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Large-Flowered Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Native to the region

Part shade
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by pointnshoot / CC BY 2.0

Douglas Meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 6 to 9


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Photo by Joe Decruyenaere / CC BY-SA 2.0

Wild Canterbury Bells

Phacelia minor

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) / CC BY 2.0

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by Judy Gallagher / CC BY 2.0

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Don Loarle / CC BY 2.0

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Native to the region

Part shade
Medium water
Zones 6 to 8


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Photo by tdlucas5000 / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bachelor Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Hans Braxmeier / CC0 Public Domain

Desert Bluebells

Phacelia campanularia

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Photo by whologwhy / CC BY 2.0

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Native to the region

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Puget Sound Gumweed

Grindelia integrifolia

Native to the region

Full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 5 to 8


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Lavender

Lavendula ssp.

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by momo / CC BY 2.0

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus

Native to the region

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by wplynn / CC BY-ND 2.0

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Phil Sellens / CC BY 2.0

Self-Heal

Prunella vulgaris

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
All zones


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Hyssop

Agastache ssp.

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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California Goldenrod

Solidago californica

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by Tony Alter / CC BY 2.0

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 7 to 10


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Photo by Mike Linksvayer / CC0 1.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Photo by Alex Galt, USFWS / CC BY 2.0

Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Tom Hilton / CC BY 2.0

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Native to the region

Part shade
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 6 to 10


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Sage

Salvia officinalis

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by miheco / CC BY-SA 2.0

Sugarbush

Rhus ovata

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by Tristan Loper / CC BY 2.0

California Lilac

Ceanothus ssp.

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Photo by Jean / CC BY 2.0

Strawberry Tree

Arbutus unedo

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Photo by Mike James / CC BY 2.0

Spiderflower

Cleome isomeris

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by brewbooks / CC BY-SA 2.0

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 6 to 9


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Photo by born1945 / CC BY 2.0

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 6 to 7


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Photo by red.raleigh / CC BY 2.0

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.


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Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9