This list has been created to provide suitable plants for home gardens.
The plants can be found at commercial nurseries and CNPS plant sales.
Check the Nurseries listed in the "Where to Buy Native Plants" link on the left for availability.
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| Many plants were found in "Native Plants for Southern California Gardens, Cultural and Environmental Requirements"
by Dara Emery and Jacqueline Broughton, from Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Volume 1, No. 12, November 1969.
The full text is available from SBBG for a photocopy fee. Additional plants have been suggested by Jeffrey Caldwell, Tanya Kucak, and Glenn Keator.
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| TREES: |
| Acer macrophyllum |
Bigleaf Maple |
| Alnus rhombifolia |
White Alder |
| Cornus sericea |
Red-twig dogwood |
| Corylus californica |
Hazelnut |
| Cupressus sargentii |
Sargent Cypress |
| Lithocarpus densiflorus |
Tanbark Oak |
| Pinus attenuata |
Knobcone Pine |
| Pinus coulteri |
Coulter pine |
| Pinus muricata |
Bishop pine |
| Pinus radiata |
Monterey pine |
| Pinus sabiniana |
Gray Pine |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii |
Douglas Fir |
| Quercus agrifolia |
Coast Live Oak |
| Quercus chrysolepis |
Canyon Live Oak |
| Quercus lobata |
Valley Oak |
| Sequoia sempervirens |
Coast Redwood |
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| SHRUBS: |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum |
Chamise |
| Arctostaphlyos hookeri vars. |
Monterey manzanita |
| Arctostaphylos glauca |
Bigberry manzanita |
| Arctostaphylos viscida |
Whiteleaf Manzanita |
| Baccharis pilularis |
Coyote bush |
| Berberis pinnata |
California holly grape |
| Calycanthus occidentalis |
Spicebush |
| Ceanothus arboreus |
Feltleaf ceanothus |
| Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' |
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| Ceanothus gloriosus |
Point Reyes ceanothus |
| Ceanothus griseus vars. |
Carmel ceanothus |
| Ceanothus hearstiorum |
San Simeon ceanothus |
| Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' |
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| Ceanothus maritimus |
Maritime ceanothus |
| Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' |
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| Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball' |
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| Ceanothus 'Skylark' |
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| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' |
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| Cercis occidentalis |
Western redbud |
| Cercocarpus betuloides |
Mountain mahogany |
| Dendromecon rigida vars. |
Bush poppies |
| Forestiera pubescens |
Desert olive |
| Garrya elliptica |
Silktassel |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Toyon |
| Holodiscus discolor |
Creambush, ocean spray |
| Juniperus californica |
California juniper |
| Lonicera involucrata |
Twinberry |
| Myrica californica |
Wax Myrtle |
| Physocarpus capitatus |
Ninebark |
| Prunus ilicifolia |
Hollyleaf cherry |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa |
Chokecherry |
| Quercus wislizenii var. frutescens |
Shrubby interior live oak |
| Rhamnus californica |
Coffeeberry |
| Rhododendron occidentale |
Western azalea |
| Ribes aureum |
Golden currant |
| Ribes californicum |
California gooseberry |
| Rosa californica |
California wild rose |
| Rubus parviflorus |
Thimbleberry |
| Rubus spectabilis |
Salmonberry |
| Sambucus mexicana |
Mexican elderberry |
| Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus |
Snowberry |
| Symphoricarpos mollis |
Creeping snowberry |
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| VINES: |
| Calystegia sp. |
Morning glory |
| Clematis lasiantha |
Pipestem clematis |
| Clematis ligusticifolia |
Western virgin's bower |
| Lonicera hispidula |
Hairy honeysuckle |
| Vitis californica |
Roger's Red grape |
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| HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS: |
| Achillea millefolium |
Common yarrow |
| Anaphalis margaritacea |
Pearly everlasting |
| Aquilegia eximia |
Van Houtte's columbine, serpentine columbine |
| Aquilegia formosa truncata |
Western columbine |
| Aralia californica |
Elk-clover |
| Armeria maritima californica |
Thrift, Sea pink |
| Artemisia douglasiana |
Mugwort |
| Artemisia palmeri |
San Diego sagewort |
| Artemisia pycnocephala |
Beach wormwood |
| Asarum caudatum |
Wild ginger |
| Asclepias fascicularis |
Narrow-leaf milkweed |
| Asclepias speciosa |
Showy milkweed |
| Aster chilensis |
Common California aster |
| Bloomeria crocea |
Golden Stars |
| Boykinia elata |
Coast Boykinia |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
Soap lily |
| Cirsium occidentale |
Red Thistle |
| Cynoglossum grande |
Western hound's tongue |
| Dichelostemma pulchella |
Blue dicks |
| Dodecatheon clevelandii |
Shooting star |
| Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica) |
California fuchsia, hummingbird flower |
| Erigeron glaucus |
Seaside daisy |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum |
California buckwheat |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum |
Golden yarrow |
| Fragaria chiloensis |
Beach strawberry |
| Fragaria vesca |
Woodland strawberry |
| Grindelia camphorum |
Great Valley gumplant |
| Heuchera micrantha |
Alum root |
| Heuchera maxima |
Island alumroot |
| Hoita orbicularis |
Giant clover |
| Hypericum anagalloides |
Tinker's penny |
| Hypericum formosum var. scouleri |
Scouler's St. John's wort |
| Iris douglasiana |
Douglas iris |
| Iris longipetala |
Coast iris |
| Lilium pardalinum |
Leopard lily |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
Scarlet lobelia |
| Lupinus variicolor |
Varicolored Lupine |
| Mimulus cardinalis |
Red monkeyflower |
| Monardella villosa |
Coyote Mint |
| Oxalis oregana |
Redwood sorrel |
| Penstemon centranthifolius |
Scarlet bugler |
| Penstemon heterophyllus |
Blue bedder penstemon |
| Penstemon laetus |
Mountain Blue Penstemon |
| Perideridia kelloggii |
Kellogg's yampah |
| Polygonum paronychia |
Dune knotweed |
| Potentilla glandulosa |
Sticky cinquefoil |
| Ranunculus californicus |
California buttercup |
| Salvia spathacea |
Hummingbird sage |
| Satureja douglasii |
Yerba buena |
| Scrophularia californica |
Bee plant |
| Scutellaria californica |
California skullcap |
| Sedum spathulifolium |
Pacific Stonecrop |
| Sidalcea malvaeflora |
Checkerbloom |
| Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon's Seal |
| Smilacina stellata sessilifolia |
Slim Solomon's seal |
| Solidago californica |
California goldenrod |
| Stachys spp. |
Woodmint |
| Sisyrinchium bellum |
Blue-eyed grass |
| Sisyrinchium californicum |
Yellow-eyed grass |
| Tanacetum camphoratum |
Dune tansy |
| Tellima grandiflora |
Fringe cups |
| Thalictrum fendleri |
Meadow rue |
| Tolmiea menziesii |
Piggyback plant |
| Triteleia laxa |
Ithuriel's spear |
| Viola adunca |
Western dog violet |
| Viola glabella |
Wood violet |
| Viola pedunculata |
California golden violet |
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| GRASSES AND GRASS-LIKE PLANTS: |
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| Bromus carinatus |
California brome |
| Calamagrostis foliosa |
Leafy reedgrass |
| Calamagrostis nutkaensis |
Pacific reedgrass |
| Carex spp. |
Sedges |
| Danthonia californica |
California oatgrass |
| Elymus glaucus |
Blue wildrye |
| Equisetum hymale var. californicum |
Horsetail |
| Festuca californica |
California fescue |
| Hordeum brachyantherum |
Meadow barley |
| Juncus spp. |
Rushes |
| Juncus patens |
Common rush |
| Lilium pardalinum |
Leopard Lily |
| Luzula |
Wood rush |
| Nassella pulchra |
Purple needlegrass |
| Scirpus spp. |
Bulrushes |
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| ANNUALS: |
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| Clarkia amoena |
Farewell-to-spring |
| Clarkia unguiculata |
Elegant clarkia |
| Claytonia perfoliata |
Miner's lettuce |
| Collinsia heterophylla |
Chinese houses |
| Eschscholzia californica |
California poppy |
| Gilia capitata staminea |
Globe gilia |
| Gilia tricolor |
Birds-eye Gilia |
| Lasthenia californica |
Goldfields |
| Lasthenia glabrata |
Coulter's goldfields |
| Layia platyglossa |
Tidy tips |
| Linanthus grandiflorus |
California phlox |
| Lupinus densiflorus 'Ed Gedling' |
Golden Lupine |
| Lupinus succulentus |
Arroyo lupine |
| Madia elegans |
Common Madia |
| Mentzelia lindleyi |
Blazing star |
| Nemophila menziesii |
Baby-blue-eyes |
| Phacelia ciliata |
Merced phacelia |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia |
Tansyleaf phacelia |
| Platystemon californicus |
Cream cups |
| Salvia columbariae |
Chia |
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| FERNS: |
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| Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Venus-hair Fern |
| Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady fern |
| Blechnum spicant |
Deer fern |
| Dryopteris arguta |
Wood fern |
| Polypodium californicum |
California polypody |
| Polypodium scouleri |
Leather-leaf fern |
| Woodwardia fimbriata |
Giant chain fern |
