pachypodiumPachypodium lamereiTree- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LDM
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pachypodiumPachypodium lamereiTree
pachyveriaX Pachyveria spp.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Pacific anemoneAnemone multifidaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Pacific Coast hybrid irisIris Pacific Coast hybridsPerennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Pacific Mist manzanitaArctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Pacific reed grassCalamagrostis nutkaensisOrnamental grass, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Pacific Sunset MapleAcer truncatum x platanoides 'Warrenred'Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Pacific wax myrtleMorella californica (Myrica californica)Shrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pacifica saltbushMyoporum X 'Pacificum'Ground cover, Shrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pagoda dogwoodCornus alternifoliaTree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
painted daisyTanacetum coccineum (Pyrethrum roseum)Perennial- NCM
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Pajaro manzanitaArctostaphylos pajaroensis & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
pale hedge nettleStachys pycnanthaPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
Pale Leaf YuccaYucca pallidaSucculent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
pale rushJuncus pallidusPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
palm grassCurculigo capitulataPerennial- NC×
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
palm grassSetaria palmifoliaOrnamental grass- NCH
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
palm lilyCordyline strictaShrub- NC?
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
palma ChinaYucca decipiensShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDVL
- LDL
Palmer AgaveAgave palmeriSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Palmer's FrankeniaFrankenia palmeriShrub, California native- NC?
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Palmer's GoldenbushEricameria palmeriShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Palmer's mallowMalacothamnus palmeriShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
palmettoSabal spp.Shrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
palo adanFouquieria diguetiiShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD?
palo blancaLysiloma candidaShrub, Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LDL
palo blancoAcacia willardiana (Mariosousa heterophylla)Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
Palo blancoOrnithostaphylos oppositifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
palo brea treeParkinsonia praecox (Cercidium praecox)Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
palo ColoradoLuma apiculataShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NC×
- CVL
- SC×
- SI×
- HDM
- LDM
pampas lilyHabranthus robustus (Zephyranthes robusta)Bulb- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Panchito ManzanitaArctostaphylos x coloradoensisShrub- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pangue enanoGunnera magellanicaPerennial- NCH
- CV?
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
panic grassPanicum spp.Ornamental grass- NCM
- CVL
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Paparazzi® seriesPhlox cvs. (Paparazzi® series)Perennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Papaya Popsicle Dwarf PokerKniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle' PP22915Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD?
paper bushEdgeworthia chrysanthaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
paper flowerPsilostrophe cooperiPerennial, Shrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDVL
paper flowerPsilostrophe tagetinaPerennial, Shrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Paper Spine CactusTephrocactus articulatus- NCVL
- CV×
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Paperbark CherryPrunus serrulaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
paperbark mapleAcer griseumTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Paprika YarrowAchillea millefolium 'Paprika'Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDL
Paraguay nightshade/blue potato bush MLycianthes rantonnetiiShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
Parish AchnatherumStipa (Achnatherum) parishiiOrnamental grass, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Parish's GoldeneyeBahiopsis (Viguiera) parishiiShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
parrot's beakClianthus puniceusShrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Parrot's beakLotus berthelotiiShrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Parry's AgaveAgave parryiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Parry's AgaveAgave parryi ssp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Parry's arnicaArnica parryiPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Parry's horkeliaHorkelia parryiPerennial, California native- NC?
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Partridge BreastGonialoe spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDM
partridge featherTanacetum densumPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pasque flowerPulsatilla vulgaris (Anemone pulsatilla)Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Passion Flower VinePassiflora x alatocaeruleaVine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
passion vinePassiflora spp. & cvs.Vine- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Peach Drift roseRosa 'Meiggili' Peach Drift®Ground cover- NC?
- CVL
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Peaches and Cream honeysuckleLonicera periclymenum 'Inov 86'Shrub, Vine- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Peachy Knock Out® roseRosa 'Radgor'Shrub- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
peacock spikemossSelaginella uncinataPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
pearl acaciaAcacia podalyriifoliaShrub, Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pearl berryVallesia glabraShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pearl bluebushMaireana sedifoliaShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pecanCarya illinoensisTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Pee Wee oak leaf HydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'Shrub- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
peegee hydrangeaHydrangea paniculata hybridsShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Peirson's Morning-gloryCalystegia peirsoniiVine, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Peking cotoneasterCotoneaster acutifoliusShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Peking willowSalix matsudanaTree- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HDH
- LD?
pelican flowerAristolochia giganteaVine- NC×
- CV×
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
pencil milk bushEuphorbia mauritanicaShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
penstemon (hybrids)Penstemon garden hybridsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
penstemon (SW natives)Penstemon SW native spp. and cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
peonyPaeonia low chill hybridsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
peonyPaeonia spp. & cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
peppermint treeAgonis flexuosa & ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
peppermint-scented geraniumPelargonium tomentosumPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Pere David's mapleAcer davidiiTree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD×
perennial cornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
perennial hollyhockAlcea rosea cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
perennial lobeliaLobelia richardiiPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
periwinkleVinca majorGround cover, Perennial- NC×
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
periwinkleVinca minorGround cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Persian cyclamenCyclamen persicum and hybrids (shade)Bulb- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Persian knapweedCentaurea dealbataPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Persian lilacSyringa x persicaShrub- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
Persian ranunculusRanunculus spp. (winter growing)Bulb- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIVL
- HDM
- LDM
Persian shieldStrobilanthes dyerianthusPerennial- NC?
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Persian witch hazelParrotia persicaTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
Peruvian apple cactusCereus peruvianusShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
Peruvian feather grassStipa ichuOrnamental grass- NCL
- CVVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Peruvian lilyAlstroemeria spp., hybrids & cvs.Bulb- NCM
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDM
Peruvian old man cactusEspostoa ssp. & cvs.- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LDVL
Peruvian pepper treeSchinus polygamusTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
petatilloThenardia floribundaVine- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Petite Butterfly pea shrubPolygala fruticosa 'Petite Buttterfly'Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Petite Knock Out roseRosa Petite Knock Out®Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Petite Pink Flamingo rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus Petite Pink Flamingo™Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
phaneraBauhinia corymbosaVine- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD×
- LDM
- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Philadelphia daisyErigeron philadelphicusPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
phlomis (russeliana)Phlomis russeliana- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
phloxPhlox spp. and cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Phyllis Fancy sageSalvia ''Phyllis Fancy''Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pichiFabiana imbricataShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
PickleweedSalicornia virginiana (pacifica)Perennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pierisPieris cvsShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
pigmy date palmPhoenix roebeleniiShrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pin cushionEuphorbia feroxPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pin oakQuercus palustrisTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pincushion bushLeucospermum spp & cvs.Shrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Pincushion CactusMammillaria spp. & cvs.- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
pincushion flowerScabiosa spp.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pincushion plantKnautia macedonicaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pindo palmButia odorata (Butia capitata)Tree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
pine bluegrassPoa secunda (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native- NC?
- CVL
- SC×
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pine muhlyMuhlenbergia dubiaOrnamental grass, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pine-leafed bottlebrushCallistemon pinifoliusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pineapple guavaAcca sellowiana (Feijoa sellowiana)Shrub, Tree, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
pineapple lilyEucomis autumnalisBulb- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pineapple lilyEucomis bicolor hybridsBulb- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pineapple sageSalvia elegansPerennial, Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
PinebushEricameria pinifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
pinelliaPinellia ternataPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Pinemat ManzanitaArctostaphylos nevadensisShrub- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink BeggarticksBidens aequisquamaPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink bract manzanitaArctostaphylos pringleiShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Pink Brick House roseRosa 'Sprogreatpink' Brick House® PinkShrub- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink cedarAcrocarpus fraxinifoliusTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Pink Chiffon rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus Pink Chiffon®Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink Double Knock Out roseRosa 'Radtkopink' Pink Double Knock Out®Shrub- NC?
- CVM
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink Drift® roseRosa 'Meijocos' Pink Drift®Ground cover, Shrub- NCM
- CVL
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink evening primroseOenothera roseaPerennial- NCM
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink hollyhock treeHibiscus splendensShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink hyssopAgastache barberiPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
Pink HyssopAgastache hybrida 'Arizona Sunset'Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
pink iceplantOscularia deltoidesGround cover- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pink jasmineJasminum polyanthumVine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Pink Knock Out® roseRosa 'Radcon'Shrub- NCM
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink KurapiaLippia 'ECOLOPIA2' Pink Kurapia®Ground cover- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink meadowsweetFilipendula purpureaPerennial- NCH
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
pink melaleucaMelaleuca nesophilaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Pink ParadeHesperaloe x 'PERFU' PP21728Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
pink powder puffCalliandra haematocephalaShrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HDL
- LDH
pink rockroseCistus incanus ssp. creticus (C.villosus)Shrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Pink Sand VerbenaAbronia umbellataPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LD?
pink Santa Barbara daisyErigeron x moerheimiiPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Pink Supreme Flower Carpet roseRosa 'NOA168098F' Flower Carpet® Pink SupremeGround cover, Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pink Texas skullcapScutellaria suffrutescensPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pink tickseedCoreopsis roseaPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
pink tips/white bottlebrushCallistemon salignusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD?
pink trumpet vinePodranea ricasolianaVine- NC×
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
pink wax flowerCrowea 'Festival'Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink Wild HoneysuckleLonicera hispidula var. vacillansVine, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LD?
pink-flowering sumacRhus lentiiShrub, California native- NC×
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pink/carnationDianthus spp.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
pink/lavender trumpet treeHandroanthus impetiginosus (Tabebuia impetiginosa )Tree- NCL
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
pink/yellow calla lilyZantedeschia spp. & hybrids SHADE IN DESERTPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
pinwheel flowerTabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno'Shrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pinyon pinePinus edulisTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LD×
pinyon rice grassPiptochaetium fimbriatumOrnamental grass- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pipestem clematisClematis lasianthaVine, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
pistachioPistacia vera (edible)Tree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
pitcher sageLepechinia calycinaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
pittieri bambooChusquea pittieriShrub, Bamboo- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pittosporum (brevicalyx)Pittosporum brevicalyxShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Piute cypressHesperocyparis nevadensis (Cupressus nevadensis)Tree, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Platinum AgaveAgave guiengola 'Platinum'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Platinum Beauty(TM) lomandraLomandra longifolia 'Roma13' (part-shade)Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Platt's black brass buttonsLeptinella x 'Platt's Black'Ground cover- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Plum Perfect(TM) Sunbelt® roseRosa 'KORvodacom'Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
plume albiziaAlbizia distachyaTree- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
plume grassSaccharum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae)Ornamental grass- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HDM
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Plumetastic pink muhly grassMuhlenbergia capillaris 'Irvine' Plumetastic®Ornamental grass- NC?
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Plummers BaccharisBaccharis plummeraeShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LD?
Plunkett malleeEucalyptus curtisiiTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
poinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrimaShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDL
Point Sierra ceanothusCeanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
poker plantKniphofia spp. and cvs.Perennial, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
polypodyPolypodium (subtropical spp.)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Pom Pom dwarf matt rushLomandra confertifolia ssp. pallida 'Pom Pom' ShortyOrnamental grass- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
pom-pom treeDais cotinifoliaTree- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
pomegranatePunica granatumTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
ponderosa pinePinus ponderosaTree, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Photo credits, 186 images from Wikimedia Commons
- pachypodium: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pachyveria: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Pacific anemone: JW Stockert, Public domain
- Pacific Coast hybrid iris: Tranceliner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pacific Mist manzanita: Grigory Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pacific reed grass: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- Pacific Sunset Maple: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pacific wax myrtle: Ben Cody, Public domain
- pacifica saltbush: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- pagoda dogwood: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- painted daisy: Chester Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Pajaro manzanita: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pale hedge nettle: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pale Leaf Yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pale rush: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- palm grass: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- palm grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- palm lily: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0 (licence)
- palma China: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Palmer Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Palmer's Frankenia: Lisa Cox, USFWS, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Palmer's Goldenbush: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Palmer's mallow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- palmetto: William Bumgarner (en.wp:Zsinj), Public domain
- palo adan: Toedrifter, Public domain
- palo blanca: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- palo blanco: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Palo blanco: Bri Weldon, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- palo brea tree: Arianza1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- palo Colorado: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pampas lily: [https://www.flickr.com/people/43206694@N03 M�rcia Stefani], CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Panchito Manzanita: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pangue enano: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- panic grass: Miquel Pujol Palol, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Paparazzi® series: ИринаЯ, CC0 (licence)
- Papaya Popsicle Dwarf Poker: Roula30, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- paper bush: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- paper flower: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- paper flower: Antonyjauregui, CC0 (licence)
- Paper Spine Cactus: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Paperbark Cherry: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- paperbark maple: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Paprika Yarrow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Paraguay nightshade/blue potato bush M: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Parish Achnatherum: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain
- Parish's Goldeneye: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- parrot's beak: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Parrot's beak: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Parry's Agave: Richtr Jan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Parry's Agave: someone10x, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Parry's arnica: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Parry's horkelia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Partridge Breast: Kurisu rs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- partridge feather: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pasque flower: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Passion Flower Vine: Romauribe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- passion vine: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Peach Drift rose: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Peaches and Cream honeysuckle: This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarnemingen.be, a source of..., CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Peachy Knock Out® rose: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- peacock spikemoss: Daderot, Public domain
- pearl acacia: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pearl berry: Juceseal2, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pearl bluebush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pearly everlasting: Pendragon39, Public domain
- pecan: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Pee Wee oak leaf Hydrangea: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- peegee hydrangea: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Peirson's Morning-glory: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Peking cotoneaster: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Peking willow: Montrealais at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pelican flower: The original uploader was Monocromatico at Portuguese Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pencil milk bush: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- penstemon (hybrids): Matt Berger https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- penstemon (SW natives): Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- peony: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- peppermint tree: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- peppermint-scented geranium: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pere David's maple: Abrahami, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- perennial cornflower: User:Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- perennial hollyhock: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- perennial lobelia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- periwinkle: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- periwinkle: AnRo0002, CC0 (licence)
- Persian cyclamen: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Persian knapweed: User:Carstor, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Persian lilac: FlaggSwagg, CC0 (licence)
- Persian ranunculus: Cardioceras, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Persian shield: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Persian witch hazel: Waheed butt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Peruvian apple cactus: Kalebzhan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Peruvian feather grass: Cristian Ordenes, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Peruvian lily: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Peruvian old man cactus: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Peruvian pepper tree: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- petatillo: Zazil Dellamary, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Petite Butterfly pea shrub: Stickpen, Public domain
- Petite Knock Out rose: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Petite Pink Flamingo rose of Sharon: Reiner Müller, 64395 Brensbach, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- phanera: Eran Finkle from Israel, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Philadelphia daisy: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- phlomis (russeliana): Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- phlox: Atilin, Public domain
- Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Phyllis Fancy sage: Rob Hille, Public domain
- pichi: You may select the license of your choice., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pickleweed: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- pieris: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pigmy date palm: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- pin cushion: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pin oak: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- pincushion bush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pincushion Cactus: Stickpen, Public domain
- pincushion flower: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pincushion plant: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Co-attribution must be given to..., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pindo palm: Juan Manuel Barreneche, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pine bluegrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pine muhly: Stickpen, Public domain
- pine-leafed bottlebrush: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- pineapple guava: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pineapple lily: Eucomis_autumnalis_2.jpg: Ton Rulkens derivative work: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pineapple lily: Jean-Jacques MILAN 18:07, 29 May 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pineapple sage: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Pinebush: Stickpen, Public domain
- pinellia: The original uploader was Polyhedron at Chinese Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pinemat Manzanita: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Beggarticks: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- pink bract manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Brick House rose: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink cedar: Trees ForTheFuture, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Pink Chiffon rose of Sharon: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pink Double Knock Out rose: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Drift® rose: R.P. Braun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pink evening primrose: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink hollyhock tree: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, Public domain
- pink hyssop: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Pink Hyssop: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- pink iceplant: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pink jasmine: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pink Knock Out® rose: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Pink Kurapia: Surething, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink meadowsweet: Լիլիթ85, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pink melaleuca: Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Parade: Dorian Wallender from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pink powder puff: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink rockrose: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- Pink Sand Verbena: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pink Santa Barbara daisy: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Pink Supreme Flower Carpet rose: Aathavan jaffna, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink Texas skullcap: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- pink tickseed: F. D. Richards from Clinton, MI, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pink tips/white bottlebrush: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink trumpet vine: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- pink wax flower: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Wild Honeysuckle: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0 (licence)
- pink-flowering sumac: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pink/carnation: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pink/lavender trumpet tree: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pink/yellow calla lily: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pinwheel flower: Arif tonmoy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pinyon pine: jotor at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pinyon rice grass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- pipestem clematis: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pistachio: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pitcher sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pittieri bamboo: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- pittosporum (brevicalyx): Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- Piute cypress: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Platinum Agave: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Platinum Beauty(TM) lomandra: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Platt's black brass buttons: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Plum Perfect(TM) Sunbelt® rose: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- plume albizia: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- plume grass: Daderot, Public domain
- Plumetastic pink muhly grass: Stickpen, Public domain
- Plummers Baccharis: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- Plunkett mallee: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Point Sierra ceanothus: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- poker plant: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- polypody: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Pom Pom dwarf matt rush: Scottwatson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pom-pom tree: Rotational, Public domain
- pomegranate: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- ponderosa pine: Mitch from Costa Mesa, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
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