STONER GARDEN PLANTS BACK YARD Trees Shrubby Yew Pine - Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' - Full to Partial Sun, Weekly Water Pomegranate - Punica granatum 'Wonderful' Full Sun, Occasional Water, Large Fruit in Late Summer Pineapple Guava - Feijoa sellowiana Full Sun, Edible Flowers & Fruit
Shrubs Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Frost Resistant Lavender - Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey' - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant Texas Ranger - Leucophyllum, frutescens 'Compacta - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant Mexican Sage - Salva leucantha 'Santa Barbara' - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Winter Die- Back
Pink Mexican Sage - Salvia leucantha Danielle's Dream (Ferpink)' - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Winter Die-Back Blue Star - Amsonia 'Blue Ice' - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Foliage Turns Golden Yellow in Fall Silvery Cassia - Cassia phyllodinea - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Good Drainage Geraldton Wax Flower - Chamelaucium x Verticordia Jasper - Full Sun, Drought Tolerant, Frost Tolerant to 25 F.
Marie Simon Ceanothus Ceanothus pallidus Marie Simon Sun, heat tolerant, verticillium wilt resistant, diciduous Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Ruby Slippers White flowers mature to pink, then to ruby red, Sun tolerant (late afternoon shade), drought tolerant if well drained, susceptible to root rot if in soggy ground. Dwarf Jerusalem Sage - Phlomis lanata 'Pygmy' Full sun, Drought tolerant, repeated bloom if cut back
Vines Hardenbergia - Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer' & White Out Sun or Shade, Drought Tolerant, Blooms in Late Winter or Early Spring Western White Clematis - Clematis ligusticifolia CA Native, Sun or Light Shade, Drought tolerant, likes its roots cool Evergreen Clematis - Clematis armandii - Native of China, Sun or Light Shade, Drought tolerant, likes its roots cool Cecile Brunner Climbing Rose - Rosa x 'Cecile Brunner' (Climbing Type) Full Sun, Regular Water
Pots (Perennials Only) Gazania 'Christopher Lloyd' - Pink petals with green and yellow center, longblooming. Good for hot, dry sites. Needs good drainage. Dittany of Crete Origanum dictamnus 1 ft. with fuzzy leaves and pink flowers on pale bracts. Full sun, low water. Purple Michaelmas Daisy - Aster novi-belgii Purple Dome - 15 by 12, blooms in Aug Sept, erect stems. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Good Butterfly plant.
Bellflower - Campanula Viking prefers moist, well-drained soil, sun or part shade, hardy to -20. Australian Bluebell Creeper Sollya heterophylla Full sun or part shade, water deeply every 2 weeks, blooms May - August Blue Pincushion Flower - Scabiosa Butterfly Blue Blooms April to frost in full sun but must be well-drained. Tolerates deer & drought but watch for aphids & whiteflies. Butterfly plant.
Amethyst Falls Oregano Origanum Amethyst Falls Aromatic, spicy foliage, with flowers dripping from pale green cones, which resemble hops. Late summer, early fall bloom. Full sun, well-drained soil. Salmon California Fuschsia - Epilobium canum Sierra Salmon - Prefers full sun or part shade. Hardy to about 10 F. Salmon flowers bloom in later summer through fall. Drought tolerant once established. California Native. Good for dry slopes. Hummingbird & butterfly friendly. Compact Yellow Fluted Tickseed -Coreopsis Jethro Tull PP18789 Golden flowers with fluted petals bloom all summer. Drought tolerant, deer resistant, attracts butterflies, good for cut flowers.
Blanket Flower Gaillardia x grandifloria Mesa Peach Full sun, drought tolerant, blooms summer through fall with dead-heading. Deer resistant and attractive to butterflies. Eastern Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea Butterly Kisses Tolerates almost every soil type. Full sun, drought tolerant, blooms midsummer to early fall. Summerina Brown echinacea/rudbeckia hybrid - Appearance of a Rudbeckia but hardiness of Echinacea. Full sun, mildew resistant, attractive to butterflies.
California Fuchsia Epilobium Canum - Prefers full sun or part shade. Hardy to about 10 F. Red flowers bloom in later summer through fall. Drought tolerant once established. California Native. Good for dry slopes. Hummingbird & butterfly friendly. Autumn Sage - Salvia x jamensis Sierra San Antonio Full sun, drought tolerant. Hardy to 15-20 F. Peach-colored flowers bloom early summer through fall. Attractive to bees, butterflies & birds. October Stonecrop Sedum sieboldii - Prefers full sun or part shade. Hardy to about 10 F. Pink flowers bloom in summer & colder weather brings out red margin on leaves. Drought tolerant once established. Mounding ground cover or container plant. Good for dry slopes. Hummingbird & butterfly friendly. Hardy USDA Zones 3-9.
Rose Purple Ornamental Onion - Allium Millenium Full sun, drought tolerant, deer resistant. Sterile seeds won t self-seed in landscape. Clumps may be lifted & divided spring or fall. Tolerates a wide range of soils & is attractive to butterflies.