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Native plants in Arden-Arcade

41 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

13 of them need no watering beyond Arden-Arcade’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

No watering needed Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

No watering needed Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Photo: Lyrae · CC BY 4.0

Blue Springs Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

White Sand Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Grasses3

Movement and texture

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

No watering needed Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Perennials27

Seasonal colour

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering needed Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Photo: jen · CC0 1.0

Blue Springs Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

No watering needed Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Poached Egg Plant

Limnanthes douglasii

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 1.0

Bird's Eyes

Gilia tricolor 'Bird's Eyes'

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

No watering needed

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Woodland Clarkia'

No watering needed

Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Tiny Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus 'microcarpus'

No watering needed

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

No watering needed Photo: Steve Woodward · CC0 1.0

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

No watering needed Photo: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0

Rosilla Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0

Lobb's California Poppy

Eschscholzia lobbii

Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Vines1

Verticals and screens

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis x californica 'Roger's Red'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

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