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Species (scientific name)	Common Name

Shade Tolerant Plants:
Agapanthus	Dwarf lily-of-the-Nile
Liriope	Lily turf
Vinca minor	Dwarf periwinkle
Herbs:
Galium odoratum	Sweet woodruff
Lavandula angustifolia	English lavender
Rosmarinus officinalis	Tuscan blue' rosemary
Salvia chameadryoides	Sage
Teucrium chamaedrys	Germander
Thymus serpyllum	Thyme
Thymus vulgaris	Thyme
Thymus vulgaris 'Argenteus'	Silver thyme

Drought tolerant:
Achillea millefolium	Common yarrow
Ceanothus 'concha'	Wild lilac
Ceanothus maritimus	Maritime ceanothus
Cistus purpureus	Orchid rockrose
Dietes fortnight	Llily
Lavandula dentata	French lavender
Limonium perezii statice	Sea lavender
Ribes viburnifolium	Catalina perfume
Solanum jasminoides	Potato vine
Tecomaria capensis	Cape honeysuckle

California Natives:
Carpenteria californica	Bush anemone
Eschscholzia californica	California poppy
Fremontodendron californica	Common flannel bush
Mahonia repens	Creeping mahonia
Mimulus longiflorus	Monkey flower
Polystichum munitum	Sword fern
Ribes sanguineum currant	Pink winter currant, red flowering currant
Salvia clevelandii	Sage
Salvia sonomensis	Sage
Zauschneria californica	California fuschia

Perennials:
Ajuga reptans	Carpet bugle
Chrysanthemum maximum	Shasta daisy
Echinacea purpurea	Purple coneflower
Prunus florabunda 'Robinson'	Flowering cherry
Rhododendron	Azalea
Rosa florabunda	Rose
Rudbeckia fulgida	Black-eyed susan
Teucrium cossoni	Germander

Shrubs and Groundcovers:
Erigeron karvinskianus fleabane	Santa Barbara daisy
Festuca glauca	Fescue
Iris douglasiana	Douglas iris
Kniphofia uvaria 'DWF'	Red-hot poker, torch-lily
Lantana camara	Lantana
Lavandula angustifolia	English lavender
Rhamnus californica	Coffeeberry
Santolina virens	Santolina

Fire prone species:
Abies spp.	Fir trees
Adenostoma fasciculatum	Chamise, Greasewood
Adenostoma sparsifolium	Redshank
Arctostaphylos spp.	Manzanitas
Artemesia californica	Sagebrush
Baccharis spp.	Coyote brush
Bambusa spp.	Bamboo
Cortaderia jubata	Jubata grass
Cortaderia selloana	Pampas grass
Cupressus spp.	Cypress species
Cytisus scoparius	Scotch broom
Eucalyptus globulus	Blue gum eucalyptus
Genista monspessulanus	French broom
Juniperus communis	Common juniper
Juniperus flaccida	Weeping juniper
Pennisetum spp.	Fountaingrasses
Picea spp.	Spruces
Pinus attenuata	Knobcone pine
Pinus coulteri	Coulter pine
Pinus muricata	Bishop pine
Pinus radiata	Monterey pine
Pinus sabiniana	Gray pine
Pinus serotina	Pond pine
Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine
Pinus torreyana	Torrey pine
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary
Spartium junceum	Spanish broom
Thuja spp.	Arborivitae
Tsuga spp.	Hemlock
Ulex europea	Gorse