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| This is a list I am developing in response to home owners wanting more guidance on what to plant in irrigated gardens around the home. I am listing native species that could be utilized in the Santa Cruz Mountains. These plants are suitable for irrigation once a week or less. Ideally keep all plants 5 ft or more from structures. These plants are a combination or delicate annuals which produce very little fuel and low growing easy to maintain perennials. Yarrow, CA Fuchsia, Wild Hollyhock/Checkerbloom, Chinese Houses, and Lupines can be cut to the ground in late summer/fall or whenever necessary and be unharmed. For more info on defensible space zones: https://www.firesafemarin.org/defensible-space For questions about this plant list, contact me at: Nikki@cal-sisters.com | ||||||
| 18 PLANTS |
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Achillea millefolium Common yarrow
native
Perennial herb 
© 2022 Andy Ford 
© 2020 Bob Sweatt 
© 2018 Gary McDonald |
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Aquilegia eximia Serpentine columbine, Sticky columbine, Van Houtte's columbine
native
Perennial herb 
© 2024 Charles Russell 
© 2019 Ken Hickman 
© 2021 Mike Russler |
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Armeria maritima Thrift seapink
native
Perennial herb 
© 2016 Steve Matson 
© 2016 Steve Matson 
© 2016 Steve Matson |
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Calandrinia ciliata red maids, Calandrinia
native
Annual herb 
© 2021 Mary Ann Machi 
© 2019 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2019 Ron Vanderhoff |
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Collinsia heterophylla Purple chinese houses
native
Annual herb 
© 2022 Mary Ann Machi 
© 2019 David Greenberger 
© 2019 Ron Vanderhoff |
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Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk dudleya
native
Perennial herb 
© 2018 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2012 Ann Dalkey 
© 2020 Julia Markey |
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Epilobium canum California fuchsia, Hummingbird trumpet, zauschneria
native
Perennial herb 
© 2018 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2015 Gerald Carr 
© 2015 Gerald Carr |
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Eschscholzia californica California poppy
native
Annual, Perennial herb 
© 2019 Dee Shea Himes 
© 2021 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2019 Amy Rapport |
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Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry
native
Perennial herb 
© 2016 Teresa R Spade, AICP 
© 2019 Patrick Furtado 
© 2020 Carlos Davidson |
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Limnanthes douglasii ssp. sulphurea Douglas' meadowfoam, Meadow foam, Point Reyes meadowfoam
• rare native
Annual herb 
© 2024 Charles Russell 
© 2024 Charles Russell 
© 2018 Woody Elliott |
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Lupinus bicolor Annual lupine, Bicolored lupine, Miniature lupine
native
Annual, Perennial herb 
© 2024 Mary Ann Machi 
© 2022 Mike Russler 
© 2024 Mary Ann Machi |
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Lupinus latifolius Bigleaf lupine, Broad leaf lupine, Broadleaf lupine
native
Perennial herb 
© 2017 Steve Matson 
© 2017 Steve Matson 
© 2008 Steve Matson |
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Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes
native
Annual herb 
© 2019 Matt Berger 
© 2019 Diane Etchison 
© 2019 Ron Vanderhoff |
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Ranunculus californicus California buttercup
native
Perennial herb 
© 2016 Steve Matson 
© 2016 Steve Matson 
© 2016 Steve Matson |
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Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaf stonecrop, Pacific stonecrop, Stone crop
native
Perennial herb 
© 2021 Steve Matson 
© 2021 Steve Matson 
© 2023 R.A. Chasey |
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Sesuvium verrucosum Verrucose seapurslane, Western sea purslane
native
Perennial herb 
© 2019 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2020 R.A. Chasey 
© 2018 Ron Vanderhoff |
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Sidalcea malviflora Checker bloom, Checker mallow, Dwarf checkerbloom
native
Perennial herb 
© 2022 David Strauch 
© 2018 Sheila Lodge 
© 2022 Suzanne L. Weakley |
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Sisyrinchium bellum Western blue eyed grass
native
Perennial herb 
© 2024 Steve Conger 
© 2024 Ron Vanderhoff 
© 2019 Stacie Wolny |