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1st column = Scientific Name 2nd Column = Not tested - has been recommended to try based upon climatic conditions in our area 3rd Column = common name 4th Column = X indicates approved for Residential Landscape applications 5th Column = X indicates approved for Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial Landscape 6th Column = X indicates approved to plant in City public right of way - LMD's and City Projects 7th Column = X indicates approved for City Street Tree Application 8th Column =Plant type designation; D - Deciduous, E - Evergreen, C - conifer H - Herbaceous 9th Column = Number indicates width or coverage of plant (size to be drawn at & for water use calcs) 10th Column - Water use indicator (1 = high water use, 2 = Average, 3 = low water use 4= very low water use 11th column - Neal Weisenbergers comments Scientific Name NT Common Name Residential Commerical Industrial LMD/CIP Street Tree Plant Type Width Water Use Comments Abelia grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' Pink Abelia/Glossy Abelia X X X X E 4 2 Abelia grandiflora prostrata Prostrate Abelia X X X X D 4 2 Abelia X grandiflora Glossy Abelia X X X X E 4 2 Abutilon hybrida Flowering Maple X X X E 6 1 Acacia berlandieri NT Guajillo X X X D 10 3 Acacia constricta NT Whitethorn Acacia/Mescat Acacia X X X D 12 3 Acacia craspedocarpa Leatherleaf Acacia E 8 3 Acacia greggii NT Catclaw Acacia X X X D 12 3 Acacia rigidula NT Blackbrush Acacia X X X SE 10 3 Acacia Shoestring Acacia X X X E 20 2 Acanthus mollis Bear's Breech S S X H 3 1 Considered Risky by Neal Weisenberger, the 'Desert Gardener' - see his comments adjacent to the water use column - these plants will most likely be removed on the next review of the list in December 2008 unless the committee receives information that changes our minds. Approved Plant and Tree list ---PAGE BREAK--- Acanthus mollis latifolius Bear's Breech S S X H 3 1 Acer palmatum 'CVS' Japanese Maple X X D 15 1 soil, roots Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' Laceleaf Japanese Maple X X D 8 1 soil, roots Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' Coral Bark Maple X X D 8 2 soil, roots Acer saccharinum Silver Maple D 20 2 soil, roots Achillea ageratifolia Greek Yarrow X X X H 1 3 Achillea filipendulina 'CVS' Fernleaf Yarrow X X X H 2 3 Achillea filipendulina 'Gold Plate' Yarrow/Fernleaf Yarrow X X X H 2 3 Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Yarrow/Fernleaf Yarrow X X X H 2 3 Achillea millefolium NT Yarrow/Common Yarrow, Milfoil X X X N H 2 3 Achillea species Yarrow X X X H 1 3 Achillea tomentosa Wooly Yarrow X X X H 2 3 Achnatherum hymenoides NT Indian Rice Grass X X X H 1 3 Acorus gramineus Sweet Flag X X X H 1 1 Aesculus X carnea Red Horse Chestnut X X D 15 2 Agapanthus orientalis 'Peter Pan' Peter Pan Agapanthus X X X H 1 2 Agapanthus orientalis 'CVS' Lily-Of-The-Nile X X X H 2 2 Agapanthus orinetalis 'dwarf cvs.' Dwarf Lily of the Nile X X X H 1 2 Agastache coccinea pink Agastache H 2 3 Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop X X X H 2 2 Agastache hybrids Hyssop H 2 2 Agastache rugosa Wrinkled Agastache H 2 3 Agave americana Century Plant H 6 3 Agave americana 'Marginata' Century Plant H 3 3 Agave americana 'Mediopicta' Century Plant H 2 3 Agave angustifolia 'Marginata' NT Maguey Laechugma H 3 3 Agave bovicomuta NT Cowhorn Agave H 3 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Agave celsii ' Nova' NT Nova Agave X X H 2 3 Agave colorata NT Mescal Agave X X H 2 3 Agave deserti NT Desert Agave X X H 2 3 Agave desmettiana 'Variegata' NT Varigated smooth Agave X X H 3 3 Agave desmettiana 'Zebra Stripe' NT Zebra Stripe Smooth Agave X X H 3 3 Agave 'Felipe Otero' NT Sierra Mixteca Agave X X H 2 3 Agave ferdinandi-regis NT King of the Agave X X H 2 3 Agave franzosini NT Agave X X H 5 3 Agave geminiflora NT Twin-flowered Agave X X H 2 3 Agave gentryi ' Jaws' NT Hardy Agave X X H 3 3 Agave harvardiana NT Harvard Agave X X X H 3 3 Agave lechguilla NT Lechguilla Agave X X H 2 3 Agave ovatifolia NT g Agave X X X H 3 3 Agave palmeri NT Palmer Agave X X X H 3 3 Agave parryi ' Rose' NT Rose Artichoke Agave X X H 2 3 Agave parryi 'Compacta Variegata' NT Dwarf Varigated Artichoke Agave X X H 2 3 Agave potatorum 'Verschaffeltii' NT Butterfly Agave X X H 2 3 Agave pygmaea NT Pygmae agave X X H 1 3 Agave salmiana NT Giant Agave X X H 6 3 Agave 'Shark Skin' NT Sharkskin Agave X X H 3 3 Agave shawii NT Shaw's Agave X X H 2 3 Agave sislana 'variegata' NT Agave X X H 4 3 Agave stricta 'Pueblensis' NT Pencil Agave X X H 2 3 Agave toumeyana NT Agave X X H 3 3 Agave utahensis var. eborispina NT Ivory-Spined Agave X X H 1 3 Agave v. parryi NT Parry's Agave X X X H 1 3 Agave victoriae-reginae NT Queen Victoria Agave X X H 1 3 Agave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta' NT Compact Queen Victoria Agave X X X H 1 3 Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven n n n n n d 20 3 INVASIVE Ajuga reptans 'Cvs.' Carpet Bugle X X H gc 1 Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa X X X D 25 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Alnus cordata Italian Alder X X D 20 1 Alnus rhombifolia White Alder X X D 20 1 Aloysia machrostachya NT Aloysia D 7 3 Aloysia NT Lemon Verbena n n n n n D 12 3 COLD Aloysia virgata NT NCN X X X N H 3 3 Amaryllis belladona Naked Lady H 1 3 Ambrosia deltoidea NT triangle bursage n n n n n 1 3 COLD Ambrosia dumosa NT White bursage 2 3 Amorpha fruiticosa NT False Indigobush D 4 2 Ampelopis brevipedunculata NT Blueberry Creeper D v/gc 2 Amsonia grandiflora NT Large-flowered Blue Star X X X D 2 3 Anemone x hybrida Japanese anemone X H 1 2 Anemopsis californica NT Yerba Mansa X X X N H 1 1 Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii NT Desert Honeysuckle X X X D 3 3 COLD Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii NT Mexican Fire TM X X X D 3 3 COLD Anisodontea hypomandarium Cape Mallow X X E 3 2 COLD Aptenia cordifolia Red Apple/Hearts and Flowers X X H 1 3 COLD Aquilegia hybrids , y Flower X X X H 2 2 Aquilegia caerulea Rock Mountain Columbine X X X H 1 3 Aquilegia Golden Columbine X X X H 1 3 Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. Dicroa Portuguese Columbine/Europe an Columbine X X X H 1 3 Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree X X X E 6 2 Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' y Tree X X X X E 3 2 p y "Howard Mcminn' Manzanita/Vine Hill Z X E 3 2 Arctostaphylos standforiana Standford Mansanita X X E 3 2 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry X X E 6 2 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes' Manzanita 'Point Reyes' X X E 6 2 Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed X X X n H 1 3 Invasive/ cold Armeria maritima Sea Pink, Common Thrift X X H 1 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Arrhenatherum elatius ssp bulbosum NT Blue Oat Grass X X X n h 1 2 Heat/Dormant Summer Artemisia filifolia NT Sand Sage X X X H 2 3 Artemisia ludoviciana NT Prairie Sagebrush/Silver King Artemisia X X X D 3 3 Artemisia tridentata NT Big Sagebrush X X X SE 4 3 Asclepias tuberosa NT Butterfly Bush/Butterfly Weed X X X H 3 2 Asparagus asparagoides Smilas asparagus X X H 2 3 p g 'Myers' y p g Fern X X H 2 2 Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' Sprenger Asparagus Fern X X H 2 2 Asparagus retrofractus Ming Fern, Twisted asparagus fern X X n n H 3 2 cold Asparagus setaceus Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather X X n n H 3 2 cold Aster amellus Italian Aster X X X H 1 2 Aster spp Aster H 1 2 Aster x frikartii NCN X X X H 1 2 Atriplex canescens Four Wing Saltbush X X X E 4 4 Atriplex hymenelytra Desert Holly X X X E 2 4 Atriplex lentiformis Quail Bush X X X D 7 4 Atriplex polycarpa Saltbush/Cattle X X X E 5 4 Atriplex Spp. Saltbush X X X X E 4 Aubrieta deltoides NT Common Aubrieta H GC 2 Aucuba japonica Japanese Aucuba X X X E 5 2 Aucuba japonica 'Pictura' Gold Spot Plant X X X E 5 2 j p 'Variegata' Gold Dust Plant X X E 5 2 Aurinia saxatilis Basket of Gold X X H 1 2 Azara NT Box Leaf Azara X X E 10 2 Baccharis 'Starn' P.P. # 11240 (Thompson) Thompson X X X E 4 3 Baccharis 'Centennial' Hybrid Coyote Bush/Centennial Baccharis X X X E 4 3 Baccharis glutinosa NT Mule Fat X X X D 5 3 Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush X X X E 5 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Baccharis pilularis ' Pigeon Point' Dwarf Coyote Bush X X X X E 5 3 Baccharis pilularis consanguinea Coyote Bush X X X E 5 3 Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks' Dwarf Coyote Bush X X X E 5 3 Baccharis sarothroides (male) Male Desert Bloom X X X E 5 3 Baileya multiradiata** NT Desert Marigold X X X H 1 3 Bauhinia lunarioides 'Pink'* NT Pink Orchid Tree, Anacacho Orchid Tree X X X N se 4 2 COLD Bauhinia lunarioides 'White' * NT White Orchid Tree, Anacacho Orchid Tree X X X N se 4 2 COLD Berberis darwinii Darwin Barberry X X X X E 4 3 Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Crimson Barberry X X X X D 2 3 Berberis thunbergii ' CVS. Japanese Barberry X X X X D 4 3 Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' Red-Leaf Japanese Barberry X X X X D 4 3 Berberis thunbergii 'Rosy Glow' Rosy Glow Barberry X X X X D 4 3 Bergenia cordifolia Saxifraga, Heartleaf Bergenia S S X H 2 2 Bergenia crassifolia Winter Blooming Bergenia S S X H 2 1 Berlandiera lyrata NT Chocolate Flower X X X H 1 2 Betula pendula p Birch X X X D 12 1 Bougainvillea spp Bougainvillea n n n n cold Bouteloua curtipendula NT Sideoats Grama X X X H 1 3 Bouteloua gracilis NT Blue Grama/Mosquito Grass X X X H 1 3 populneus Bottle Tree X X n E 20 2 COLD Iberidifolia Swan River Daisy X X X H 1 2 Bractrantha bracteatum Strawflower X X H 1 3 Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm X X X E 5 3 Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm X X X E 5 3 Briza media NT Quaking grass n n n n GC 2 Annual/ Reseeds ---PAGE BREAK--- Broussonetia papyrifera NT Paper Mulberry/Wauke X X D 25 1 Brunfelsia pauciflora 'Floribunda' Yesterday-Today- and-Tomorrow S S X E 5 2 Buddleja alternifolia Fountain butterfly bush D 8 2 Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush/Summer Lilac X E 6 2 Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Summer Lilac X X X SE 5 2 Buddleja marrubiifolia Woolly Butterfly Bush X X X E 5 2 Butia capitata Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm X X X E 10 3 p y Koreana' Korean Boxwood X X X E 2 2 Buxus japonica Japanese Boxwood X X X E 3 2 Buxus sempervirens English Boxwood X X X E 6 2 Caesalpinia gilliesii Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise X X X d 8 4 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados X X X X D 5 3 COLD Calliandra californica Fairy Duster, Baja Fairy Duster X X X E 4 3 Calliandra Fairy Duster, False Mesquite X X X E 4 3 Calliandra tweedii Brazilian Flamebush X X X E 5 2 Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush X X E 6 3 Callistephus chinensis China Aster X X H 1 1 Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar X X X C 20 2 Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri NT Hartweg's Sundrops X X X E 1 2 Camellia japonica' CVS' Shade Camellia X X E 6 1 Camellia sansanqua 'CVS Sun Camellia S S X E 5 2 Campsis radicans Common Trumpet Creeper X X X X D 5 2 Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen' Red trumpet Vine X X X X D 5 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Canna Canna X X H 2 2 Carex perdentata NT Texas Hill Country Sedge X X X H GC 2 Carya illinoensis Pecan X D 25 2 cassia eremophila NT Desert Cassia E 4 3 Casuarina stricta NT Coast Beefwood n n n n E 20 3 COLD Catalpa speciosa Western Catalpa X X n D 30 2 wind Ceanothus griseus Var. Horizontalis 'CVS' Carmel Creeper, Yankee Point Ceanothus X X E 4 3 Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar X X X C 15 2 Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' Blue Atlas Cedar X X X C 15 2 Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar X X X X C 25 2 Cedrus deodara 'Aurea' Golden Deodar X X X X C 20 2 Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon X X X C 30 2 Celtis australis European Hackberry X X X X X D 30 2 Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry X X X D 8 3 Celtis reticulata Western Hackberry D 20 3 Celtis sinensis Chinese Hackberry/Yunnan Hackberry X X X X X D 25 2 Centaurea ragusina Dusty Miller X X X H 1 2 Cerastium tomentosum Snow in Summer X X X H 3 2 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf Plumbago E GC 2 Cercidium 'Desert Museum' Hybrid Palo Verde X X X D 15 3 Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde X X X X D 15 3 Cercidium Foothills Palo Verde X X X D 15 3 Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud X X X X X D 20 2 Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Ironwood E 5 4 Cersis occidentalis Western Redbud X X X X D 12 2 Chaenomeles speciosa ' CVS' Flowering Quince X X X X D 5 3 Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile X X X H 2 2 Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm X X X X E 8 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Chamaerops humilis V. Cerifera Morrocan Blue Fan Palm X X X X E 8 3 Chilopsis linearis spp. Desert Willow/Desert Catalpa X X X X D 15 3 Chilopsis linearis spp. Arts Seedless X X X X D 15 3 Chilopsis linearis spp.A189 Lucretia Hamilton X X X D 15 3 Chilopsis linearis spp. Warren Jones X X X D 15 3 mexicana NT Damianita X X X E 1 3 nauseosus Gray Rabbit brush X X X D 3 4 nauseosus albicaulis White-stem Rabbit brush X X X D 3 4 y viscidiflorus Green Rabbit brush X X X D 3 4 Chitalpa x tashentensis ' Pink Dawn' Chitalpa X X X X X T 15 2 Cissus trifoliata Grape Ivy X X X n D V 2 cold Cissus trifoliata v. incisa Grape Ivy X X X n D V 2 old Cistus ladanifer Crimson Spot Rockrose X X X X E 4 3 Cistus salviifolius Sageleaf Rockrose X X X X E 4 3 Cistus spp Rockrose X X X X E 3 Cistus 'Sunset' Sunset Rockrose X X X X E 3 3 Cistus X hybridus White Rockrose X` X X X E 4 3 Cistus X purpureus Orchid Rockrose X X X X E 4 3 Clematis armandii Evergreen Clematis X X E V 2 Clytostoma callistegioides Lavender Trumpet Vine, Violet Trumpet Vine X X E V 2 Cneoridium dumosum NT Bushrue E 2 3 Colchicum agrippium NT Autumn Crocus H GC 2 Coleonema pulchrum Pink Breath of Heaven, Pink Diosma X X H 3 2 soil Convolvulus cneorum Morning glory Bush X X X E 3 2 Convolvulus sabatius NT Ground Morning Glory H 2 2 Cordia boissieri** NT Texas Olive X X X E 15 3 Cordia parvifolia Little Leaf Cordia X X X E 6 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Cordyline australis New Zealand Cabbage Tree X X X E 3 2 cold Coreopsis auriculata nana Dwarf Coreopsis X X X H 2 3 Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' Coreopsis X X X H 2 3 Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis X X X H 2 3 Coreopsis lanceolata 'Grandiflora' Biglower Coreopsis X X X H 1 3 Coreopsis tinctoria NT Calliopsis/Annual Coreopsis X X X H 1 3 p 'Zagreb' NT Zagreb Coreopsis X X X H 1 3 Coreopsis verticillata 'cvs' NT Threadleaf Coreopsis X X X H 1 3 Corethrogyne californica NT Black Bush H GC 4 Corokia Cotoneaster Cotoneaster X X E 3 2 Cotinus 'CVS' Purple Smoke Tree X X X D 10 3 Cotinus NT Smoke tree X X X D 10 3 Cotoneaster adpressus praecox Creeping Cotoneaster X X X X D 3 2 Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster X X X X D 3 2 Cotoneaster buxifolius Brightbead Cotoneaster X X X X D 3 2 Cotoneaster congestus Cotoneaster/Pyren ees Cotoneaster X X X X E 1 2 Cotoneaster conspicuus 'decorus' Necklace Cotoneaster X X X X E 3 2 Cotoneaster dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster X X X X D 5 2 Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' NCN X X X X E 3 2 Cotoneaster dammeri 'Lowfast' Lowfast cotoneaster X X X X E 2 2 Cotoneaster divaricatus Spreading Cotoneaster X X X X D 5 2 Cotoneaster franchetii Franchet Cotoneaster X X X X E 5 2 Cotoneaster horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster X X X X D 4 2 Cotoneaster lacteus y Cotoneaster, Red X X X X E 6 2 Cotoneaster 'Lowfast" Cotoneaster X X X X D 5 2 Cotoneaster Cotoneaster X X X X D 4 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Cotoneaster pannosus Silver-leaf Cotoneaster X X X X E 6 4 Cotoneaster salicifolius floccosus Willowleaf Cotoneaster X X X X E 6 2 Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster X 2 Crataegus lavallei NT Carriere Hawthorn X X X D 20 2 Crataegus phaenopyrum NT Washington Thorn X X X D 20 2 Cupressus arizonica ssp arizonia Rough Arizonia Cypress n n n n n c 20 3 banned Cupressus arizonica var. glabra Smooth Arizona Cypress n n n n n c 20 3 banned Cupressus sempervirens 'stricta' Italian Cypress X X C 5 2 Cycas revoluta Sago Palm X X X E 4 2 cold Cyperus papyrus Papyrus X X H 1 1 Cytisus racemosus Easter Broom X 2 Invasive Dahlia spp Dahlia h 1 1 Dalea bicolor v. bicolor NT Indigo Bush X X X D 4 2 Dalea bicolor v. bicolor Monterrey Blue NT Monterrey Blue X X X D 4 2 Dalea capitata NT NCN X X X X se 2 2 Dalea capitata 'Sierra Gold' NT Sierra Gold X X X X se 2 2 Dalea frutescens NT Black Dalea X X X X E 4 2 Dalea frutescens Sierra Negra NT Sierra Negra X X X X E 3 2 Dalea greggii NT Trailing Indigo Bush X X X X se 4 3 Dalea pulchra NT Indigo Bush X X X E 4 2 Dasylirion acrotrichum NT Green Desert Spoon X X E 5 3 Dasylirion bigelovii NT Beargrass X X H 4 3 Dasylirion NT Green Desert Spoon X X X X E 4 3 Dasylirion longissimum NT Tree, Toothless X X E 5 3 Dasylirion texanum Green Sotol, Texas Sotol X X E 5 3 Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon X X E 3 3 Delphinium spp Delphinium h 1 2 Dietes bicolor Yellow Fortnight Lily X X X H 2 3 Dietes vegeta Fortnight Lily X X X H 2 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Digitalis x mertonensis Foxglove H 1 2 Dimorphotheca sinuata Cape Marigold, African Daisy X X X H GC 2 Dioon spp. Mexican Cycad X X E 3 2 cold Diospyros kaki Japanese Persimmon X X D 10 2 Distictis buccinatoria Blood-Red Trumpet Vine X X X X E 8 2 Dodonaea viscosa Hopseed Bush heat, cold Drosanthemum hispidum Pink Ice Plant X X H 1 3 Dudleya spp NT Dudleya 3 cold Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower X X X H 2 2 Echinocactus grusonii Golden Barrel Cactus X X E 2 4 Echinocereus caespitosus Hedge Hog Cactus X X H 3 4 Echinopsis terscheckii Argentine Saguaro X X H 5 3 Elaeagnus angustigolia Russian Olive N N X D 20 2 THORNS Elaeagnus pungens Silverberry X X X E 6 3 Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata' Golden Silverberry X X X E 6 3 Elaeagnus pungens 'Marginata' Silver-Edged Silverberry X X X X E 6 3 Elaeagnus pungens 'Variegata' Yellow-Edged Silverberry X X X X E 6 3 Elaeagnus spp Eleagnus X X E 3 Elaeagnus X ebbengei Ebbinge's Silverberry X X X X E 6 3 Encelia farinosa NT Encelia/Brittlebush X X X D 2 3 cold Encelia frutescens NT Green Brittlebush X X X D 3 3 cold Ephedra nevadensis Mormon Tea X X X E 2 4 Ephedra viridis Mormon Tea X X X E 2 4 Ericameria laricifolia NT Aguirre Turpentine Bush X X X E 2 3 Ericameria laricifolia 'Desert Mountain' NT Turpentine Bush X X X E 2 3 Ericameria nauseosa v. speciosus NT Whitestem Chamisa X X X E 2 3 Erigeron divergens NT Native Fleabane X X X H 2 3 Erigeron karvinskianus Mexican Daisy X X X H 2 2 cold ---PAGE BREAK--- Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' Santa Barbara Daisy X X X H 2 2 cold Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat X X X H 4 4 Eriogonum grande rubescens Buckwheat X X X H 4 4 Eriogonum wrightii Wright Buckwheat X X X H 1 4 Erodium NT cranesbill h 1 2 cold Erodium reichardii NT alpine geranium H 1 2 Erysimum cheiri Wallflower h 1 2 Escallonia laevis Pink Escallonia X X X E 4 2 Escallonia rubra Red Escallonia X X X E 5 2 californica California Poppy X X H 1 4 Eucalyptus spp Eucalyptus, gum N N N N N Banned Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata' Purple Leaf Winter Creeper X X X X E gc 2 Euonymus fortunei 'CVS' Winter Creeper X X X X E gc 2 Euonymus fortunei Radicans Common Winter Creeper X X X X E gc 2 Euonymus japonicus 'Aureo-Variegata' Golden Euonymus X X X X E 6 2 Euonymus japonicus ' CVS Evergreen Euonymus X X X X E 4 2 Euonymus japonicus ' Boxleaf Euonymus X X X X E 2 2 Euonymus japonicus "Grandifolius' Everygreen Euonymus X X X X E 6 2 Euonymus japonicus 'Aureo-Variegata' Gold Euonymus X X X X E 6 2 Euonymus japonicus Variegata' Variegated Boxleaf Euonymus X X X X E 2 2 Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King' Silver King Euonymus X X X X E 6 2 Euonymus japonicus 'Silver Princess' Silver Princess Euonymus X X X X E 6 2 Euphorbia rigida * NT Gopher Plant X X X No H 1 3 Euryops pectinatus Golden Shrub Daisy X X X H 3 2 Euryops pectinatus viridis Green Euryops X X X H 3 2 Eysenhardtia orthocarpa NT Kidney Wood X X X SE 10 1 Fallopia aubertii NT Silver Lace Vine X X D V 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Fallugia paradoxa NT Apache Plume X X X E 4 3 Fatsia japonica Japanese Aralia X X X E 4 2 Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava X X X E 6 3 Ferocactus cylindraceus Compass Barrel Cactus X X H 2 4 thorn Ferocactus wislizenii Fish hook barrel cactus X X H 2 4 thorn Festuca glauca Common Blue Fescue X X X H 1 2 Festuca ovina 'Glauca' Blue Fescue X X X H 1 2 Ficus carica Edible Fig X X D 15 2 Ficus pumila Creeping Fig X X X E 1 2 Forestiera neomexicana NT Desert Olive D 10 3 spp. X X X D 6 2 X intermedia X X X D 6 2 Fouquieria macdougalii NT Mexican Tree Ocotillo X X X X E 3 3 Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo X X X E 5 3 Fragarai chileonsis Sand Strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Beach strawberry X X H 1 1 Fraxinus angustifolia oxycarpa 'Raywood' Raywood Ash X X X X X D 20 2 Fraxinus Marshall Green Ash X X X D 30 2 Fraxinus uhdei Shamel Ash X X X D 30 1 Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash X X X D 30 2 Fraxinus velutina glabra 'Modesto' Modesto Ash X X X X X D 40 2 Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande' Fantex Ash X X X X X D 20 3 Fremontodendron 'California Glory' Flannel Bush X X X E 6 4 Fremontodendron mexicanum Mexican Flannel Bush X X X D 7 4 Gaillardia X grandiflora Blanket Flower X X H 1 2 Gardenia jasminoides 'CVS' Gardenia X X E 5 2 Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Trailing Gardenia X X E 1 2 Gaura lindheimeri Gaura X X X H 1 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' Pink Gaura X X X H 2 2 Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' White Gaura X X X H 2 2 Gazania hybrids (Rigens) Treasure Flower, Gazania X X X H GC 2 Gazania rigens leucolaena Trailing Gazania X X X H GC 2 Geijera parviflora Australian Willow X X X E 15 2 Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine X X X X D 8 2 Geranium spp. Cranesbill X X X H 1 2 Geum spp. NT Avens h 1 2 Gingko biloba Maidenhair Tree X X X D 40 2 Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust X X X X X D 40 3 Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Honey Locust X X X X X D 30 3 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Moraine' Moraine Locust X X X X X D 25 3 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Rubylace' Red Honey Locust X X X X X D 20 3 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster' Shademaster Locust X X X X X D 25 3 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Sunburst Honey Locust X X X X X D 30 3 Grevillea 'noellii' Noel's Grevillea X X C 5 2 Gutierrizia sarothrae Snakeweed X X X SE 1 3 Hardenbergia violacea Hardenbergia, Lilac vine N N N N N E V 2 COLD Hebe spp. Hebe N N N N N COLD. SOIL Hedera helix "Hahn's' Hahn's Ivy X E GC 4 Hedera helix varieties English Ivy X X X E gc 2 Helianthemum nummularium Sunrose X X X E 2 3 Helictotrichon sempervirens NT Blue Oat Grass H 1 2 Helleborus niger Christmas Rose X X X H 1 2 Helleborus orientalis Lenten-Rose X X X H 1 2 Hemerocallis Species Daylily X X X H 2 2 Hesperaloe funifera Coahuilan Hesperaloe X X E 3 3 Hesperaloe parviflora Red Hesperaloe X X X X E 3 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Hesperaloe parviflora 'Yellow' Yellow Hesperaloe X X X X E 3 3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon, Christmas Berry, California Holly X X X X E 6 3 Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells X X H 1 2 Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon X X X X D 4 2 Hibiscus x 'Moy Grande' NT Moy Grande Hibiscus X X X P 3 2 Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora' NT Snowhill Hydrangea S S X D 6 1 Hydrangea Big leaf Hydrangea S S X D 5 1 Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea S S X D 6 1 Hymenoclea monogyra NT Cheese Bush SE 3 4 Hypericum beanii Henry St. John's Wort X X X E 4 2 Hypericum calycinum Aaron's Beard/Creeping St. Johnswort X X X X E 1 2 Hyptis emoryi NT Desert Lavender X X X E 8 3 Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft X X X H 1 2 Ilex aquifolium 'CVS' English Holly X X X X E 5 3 Ilex aquifolium 'San Gabriel' English Holly (Christmas Holly) X X X X E 5 4 Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' Silver Queen Holly X X X X E 5 4 Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford Holly X X X X E 5 2 Ilex cornuta 'CVS.' Chinese Holly X X X X E 5 2 Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' Dwarf Chinese Holly X X X X E 4 2 Ilex vomitoria Yaupon X X X X E 8 2 Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' Dwarf Yaupon X X X X E 2 2 Ilex vomitoria 'Stokes' Stokes Dwarf, 'Schillings' X X E 2 2 Ilex X altaclerensis 'Wilsonii' Wilson Holly X X X X E 7 2 Iris X germanica Bearded Iris X X X H 1 2 Jasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine X X X E 5 2 Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper X X X X C 4 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Aurea' Golden Pfitzer Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus californica California Juniper X X X X C 8 4 Juniperus chinensis 'Alba' Variegated Prostrate Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Columnaris' Chinese Blue Column Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast' Gold Coast Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Golden Golden Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii Glauca' Hetz blue Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' Hollywood Twisted Juniper X X X X C 10 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri' Keteller Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep' Mint Julep Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Parsonsii' Prostrada Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green' Robust Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' San Jose Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Sargent Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' Spartan Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' Hollywood Twisted Juniper X X X X C 10 3 Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa variegata' Variegated Hollywood Twisted Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus communis 'Compressa' Prostrate Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus communis 'Stricta' Irish Juniper X X X X C 3 3 Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' Bar Harbor Juniper X X X X C 7 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa' Youngstown Juniper, Andorra Juniper X X X X C 7 3 Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' Prince of Wales Juniper X X X X C 7 3 Juniperus horizontalis 'Variegata' Variegated Creeping Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' Blue Rug Juniper, Blue Carpet Juniper X X X X C 7 3 Juniperus occidentalis Western Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus occidentalis 'Glauca' Sierra Juniper X X C 5 3 p p 'CVS' p Juniper X X X X C 3 Juniperus rigida conferta Shore Juniper X X X X C 3 3 Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia' Arcadia Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus sabina 'Blue Danube' Blue Danube Juniper X X X X C 4 3 Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor' Broadmoor Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo' Buffalo Juniper X X X X C 6 3 Juniperus sabina 'CVS' Juniper X X X X C 3 Juniperus sabina 'Scandia' Scandia Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia' Tam Juniper X X X X C 12 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Heaven' Blue Heaven Juniper X X X X C 2 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'CVS' Rocky Mountain Juniper X X X X C 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'Gray Gleam' Gray Gleam Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'Pathfinder' Pathfinder Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' Skyrocket Juniper X X X X C 2 3 Juniperus scopulorum 'Tolleson' Tolleson's Juniper X X X X C 6 3 Juniperus squamata meyeri Meyer Juniper X X X X C 2 3 Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar X X X X C 15 3 Juniperus virginiana 'Hetzii' Hetz Blue Juniper X X C 5 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Juniperus virginiana 'Silver Spreader' Silver Spreader Juniper X X X X C 5 3 Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Glauca' Blue Pfitzer Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Juniperus X pfitzeriana Pfitzer Juniper X X X X C 8 3 Justicia californica NT Chuparosa X X X SE 3 3 COLD Kniphofia uvaria Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Poker Plant X X X X H 2 3 Koelaria glauca NT Blue Hair Grass 1 2 Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Rain Tree X X X X X D 20 2 Koelrueteria bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree X X X D 20 2 Kolkwitzia amabalis NT Beauty Bush D 8 2 Krascheninnikovia lanata NT Winter Fat X X X SE 2 3 Lagerstroemia indica 'CVS' Crape X X X X D 8 2 Lampranthus spectabilis Trailing Iceplant X X H 1 2 Lantana camara Bush or Common Lantana X E 3 2 COLD Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana X E 3 2 COLD Lantana X 'New Gold' New Gold Lantana X E 2 2 COLD Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush X X X E 5 4 Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay Laurel,Grecian Laurel X X E 8 2 Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender X X E 2 2 Lavandula lanata hybrids NCN X X X E 4 2 Lavandula latifolia Spike Lavender X X X E 4 2 Lavandula stoechas varieties Spanish Lavender X X X E 4 2 Lavandula viridis Lavender X X E 4 2 Lavandula x intermedia varieties Lavandin, Hedge Lavender X X X E 4 2 Leonotis leonurus NT Lion's Tail X X X E 3 2 COLD Leptospermum spp Tea Tree N N N N N COLD Leucanthemum X superbum Shasta Daisy X X H 2 2 candidum Thunder Cloud TM NT Thunder Cloud TM X X X X E 5 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- frutescens 'Alba' Texas Ranger X X X X E 5 3 frutescens 'Compacta' Texas Ranger X X X X E 4 3 frutescens 'Green Cloud' Green Cloud Texas Ranger X X X X E 5 3 frutescens 'Silver Cloud' Silver Cloud Texas Ranger X X X X E 5 3 laevigatum NT Chihuahuan Sage X X X X E 4 3 langmaniae 'Lynn's Legacy' NT Rio Bravo X X X X E 4 3 pruinosum NT Sierra Bouquet TM X X X X E 4 3 revolutum NT HoudiniTM X X X X E 3 3 x Heavenly Cloud NT Heavenly Cloud X X X X E 3 3 x Rain Cloud TM NT Red CloudTM X E 3 3 NT NCN/ Cimarron X X X X E 2 3 Liatris spicata Gay Feather H 1 2 Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium' Curlyleaf Ligustrum X X X E 2 2 Ligustrum japonicum 'Silver Star' Silver Star Privet X X X X E 6 2 Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' Wax Leaf Privet, Texas Privet X X X X E 6 2 Ligustrum lucidum Glossy Privet X X X X E 15 2 Ligustrum ovalifolium California Privet X X X X E 15 2 Ligustrum 'Suwannee River' NT NCN X X X X E 3 2 Ligustrum 'Vicaryi' NT Vicary Golden Privet X X X E 5 2 Linum lewisii NT Blue Flax X X X H 1 2 Almost annual/reseeds Liquidambar styraciflua American Sweet Gum X 2 SOIL Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree X X X D 25 2 Liriope muscari Big Blue Lilyturf X X X H 1 2 Lonicera japonica 'Halliana' Hall's Honeysuckle X X X X E v 2 INVASIVE Lonicera x americana 'Pam's Pink' NT Pam's Pink Honeysuckle X X X E v 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Lotus rigidus NT Deer Vetch X X X D 1 3 alpina NT Alpine campion H 1 2 chalcedonica NT Maltese Cross H 1 2 Lycium andersonii NT Desert Wolfberry X X X D 4 3 Lycium fremontii NT Wolberry, Tomatillo X X X D 6 3 COLD Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat's Claw X X X X D 5 2 Maclura pomifera Osage Orange X X X D 20 3 Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia X X X E 20 2 Magnolia 'Stellata' Star Magnolia X X X D 10 2 Magnolia X soulangiana 'CVS' Saucer Magnolia, Chinese Magnolia X X X D 8 2 Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape X X X E 5 2 Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta' Dwarf Oregon Grape X X X E 3 2 Mahonia aquifolium 'Orange Flame' NCN X X X E 3 2 Mahonia bealei Leather Leaf Mahonia X X E 3 2 SOIL Mahonia lomarifolia Chinese Holly Mahonia X X E 2 2 SOIL Mahonia nervosa NT Longleaf Mahonia X X E 2 2 Mahonia repens NT Creeping Mahonia X X E 2 2 Malus floribunda' CVS' Flowering Crabapple X X X D 20 2 Malus Hybrids Crabapple X X X D 20 2 Malus spp. (edible) Apple X X D 20 2 Malus X Arnoldiana Arnold's Crabapple X X X D 20 2 Manfreda maculosa Texas Tuberose X X X X H 1 3 Marrubium vulgare Horehound X X H 1 2 Marsilea macropoda NT Fern Clover X X X SE gc 2 Melaleuca spp Melaleuca N N N N N Melampodium leucanthum NT Blackfoot Daisy X X H 1 3 Melia azedarach Chinaberry X D 20 3 Mentha requienii Jewel Mint of Corsica, Corsican Mint X X X H 1 2 Mentha Spp. Mint X X X H 1 2 INVASIVE ---PAGE BREAK--- Mimulus cardinalis NT Scarlet Monkey Flower X X X 2 1 Mirabilis multiflora Desert Four O'Clock X X X gc 2 Miscanthus transmorrisonensis NT Evergreen eulalia H 3 2 Monarda didyma NT Bee Balm H 1 2 Monarda fistulosa NT Bee Balm H 1 2 Morus alba Mulberry N N N N N Morus alba 'pendula' Weeping White Mulberry Y N N N N D 8 1 Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly X X X X H 3 2 Muhlenbergia capillaris 'Regal Mist' Regal Mist X X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo Muhly X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia emersleyi Bull Grass X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Big Muhly X X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ' Autumn Glow' Autumn Glow TM X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia porteri Bush Muhly X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass X X X H 2 2 Muhlenbergia rigida Purple Muhly X H 2 2 Muscari macrocarpum Grape Hyacinth H 1 2 Myoporum spp Myoporum N N N N N Myrine africana African Boxwood N N N N N Myrtus communis Mytle X X X E 5 2 Myrtus communis 'Compacta' Dwarf X X X X E 3 2 Nandina domestica 'CVS' Heavenly Bamboo X X X X E 2 3 Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf' Harbour Dwarf Nandina X X X X E 2 2 Nandina domestica 'Nana Purpurea' Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo X X X X E 2 2 Nandina domestica 'Royal Princess' Royal Princess Nandina X X X X E 2 3 Narcissus ssp. Daffodil, Narcissus, Jonquil X X X X H 1 3 Nassella cernua NT Nodding needlegrass H 2 4 Nassella lepida NT Foothill needlegrass H 2 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- Nassella pulchra NT Purple Needlegrass H 2 4 Nassella tenuissima NT Texas Needlegrass H 2 4 Nephrolepis cordifolia Southern Sword fern X H 2 2 Nerium oleander 'Petite spp.' Dwarf Oleander N N N N N E COLD Nerium oleander spp. (Not Petite) Oleander X X X E 5 3 Nierembergia hippomanica violaceae Dwarf Cupflower X X H 1 2 COLD Nolina lindheimeriana NT NCN X X X X H 2 3 Nolina matapensis NT Tree Bear Grass X X X X H 5 3 Nolina microcarpa NT Bear Grass X X X X H 4 3 Nolina nelsoni NT Blue Nolina X X X X H 4 3 Nolina texana NT Sacahuista X X X X H 2 3 Oenothera berlandieri Evening Primrose X H GC 3 INVASIVE Oenothera caespitosa White Evening Primrose X X X H GC 3 INVASIVE Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou' Mexican Evening Primrose X X X H GC 3 INVASIVE Oenothera stubbei Saltillo Evening Primrose, Chihuahuan Primrose X X X H GC 3 INVASIVE Olea europaea "Skylark Dwarf' Dwarf Olive X X X E 10 3 Olea europaea 'Swan Hill' Fruitless Olive Tree X X X X E 15 3 Ophiopogon clarkii Clark Lily Turf X X X H 1 3 Ophiopogon jaburan Giant Lily Turf X X X H 1 2 Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass X X X H 1 2 Ophiopogon planiscapus Var.Nigrescens Black Mondo Grass X X X H 1 2 Opunita leptocaulis Desert Christmas Cactus/ Christmas Cholla H 3 4 Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Prickly Pear/Beavertail cactus X X X X H 2 4 Opuntia engelmanii Engelmann's Prickly Pear X X X X H 7 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- Opuntia macrocentra Purple prickly pear H 4 4 Opuntia santa-rita Tubac TM X X X X H 3 4 Opuntia turpinii Pine Cone Prickly Pear X X X X H 2 4 Origanum spp. Dittany/ Oregano H 2 2 Osmanthus fragrans Sweet Olive, Sweet Osmanthus X X X E 5 2 Osmanthus Holly Olive, Holly Leaf Osmanthus, False Holly X X X E 5 2 Osmanthus 'Variegatus' Variegated False Holly X X X E 5 2 Osteospermum fruticosum Trailing African Daisy, Freeway Daisy X X X H 1 2 Oxalis Spp. Woodsorrel X X H 1 2 Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge X X H 1 2 Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' NT Switch Grass X X X H 2 4 Papaver orientale Oriental poppy H 1 2 Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican Palo Verde/Jerusalem Thorn X X X D 15 3 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper X X X D V 2 Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy X X X X D V 2 Paulownia tomentosa Empress tree N N N N N D 25 1 WIND Pedilanthus macrocarpus NT Lady's Slipper X X X N H COLD Pelargonium hortorum Common Geranium X X N H 1 2 COLD Pennisetum setaceum Fountain Grass X X X N H 3 2 Cold/Invasive Penstemom ambiguus (light pink) NT Sand Penstemon/Prairie Penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon amphorellae (light blue) NT Mexican Blue Penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon baccharifolius (red) NT Rock Penstemon/ Del Rio TM X X X H 2 2 Penstemon cardinalis (red) NT Cardinal Penstemon X X X H 2 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Penstemon centranthifolius (red) NT Scarlet Bugler X X X H 2 2 Penstemon cobaea (white) NT Wild Snapdragon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon eatonii (red) NT Firecracker Penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon fendleri (violet) NT NCN X X X H 2 2 Penstemon gloxinioides Border Penstemon X X X H 1 2 Penstemon grandiflorus (lavender) NT Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon Beard Tongue X X X H 2 2 Penstemon hybrids Border penstemon, Garden penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon palmeri (light pink) NT Scented penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon pinifolius (red) NT Pine leaf Penestemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon strictus (blue) NT Rocky Mountain Penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon triflorus (deep pink) NT Hill Country Penstemon X X X H 2 2 Penstemon wrightii (pink- rose) NT Texas Rose X X X H 2 2 Perovskia spp Russian Sage X X X X E 2 3 Petalostemon purpureum NT Purple Prairie clover X X X H 1 2 Petunia x hybrida Petunia h c 2 flower Phacella campanularia NT California Desert Bluebells H 1 3 Philadelphus ' Virginal' Double Mock Orange X X X X D 3 2 Philadelphus coronarius Sweet mock orange X X X X D 4 2 Phlomis fruticosa NT Jerusalem Sage X X X E 3 3 Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm N N X E 20 3 COLD Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm X X X E 20 3 Phormium tenax 'Atropurpureum' Purple New Zealand Flax X X X X H 5 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Phormium tenax 'Aureum' Golden New Zealand Flax X X X X H 5 2 Phormium tenax 'Bronze' Bronze New Zealand Flax X X X X H 5 2 Phormium tenax 'Rubrum' Red New Zealand Flax X X X X H 5 2 Phormium tenax 'Tiny Tiger' Dwarf New Zealand Flax X X X X H 2 2 Phormium tenax 'Variegatum' Variegated New Zealand Flax X X X X H 3 2 Photinia serrulata Chinese Photinia X X X X E 6 2 Photinia X fraseri Fraser Photinia, Red photinia X X X X E 6 2 Phyla nodiflora Lippia X X H GC 2 aurea Golden Bamboo X X X E 3 3 Physostegia virginiana NT Obedient Plant H 2 2 Picea pungens Colorado Spruce X C 15 2 SOIL, HEAT Picea pungens 'Glauca' Colorado Blue Spruce X C 15 2 SOIL, HEAT Pieris spp Pieris, Lily-Of-the- valley Shrub n n n n n heat Pinus brutia Calabrian Pine X X X C 20 3 Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine N N N N N C 15 3 COLD Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinon Pine X X X C 20 3 Pinus coulteri Coulter Pine X N N C 25 3 Heavy Cones Pinus edulis Pinon, Nut pine X X X C 10 3 Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine, Eldarica Pine X X X X C 20 3 Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine X X X C 20 3 Pinus halepensis 'Brutia' Calabrian Pine X C 20 3 Pinus Singleleaf Pinon Pine x x C 6 3 shrub? Pinus mugo mugo Mugho Pine X X X C 5 3 Pinus nigra Austrian Black Pine X X X C 20 3 Pinus patula Jelecote Pine C 25 2 cold Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine X X X C 25 3 Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine, Indian Longleaf Pine X X X C 20 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Pinus sabiniana Digger Pine, Gray Pine, Foothill Pine X X C 20 3 Large Pine Cones Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine X X X C 10 3 Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine X X C 15 3 Pistacia atlantica Mt. Atlas Pistache X X X D 30 3 Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache X X X X X D 30 3 Pithecellobium flexicaule NT Texas Ebony X X X D 20 3 cold Pithecellobium pallens NT Tenaza E 15 3 cold Pittosporum tobira Mock Orange X X X E 5 2 Pittosporum tobira 'Mariposa' Cream De Mint Pittosporum X X X E 4 2 Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' Variegated Mock Orange X X X E 5 2 Pittosporum tobira' Wheeler's Dwarf' Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum X X X E 4 2 Platanus racemosa Sycamore X X X D 35 2 Platanus wrightii Arizona Sycamore X X X X D 35 2 Platanus X acerifolia 'Yardwood or Bloodgood' London Plane Tree X X X X X D 35 2 Platycodon grandiflorus NT Balloon Flower H 1 2 Plecostachys NT Dwarf Strawflower X X H 1 3 cold Plumbago spp Cape Plumbago n n n n E 4 2 cold Podocarpus Yew Pine X X D 8 2 Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose h 1 2 Poliomintha maderensis NT Mexican oregano, Lavender Spice X X X H 2 3 Polygala spp Sweet-pea shrub N N N N N E 3 2 cold Polygonum aubertii NT Silver Lace Vine D v 2 Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern X H2 2 2 Populus spp Popular, Cottonwood N N N N N D banned Potentilla fruticosa Cinquefoil X X H 2 2 Potentilla tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil X X H gc 2 Potentilla verna Cinquefoil X H GC 2 Prosopis alba Argentine Mesquite X X X se 25 3 Prosopis chilensis Chilean Mesquite X X X D 25 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite/Texas Mesquite X X` X D 25 3 Prosopis glandulosa torreyana Mesquite X X X D 25 3 Prosopis pubescens Screwbean Mesquite D 25 3 Prosopis velutina Velvet Mesquite D 25 2 Prunus X cistena Dwarf Red-Leaf Plum X X X D 5 2 Prunus Almond X D 15 2 Prunus blireiana Flowering Plum X X X D 15 2 Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherry Laurel x x x x E 15 2 'Atropurpurea' y Myrobalan/Purple X X X D 20 2 Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud' Thundercloud Flowering Plum X X X D 20 2 Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry X X X E 6 3 Prunus pumila v. besseyi NT Sand Cherry X X X D 3 2 Psilostrophe cooperi NT Paper Flower X X X E 1 3 Psilostrophe tagetina NT Wooly Paper Flower X X X E 1 3 Psorothamnus spinosa NT Smoke tree n n n n n 3 cold Punica granatum Common Pomegranate X X X X D 6 3 Punica granatum 'Nana' Dwarf Pomegrante X X X D 2 3 Purshia mexicana stansburyana NT Cliff Rose X X X E 4 3 Pyracantha coccinea 'vrs' Firethorn X X X E TBD 2 Pyracantha crenatoserrata 'vrs' Firethorn X X X E TBD 2 Pyracantha hybrids Firethorn X E TBD 2 Pyracantha koidzumii Firethorn X X X E TBD 2 Pyrus calleryana Bradford Pear / Callery Pear X X X X X D 15 2 Pyrus calleryana ' Aristrocrat' Aristocrat Pear X X X X X D 15 2 Pyrus kawakamii Evergreen Pear X X X X X D 15 2 Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak X X X E 25 3 Quercus buckleyi NT Spanish Oak/ texas oak X D 20 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Quercus NT Canyon Live Oak / Maul Oak / Golden Cup Oak X E 20 2 Quercus douglasii NT Blue Oak X D 25 3 Quercus emoryi NT Emory Oak X X E 25 3 Quercus frainetto NT Hungarian or Italian Oak X D 30 3 Quercus fusiformis NT Escarpment Live Oak X D 20 3 Quercus garryana NT Oregon White Oak D 25 3 Quercus ilex Holly Oak / Holm Oak X X X X X E 20 3 Quercus lobata Valley Oak / California White Oak X X E 20 3 Quercus macrocarpa NT Burr Oak / Mossycup Oak X D 30 3 Quercus muhlenbergii NT Chinquapin Oak D 20 3 Quercus myrsinifolia NT Japanese Live Oak X D 25 3 Quercus palustris NT Pin Oak / Swamp Oak X X D 20 2 Quercus shumardii NT Shumard Red Oak D 25 3 Quercus texana NT Spanish Oak D 25 3 Quercus turbinella NT Desert Scrub Oak / Shrub live oak X X X E 10 3 Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak X X X X X D 20 3 Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn X X X E 8 3 Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry X X X E 5 3 Rhaphiolepis indica CVS - Dwarf Varieties Indian Hawthorn Dwarf X X X X E 3 3 Rhaphiolepis indica 'CVS' Standard Standard Indian Hawthorne X X X X E 5 3 Rhaphiolepis umbellata NT Yeddo Hawthorne X X X X E 6 3 Rhododendrons and azaleas N n n n n soil Rhus lancea African Sumac X X X E 8 3 cold Rhus lanceolata NT Flame Leaf Sumac X X X E 10 3 Rhus NT Little Leaf Sumac X X X D 5 3 cold Rhus ovata Sugar Bush X X X E 4 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Rhus trilobata Squawbush / Three Leaf Sumac / Skunkbush X X X D 5 3 Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber' NT Prostrate Sumac X X X D 4 3 Rhus virens NT Evergreen Sumac X X X E 6 3 Ribes alpinum NT Alpine Currant D 3 2 Ribes aureum NT Golden Currant D 3 2 Ribes indecorum NT White Flowering Currant D 3 3 Ribes odoratum NT Sweet Currant D 3 3 Robina 'Purple Robe' Purple Robe Locust X X X X X D 25 3 Robinia X ambigua 'Idahoensis' Idaho Locust X X X X X D 25 3 Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust X X X D 25 1 Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy X X H 3 3 Rosa banksiae 'alba plena' White Lady Bank's Rose X X X X D 10 2 Rosa banksiae 'lutea' Yellow Lady Bank's Rose X X X X D 10 2 Rosa 'cecile brunner' Cecile Brunner Rose X X X D 5 2 Rosa damascene Damask Rose X X X D 3 2 Rosa hybrida Rose X X X D 2 Rosa minutifolia Baja California Wild Rose X X X D 3 3 Rosa multiflora Japanese Rose X X X D 6 2 Rosa rugosa Ramanas Rose, Sea Tomatoe X X X D 3 2 Rosa species Rose Bush X X X D 4 2 Rosa wichuraiana Memorial Rose X X X D 6 2 Rosa woodsii NT Woods Rose X X X D 4 2 Rosmarinus officinalis ssp. Low growing varieities, 1.5' to 2 ' tall - Min. 5 deg. F cold tolerance Prostrate Rosemary X X X X E 3 Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm X X X E 8 3 Sagina subulata Iris Moss X X H 1 1 Sagina subulata ' Aurea' Scotch Moss X X H 1 1 Salix spp Willow N N N N N D 25 3 Banned ---PAGE BREAK--- Salvia chamaedryoides NT Blue Sage E 1 2 cold Salvia clevelandii NT Cleveland Sage/ California Blue Sage X X E 4 3 cold Salvia dorrii NT Desert Sage, Great Basin Blue Sage X X X E 2 2 Salvia greggii Autumn Sage X X X X SE 2 3 Salvia muelleri NT Royal Purple Autumn Sage E 3 2 Salvia officinalis Garden Sage H 1 2 Salvia X Trident NT Trident X X X X E 2 3 Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton X X X X E 3 3 Santolina rosmarinifolia Green Lavender Cotton X X X X ` E 3 3 Scabiosis spp. Pincushion Flower H 1 2 Schinus molle California Pepper tree n n n n n 20 3 cold, messy Schizachyrium scoparium NT Little Bluestem X X X E 1 2 Senna wislizenii NT Shrubby Senna X X X D 4 2 Sequoia sempervirens Coastal Redwood X X C 15 2 Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant Sequoia X X X C 20 2 Simmondsia chinensis 'vista' Jojoba, Goatnut X X X E 4 4 Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass X X X H 1 3 Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-Eyed Grass X X X H 1 3 Sophora affinis NT Eve's Neckless X X X D 4 2 Sophora arizonica NT Arizonia Laurel X X X E 4 3 Sophora japonica NT Japanese Pagoda Tree/ Chinese Scholar tree X X X X X D 30 2 Sophora secundiflora NT Texas Mountain Laurel/Mescal bean X X X E 10 3 Spartium junceum Spanish Broom n n n n n 3 invasive Sphaeralcea ambigua NT Globe Mallow X X X P 3 3 Spiraea cantoniensis 'Flore- Pleno' Double Bridal Wreath X X X D 5 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' Dwarf Red Spirea X X X D 2 2 Spirea X vanhouttei Bridal Wreath Spirea X X X D 5 2 Sporobolus airoides NT Alkaili Sacaton X X X H 3 3 Sporobolus wrightii NT Giant Sacaton X X X H 3 3 Stetsonia coryne Toothpick Cactus X X H 8 3 Stipa calamagrostis NT Spear Grass X X X H 3 3 Stipa cernua NT nodding feathergrass H 2 3 Stipa gigantea NT Giant Feather Grass X X X H 3 3 Stipa lepida NT Foothill Stipa H 2 3 Stipa pulchra NT Purple Stipa H 2 3 Stipa splendens NT NCN X X X H 3 3 Stipa tenuissima NT Mexican Feathergrass H 1 2 Stokesia laevis NT Stokes Aster H 1 2 Styrax japonium NT Japanese Snowbell D 20 2 Styrax officinale californicum NT California Storax D 3 2 Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen Palm n n n n n E 6 2 cold praealtum NT Rodney's Aster X X X 1 2 Syringa vulgaris 'CVS.' Common Lilac X X X D 7 3 Syringa X chinensis Chinese Lilac X X X D 5 3 Syringa X persica 'CVS.' Persian Lilac X X X D 5 3 Tagetes lemmonii 'Compacta' Compact Mt. Lemmon Marigold X X X H 1 2 Tamariz spp. Tamarisk n n n n n E 20 2 banned Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew H 1 2 Tecoma capensis Cape Honeysuckle n n n n n E 5 2 cold gymnanthera Japanese X X E 4 2 Tetraneuris acaulis NT Angelita Daisy X X X H 1 2 Teucrium fruticans NT Bush Germander X X X E 3 3 Teucrium fruticans 'Azurea' NT Shrubby Germander X X X E 3 3 Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum' NT Compact Bush Germander X X X E 2 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Teucrium x lucidrys Dwarf Germander X X X E 2 3 Teucrium x lucidrys 'Prostratum' Prostrate Germander X X X E 2 3 Thalictrum polycarpum NT Medow rue D 1 2 Thuja occidentalis American Arborvitae X X X C 10 3 Thuja orientalis 'Aurea' Dwarf Golden Arborvitas (beckman Dwarf Arborvitas) X X X C 2 3 Thuja orientalis 'Westmont' Oriental Arborvitae X X X C 3 3 Thunbergia alata Black eyed susan d v 2 annual Thunbergia battiscombei NT thunbergia d v 2 annual acerosa NT Prickly-leaf Dogweed h 1 2 pentachaeta NT Golden Dyssodia h 1 2 tenuiloba NT Golden Fleece h 1 2 Thymus pseudolanuginosus Wooly Thyme X X X H GC 2 Thymus Creeping Thyme X X X H GC 3 Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme X X X H GC 2 Thymus x citriodorus Lemon Thyme X X X H GC 2 Tiarella wherryi NT Sugar Scoop H gc 2 Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian Star Jasmine X X X E GC 2 Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine X X X E 1 2 cold Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm X X X E 5 2 Trachycarpus wagnerianus Minature Chusan Palm X X X E 5 2 Tradescantia virginiana Spiderwort X X H 1 2 Trifolium fragiferum O'Connor's Legume O'Conner's Legume X X E 1 3 Trithrinax acanthocoma NT Spiny Fiber Palm X X X H 8 2 Trixis californica NT Trixis E 2 3 Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic X X X X H 1 2 Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm, Evergreen Elm X X X X D 35 2 Ulmus pumile Siberian Elm N N N N N D Banned Ungnadia speciosa NT Mexican Buckeye X X X D 10 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Vauquelinia californica NT Arizona Rosewood X X X E 6 2 Vauquelinia californica v. pauciflora NT NCN X X X E 6 2 Vauquelinia corymbosa var. Angustifolia NT Chisos Rosewood, Narrow Leaf Rosewood X X X E 12 2 Vauquelinia corymbosa var. heterodon NT Neuvo Leon Rosewood X X X E 8 2 Verbena gooddingii NT Verbena X X X H 2 3 Verbena peruviana Peruvian Verbena X X H 4 3 cold Verbena rigida NT Sandpaper Verbena X X X H 3 2 Verbena X hybrida Garden Verbena X X H 2 2 cold Viburnum awabuki Sweet Viburnum X X X D 5 2 Viburnum japonicum Japanese Viburnum X X X E 6 2 Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum X X X D 5 2 Viburnum opulus European Cranberry Bush, Snowball Bush X X X D 6 2 Viburnum opulus 'roseum' Common Snow Ball X X X D 6 2 Viburnum Leatherleaf Viburnum X X X E 6 2 Viburnum suspensum Sandankwa Vibernum X X X E 6 2 Viburnum tinus Laurustinus X X X E 4 2 Viburnum tinus 'Spring Bouquet compacta' Compact Spring Bouquet Viburnum X X X E 4 2 Viburnum X burkwoodii Burkwood Viburnum X X X D 4 2 Viguiera deltoidea NT Goldeneye X X X H 2 3 Viguiera stenoloba NT Skeleton-Leaf Goldeneye X X X P 3 3 Viguiere mulifora NCN H 1 3 Vinca major Big-Leaf Periwinkle X X X E GC 3 invasive Vinca minor Dwarf Periwinkle E GC 3 Vitex angus-castus NT Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper Tree X X X D 20 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Vitis californica 'Roger's Red' NT California Wild Grape X X X D V 2 Washingtonia filfera California Fan Palm X X X E 10 2 Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm X X X E 10 2 Weigela florida Weigela X X X D 6 2 Westringia fruticosa Coast Rosemary E 4 3 COLD Wisteria spp. and varieties Wisteria X X X D v 2 X Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa X X X D 20 3 X Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress n n n n n c 20 2 X Fatshedera Lizei Botanical Wonder X X X E 4 2 Xylococcus bicolor NT Mission Manzanita E 5 3 Xylosma congestum Shiny Xylosma X X X E 6 3 Xylosma congestum 'Compacta' Compact Xylosma X X X E 5 3 Yucca aloifolia Spanish Bayonet X X E 3 3 cold, very sharp Yucca baccata NT Datil Yucca, Bannana Yucca X X E 4 4 Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree X X E 10 4 Yucca constricta NT NCN X X X X E 3 3 Yucca elata NT Soaptree Yucca X X E 8 3 cold Yucca filamentosa NT Adam's Needle X X E 3 3 Yucca flaccida NT E 3 3 Yucca glauca NT Soap weed X X X X E 3 3 Yucca gloriosa Spanish Dagger, Soft-tip Yucca X E 3 3 cold Yucca harrimaniae NT Harriman's Yucca X X X X E 1 3 Yucca neomexicana NT NCN X X X X E 3 3 Yucca pallida NT Pale Leaf Yucca X X X X E 5 3 Yucca recurvifolia Weeping Yucca X X E 4 3 Yucca rigida NT Blue Yucca X X E 4 3 Yucca rostrata NT Beaked Yucca X X E 5 3 Yucca rupicola NT Twisted leaf Yucca X X X X E 2 3 Yucca schidigera Mohave Yucca X X E 2 4 Yucca schottii NT Mountain Yucca E 2 4 Yucca whipplei Our Lord's Candle X X E 4 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- Zantedeschia aethiopica Common Calla lily X X H 1 2 Zauschneria californica NT California Fushia, Hummingbird flower X X X H 1 2 Zelkova serrata Sawleaf Zelkova X X X X X D 20 2 Zephyranthese candida NT White Rain Lily X X X H 1 2 Zephyranthese x 'Prairie Sunset' NT Coral Rain Lily X X X H 1 2 Zexmenia hispida NT NCN X X X H 2 2 Zinnia acerosa NT Desert Zinnia X X X H 1 3 Zizyphus jujuba Chinese Jujuba X X X D 20 3