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders, and under oaks. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white. Mat forming. Height: 10 inches. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z7. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Sumer Snow')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer, and fire tolerant. California native. The tubular flowers are held over matte gray green leaves. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders, and under oaks. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white. Mat forming. Height: 10 inches. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z7. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Sumer Snow')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: red. Clump forming. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8. (syn. EPILOBIUM californica, ZAUSCHNERIA californica)

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: red. Clump forming. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8. (syn. EPILOBIUM californica, ZAUSCHNERIA californica)

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: red. Clump forming. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8. (syn. EPILOBIUM californica, ZAUSCHNERIA californica)

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: red. Clump forming. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8. (syn. EPILOBIUM californica, ZAUSCHNERIA californica)

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange-red. Semi-trailing. H: 1-2'. W: 3-4'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. Hardy to 10 degrees or below. USDA Z8. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Calistoga')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange-red. Semi-trailing. H: 1-2'. W: 3-4'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. Hardy to 10 degrees or below. USDA Z8. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Calistoga')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange-red. Semi-trailing. H: 1-2'. W: 3-4'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. Hardy to 10 degrees or below. USDA Z8. (syn. ZAUSCHNERIA californica 'Calistoga')

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange red .Gray green leaves. Clump forming. Height:1foot. Spread: 4-5 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange red .Gray green leaves. Clump forming. Height:1foot. Spread: 4-5 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Shrublet: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer & fire tolerant. California native. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Good for rock gardens, borders & under oaks. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: orange red .Gray green leaves. Clump forming. Height:1foot. Spread: 4-5 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers & deer. California native. Has cut 1" daisy-like flowers. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil & salt spray. Nice low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, container, & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender. Ht: 3-4". Width: 2-3 ft. Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers and deer. California native. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil and salt spray. Nice low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, container, and rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: rich mauve pink. Height: 6-12". Width: 12-18". Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z5. PP #12,076

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates clay, drought, gophers & deer. California native. Named after the legendary Bay Area plantsman. Excellent for seaside locations, copes well with poor, dry soil & salt spray. Low-mounding, tidy habit. Good border, pot, & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender. Ht: 12". Width: 3 ft. Exposure: sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. Prefers well-drained soil. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer & drought. California native. Is variable in appearance from open & upright, to dense & mounding. Tough and easy to grow. Grows quickly. Needle like foliage is dark green on top, white underneath. Pinkish white flower clusters in spring-fall, fade to a rich, rusty brown. Uses: banks, slopes, mounds, rock & butterfly gardens. Ht: 1-4'. Width: 3-8'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. Needs good drainage. USDA Z7.

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. CA native. An interesting form introduced by the Theodore Payne Foundation. Excellent choice for drought-tolerant landscapes. Grows quickly & hugs the ground. Needle like foliage is drk grn on top, white underneath, pinkish white flower clusters in summer that fade to a rich rusty brown. Use for rock & butterfly gardens, on mounds or banks/slopes. Ht: 1-2'. Width: 4-5'. Exp: sun. Water: dry. Needs good drainage. USDA Z4.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant once established. California native: Channel Islands. The gray green leaves have wooly undersides and hold ball-like clusters of flowers. Durable and easy to grow. Good border, container, rock garden, & ground cover plant. Attracts pollinators. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: rosy red. Height: 8-18 in. Width: 36 in. Exposure: sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Shrub: Drought tolerant. California native. A good garden plant densely covered with woolly hairs that grows low with long stems reaching upward. Excellent for cutting. Cheery daisy-like flowers appear in summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 12-24". Width: 15-18". Good choice for dry, open, rocky areas at low to mid-elevations. Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects. Prefers full sun to part-day shade. Do not overwater. USDA Z5.

Shrub: Drought tolerant. California native. A good garden plant densely covered with woolly hairs that grows low with long stems reaching upward. Excellent for cutting. Cheery daisy-like flowers appear in summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 12-24". Width: 15-18". Good choice for dry, open, rocky areas at low to mid-elevations. Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects. Prefers full sun to part-day shade. Do not overwater. USDA Z5.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, and clay. California & Oregon native. This selection has larger leaves and a compact habit. Has pretty, lush gray-green woolly foliage. Attracts bees, butterflies and other insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: golden yellow. Low, spreading habit. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Part shade in the hottest areas. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7-10.

Annual: Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Native to California. Border, edging and container plant. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: to 6 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z7.

Annual: Tolerates drought, deer, clay, fire and sandy soil. Native to the California coast. Border, edging, and container plant. Birds are attracted to the seeds. Host plant for butterflies and moths. Great for naturalizing. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: golden yellow with an orange center. Height: 12-36 inches. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6.