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by Arvind Kumar and Ashok Jethanandani
A partial list of native plants that grow well in our San Jose garden with a minimum of fuss
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| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Exposure |
Water |
Flower |
| Wildflowers |
| California Poppy |
Eschscholzia californica |
Sun |
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Orange |
| Elegant Clarkia |
Clarkia unguiculata |
Sun |
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Magenta |
| Ruby Chalice Clarkia |
Clarkia rubicunda |
Sun |
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Pink |
| Farewell to Spring |
Clarkia amoena |
Sun |
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Pink |
| Seep Monkey Flower |
Mimulus guttatus |
Sun |
Moist |
Yellow |
| Common Madia |
Madia elegans |
Sun |
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Yellow |
| Miner's Lettuce |
Claytonia perfoliata |
Shade |
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Insignificant |
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| Perennials |
| Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
Sun |
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White |
| California Fuchsia |
Epilobium canum canum |
Sun |
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Red |
| Mugwort |
Artemisia douglasiana |
Shade |
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None |
| Hummingbird Sage |
Salvia spathacea |
Shade |
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Pink |
| Columbine |
Aquilegia formosa |
Shade |
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Red |
| Checkerbloom |
Sidalcea malvaeflora |
Sun |
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Pink |
| Mountain Iris |
Iris douglasiana |
Sun |
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Purple |
| Gumplant |
Grindelia camporum |
Sun |
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Yellow |
| Coyote Mint |
Monardella villosa |
Sun |
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Purple |
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| Bulbs |
| Fremont's Star Lily |
Zygadenus fremontii |
Sun |
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White |
| Stream Orchid |
Epipactis gigantea |
Shade |
Moist |
Green |
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| Shrubs |
| Purple Sage |
Salvia leucophylla |
Sun |
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Lavendar |
| Black Sage |
Salvia mellifera |
Sun |
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White |
| Wild Buckwheat |
Eriogonum fasciculatum |
Sun |
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White |
| Toyon |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Sun |
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Red berries |
| Blue Witch |
Solanum umbelliferum |
Sun |
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Purple |
| Sticky Monkey Flower |
Mimulus aurantiacus |
Sun |
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Orange |
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| Ground Cover |
| Dwarf Coyote Bush |
Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' |
Sun |
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White |
| Bee's Bliss Sage |
Salvia 'Bee's Bliss' |
Sun |
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Lavendar |
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| Grasses |
| California Fescue |
Festuca californica |
Shade |
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| Vines |
| California Grape |
Vitis californica |
Sun |
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| Virgin's Bower |
Clematis ligusticifolia |
Shade |
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White |
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| Trees |
| Blue Elderberry |
Sambucus mexicana |
Sun |
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Cream |
| Hollyleaf Cherry |
Prunus ilicifolia |
Sun |
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| Valley Oak |
Quercus lobata |
Sun |
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| Coast Live Oak |
Quercus agrifolia |
Sun |
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| Oregon Grape |
Berberis aquifolium |
Sun |
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Yellow |
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