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Plants and Trees

Why Plants?

Plants are a great way to add pops of color or greenery to any landscape design. Many kinds can attract birds or butterflies or repel the critters you don't want. Plants and trees purify the air and can add a nice aroma to your surrounding. 

“The earth laughs in flowers.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shrubs

Cistus Purpureus "Rockrose" Pink/Red

Low maintenance Evergreen Shrub

Height: 4 - 6 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Low

Attracts Butterflies

Olea europea "Skylark Dwarf Olive" Non-fruiting

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 4 - 6 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Abelia "Kaleidoscope"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Regular

Yucca flacceda "Ivory Towers" "Adam's Needle"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 3 - 5 feet

Width: 3 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low

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Photinia Fraseri "Red Tip Photina"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 10 - 15 feet

Width: 10 - 15 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Pittosporum tenuifolium "Silver Sheen"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 15 - 20 feet

Width: 6 - 8 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Nandina domestica "Firepower"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 10 - 15 feet

Width: 10 - 15 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

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Lavandula intermedia "Alba"

Perineal Shrub  Evergreen in mild winters

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

 Rhododendron "Gumpo White" "Azalea Gumpo White"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Regular

 Pittosporum tobira "Wheeler's Dwarf"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 4 - 5 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Buxus sempervirens "Suffruticosa" "Dwarf Common Boxwood

Dwarf evergreen Shrub

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Width: Varies

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Ligustrum japonicum "Texanum" "Three tier Topiary"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 5 - 10 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

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Myrtus communis "Compacta" "Dwarf Myrtle"

Evergeen Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Berberis thunbergii "Orange Rocket" "Japanese Barberry)

Shrub

Height: 4 - 5 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate, Regular

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Cuphea "Vermillionare" (red/white)

Evergeen Shrub

Height: 18 - 28 inches

Width: 18 - 28 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Regular

Hebe "Strawberries and Cream"

Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

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Rosmarinus officinalis "Tuscan Blue" Rosemary

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 4 - 6 feet

Width: 2 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Pittosporum tenuifolium "Marjorie Channon"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 8 - 10 feet

Width: 8 - 10 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Polygala fruticosa "Petite Butterflies" Sweet Pea Shrub

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

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Pieris japonica "Scarlet O'Hara" Lily of the Valley

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 6 - 10 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Camellia japonica "Magnoliaflora"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 6 - 12 feet

Width: 6 - 12 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

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Myrica californica "Pacific Wax Myrtle"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 10 - 30 feet

Width: 10 - 20 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus "Snow Flurry" 

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 8 - 12 feet

Width: 8 - 12 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low

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Arctostaphylos densiflora "Howard McMinn"

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 6 - 10 feet

Width: 6 - 10 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Salvia jamensis "Vibe Ignition" Sage

Semi-Evergreen Shrub

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Loropetalum "Rubrum" Chinese fringer Flower

Evergreen Shrub

Height: 4 - 6 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

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Perennials

Asparagus densiflorus "Myers" "Foxtail"

Evergreen Perennial

Height: 2 - 4 feet

Width: 2 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Agapanthus "Peter Pan Alba" White

Evergreen Perennial

Height: 2 - 18 inches

Width: 12 - 18 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate, Regular

Stachys byzantina "Lamb Ears"

Perennial

Height: 6 - 12 inches

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Alstromeria Colorita Princess Amina

Perennial

Height: 12 - 18 inches

Width: 12 - 18 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Alstromeria Colorita Princess Fabiana

Perennial

Height: 12 - 18 inches

Width: 12 - 18 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Lavandula stoechas "Primavera "Winter Bee Lavender"

Perennial

Height: 1 - 3 feet

Width: 1 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Heuchera Forever Purple

Perennial

Height: 12 - 24 inches

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Anigozanthos "Kanga Cherry" Kangaroo Paw

Perennial

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Gazania "Sunbathers Totonaca"

Perennial

Height: 6 - 12 inches

Width: Varies

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate

Anigozanthos "Joe Joe Yellow" Kangaroo Paw

Perennial

Height: 1 - 2 feet

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Phormium "Rainbow Warrior"

Perennial

Height: 3 - 4 feet

Width: 4 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Osteospermum "Serenity Dark Purple"

Perennial

Height: 10 - 14 inches

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Achillea "Moonshine" Yarrow

Perennial

Height: 2 feet

Width: 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Phormium cookianum "Cream Delight"

Perennial

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Annuals

Viola

Classic annual

Height: 6 - 10 inches

Width: 8 - 12 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Pansy

Classic annual

Height: 6 - 10 inches

Width: 8 - 12 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

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Succulents

Agave ovatifolia "Frosty Blue"

Succulent

Height: 2 - 5 feet

Width: 3 - 6 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Sedum rupestre "Angelina" Stonecrop

Perenneal Succulent

Height: 3 - 6 inches

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Grass

Pennisetum rubrum "Purple Fountain Grass"

Warm Season Grass

Height: 4 - 6 feet

Width: 2 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Festuca glauca "Elijah Blue"

Evergreen Perineal  Grass

Height: 8-10 inches

Width: 1-2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Deschampsia cespitosa "Northern Lights"

Bunchgrass

Height: 2 - 4 feet

Width: 1 - 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Muhlenbergia rigens"Deer Grass"

Evergreen grass

Height: 4 - 5 feet

Width: 3 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Groundcovers

Sedum spurium "Voodoo"

Perennial succulent ground cover

Height: 2 - 6 inches

Width: 12 - 18 inches

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Myoporum parvifolium "Prostrate Myoporum"

Evergreen shrub that forms a ground cover

Height3 - 6 inches

Width: 8 - 15 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Veronica peduncularis "Georgia Blue"

Evergreen perennial ground cover

Height: 4 - 6 inches

Width: 2 - 4 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate, Regular

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Arctostaphylos "Emerald Carpet"

Evergreen shrub that forms a ground cover

Height8 - 14 inches

Width: 4 - 5 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Vines

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Ficus pumila (repens) "Creeping Fig"

Tropical evergreen vine 

Height: 30 - 40 feet

Width: 30 - 40 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

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Solanum jasminoides Potato Vine

Semi- evergreen vine 

Height20 - 30 feet

Width: 20 - 30 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate, Regular

Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine

Trainable evergreen vine 

Height: 20 - 30 feet

Width: 8 - 10 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Bougainvillea "Purple Majesty"

Shrubby climbing vine 

Height: 15 feet

Width: 2 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

Trees

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Acer palmatum "Bloodgood" "Red Japanese Maple"

Deciduous Tree

Height: 18 - 25 feet

Width: 15 - 20 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Regular

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Betula pendula "Silver Birch"

Deciduous Tree

Height30 - 40 feet

Width: 30 - 40 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun

Water Needs: Regular

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Acer palmatum "Sango Kaku" "Coral Bark Japanese Maple"

Deciduous Tree

Height20 - 25 feet

Width: 15 - 20 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Regular

Acer palmatum "Emperor One" Japanese Maple"

Deciduous Tree

Height: 15 - 25 feet

Width: 15 - 25 feet

Light Needs: Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Regular

Olea europaea "Swan Hill" Olive tree

Fruitless Evergreen Tree

Height20 - 30 feet

Width: 20 - 30 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun

Water Needs: Low, Moderate

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Juniperus scopulorum "Skyrocket Juniper"

Evergreen Columnar Tree

Height15 - 20 feet

Width: 2 - 3 feet

Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

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