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With a few choice planting changes, you have the opportunity to significantly reduce your outdoor water consumption.

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Leaf Full Sun, Extreme Heat Leaf Large Trees & Shade Leaf Slopes and/or Full Sun Leaf Sun & Shade Leaf Parkway Plants

Full Sun, Extreme Heat

Full Sun, Extreme Heat

Common Name	Botanical Name	Color	Type	Mature Plant Coverage (Square Feet)
Aeonium	Aeonium arboreum	Yellow	Succulent	7
African Daisy	Arctotis hybrids	Orange	Perennial	1
African Sumac	Rhus lancea	Green	Tree	N/A
Alkali Dropseed	Sporobolus airoides	Gold	Ornamental Grass	7
Aloe	Aloe plicatilis	Red	Shrub	20
Angelita Daisy	Hymenoxys acaulis	Gold	Perennial	1
Arizona Rosewood	Vauquelinia californica	White	Shrub	177
Artichoke	Cynara scolymus	Blue	Perennial	38
Atlas Cedar	Cedrus atlantica	Grey Green	Tree	N/A
Australian Fuchsia	Correa 'Carmine Bells'	Pink	Shrub	10
Australian Tea Tree	Leptospermum laevigatum	White	Tree	N/A
Australian Willow	Geijera parviflora	Light Green	Tree	N/A
Azure Sage	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Blue	Perennial	13
Baja Bush-Snapdragon	Galvezia juncea	Red	Shrub	20
Basket of Gold	Aurina saxatile	Yellow	Perennial	3
Bear Grass	Nolina beldingii	White	Perennial	50
Beard Tongue	Penstemon 'Apple Blossom'	Pink	Perennial	7
Bird of Paradise	Strelitzia reginae	Blue	Shrub	28
Blue Blossom Ceanothus	Ceanothus “Skylark’	Blue	Shrub	20
Blue Dawn Flower	Ipomoea indica	Blue	Vine	Varies
Blue Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	Blue	Perennial	3
Blue Flax	Linum perenne 'Lewisii'	Blue	Perennial	3
Blue Hibiscus	Alyogyne huegelii	Blue	Shrub	28
Blue Oat Grass	Helictotrichon sempervirens	Blue Green	Clumping Grass	7
Blue Point Juniper	Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'	Grey	Tree	N/A
Bougainvillea	Bougainvillea sp.	Red	Bush/Vine	38
Brazilian Flame Bush	Calliandra tweedii	Red	Shrub	38
Brisbane Box	Lophostemon confertus	White	Tree	N/A
British Ruellia	Ruellia brittoniana	Blue	Perennial	3
Bronze Loquat	Eriobotrya deflexa	White	Tree	N/A
Buldinella	Bulbinella floribunda	Yellow	Perennial	Varies
Burford Chinese Holly	Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii'	White	Shrub	79
Burgundy Blanketflower	Gaillardia grandiflora 'Burgundy'	Red	Perennial	2
California Coffee Berry	Rhamnus californica	Green	Shrub	50
California Fuchsia	Zauschneria californica	Red	Shrub	Varies
California Lilac	Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’	Blue	Tree	N/A
California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Gold	Annual	Varies
California Wild Grape	Vitis californica	White	Vine	Varies
California Wild Rose	Rosa californica	Pink	Shrub	13
Canyon Silver Lace	Eriophyllum nevinii 'Canyon Silver'	Yellow	Perennial	38
Cape Weed	Arctotheca calendula	Yellow	Groundcover	3
Carob Tree	Ceratonia siliqua	Red	Tree	N/A
Carolina Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Yellow	Vine	Varies
Caryopteris	Clandonensis 'Dark Knight'	Blue	Shrub	13
Cat Mint, Cat Nip	Nepeta faassenii	Blue	Perennial	3
Cecile Brunner Rose	Rosa 'Cecile Brunner'	Pink	Shrub	13
Chalk Dudleya	Dudleya pulverulenta	Red	Succulent	7
Chaparral Mallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	Lavender	Shrub	50
Checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora	Pink	Perennial	3
Cliffrose	Cowania mexicana	Yellow	Shrub	28
Coast Rosemary	Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'	Lavender	Shrub	38
Coast Silk Tassel	Garrya elliptica	White	Tree	N/A
Colorado Four O’ Clock	Mirabilis multiflora	Pink	Groundcover	Varies
Common Buckwhat	Erigonum fasciculatum	Any Color	Perennial	13
Common Burstwort	Herniaria glabra	Green	Groundcover	Varies
Common Thyme	Thymus vulgaris	Green	Perennial	3
Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	White	Perennial	7
Coral Fountain	Russelia equisetiformis	Orange	Shrub	20
Coral Pea	Hardenbergia violacea rosea	Pink	Vine	Varies
Corsican Hellebore	Helleborus lividus corsicus	Green	Perennial	7
Cosmos	Cosmos bipinnatus	Pink	Annual	3
Coyote Bush	Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’	White	Groundcover	95
Cranberry Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster apiculatus	Pink	Shrub	28
Creeping Sage Hybrid	Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'	Blue	Groundcover	Varies
Cushion Spurge	Euphorbia polychroma	Yellow	Perennial	3
Day Lily	Hemerocallis hybrids	Orange	Perennial	7
Deerweed	Lotus scoparius	Yellow	Perennial	7
Don Juan Climbing Rose	Rosa 'Don Juan'	Red	Shrub	13
Douglas Iris	Iris douglasiana	Lavender	Perennial	3
Drooping Melaleuca	Melaleuca armillaris	White	Shrub	Varies
Dusky Chief Flax	Phormium tenax 'Dusky Chief'	Red	Perennial	20
Dwarf Callistemon	Callistemon 'Little John'	Red	Shrub	7
Elija Blue Fescue	Festuca 'Elija Blue'	Grey	Grass	1
Emerald Fern	Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'	Light Green	Shrub, Perennial	7
Esparto Grass	Lygeum sparteum	Green	Clumping Grass	Varies
Eulalia Grass	Miscanthus sacchariflorus	Blue	Clumping Grass	28
False Heather	Cuphea hyssopifolia	Pink	Perennial	13
Fan Flower	Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters'	Blue	Groundcover	13
Felt Plant	Kalanchoe beharensis	Yellow	Succulent	13
Feverfew	Chrysanthemum parthenium	White	Perennial	10
Flannel Bush	Fremontodendron 'California Glory'	Gold	Shrub	113
Floss Silk Tree	Chorisia speciosa	Pink	Tree	N/A
Flower Dust Plant	Kalanchoe pumila	Pink	Succulent	13
Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	Pink	Perennial	20
Fraser Photinia	Photinia x fraseri	White	Shrub	177
Freeway Daisy	Osteospermum fruticosum	Blue	Groundcover	Varies
Fremontia	Fremontodendron 'El Dorado Gold'	Orange	Shrub	113
Garden Nasturtium	Tropaeolum majus	Orange	Groundcover	113
Gazania	Gazania species	Gold	Groundcover	13
Ghost Plant	Graptopetalum paraguayense	Yellow	Succulent	Varies
Giant Feather Grass	Stipa gigantea	Any Color	Ornamental Grass	7
Giant Mullein	Verbascum hybrida 'Nigra'	Yellow	Perennial	3
Giant Wild Rye	Leymus condensatus	Blue	Clumping Grass	28
Globe Gilia	Gilia capitata	Blue	Annual	1
Gloriosa Daisy	Rudbeckia hirta	Orange	Perennial	3
Gold Flame Spirea	Spiraea X bumalda 'Gold Flame'	Pink	Shrub	7
Golden Breath of Heaven	Coleonema pulchellum 'Gold Sunset'	Gold	Shrub	38
Golden Columbine	Aquilegia chrysantha	Yellow	Perennial	3
Golden Wattle	Acacia longifolia	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Golden Wonder Senna	Senna splendida	Gold	Tree	N/A
Grace Ward Lithodora	Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'	Blue	Perennial	7
Ground Morning Glory	Convolvulus mauritanicus	Blue	Perennial	7
Halimiocistus	Halimiocistus wintonensis	Purple	Shrub	20
Heavy Metal Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'	Purple	Perennial	13
Hedge Nettle	Stachys bullata	Pink	Perennial	Varies
Humboldt Lily	Lilium humboldtii	Orange	Perennial	Varies
Hummingbird Bush	Grevillea thelemanniana	Red	Shrub	50
Hummingbird Plant	Dicliptera suberecta	Orange	Perennial	2
Huntington Artemisia	Artemisia 'Huntington'	Grey Green	Shrub	20
Ice Plant	Lampranthus aurantiacus	Orange	Groundcover	Varies
Indian Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis indica	Pink	Shrub	28
Island Bush Anemone	Carpenteria californica	White	Shrub	20
Island Ironwood	Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius	White	Tree	N/A
Jacaranda	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Blue	Tree	N/A
Jacob’s Ladder	Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d'Anjou'	Blue	Perennial	3
Jeruselum Sage	Phlomis lanata	Yellow	Perennial	28
Jupiter’s Beard	Centranthus ruber	Pink	Groundcover	7
Kangaroo Paws	Anigozanthos flavidus	Green	Perennial	13
Kanooka Box	Tristania laurina	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Karo Pittosporum	Pittosporum crassifolium	Red	Shrub	Varies
Knife Acacia	Acacia cultriformis	Yellow	Shrub	113
Lady Banks’ Rose	Rosa banksiae	Yellow	Vine	Varies
Lalandei Pyracantha	Pyracantha coccinea 'Lalandei'	White	Shrub	79
Lamb’s Ear	Stachys byzantina	Blue	Shrub	Varies
Lantana	Lantana camara	Lavender	Shrub	28
Laurel Sumac	Malosma laurina	White	Shrub	177
Lavender Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus	Yellow	Groundcover	Varies
Lavender Trumpet Vine	Clytostoma callistegioides	Lavender	Vine	Varies
Lewis Mockorange	Philadelphus lewisii	White	Shrub	50
Lilac Verbena	Verbena lilacina	Lavender	Shrub	7
Little Blue Stem	Schizachyrium scoparium	Any Color	Perennial	3
Littleleaf Linden	Tilia cordata	White	Tree	N/A
Madrone	Arbutus menziesii	White	Tree	N/A
Mahonia	Mahonia 'Golden Abundance'	Yellow	Bush	20
Manzanita	Arctostaphylos ‘Dr. Hurd’	White	Shrub	154
Manzanita	Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’	Pink	Shrub	28
Marina Arbutus	Arbutus 'Marina'	Pink	Tree	N/A
Mexican Cycad	Dioon edule	Green	Palm	113
Mexican Elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	Yellow	Shrub	154
Monkey Flower Hybrid	Mimulus 'Dos Equis'	Orange	Perennial	3
Morning Glory	Calystegia 'Anacapa Pink'	Pink	Shrub	Varies
Mountain Garland	Clarkia unguiculata	Pink	Annual	Varies
Myoporum	Myoporum 'Pacificum'	White	Shrub	Varies
Myrtle	Myrtus communis 'Boetica'	White	Shrub	20
Naked Lady Lily	Amarcrinum memoria-corsii	Pink	Perennial	7
Narrow-leaf Milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	White	Shrub	1
Natal Coral	Erythrina humeana	Orange	Tree	N/A
Natal Plum	Carissa macrocarpa 'Prostrata'	White	Groundcover	28
Old Gold Pfitzer Juniper	Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold Pfitzer'	Dark Green	Shrub	50
Oleander	Nerium oleander	Pink	Shrub	113
Olive	Olea europaea	Grey Green	Tree	N/A
Pacific Wax Myrtle	Myrica californica	Light Green	Tree	N/A
Palm Grass	Setaria palmifolia	Green	Ornamental Grass	20
Palo Verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Paperflower	Psilostrophe cooperi	Yellow	Perennial	3
Paraguay Nightshade	Solanum rantonnetii	Blue	Shrub	Varies
Peruvian Lily	Alstroemeria hybrids	Lavender	Perennial	1
Peruvian Scilla	Scilla peruviana	Blue	Perennial	Varies
Pincushion Flower	Scabiosa caucasica 'Butterfly Blue'	Blue	Perennial	3
Pink Flame Tree	Brachychiton discolor	Pink	Tree	N/A
Pink Trumpet Vine	Podranea ricasoleana	Lavender	Vine	Varies
Pomegranate	Punica granatum	Red	Shrub	79
Potatoe Vine	Solanum jasminoides	White	Vine	Varies
Potomac Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia 'Potomac'	Pink	Tree	N/A
Prairie Zinnia	Zinnia grandiflora	Yellow	Perennial	3
Premier Bearded Iris	Iris bearded 'Premier'	Pink	Perennial	3
Primrose Jasmine	Jasminum mesnyi	Yellow	Vine	Varies
Princess Flower	Tibouchina urvilleana	Blue	Shrub	28
Purisima Tree Mallow	Lavatera assurgentiflora 'Purisima'	Lavender	Shrub	113
Purple Leaf Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata'	Dark Green	Shrub	Varies
Red Hot Poker	Kniphofia uvaria	Orange	Shrub	7
River Wattle	Acacia subporosa	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Rockrose Sageleaf	Cistus salviifolius	White	Shrub	38
Rocky Point Ice Plant	Malephora lutea	Gold	Succulent	13
Rosy Glow Barberry	Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'	Yellow/Red	Shrub	20
Rush	Juncus balticus	Green	Perennial	7
San Diego County Viguiera	Viguiera laciniata	Yellow	Perennial	7
San Diego Marsh Elder	Iva hayesiana	Green	Perennial	20
Santa Barbara Sedge	Carex barbarae	Green	Perennial	7
Scarlet Trumpet Vine	Distictis buccinatoria	Red	Vine	Varies
Sea Lavender	Limonium perezii	Blue	Shrub	7
Sea Thrift	Armeria maritima	Pink	Perennial	1
Sea Urchin Hakea	Hakea laurina	Red	Tree	N/A
Senecio	Senecio mandraliscae	White	Succulent	3
Serbian Bellflower	Campanula poscharskyana	Blue	Perennial	Varies
Shiny Xylosma	Xylosma congestum	Light Green	Shrub	64
Shrimp Pink Aloe	Aloe saponaria	Orange	Succulent	113
Silver Carpet Lessingia	Lessingia flilaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'	Lavender	Groundcover	38
Silver Jade Plant	Crassula arborescens	Pink	Succulent	7
Silver Lace Society Garlic	Tulbaghia violacea 'Silver Lace'	Blue	Perennial	Varies
Smoke Tree	Cotinus coggygria	Pink	Shrub	133
Snow in Summer	Cerastium tomentosum	White	Perennial	7
Spanish Broom	Spartium junceum	Yellow	Shrub	20
Spanish Dagger	Yucca gloriosa	White	Palm	50
Sticks on Fire	Euphorbia tirucalli	Yellow/Orange	Succulent	28
Stonecrop	Sedum album	Pink	Groundcover	Varies
Strawberry Guava	Psidium cattleianum	White	Shrub	Varies
Strawflower	Helichrysum petiolare	Yellow	Groundcover	13
Sunrose	Helianthemum nummularium	Orange	Shrub	7
Sweet Lavender	Lavandula heterophylla	Lavender	Shrub	7
Sweet Olive	Osmanthus fragrans	White	Shrub	113
Sweet Pea Shrub	Polygala dalmaisiana	Violet	Shrub	20
Texas Firecracker Bush	Hamelia patens	Orange	Shrub/Tree	28
Texas Mountain Laurel	Sophora secundiflora	Purple	Tree	N/A
Texas Olive	Cordia boissieri	White	Shrub	64
Tickseed	Coreopsis grandiflora 'Flying Saucer'	Yellow	Perennial	7
Tidy-tips	Layia platyglossa	Yellow	Annual	3
Transvaal Daisy	Gerbera jamesonii	Orange	Perennial	N/A
Tufted Evening Primrose	Oenothera caespitosa	Pink	Perennial	3
Variegated Italian Buckthorn	Rhamnus alaternus variegata	Dark Green	Shrub	38
Wallflower	Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'	Lavender	Perennial	28
Washington Thorn	Crataegus phaenopyrum	White	Tree	N/A
Weeping Myall	Acacia pendula	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Western Columbine	Aquilegia formosa	Red	Perennial	2
Western Honey Mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa torreyana	White	Tree	N/A
Western Redbud	Cercis occidentalis	Violet	Shrub	113
White Cloud Matilija Poppy	Romneya 'White Cloud'	White	Perennial	Varies
White Flowering Currant	Ribes indecorum	White	Shrub	28
White Gaura	Gaura lindheimeri	White	Perennial	10
White Trailing Ice Plant	Delosperma 'Alba'	White	Succulent	Varies
Woolly Blue Curls	Trichostema lanatum	Purple	Shrub	28
Yellow Morning Glory Vine	Merremia aurea	Gold	Vine	Varies
Yellow Trumpet Vine	Macfadyena unguis-cati	Yellow	Vine	Varies

Large Trees & Shade

Common Name	Botanical Name	Color	Type	Mature Plant Coverage (Square Feet)
California Copperleaf	Acalypha californica	Red	Perennial	3
California Meadow Sedge	Carex pansa	Green	Perennial	3
Chamise	Adenostoma fasiculatum	White	Shrub	50
Chinese Trumpet Climber	Campsis grandilfora	Red	Vine	Varies
Chitalpa	Chitalpa tashkentensis	White	Tree	N/A
Coast Sunflower	Encelia californica	Yellow	Shrub	13
Crane’s Bill	Geranium incanum	Lavender	Perennial	Varies
Creeping Thyme	Thymus praecox 'Purple Carpet'	Lavender	Perennial	7
Dudleya	Dudleya brittonii	Yellow	Succulent	Varies
Dwarf Escallonia	Escallonia 'Newport Dwarf'	Pink	Shrub	13
Dymondia	Dymondia margaretae	Yellow	Groundcover	Varies
Geraldton Wax Flower	Chamelaucium uncinatum	Pink	Shrub	38
Giant Bursage	Ambrosia ambrosioides	Green	Perennial	13
Googing Verbena	Verbena goodingii	Lavender	Perennial	13
Hearst California Lilac	Ceanothus hearstiorum	Blue	Shrub	38
Horsetail Reed Grass	Equisetum hyemale	Green	Ornamental Grass	Varies
Ice Plant	Drosanthemum hispidum	Purple	Groundcover	Varies
Island Bush Poppy	Dendromecon harfordii	Yellow	Shrub	38
Island Bush Snapdragon	Galvezia speciosa	Red	Shrub	13
Joint Fir	Ephedra viridis	Green	Shrub	13
Lion’s Tail	Leonotis leonorus	Orange	Shrub	28
Longleaf Mahonia	Mahonia nervosa	Yellow	Shrub	7
Manzanita	Arctostaphylos hookerii 'Monterey Carpet'	Pink	Groundcover	Varies
Mountain Pennyroyal	Monardella odoratissima	Lavender	Perennial	3
Mule Fat	Baccharis glutinosa	Green	Shrub	28
Myoporum	Myoporum parvifolium	White	Groundcover	Varies
Naked Coral Tree	Erythrina coralloides	Red	Tree	N/A
Pineapple Guava	Feijoa sellowiana	Red	Tree	N/A
Pink Breath of Heaven	Coleonema pulchrum	Pink	Shrub	20
Primrose Heron Lamb’s Ear	Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron'	Pink	Groundcover	3
Red Apple Iceplant	Aptenia cordifolia	Red	Perennial	Varies
Red Flowering Gum	Eucalyptus ficifolia	Red	Tree	N/A
Red Shanks	Adentostoma sparsifolium	White	Shrub	64
Rock Purslane	Calandrinia grandiflora	Pink	Perennial	3
Sandhill Sagebrush	Artemisia pycnocephalus ‘David’s Choice’	Any Color	Shrub	7
Scarlet Bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	Red	Perennial	3
Scarlet Sage	Salvia coccinea	Red	Perennial	7
Sea Dahlia	Coreopsis maritima	Yellow	Perennial	3
Seaside Daisy	Erigeron glaucus	Lavender	Perennial	3
Silver Bush Lupine	Lupinus albifrons	Blue	Shrub	28
Spice Bush	Calycanthus occidentalis	Red	Shrub	177
Striped Society Garlic	Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata'	Blue	Perennial	Varies
White Australian Fuchsia	Correa alba	White	Shrub	13
Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gold'	White	Shrub	Varies

Slopes and/or Full Sun

Slope and/or Full Sun

Common Name	Botanical Name	Color	Type	Mature Plant Coverage (Square Feet)
Arizona Ash	Fraxinus velutina	Green	Tree	N/A
Arizona Cypress	Cupressus arizonica	Grey Green	Tree	N/A
Australian Bluebell	Sollya heterophylla	Blue	Shrub	20
Berkeley Sedge	Carex tumulicola	Green	Sedge	3
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	Blue	Ornamental Grass	50
Blue Star Creeper	Pratia pedunculata	Blue	Groundcover	Varies
Blue Wildrye	Elymus glaucus	Green	Ornamental Grass	Varies
Brewer Saltbush	Atriplex lentiforms breweri	Any Color	Shrub	79
Buckwheat Selection	Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Dana Point'	White	Perennial	20
Calibanus hookeri	Calibanus hookeri	Pink	Succulent	7
California Bulrush	Scirpus californica	Green	Perennial	3
California Wood Fern	Dryopteris arguta	Green	Fern	13
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	Red	Perennial	3
Cascalote	Caesalpinia cacalaco	Gold	Tree	N/A
Climbing Penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	Orange	Shrub	20
Common Butterfly Bush	Buddleia davidii	Blue	Shrub	38
Common Snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus	Pink	Shrub	13
Coral Bells	Heuchera maxima	Pink	Perennial	13
Cream Bush	Holodiscus discolor	Cream	Shrub	Varies
Creeping Mirror Plant	Coprosma x kirkii	Yellow Green	Shrub	20
Creeping Thyme	Thymus serpyllum	Purple	Perennial	7
Desert Lavender	Hyptis emoryi	Lavender	Shrub	64
Dragon Tree	Dracaena draco	Green	Tree	N/A
Dutchman’s Pipe	Aristolochia californica	Green	Vine	113
Dwarf Coyote Bush	Baccharis pilularis	White	Groundcover	28
Evergreen Candytuft	Iberis sempervirens	White	Annual	3
Fairwell to Spring	Clarkia amoena	Blue	Annual	3
Fern Pine	Podocarpus gracilior	Light green	Tree	N/A
Flaxleaf Paperbark	Melaleuca linariifolia	White	Tree	N/A
Foxtail Grass	Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster'	Any Color	Ornamental Grass	3
Giant Chain Fern	Woodwardia fimbriata	Dark Green	Fern	7
Giant Lilyturf	Liriope gigantea	Blue	Ornamental Grass	Varies
Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Yellow	Shrub	13
Golden Dyssodia	Dyssodia pentachaeta	Yellow	Perennial	3
Golden Yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum	Yellow	Annual	3
Heavenly Bamboo	Nandina domestica	White	Shrub	13
Indian Mallow	Abutilon palmeri	Gold	Shrub	13
Ivy Geranium	Pelargonium peltatum	Lavender	Perennial	13
Japanese Boxwood	Buxus japonica	Green	Shrub	20
Lavender Starflower	Grewia occidentalis	Lavender	Shrub	50
Licorice Mint	Agastache rupestris	Any Color	Perennial	7
Ligularia	Ligularia dentata	Yellow	Perennial	7
Little Sur Manzanita	Arctostaphylos edmundsii	White	Shrub	20
Louis Edmunds	Ceanothus griseus 'Louis Edmunds'	Blue	Shrub	Varies
Meadow Rue	Thalictrum polycarpum	Green	Perennial	3
Mexican Bush Sage	Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'	Blue	Shrub	13
Mexican Orange	Choisya ternata	White	Shrub	38
Mosquito Grass	Bouteloua gracilis	Green	Ornamental Grass	3
Mother-in-law’s Tongue	Sansevieria trifasciata	Green	Perennial	3
Mountain Mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides	White	Shrub	50
Needle Grass	Stipa pulchra	Light Green	Ornamental Grass	3
Noell’is Grevillea	Grevillea 'Noellii'	Pink	Shrub	20
Oregon Grape	Mahonia aquifolium	Yellow	Shrub	20
Peppermint Tree	Agonis flexuosa	White	Tree	N/A
Pitcher Sage	Lepechinia calycina	Pink	Shrub	28
Purple Wood Spurge	Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'	Green	Perennial	3
San Miguel Coral Vine	Antigonon leptopus	Pink	Vine	Varies
Scarlet Monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	Orange	Perennial	3
Sideoats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	Purple	Ornamental Grass	3
Silver Berry	Elaeagnus pungens	Grey Green	Shrub	113
Sky Flower	Duranta repens	Blue	Shrub	79
Society Garlic	Tulbaghia violacea	Lavender	Perennial	Varies
Spring Bear’s Breech	Acanthus spinossimus	Blue	Perennial	7
Spring Cinquefoil	Potentilla neumanniana	Yellow	Groundcover	Varies
Star Jasmine	Trachelospermum jasminoides	White	Vine	20
Strawberry	Fragaria californica	White	Groundcover	Varies
Sweet Alyssum	Lobularia maritima	Blue	Annual	Varies
Sweet Hakea	Hakea suaveolens	White	Tree	N/A
Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum	Blue	Ornamental Grass	13
Tufted Hair Grass	Deschampsia cae. holiciformis	Blue	Perennial	Varies
Turkish Hazel	Corylus colurna	Dark Green	Tree	N/A
Valentine Emu Bush	Eremophila 'Valentine'	Pink	Shrub	20
Variegated Ribbon Grass	Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'	White	Ornamental Grass	Varies
Wax Leaf Privet	Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'	White	Shrub	50
Weeping Bottlebrush	Callistemon viminalis	Red	Tree	N/A
Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira 'Wheelerii'	White	Tree	N/A
White Rain Lily	Zephyranthes candida	White	Perennial	3
Willowleaf Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster salicifolius	White	Shrub	Varies
Woodland Forget Me Not	Myosotis sylvatica	Blue	Shrub	3
Yellow Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium californicum	Yellow	Perennial	3
Yerba Buena	Satureja douglasii	White	Perennial	7

Sun and Shade

Sun & Shade

Common Name	Botanical Name	Color	Type	Mature Plant Coverage (Square Feet)
Apache Plum	Fallugia paradoxa	White	Shrub	13
Argentine Mesquite	Prosopis alba	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Australian Fuchsia	Correa 'Ivory Bells'	White	Shrub	28
Baja Fairy Duster	Calliandra californica	Red	Shrub	13
Banesei Aloe	Aloe baneseii	Pink	Tree	N/A
Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus sp.	Red	Cactus	7
Bauer’s Dracaena	Cordyline baueri	White	Shrub	7
Bear Grass	Nolina microcarpa	White	Ornamental Grass	38
Beavertail Prickly Pear	Opuntia basilaris	Pink	Cactus	13
Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Yellow	Perennial	3
Bladder Pod	Isomeris arborea	Yellow	Shrub	20
Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Yellow	Shrub	7
Bush Marigold	Tagetes lemmonii	Yellow	Perennial	28
California Fan Palm	Washingtonia filifera	Green	Tree	N/A
California Sagebrush	Artemisia californica	Any Color	Shrub	20
Cape Honeysuckle	Tecomaria capensis	Orange	Shrub	20
Cape Mallow	Anisodontea x hypomandarum	Pink	Shrub	28
Cape Plumbago	Plumbago auriculata	Blue	Shrub	79
Catclaw Acacia	Acacia greggii	Yellow	Shrub	177
Center Band Agave	Agave lophantha	Green	Succulent	3
Chaparral Honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata	Yellow	Vine	Varies
Chaste Tree	Vitex agnus-castus	Blue	Tree	N/A
Chocolate Flower	Berlandiera lyrata	Yellow	Perennial	7
Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Red	Shrub	28
Coast Live Oak	Quercus agrifolia	Dark Green	Tree	N/A
Cockspur Coral	Erythrina crista-galli	Red	Tree	N/A
Coral Aloe	Aloe striata	Orange	Succulent	7
Coyote Bush	Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’	Yellow	Groundcover	28
Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	Yellow	Shrub	28
Crispus Rockrose	Cistus crispus	Pink	Shrub	20
Curl-leaf Mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Cushion Bush	Calocephalus brownii	White	Shrub	7
Date Palm	Phoenix dactylifera	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Desert Century Plant	Agave deserti	Yellow	Succulent	3
Desert Ironwood	Olneya tesota	Lavender	Tree	N/A
Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Gold	Annual	Varies
Desert Ruellia	Ruellia peninsularis	Blue	Shrub	13
Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	Lavender	Tree	N/A
Desert Willow	Pittosporum phillyraeoides	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Dracaena	Cordyline australis	Blue	Shrub	Varies
Dusty Miller	Centaurea cineraria	Blue	Perennial	3
Dusty Miller	Senecio cineraria	Yellow	Perennial	7
Emu Bush	Eremophila glabra	Red	Shrub	38
Euryops	Euryops pectinatus	Yellow	Shrub	20
Evergreen Spurge	Euphorbia characias wulfenii	Green	Perennial	13
Feathery Cassia	Cassia artemisiodes	Yellow	Shrub	20
Flannel Bush	Fremontodendron californicum	Yellow	Shrub	Varies
Four Wing Saltbush	Atriplex canescens	Yellow	Shrub	28
Franchet Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster franchetii	Pink	Shrub	38
Giant Dagger Yucca	Yucca faxoniana	White	Tree	N/A
Globe Mallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Orange	Perennial	7
Golden Barrel Cactus	Echinocactus grusonii	Gold	Cactus	13
Green Desert Spoon	Dasylirion acrotriche	Green	Shrub	20
Hildmann Cactus	Cereus hildmannianus	Yellow	Cactus	Varies
Holly Leaf Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia	White	Shrub	Varies
Homestead Purple Verbena	Verbena 'Homestead Purple'	Purple	Perennial	7
Horsetail Tree	Casuarina equisetifolia	Green	Tree	N/A
Huntington Carpet Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis	Blue	Groundcover	Varies
Incense Cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	Green	Tree	N/A
Jade Plant	Crassula argentea	Pink	Shrub	20
Jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	Yellow	Shrub	79
Joshua Tree	Yucca brevifolia	Green	Tree	N/A
Knobcone Pine	Pinus attenuata	Green	Tree	N/A
Lavender Spice	Poliomintha maderensis	Any Color	Shrub	7
Lemonade Berry	Rhus integrifolia	Pink	Shrub	79
Lilac Melaleuca	Melaleuca decussata	Lavender	Shrub	Varies
Little Leaf Cordia	Cordia parvifolia	White	Shrub	50
Mediterranean Fan Palm	Chamaerops humilis	Green	Palm	224
Mescat Acacia	Acacia constricta	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Mexican Blue Palm	Brahea armata	White	Palm	254
Mexican Blue Palm	Erythea armata	White	Palm	79
Mexican Bush Lobelia	Lobelia laxiflora	Orange	Perennial	Varies
Mexican Evening Primrose	Oenothera berlandieri	Pink	Perennial	7
Mexican Honeysuckle	Justicia spicigera	Orange	Shrub	28
Mexican Tulip Poppy	Hunnemannia fumariifolia	Yellow	Annual	Varies
Mohave Yucca	Yucca schidigera	Purple	Tree	N/A
Mulga	Acacia aneura	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Muskogee Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee'	Lavender	Tree	N/A
Nevin’s Barberry	Mahonia nevinii	Yellow	Shrub	113
New Mexican Privet	Forestiera neomexicana	Yellow	Shrub	113
Ocotillo, Coach Whip	Fouquieria splendens	Red	Shrub	79
Old Man Cactus	Cephalocereus senilis	Pink	Cactus	N/A
Orange Century Plant	Agave parryi huachucensis	Grey Green	Succulent	3
Our Lord’s Candle	Yucca whipplei	White	Shrub	28
Palo Verde	Cercidium floridum	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Peruvian Tree Cactus	Cereus peruvianus	Yellow	Cactus	177
Point Reyes Creeper	Ceanothus gloriosus	Blue	Groundcover	79
Pony Tail	Beaucarnea recurvata	White	Shrub	95
Pride of Madeira	Echium fastuosum	Blue	Shrub	64
Prostrate Chamise	Adenostoma fasiculatum prostrate	White	Shrub	50
Purple Hopseed Bush	Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'	Green	Shrub	113
Queen Victoria Agave	Agave victoriae-reginae	Purple	Succulent	3
Rabbitbush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus	Yellow	Shrub	7
Red Bird of Paradise	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	Orange	Tree/Shrub	Varies
Red Monkey Flower	Mimulus puniceus	Orange	Shrub	13
Red Yucca	Hesperaloe chiangii	Red	Perennial	38
Roman Chamomile	Chamaemelum nobile	Yellow	Perennial	Varies
Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis	Blue	Shrub	13
Scandia Juniper	Juniperus sabina 'Scandia'	Blue Green	Groundcover	38
Scarlet Bugler	Penstemon barbatus	Red	Perennial	7
Shademaster Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos	Light Green	Tree	N/A
Shoestring Acacia	Acacia stenophylla	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Silk Oak	Grevillea robusta	Gold	Tree	N/A
Silver Cloud Texas Sage	Leucophyllum candicans	Blue	Shrub	20
Soaptree Yucca	Yucca elata	White	Tree	N/A
Spanish Bayonet	Yucca aloifolia	Green	Shrub	79
Spreading Acacia	Acacia redolens	Yellow	Shrub	177
Succulents	Aeonium species	Pink	Succulent	7
Sundrops	Calylophus hartwegii	Yellow	Perennial	7
Swan Hill Olive	Olea europaea 'Swan Hill'	Grey Green	Tree	N/A
Sweet Acacia	Acacia farnesiana	Yellow	Tree	N/A
Sweet Broom	Genista spachiana	Yellow	Shrub	28
Texas Ranger	Leucophyllum frutescens	Pink	Shrub	38
Toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	White	Shrub	7
Trailing Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys	Blue	Shrub	3
Trailing Ice Plant	Lampranthus spectabilis	Blue	Groundcover	13
Trailing Indigo Bush	Dalea greggii	Blue	Groundcover	28
Triangle Leaf Bur Sage	Ambrosia deltoidea	Green	Perennial	Varies
Tussock Sedge	Carex stricta	Brown	Perennial	20
White Oleander	Nerium oleander 'White	White	Shrub	113
White Sage	Salvia apiana	White	Shrub	28
Windmill Palm	Trachycarpus fortunei	Green	Palm	79
Winterfat	Ceratoides lanata	White	Shrub	7
Winterfat	Krascheninnikovia lanata	White	Shrub	7
Yellow Bells	Tecoma stans	Yellow	Shrub	28
Yellow Bird of Paradise Bush	Caesalpinia gilliesii	Red	Tree/Shrub	N/A
Yellow Oleander	Thevetia peruviana	Orange	Shrub	Varies

Parkway Plants

Approved Parkway Plants - Plants in the parkway should not grow taller than 18." Plants not listed are subject to review.

Common Name	Genus/Species	Height	Spread	Coverage
Bearberry Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster dammeri	12 to 18”	6’	29'
Blue Chalk Sticks	Senecio mandraliscae	12 to 24”	2 to 3’	8'
Blue Fescue Grass	Festuca glauca	9 to 12”	9 to 12”	1'
Blue Moor Grass	Sesleria caerulea	8 to 12”	12”	1'
Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	12 to 36”	24”	4'
Coral Bells/Purple Palace	Heuchera sanguinea	12 to 18”	8 to 20”	2'
Crane’s Bill	Geranium incanum	12”	18 to 24”	4'
Creeping Mahonia	Mahonia repens	9 to 12”	18”	2'
Day Lily	Hemerocallis	24”	1 to 3’	4'
Ground Morning Glory	Convolvulus mauritanicus	8”	3’	8'
Hens and Chicks	Echeveria ‘Imbricata’	2” to 3”		1'
Ice Plant	Delosperma cooperii	3”	1.5’	13'
Juniper (height under 18”)	Juniperus	18”	Varies	2'
Kalwerbossie Geranium	Pelargonium sidoides	12”	12”	1'
Lavender Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus	12 to 18”	3'	8'
Mexican Blue Sage	Salvia chamaedryoides	2’	2'	4'
Mexican Evening Primrose	Oenothera berlandieri	12”	3'	8'
Mexican Feather Grass	Nassella tenuissima	Up to 24”	2 to 3'	8'
Sandpaper or Purple Verbena	Verbena Rigida	12 to 18”	3'	8'
Snow in Summer	Cerastium tomentosum	6”	1'	1'
Star Jasmine	Trachelospermum asiaticum	6 to 24”	6 to 9"	20'
Trailing Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys	6 to 12”	2 to 3'	8'
Trailing Ice Plant	Lampranthus spectabilis	6 to 18”	2'	13'
Trailing Lantana	Lantana montevidensis	18”	3'	28'
Woolly Grevillia	Grevellia lanigera	12”	4 to 5'	16'
Woolly Yarrow	Achillea tomentosa	6 to 12”	18"	2'