| 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 |