Plants from our book Plants and Landscapes from Summer-Dry Climates
Vine covered arbor pergola
Backyard garden
Patio with pond water feature
Creeping groundcover
Vegetable garden
Evergreen forest trees
Northern California mixed evergreen forest trees
Native wildflower meadow mix
Mount Burdell
Annual flowers
California native plant meadow lawn
Drought tolerant perennials
Front yard mounded earth berm
Dry summer grasses in wildlands
Dry hillside planting with grasses
Dry garden with trees shrubs and perennials
Rubus pentalobus
rosemary
Santolina virens
Crushed rock path and patio
Quercus agrifolia
Chaparral sagebrush
chaparral sagebrush
Chaparral
chaparral
Yucca rostrata
beaked yucca
Yucca carnerosama
giant Spanish dagger
Yucca aloifolia
dagger plant
Xylosma congestum
shiny xylosma
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria
Westringia fruticosa
Smokey' coast rosemary
Watsonia beatricis
African iris
Washingtonia filifera
California fan palm
Vitis californica
Roger's Red' grape
Vitex agnus-castus
chaste tree
Verbena x hybrida
verbena
Verbena bonariensis
verbena
Verbascum bombyciferum
mullein
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese elm
Tulipa greigii
tulip
Tulipa clusiana
tulip
Tulipa clusiana
tulip
Tulipa clusiana
Lady Jane' tulip
Tulbaghia violacea
society garlic
Triteleia ixiodes
golden brodiaea
Trichostema lanatum
woolly blue curls
Trachycarpus fortunei
windmill palm
Tibouchina urvilleana
princess flower
Thymus, Origanum vulgare
thyme, golden oregano
Thymus vulgaris
thyme
Teucrium x lucidrys
wall germander
Teucrium fruticans
bush germander
Tecomaria capensis
yellow Cape honeysuckle
Tanacetum vulgare
tansy
Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican bush marigold
Symphoricarpos albus
snowberry
Styrax officinalis
California snowdrop
Styphnolobium japonicum
Japanese pagoda tree
Stylomecon heterophylla
wind poppy
Stipa arundinacea
pheasant's tail grass
Stachys byzantina ‘Big Ears’
Big Ears' lamb's ears
Stachys byzantina
Silver Carpet' lamb's ears
Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie dropseed
Sporobolus airoides
alkali dropseed
Sphaeralcea incana
orange globe mallow
Sparaxis tricolor
harlequin flower 'Tecolote' mix
Solidago canadensis
Canada goldenrod
Solanum jasminoides
potato vine
Sisyrinchium bellum
blue-eyed grass
Sideritis cypria
Cyprian ironwort
Sidalcea malviflora
checkerbloom
Sesleria autumnalis
autumn moor grass
Sequoia sempervirens
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
coast redwood
Senna alata
candlestick plant
Senna alata
candle bush
Senecio cineraria
dusty miller
Sempervivum tectorum
common houseleek
Sedum spurium
variegated stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
stonecrop
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Autumn Joy' stonecrop
Scilla peruviana
Peruvian scilla
Schinus molle
California pepper tree
Sarcococca hookerana
sweet box
Santolina rosmarinifolia
santolina
Santolina
santolina (lavender cotton)
Sambucus mexicana
blue elderberry, Mexican elderberry
Salvia sonomensis
creeping sage
Salvia semiatrata
bicolor sage
Salvia semiatrata
red sage
Salvia rosmarinus
rosemary
Salvia rosemarinus
rosemary
Salvia officinalis
garden sage
Salvia leucophylla
purple sage
Salvia chamaedryoides
germander
Salvia apiana
bee sage
Ruta graveolens
rue, comfrey
Rudbeckia hirta
black-eyed Susan
Rubus pentalobus
creeping bramble
Rosa banksiae
Lady Banks rose
Rosa banksiae
white Lady Banks rose
Rosa ‘Mutabilis’
Mutabilis' rose
Rosa ‘Flower Carpet’, Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, Nepeta
Powis Castle' artemisia
Rosa ‘Apple Blossom’
Apple Blossm' rose
Romneya coulteri
Matilija poppy
Romneya coulteri
Matilija popp
Romneya coulteri
Matilija poppy
Romneya coulteri
Matilija poppy
Ribes speciosum
fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum
pink flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
red flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
red flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Inverness White' flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Claremont' flowering currant
Ribes aureum
golden currant
Ribes aureum
golden currant
Rhus ovata
sugar bush
Rhus integrifolia
lemonade berry
Rhodanthemum hosmariense
Moroccan daisy
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian hawthorn
Rhamnus alaternus
variegated italian buckthorI
Ratibida columnifera
prairie coneflower, Mexican hat
Ratibida columnifera
Mexican hat, prairie coneflower
Ranunculus asiaticus
buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus
buttercup
Quercus kelloggii
California black oak
Quercus douglasii
blue oak
Quercus agrifolia
live oak trees
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
coast live oak
Punica granatum
pomegranate
Prunus ilicifolia
Catalina cherry, hollyleaf cherry
Prunus cerasifera
purple-leaf plum
Protea repens
sugarbush
Polystichum munitum
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
sword fern
Polypodium californicum
California polypody
Plecostachys serpyllifolia
hottentot tea
Platanus x acerifolia
sycamore
Platanus x acerifolia
sycamore
Platanus racemosa
California sycamore
Pittosporum tobira
Japanese mockorange
Pittosporum crassifolium
pittosporum
Pittosporum crassifolium
variegated pittosporum
Pistacia chinensis
Chinese pistache
Pinus sabiniana
digger pine, foothill pine
Pinus mugo
mugho pine
Pinus attenuata
knobcone pine
Photinia x fraseri
Fraser's photina
Photinia fraseri
photinia
Phormium ‘Guardsman’
New Zealand flax
Phormium ‘Cream Delight’
New Zealand flax
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island date palm
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island date palm
Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem sage
Philadelphus lewisii
wild mock orange
Philadelphus lewisii
wild mock orange
Phacelia campanularia
California desert bluebells
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian sage
Perityle incana
Guadalupe Island rock daisy
Penstemon x gloxinoides
beard tongue
Penstemon x gloxiniodes
beard tongue
Penstemon strictus,
beard tongue
Penstemon heterophyllus
beard tongue
Penstemon
beard tongue
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Boston ivy
Papaver rhoeas
Flanders poppy
Pandorea pandorana
wonga-wonga vine
Pacific Coast iris ‘Canyon Snow’ – Iris douglasiana Erigeron – Erigeron spp.
Canyon Snow' Pacific Coast iris
Pacific Coast Iris
Douglas iris
Osteospermum fruticosum
trailing African daisy
Osmanthus heterophyllus
holly olive
Origanum rotundifolium
oregano
Omphalodes cappadocia
Cappadocian navelwort
Olea europaea
Majestic Beauty' olive
Oenothera hookeri
Hooker's evening primrose
Nyssa sylvatica
sour gum
Nigella hispanica
love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
love-in-a-mist
Nerium oleander
oleander
Nerine bowdenii
pink nerine
Nepeta x faassenii
catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
catmint
Nemophila menziesii
baby blue eyes
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican feather grass
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican feather grass
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican feather grass
Narcissus ‘Scarlet Gem’
daffodil
Nandina domestica
heavenly bamboo
Myrtus communis
variegated myrtle
Myrsine africana
African boxwood
Myrica californica
Pacific wax myrtle
Myoporum parvifolium
myoporum
Muscari armeniacum
grape hyacinth
Muhlenbergia rigens
muhly or deer grass
Muhlenbergia rigens
deer grass
Muhlenbergia dubia
pine muhly
Monardella villosa
coyote mint
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’
maiden grass
Miscanthus sinensis
feather grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Morning Light' miscanthus
Mimulus aurantiacus and Phacelia campanularia
sticky monkeyflower and California desert bluebells
Mimulus aurantiacus
sticky monkeyflower
Metrosideros excelsus
New Zealand Christmas tree
Melica californica
melic
Melianthus major
honey bush
Melaleuca styphelioides
paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
broad-leafed paperbark tree with groundcover
Matricaria recutita
German chamomile
Malvastrum lateritum
trailing mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
bush mallow
Mahonia x media
mahonia, Oregon grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Golden Abundance' mahonia
Madia elegans
tarweed
Macfadyena unguis-cati
cat's claw
Lyonothamnus floribundus
Catalina ironwood
Lychnis coronaria
rose campion
Lupinus latifolius
broadleaf lupine
Lupinus arboreus
yellow bush lupine
Luma apiculata
Chilean myrtle
Lophostemon confertus
Brisbane box
Linum grandiflorum
scarlet flax
Linanthus grandiflorus
white linanthus
Limonium perezii
sea lavender
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese privet
Liatris punctata
gayfeather
Leymus (Elymus) condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ (Lyme Grass, Wild Rye)
lyme grass, wild rye
Leucospermum reflexum
red rocket, pincushion
Leucospermum cordifolium
pincushion
Leucospermum cordifolium
pincushion
Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas ranger
Leucojum aestivum
snowflake
Leucadendron
Safari Sunset' leucadendron
Lessingia filaginifolia
California aster
Leptospermum scoparium
tea tree
Leptospermum rotundifolium
tea tree
Lepechinia fragrans
pitcher sage
Leonotis leonurus
lion's tail
Layia platyglossa
tidy tips
Lavatera x clementii
tree mallow
Lavatera x clementii
tree mallow
Lavatera trimestris
tree mallow
Lavatera thuringiaca
Barnsley' tree mallow
Lavatera maritima
tree mallow
Lavatera assurgentiflora
island mallow
Lavandula x intermedia
french lavender
Lavandula stoechas ‘Madrid Pink’
lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Madrid White' lavender
Lavandula officinalis
lavender
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
English lavender
Lavandula
lavender
Laurus nobilis
sweet bay
Lantana camara ‘New Gold’
New Gold' lantana
Lantana camara
variegated lantana
Lagerstroemia indica
crape myrtle
Koelreuteria paniculata
golden rain tree
Kniphofia uvaria
Sunningdale Yellow' red-hot poker
Kniphofia citrina
yellow poker
Kniphofia
red-hot poker
Juniperus sabina
juniper
Juniperus rigida conferta
Blue Pacific' juniper
Jubaea chilensis
Chilean wine palm
Jasminum polyanthum
pink jasmine
Jacaranda mimosifolia
jacaranda
Ixia maculata
African corn lily
Isopogon formosus
rose cornflower
Iris douglassii
Pacific Coast iris
Iris douglasiana ‘Idyllwild’
Idyllwild' Pacific Coast iris
Iris douglasiana
douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
Douglas iris
Iris ‘Beaux Arts’
Beaux Arts' iris
Ipheion uniflorum
spring star flower
Hyssopus officinalis
hyssop
Holodiscus discolor
cream bush, ocean spray
Heuchera sanguinea
coral bells
Heuchera micrantha
Palace Purple' coral bells
Heuchera maxima
coral bells
Heterotheca villosa
goldenaster
Heteromeles arbutifolia
toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
toyon
Hesperoyucca whipplei
yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
red yucca
Helleborus x sternii
hellebore
Helleborus
stinking hellebore
Helictotrichon sempervirens
blue oat grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
blue oat grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
blue oat grass
Helianthemum nummularium
Wisley Pink' sunrose
Hardenbergia violacea
lilac vine
Grevillea ‘Jade Pearl’
Jade Pearl' grevillea
Glaucium grandiflorum
horned poppy
Gladiolus homoglossum x tristis
homoglad hybrid gladiolus
Gladiolus callianthus
gladiolus
Ginkgo biloba
maidenhair tree
Gilia tricolor
bird's eyes
Gazania spp.
gazania
Gaura lindheimeri
Siskiyou Pink' gaura
Garrya elliptica
coast silktassel
Fremontodendron californicum
flannel bush
Fremontodendron californica
flannel bush
Freesia x hybrida
freesia
Fraxinus angustifolia
Raywood ash
Frangula californica
coffeeberry
Festuca idahoensis
Idaho blue fescue
Festuca californica
California fescue
Feijoa sellowiana
pineapple guava
Feijoa sellowiana
pineapple guava
Euryops pectinatus
yellow bush daisy
Euphorbia mellifera
honey spurge
Euphorbia
Dean's Hybrid' euphorbia
Euonymus japonicus
Japanese euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
evergreen euonymus
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
white ironbark
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
lupine and California poppy
Escallonia rubra
red escallonia
Erysimum linifolium
alpine wallflower
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
golden yarrow
Eriogonum grande
wild buckwheat
Eriogonum gracile
Eriobotrya japonica
loquat
Erigeron karvinskianus
Santa Barbara daisy
Erigeron glaucus
seaside daisy, beach aster
Epimedium x rubrum
red barrenwort
Epilobium septentrionale
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
California fuchsia
Engelmannia pinnatifida
Englemann daisy
Encelia farinosa
brittlebush
Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Elaeagnus pungens
variegated silverberry
Echium wildpretii
tower-of-jewels
Echium plantagineum
Blue Bedder' echium
Echium candicans
pride-of-Madeira
Echium candicans
pride-of-Madeira
Echinacea purpurea
purple coneflower
Echeveria ‘Ballerina’
Ballerina' echeveria
Dymondia margaretae
silver carpet
Dudleya brittonii
chalk lettuce
Dryopteris erythrosora
autumn fern
Dryopteris arguta
California wood fern
Dodonaea viscosa
hop bush
Distictis buccinatoria
blood red trumpet vine
Dimorphotheca sinuata
African daisy
Dietes iridioides
fortnight lily
Dichelostemma capitatum
blue dicks
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
cheddar pink
Deschampsia cespitosa
tufted hair grass
Dendromecon harfordii
Channel Island bush poppy
Dasylirion wheeleri
desert spoon
Dasylirion wheeleri
desert spoon
Cynoglossum amabile
Chinese forget-me-not
Cyclamen
cyclamen
Cupressus arizonica
Arizona cypress
Crocus ‘Pickwick’
Pickwick' crocus
Crocosmia masoniorum
Mason's montbretia
Crocosmia ‘Solfatare’
Solfatare montbretia
Crocosmia
montbretia
Crataegus phaenopyrum
hawthorn, Washington thorn tree
Crataegus phaenopyrum
hawthorn, Washington thorn tree
Crataegus phaenopyrum
hawthorn, Washington thorn tree
Crassula multicava
spreading crassula
Cotoneaster horizontalis
rock cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri
bearberry cotoneaster
Cotinus coggygria
smoke tree
Cotinus coggygria
smoke tree
Cosmos sulphureus
Sunny Red' cosmos
Correa pulchella
Australian fuchsia
Correa pulchella
Australian fuchsi
Coreopsis verticillata
Moonbeam' coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora
Sunray' coreopsis
Coprosma x kirkii
variegated coprosma
Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses
Coleonema
Golden Sunset' (or 'Sunset Gold') breath-of-heaven
Colchicum autumnale
autumn crocus
Clytostoma callistegioides
violet trumpet vine
Clivia miniata
kaffir lily
Clarkia unguiculata
clarkia
Clarkia and Nigella
clarkia
Clarkia amoena
clarkia
Clarkia amoena
godetia
Cistus incanus
pink rockrose
Cistus
rockrose
Chondropetalum tectorum
cape rush
Choisya ternata
Mexican orange
Chitalpa tashkentensis
chitalpa
Chilopsis linearis
desert willow
Chamelaucium uncinatum
Geraldton waxflower
Chamelaucium ‘Lady Stephanie’, Grevillea lanigera, Xanthorrhoea preissii
Geraldton waxflower
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm
Chaenomeles × superba ‘Coral Sea’
flowering quince
Chaenomeles
Japanese flowering quince
Cercocarpus betuloides
Catalina island mountain mahogany
Cercis occidentalis
western redbud
Cercis occidentalis
western redbud
Cerastium tomentosum
snow-in-summer
Celtis sinensis
hackberry
Celtica gigantea
giant feather grass
Celtica gigantea
giant feather grass
Cedrus deodara
deodar cedar
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
creeping blue blossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Snow Flurry' ceanothus
Ceanothus leucodermus
chaparral whitethorn, redbud, 'Howard McMinn' manzanita
Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara ceanothus
Ceanothus griseus
Yankee Point' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Ray Harman’
Ray Harman' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’
Julia Phelps' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’
Joyce Coulter' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Concha' ceanothus
Casuarina littoralis
she oak
Caryopteris × clandonensis
bluebeard
Caryopteris x clandonensis
bluebeard
Carpenteria californica
bush anemone
Carex morrowii
variegated Japanese sedge
Carex divulsa
Berkeley sedge
Carex divulsa
Berkeley sedge
Carex
woodland sedge
Campsis radicans
trumpet vine, trumpet creeper
Calylophus hartwegii
Hartweg's sundrops
Calothamnus villosus
silky net bush
Calochortus superbus
fairy lantern
Calochortus
mariposa lily
Calocephalus brownii
cushion bush
Calocedrus decurrens
incense cedar
Callistemon viminalis
weeping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
weeping bottlebrush
Callirhoe involucrata
purple poppy mallow, wine cups
Calamintha nepeta
lesser calamint
Calamagrostis acutifolia
feather reed grass
Calamagrostis acutiflora
feather reed grass
Bulbinella robusta
bulbinella
Buddleja davidii
butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
butterfly bush
Buddleja alternifolia
fountain butterfly bush
Brodiaea minor
dwarf brodiaea
Brahea edulis
Guadalupe palm
Brachyscome multifida
cutleaf daisy
Brachychiton populneus
bottle tree
Bouteloua gracilis
blue grama
Bougainvillea
bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Camarillo Fiesta' boufainvillea
Beschorneria yuccoides
Mexican lily
Bergenia crassifolia
bergenia
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
golden Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
red Japanese barberry
Berberis darwinii
Darwin barberry
Banksia speciosa
showy banksia
Banksia ericifolia
heath banksia
Banksia ericifolia
heath banksia
Ballota pseudodictamnus
false dittany
Ballota pseudodictamnus
false dittany
Baileya multiradiata
desert marigold
Baccharis pilularis
coyote brush
Babiana stricta
baboon flower
Babiana stricta
baboon flower
Atriplex lentiformis
saltbush
Asteriscus maritimus
Mediterranean beach daisy
Aster ericoides
white heath aster
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Asclepias speciosa
showy milkweed
Artemisia pycnocephala
sandhill sage
Artemisia californica
California sagebrush
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Powis Castle' artemisia
Armeria maritima
sea thrift
Armeria maritima
sea thrift and Pacific Coast hybrid irises
Armeria maritima
thrift, sea pink
Aristida purpurea
purple three-awn
Arctotis hybridus
African daisy
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Arctostaphylos purissima
manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
Pajaro manzanita
Arctostaphylos hooveri
Hoover's manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
manzanita
Arctostaphylos auriculata
Mt. Diablo manzanita
Arbutus unedo
arbutus
Arbutus unedo
strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo
strawberry tree
Anisodontea x hypomandarum
cape mallow
Anigozanthos flavidus
kangaroo paw
Anemone coronaria
windflower
Andropogon gerardii
big bluestem
Anchusa azurea
bugloss
Anagallis monelii
blue pimpernel
Amaryllis belladonna
belladonna lily
Alyogyne huegelii
blue hibiscus
Alstroemeria
Peruvian lily
Aloe buhri, Aloe saponaria, Aloe striatula, and Protea
Aloe arborescens
tree aloe
Aloe arborescens
torch aloe
Allium unifolium
wild onion
Albizia julibrissin
silk tree
Agave weberi
agave
Agave parryi huachucensis
agave
Agave parryi
agave
Agave desmetiana
variegated smooth agave
Agave americana
century plant
Agastache rupestris
licorice mint
Agastache foeniculum
anise hyssop
Agastache ‘Apricot Sunrise’
purple coneflower.
Agapanthus africanus
agapanthus
Aethionema schistosum
Turkish stonecres
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aeonium, Cotyledon
aeoniums and cotyledons
Aeonium canariense
green aeonium 'Mint Saucer'
Aeonium arboreum
aeonium arboreum
Aeonium arboreum
aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
Achillea millefolium
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
yarrow
Achillea millefolium
yarrow
Achillea ‘Moonshine’
yarrow
Acer circinatum
vine maple
Acanthus mollis
bear's breech
Acanthus mollis
bear's breech
Acacia smallii
acacia
Acacia pravissima
Oven's wattle
Acacia glaucoptera
clay wattle
Acacia cultriformis
knife acacia
Abelia x grandiflora
Confetti' abelia
Abelia grandiflora
glossy abelia