APPENDIX: PLANT PALLETTE

Trees
Latin/Botanical Name	Common Name
Acacia baileyana	Bailey Acacia
Acacia decurrens	Green Wattle
Acacia longifolia	Sydney Golden Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon	Blackwood Acacia
Albizia julibrissin	Silk Tree
Arbutus unedo	Strawberry Tree
Brachychiton populneus	Kurrajong Bottle Tree
Cedrus atlantica & cvs	Atlas Cedar
Cedrus deodara & cvs	Deodar Cedar
Cercis canadensis & cvs	Eastern Redbud
Cercis occidentalis	Western Redbud
Cupressus sempervirens	Italian Cypress
Geijera parviflora	Australian Willow
Jacaranda mimosiflia	Jacaranda
Juglans californica	Southern California Black Walnut
Lagerstroemia indica & cvs	Crape Myrtle
Laurus nobilis	Sweet Bay
Leptospermum laevigatum	Australian Tea Tree
Lyonothamnus floribundus & var.	Catalina Ironwood
Metrosideros excelsus	New Zealand Christmas Tree
Olea europaea & cvs	Olive
Pinus coulteri	Coulter Pine
Pinus eldarica	Afghan Pine
Pinus halepensis	Aleppo Pine
Pinus pinea	Italian Stone Pine
Pinus torreyana	Torrey Pine
Platanus acerifolia	London Plane Tree
Platanus racemosa	Western Sycamore
Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus lyonii	Catalina Cherry
Punica granatum & cvs	Pomegranate
Quercus agrifolia	Coast Live Oak
Quercus engelmannii	Mesa Oak
Quercus ilex	Holly Oak
Quercus suber	Cork Oak
Rhus lancea	African Sumac
Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust
Sambucus mexicana	Blue Elderberry
Schinus molle	Pepper Tree
Schinus polygamus	Peruvian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazilian Pepper

Shrubs & Vines
Latin/Botanical Name	Common Name
Acacia longifolia	Sydney Golden Wattle
Aesculus californica	California Buckeye
Alyogyne huegelii	Blue Hibiscus
Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’	Dwarf Strawberry Tree
Artemisia arborescens	Shrubby Wormwood
Artemisia californica & cvs	California Sagebrush
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’	NCN
Azalea southern indica	Sun Azalea
Baccharis p. consanguinea	Chaparral Broom
Bergenia cordifolia	Heartleaf Bergenia
Bougainvillea spectabalis	Bougainvillea
Calliandra eriophylla	Fairy Duster
Calliandra haematocephala	Pink Powder Puff
Calliandra tweedii	Trinidad Flame
Ceanothus ‘Concha’	NCN
Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’	NCN
Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’	NCN
Ceanothus gloriosus & cvs	Point Reyes Ceanothus
Ceanothus griseus & cvs	Carmel Ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’	NCN
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’	NCN
Ceanothus maritimus & cvs	Maritime Ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’	NCN
Ceanothus rigidus & cvs	Monterey Ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus & cvs	Blue Blossom Ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Wheeler Canyon’	NCN
Cercis occidentalis	Western Redbud
Chamelaucium uncinatum	Geraldton Wax Flower
Cistus species & cvs	Rockrose
Comarostaphylis diversifolia	Summer Holly
Cotoneaster apiculatus	Cranberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster buxifolius	NCN
Cotoneaster congestus	NCN
Cotoneaster horizontalis	Rock Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus	Red Clusterberry
Cotoneaster salicifolius	Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Dendromecon species	Bush Poppy
Echium fastuosum	Pride of Madeira
Elaeagnus pungens	Silverberry
Encelia californica	California Encelia
Eriogonum fasciculatum	Common Buckwheat
Feijoa sellowiana	Pineapple Guava
Fremontodendron species & cvs	Flannel Bush
Gelsemion sempervirens	Carolina Jessamine
Grevillea species & cvs	Grevillea
Hakea suaveolens	Sweet-scented Hakea
Hardenbergia violacea	False Sarsaparilla
Hardenbergia violaceae	NCN
Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon
Heuchera sanguinea	Coral Bells
Jasminum polyanthum	Jasmine
Juniperus californica	California Juniper
Juniperus chinensis & cvs	NCN
Juniperus sabina & cvs	Savin Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum & cvs	Rocky Mountain Juniper
Lagerstroemia indica & cvs	Compact Crape Myrtle
Lantana camara	Yellow Sage
Lavandula species & cvs	Lavender
Leptospermum laevigatum	Australian Tea Tree
Leptospermum scoparium	New Zealand Tea Tree
Macfadyena unguis-cati	Cat’s Claw
Mahonia aquifolium	Oregon Grape
Mahonia ‘Golden Abundance’	NCN
Mahonia nevinii	Nevin Mahonia
Mahonia pinnata & cvs	California Grape
Malosma laurina	Laurel Sumac
Metrosideros excelsus	New Zealand Christmas Tree
Myrica californica	Pacific Wax Myrtle
Myrtus communis & cvs	True Myrtle
Limonium perezii	Statice
Oenothera berlanedieri	Mexican Evening Primrose
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Cupreum’	Red Fountain Grass
Prunus caroliniana cvs	Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus ilicifolia	Hollyleaf Cherry
Prunus lyonii	Catalina Cherry
Punica granatum & cvs	Pomegranate
Pyracantha species & cvs	Firethorn
Rhamnus alaternus	Italian Buckthorn
Rhamnus californica	California Coffeeberry
Rhamnus crocea & var.	Redberry
Rhus integrifolia	Lemonade Berry
Rhus ovata	Sugar Bush
Ribes aureum	Golden Currant
Ribes indecorum	White-flowered Currant
Ribes malevaceum	Chaparral Currant
Ribes speciosum	Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry
Rosa banksiae	Lady Banks’ Rose
Rosa hybrids	Rose
Rosmarinus officinalis & cvs	Rosemary
Rumohra adiantiformis	Leatherleaf Fern
Salvia apiana	White Sage
Salvia greggii	Autumn Sage
Salvia leucantha	Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucophylla	Purple Sage
Salvia mellifera & cvs	Black Sage
Sambucus caerulea	Blue Elderberry
Santolina species	Lavender Cotton
Tecoma stans var. angustata	Hardy Yellow Trumpet Flower
Teucrium fruticans	Bush Germander
Vitex agnus-castus	Chaste Tree
Westringia species	NCN

Ground Covers
Latin/Botanical Name	Common Name
Acacia redolens & cvs	NCN
Ajuga reptans	Carpet Bugle
Arctostaphylos edmundsii & cvs	Little Sur Manzanita
Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’	NCN
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi & cvs	Bearberry
Artemisia californica & cvs	Prostrate California Sagebrush
Baccharis ‘Centennial’	NCN
Baccharis pilularis & cvs	Prostrate Coyote Brush
Bougainvillea cultivars	Bougainvillea
Campanula poscharskyana	Serbian Bellflower
Ceanothus g. var. horizontalis	Carmel Pepper
Ceanothus g. var. h. ‘Yankee Point’	NCN
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’	NCN
Ceanothus maritimus & cvs	Maritime Ceanothus
Cistus salviifolius	Sageleaf Rockrose
Cotoneaster adpressus	Creeping Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri & cvs	NCN
Cotoneaster horizontalis	Rock Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusillus	Rock Spray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Repens’	NCN
Cynodon dactylon hybrids ‘Santa Ana’	Hybrid Bermuda Grass
Eriogonum fasciculatum & cvs	Common Buckwheat
Festuca ovina glauca	Blue Fescue
Frageria chiloenis & cvs	Strawberry
Gazania species & cvs	Gazania
Juniperus chinensis & cvs	NCN
Juniperus horizontalis & cvs	Creeping Juniper
Lantana montevidensis & cvs	Trailing Lantana
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’	Hall’s Japanese Honeysuckle
Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’	Compact Oregon Grape
Mahonia repens	Creeping Mahonia
Pryracantha species & cvs	Firethorn
Ribes viburnifolium	Evergreen Currant
Rosmarinus officinalis & cvs	Prostrate Rosemary
Scaevola ‘Mauve Clusters’	NCN
Sedum species	Stonecrop
Senecio mandraliscae	NCN
Teucrium cossonii	NCN
Verbena species & cvs	Verbena

Perennials
Latin/Botanical Name	Common Name
Achillea species & cvs	Yarrow
Agapanthus africanus & cvs	Lily of the Nile
Anigozanthos species & cvs	Kangaroo Paw
Armeria maritima	Sea Pink
Brachycome multifida	Cut-leaf Daisy
Centaurea species	Dusty Miller
Centranthus ruber	Red Valerian
Cheiranthus ‘Bowles Mauve’	Shrubby Wallflower
Convolvulus cneorum	Bush Morning Glory
Convolvulus mauritanicus	Ground Morning Glory
Coreopsis species & cvs	Coreopsis
Dietes species & cvs	Fortnight Lily
Diplacus species & hybrids	Monkey Flower
Epilobium species & cvs	California Fuchsia
Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy
Helictotrichon sempervirens	Blue Oat Grass
Hemmercallis hybrids & cvs	Evergreen Day Lily
Heuchera species & cvs	Coral Bells
Iris douglasiana & cvs	Pacific Coast Iris
Limonium perezii	Sea Lavender
Muhlenbergia species	NCN
Oenothera species	Mexican Evening Primrose
Pennisetum setaceum & cvs	Fountain Grass
Penstemon species & cvs	Western Natives
Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian Sage
Phormium tenax & cvs	New Zealand Flax
Romneya coulteri & cvs	Matilija Poppy
Salvia species & cvs	Sage
Senecio cineraria	Dusty Miller
Sisyrinchium bellum	Blue-eyed Grass
Stipa tenuissama	Mexican Feather Grass
Tagetes lemmonii	Mountain Marigold
Thymus species & cvs	Thyme
Tulbaghia violacea & cv	Society Garlic
Verbena species & cvs	Verbena
Zantedeschia aethiopica	Calla Lily

 

Agave, Cacti, Succulents, and Yucca
Latin/Botanical Name	Common Name
Agave americana	Century Plant
Dasylirion species	Desert Spoon
Echeveria species	Echeveria
Nolina species	Bear Grass
Opuntia species	Prickly Pear, Cholla