Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Color |
Blooms |
Notes |
Agapanthus africanus |
Lily of the Nile |
white-purple |
sp-fall |
p |
Agastache
species |
Hyssop, Horsemint |
many |
sp-fall |
p |
Alcea rosea |
Hollyhocks |
many |
sp-fall |
p |
Antirrhinum majus |
Snapdragons |
many |
cool |
ann |
Aquilegia caerulea |
Rocky Mountain Columbine |
blue/white |
sp-su |
p |
Aquilegia formosa |
Western Columbine |
red/w yellow |
sp-fall |
p |
Aquilegia hybrids |
McKana Giants |
many |
sp-fall |
p |
Aquilegia hybrids |
Music |
white, blue, red, yellow |
sp-fall |
p |
Aquilegia hybrids |
Songbird |
many |
sp-dry |
p |
Arbutos unedo |
Strawberry Tree |
white fl, red/yellow fruit |
fall-wi |
t |
Arbutos unedo |
Compacta' |
white fl, red/yellow fruit |
fall-wi |
shr |
Asclepias curassavica |
Bloodflower |
hot-orange, red |
sp-fall |
p |
Asclepias fascicularis |
Narrow-Leaved Milkweed |
whitish, buff pink, rose-purple |
su-rain |
p |
Asclepias speciosa |
Showy Milkweed |
rose-purple |
su |
p |
Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
orange-red |
sp-fall |
p |
Buddleia davidii |
Butterfly Bush |
many |
sp-fall |
shr |
Callistemon |
Little John' (3 ft dwarf) |
bright red |
fall-sp |
shr |
Callistemon viminalis |
Weeping Bottlebrush |
bright red |
sp-su, int |
t |
Camellia japonica |
|
many |
mid wi |
shr |
Camellia sasanqua |
|
many |
mid wi |
shr |
Campsis radicans |
Trumpet Vine |
hot-orange-red |
su-fall |
v |
Campsis tagliabuana |
Trumpet Vine |
salmon-red |
su-fall |
v |
Clarkia unguiculata |
Mountain Garland |
pink, red, purple |
sp-dry |
ann |
Cuphea ignea |
Cigar Plant |
orange/w white&black tip |
all year |
trp |
Cuphea llavea |
Batface Cuphea |
scarlet/purple |
all year |
trp |
Cuphea melvillea |
Giant Candy Corn |
orange/yellow/white |
all year |
trp |
Cuphea micropetala |
Candy Corn |
orange/yellow/white |
all year |
trp |
Cuphea subuligera |
Mauve Cuphea, Lavender Cuphea |
hot-pinks, mauve, magenta |
all year |
trp |
Epilobium canum (Zauschneria) |
California Fuschia |
red, pink |
su-rain |
p |
Fuschia species |
Fuschia |
white, pink, red, violet |
mild |
trp |
Grevillea hybrid |
Robyn Gordon' |
orange/red |
all year |
shr |
Grevillea hybrid |
Noellii' |
pink/red |
sp, int |
shr |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Toyon, Christmas Berry |
white fl, red berries winter |
sp-su |
shr |
Hibiscus lasiocarpus |
Sacramento Rose Mallow |
white/crimson |
su-fall |
p |
Iris sp. |
Pacific Coast Hybrids |
many |
wi-sp |
p |
Justica carnea |
Brazilian Plume Flower |
white, pink, red |
su |
trp |
Justicia brandegeana |
Shrimp Plant |
white w/reddish bracts |
su-fall |
trp |
Lantana camara |
Lantana |
many |
sp-fall |
shr |
Lavandula angustifolia |
English Lavender |
lavender |
su |
p |
Lavandula stoechas |
Spanish Lavender |
lavender |
sp-fall |
p |
Leonotus leonurus |
Lion's Tail |
orange |
su-fall |
shr |
Lobelia laxiflora |
Mexican Lobelia |
hot-orange, red |
sp-fall |
p |
Lupinus albifrons |
Silver Bush Lupine |
purple |
sp-su |
shr |
Lupinus arboreus |
Yellow Bush Lupine |
yellow |
sp-dry |
shr |
Lupinus succulentus |
Arroyo Lupine |
purple |
sp-dry |
ann |
Mimulus aurantiacus |
Sticky Monkeyflower |
yellow-orange |
sp-dry |
p |
Mimulus bifidus |
Plumas Monkeyflower |
creamy |
sp-dry |
p |
Mimulus cardinalis |
Scarlet Monkeyflower |
red-scarlet |
sp-fall |
p |
Mimulus puniceus |
Red Monkeyflower |
brick, rusty red |
sp-dry |
p |
Mirabilis californica |
California Four 'o' Clock |
magenta, violet |
wi-dry |
p |
Mirabilis
jalapa |
Four 'o' Clocks |
many |
warm |
p |
Mirabilis multiflora |
Colorado Four 'o' Clock |
pink, salmon, red |
sp-rain |
p |
Monarda didyma |
Bee Balm |
pink, violet, red, lavender |
sp-fall |
p |
Penstemon barbatus |
Beard Tongue |
red, pink, lavender |
sp-su |
p |
Penstemon centranthifolius |
Scarlet Bugler |
scarlet |
sp-su |
p |
Penstemon eatonii |
Firecracker Penstemon |
red |
|
p |
Penstemon heterophyllus |
Blue Bedder |
blue, rose, violet |
sp-su |
p |
Penstemon spectabilis |
Royal Penstemon |
deep blue, purple |
sp-su |
p |
Penstemon, Garden Hybrids |
Sour Grapes, etc' |
many |
sp-fall |
p |
Pentas lanceolata |
Pentas |
white, pink, red, violet |
warm |
trp |
Ribes aureum |
Golden Current |
yellow-golden yellow |
sp-su |
shr |
Ribes malvaceum |
Chaparral Current |
pale-deep pink |
wi-sp |
shr |
Ribes quercetorum |
Oak Gooseberry |
yellow |
wi |
frag |
Ribes speciosum |
Fuschia-Flowering Gooseberry |
red |
Jan-Feb |
shr |
Rosmarinus officinallis |
Rosemary |
blues |
fall-sp |
p |
Salvia blepharophylla |
Eyelash-Leaved Sage |
orange-red |
sp-fall |
trp |
Salvia coccinea |
Lady in Red, Texas Sage |
white, pink, red |
all year |
p |
Salvia elegans |
Pineapple Sage |
scarlet/purple |
fall-cold |
p, frag |
Salvia greggii |
Autumn Sage |
many |
sp-fall |
p |
Salvia guaranitica |
Argentina Skies' |
light blue |
sp-fall |
trp |
Salvia guaranitica |
Black and Blue' |
deep blue, purple calyces |
sp-fall |
|
Salvia hybrid |
Indigo Spires' |
blue-violet |
sp-fall |
p |
Salvia involucrata |
Mulberry Jam |
magenta |
su-fall |
p |
Salvia leucantha |
Mexican Bush Sage |
violet |
sp, fall |
p |
Salvia spathacea |
Hummingbird Sage |
deep pink, red |
sp-su |
p, frag |
Salvia species |
Waverly' |
lilac-lavender |
su-frost |
p |
Sisyrinchium bellum |
Blue-eyed Grass |
blue-purple |
sp-su |
p |
Tecomaria capensis |
Cape Honeysuckle |
orange |
fall-sp |
v or shr |
Verbena hybrids |
Verbena |
many |
sp-fall |
ann |
Verbena rigida |
Sandpaper Verbena |
lavender |
su |
p |
Verbena speciosa |
Trailing Verbena |
vivid blue-purple |
sp-fall |
p |