Rain Low :50 Rain High :150 USDA Zone :8

Genus	Species	Variety	Cultivar	Common Name	Max Height	Full Sun	Part Sun	Full Shade
Abies	bracteata			Santa Lucia Fir	20	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Abies	concolor			White Fir	75	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Acer	circinatum			Vine Maple	10	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Acer	macrophyllum			Big Leaf Maple	1.5	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Adiantum	capillus-veneris			Maidenhair Fern	0.5	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Adiantum	jordanii			Maidenhair Fern	0.5	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Aesculus	californica			Buckeye	15	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Agastache	urticifolia			Horse Mint	0.5	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Agrostis	thurberiana				0	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Alnus	oregana			Red Alder	50	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Alnus	rhombifolia			White Alder	30	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Alnus	rubra			Red Alder	50	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Amelanchier	alnifolia			Western Service Berry	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Aquilegia	eximia			Serpentine Columbine	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Aquilegia	formosa			Western Columbine	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arbutus	menziesii			Madrone	25	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos			Emerald Carpet	might as well be a lawn manzanita	0.1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos			John Dourley		0.1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	columbiana			Hairy Manzanita	3	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	glandulosa	glandulosa			2.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	glandulosa	howellii		Harris Grade manzanita	2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	mewukka			Indian Manzanita	2.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	obispoensis		San Luis Obispo Manzanita	Serpentine Manzanita	2.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	patula	platyphylla	Julian Manzanita	Cuyamaca Manzanita	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	refugioensis		Refugio Manzanita	Refugio Manzanita	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Aristolochia	californica		Sierra Giant Pipe Vine	California Dutchman's Pipe	15	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Artemisia	douglasiana			Mugwort	1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Asclepias	californica			California Milkweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Asclepias	fascicularis			Narrow-Leaf Milkweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Asclepias	speciosa				1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Aster	chilensis			California Aster	1.2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Baccharis	pilularis	consanguinea		Bush Baccharis	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Calochortus	albus			Fairy Lantern	0.2	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Camassia	quamash			Camas	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Carex	fracta			Fragile Sheathed Sedge	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Carex	globosa			Globe Sedge	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Carex	serratodens			Bifid Sedge	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus			Concha	California Mountain Lilac	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus			Frosty Blue	Frosty Blue Mountain Blue	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus			Joyce Coulter	Creeping Mountain Lilac	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	foliosus			Wavy Leaf Mountain lilac	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	griseus	horizontalis	Yankee Point	Carmel Mountain Lilac	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	integerrimus			Deer Brush	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	papillosus			Wart Stem California Lilac	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	parryi				3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	sorediatus			Jim Bush	5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	thyrsiflorus		Big Sur California lilac	Big Sur Lilac	5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	thyrsiflorus		Skylark	Blue Mountain Lilac	2	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	thyrsiflorus		Snow Flurry	White Flowered Mtn. Lilac	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	thyrsiflorus	repens		Low Blue Blossom	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	velutinus	laevigatus		Varnish Leaf Ceanothus	4	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ceanothus	velutinus	velutinus			2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cephalanthus	occidentalis	californica		Buttonwillow	5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cirsium	proteanum			Red Thistle	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Clarkia	bottae			Farewell-to-spring	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Clematis	lasiantha				5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Clematis	ligusticifolia				10	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Collinsia	heterophylla			Chinese Houses	0.5	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Cornus	californica			California Dogwood	3	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Cornus	glabrata			Brown Twig Dogwood	3	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Cornus	nuttallii			Western Dogwood	10	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Crataegus	douglasii			Hawthorn	10	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Delphinium	nudicale				0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Deschampsia	elongata				1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Diplacus	aurantiacus			Orange Bush Monkey Flower	1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Diplacus	aurantiacus		Sierra monkey flower	Sierra Monkey Flower	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Diplacus	clevelandii			Clevelands monkey flower	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Dryopteris	arguta			Wood Fern	1	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Epilobium	angustifolium			Fireweed	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Epipactis	gigantea				1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Eriodictyon	californicum			Yerba Santa	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Fragaria	californica			Wood Strawberry	0.2	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Garrya	elliptica	James Roof			3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Gaultheria	shallon			Salal	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Gilia	capitata			Globe Gilia	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Heleocharis	macrostachya			Common Spike Rush	1	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Heleocharis	palustris				0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Heuchera	micrantha			Alum Root	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Holodiscus	discolor			Cream Bush	2	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Iris	douglasiana				1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Iris	fernaldii			Fernalds Iris	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Iris	longipetala			Long Petaled Iris	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Iris	macrosiphon				0.6	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lewisia	cotyledon			Siskiyou Lewsia	0.5	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Lewisia	rediviva			Bitter Root	0.3	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Libocedrus	decurrens			Incense Cedar	50	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lilium	pardalinum			Leopard Lily	1	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lilium	pardalinum	giganteum		Red Giant	0.5	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lithocarpus	densiflora			Tanbark Oak	25	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lithophragma	heterophylla				0.2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lonicera	hispidula			California Honeysuckle	6	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Lupinus	bicolor			Pigmy-leaved Lupine	0.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lupinus	formosus				0.2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Mahonia	pinnata			California Barberry	2	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Malacothamnus	palmeri				3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Mimulus	cardinalis			Scarlet Monkey Flower	1	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Monardella	villosa	neglecta			0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Monardella	villosa	obispoensis			0.6	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Oenothera	hookeri			Evening Primrose	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Osmaronia	cerasiformis			Oso Berry	4	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Pellaea	andromedaefolia			Coffee Fern	1	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Pellaea	mucronata			Bird's Foot Fern	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	neotericus			Keck Penstemon	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	rattanii			Eel River Penstemon	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Physocarpus	capitatus			Ninebark	2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Pickeringia	montana				2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Pinus	attenuataXradiata			Monty Knob	12	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Pinus	coulteri			Coulter Pine	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Pinus	sabiniana			Digger Pine	25	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Pityrogramma	triangularis			Goldenback Fern	0.5	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Platanus	racemosa			California sycamore	25	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Polypodium	californicum			California Polypody	0.5	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Populus	trichocarpa			Black Cottonwood	30	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Potentilla	gracilis			Cinquefoil	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Prunus	emarginata			Bitter Cherry	3	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Pseudotsuga	menziesii			Douglas Fir	25	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Psoralea	macrostachys			Butterfly Alfalfa	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Pteridaceae	aquilinum	pubescens		Bracken Fern	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Quercus	agrifolia			Coast Live Oak	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	chrysolepis			Canyon Live Oak	15	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	garryana			Oregon Oak	15	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	kelloggii			California Black Oak	15	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	lobata			Valley Oak	25	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	wislizenii			Interior Live Oak	15	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Quercus	wislizenii	frutescens		Dwarf Interior Live Oak	3	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ranunculus	californicus			Buttercup, Crowfoot	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Rhamnus	californica			Coffeeberry	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Rhamnus	crocea			Redberry	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Rhododendron	occidentale			Western Azalea	3	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Ribes	californicum			Hillside Gooseberry	1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ribes	divaricatum				2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ribes	malvaceum				2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ribes	menziesii			Canyon Gooseberry	2	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ribes	sanguineum	glutinosum		Pink-Flowered Currant	2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Ribes	sericeum			Santa Lucia Gooseberry	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Rosa	gymnocarpa			Wood Rose	2	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Rosa	pinetorum			Whiskey Rose	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Rubus	leucodermis			Western Raspberry	2	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Rubus	ursinus			Pacific blackberry	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Satureja	douglasii			Yerba Buena	0.2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Sedum	spathulifolium			Stonecrop	0.1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Sequoia	sempervirens			Coast Redwood	20	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Sidalcea	malvaeflora	sparsiflora		California Checker Mallow	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Sidalcea	oregana			Checker	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Smilacina	stellata			False Solomons Seal	1	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Stachys	ajugoides	rigida	Persnickety Pink	Pink Hedge Nettle	0.7	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Stachys	bullata			Hedge Nettle	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Stachys	chamissonis			Magenta Butterfly Flower	1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Stachys	pycnantha				1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Staphylea	bolanderi			Bladder Nut	6	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Symphoricarpos	albus	laevigatus		Common Snowberry	4	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Symphoricarpos	mollis			Southern California Snowberry	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Symphoricarpos	rivularis				4	yes	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Tellima	grandiflora			Fringe cup	1.1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Thalictrum	polycarpum			Meadow Rue	1	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Tiarella	trifoliata	unifoliata		Coolwort	1	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Tiarella	unifoliata			Sugar Scoop	0.7	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Tolmiea	menziesii			Piggy Back Plant	0.7	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Torreya	californica			California Nutmeg	20	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Umbellularia	californica			Bay Laurel	16	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Urtica	holosericea			Giant Stinging Nettle	3	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Verbena	lasiostachys			Weedy Verbena	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Vitis	californica			California Grape	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Whipplea	modesta			Yerba de Selva	0.2	no	yes	yes	Picture and Description.
Xerophyllum	tenax			Indian Basket Grass	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Zauschneria	californica		Catalina	Island California Fuchsia	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Zauschneria	septentrionalis		Mattole River	White Leaf Fuchsia	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Zigadenus	fremontii			Death Camas	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.