Plants from our book Plants and Landscapes from Summer-Dry Climates
Abelia grandiflora
glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora
Confetti' abelia
Acacia cultriformis
knife acacia
Acacia glaucoptera
clay wattle
Acacia pravissima
Oven's wattle
Acacia smallii
acacia
Acanthus mollis
bear's breech
Acanthus mollis
bear's breech
Acer circinatum
vine maple
Achillea ‘Moonshine’
yarrow
Achillea millefolium
yarrow
Achillea millefolium
yarrow
Achillea millefolium
common yarrow
Aeonium arboreum
aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
Aeonium arboreum
aeonium arboreum
Aeonium canariense
green aeonium 'Mint Saucer'
Aeonium, Cotyledon
aeoniums and cotyledons
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aethionema schistosum
Turkish stonecres
Agapanthus africanus
agapanthus
Agastache ‘Apricot Sunrise’
purple coneflower.
Agastache foeniculum
anise hyssop
Agastache rupestris
licorice mint
Agave americana
century plant
Agave desmetiana
variegated smooth agave
Agave parryi
agave
Agave parryi huachucensis
agave
Agave weberi
agave
Albizia julibrissin
silk tree
Allium unifolium
wild onion
Aloe arborescens
torch aloe
Aloe arborescens
tree aloe
Aloe buhri, Aloe saponaria, Aloe striatula, and Protea
Alstroemeria
Peruvian lily
Alyogyne huegelii
blue hibiscus
Amaryllis belladonna
belladonna lily
Anagallis monelii
blue pimpernel
Anchusa azurea
bugloss
Andropogon gerardii
big bluestem
Anemone coronaria
windflower
Anigozanthos flavidus
kangaroo paw
Anisodontea x hypomandarum
cape mallow
Annual flowers
Arbutus unedo
strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo
strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo
arbutus
Arctostaphylos auriculata
Mt. Diablo manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
manzanita
Arctostaphylos hooveri
Hoover's manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
Pajaro manzanita
Arctostaphylos purissima
manzanita
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Arctotis hybridus
African daisy
Aristida purpurea
purple three-awn
Armeria maritima
thrift, sea pink
Armeria maritima
sea thrift and Pacific Coast hybrid irises
Armeria maritima
sea thrift
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Powis Castle' artemisia
Artemisia californica
California sagebrush
Artemisia pycnocephala
sandhill sage
Asclepias speciosa
showy milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Aster ericoides
white heath aster
Asteriscus maritimus
Mediterranean beach daisy
Atriplex lentiformis
saltbush
Babiana stricta
baboon flower
Babiana stricta
baboon flower
Baccharis pilularis
coyote brush
Backyard garden
Baileya multiradiata
desert marigold
Ballota pseudodictamnus
false dittany
Ballota pseudodictamnus
false dittany
Banksia ericifolia
heath banksia
Banksia ericifolia
heath banksia
Banksia speciosa
showy banksia
Berberis darwinii
Darwin barberry
Berberis thunbergii
red Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
golden Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
Bergenia crassifolia
bergenia
Beschorneria yuccoides
Mexican lily
Bougainvillea
Camarillo Fiesta' boufainvillea
Bougainvillea
bougainvillea
Bouteloua gracilis
blue grama
Brachychiton populneus
bottle tree
Brachyscome multifida
cutleaf daisy
Brahea edulis
Guadalupe palm
Brodiaea minor
dwarf brodiaea
Buddleja alternifolia
fountain butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
butterfly bush
Bulbinella robusta
bulbinella
Calamagrostis acutiflora
feather reed grass
Calamagrostis acutifolia
feather reed grass
Calamintha nepeta
lesser calamint
California native plant meadow lawn
Callirhoe involucrata
purple poppy mallow, wine cups
Callistemon viminalis
weeping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
weeping bottlebrush
Calocedrus decurrens
incense cedar
Calocephalus brownii
cushion bush
Calochortus
mariposa lily
Calochortus superbus
fairy lantern
Calothamnus villosus
silky net bush
Calylophus hartwegii
Hartweg's sundrops
Campsis radicans
trumpet vine, trumpet creeper
Carex
woodland sedge
Carex divulsa
Berkeley sedge
Carex divulsa
Berkeley sedge
Carex morrowii
variegated Japanese sedge
Carpenteria californica
bush anemone
Caryopteris x clandonensis
bluebeard
Caryopteris × clandonensis
bluebeard
Casuarina littoralis
she oak
Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Concha' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’
Joyce Coulter' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’
Julia Phelps' ceanothus
Ceanothus ‘Ray Harman’
Ray Harman' ceanothus
Ceanothus griseus
Yankee Point' ceanothus
Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara ceanothus
Ceanothus leucodermus
chaparral whitethorn, redbud, 'Howard McMinn' manzanita
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Snow Flurry' ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
creeping blue blossom
Cedrus deodara
deodar cedar
Celtica gigantea
giant feather grass