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
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
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
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
Height: 3 - 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
Height: 8 - 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
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
Height: 20 - 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
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
Height: 30 - 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
Height: 20 - 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
Height: 20 - 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
Height: 15 - 20 feet
Width: 2 - 3 feet
Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
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