Adam's needleYucca filamentosa ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDL
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Adam's needleYucca filamentosa ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent
African Milk TreeEuphorbia trigonaSucculent- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDL
aloeAloe spp. & cvs.Shrub, Tree, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Artichoke AgaveAgave parryi var. truncataSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Ascot Rainbow spurgeEuphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'Perennial, Succulent- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Baja spurgeEuphorbia xantiShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
banana yuccaYucca baccataShrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
barrel cactusEchinocactus spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Shrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
barrel cactusFerocactus spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Shrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
beaked yuccaYucca rostrata ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
Beauverd''s widow's-thrillKalanchoe beauverdiiVine, Succulent- NC?
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bell flower hesperaloeHesperaloe campanulata ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
bitter rootLewisia cotyledonPerennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Black Spined AgaveAgave macroacanthaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Blackbird spurgeEuphorbia 'Blackbird'Perennial, Succulent- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Blue AgaveAgave tequilana & ssp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
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 fingerSenecio talinoides and cvs. (nomenclature unresolved)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Blue Flame AgaveAgave shawii x attenuata 'Blue Flame'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Blue Glow AgaveAgave attenuata x ocahui 'Blue Glow'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
blue yuccaYucca rigida ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
bonsai mintPlectranthus ernstiiPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
boojumFouquieria columnarisShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LDVL
Breathless spurge cvs.Euphorbia ''Breathless'' cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NC×
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
broomstick treeSenecio praecox (Pittocaulon praecox )Shrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Butterfly AgaveAgave potatorumSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Cabbage Head AgaveAgave parrasanaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
cactusMammillaria geminispinaPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
cactusMammillaria melanocentraPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
Canary Island roseAeonium spp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Candelabra TreeEuphorbia candelabrumSucculent- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LDL
candelabra treeEuphorbia ingensTree, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDL
candelillaEuphorbia antisyphiliticaPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Carribean copper plantEuphorbia cotinifoliaShrub, Tree, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cat tails euphorbiaEuphorbia leucodendronShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Center-Stripe AgaveAgave americana var. mediopictaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Century PlantAgave spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SC?
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Chalk AgaveAgave titanotaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Chiapen AgaveAgave chiapensisSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
cliff spurgeEuphorbia miseraShrub, Succulent, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cliff vygieScopelogena verruculataPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Coahuilan hesperaloeHesperaloe funiferaShrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Coastal Agave, Shaw's AgaveAgave shawiiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
columbia lewisiaLewisia columbiana rupicolaPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Cow Horn AgaveAgave bovicornutaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
crassulaCrassula spp.Perennial, Shrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
creeping spurgeEuphorbia myrsinitesPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
crown of thornsEuphorbia miliiShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
curve leaf yuccaYucca recurvifoliaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDM
cushion spurgeEuphorbia polychroma (epithymoides)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cypress spurgeEuphorbia cyparissiasPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Desert AgaveAgave desertiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
desert spoonDasylirion spp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent, Arboretum All-Star- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
dudleyaDudleya spp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Durango AgaveAgave durangensisSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Dwarf Blue AgaveAgave pygmae & ssp & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Dwarf Smooth AgaveAgave desmettianaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDVL
elephant's foodPortulacaria afra ssp. & cvs.Perennial, Shrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
Engelmann's HedgehogEchinocereus englemanniiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
euphorbiaEuphorbia seguieriana nicicianaPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
euphorbiaEuphorbia x lomi cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
euphorbiaEuphorbia x martinii and cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Fan AloesKumara spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Ferdinand AgaveAgave ferdinandi-regisSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
gasteriaGasteria spp. (shade)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
giant white yuccaYucca faxonianaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
giant yuccaYucca elephantipesShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Golden Flowered Century PlantAgave chrysanthaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
gopher spurgeEuphorbia rigidaPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
graptopetalumGraptopetalum spp.Perennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
graptosedumX Graptosedum cultivarsPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Griffith's spurgeEuphorbia griffithiiPerennial, Succulent- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Gypsum AgaveAgave gypsophilaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Havard AgaveAgave havardianaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
haworthiaHaworthia spp.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
hechtiaHechtia spp and cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Hedgehog AgaveAgave strictaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
hens and chickensEcheveria spp. & cvs.Perennial, Shrub, Succulent, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
hesperaloe (changii)Hesperaloe changiiShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
horned spurgeEuphorbia ceratocarpaPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
house leekSempervivum spp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Joshua treeYucca brevifoliaShrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SC×
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
kalanchoeKalanchoe spp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
kleiniaSenecio mandraliscae (Kleinia mandraliscae)Ground cover, Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDL
lamb's tongueStomatium agninumPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
large kleiniaSenecio aizoidesPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
lewisiaLewisia hybrids (CA natives and non-natives)Perennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
linear-leaf yuccaYucca linearifoliaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
little pickles ice plantOthonna capensisPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
lobster flowerPlectranthus neochilusGround cover, Perennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Madagascan ocotilloAlluaudia proceraTree, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Madagascar PalmPachypodium spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LDM
Madagascar senecioSenecio decaryiPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
MadrecuixeAgave karwinskiiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Maguey de PulqueAgave salmianaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Majestic AgaveAgave franzosiniiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
mangaveX Mangave ssp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Marbled AgaveAgave marmorataSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Mediterranean spurgeEuphorbia characias wulfeniiPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDM
Medusa's headEuphorbia caput-medusaePerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Mescal CenizaAgave colorataSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Mexican fence post cactusPachycereus marginatusShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Mexican lilyBeschorneria yuccoidesPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Mexican Nova AgaveAgave celsii 'Nova'Succulent- NC×
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Mexican tree ocotilloFouquieria macdougaliiShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
milk bushEuphorbia tirucalliShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LDL
Mojave yuccaYucca schidigera (Yucca californica, Yucca mohavensis)Shrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
moonstonesPachyphytum spp.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Moroccan moundEuphorbia resiniferaPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Mountain AgaveAgave montanaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCM
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
mountain yuccaYucca schottiiShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDVL
- LDL
Murphy's AgaveAgave murpheyiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Narrow Leaf Century PlantAgave striataSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
narrow leaf chalksticksSenecio cylindricus (Senecio vitalis)(nomen unresolved)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
night blooming cereusCereus hildmannianusShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD×
- LDL
Nite Lights® YuccaHesperaloe x 'MSWNIvory Swan'Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
Nizanda AgaveAgave nizandensisSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Ocahui Century PlantAgave ocahuiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
ocotilloFouquieria splendensShrub, Succulent, California native- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
orange puffsKleinia amaniensis (Senecio amaniensis)Perennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
organ pipe cactusStenocereus thurberi (Lemaireocereus thurberi)Shrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDVL
pachyveriaX Pachyveria spp.Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Pale Leaf YuccaYucca pallidaSucculent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
palma ChinaYucca decipiensShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDVL
- LDL
Palmer AgaveAgave palmeriSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
palo adanFouquieria diguetiiShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SI?
- 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
Partridge BreastGonialoe spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDM
pencil milk bushEuphorbia mauritanicaShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Peruvian apple cactusCereus peruvianusShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
pin cushionEuphorbia feroxPerennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Pink ParadeHesperaloe x 'PERFU' PP21728Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
Platinum AgaveAgave guiengola 'Platinum'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
poinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrimaShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDL
prickly pear/chollaOpuntia spp. & cvs. (CA natives and non-natives)Shrub, Succulent, California native, - NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
purple spurgeEuphorbia dulcisPerennial, Succulent- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Purpus AgaveAgave ghiesbreghtiiSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Queen of White Thread-leaf AgaveAgave schidigera & ssp & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Queen Victoria AgaveAgave victoriae-reginaeSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
Queen Victoria AgaveAgave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Rancho Tambor AgaveAgave titanota 'Snaggle Tooth'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Red YuccaHesperaloe parviflora ssp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
red/ yellow yuccaHesperaloe parvifloraShrub, Succulent, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Rolling Hens and ChicksJovibarba ssp. & cvs.Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Sand RoseAnacampseros & spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Sandia Glow hesperaloeHesperaloe parviflora 'MSWNPERED' Sandia Glow®Succulent- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Scabrous Century PlantAgave scabraSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
seven-son flowerHesperaloe nocturnaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LD?
Silver Leopard Texas TuberoseManfreda X 'Silver Leopard'Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LDM
SisalAgave sisalanaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Skyscraper SenecioCurio (Senecio) ficoides 'Skyscraper'Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
slipper plantPedilanthus macrocarpusShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
Smooth AgaveAgave desmettiana ssp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
soaptree yuccaYucca elataShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDL
soapweed yuccaYucca glaucaShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HDL
- LD?
Socotran borageTrichodesma scottiiShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Spanish bayonetYucca aloifoliaShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
Spanish daggerYucca gloriosa ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Split RockPleiospilos spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCM
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Squid AgaveAgave braceteosaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDVL
stone cropHylotelephium spp. and cvs. (Some are Sedum)Perennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
stone cropSedum spp. & cvs. (some are Hylotelephium)Ground cover, Perennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
succulent bush senecioSenecio barbertonicusPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
swizzle sticksKleinia anteuphorbium (Senecio anteuphorbium)Perennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
tall slipper plantPedilanthus bracteatusShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas CactusSchlumbergera (Zygocactus) truncata (truncates)Succulent, - NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Thompson's yuccaYucca thompsonianaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDVL
- LDL
Thread Leaf AgaveAgave filiferaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Torch CactiCleistocactus & spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LD?
torch cactusEchinopsis & spp. & cvs. (Trichocereus spp.)Perennial, Succulent- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Toumey's agaveAgave toumeyanaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
trailing jadeSenecio jacobseniiPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Tree AloesAloidendron spp. & cvs.Succulent- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
tree euphorbiaEuphorbia lambiiShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
tropical hesperaloeHesperaloe tenuifoliaShrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
trunking beschorneriaBeschorneria albifloraPerennial, Succulent- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Twin Flowered AgaveAgave geminifloraSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
twisted yuccaYucca rupicolaShrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
Utah AgaveAgave utahensisSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Variegated Century PlantAgave americana var. marginataSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Variegated Murphys AgaveAgave murpheyi 'Rodney'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Variegated Smooth AgaveAgave desmettiana 'Variegata'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
volstruisnekEuphorbia clandestinaPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Whales Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifoliaSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Whales Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
White Striped Century PlantAgave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba'Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Wide Leaf Giant HesperaloeHesperaloe funifera ssp. chiangiiSucculent- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
wood spurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesPerennial, Succulent- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
woolly senecioSenecio haworthii (nomen. unresolved)Perennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
yuccaHesperoyucca spp. (Yucca whipplei, Yucca californica)Shrub, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Photo credits, 192 images from Wikimedia Commons
- Adam's needle: Sten at Danish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- African Milk Tree: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- aloe: Harald Süpfle, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Artichoke Agave: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Ascot Rainbow spurge: Fulkinun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Baja spurge: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- banana yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- barrel cactus: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- barrel cactus: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- beaked yucca: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Beauverd''s widow's-thrill: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bell flower hesperaloe: Fritz Hochstätter, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (licence)
- bitter root: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Black Spined Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blackbird spurge: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Blue Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue chalksticks: Marianne Perdomo from Gran Canaria, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- blue chalksticks: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- blue finger: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- Blue Flame Agave: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Blue Glow Agave: Stickpen, Public domain
- blue yucca: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bonsai mint: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- boojum: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Breathless spurge cvs.: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broomstick tree: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Butterfly Agave: Arpingstone, Public domain
- Cabbage Head Agave: Аимаина хикари, Public domain
- cactus: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- cactus: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Canary Island rose: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Candelabra Tree: Paulo César Santos, CC0 (licence)
- candelabra tree: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- candelilla: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Carribean copper plant: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- cat tails euphorbia: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Center-Stripe Agave: Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if..., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Century Plant: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chalk Agave: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- Chiapen Agave: Megan Hansen from Portland, OR, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cliff spurge: Stickpen, Public domain
- cliff vygie: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Coahuilan hesperaloe: Daderot, Public domain
- Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- columbia lewisia: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Cow Horn Agave: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- crassula: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- creeping spurge: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- crown of thorns: Ezra Katz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- curve leaf yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cushion spurge: Roland.aprent, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- cypress spurge: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Desert Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert spoon: Fritz Hochstätter, Public domain
- dudleya: Geography Luskin at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Durango Agave: Juan Ignacio 1976, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Dwarf Blue Agave: Hallo3800, CC0 (licence)
- Dwarf Smooth Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- elephant's food: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Engelmann's Hedgehog: Michael Wolf, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- euphorbia: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- euphorbia: Daderot, Public domain
- euphorbia: NRahmi (WMID), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Fan Aloes: Timparkinson, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Ferdinand Agave: Andrey Butko, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- gasteria: HelenaH, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- giant white yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- giant yucca: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- Golden Flowered Century Plant: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- gopher spurge: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- graptopetalum: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- graptosedum: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Griffith's spurge: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Gypsum Agave: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Havard Agave: Daderot, Public domain
- haworthia: Abu Shawka, CC0 (licence)
- hechtia: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Hedgehog Agave: Tangopaso, Public domain
- hens and chickens: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- hesperaloe (changii): Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- horned spurge: Naevus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- house leek: Bouba, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Joshua tree: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- kalanchoe: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- kleinia: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- lamb's tongue: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- large kleinia: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- lewisia: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- linear-leaf yucca: G. Köhres, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- little pickles ice plant: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- lobster flower: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Madagascan ocotillo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Madagascar Palm: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Madagascar senecio: Yucalyptus, CC0 (licence)
- Madrecuixe: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Maguey de Pulque: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- Majestic Agave: Almapayokels, CC0 (licence)
- mangave: cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Marbled Agave: Dinkum, CC0 (licence)
- Mediterranean spurge: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Medusa's head: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Mescal Ceniza: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Mexican fence post cactus: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Mexican lily: © Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Mexican Nova Agave: A01376748 Eric, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Mexican tree ocotillo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- milk bush: Ton Rulkens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Mojave yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- moonstones: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Moroccan mound: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Mountain Agave: Daderot, Public domain
- mountain yucca: Moriori, Public domain
- Murphy's Agave: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Narrow Leaf Century Plant: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- narrow leaf chalksticks: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- night blooming cereus: Roderick Cameron, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Nite Lights® Yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Nizanda Agave: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Ocahui Century Plant: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- ocotillo: Ricraider at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- orange puffs: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- organ pipe cactus: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pachyveria: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Pale Leaf Yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- palma China: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Palmer Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- palo adan: Toedrifter, Public domain
- Parry's Agave: Richtr Jan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Parry's Agave: someone10x, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Partridge Breast: Kurisu rs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- pencil milk bush: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Peruvian apple cactus: Kalebzhan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- pin cushion: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Pink Parade: Dorian Wallender from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Platinum Agave: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- prickly pear/cholla: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- purple spurge: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Purpus Agave: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Queen of White Thread-leaf Agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Queen Victoria Agave: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Queen Victoria Agave: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticle..., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Rancho Tambor Agave: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Red Yucca: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- red/ yellow yucca: Fritz Hochstätter, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (licence)
- Rolling Hens and Chicks: User:Tigerente, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Sand Rose: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Sandia Glow hesperaloe: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Scabrous Century Plant: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- seven-son flower: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Silver Leopard Texas Tuberose: Arturo Castro Castro, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Sisal: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Skyscraper Senecio: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- slipper plant: Nhrjmhll, CC0 (licence)
- Smooth Agave: Akshaya govindasamy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- soaptree yucca: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- soapweed yucca: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Socotran borage: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Spanish bayonet: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Spanish dagger: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Split Rock: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Squid Agave: Tracie Hall from Orange County, us, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- stone crop: ℍenry Salomé, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- stone crop: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- succulent bush senecio: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- swizzle sticks: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- tall slipper plant: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus: JennTM, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Thompson's yucca: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and released und..., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Thread Leaf Agave: Dotti9, CC0 (licence)
- Torch Cacti: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- torch cactus: Renee Grayson from Las Vegas, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Toumey's agave: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- trailing jade: Hinnerk11, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Tree Aloes: Le Grand Portage, derivative work: Fletcher6 (talk), CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- tree euphorbia: Teresa Grau Ros from Barcelona, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- tropical hesperaloe: Dorian Wallender from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- trunking beschorneria: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Twin Flowered Agave: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and released und..., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- twisted yucca: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Utah Agave: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain
- Variegated Century Plant: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Variegated Murphys Agave: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Variegated Smooth Agave: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- volstruisnek: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Whales Tongue Agave: Bere Mata, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Whales Tongue Agave: Raúl Ernestoo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- White Striped Century Plant: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Wide Leaf Giant Hesperaloe: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- wood spurge: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- woolly senecio: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- yucca: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0 (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