Mid Sized Plants by Genus A-F
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Acmispon glaber Common Name: Deerplant Images
Small Shrub 3'h x 3'w Yellow Flr Full sun
Found throughout much of California below 4000'. Very drought resistant. Yelloow flowers Spring into Summer. Yellow flowers turn to red. Part of the Legume Family - fixes nitrogen. Prune in late Summer or early Fall. Can be summer dicideous.
Ascelpias fascicularis Common Name: Narrowleaf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae (for informational purposes, currently not available)
Type: 3'tall x 2' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Pink
Likes: Part Sun
Milkweed family. Widely distributed in the Western US. Perennial small shrub that is popular with birds. Monarch butterflies use during migration as a nectar source. Fragrant blossoms and long blooming period. Likes full sun.
Ascelpias speciosa Common Name: Showy Milkweed Images (for informational purposes, currently not available)
2'tall x 2' wide Flowers: Spring into Summer Flower Color: Pink Likes: Part Sun
Milkweed family. Perennial small shrub that is popular with birds. Monarch butterflies use during migration as a nectar source. Fragrant blossoms and long blooming period. Widely distributed throughout the Western US. Likes full sun.
Aster chilensis Common Name: Purple Haze Images
Small shrub 2'h x 3'w Flowers: April to Summer into Fall Flower Color: Purple Likes: Full Sun
Variable species. Purple color although may vary. Smaller shrub that likes full sun. Nice summer color and with some moisture long bloom period. Prune annually to desired shape. Slightly spreading. (Symphyotrichum chilense)
Aster occidentalis Common Name: Western Aster - Lavender Images
Small shrub 2'h x 2'w Flowers: April to Summer Flower Color: Lavender Likes: Part Sun
Normally light purple with yellow centers. This one likes wet places and some shade. Good landscape plant easily incorporated into a non-native garden. aka Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Baccharis pilularis consanguinea Common Name: Pozo Surf, Lowly Coyote brush Images
4'tall x 4' wide Flowers: Fall Flower Color: Cream, indistinct Likes: Full Sun
Easy to grow and adapatable to any condition. Aka "Parking Strip Plant" because of its adaptability, nice green color even under adverse conditions. Fire resistant and deer do not like it. Grows from coastal mountains to Sierra foothill.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Common Name: Pigeon Point/Dwarf Coyote Brush
Family: Asteraceae
Type: 1'tall x 8' wide
Flowers: Fall
Flower Color: Cream
Likes: Full Sun
High ground cover. Compact form of Coyote Bush. Coastal plant so can take summer water. Low growing, spreading. Plant 8" apart
Bahiopsis laciniata Common Name: San Diego Sunflower Images
Shrub 3''h x 3'w Yellow Flower Full sun
A native shrub of the Aster family that is restricted to coastal southern California and northern Baja. It is very floriferous and blooms over most of the year. It is native to the dry mesas, canyons and mountain slopes as part of chaparral and coastal sage scrub. (Calscape)
Euthamia occidentalis Common Name: Western Goldentop Images
Small plant 4'h x 1'w Flowers: Summer into Fall Flower Color: Yellow Likes: Full Sun
Common throughout California. Blooms summer into Fall. Nice planted in groupings or as accents. Spreading with numerious late season flowers. Tops die back in Fall and will resprout in Winter/Spring. Spreading by rhizomes.
Fallugia paradoxa Common Name: Apache Plume
Family: Rosaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 3'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: White to Pink
Likes: Full Sun
Very drought tolerant, perennial shrub. After flowering, fruits have long feathery plumes until seeds drop. Popular as part of a drought tolerant landscape. Over water will cause this to burnout. Desert plant. Avoid summer irrigation after established.