Easy native garden design: Dry loam

Are you planting these in sun or shade?

1. Sun: Out in the open or it may have a little shade part of the day

Genus	Species	Variety	Cultivar	Common Name
Abronia	villosa	aurita		Sand Verbena
Adenostoma	fasciculatum			Chamise
Adenostoma	sparsifolium			Red Shanks
Allium	crispum			Wild Onion
Ambrosia	psilostachya			Western Ragweed
Anaphalis	margaritacea			Pearly Everlasting
Antirrhinum	coulterianum			Coulters Snapdragon
Antirrhinum	kelloggii			Climbing Snapdragon
Antirrhinum	multiflorum			Multiflowered Snapdragon
Arctostaphylos			Ian Bush Manzanita	Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	densiflora		Sentinel Manzanita	Sentinel Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glandulosa	campbelliae		Eastwood Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glauca			Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glauca		Frazier Park Manzanita	Mt. Pinos Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glauca		Los Angeles	Santa Monica Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glauca		Ramona Manzanita	Ramona Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	glauca	Dwaine's Dwarf		Dwaine's Dwarf
Arctostaphylos	luciana		Adelaide Manzanita	Santa Lucia Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	manzanita		Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree	Northern California Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	manzanita_x_densiflora		Austin Griffiths Manzanita	Austin Griifith's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	pringlei	drupacea	Idyllwild Manzanita	Pinkbract Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	pungens			Mexican Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	rainbowensis
Argemone	munita			Prickly Poppy
Artemisia	californica			California Sagebrush
Artemisia	californica	Canyon Gray	Canyon Grey	Trailing Sagebrush
Artemisia	ludoviciana	ludoviciana		Mountian wormwood
Asclepias	californica			California Milkweed
Asclepias	eriocarpa			Monarch Milkweed
Asclepias	erosa			Desert Milkweed
Asclepias	vestita			Woolly Milkweed
Astragalus	Douglasii			Douglas milkvetch
Baccharis	pilularis	consanguinea		Bush Baccharis
Baccharis	sarothroides			Broom Baccharis
Baeria	chrysostoma			Coast Goldfields
Bloomeria	crocea			Golden Stars
Bloomeria	crocea	aurea		Golden Stars
Bothriochloa	barbinodis			Cane Bluestem
Brodiaea	pulchella			Wild Hyacinth
Calochortus	argillosus			Clay Mariposa Lily
Calochortus	species			Mariposa Lilly
Calochortus	weedii			Weeds Mariposa
Calystegia	macrostegia			California Morning Glory
Ceanothus			Celestial Blue
Ceanothus			Concha	California Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus			Frosty Blue	Frosty Blue Mountain Blue
Ceanothus			L.T.Blue	White Bark Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus			Ray Hartman	Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus			Remote Blue Ceanothus	Bush Lilac
Ceanothus	arboreus			Island Mt. Lilac
Ceanothus	crassifolius			Hoary-leaved Ceanothus
Ceanothus	cuneatus			Buckbrush
Ceanothus	leucodermis			White Bark California Lilac
Ceanothus	megacarpusX		Tranquil Margarita	Big Pod California Lilac
Ceanothus	otayensis			Otay Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus	purpureus			Hollyleaf Ceanothus
Ceanothus	sorediatus			Jim Bush
Ceanothus	tomentosus	olivaceus		Romona Lilac
Cercocarpus	alnifolius			Island Mountain Mahogany
Chaenactis	glabriuscula			Pinchusion Flower
Chlorogalum	pomeridianum			Soap Plant
Chrysopsis	villosa			Hairy Golden-aster
Chrysothamnus	nauseosus	consimilis		Nevada Rabbit Brush
Cirsium	californicum			California Thistle
Corethrogyne	filaginifolia			California Aster
Corethrogyne	filaginifolia		Silver carpet	California Aster
Croton	californicus			Croton
Cucurbita	foetidissima			Calabazilla
Cupressus	forbesii			Tecate Cypress
Cupressus	macnabiana
Cupressus	nevadensis			Piute Cypress
Dendromecon	rigida			Bush Poppy
Deschampsia	elongata
Diplacus	longiflorus			Southern Monkey Flower
Diplacus	rutilus			Santa Susana Monkey Flower
Dodecatheon	clevelandii
Dodecatheon	clevelandii	insulare
Dudleya	edulis
Emmenanthe	penduliflora			Whispering Bells
Ephedra	californica
Ephedra	viridis			Green Mormon Tea
Eriastrum	densifolium	elongatum
Eriodictyon	crassifolium
Eriodictyon	tomentosum			Woolly Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon	trichocalyx			Smooth leaf yerba santa
Eriogonum	arborescens			Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
Eriogonum	bailey	bailey		Annual Field Buckwheat
Eriogonum	cinereum
Eriogonum	fasciculatum	foliolosum		California Buckwheat
Eriogonum	fasciculatum	polifolium		Interior California Buckwheat
Eriogonum	giganteum			St. Catherine's Lace
Eriogonum	nudum	pubiflorum
Eriogonum	parvifolium			Cliff Buckwheat
Eschscholzia	caespitosa
Eschscholzia	californica			California Poppy
Eschscholzia	californica	maritima		California Poppy
Eschscholzia	californica	peninsularis
Gilia	tricolor
Gnaphalium	californicum			California Pearly Everlasting
Haplopapappus	venetus	furfuracea		Furry DYC
Haplopappus	linearifolius
Haplopappus	squarrosus			Yellow Squirrel Cover
Happlopappus	junceus			Rush Chaparral-Star
Helianthemum	scoparium			Sun Rose
Iva	hayesiana			Hayes iva
Juniperus	californica			California Juniper
Keckiella	antirrhinoides			Yellow Bush Snapdragon
Keckiella	cordifolia			Climbing Penstemon
Lotus	purshianus			Lotus
Lotus	scoparius			California Broom
Lupinus	albifrons			Silver Bush Lupine
Lupinus	benthamii
Lupinus	excubitus			Grape soda lupine
Lupinus	ludovicianus
Lupinus	sparsiflorus
Lupinus	succulentus			Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus	truncatus
Lycium	californicum			California Desert Thorn
Mahonia	haematocarpa			Red barberry
Mahonia	nevinii
Malacothamnus	clementinus			San Clemente Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus	densiflorus			Many Flowered Bushmallow
Malacothamnus	marrubioides
Malacothamnus	niveus			Jones Bush Mallow
Mimulus	fremontii
Mirabilis	californica			Wishbone Bush
Monardella	antonina			Butterfly Mint Bush
Monardella	villosa			Coyote Mint
Oenothera	californica			California Evening primrose
Opuntia	littoralis			Prickly-Pear
Orthocarpus	densiflorus			Owl's Clover
Orthocarpus	exserta			Owl's Clover
Oryzopsis	hymenoides			Indian Rice grass
Paeonia	californica			California Peony
Pellaea	mucronata			Bird's Foot Fern
Penstemon	clevelandii
Penstemon	heterophyllus			Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon	incertus			Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon	parishii
Penstemon	spectabilis			Showy Penstemon
Pickeringia	montana
Pinus	edulis			Pinyon Pine
Pinus	quadrifolia			Parry Pinyon
Pinus	sabiniana			Digger Pine
Platystemon	californicus			Cream Cups
Prunus	fasciculata	punctata		Sand Almond
Prunus	fremontii			Desert Apricot
Prunus	ilicifolia			Hollyleaf Cherry
Prunus	lyonii			Catalina Cherry
Purshia	glandulosa			Desert bitterbrush
Quercus	acutidens x			Scrub Oak
Quercus	cornelius-mulleri			Mullers Scrub Oak
Rhus	ovata			Sugar Bush
Rhus	trilobata			Squaw Bush Sumac
Ribes	indecorum			White Chaparral Currant
Ribes	speciosum			Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry
Salvia			Celestial Blue	Las Pilitas Sage
Salvia			Daras Choice
Salvia			Gracias	Creeping sage
Salvia			Pozo Blue	Grey Musk Sage
Salvia	apiana			White Sage
Salvia	apiana	compacta		Compact White Sage
Salvia	apianaXclevelandii		Vicki Romo	Vicki Romo white sage
Salvia	bernardinaX
Salvia	brandegei			Brandegees Sage
Salvia	carduacea			Thistle Sage
Salvia	clevelandii		Alpine Cleveland sage	Musk Sage
Salvia	clevelandii		Winifred Gilman Cleveland Sage	Musk Sage
Salvia	leucophylla			Purple Sage
Salvia	mellifera			Black Sage
Senecio	douglasii			Butterweed
Simmondsia	chinensis			Jojoba
Solanum	umbelliferum	incanum		Bluewitch
Sphaeralcea	ambigua			Desert Mallow
Stipa	comata			Needle and thread grass
Stipa	coronata
Stipa	lepida			Foothill Stipa
Stipa	pulchra			Purple Stipa
Stipa	speciosa			Desert needle grass
Thermopsis	macrophylla	macrophylla
Trichostema	lanatum			Woolly Blue Curls
Trichostema	parishii			Mountain Blue Curls
Viola	pedunculata			Violet
Yucca	whipplei	percusa

2. Shade: Cool part-sun or in warm areas, under oaks or other large trees, or on the north side of a building.

Genus	Species	Variety	Cultivar	Common Name
Arctostaphylos			Ian Bush Manzanita	Manzanita
Arctostaphylos			La Panza	Grey manzanita
Arctostaphylos			Sunset Manzanita	Groundcover Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	hookeri	franciscana	Franciscana Manzanita	Franciscan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos	pechoensis			Pecho Manzanita
Calystegia	subacaulis	ssp. episcopalis		Morning-Glory
Chenopodium	californicum			Indian lettuce
Diplacus	aurantiacus			Orange Bush Monkey Flower
Diplacus	longiflorus		Agoura Spunky Monkey	Agoura Spunky Monkey Flower
Eriophyllum	lanatum	grandiflorum
Heteromeles	arbutifolia			Toyon
Keckiella	antirrhinoides			Yellow Bush Snapdragon
Keckiella	ternata			Summer Bush Penstemon
Lathyrus	vestitus			Wild Pea
Lonicera	subspicata	denudata		San Diego Honeysuckle
Marah	fabaceus	fabaceus		Wild Cucumber
Montia	perfoliata			Miner's Lettuce
Pellaea	andromedaefolia			Coffee Fern
Ribes	speciosum			Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry
Ribes	viburnifolium			Evergreen Currant
Salvia	spathacea		Las Pilitas	Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage
Salvia	spathacea		Topanga	Los Angeles Hummingbird Sage
Satureja	chandleri			Shrubby Yerba Buena

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Easy native garden design: Dry loam

Are you planting these in sun or shade?

1. Sun: Out in the open or it may have a little shade part of the day

Native Plant Suggestions

2. Shade: Cool part-sun or in warm areas, under oaks or other large trees, or on the north side of a building.

Native Plant Suggestions