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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 tdlucas5000 / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bachelor Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Chia

Salvia columbariae

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 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 Jeevan Jose / CC BY-SA 4.0

Cosmos

Cosomos sulphureus

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 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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Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Native to the region

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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Common Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 10


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Western Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 4 to 10


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California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 11


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Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 9


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Ledge Stonecrop

Rhodiola integrifolia

Native to the region

Part shade
Medium water needs
Zones 6 to 9


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Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Native to the region

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


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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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Photo by Joshua Mayer / CC BY-SA 2.0

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by Katja Schulz / CC BY 2.0

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 6 to 10


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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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Photo by Brett Hondow / CC0 Public Domain

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia pinnatifida

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry 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 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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Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Sage

Salvia officinalis

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


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Photo by Patrick Standish / CC BY 2.0

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 7


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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 Ken Bosma / CC BY 2.0

Mescal Bean

Sophora secundiflora

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Whitethorn Acacia

Vachellia constricta

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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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


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Photo by stanze​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 7 to 11


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Photo by David~O / CC BY 2.0

Indigo Bush

Dalea greggii

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by Dinesh Valke / CC BY-SA 2.0

Fairy Duster

Calliandra conferta

Part shade
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 11


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Bee Bush

Aloysia gratissima

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10