California natives are versatile garden anchors, which are well adapted to our climate and wildlife. Here are 9 of our favorites that fit in almost any landscape scheme- whether it is to provide color, texture, or mass, these plants can do it all!
Photos from our awesome Plantmaster Online Database.
Our Favorite CA Natives
Botanical | Common |
---|---|
Tree | |
Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud |
Shrub | |
Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ | Manzanita Emerald Carpet |
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ | Julia Phelps California Lilac |
Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Blue Sage |
Perennial | |
Epilobium californica ‘Everett’s Choice’ | Ghostly Red California Fuchsia |
Juncus patens ‘Elk Blue’ | Elk Blue California Gray Rush |
Penstemon het. ‘Margarita B.O.P.” | Margarita Bop Foothill Penstemon |
Grass | |
Deschampsia ces. ‘Northern Lights’ | Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass |
Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass |
Trees
![Western Redbud](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/130a.jpg)
Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud
Shrubs
![Manzanita Emerald Carpet](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/24321a.jpg)
Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ | Manzanita Emerald Carpet
![Julia Phelps California Lilac](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/118a.jpg)
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ | Julia Phelps California Lilac
![Cleveland Blue Sage](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/142a.jpg)
Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Blue Sage
Perennials
![Ghostly Red California Fuchsia](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/522a.jpg)
Epilobium californica ‘Everett’s Choice’ | Ghostly Red California Fuchsia
![Elk Blue California Gray Rush](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/1553a.jpg)
Juncus patens ‘Elk Blue’ | Elk Blue California Gray Rush
![Margarita Bop Foothill Penstemon](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/24188a.jpg)
Penstemon het. ‘Margarita B.O.P.” | Margarita Bop Foothill Penstemon
Grasses
![Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/1963a.jpg)
Deschampsia ces. ‘Northern Lights’ | Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass
![Deer Grass](https://plantmaster.com/PlantMaster/Photos/2316a.jpg)
Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass