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Native plants in Santa Clarita

48 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

7 of them need no watering beyond Santa Clarita’s own rainfall

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Western Redbud

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Toyon

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

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Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0
White Sage

White Sage

Salvia apiana

No watering neededPhoto: Rod · CC0 1.0
Pozo Blue Sage

Pozo Blue Sage

Salvia x leucophylla 'Pozo Blue'

Western Redbud

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

No watering needed
Toyon

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0
Blue Springs Penstemon

Blue Springs Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

White Sand Lupine

White Sand Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0
Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Chester Blackberry

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

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Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Western Blue-eyed Grass

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Photo: jen · CC0 1.0
Blue Springs Penstemon

Blue Springs Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Narrowleaf milkweed

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0
California figwort

California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Photo: Casey H. Richart · CC BY 4.0
Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0
Bird's Eyes

Bird's Eyes

Gilia tricolor 'Bird's Eyes'

Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Checker Mallow

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

White Baby Blue Eyes

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

Globe Gilia

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Arroyo Lupine

Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Photo: Ike Ikemori · CC BY 4.0
Woodland Clarkia

Woodland Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Woodland Clarkia'

Chinese Houses

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Photo: joergmlpts · CC BY 4.0
Tufted Poppy

Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Tiny Lupine

Tiny Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus 'microcarpus'

Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0
Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Woodward · CC0 1.0
Common Madia

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0
California Poppy

California Poppy

Platystemon californicus

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Sticky Phacelia

Sticky Phacelia

Phacelia viscida

Photo: Kylie Etter · CC BY 4.0
Parry's Phacelia

Parry's Phacelia

Phacelia parryi

Photo: John Cowles · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Rosilla Sneezeweed

Rosilla Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
Western Thistle

Western Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Photo: Mike Butler · CC BY 4.0
Punch Bowl Clarkia

Punch Bowl Clarkia

Clarkia bottae 'Punch Bowl'

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0
Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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Whipple's Yucca

Whipple's Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Photo: Skyler K · CC BY 4.0
Chalk Dudleya

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

No watering neededPhoto: Mike Butler · CC BY 4.0
Canyon Liveforever

Canyon Liveforever

Dudleya cymosa 'Orange Form'

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