Chilean feather bambooChusquea culeou (C. breviglumis)Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
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Chilean feather bambooChusquea culeou (C. breviglumis)Shrub
Chilean fire bushEmbothrium coccineumTree- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean glory vineEccremocarpus scaber cvsVine- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean jasmineMandevilla laxa (Mandevilla suavelolens)Vine, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Chilean jessamineCestrum parquiShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean lobeliaLobelia excelsaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean mesquiteProsopis glandulosa ssp. & cvs. (Prosopis chilensis)Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Chilean palo verdeGeoffroea decorticansTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean potato treeSolanum crispumShrub, Vine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaPerennial- NCH
- CV?
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Chilean wine palmJubaea chilensisTree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chin CactusGymnocalycium spp. & cvs.- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
China firCunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca'Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
chinaberryMelia azedarachTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
chincherincheeOrnithogalum thyrsoidesBulb- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese abeliaAbelia chinensis (Linnaea chinensis)Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensisPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese cork oakQuercus variabilisTree- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese dogwoodCornus kousa chinensisTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese evergreen elmUlmus parvifoliaTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese evergreen wisteriaMillettia taiwanensisVine- NCH
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese fairy bellsDisporum cantoniensePerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese flame treeKoelreuteria bipinnataTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Chinese flame treeKoelreuteria elegansTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Chinese fountain grassPennisetum orientale ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese foxgloveRehmannia elataPerennial- NCH
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese fringe treeChionanthus retususTree, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese hackberryCeltis sinensisTree- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese hat plantHolmskioldia sanguineaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese hibiscusHibiscus rosa-sinensisShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese holly grapeMahonia oiwakensis (Mahonia lomariifolia)Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese indigoIndigofera decora (incarnata)Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese jujubeZiziphus jujubaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese lilacSyringa x chinensisShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
Chinese mapleAcer truncatumTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese photiniaPhotinia serratifolia (P. serrulata)Shrub, Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese pierisPieris formosa var.forrestiiShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese pistachePistacia chinensis ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese plumbagoCeratostigma willmottianumShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese redbudCercis chinensisTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese snowballViburnum macrocephalumShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese stranvaesiaStranvaesia davidiana var davidianaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese strawberry treeMyrica rubraShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese sweet gumLiquidambar formosanaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese tallow treeTriadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese toonToona sinensis (Cedrela sinensis)Tree- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese wax shrubCalycanthus sinensisShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese wild gingerAsarum splendens cvsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
chinquapinChrysolepis chrysophyllaTree, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
chinquapin oakQuercus muehlenbergiiTree- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
chir pinePinus roxburghiiTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chisos red oakQuercus gravesiiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chitalpaX Chitalpa tashkentensisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chocolate bambooFargesia fungosa (Borinda fungosa)Shrub, Bamboo- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chocolate cosmosCosmos atrosanguineusPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chocolate LilyFritillaria bifloraPerennial, California native- NC?
- CVVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
chocolate scented daisyBerlandiera lyrataPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HDL
- LDL
chokecherryPrunus virginianaShrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
Christmas Cheer red hot pokerKniphofia 'Christmas Cheer'Perennial, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Christmas prideRuellia macranthaShrub- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Christmas/Lenten roseHelleborus orientalis and hybridsPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
chuparosaJusticia californica (Beloperone californica)Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDVL
chuparosa del caboJusticia purpusiiShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cider gumEucalyptus gunniiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cigar plantCuphea igneaShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cinnamon fernOsmunda cinnamomeaPerennial- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa ssp. & cvs. (Potentilla fruticosa)Shrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
cinquefoilPotentilla gracilisPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
citrus scented marigoldTagetes nelsoniiPerennial- NC?
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Claremont Western RedbudCercis occidentalis 'Claremont'Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Clark lily turfOphiopogon clarkei SHADE in desertPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Clary sageSalvia sclareaPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
clasping heliotropeHeliotropium amplexicaule (H. anchusaefolium)Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
clavel de campoMutisia subulataVine- NC?
- CV?
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
clay wattleAcacia glaucopteraShrub- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
clematisClematis & ssp., hybrids & cvs.Vine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HDM
- LDM
cliff buckwheatEriogonum parvifoliumShrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cliff date palmPhoenix rupicolaTree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cliff desert dandelionMalacothrix saxatilis implicataPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cliff rosePurshia stansburyana (Cowania mexicana, Purshia mexicana)Shrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cliff spurgeEuphorbia miseraShrub, Succulent, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cliff vygieScopelogena verruculataPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
climbing blueberryBillardiera longifloraVine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
climbing fernLygodium japonicumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
climbing flame peaChorizema diversifoliaVine- NCM
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
climbing hydrangeaHydrangea anomala petiolarisShrub, Vine- NCM
- CVH
- SC×
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
climbing milkweedSarcostemma cynanchoides ssp hartwegiiVine, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
climbing penstemonKeckiella cordifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
climbing rosesRosa hybrids..climbingVine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
clover carpet vineKennedia carinataVine- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
clublawn grassCorynephorus canescensOrnamental grass- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Clubmoss IvesiaIvesia lycopodiodesPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
cluster pinePinus pinasterTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
clustered field sedgeCarex praegracilisPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
clustered fishtail palmCaryota mitisShrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCH
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Coahuila sageSalvia coahuilensisShrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Coahuilan hesperaloeHesperaloe funiferaShrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
coast angelicaAngelica hendersoniiPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
coast beefwoodAllocasuarina verticillata (Casuarina stricta)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
coast buckwheatEriogonum latifoliumShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
coast leucothoeLeucothoe axillarisShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coast live oakQuercus agrifoliaTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
coast morning gloryCalystegia purpurata ssp. purpurataVine, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coast myoporumMyoporum laetum ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coast range onion grassMelica imperfectaOrnamental grass, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coast redwoodSequoia sempervirensTree, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SC×
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
coast rock roseHalimium commutatumShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coast rosemaryWestringia fruticosa (rosmariniformis) & hybrids and cvsShrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
coast silktasselGarrya elliptica ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
coast sunflowerEncelia californicaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDVL
coast woodmintStachys chamissonisPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
Coastal Agave, Shaw's AgaveAgave shawiiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
coastal bush lupineLupinus arboreusShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Coastal California PoppyEschscholzia californica var. maritimaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LD×
coastal gum plantGrindelia strictaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Coastal LotusAcmispon maritimus (salsuginosus)Perennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Coastal SagewortArtemisia pycnocephalaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
coastal wood fernDryopteris argutaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
coastal woolly bushAdenanthos sericeusShrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Cobb Mountain LupineLupinus sericatusPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
cobra lilyChasmanthe aethiopicaBulb- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
cockspur coral treeErythrina crista-galliShrub, Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
coffee fernPellaea andromedifoliaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
Colorado sprucePicea pungensTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
- NCH
- CVH
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
columbia lewisiaLewisia columbiana rupicolaPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Columbia lilyLilium columbianumBulb, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HDM
- LDM
columbineAquilegia spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Columbine hybridsAquilegia hybridsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
comfreySymphytum azureum (shade)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
comfreySymphytum rubrum (shade)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
common bluebeardCaryopteris incanaPerennial, Shrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
common everlastingChrysocephalum apiculatumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Common Grape VineVitis vinifera ssp. & cvs.Vine- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
common guavaPsidium guajavaShrub, Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LDM
common hackberryCeltis occidentalisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
common heliotropeHeliotropium arborescensPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
common jasmineJasminum officinale f. grandiflorum (Jasminum grandiflorum)Shrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
common manzanitaArctostaphylos manzanitaShrub, Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
common nine barkPhysocarpus opufolius ssp. & cvs.Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
common rasp fernDoodia mediaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
common reedPhragmites australisOrnamental grass, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Common SandasterLessingia filaginifolia and cvs. (Corethrogyne)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Common Sun RoseHelianthemum scopariumShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDM
common sunroseHelianthemum nummularium & cvs.Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
common witch hazelHamamelis virginianaShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
compact goldenbushEricameria cuneataShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
compact Oregon grape hollyBerberis aquifolium 'Compacta'Ground cover, Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDH
Compton Oak, Comptons Hybrid OakQuercus x comptoniaeTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Concha ceanothusCeanothus 'Concha'Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
cone flowerEchinacea spp. & cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
coneflowerRudbeckia spp. and cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
confederate roseHibiscus mutabilisShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
contorted mulberryMorus australis 'Unryu'Tree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Convent Texas RangerLeucophyllum x 'Convent'Shrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDM
Cool Glow Lime dwarf heavenly bambooNandina domestica 'Zhnan102' Cool Glow™ LimeShrub- NC?
- CVH
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Cool Glow Peach dwarf heavenly bambooNandina domestica 'Zhnan28' Cool Glow™ PeachShrub- NC?
- CV×
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Cool Glow Pomegranate dwarf heavenly bambooNandina domestica 'Zhnan53' Cool Glow™ PomegranateShrub- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coolibahEucalyptus microthecaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Coolvista flax lilyDianella revoluta ‘Allyn-Citation’ Coolvista™Perennial- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDL
Cooper's false scillaLedebouria cooperiBulb- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
copper false chestnutCastanopsis cuspidataTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
copper leafAcalypha californicaShrub, California native- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
copper leafAcalypha wilkesianaShrub- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
coppertone loquatEriobotrya 'Coppertone'Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
coral beanErythrina flabelliformisShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coral bellsHeuchera sanguineaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
coral bells cultivarsHeuchera hybrids, ssp. & cvs. ( CA natives and non-natives)Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coral creeperBarleria repensShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Coral Drift® roseRosa 'Meiradriflora'Ground cover, Shrub- NCM
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coral fountainRusselia equisetiformisShrub, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
coral gumEucalyptus torquataTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Coral Knock Out roseRosa 'Radral' Coral Knock Out®Shrub- NC?
- CV×
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coral plantBerberidopsis corallinaShrub, Vine- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
coral pokerKniphofia galpiniiPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
coral shrubOzothamnus coralloidesShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coral treeErythrina speciosaTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
coral vineAntigonon leptopusGround cover, Vine- NCM
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
coral vineKennedia coccineaVine- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus (SHADE)Shrub- NCM
- CVL
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cordyline & ssp., hybrids & cvs.Cordyline hybrids and cvs.Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cork oakQuercus suberTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
corokiaCorokia x virgataShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
corrugated sageSalvia corrugataShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Corsican helleboreHelleborus argutifoliusPerennial, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Corsican violetViola corsicaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Costa Rica blue sageSalvia 'Costa Rica Blue'Perennial, Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Costa Rican butterfly vineDalechampia dioscoreifoliaVine- NC×
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Photo credits, 188 images from Wikimedia Commons
- Chilean feather bamboo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chilean fire bush: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chilean glory vine: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chilean jasmine: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chilean jessamine: You may select the license of your choice., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chilean lobelia: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Chilean mesquite: Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain
- Chilean palo verde: Arianza1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chilean potato tree: The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chilean rhubarb: Margaret Donald, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chilean wine palm: photo taken by SteffenMP (de:Benutzer:SteffenMP), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chin Cactus: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- China fir: Micromesistius, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chinaberry: Anna Anichkova, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chincherinchee: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Chinese abelia: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese astilbe: Radomil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese cork oak: Velela, Public domain
- Chinese dogwood: Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chinese evergreen elm: Ronnie Nijboer, CC0 (licence)
- Chinese evergreen wisteria: L. Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese fairy bells: Daderot, Public domain
- Chinese flame tree: אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Chinese flame tree: Peter Greenwell (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese fountain grass: Erhan yelekci, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese foxglove: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese fringe tree: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese hackberry: Geographer (talk), CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese hat plant: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese hibiscus: Aravindan Shanmugasundaram, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese holly grape: Tequila 14:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese indigo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese jujube: Javier martin, Public domain
- Chinese lilac: You may select the license of your choice., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese maple: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese photinia: Javier martin, Public domain
- Chinese pieris: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese pistache: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese plumbago: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese redbud: Chihiro H, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese snowball: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese stranvaesia: Yiqunchen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese strawberry tree: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese sweet gum: Yoiyoi_kancho, Public domain
- Chinese tallow tree: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese toon: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese wax shrub: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese wild ginger: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- chinquapin: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- chinquapin oak: Kim Scarborough, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- chir pine: Treesftf at Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Chisos red oak: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- chitalpa: Benny White, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chocolate bamboo: Djlayton4, Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chocolate cosmos: Björn Appel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chocolate Lily: Photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird (http://bairdphotos.com/), CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- chocolate scented daisy: Melburnian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chokecherry: Nadiatalent, Public domain
- Christmas Cheer red hot poker: John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Christmas fern: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Christmas pride: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Christmas/Lenten rose: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chuparosa: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chuparosa del cabo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- cider gum: Wouter Hagens, Public domain
- cigar plant: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cinnamon fern: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- cinquefoil: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cinquefoil: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- citrus scented marigold: Ruff tuff cream puff, CC0 (licence)
- Claremont Western Redbud: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Clark lily turf: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Clary sage: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- clasping heliotrope: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- clavel de campo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- clay wattle: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- clematis: Jolly Janner, Public domain
- cliff buckwheat: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cliff date palm: DominusVobiscum, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cliff desert dandelion: miheco, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cliff rose: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cliff spurge: Stickpen, Public domain
- cliff vygie: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- climbing blueberry: Cas Liber, Public domain
- climbing fern: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- climbing flame pea: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- climbing hydrangea: Alexandar Vujadinovic, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- climbing milkweed: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- climbing penstemon: Unknown author, Public domain
- climbing roses: Primazega, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- clover carpet vine: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au (licence)
- clublawn grass: Nordlicht, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Clubmoss Ivesia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cluster pine: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- clustered field sedge: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- clustered fishtail palm: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coahuila sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Coahuilan hesperaloe: Daderot, Public domain
- coast angelica: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coast beefwood: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast buckwheat: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- coast leucothoe: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast live oak: John Morgan from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coast morning glory: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coast myoporum: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast range onion grass: Stickpen, Public domain
- coast redwood: Allie_Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coast rock rose: Lumbar (Carsten Niehaus)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast rosemary: [User:Eug]], CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast silktassel: daveincamas, CC0 (licence)
- coast sunflower: Kong of Lasers, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coast woodmint: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coastal bush lupine: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Coastal California Poppy: Artslave, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coastal gum plant: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coastal Lotus: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Coastal Sagewort: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coastal wood fern: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- coastal woolly bush: me, Public domain
- Cobb Mountain Lupine: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cobra lily: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cockspur coral tree: Pablo Bombín, CC0 (licence)
- coffee fern: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Colorado spruce: Quinn Dombrowski from Chicago, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- columbia lewisia: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Columbia lily: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- columbine: Retro Lenses, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Columbine hybrids: Python (Peter Rühr), CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- comfrey: Finchj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- comfrey: en:Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common bluebeard: Sten at da.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common everlasting: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Common Grape Vine: Ernest Niedermann - VIEX, CC BY-SA 3.0 at (licence)
- common guava: Fuadsyazwan (talk), Public domain
- common hackberry: Hopefully Acceptable Username, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- common heliotrope: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- common jasmine: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common nine bark: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common rasp fern: Daderot, Public domain
- common reed: Darkone (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Common Sandaster: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Common Sun Rose: Unknown author, Public domain
- common sunrose: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common witch hazel: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- compact goldenbush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- compact Oregon grape holly: The original uploader was Meggar at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Compton Oak, Comptons Hybrid Oak: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Concha ceanothus: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- cone flower: Ulf Eliasson, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- coneflower: Dcoetzee, CC0 (licence)
- confederate rose: User ???? on zh.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- contorted mulberry: Daderot, Public domain
- Convent Texas Ranger: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Cool Glow Lime dwarf heavenly bamboo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Cool Glow Peach dwarf heavenly bamboo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Cool Glow Pomegranate dwarf heavenly bamboo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coolibah: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coolvista flax lily: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Cooper's false scilla: Dysmorodrepanis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- copper false chestnut: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- copper leaf: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- copper leaf: Arun nagarajan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coppertone loquat: M sh شراونة محمد, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral bean: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral bells: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral bells cultivars: A. Köhler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral creeper: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Coral Drift® rose: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral fountain: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral gum: BoundaryRider at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coral Knock Out rose: JDP90 (Joydeep)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral plant: ashley BALSAM baz, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coral poker: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral shrub: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral tree: Lokionly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral vine: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral vine: User:JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au (licence)
- coralberry: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- cordyline & ssp., hybrids & cvs.: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cork oak: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- corokia: Homoarborea, CC0 (licence)
- corrugated sage: anniesannuals, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Corsican hellebore: Picture taken by User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Corsican violet: Cardioceras, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Costa Rica blue sage: alejandrozab, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Costa Rican butterfly vine: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
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Zones: NC North-Central Coastal, CV Central Valley, SC South Coastal, SI South Inland, HD High and Intermediate Desert, LD Low Desert. Ratings: VL very low water, L low, M moderate, H high, ? not rated for that zone, × not suited to that zone. Ratings are the University of California WUCOLS IV list.
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Sources
- WUCOLS IV plant list, University of California, snapshot of the live databaseRead August 23, 2026 on ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS
- Appendix C reference evapotranspiration table behind the six zonesRead August 23, 2026 on water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/MWELO-Rulemaking/Final-MWELO-Text-and-Appendices_20250103.pdf