African daisyArctotis hybridsPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
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African daisyArctotis hybridsPerennial
agapanthusAgapanthus praecox spp. & cvsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
agastacheAgastache coccinea pinkPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Alaska holly fernPolystichum setigerumPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
alonsoaAlonsoa warscewicziiPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Alpine Alum RootHeuchera cylindricaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
alpine betonyStachys officinalis subsp. officinalis (Stachys monieri)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD×
alpine campionLychnis alpinaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
alpine geraniumErodium reichardii (Erodium chaemedryoides)Ground cover, Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
alpine meadow rueThalictrum alpinumPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
alpine sea hollyEryngium alpinumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
alpine skull capScutellaria alpinaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
alpine water fernBlechnum penna-marinaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
alum rootHeuchera 'Rosada'Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
amethyst sea hollyEryngium amethystinumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Andean silver leaf sageSalvia discolorPerennial- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
angel flowerAngelonia angustifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Angel Wings® SenecioSenecio candicans 'Senaw' PP28830Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
angel's hairArtemisia spp. (herbaceous)Ground cover, Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Angelita DaisyTetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
anise scented sageSalvia guaranitica (now S. coerulea) ssp, & cvs.Perennial, Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Apache beggarticksBidens ferulifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
arborvitae fernSelaginella brauniiPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
Arizona foldwingDicliptera resupinataPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Arkansas blue starAmsonia hubrichtiiPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
arnicaArnica montanaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
arrowleaf balsam rootBalsamorhiza sagittataPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Ascot Rainbow spurgeEuphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'Perennial, Succulent- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
asparagus fernAsparagus aethiopicus & ssp. & cvs. (Asparagus densiflorus)Perennial- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
asphodelAsphodeline tauricaPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
asteliaAstelia nivicola (SHADE)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Australian cliff brakePellaea falcataPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Australian sword fernNephrolepis obliterata SHADEPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Australian violetViola hederaceaGround cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
autumn sageSalvia greggii ssp., cvs. & hybridsPerennial, Shrub, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
avensGeum spp.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Baby Breeze™ LomandraLomandra longifolia x fluviatilis 'LM600' PP28260Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
baby's breathGypsophila cerastioidesPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
baby's breathGypsophila paniculataPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
baby's tearsSoleirolia soleirolii (SHADE)Ground cover, Perennial- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bananaMusa spp. (shade in low desert)Perennial, Shrub- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LDM
basket plantCallisia fragransPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
basket rushJuncus textilisPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
baumeaBaumea rubiginosaPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
beach asterErigeron glaucus ssp. & cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
beach evening primroseCamissoniopsis cheiranthifolia (Oenothera cheiranthifolia)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
bear grassNolina spp. & cvs. (CA natives and non-natives)Perennial, Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
bear grassXerophyllum tenaxPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
bearded irisIris germanicaPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
beefsteak plantPerilla 'Magilla'Perennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
begoniaBegonia & ssp. & cvs. (shade in the desert)Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
bell agapanthusAgapanthus campanulatusPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bell flowerCampanula & spp. and cvs.Ground cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
betonyStachys albotomentosaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
betonyStachys maxima (S. maxima and S. minor may be compact selections of S. officinalis)*Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD×
bicolor monkshoodAconitum cammarumPerennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
big betonyStachys macranthaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
big flowered foxgloveDigitalis grandifloraPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
big red sageSalvia penstemonoidesPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Bigelow sneezeweedHelenium bigeloviiPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
bigleaf lupineLupinus polyphyllusPerennial, California native- NCH
- CVM
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Biokovo cranesbillGeranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'Ground cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bird's foot fernPellaea mucronataPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
bird's nest fernAsplenium nidus (N. australasicum) (shade)Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bitter rootLewisia cotyledonPerennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
black mondo grassOphiopogon planiscapus var. nigrescens SHADE in desertPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
black rampionPhyteuma nigrumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Blackbird spurgeEuphorbia 'Blackbird'Perennial, Succulent- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blackfoot daisyMelampodium leucanthumPerennial- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
blackrootVeronicastrum virginicumPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blanket flowerGaillardia x grandiflora ssp. & cvs.Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
bleeding heartDicentra spp. (CA native and non-native species)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bloody sorrelRumex sanguineus ssp sanguineusPerennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue cape peaOtholobium fruticansPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue chalksticksKleinia repens (Senecio repens)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue chalksticksSenecio serpensGround cover, Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue corydalisCorydalis elataPerennial- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Blue Dawn Morning GloryIpomoea acuminataPerennial, Vine- NC×
- CVL
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue eyed grassSisyrinchium angustifoliumPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
blue fingerSenecio talinoides and cvs. (nomenclature unresolved)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue flagOrthrosanthus multiflorusPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue flax lilyDianella caerulea ssp. & cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue gingerDichorisandra thyrsifloraPerennial- NC×
- CV×
- SCH
- SI?
- HD×
- LD?
Blue Hummingbird MintAgastache 'Blue Boa'Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
blue mist flowerConoclinium greggii 'Boothill'Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
blue mist/dark nightCaryopteris x clandonensis & ssp. & cvs.Perennial, Shrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
Blue Panda corydalisCorydalis cheilanthifolia 'Blue Panda'Perennial- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
blue salviaSalvia thymoidesPerennial, Shrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
blue sea hollyEryngium planumPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue sedgeCarex flacca (Carex glauca)Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue skullcapScutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue'Perennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue star japanese asterKalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' (Boltonia)Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium bellum ssp. & cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
bluebeardCaryopteris odorataPerennial, Shrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bluebirdNemesia fruticansPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bog sageSalvia uliginosaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bolax/glebariaBolax gummifera (glebaria)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bonsai mintPlectranthus ernstiiPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Boston fernNephrolepis exaltata SHADEPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Bowles Golden sedgeCarex 'Bowles Golden'Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bowles Mauve wallflowerErysimum 'Bowles Mauve'Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD?
brake fernPteris spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Breathless spurge cvs.Euphorbia ''Breathless'' cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NC×
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Breeze(TM) mat rushLomandra longifolia 'LM300'Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bridal wreathFrancoa ramosaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bridal wreathFrancoa sonchifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Britton Oregon bedstrawGalium oreganumPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
broad buckler fernDryopteris dilatataPerennial- NCH
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
broadleaf lupineLupinus latifoliusPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
bronze fennelFoeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bronze leaf toatoaHaloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze'Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
brookfoamBoykinia occidentalis (SHADE)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCH
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Buchanan's sageSalvia buchananii and cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
buckwheatEriogonum spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
bur marigoldBidens laevisPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
burning bush/dittanyDictamnus spp.Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bush Ballad Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos humilis x flavidus 'Ramboball' PP20271Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
bush cloverLespedeza thunbergiiPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bush GMS® Pearl Pink Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos 'Bush Pearl'Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
Bush GMS® Tenacity Yellow Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos 'Rambocity'Perennial- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
bushy clematisClematis integrifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
butcher's broomRuscus spp.Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
buttercupRanunculus cortusifoliusPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
butterfly mint bushMonardella villosa subsp. villosa (Monardella antonina)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
button fernPellaea rotundifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
cabbage on a stickBrighamia insignisPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Cabrillo Sunrise annd Sunset sageSalvia 'Cabrillo Sunrise/Sunset'Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cactusMammillaria geminispinaPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
cactusMammillaria melanocentraPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
caladiumCaladium bicolor (SHADE)Perennial- NC×
- CV×
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
calibanusCalibanus hookeriPerennial- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
California BromeBromus sitchensisPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
California buttercupRanunculus californicusPerennial, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
California celeryLomatium californicumPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
California CrotonCroton californicaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LDL
California figwort/bee plantScrophularia californica (shade)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
California fuchsiaEpilobium (Zauschneria) spp. & cvs.Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LD×
California goldenrodSolidago velutina californicaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
California gray rushJuncus patens ssp. & cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
California hibiscusHibiscus lasiocarpusPerennial, California native- NCH
- CVM
- SCH
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
California mugwortArtemisia douglasianaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
California polypodyPolypodium californicumPerennial, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
California ponysfootDichondra donellianaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
California poppyEschscholzia californicaPerennial, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
California SunflowerHelianthus californicusPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LDM
California sword fernPolystichum californicumPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica SHADE IN DESERTPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensisPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Canary island daisyNauplius sericeus (Asteriscus sericeus)Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Canary Island roseAeonium spp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Canary Island sorrelRumex lunariaPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
candelillaEuphorbia antisyphiliticaPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
candy corn plantCuphea micropetalaPerennial, Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Canyon Prince Wild RyeLeymus (Elymus) condensatus 'Canyon Prince'Ornamental grass, California native, Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
canyon sunflowerVenegasia carpesioidesPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cape fuchsiaPhygelius spp. and hybridsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
cape weedArctotheca prostrata (Arctotheca calendula)Ground cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis hybrids and cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
cardoncilloOchagavia litoralisPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
carpet bugleAjuga reptans (shade)Ground cover, Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
carpet geraniumGeranium incanumGround cover, Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
cassavaManihot spp.Perennial- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cast iron plantAspidistra elatior (shade)Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
cat thymeTeucrium marumPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
catlin sedgeCarex texensisPerennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
CatmintNepeta x faasseniiPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
catmint/catnipNepeta spp. & cvs.Perennial, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
- NCH
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cedar sageSalvia roemerianaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
centaurea (rupestris)Centaurea rupestrisPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Central Coast IrisIris longipetalaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
century plantAgave americana (and thick-leaved relatives)Perennial, Shrub- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
chameleon houttuyniaHouttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
chamomile sunrayHelichrysum italicumPerennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
chamomile sunrayRhodanthe anthemoides (Helipterum anthemoides)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Channel Islands Silver-lotusAcmispon argophyllusPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Chaparral LotusAcmispon grandiflorusPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
checkerbloomSidalcea malvifloraPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chiapas sageSalvia chiapensisPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Chilean rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaPerennial- NCH
- CV?
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensisPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese fairy bellsDisporum cantoniensePerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese foxgloveRehmannia elataPerennial- NCH
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese wild gingerAsarum splendens cvsPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
- 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
Christmas Cheer red hot pokerKniphofia 'Christmas Cheer'Perennial, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Photo credits, 187 images from Wikimedia Commons
- African daisy: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- agapanthus: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au (licence)
- agastache: USDA NRCS, Public domain
- Alaska holly fern: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alonsoa: Magnus Manske (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Alpine Alum Root: Flowersinmyyard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- alpine betony: David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- alpine campion: Sannse at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alpine geranium: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alpine meadow rue: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- alpine sea holly: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alpine skull cap: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alpine water fern: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- alum root: NPS Photo, Public domain
- amethyst sea holly: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Andean silver leaf sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- angel flower: Thegreenj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Angel Wings® Senecio: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- angel's hair: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Angelita Daisy: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- anise scented sage: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Apache beggarticks: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- arborvitae fern: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Arizona foldwing: Eileen Kane, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Arkansas blue star: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- arnica: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- arrowleaf balsam root: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Ascot Rainbow spurge: Fulkinun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- asparagus fern: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- asphodel: Geomyces.destructans, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- astelia: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Australian cliff brake: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0 (licence)
- Australian sword fern: Erusalio, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Australian violet: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- autumn sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- avens: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Baby Breeze™ Lomandra: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- baby's breath: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- baby's breath: PiPi, Public domain
- baby's tears: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- banana: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- basket plant: Phó Nháy, Public domain
- basket rush: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- baumea: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- beach aster: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- beach evening primrose: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bear grass: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bear grass: NPS Photo, Public domain
- bearded iris: Mancane- M, CC0 (licence)
- beefsteak plant: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- begonia: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bell agapanthus: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bell flower: Wilson44691, CC0 (licence)
- betony: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- betony: Dandarmkd, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bicolor monkshood: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- big betony: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- big flowered foxglove: Florian Grossir, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- big red sage: ElleAnónime, CC0 (licence)
- Bigelow sneezeweed: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- bigleaf lupine: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Biokovo cranesbill: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bird's foot fern: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bird's nest fern: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- bitter root: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- black mondo grass: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- black rampion: Vachovec1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blackbird spurge: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blackfoot daisy: Sue in az, Public domain
- blackroot: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blanket flower: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bleeding heart: Amos Oliver Doyle, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bloody sorrel: Hinko Talsma, Public domain
- blue cape pea: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue chalksticks: Marianne Perdomo from Gran Canaria, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- blue chalksticks: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- blue corydalis: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blue Dawn Morning Glory: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue eyed grass: Hugowolf, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- blue finger: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- blue flag: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue flax lily: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue ginger: Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blue Hummingbird Mint: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue mist flower: Kingdon, Public domain
- blue mist/dark night: Wouter Hagens, Public domain
- Blue Panda corydalis: Pipi, Public domain
- blue salvia: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue sea holly: The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue sedge: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:16, 13 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue skullcap: Lokionly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue star japanese aster: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue-eyed grass: Dawn Endico from Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- bluebeard: Amarbileg Shajbalidir, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- bluebird: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bog sage: Louise Docker from sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- bolax/glebaria: Esb, CC0 (licence)
- bonsai mint: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Boston fern: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Bowles Golden sedge: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bowles Mauve wallflower: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- brake fern: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Breathless spurge cvs.: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Breeze(TM) mat rush: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- bridal wreath: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bridal wreath: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Britton Oregon bedstraw: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broad buckler fern: Southgeist, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broadleaf lupine: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bronze fennel: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- bronze leaf toatoa: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- brookfoam: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Buchanan's sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- buckwheat: User:Toiyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bur marigold: Jennifer Anderson, Public domain
- burning bush/dittany: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bush Ballad Kangaroo Paw: User:Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au (licence)
- bush clover: VoDeTan2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bush GMS® Pearl Pink Kangaroo Paw: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Bush GMS® Tenacity Yellow Kangaroo Paw: Supertita, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bushy clematis: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- butcher's broom: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- buttercup: Marianne Perdomo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- butterfly mint bush: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- button fern: Daderot, Public domain
- cabbage on a stick: PaulT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Cabrillo Sunrise annd Sunset sage: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cactus: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- cactus: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- caladium: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- calibanus: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California Brome: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California buttercup: Calibas, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California celery: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0 (licence)
- California Croton: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California figwort/bee plant: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- California fuchsia: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California goldenrod: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California gray rush: Stickpen, Public domain
- California hibiscus: Marshman at en.wikipedia / Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California mugwort: stonebird from inglewood, california, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- California polypody: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California ponysfoot: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- California poppy: Kaldari, CC0 (licence)
- California Sunflower: miheco, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- California sword fern: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- calla lily: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Canada goldenrod: Georg Slickers, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Canary island daisy: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Canary Island rose: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Canary Island sorrel: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- candelilla: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- candy corn plant: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- Canyon Prince Wild Rye: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- canyon sunflower: Cliff Hutson, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- cape fuchsia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cape weed: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- cardinal flower: Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain
- cardoncillo: Pato Novoa, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- carpet bugle: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- carpet geranium: Ghislain118 (AD) http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cassava: O Tupinólogo, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- cast iron plant: frau-doktor, Public domain
- cat thyme: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- catlin sedge: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Catmint: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- catmint/catnip: Jon Sullivan, Public domain
- cedar sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- centaurea (rupestris): Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Central Coast Iris: Peter Brastow, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- century plant: Ashwin Baindur (User:AshLin), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- chameleon houttuynia: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- chamomile sunray: (c) 2005 Zubro, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chamomile sunray: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Channel Islands Silver-lotus: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- Chaparral Lotus: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- checkerbloom: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chiapas sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chilean rhubarb: Margaret Donald, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chinese astilbe: Radomil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese fairy bells: Daderot, Public domain
- Chinese foxglove: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese wild ginger: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (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)
- Christmas Cheer red hot poker: John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (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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