Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Comments
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Evergreen Plants up to 10' tall |
Abelia grandiflora |
Glossy Abelia |
semi-evergreen, butterflies |
Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’/‘Octoberfest’ |
Compact Strawberry Tree |
decorative fruit, pollintors love the flowers |
Arctostaphylos spp. |
Manzanita |
* Native, pollinators |
Artemisia tridentata |
Big Sagebrush |
** Native, pollinators |
Baccharis pilularis |
Coyote Brush |
** Outstanding pollinator plant, native |
Berberis 'William Penn' |
Evergreen Barberry |
** Impressively thorny |
Buxus spp. |
Boxwood |
** |
Callistemon spp. |
Bottlebrush |
** Alpine species only! Hummers love the flowers |
Camellia spp. |
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Winter bloomer |
Carpenteria californica |
Bush Anemone |
** Native, pollinators |
Ceanothus spp |
California Lilac |
* Native, pollinators |
Cedrus deodara 'Divinely Blue' |
Dwarf Deodar Cedar |
** |
Chamaecyparis spp. |
False Cypress |
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Choisya spp. |
Mexican Orange |
** Fragrant flowers |
Cotoneaster parneyi/lacteus |
Cotoneaster |
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Daphne spp. |
Daphne |
** Wonderfully fragrant |
Distylium 'Emerald Heights'/ 'Linebacker' |
Distylium |
* |
Elaeagnus spp. |
Silverberry |
* |
Euonymous japonica |
Evergreen Euonymous |
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Fargesia rufa |
Sunset Clumping Bamboo |
** |
Fatsia japonica |
Japanese Aralia |
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Feijoa sellowiana |
Pineapple Guava |
* Edible flowers and fruit |
Garrya fremontii/elliptica |
Silk Tassel |
Native, pollinators |
Ilex spp. |
Holly |
* |
Leptospermum spp. |
Tea Tree |
** Alpine varieties only! |
Ligustrum spp. |
Privet |
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Loropetalum spp. |
Fringeflower |
semi-evergreen |
Mahonia aquifolium |
Oregon Grape |
** Native, pollinators |
Myrtus c. 'Tarentina' |
Compact Myrtle |
** |
Nandina domestica |
Heavenly Bamboo |
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Nerium oleander |
Oleander |
** Hardy to USDA Zone 8, all parts of the plant are poisonous |
Osmanthus spp. |
False Holly/Hardy Tea Olive |
** |
Ozothamnus spp. |
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** |
Pieris japonica |
Andromeda |
** |
Pinus mugo mugo |
Mugo Pine (and other dwarf cultivars) |
** |
Pittosporum heterophyllum |
Chinese Pittosporum |
* |
Prunus l. schipkaensis |
Skip Laurel |
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Rhamnus c. 'Eve Case' |
Compact California Coffeeberry |
** Native, pollinators |
Rhododendron spp. |
Rhododendron |
* |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
Rosemary |
* Highly aromatic, culinary, pollinators |
Teucrium fruticans |
Bush Germander |
** Pollinators |
Vaccinium ovatum |
Evergreen Huckleberry |
Native, pollinators |
Viburnum |
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Semi-evergreen varieties include V. burkwoodii, 'Allegheny'* |
Evergreen Plants over 10' (but not monsterous) |
Arctostaphylos spp., e.g.: A, manzanita, A. viscida, 'August Griffiths' |
Manzanita |
* Native, pollinators |
Arbutus menziesii |
Madrone |
Native, pollinators, beautiful bark |
Arbutus unedo |
Strawberry Tree |
Pollinators, decorative fruit |
Azara microphylla |
Chilean Boxleaf Azara |
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Ceanothus thrysiflorus |
Blue Blossom |
* Native, pollinators |
Cedrus a.g. 'Horstman' |
Dwarf Blue Atlas Cedar |
** |
Cedrus deodara 'Electra Blue' |
Compact Deodar Cedar |
** |
Chamaecyparis spp. |
False Cypress |
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Cupressus arizonica/bakeri |
Arizona Cypress/Baker Cypress |
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Fargesia nitida/robusta |
Great Wall/Green Screen Clumping Bamboo |
** |
Fremontodendron californicum |
California Flannel Bush |
* Native, pollinators |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Toyon |
Native, pollinators, fruit for wintering songbirds |
Juniperus spp. |
Juniper |
** |
Laurus nobilis |
Bay Laurel |
* Leaves used for seasoning, site in a protected location |
Magnolia 'Little Gem' |
Dwarf Southern Magnolia |
** Spectacular flowers |
Myrica californica |
Pacific Wax Myrtle |
* Native, pollinators |
Olea europea |
Olive |
'Arbequina' is hardiest, 'Wilsonii' is fruitless |
Osmanthus 'San Jose' |
Hardy Tea Olive |
Fragrant flowers |
Photinia fraseri |
Red-tip Photinia |
Pollinators |
Picea 'Fat Albert' |
Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce |
** |
Pinus spp. |
Pines |
** Choose compact varieties (e.g.: 'Oregon Green', 'Thunderhead', 'Silveray') |
Prunus laurocerasus |
English Laurel |
Classic hedge plant |
Prunus lusitanica |
Portuguese Laurel |
** Far more deer resistant than English Laurel |
Pyracantha spp. |
Firethorn |
* Pollinators, birds love the berries |
Quercus chrysolepis, agrifolia, wislizenii, suber, myrsinifolia |
Live Oaks |
Extremely important pollinator plants |
Rhamnus alaternus 'Variegata', 'John Edwards' |
Italian Buckthorn |
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Rhamnus tomentella |
Hoary Coffeeberry |
* Native, great pollinator plant |
Thuja 'Atrovirens, 'Excelsa', 'Virescens' |
Western Red Cedar |
Native, pollinators |
Thuja 'Green Giant' |
Hybrid Arborvitae |
* |
Umbellularia californica |
Oregon Myrtle/California Bay |
** Native |
Deciduous Shrubs and Grasses |
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Aronia spp. |
Chokeberry |
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Berberis spp. |
Barberry |
** |
Buddleia spp. |
Butterfly Bush |
Pollinators, sterile cultivars only |
Calycanthus occidentalis |
Western Spicebush |
Native, pollinators |
Chaenomeles speciosa |
Flowering Quince |
* Early spring bloom |
Cornus sericea/sanguinea |
Red Osier/Red-twig Dogwood |
Pollinators |
Cotinus spp. |
Smokebush |
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Elaeagnus multiflora |
Goumi Berry |
Edible fruit |
Euonymous alata 'Compacta' |
Compact Burning Bush |
* Glorious fall color |
Forsythia spp. |
Forsythia |
* Early spring bloom, good fall color |
Hamamelis spp |
Witchhazel |
Early spring bloom, good fall color |
Hibiscus syriacus |
Rose of Sharon |
Pollinators - especially hummingbirds |
Holodiscus discolor |
Ocean Spray/Cream Bush |
* Native, pollinators |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
Oakleaf Hydrangea |
Good fall color |
Lonicera involucrata |
Twinberry |
Native, pollinators, birds like the fruit |
Miscanthus sinensis |
Maiden Grass |
** |
Muhlenbergia rigens |
Deergrass |
** Native |
Oemleria cerasiformis |
Indian Plum/Oso Berry |
Native |
Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass |
** Prairie native, use larger varieties |
Pennisetum 'Karley Rose' |
Fountain Rose |
** Rosy-colored inflorescences |
Philadelphus lewisii |
Mock Orange |
Native, pollinators, flowers smell like orange blossoms |
Physocarpus spp. |
Ninebark |
Pollinators, P. capitatus is native |
Punica granatum |
Pomegranate |
* Delicious fruit |
Rhamnus f. 'Asplenifolia' |
Fernleaf Alder Buckthorn |
* |
Rhus typhina/glabra |
Sumac |
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Ribes spp. |
Flowering Currant/Gooseberry |
Many varieties are native, pollinators |
Rosa rugosa (and other species roses) |
Rose |
* |
Sambucus spp. |
Elderberry |
Pollinators, fruit, several native species |
Spirea spp. |
Spirea |
* Several native varieties, pollinators |
Stipa (Nasella) gigantea |
Giant Feather Grass |
** |
Syringa spp. |
Lilac |
Fragrant flowers |
Viburnum spp. |
Viburnum |
* (V. 'Pink Dawn** - extremely fragrant early spring flowers) |
Small Deciduous Trees (often multi-stemmed) |
Acer spp. |
Maple |
e.g.: Amur, Vine, Douglas, Rocky Mountain, etc. Several native species, pollinators |
Aesculus californica |
California Buckeye |
* Native, summer deciduous, poisonous fruit |
Amelanchier spp. |
Serviceberry |
Some native species, pollinators, edible fruit, great fall color |
Cercis occidentalis |
Western Redbud |
Native, spring flowers |
Chilopsis linearis |
Desert Willow |
** Native, pollinators |
Chitalpa tashkentensis |
Chitalpa |
* Pollinators |
Chionanthus retusus |
Chinese Fringe Tree |
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Corylus cornuta |
Beaked Hazel |
Native, pollinators, edible nuts if you can beat the squirrels to them! |
Crataegus spp. |
Hawthorne |
C. douglasii is native, pollinators, birds |
Ficus carica |
Edible Fig |
* Delicious fruit! |
Heptacodium miconoides |
Seven Son Flower |
All-around wonderful small tree |
Lagerstroemia spp. |
Crepe Myrtle |
Flowers summer into fall |
Magnolia stellata/ x soulangeana |
Deciduous Magnolia |
** Spectacular spring flowers |
Malus spp. |
Flowering Crabapple |
A flurry of spring blooms |
Parrotia persica |
Persian Ironwood |
Outstanding fall color |
Prunus virginiana |
Chokecherry |
Native, pollinators, birds like the berries |
Rhamnus purshiana |
Cascara |
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Salix spp. |
Willow |
Many native varieties, pollinators |
Shepherdia argentea |
Silver Buffaloberry |
* Native, pollinators, birds like berries |
Syringa r. 'Ivory Silk' |
Japanese Tree Lilac |
Fragrant flowers |
Vitex agnus-castus |
Chaste Tree |
** Summer bloomer, fragrant foliage, pollinators |
Columnar/Compact Options/Evergreen |
Abies c. 'Fastigiata' |
Columnar White Fir |
** |
Buxus s. 'Graham Blandy' |
Columnar Boxwood |
** |
Cedrus d. 'Karl Fuchs' |
Columnar Deodar Cedar |
** |
Cephalotaxus h. 'Fastigiata' |
Columnar Japanese Plum Yew |
** |
Chamaecyparis l. 'Snow White' |
Dwarf Port Orford Cedar |
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Chamaecyparis o. 'Blue Feathers' |
Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress |
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Cupressus glabra 'Chaparral'/ 'Sulphurea' |
Columnar White Arizona Cypress |
* |
Cupressus m. 'Wilma Goldcrest' |
Lemon Monterey Cypress |
** Foliage smells like lemons! |
Cupressus s. 'Stricta'/ 'Glauca' |
Italian Cypress |
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Fatshedera lizeii |
Tree Ivy |
** Can be trained vertically |
Ilex c. 'Sky Pencil' |
Columnar Japanese Holly |
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Juniperus s. "Sky Rocket'/ 'Blue Arrow' |
Columnar (blue) Juniper |
** |
Juniperus c. 'Spartan' |
Columnar (green) Juniper |
** |
Pinus c. 'Chalet' (and others) |
Swiss Stone Pine |
** |
Pinus s. 'Fastigiata' |
Columnar White Pine |
** |
Pinus n. 'Frank's Columnar'/ 'Green Tower' |
Columnar Austrian Pine |
** |
Pinus m. 'Tannenbaum' |
Columnar Mugo Pine |
** |
Picea p.g. 'Fastigiata'/ 'Totem' |
Columnar Blue Spruce |
** |
Podocarpus m. 'Maki' |
Shrubby Yew Pine |
* |
Taxus b. 'Stricta' |
Irish Yew |
* |
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' |
Columnar Yew |
* Also 'Beanpole', 'H.M. Eddie' |
Thuja x 'Virginian' |
Hybrid Arborvitae |
* |
Thuja o. 'Emerald Green' |
Arborvitae |
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Columnar/Compact Options/Deciduous |
Berberis 'Helmond Pillar' |
Columnar Barberry |
** Reddish-purple leaves, thorny! |
Carpinus b. 'Columnaris Nana' |
Dwarf Columnar Hornbeam |
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Rhamnus f. 'Columnaris'/ 'Fine-Line' |
Columnar Buckthorn |
* |