GROUNDCOVERS

Common Name
African Daisy, Freeway Daisy
Aptenia
Chamomile
Cotoneaster

Creeping St. Johnswort, Aaron's Beard
English ivy
Gazania
Ice Plant
Indian Mock Strawberry
Juniper
Lamb's Ears
Lantana
Manzanita
Periwinkle
Rosemary
Sedum
Snow-in-Summer
Thyme
Verbena
Wild Strawberry, Sand Strawberry
Winter-blooming Bergenia (partial shade)

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Botanical Name
Osteospermum fruticosum
Aptenia cordifolia
Chamaemelum nobile (Artemis nobilis)
Cotoneaster sp.

Hypericum calycinum
Hedera helix
Gazania sp.
Carpobrotus, Delosperma
Duchesnea indica
Juniperus sp.
Stachys byzantina
Lantana sp.
Arctostaphylos sp.
Vinca minor
Rosmarinus officinalis sp.
Sedum sp.
Cerastium tomentosum
Thymus vulgaris
Verbena sp.
Fragaria chiloensis
Bergenia crassifolia

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

UNDER 2 FEET TALL

Common Name
Blue Fescue
Bulbous Oat Grass
Japanese Blood Grass
Leather Leaf Sedge
Mexican Feather Grass

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Botanical Name
Festuca ovina glauca
Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum 'Variegatum'
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
Carex buchananii
Stipa tenuissima

2 - 4 FEET TALL

Common Name
Blue Oat Grass
Deer Grass
Feather Reed Grass
Flax
Fountain Grass
Oriental Fountain Grass
Giant Feather Grass

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Botanical Name
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Muhlengergia rigens
Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Stricta'
Phormium tenax sp.
Pennisetum alopecuroides, P. setaceum
Penninsetum sp.
Stipa gigantea

PERENNIALS

Common Name
African Daisy
Aloe
Alyssum
Bellflower
California Fuchsia, Hummingbird Flower
Carpet Rose
Cast Iron Plant
Cosmos
Chrysanthemum
Coral Bells
Coreopsis
Daisy
Daylily
Dusty Miller, Silver Lace
Eurphorbia
Evergreen Candytuft
Fleabane, Mexican Daisy, Santa Barbara Daisy
Fortnight Lily, African Iris
Foxglove
Gaillardia, Blanket Flower
Gaura
Germander, Bush Germander
Geranium
Hollyhock
Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
Knotweed
Lantana
Lavendar
Lily-of-the-Nile, 'Peter Pan' Agapanthus
Liriope
Oriental Poppy
Penstemon
Perennial Hibiscus, Rose-Mallow
Peruvian Lily
Purple Coneflower
Red-Hot Poker, Poker Plant, Torch-Lily
Russian Sage
Sage
Scabiosa
Sea Holly
Society Garlic
Statice, Sea Lavender
Wallflower
Yarrow
Zinnia

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Botanical Name
Osteospermum sp.
Aloe sp.
Alyssum sp.
Campanula latifolia, C. primulifolia
Zauschneria californica
Rosa noamel
Aspidistra elatior
Cosmos sp.
Chrysanthemum sp.
Heuchera sanguinea
Coreopsis sp.
Euryops acraeus, E. pectinatus
Hemerocallis sp.
Centaurea ineraria, C. gymnocarpa
Euphorbia sp.
Iberis sempervirens
Erigeron karavinskianus
Dietes vegeta, D. iridioides
Digitalis sp.
Gaillardia grandiflora
Gaura lindheimeri
Teucrium cossonii majoricum, T. fruticans
Pelargonium sp. or Geranium sp.
Alcea rosea (Althaea rosea)
Centranthus ruber (Valeriana rubra)
Polygonum capitatum
Lantana sp.
Lavendula sp.
Agapanthus sp.
Liriope sp.
Papaver orientale
Penstemon sp.
Hibiscus moscheutos
Alstroemeria ligtu, A. aurantiaca, A. pulchella
Echinacea purpurea (Rudbeckia purpurea)
Kniphofia uvaria
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Salvia sp.
Scabiosa sp.
Eryngium amethystinum
Tulbaghia violacea
Limonium latifolium
Erysimum sp.
Achillea sp.
Zinnia grandiflora

VINES

Common Name
Boston Ivy
Carolina Jessamine
Grape
Honeysuckle
Jasmine
Lilac Vine "Happy Wanderer"
Morning Glory Vine
Passion Flower
Potato Vine
Rose (climbing varieties)
Star Jasmine
Sweet Pea
Trumpet Vine, Blood-Red
Wisteria

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Botanical Name
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Gelsemium sempervirens
Vitus californica 'Rogers Red'
Lonicera sp.
Jasminium polyanthum
Hardenbergia violacea
Merremia aurea
Passiflora sp.
Solanum jasminoides
Rosa sp.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Lathyrus
Distictis buccinatoria
Wisteria sinensis

SHRUBS

Common Name
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Australian Fuchsia
Australian Tea Tree
Barberry
Blue Hibiscus
Bottlebrush
Boxwood
Bush Anemone
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
California Privet, Japanese Privet (Wax-Leaf)
Cape Mallow
Cape Plumbago
Ceanothus
Coast Silktassel, Fremont Silktassel
Coffeeberry
Cotoneaster
Coyote Bush, Dwarf
Dwarf Myrtle
Dwarf Pomegranate
Escallonia
Euonymus fortunei
False Spiraea
Firethorn
Flannel Bush
Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern
Flowering Quince
Forsythia
Grevillea
Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo
Hebe
Hop Bush, Hopseed Bush
India Hawthorn
Island Bush Poppy
Japanese Privet, Wax-Leaf Privet
Juniper
Lantana
Loropetalum
Manzanita
Melaleuca
Mexican Orange
Mock Orange
Mugho Pine
Myrtle
Pineapple Guava
Oleander
Pacific Wax Myrtle
Photinia
Pittosporum
Rockrose
Rose of Sharon
Sarcococca (shade)
Scotch Heather
Silverberry
Smoke Tree
Toyon
Tree Mallow
Viburnum
Western Redbud
Winter Daphne (part shade, close to building)
Xylosma Congestum
Yaupon
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (part shade)
Yew Pine, Fern Pine

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Botanical Name
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Correa reflexa, C. 'Dusky Bells'
Leptospermum laevigatum
Berberis sp.
Alyogyne huegelii
Callistemon sp.
Buxus sp.
Carpenteria californica
Buddleia davidii
Ligustrum ovalifolium, L. japonicum
Anisodontea
Plumbago auriculata
Ceanothus sp.
Garrya elliptica, G. fremontii
Rhamnus californica
Cotoneaster sp.
Baccharis pilularis
Myrtus compacta, M. microphylla
Punica granatum 'Nana'
Escallonia sp.
Euonymus fortunei
Sorbaria sorbifolia
Pyracantha sp.
Fremontodendron californicum
Abutilon megapotamicum, A. hybridum
Chaenomeles sp.
Forsythia intermedia
Grevillea sp.
Nandina domestica sp.
Hebe sp.
Dodonaea viscosa
Rhaphiolepis indica
Dendromecon harfordii
Ligustrum japonicum
Juniperus sp.
Lantana camara
Loropetalum chinense
Archtostaphylos sp.
Melaleuca sp.
Choisya ternata
Philadelphus sp.
Pinus m. mugo
Myrtus communis, M. buxifolia
Feijoa sellowiana
Nerium oleander
Myrica californica
Photinia sp.
Pittosporum sp.
Cistus sp.
Hibiscus syriacus
Sarcococca ruscifolia
Calluna vulgaris
Elaeagnus pungens
Cotinus coggygria (Rhus cotinus)
Heteromeles arbitifolia
Lavatera sp.
Viburnum japonica, V. suspensum
Cercis occidentalis
Daphne odora 'marginata'
Xylosma congestum, X. senticosum
Ilex vomitoria
Brunsfelsia 'Floribunda'
Podocarpus sp.

TREES

Common Name
Acacia
Arbutus
Ash
Australian Willow, Wilga
California Buckeye
California Pepper Tree
Chaste Tree
Chinese Flame Tree, Goldenrain Tree
Chinese Hackberry
Chinese Pistache
Chinese Tallow Tree
Citrus
Crabapple
Crape Myrtle (some varieties shrubs)
Deodor Cedar
Eucalyptus
Fruitless Mulberry
Goldenchain Tree
Hawthorn
Japanese Maple
Locust
Loquat, Bronze Loquat
Magnolia
Maidenhair Tree
Mayten Tree
Oak
Olive
Pear, Flowering
Pine
Pomegranate
Silk Oak
Silk Tree
Sumac, African
Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel
Sweet Gum
Variegated Box Elder

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Botanical Name
Acacia sp.
Arbutus unedo
Fraxinus sp.
Geijera parviflora
Aesculus californica
Schinus molle
Vitex agnus-castus
Koelreuteria bipinnata, K. paniculata
Celtis sinensis
Pistacia chinensis
Sapium sebiferum
Citrus sp.
Malus sp.
Lagerstroemia indica
Cedrus deodara
Eucalyptus sp.
Morus alba 'Fruitless'
Laburnum
Crataegus sp.
Acer palmatum
Robinia sp.
Eriobotrya japonica, E. deflexa
Magnolia sp.
Ginkgo biloba
Maytenus boaria
Quercus sp.
Olea europaea
Pyrus calleryana
Pinus sp.
Punica granatum
Grevillea robusta
Albizia julibrissin
Rhus lancea
Laurus nobilis
Liquidambar sp.
Acer negundo 'Variegatum'

Sources:

• Coate, B. Water Conserving Plants & Landscapes for the Bay Area. East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1990.
• Ferguson, Nicola.  Right Plant, Right Place. New York:  Summit Books, 1984.
• Gardening With Shade.  Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.
• Hagen, B., Coate, B., & Oldham, K. Compatible Plants Under and Around Oaks. Sacramento:  California Oak Foundation, 1991.
• Lane Publishing Company. Gardening With Shade.  Menlo Park, CA.
• Oldbrich, Marshall.  Plants for Dry Shade. Berkeley, CA:  Spring 1983.
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• Thomas, Graham Stuart. Perennial Garden Plants, 3rd edition.  London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.