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Large Shrubs or Small Trees (more than 10’ tall and wide)
Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’
Cercis occidentalis – western redbud
Heteromeles arbutifolia, toyon
Ceanothus spp. – California lilac
Rhamnus californica - coffeeberry
Medium Size Shrubs (4-8’ tall)
Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’- vine hill manzanita, 5-7’ x 6-10’
Carpenteria californica – bush anemone, 6’ x 4’
Ribes sanguineum - red / pink flowering currant
Ceanothus spp. ‘Concha’ or ‘Dark Star’ – California lilac, 6’ x 8’
Grevillea lanigera spp. – wooly grevillea, 3-6’ x 6-10’ (NON NATIVE)
Small Shrubs (2-4’ tall)
Correa pulchella spp. – Australian fuschia, 2-3’ x 4-5’ (NOT NATIVE),
Mimulus aurantiacus – sticky monkeyflower, 3-4’ x 3-4’
Salvia clevelandii – Cleveland sage, 3-5’ x 3-5’
Salvia microphylla or greggi spp. – sage, 4-6’ x 4-6’ (NOT NATIVE),
Grasses and Perennials (choose two or more)
Muhlenbergia rigens – deer grass, 3-4’ x 3’
Festuca californica - California Fescue, 2-3’ x 2’
Polystichtum munitum – western sword fern, 3-5’ x 3-4’
Zauschneria californica - California fuchsia, 1-2’ x 4’
Penstemon heterophyllus spp.– foothill penstemon, 1-2’ x 2-3’
Achillea millefolium – common yarrow
Iris douglasiana and hybrids– Douglas' iris, 1-2’ x 2-4’
Groundcover (less than 1-2’ and spreading)
Nasella pulchra, purple needlegrass, 1-2’ x 1-2’
Salvia spathacea - Hummingbird Sage
Carex praegracilis – California field sedge
Salvia sonomensis – Creeping Sage