California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Native to the region
Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10
Bachelor Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Desert Bluebells
Phacelia campanularia
Native to the region
Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 4 to 10
Cosmos
Cosomos sulphureus
Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Native to the region
Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annus
Native to the region
Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 8
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Native to the region
Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9
Field Thistle
Cirsium discolor
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
New England Aster
Symphotrichum novae-angliae
Native to the region
Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Native to the region
Part shade
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 8
Self-Heal
Prunella vulgaris
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
All zones
Hyssop
Agastache ssp.
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 5 to 9
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 9
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 8
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Native to the region
Part shade
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Snowberry
Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 2 to 7
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 2 to 6
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 7
Inkberry
Ilex glabra
Native to the region
Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9
American Basswood
Tilia americana
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 2 to 8
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 6
Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Native to the region
Partial shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Native to the region
Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9