Common Plants for California Gardens Flashcards
Ficus benjamina
Weeping Fig
80’x60’
M
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus ‘Yankee Point’
Yankee Point California Lilac
3’x10’
L
Prunus ilicifolia
Holly Leaf Cherry
10’x10’
VL
Duranta erecta
Skyflower
15’x10’
M
Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’
Purple Leaf Plum
30’x30’
M
Senecio mandraliscae
Blue Chalk Sticks
2’x2’
L
Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor Tree
55’x50’
M
Zephyranthes candida
Rain Lily
1’x1’
M
- Jacaranda mimosifolia*
- Jacaranda*
- 45’x25’*
- M*
Ficus carica
Edible Fig
25’x15’
M
Calodendrum capense
Cape Chestnut
25’x40’
M
Plectranthus argentatus
Silver Shield
2’x4’
M
Butia capitata (odorata)
Pindo Palm
20’x15’
L
Platanus racemosa
Western Sycamore
60’x35’
M
Eriogonum arborescens
Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
3’x3’
VL
Cercidium ‘Desert Museum’
Desert Museum Palo Verde
25’x25’
VL
Dasylirion longissimum
Toothless Desert Spoon
8’x5’
VL
Magnolia x soulangeana
Saucer Magnolia
25’x25’
M
Aloe striata
Coral Aloe
2’x2’
L
Hesperaloe parviflora
Red Yucca
3’x5’
VL
Ficus macrophylla
Moreton Bay Fig
100’x100’
M
Myrtus communis
Common Myrtle
10’x10’
L
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary
5’x5’
VL
Carissa macrocarpa
Natal Plum
6’x6’
L
Pittosporum tobira
Mock Orange
10’x10’
M
Crassula ovata
Jade Plant
5’x5’
L
Cupressus sempervirens
Italian Cypress
50’x10’
L
Philodendron ‘Xanadu’
Xanadu Philodendron
3’x3’
M
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian Hawthorne
5’x5’
L
Podocarpus gracilior (Afrocarpus gracilior)
Fern Pine
45’x30’
M
Schinus molle
California Pepper
30’x30’
VL
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet Gum
80’x40’
M
Tibouchina heteromalla
Silver leafed Princess Flower
8’x4’
M
Platanus x hispanica (acerifolia)
London Plane Tree
80’x60’
M
Amaryllis belladonna
Hybrid Naked Lady
2’x3’
VL
Thevetia peruviana
Yellow Oleander
20’x10’
L
Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’
Variegated Mock Orange
4’x4’
M
Hedychium coronarium
White Ginger
5’x4’
H
Echeveria ‘Afterglow’
Afterglow Echeveria
1’x1’
L
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Kohuhu, Pittosporum
15’x10’
M
Juncus ‘Carman’s Japan’
Carman’s Japan Rush
2’x2’
M
Washingtonia filifera
California Fan Palm
60’x15’
M
Chorisia speciosa
Silk Floss Tree
50’x30’
L
Alnus rhombifolia
White Alder
50’x40’
H
Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
2’x2’
M
Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’
Texas Privet
10’x5’
M
Westringia fruticosa
Coast Rosemary
4’x8’
L
Iris douglasiana
Douglas Iris
1’x2’
L
Melianthus major
Honey Bush
10’x10’
L
Brahea armata
Mexican Blue Palm
30’x8’
L
Chondropetalum tectorum
Cape Rush
3’x4’
L
Acacia baileyana
Baily Acacia
20’x30’
L
Metrosideros excelsa
New Zealand Christmas Tree
30’x30’
M
Aloe marlothii
Mountain Aloe
9’x4’
L
Lophostomon confertus
Brisbane Box
40’x20’
M
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Star Jasmine
4 x Spreading
M
Tipuana tipu
Tipu Tree
35’x35’
L
Canna spp.
Canna Lily
Varied
M
Trachycarpus fortunei
Windmill Palm
25’x10’
M
Portulacaria afra
Elephant’s Food
10’x5’
VL
Agave americana
Century Plant
6’x6’
VL
Dietes grandiflora
Fortnight Lily
3’x3’
L
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese Elm
50’x60’
M
Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage
2’ x Spreading
L
Geijera parviflora
Australian Willow
30’x20’
L
Phormium tenax
New Zealand Flax
6’x6’
L
Liriope muscari
Lily Turf
1’x1’
M
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’
Myers Asparagus
1’x2’
M
Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm
80’x10’
L
Strelitzia nicolai
Giant Bird of Paradise
25’x15’
M
Salvia apiana
White Sage
4’x4’
VL
Bauhinia forficata
Brazilian orchid tree
30’x30’
M
Furcraea macdougallii
MacDougall’s Century Plant
15’x7’
L
Erythrina coralloides
Naked Coral Tree
30’x30’
L
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Queen Palm
50’x25’
M
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese Wisteria
Spreading
M
Limonium perezii
Sea Lavender
2’x2’
L
Eucalyptus (Corymbia) ficifolia
Red Flowering Gum
25’x30’
L
Buxus microphylla japonica
Japanese Boxwood
5’x5’
M
Eucalyptus deglupta
Mindanao Gum
35’x10’
M
Kniphofia spp.
Red Hot Poker
3’x4’
M
Agave attenuata
Foxtail Agave
4’x6’
L
Olea europaea
Olive
25’x25’
L
Arbutus ‘Marina’
Strawberry Tree
45’x30’
L
Leptospermum laevigatum
Australian Tea Tree
15’x18’
L
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Forest Pansy Redbud
25’x20’
M
Phoenix roebelenii
Pigmy Date Palm
10’x8’
M
Punica granatum
Pomegranite
8’x8’
L
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buckwheat
2’x4’
VL
Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum
California Fuschia
2’x3’
VL
Cistanthe grandiflora
Rock Purslane
1’x3’
L
Phoenix dactylifera
Date Palm
80’x20’
L
Eriogonum grande rubescens
San Miguel Island Buckwheat
1’x2’
VL
Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’
Breeze Matt Rush
3’x3’
L
Galvesia speciosa
Island Snap Dragon
3’x8’
VL
Phoenix reclinata
Senegal Date Palm
30’x15’
M
Aloe plicatilis
Fan Aloe
6’x5’
L
Beaumontia grandiflora
Easter Lilly Vine
15’x30’
M
Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
20’x20’
L
Aspidistra eliator
Cast Iron Plant
2’x2’
M
Lagerstroemia indica
Crepe Myrtle
20’x20’
M
Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood
100’x15’
H
Ribes viburnifolium
Catalina Purfume
3’x8’
L
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
King Palm
50’x15’
M
Lomandra hystrix ‘Tropic Belle’
Tropic Belle Matt Rush
3’x3’
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date Palm
50’x40’
L
Ficus pumila (repens)
Creeping Fig
Spreading
M
Vitex agnus-castus
Chastity Tree
10’x8’
L
Muhlenbergia rigens
Deer Grass
4’x5’
L
Carex tumulicola (C. divulsa)
Berkeley Sedge
2’x2’
L
Pittosporum tobira ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’
Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum
3’x4’
M
Aloe speciosa
Tilt Head Aloe
9’x5’
L
Eriogonum giganteum
St. Catherine’s Lace Buckwheat
3’x5’
VL
Cassia leptophylla
Gold Medallion Tree
20’x20’
M
Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise
5’x5’
M
Aeonium canariense
Giant Velvet Rose
1’ x Spreading
L
Dracaena draco
Dragon Tree
20’x20’
VL
Agapanthus praecox orientalis
Lily of the Nile
2’ x 3’
M
Arbutus unedo
Strawberry Tree
25’x25’
L
Schinus terebinthifolius
Brazilian Pepper
30’x30’
M
Chamaerops humilis
European Fan Palm
10’x15’
L
Rhamnus (Frangula) californica
Coffeeberry
7’x7’
VL
Melaleuca nesophila
Pink Melaleuca
15’x10’
L
Baccharis pilularis
Coyote Bush
4’x7’
L
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarck Palm
50’x15’
M
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia
60’x80’
M
Fragaria chiloensis
Beach Strawberry
2’ x Spreading
M
Dasylirion wheeleri
Desert Spoon
5’x4’
VL
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Spreading
L
Dodonaea viscosa
Hopseed Bush
15’x10’
L
Aloe barberae (A. banseii)
Tree Aloe
25’x15’
L
Yucca gloriosa
Spanish Dagger
15’x6’
L
Rosa ‘Iceberg’
Iceberg Rose
3’x3’
M
Hemerocallis
Day Lily
2’x2’
M
Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair Tree
50’x25’
M
Cistus x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’
Magenta Rockrose
4’x7’
L
Cyathea cooperi
Australian Tree Fern
20’x12’
H
Salvia leucantha
Mexican Bush Sage
4’x5’
L
Nerium oleander
Oleander
10’x10’
L
Pinus Canariensis
Canary Island Pine
70’x30’
L
Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Sticks of Fire’
Pencil Bush, Milkbush
6’x4’
VL
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
Atlas Cedar
50’x25’
M
Lepechinia fragrans
Pitcher Sage
4’x4’
L
Nasella tenuissima
Mexican Feathergrass
2’x2’
M
Acanthus mollis
Bear’s Breech
4’x3’
M
Heuchera maxima
Island Alum Root
1’x2’
L
Quercus agrifolia
Coast Live Oak
45’x45’
VL
Doryanthes palmeri
Spear Lily
7’x5’
L
Dicksonia antarctica
New Zealand Tree Fern
15’x12’
H
Ficus microcarpa
Indian Laurel Fig
35’x40’
M
Pittosporum crassifolium
Karo
10’x8’
M
Brugmansia spp.
Angel’s Trumpet
10’x10’
M
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Paperbark Tree
30’x20’
L
Calliandra haematocephala
Pink Powder Puff
15’x10’
M
Achillea millefolium
Common Yarrow
2’x2’
L
Hymenosporum flavum
Sweetshade Tree
30’x15’
M
Clivia miniata
Bush Lily
2’x2’
L
Quercus suber
Cork Oak
30’x20’
L
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama Grass or “Eyebrow Grass”
1’x1’
L
Dianella tasmanica
New Zealand Flax
2’x3’
M
Maytenus boaria
Mayten Tree
25’x15’
M
Aloe arborescens
Torch Aloe
7’x7’
L
Schefflera pueckleri
Tupidanthus
15’ x 20’
M
Cycas revoluta
Sago Palm
10’x10’
M
Plumeria rubra
Frangipani or Templetree
20’x20’
L
Erythrina caffra
Coral Tree
40’x60’
L
