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In the 1500's
California went through an 80 year drought. During the winter there
were blizzards in Central California, the Salinas river froze solid
where it flowed into the Monterey Bay. During the summer there was no
humidity, no rain, and temperatures in the hundreds for many
months. During one year in the 1840's there was no measurable rain in
Santa Barbara. (The highest measured rainfall in an hour also was in
Southern California, 11 inches in an hour) The same native
plants that lived through that are still on
the hillsides of California. California native plants that do not
normally live in the creeks and ponds are very drought
tolerant.
The best way to find your plant is to check
www.mynativeplants.com or the internal search on laspilitas.com, and do not water at all. But if you want a
simple list of drought tolerant plants that can work for your garden
here are some for
Poway, Rancho Bernardo, California.
This partial search is full sun, with adobe soil, no water after
first summer, and shredded redwood bark as mulch. (This example was
done in 2010, inventory/price subject to change.)
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Arctostaphylos densiflora Sentinel Manzanita
Sentinel Manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' was selected way back when as an upright floweriest of manzanit... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:55 In-Stock: 74 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii
Laguna Manzanita
Laguna manzanita is a sprawling evergreen manzanita shrub that will form a knee high groundcover. ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:70 In-Stock: 45 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos glauca
Big Berry Manzanita
Big berry Manzanita is an evergreen shrub to small tree, with red-brown bark, 7-10' foot high and wi... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:37 In-Stock: 129 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos glauca Frazier Park Manzanita
Mt. Pinos Manzanita
This Big Berry manzanita was selected from John's property in the Lake of the Woods/Frazier Park ar... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:85 In-Stock: 4 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita
Ramona Manzanita
A really glorious Big Berry manzanita from the San Vicente/Ramona area. The mother plant was growin... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:103 In-Stock: 9 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos Ian Bush Manzanita
Manzanita
Ian bush manzanita is fast to four feet and seems to stabilize at five feet with a very open form. T... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:80 In-Stock: 1 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos insularis
Island Manzanita
Island Manzanita is an evergreen shrub to 7', needing sun and good drainage. This one has glossy d... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:73 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos luciana Adelaide Manzanita
Santa Lucia Manzanita
Santa Lucia Manzanita is a rare, evergreen shrub, 3' by 6' with 1" white leaves and red bark. It gro... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:24 In-Stock: 6 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
Northern California Manzanita
Dr. Hurd Manzanita is an evergreen, multi-branched, treelike hybrid shrub with glossy, light green f... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:230 In-Stock: 17 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos manzanita_x_densiflora Austin Griffiths Manzanita
Austin Griifith's Manzanita
Austin Griffiths Manzanita is a hybrid between Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' and Arctostaphyl... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:136 In-Stock: 48 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos pechoensis Margarita's Joy
Manzanita
This manzanita is an interesting natural hybrid that occurs on the central coast. The parents were p... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:31 In-Stock: 4 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos pungens
Pointleaf Manzanita
Mexican manzanita is an evergreen shrub around six foot tall, (usually taller than wide) that grows ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:84 In-Stock: 28 (Shippable) | |
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Arctostaphylos rainbowensis
Rainbowensis is a lower moundy Big Berried Manzanita. We grew some for a remediation in South River... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:60 In-Stock: 5 (Shippable) | |
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Artemisia californica
California Sagebrush
California sagebrush is an evergray shrub, three to four foot high. This sage brush is native to mu... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:123 In-Stock: 24 (Shippable) | |
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Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana, White Sagebrush is a rhizomatous perennial native from Baja to Ontario Canada... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:1 In-Stock: 1 (Shippable) | |
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Baccharis pilularis consanguinea
Coyote Brush
Deer proof throughout Ca. (so-far). You might want to cover it for the first year. Drought tolerant,... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:143 In-Stock: 2 (Shippable) | |
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Bahia dissecta
Ragged leaf bahia
Ragged leaf bahia is a little fuzzy gray perennial that kinda turns green and grows tall when it flo... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:2 In-Stock: 1 (Shippable) | |
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Balsamorhiza sagittata
Arrowleaf balsamroot
syn Buphthalmum sagittata, Espeletia s., E. helianthoides, Balsamorhiza h.. Arrowleaf balsamroot gro... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:46 In-Stock: 4 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus arboreus Owlswood Blue
Island Mtn. Lilac
Evergreen shrub fast to 10', a C. aboreus cultivar-hybrid, deer love these, blue flowers on long spi... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:21 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus Celestial Blue
Celestial Blue is a very blue,sometimes purple, with some red flowered California lilac with a light... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:114 In-Stock: 8 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus Concha
California Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus 'Concha' is one of the oldest and best hybrid ceanothus. Ours are 4' high by 4' wide, and ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:246 In-Stock: 2 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus cyaneus
San Diego Mtn. Lilac
San Diego Mountain Lilac is a medium sized evergreen shrub that is covered with light blue flowers... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:55 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus maritimus
Bluff California Lilac
Maritime California Lilac is native San Luis Obispo county where it grows on old ocean beaches and... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:52 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus Mountain Haze
Mountain Haze
An evergreen shrub to 8 feet with medium to small dark green leaves garden tolerant, good hedge or s... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:76 In-Stock: 11 (Shippable) | |
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Ceanothus Ray Hartman
Mountain Lilac
The Ray Hartman' form of mountain lilac is an evergreen shrub to 20'. The flowers are light to mediu... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:160 In-Stock: 2 (Shippable) |
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Corethrogyne filaginifolia Silver carpet
Common Corethrogyne
(Lessingia filaginifolia, Aster filaginifolia, Aster tomentellius, Aplopappus haenkei, Corethrogyne ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:25 In-Stock: 10 (Shippable) | |
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Cupressus nevadensis
Piute Cypress
This small tree grows in the mountains of Kern County. Fast to 20' then slowly to 30'. Very grey fol... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:101 In-Stock: 15 (Shippable) | |
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Deschampsia elongata
A grass that disappears in summer(drops to a faint brown patch), a light grass that blows in the bre... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:13 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Dodecatheon clevelandii
Small perennial, goes dormant in summer, has a 1 foot high flower cluster with 1/2 inch shooting sta... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:0 In-Stock: -2 (Shippable) | |
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Dudleya lanceolata
Liveforever
Dudleya lanceolata is an one foot tall and wide succulent,native to central and southern Californi... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:23 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Encelia californica
Coast Sunflower
Perennial shrub, 3-4 ft. high, good large scale ground cover with 2 inch daisy, Native from Santa Ma... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:33 In-Stock: 1 (Shippable) | |
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Eriogonum parvifolium
Cliff Buckwheat
A perennial, 2 ft. by 2 ft.. Native near coast from Monterey to San Diego, shade to sun, red-green f... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:65 In-Stock: 10 (Shippable) | |
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Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat
Sulfur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum is a wide ranging form normal in the middle elevation Sierras, yello... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:104 In-Stock: 5 (Shippable) | |
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Gnaphalium californicum
California Pearly Everlasting
A native biennial or short-lived perennial that grows in disturbed places.This species is a pioneer ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:0 In-Stock: -1 (Shippable) | |
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Helianthemum scoparium
Sun Rose
A little non-descript perennial that grows in openings amoungst shrubs,. When it flowers it turns in... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:43 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Juniperus occidentalis
Western Juniper
The huge trees of Western Ceder are OLD, older than me and I'm old. 2000-3000 years is possible for ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:4 In-Stock: 5 (Shippable) | |
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Koeleria macrantha
June Grass
A small perennial grass that looks like it belongs in a Japanese Garden. Although it grows in pine w... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:0 In-Stock: 6 (Shippable) | |
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Lepechinia fragrans
Wallaces Pitcher Plant
An evergreen perennial shrub like Lepechinia calycina but flower is pink and leaves a little fuzzie... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:0 In-Stock: -2 (Shippable) | |
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Mahonia haematocarpa
Red barberry
syn.Berberis haematocarpa, Odostemon haematocarpus, .Red barberry grows in favorable spots in our So... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:7 In-Stock: 26 (Shippable) | |
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Malacothamnus clementinus
San Clemente Bush Mallow
Native to San Clemente Is. where it grows on rocky caynon walls(probably hiding from the feral anima... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:3 In-Stock: 1 (Shippable) | |
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Monardella antonina
Butterfly Mint Bush
Butterfly Mint Bush(sounds better than San Antonio Hills Monardella) is a one foot perennial covere... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:169 In-Stock: 7 (Shippable) | |
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Muhlenbergia montana
Mountain Muhly
A small little perennial that grows in our western mountains.The most likely place to find Mountain ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:10 In-Stock: 11 (Shippable) | |
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Pinus torreyana
Torrey Pine
A gray conifer to 40 ft.. There are two wild colonies left in San Diego and on Santa Rosa Island. A ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:106 In-Stock: 9 (Shippable) | |
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Rhus integrifolia
Lemonade Berry
Lemonade Berry is an evergreen shrub to 8' inland, 2' tall in view of ocean. Native from about Santa... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:60 In-Stock: 16 (Shippable) | |
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Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry
Fuchsia flowering or fuchsia flowering gooseberry is a four foot nearly evergreen shrub with red fu... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:218 In-Stock: 22 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia apiana
White Sage
White sage is a two to five foot evergreen perennial. The flowers emerge in summer and are white w... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:103 In-Stock: 53 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia apianaXclevelandii Vicki Romo
Vicki Romo white sage
Salvia Vicki Romo was apparently a hybrid between Salvia clevelandii, Salvia apiana, maybe Salvia le... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:19 In-Stock: 35 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia clevelandii Alpine Cleveland sage
Musk Sage
A form of Salvia clevelandii that was found near the town of Alpine in San Diego County. The form a... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:124 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia clevelandii Winifred Gilman Cleveland Sage
Musk Sage
Salvia clevelandii Winifred Gilman" is an evergreen shrub with flowers lavender to blue. This Clevel... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:61 In-Stock: 10 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia Daras Choice
A hybrid between Salvia mellifera and Salvia sonomensis. Dara's Choice grows 3' tall and 3' across ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:32 In-Stock: 49 (Shippable) |
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Salvia leucophylla Point Sal
Low Purple sage
Salvia Point Sal is a gray ground cover that generally grows 3-4 foot across and a few inches tall. ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:28 In-Stock: 25 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia mellifera
Black Sage
Black Sage is a three foot evergreen shrub with white to light blue flowers from March to July. Thi... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:59 In-Stock: 19 (Shippable) | |
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Salvia mellifera repens
Creeping Black Sage
A flat fragrant shrub with dark green foliage and light blue flowers. It can get to be 6' across wit... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:30 In-Stock: 8 (Shippable) | |
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Satureja chandleri
Shrubby Yerba Buena
(Calamintha chandleri (Smith & Berg) A 1 to 2 feet high by 3 foot perennial with very fragrant fol... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:17 In-Stock: 33 (Shippable) | |
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Sidalcea hickmanii anomala
A 1-2' perennial with 1"pink flowers on green-grey stems. A nice looking plant for serpentine areas ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:4 In-Stock: 9 (Shippable) | |
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Sidalcea malvaeflora
Checkerbloom
This checker bloom is a perennial with a small cluster of leaves at its base and a 2-3ft. spike of ... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:40 In-Stock: 9 (Shippable) | |
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Sisyrinchium bellum
Blue-Eyed Grass
Blue-eyed Grass. Sisyrinchium bellum is a 1 foot tall perennial with 1 inch blue flowers in Jan.-Ju... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:63 In-Stock: 25 (Shippable) | |
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Stipa comata
Needle and thread grass
Needle and thread is a tufted little perennial grass that is probably the most wide ranging bunch gr... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:10 In-Stock: 15 (Shippable) | |
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Stipa pulchra
Purple Stipa
Purple Needle Grass is native throughout our area. Nice plant. Use simply. Leaves are bright green u... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:122 In-Stock: 42 (Shippable) | |
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Viguiera laciniata
San Diego Sunflower
A very floriferous perennial sub-shrub that grows in southern San Diego County. In many gardens it w... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:21 In-Stock: 2 (Shippable) | |
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Xylococcus bicolor
Mission Manzanita
Mission Manzanita is an evergreen shrub that grows along the coast from Los Angeles to Baja and on S... Learn more |
One Gallon | In-Production:74 In-Stock: 3 (Shippable) |
Last edited on 2012-01-08 18:09:28.
