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California Friendly Plants
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The Nifty Fifty |
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The "Nifty Fifty" is a list of the top 50, tried and true landscape plants that are: readily available, low water users, easy to maintain, and true performers. |
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| Common Name | Botanical Name | More Information |
| TREES | ||
| African Sumac | Rhus lancea | |
| California Sycamore | Platanus racemosa | |
| Chitalpa | Chitalpa tashkentensis | Picture, Description |
| Coast Live Oak | Quercus agrifolia | Picture, Description |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | |
| Mondell Pine | Pinus eldarica | Picture, Description |
| Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo | Picture, Description |
| Swan Hill Olive | Olea europaea 'Swan Hill' | |
| Sweet Bay | Laurus nobilis | Picture, Description |
| SHRUBS/PERENNIALS/ORNAMENTAL GRASSES | ||
| Agave | Agave spp. | Picture, Description |
| Artemisia | Artemisia spp. | Picture, Description |
| Blue Oat Grass | Helictotrichon sempervirens | Picture, Description |
| California Encelia | Encelia californica | |
| California Lilac | Ceanothus spp. | Picture, Description |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera spp. | Picture, Description |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster spp. | Picture, Description |
| Dwarf Carolina Laurel Cherry | Prunus caroliniana 'Compacta' | Picture, Description |
| Fountain Grass | Pennisetum spp. | Picture, Description |
| Grevillea | Grevillea spp. | Picture, Description |
| Hen and Chickens | Echeveria | Picture, Description |
| Island Bush Snapdragon | Galvezia speciosa | Picture, Description |
| Lamb's Ear | Stachys byzantina | Picture, Description |
| Lavender | Lavandula spp. | Picture, Description |
| Lavender Cotton | Santolina spp. | Picture, Description |
| Live Forever | Dudleya spp. | Picture, Description |
| Manzanita | Arctostaphylos spp. | Picture, Description |
| Mexican Bush Lobelia | Lobelia laxiflora | Picture, Description |
| Myoporum | Myoporum parvifolium | Picture, Description |
| Nevin's Barberry | Mahonia nevinii | |
| Penstemon | Penstemon spp. | Picture, Description |
| Rhus | Rhus spp. | Picture, Description |
| Rockrose | Cistus spp. | |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Picture, Description |
| Sage | Salvia spp. | Picture, Description |
| Spurge | Euphorbia spp. | Picture, Description |
| Texas Ranger | Leucophyllum spp. | Picture, Description |
| Toyon | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Picture, Description |
| Verbena | Verbena spp. | Picture, Description |
| Yellow Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium californicum | |
| VINES | ||
| Blue Star Creeper | Laurentia fluviatilis | Picture, Description |
| Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea spp. | Picture, Description |
| California Wild Grape | Vitis californica | Picture, Description |
| GROUNDCOVER | ||
| Blue Fescue | Festuca ovina glauca | Picture, Description |
| Coyote Bush | Baccharis spp. | Picture, Description |
| Ice Plant | Lamprenthus spp. | |
| Strawberry | Fragaria californica | Picture, Description |
| Yarrow | Achillea spp. | Picture, Description |
| TURF | ||
| Saint Augustinegrass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Picture, Description |
| Seashore Paspalum | Paspalum vaginatum | Picture, Description |
| Victoria Zoysaigrass | Zoysia 'Victoria' | Picture, Description |
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