- Acacia
- Achilea
- Cistus
- Correa
- Coprasma
- Eleagnus Angustifolia
- Dodonea
- Grevillia
- Lantana
- Lavandula
- Mahonia
- Oleander
- Salvia
- Santolina
- Quercus
- lavandula
Friday, December 20, 2013
Plants For Waterwise Garden
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Dear Resistant Plants
- Abelia
- acacia
- Buddleja
- Callistemon
- Coleonema
- Coprasma
- Escallonia
- Ginkgo Bilboa
- Mahonia
- Nandina
- Lantana
- Lavandula
- Oleander
- Salvia
- Quercus
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Plant for Seacoast Garden
- Acacia
- Agapanthus
- Achilea
- Carex
- Correa
- Coprasma
- Cistus
- Escallonia
- Felicia
- Hebe
- Lavandula
- Metrosideros
- Oleander
- Phormium
- Rhamnus alternus
Monday, December 9, 2013
Wind Resistant Plants
- Acacia
- Boxwood
- Correa
- Carex
- Dodonea
- Escallonia
- Eleagnus Angustifolia
- Lavandula
- Lantanta
- Nandina
- Oleander
- Penstemon
- Pittosporum
- Quercus
- Xilosma
Plants for Hedges
- Abelia Grandiflora
- Boxwood
- Callistemon
- Dodonea
- Eleagnus
- Escalonia
- Grevilleia
- Ilex
- Laurus Nobilis
- Ligustrum
- Mahonia
- Nandina
- Pittosporum
- Taxus
- Xilosma Congestrum
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
California Garden S-T-X
Salvia: Attracts bees, butterflies
and hummingbirds
Plant type: Ever green
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Regular Water
Tall: 4-5 ft
Wide:3-6 ft
Origin: Mexico
Santolina
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Moderate to regular water
Tall: 1-2 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origin: Spain
Scabiosa Columbaria
Plant type: Perennial
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Moderate to regular
Tall: 1-2 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: Europe, Africa and Asia
Tecomaria Capensis
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun or light shade
Water needs: Little water
Tall:12-16 ft
WIde: 6-8 ft
Origin: South Africa
Taxus Baccata
Plant type: Evergreen
Light Needs: Sun or light shade
Water needs: Moderate to regular
Tall: 25-40 ft
Wide: 1- 25 ft
Origin: Europe and Asia
Tracheslospermum Jasminoides
Plant type: Evergreen vine
Light needs: Full sun or light shade
Water Needs: Regular water
Tall: 2-6 ft
Wide: spreading
Origin: China
Xilosma Congestrum
Plant type: Evergreen
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 6-10 ft
Wide: 8-12 ft
Origin: China
Sunday, December 1, 2013
California Garden P-Q-R
Penstemon: Atrracts butterflies
and hummingbirds
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 2-3 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: North America
Pittosporum Teniufolium
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun or light shade
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 15-25 ft
Wide:10-15 ft
Origin:New Zealand
Perovskia
Light Needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 3-4 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: Pakistan
Phormium Duet
Plant Type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full Sun
Water needs: Little Water
Tall: 1-3 ft
Wide: 1-3 ft
Origin: New Zealand
Quercus Agrifolia
Plant type: Evergreen tree
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 40-60 ft
Wide: 40-50 ft
Origin: California
Ruby Grass
Plant type: Evergreen grass
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Regular
Tall; 1 ft
Wide 1 ft
Oriigin: South Africa
Rhamnus Aleternus
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: sun or light shade
Water needs: Little Water
Tall:12-16 ft
Wide: 6-8 ft
Origin: portugal
Saturday, November 30, 2013
California Garden -L-M-N-O
Laurus Nobilis
Plant type: Evergreen
Light need: Full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 20-30 ft
Wide: 10- 20 ft
Origin: Europe
Ligustrum
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 8-12 ft
Wide: 6-8 ft
Origin: Japan
Lantana Montevidensis: Attracts birds and butterflies
Plant type: Evergreen Shrubs
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs:Little to moderate water
Tall: 1-2 ft
Wide:3 -5 ft
Origin: South Africa
Lanvandula: Atrracts birds. bees and
butterflies
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 2-3 ft
Wide: 4-6 ft
Origin: Europe
Mahonia Japonica: Attracts birds and butterflies
Plant type: Evergreen shrubs
Light needs: Light shade
Water: Regular water
Tall: 10-12 ft
Wide: 10 ft
Origin: Burma (Asia)
Miscanthus Sinensis Eulalia
Plant type: Perennial grasses
Light needs: Full Sun or partial Shade
Water needs: Moderate to regular
Tall: 2 4 ft
wide: 3- 4 ft
Origin: Korea and Japan
Nandina Domistica
Plant type: Evergreen shrub
Light needs: Sun or light shade
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 6-8 ft
Wide 4-5 ft
Origin: Central Asia
Oleander
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Light needs: Full Sun
Water needs:Little to moderate water
Tall: 3- 20 ft
Wide: 4-12
Origin: Mediterranean native
Oat Blue Grass
Plant type: Evergreen grass
Light needs: Full sun or light shade
Tall:1-2 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origin: Mediterranean native
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
California Garden I-J
California Garden
IlexPlant type: evergreen and deciduous tree
Light needs: Full sun to partial sun
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 10 - 15 ft
wide 7- 10 ft
origin: Europe, Russia and Japan
Iris
Plant type: Perennials from bulbs
Light needs: Exposure needs vary by species
Water needs: water needs vary by species
Tall : 2 -3 ft
wide: Clumping
Origin Japan
Jacaranda Minosifolia
Plant type: Deciduous Tree
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 25 -40 ft
Wide: 15 -30 ft
Origin: Brazil
Sunday, November 24, 2013
California Garden H
Hebe: Atracts butterflies
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Light needs: Full sun and partial shade
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 5-6 ft
Wide: 5-6 ft
Origin: New Zeland
Helichrysum
Plant type: Perennial shrubs
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 2-3 ft
wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: South Africa
Hemorocalis
Plant type: Perennials
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs:
Tall: 2-4 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: China
Hisbiscus
Plant type: Evergreen and Deciduous
Light needs: Full Sun
Water needs:Regular water
Tall: 6-8 ft
Wide: 3 ft
Origin: Hawaii
Saturday, November 23, 2013
California Garden G
California Garden
Geijera
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little to moderate water
Tall: 25 to 30 ft
Wide: 20 ft
Origin: Australia
Ginkgo Biloba
Plant type: Deciduous tree
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs; Moderate to regular water
Tall: 70 - 100 ft
Wide: 35- 50 ft
Origin: China
Grevillea
Plant type: Evergreen shrubs
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: little water
Tall: 9 - 18 ft
wide: 6- 12 ft
Origin: Australia
Thursday, November 21, 2013
California Garden F
Festuca californica
Plant type: Perennial grasses
Light needs: Best in sun; tolerate some shade
Tall: 2-3 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origin: California
Fatsia Japonica
Plant type: Evergreen shrub
Light needs: Partial sun or full shade
Tall: 5-8 ft
Wide: 5-8 ft
Origin: Korea and Japan
Felicia
Plant type: Perenial
Light needs: Full Sun
Water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 2-3 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: South African
Fremontodendndron
Plant type: Evergreen tree
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little water
Tall: 20 ft
Wide: 12 ft
Origin: California
Saturday, November 16, 2013
California Garden E
Encelia californica
Plant type: Deciduous shrub
Light needs: Full Sun
Water needs : Little or no water
Tall: 3 ft
Wide: 4 ft
Origin: Southern California
Escallonia: Attracts butterflies and deer resistant
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs; Regular water
Tall:4-6 ft
Wide: 4-5 ft
Origin: South America
Erysimum
Plant type: Perennials
Light needs: Full sun Or light shade
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 2-4 ft
Wide: 4-6 ft
origin: North America
Euphorbia
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: full sun to partial shade
Water needs:Moderate to regular water
Tall: 3 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origin: Mediterranean
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
California Garden D - E
Daphne Adora
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs:Sun or partial shade
water needs: Moderate water
Tall: 4- 6 fit
Wide: 5- 6 ft
Origin: China and Japan
Dieties
Plant type: Perennials
Light needs: Full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Moderate water to regular water
Tall 2- 3 ft
Wide: 2-3 ft
Origin: South Africa
Digitalis Grandiflora: Attracts birds and butterflies
Plant Type: Perennials
Light needs: Full sun and partial sun
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 1-3 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origin: Europe and Mediterranean region
Distictis Baccinatoria
Plant type: Evergreen vines
Light needs: Full sun or partial sun
Water needs: Regular Water
Tall: 20 - 30 ft:
Origin: Mexico
Dodonea
Plan type: Evergreen
Light needs: Full sun or light shade
Water needs: Little to regular water
Tall: 12 -16 ft
wide: 8-12 ft
Origin: Arizona and Hawaii
Echium: Attracts bees and near the ocean plant
Plant type: Perennial and evergreen
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little to moderate water
Tall: 5 -6 ft
Wide: 4 -7 ft
Origin: Mdeira island (Atlantic ocean)
Eleagnus Pungens
Plan type: Deciduous
LIght needs: full sun
Water needs: litthe to regular water
Tall: 6-10 ft
Wide:6-10 ft
Origin: Japan
Saturday, November 9, 2013
California Garden C
Camelia
Plant type: evergreen
Light needs: Best out of strong sun
Water needs: Moderate to regular water
Tall: 6-12 ft
Wide: 12 -14 ft
Origin: Eastern and South Asia
Carex Aurea
plant type: Perennial Grass
Light Needs: full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Regular water
Tall: 2-3 ft
Wide: 1-2 ft
Origing: Canada, Western and Central United States
Caratostigma
Plant type:evergreen and deciduous shrubs
Light needs: Full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Moderate to regular water
Tall :2 - 4 ft
wide 2--4 ft
Origin: Africa and Asia
Cistus; Attracts butterflies
Plant Type:Evergreen
Light needs: Full Sun
Water Needs:little water
Tall: 4-5 ft
Wide: 4-5ft
Origin: Southern Europe
Coleonema
Plan type: Evergreen
Lihht needs: Full sun or light shade
Water needs: Moderate to regular water
Tall: 4-5 ft
Wide: 4-5 ft
Origin: South Africa
Coprasma
Plant type: Evergreen shrub
Light needs: Full sun or partial shade
Water needs: Little to regular water
Tall: 4-5 ft
Wide: 4 -5 ft
Origin: New Zeland, Australia and Hawaiian Island
Cordyline
Plant type: Evergreen
Light needs: full sun
Water needs: Little to moderate water
Tall: 6 to 11 ft
Wide: 3 to 7 ft
Origin: Western pacific ocean, Australia and New Zeland
Correa: Attracts hummingbirds
Plant type: Evergreen Shrubs
Light needs: Full sun
Water needs: Little water
Tall:4-5 ft
Wide: 3-5 ft
Origin: Australia
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