The Emerald Necklace Expanded Plan plant palette was developed as an easy to reference list for restoration and greening projects in the public spaces throughout the Emerald Necklace. The source documents for this plant palette are the Los Angeles River Master Plan Landscaping Guidelines and Plant Palettes (January, 2004) and the San Gabriel River Corridor Master Plan (June, 2006). The plant lists were developed by a cross disciplinary team of professionals concerned with protecting the seed bank and biological integrity of the river corridors – to be used by jurisdictions participating in greening and re-vegetation of the river corridors. This multi-disciplinary team included: Ecologists, Landscape Architects, Botanists, artists, the native plant society, local conservancies, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, the US forest Service, the National Park Service, City Parks and Recreation departments, the Audubon Society, Friends of the Los Angeles River and the local watershed councils. We have found that plant managers at school districts and other facilities; both adjacent to the river and within the urban core are equally interested in planting California Watershed sensitive plants for their water conservation properties, ecological value, habitat enhancing properties as well as their heritage/ educational value. This is an exciting trend. Supplemental source documents have included the Army Corp of Engineers Plant list for ecological restoration at Santa Fe Dam as well as plant list for restoration of Monrovia Canyon within the City of Monrovia and nestled against boundary of the Angeles National Forest. The Angeles National Forest Management plan September 2005 - Los Cerritos Watershed Impacts Report were also consulted. This section of the document is divided into the following categories: • Grasses, Sedges and Rushes • Groundcovers and Vines • Perennials • Shrubs and Subshrubs • Trees Each plant is labeled to identify which are appropriate to be planted along the San Gabriel River, Rio Hondo River, or Park/School sites not located near the Rivers. SGR SAN GABRIEL RIVER
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
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LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
We commissioned Barbara Eisenstein to take original photos of many of the plants as high quality photos were not always available from the nurseries. Photo credits also include: Tree of Life, El Nativo, Martin Hale, and Ron Luxemburg. Our hope is to encourage people to reconnect to their environment and become excited about changing our ethic and esthetic of landscape architecture to include the multiple benefits of planting natives. Natives mitigate the effects of Climate Change by reducing negative impacts on valuable natural resources and air quality, in addition to reducing greenhouse gases.
PLANT PALETTE
EMERALD NECKLACE FOREST TO OCEAN EXPANDED VISION PLAN NATIVE PLANT PALETTE
© 2014 Amigos de los Rios
GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES
PLANT PALETTE
EMERALD NECKLACE FOREST TO OCEAN EXPANDED VISION PLAN
© 2014 Amigos de los Rios
Botanical Name Bouteloua gracilis Carex barbarae Carex pansa Carex praegracilis Carex spissa Festuca californica Festuca idahoensis Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Juncus balticus Juncus patens Juncus textilis Juncus xiphioides Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' Leymus triticoides Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn' Muhlenbergia rigens Nassella [Stipa] cernua Nassella [Stipa] lepida Nassella [Stipa] pulchra Schoenoplectus americanus schoenoplectus californicus
Common Name Blue Grama Santa Barbara Sedge California Meadow Sedge Clustered Field Sedge San Diego Sedge California Fescue Idaho Fescue Leopold's Rush Baltic Rush California Gray Rush Basket Rush Iris‐leaved Rush Giant Wild Rye Wild Rye Selection Creeping Wild Rye Creeping Wild Rye Selection Deer Grass Nodding Needlegrass Foothill Needlegrass Purple Needlegrass American Bulrush California Bulrush
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GROUNDCOVERS AND VINES
Description 6‐12" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Winter Dormant 1‐3'H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 4‐8" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 1‐2'W, Sun/Part Sun, N/A, Evergreen 2‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Summer‐Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐4'H x 2‐4'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Drought Dormant 4‐6' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 1‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Green/Tan, Evergreen 1‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Grey/Silver 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 1‐4' H x 2‐5' W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant 4‐8' H x spreading W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant
Botanical Name Achillea millefolium Arctostaphylos edmundsii Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. franciscana Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'
Common Name Common Yarrow Little Sur Manzanita Manzanita Hybrid Franciscan Manzanita John Dourley Manzanita
River LAR ‐ SGR
Baccharis pilularis var. pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Pigeon Point Coyote Brush
SGR
Ceanothus griseus hor. 'Yankee Point' Equisetum hyemale Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson' Fragaria californica Heuchera 'Canyon Delight' Heuchera sanguinea Mahonia repens Salvia 'Dara's Choice' Satureja douglasii
Wild Lilac Selection Scouring‐rush Horsetail California Buckwheat Selection California Wild Strawberry Alum Root Hybrid Coral Bells Creeping Barberry Sage Hybrid Yerba Buena
Vitis californica
California Wild Grape
Vitis girdiana
Desert Grape
LAR ‐ SGR
Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
Botanical Name Aristolochia californica Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Asarum caudatum
Common Name Dutchman's Pipe Sandhill Sage Selection Wild Ginger
River
Description 10‐15' long, Part Sun/Shade, Cream, Winter‐Deciduous 6‐12"H x 1‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1' H x 2‐3' W, Part Shade/Shade, Maroon, Evergreen
Ascleplias fascicularis
Narrow‐leaf Milkweed
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Aster chilensis Aster chilensis 'Point St. George' Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink' Camissonia bistorta Camissonia californica Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis
Coast Aster Point St. George Aster
Clematis lasiantha
Pipestems
LAR ‐ SGR
Climbing to 20'H x W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Drought Deciduous
Clematis ligusticifolia Clematis pauciflora Corethrogyne [Lessingia] filaginifolia Delphinium cardinale Dichelostemma capitatum [D. pulchella] Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Epilobium canum Epilobium 'Catalina'
Western White Clematis Rope Vine California Aster Scarlet Larkspur Blue Dicks Blue Wild Rye Hummingbird Trumpet Catalina California Fuchsia
LAR ‐ SGR SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR LAR ‐ SGR
15 ‐ 20' long, Part Shade, White, Winter deciduous 10‐15' long, Part Shade, White/Cream, Summer Dormant 6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun, Part Sun, Lavender/Pink, Evergreen 2‐6' H x 1' W, Sun/Shade, Red, Deciduous less than 2'H, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Summer Deciduous 4' H x spreading, Sun/Part Sun, Drought dormant 1‐3' H x 2‐4' W, Sun, Red, Semi‐Evergreen 2‐3'H x 4‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Orange/Red, Evergreen
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Description 1‐2'H x 1‐2'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 1‐2'H x 3‐5'W, Part Shade/Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen 10‐18" H x 24‐36" W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Pink, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 8' W, Sun/Part Shade, Pink, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 5‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Evergreen 12‐30"H x 6‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 8‐10'W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Evergreen 4' H x spreading, Sun/Part Sun, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐12'H x 12‐18'W, Part Sun/Shade, Dark Pink, Evergreen 8‐12"H x 8‐12"W, Part Sun, Red/Coral, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3'+ W, Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3' W, Part Sun/Shade, White, Evergreen Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
PERENNIALS
Anacapa Pink Island Morning‐glory SGR Southern Sun Cup California Sun Cup Indian Paintbrush
1‐4' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Light Pink, Winter Dormant 1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Lavender, Winter Dormant 6‐12" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Lavender, Winter Dormant Climbing to 20‐25' H x W, Part Sun / Inland Shade, Whitish/Pink, Drought Deciduous 6"‐ 1' H x 3' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐3'H, Yellow 1‐2'H, Part Sun, Red
Aster chilensis 'Point St. George' Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink' Camissonia bistorta Camissonia californica Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis
Point St. George Aster
Clematis lasiantha
Pipestems
LAR ‐ SGR
Climbing to 20'H x W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Drought Deciduous
Clematis ligusticifolia Clematis pauciflora Corethrogyne [Lessingia] filaginifolia Delphinium cardinale Dichelostemma capitatum [D. pulchella] Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Epilobium canum Epilobium 'Catalina' Epilobium 'Route 66' Erigeron glaucus Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum confertiflorum Eschscholzia californica Iris douglasiana Iris douglasiana 'Canyon Snow' Keckiella antirrhinoides Lobelia cardinalis Lotus scoparius Mimulus [Diplacus] aurantiacus Mimulus cardinalis Monardella macrantha Monardella odoratissima Penstemon centranthifolius Penstemon eatonii Penstemon heterophyllus var. australus 'Margarita BOP' Penstemon spectabilis Phacelia ramosissima Romneya coulteri
Western White Clematis Rope Vine California Aster Scarlet Larkspur Blue Dicks Blue Wild Rye Hummingbird Trumpet Catalina California Fuchsia Route 66 California Fuchsia Seaside Daisy Shasta Buckwheat Golden Yarrow California Poppy Douglas Iris Canyon Snow Douglas Iris Yellow Bush Snapdragon Cardinal Flower Deerweed Bush Monkeyflower Scarlet Monkey Flower Scarlet Coyote Mint Pennyroyal Scarlet Bugler Firecracker Penstemon
LAR ‐ SGR SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR LAR ‐ SGR
15 ‐ 20' long, Part Shade, White, Winter deciduous 10‐15' long, Part Shade, White/Cream, Summer Dormant 6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun, Part Sun, Lavender/Pink, Evergreen 2‐6' H x 1' W, Sun/Shade, Red, Deciduous less than 2'H, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Summer Deciduous 4' H x spreading, Sun/Part Sun, Drought dormant 1‐3' H x 2‐4' W, Sun, Red, Semi‐Evergreen 2‐3'H x 4‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Orange/Red, Evergreen 12‐18" H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Semi‐deciduous 8‐12" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Violet, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 2‐3' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1‐2'H x 1‐3'W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1'H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Orange 12‐18" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 1' H x 2' W, White/Yellow, Evergreen 4' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Summer Deciduous 1‐3' H, 1‐2' W, Sun, Part Sun, Red 3' H x 3' H, Sun, Yellow/Red, Summer Deciduous 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Apricot, Summer Dormant 1‐3' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Scarlet, Semi‐dormant 1' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Light Shade, Red 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen
Salvia spathacae 'Powerline Pink'
Powerline Pink Hummingbird Sage SGR
1‐2'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Red/Magenta, Evergreen
Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium californicum 'Yellowstone' Sphaeralcea ambigua
Blue‐eyed Grass Yellowstone Yellow‐Eyed Grass Globe Mallow
LAR ‐ SGR
8‐12"H x 6‐12"W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Drought Dormant 1.5‐2'H x 9‐12"W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun, Apricot, Evergreen
Botanical Name Abutilon palmeri Acalypha californica Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Name Palmer’s Indian Mallow California Copperleaf Chamise
River
LAR ‐ SGR
Description 3‐6' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Apricot, Semi‐evergreen 3' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 4‐10'H x 4‐8'W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Evergreen
Aesculus californica
California Buckeye
SGR
15‐30' H x 15‐30' W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Early Deciduous
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Arctostaphylos glauca Arctostaphylos hookeri Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Artemisia californica Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia tridentata
Louis Edmunds Manzanita Bigberry Manzanita Hooker's Manzanita Manzanita Hybrid California Sagebrush California Mugwort Big Basin Sagebrush
LAR LAR ‐ SGR
6‐8' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Evergreen 6‐15'H x 6‐15' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 2‐6' H x 6‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐6'H x 5‐8'W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Summer Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Winter Dormant 4‐8'H x 3‐4'W, Sun, Yelllow, Evergreen
SHRUBS AND SUBSHRUBS
Anacapa Pink Island Morning‐glory SGR Southern Sun Cup California Sun Cup Indian Paintbrush
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6‐12" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Lavender, Winter Dormant Climbing to 20‐25' H x W, Part Sun / Inland Shade, Whitish/Pink, Drought Deciduous 6"‐ 1' H x 3' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐3'H, Yellow 1‐2'H, Part Sun, Red
Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon SGR
1‐2'H x 1‐2'W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue/Purple, Evergreen
Showy Penstemon Branching Phacelia Matilija Poppy
3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue/Violet, Evergreen 2' H x 4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Semi‐Deciduous 3‐6'H x 8'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Drought Dormant
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Asclepias californica
California Milkweed
SGR
3' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purplish/Dark Purple, Winter Dormant
Atriplex canescens Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri Baccharis emoryi Baccharis glutinosa Baccharis pilularis Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis sarothroides Berberis [Mahonia] nevinii Calliandra californica Carpenteria californica Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus cyaneus Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Ceanothus leucodermis Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus 'Point Reyes' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Ceanothus verrucosus
Fourwing Saltbush Quail Bush Emory's Baccharis Mulefat Coyote Brush Mulefat Desert Broom Nevin's Barberry Fairy Duster Bush Anemone Concha California Lilac San Diego Ceanothus Dark Star California Lilac Frosty Blue California Lilac Joyce Coulter California Lilac Julia Phelps California Lilac Chaparral Whitethorn Hairy Ceanothus Point Reyes California Lilac Wild Lilac Hybrid Wheeler Canyon California Lilac Warty‐stemmed Ceanothus
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Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow
Cornus stolonifera (C. sericea) Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Redtwig Dogwood Rabbit Brush
3‐5' H x 4‐6' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 8‐10'H x 12‐15'W, Sun, Incon., Evergreen 10' H x 6' W, Sun/Shade, White, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 4‐6' W, Sun, White, Deciduous 3‐5' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐10'H x 10‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Drought Dormant 6‐8'H x 4‐8'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 4‐8'H x 8‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 4‐5' W, Sun/Light Shade, Red, Drought Deciduous 5‐8'H x 6‐8'W, Part Shade/Shade, White, Evergreen 6‐8' H x 8‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 12' H x 8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 5‐6' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue/Purple, Evergreen 6‐9'H x 8‐10'W, Sun/Part Sun, Sky Blue, Evergreen 3‐5'H x 6‐8'W, Sun/Part Sun, Medium Blue, Evergreen 4‐7' H x 7‐9' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 10‐12' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White/Blue, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 1' H x 12' W, Part Sun, Deep Blue/Purple, Evergreen 12‐20'H x 15‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Blue, Evergreen 6' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Evergreen 6‐8' H x 6‐8' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 10‐20'H x 10‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Pale Pink/Lavender, Winter Deciduous 12‐20'H x 12‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Winter Dormant 5‐6' H x 5‐6' W, Sun, Yellow
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Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus cyaneus Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Ceanothus leucodermis Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus 'Point Reyes' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Ceanothus verrucosus
Concha California Lilac San Diego Ceanothus Dark Star California Lilac Frosty Blue California Lilac Joyce Coulter California Lilac Julia Phelps California Lilac Chaparral Whitethorn Hairy Ceanothus Point Reyes California Lilac Wild Lilac Hybrid Wheeler Canyon California Lilac Warty‐stemmed Ceanothus
6‐8' H x 8‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 12' H x 8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 5‐6' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue/Purple, Evergreen 6‐9'H x 8‐10'W, Sun/Part Sun, Sky Blue, Evergreen 3‐5'H x 6‐8'W, Sun/Part Sun, Medium Blue, Evergreen 4‐7' H x 7‐9' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 10‐12' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White/Blue, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 1' H x 12' W, Part Sun, Deep Blue/Purple, Evergreen 12‐20'H x 15‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Blue, Evergreen 6' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Evergreen 6‐8' H x 6‐8' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 10‐20'H x 10‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Pale Pink/Lavender, Winter Deciduous 12‐20'H x 12‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Winter Dormant 5‐6' H x 5‐6' W, Sun, Yellow
EMERALD NECKLACE FOREST TO OCEAN EXPANDED VISION PLAN
Ribes malvaceum 'Montara Rose'
Montara Rose Chaparral Currant
8' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 8‐12' H x 10‐15' W, Sun, Yellow, Drought‐deciduous 3‐4'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 3'+ W, Sun, Light Purple, Evergreen 3' H x 5' W, Sun, Light Pink/Chocolate, Evergreen
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2' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Light pink, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 3‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 8‐20' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White w/Red Berry, Evergreen 6‐10'H x 4‐8'W, Sun, Lavender, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 10‐15' H x 15‐20' W, Sun, Evergreen 10' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink‐Lavender, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 10‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red/Violet, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink/Purple, Evergreen 3‐6' H x 3‐6' W, Sun, Yellow, Deciduous 4‐8'H x 8‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 6' H x 6'+ W, Sun, Deep Rose/Pink, Evergreen 8‐15'H x 10‐20'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 6‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 3‐10' H x 3‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 6‐10'H x 10‐15'W, Sun/Light Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen 8‐12' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Evergreen 2‐6'H x 4‐6'W, Sun/Part Sun, Creamy, Winter Deciduous 6‐10' H x 4‐6' W, Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Drought Deciduous 6' H x 6‐8' W, Part Sun, White, Summer‐Deciduous
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5‐8' H x 5' W, Part Sun, Pink, Semi‐Deciduous
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Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Claremont' Claremont Pink‐Flowering Current
Sambucus mexicana
Mexican Elderberry
Purple Sage
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Salvia mellifera Salvia 'Mrs. Beard' Salvia munzii Trichostema lanatum Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
Black Sage Mrs. Beard Sage Munz's Sage Woolly Bluecurls De La Mina Lilac Verbena
LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
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S a n G a b r i e l M o u n ta i n s
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A n ge l e s N a t i o n a l Fo re st
Rim of the Va l l e y
Ventura County
Tu j u n g a Wa s h
S a n ta M o n i c a M t s .
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Los Angeles
El Monte Hon
Baldwin Santa H i l l s
Gateway Cities
Monica
Santa
Moni
South LA
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Salvia leucophylla
LAR
4‐6'H x 4‐6'W, Part Sun/Shade, Red, Drought Deciduous 3‐6' H x 3‐5'+ W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Semi‐deciduous 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Summer Deciduous 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 20"H, Sun, Blue/Purple 3‐5' H x 5‐8' W, Sun/Light Shade, Pinkish/Purple, Summer Deciduous 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Blue, Evergreen 2' H x 6‐8' W, Sun, Purple/Blue, Evergreen 4' H x 4' W, Sun, Lavender, Semi‐Evergreen 2‐4' H x 4' W, Sun, Purple/Blue, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 3‐4'W, Sun/Partial Sun, Lilac, Evergreen
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Ba
LAR ‐ SGR LAR
SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Lancaster
ca
Fuchsia‐flowered Gooseberry California Wild Rose Sage Hybrid White Sage Cleveland Sage Chia
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Kern County
3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Part Sun/Shade, Pink, Drought Deciduous
Ribes speciosum Rosa californica Salvia 'Allen Chickering' Salvia apiana Salvia clevelandii Salvia columbariae
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10
405
San Gabriel Valley Puente Hills
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Los C e r r i to s
Pa l o s Ve r d e s
Pacific Ocean
Long Beach
Orange County
PLANT PALETTE
Ashyleaf Buckwheat California Buckwheat Baja Bush Snapdragon Island Bush Snapdragon Toyon Desert Lavender Goldenbush Bladder Pod California Juniper Tree Mallow Purisima Tree Mallow Pitcher Sage Scale Broom Nevin's Barberry Chaparral Bush Mallow Laurel Sumac Coffeeberry Holly Leaf Redberry Lemonadeberry Sugar Bush Basket Bush Golden Currant White‐Flowering Current
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Description 80+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Catkins, Winter Dormant 15' H x 10' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐16'H x 10‐20'W, Sun, Magenta, Winter Deciduous 6‐20'H x 8‐12'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 20‐30'H, Sun/Part Sun, White 30‐40' H x 20‐30 W, Sun, Deciduous 30‐40 ' H x 20' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 25'H x 25'W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 40+' H x 20‐30' W, Sun, Evergreen 100+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 100+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 5‐20'H x 10'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 10‐40' H x 10‐30' W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 40‐60' H x 20‐30' W, Sun, Evergreen 20‐50' H x 35'+ W, Sun/Part Sun, Catkins, Evergreen 30‐60' H x 40‐60' W, Sun, Catkins, Evergreen 60‐70' H x 30‐50' W, Sun, Catkins, Winter Dormant 4' H x 4' W, Sun/Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Evergreen 10‐15' H x 6‐10' W, Sun, White, Winter Dormant 10‐40'H, Sun/Part Sun, n/a, Winter Dormant 15‐20' H x 15‐20' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Winter Deciduous 10‐20’H x 10‐20’W, Sun, White, Winter Dormant 8‐25' H x 10'+ W, Sun/Light Shade, Yellow w/Purple Berries, Semi‐ deciduous
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Channel Island Bush Poppy California Bush Poppy California Encelia Brittlebush Pine Goldenbush Yerba Santa Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
River LAR ‐ SGR
Rio
Dendromecon harfordii Dendromecon rigida Encelia californica Encelia farinosa Ericameria [Haplopappus] pinifolia Eriodictyon trichocalyx Eriogonum arborescens Eriogonum californicum Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum fasciculatum Galvezia juncea Galvezia speciosa Heteromeles arbutifolia Hyptis emoryi Isocoma menziesii Isomeris arborea [Cleome isomeris] Juniperus californica Lavatera assurgentiflora Lavatera 'Purisima' Lepichinia fragrans Lepidospartum squamatum Mahonia nevinii Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malosma laurina Rhamnus californica Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhus integrifolia Rhus ovata Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes indecorum
3' H x 1' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen
Common Name White Alder Dr. Hurd Manzanita Western Redbud Mountain Mahogany Pink Dawn Chitalpa Velvet Ash California Black Walnut Desert Museum Palo Verde Coulter pine Western Sycamore Western Cottonwood Hollyleaf Cherry Catalina Cherry Bigcone Douglas‐fir Coast Live Oak Englemann Oak Valley Oak Spiny Redberry Sandbar Willow Goodding’s Black Willow Red Willow Arroyo Willow
Ri v e r
Santa Susana Tarweed
TREES Botanical Name Alnus rhombifolia Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' Cercis occidentalis Cercocarpus betuloides Chitalpa taskentensis 'Pink Dawn' Fraxinus velutina Juglans californica Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum' Pinus coulteri Platanus racemosa Populus fremontii Prunus ilicifolia Prunus lyonii Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Quercus agrifolia Quercus englemannii Quercus lobata Rhamnus crocea Salix exigua Salix gooddingii Salix laevigata Salix lasiolepis
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Deinandra minthornii [Hemizonia minthornii]
SGR
geles
Desert Willow Redtwig Dogwood Rabbit Brush
Los An
Chilopsis linearis Cornus stolonifera (C. sericea) Chrysothamnus nauseosus
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
S a n ta C a ta l i n a Island
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GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES Botanical Name Bouteloua gracilis Carex barbarae Carex pansa Carex praegracilis Carex spissa Festuca californica Festuca idahoensis Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Juncus balticus Juncus patens Juncus textilis Juncus xiphioides Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' Leymus triticoides Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn' Muhlenbergia rigens Nassella [Stipa] cernua Nassella [Stipa] lepida Nassella [Stipa] pulchra Schoenoplectus americanus schoenoplectus californicus
Common Name Blue Grama Santa Barbara Sedge California Meadow Sedge Clustered Field Sedge San Diego Sedge California Fescue Idaho Fescue Leopold's Rush Baltic Rush California Gray Rush Basket Rush Iris‐leaved Rush Giant Wild Rye Wild Rye Selection Creeping Wild Rye Creeping Wild Rye Selection Deer Grass Nodding Needlegrass Foothill Needlegrass Purple Needlegrass American Bulrush California Bulrush
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Botanical Name Achillea millefolium Arctostaphylos edmundsii
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Common Name River Common Yarrow LAR ‐ SGR Little Sur Manzanita
GROUNDCOVERS AND VINES SAN GABRIEL RIVER SGR LAR LOS ANGELES RIVER
River LAR LAR
SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Description 6‐12" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Winter Dormant 1‐3'H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 4‐8" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 1‐2'W, Sun/Part Sun, N/A, Evergreen 2‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Summer‐Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐4'H x 2‐4'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Drought Dormant 4‐6' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 1‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Green/Tan, Evergreen 1‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Grey/Silver 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 1‐4' H x 2‐5' W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant 4‐8' H x spreading W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant
NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
Description 1‐2'H x 1‐2'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 1‐2'H x 3‐5'W, Part Shade/Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen
GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES
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Carex barbarae Santa Barbara Sedge
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama
Carex praegracilis Clustered Field Sedge
LAR
Carex spissa San Diego Sedge
LAR
Carex pansa California Meadow Sedge
Festuca californica California Fescue
Juncus patens California Gray Rush
SGR LAR
Juncus textilis Basket Rush
SGR
SGR
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Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Leopold’s Rush
Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush
Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaved Rush
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Leymus condensatus Giant Wild Rye
SGR LAR SGR
Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ Wild Rye Selection
Leymus triticoides Creeping Wild Rye
SGR LAR SGR
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass
SGR
SGR LAR
Leymus triticoides ‘Grey Dawn’ Creeping Wild Rye Selection
SGR LAR
Nassella [Stipa] cernua Nodding Needlegrass
SGR LAR
Schoenoplectus californicus California Bulrush
SGR LAR
Nassella [Stipa] pulchra Purple Needlegrass
SGR LAR
Schoenoplectus americanus American Bulrush
GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES
Nassella [Stipa] lepida Foothill Needlegrass
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Bouteloua gracilis Carex barbarae Carex pansa Carex praegracilis Carex spissa Festuca californica Festuca idahoensis Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Juncus balticus Juncus patens Juncus textilis Juncus xiphioides Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' Leymus triticoides Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn' Muhlenbergia rigens Nassella [Stipa] cernua Nassella [Stipa] lepida Nassella [Stipa] pulchra Schoenoplectus americanus schoenoplectus californicus
Blue Grama Santa Barbara Sedge California Meadow Sedge Clustered Field Sedge San Diego Sedge California Fescue Idaho Fescue Leopold's Rush Baltic Rush California Gray Rush Basket Rush Iris‐leaved Rush Giant Wild Rye Wild Rye Selection Creeping Wild Rye Creeping Wild Rye Selection Deer Grass Nodding Needlegrass Foothill Needlegrass Purple Needlegrass American Bulrush California Bulrush
Botanical Name Achillea millefolium Arctostaphylos edmundsii Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. franciscana Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'
Common Name Common Yarrow Little Sur Manzanita Manzanita Hybrid Franciscan Manzanita John Dourley Manzanita
River LAR ‐ SGR
Description 1‐2'H x 1‐2'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 1‐2'H x 3‐5'W, Part Shade/Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen 10‐18" H x 24‐36" W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Pink, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 8' W, Sun/Part Shade, Pink, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 5‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Evergreen
Baccharis pilularis var. pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Pigeon Point Coyote Brush
SGR
12‐30"H x 6‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen
Ceanothus griseus hor. 'Yankee Point' Equisetum hyemale Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson' Fragaria californica Heuchera 'Canyon Delight' Heuchera sanguinea Mahonia repens Salvia 'Dara's Choice' Satureja douglasii
Wild Lilac Selection Scouring‐rush Horsetail California Buckwheat Selection California Wild Strawberry Alum Root Hybrid Coral Bells Creeping Barberry Sage Hybrid Yerba Buena
Vitis californica
California Wild Grape
Vitis girdiana
Desert Grape
LAR LAR
SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
GROUNDCOVERS AND VINES
PERENNIALS SAN GABRIEL RIVER SGR
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Botanical Name Aristolochia californica Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice'
LAR
LAR ‐ SGR
2‐3'H x 8‐10'W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Evergreen 4' H x spreading, Sun/Part Sun, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐12'H x 12‐18'W, Part Sun/Shade, Dark Pink, Evergreen 8‐12"H x 8‐12"W, Part Sun, Red/Coral, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3'+ W, Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3' W, Part Sun/Shade, White, Evergreen Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
LAR ‐ SGR
LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Common Name River Dutchman's Pipe Sandhill Sage Selection
6‐12" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Winter Dormant 1‐3'H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 4‐8" H x 6‐12" W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 1‐2'W, Sun/Part Sun, N/A, Evergreen 2‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Summer‐Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐4'H x 2‐4'W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 12‐18"H x 2‐3'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Drought Dormant 4‐6' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Brown, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 1‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Green/Tan, Evergreen 1‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Tan, Evergreen 2' H x 2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Grey/Silver 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Golden/Tan, Summer Dormant 1‐4' H x 2‐5' W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant 4‐8' H x spreading W, Sun, Brown, Winter Dormant
GROUNDCOVERS & VINES
GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES E M E R A L D N E C K L ABotanical Name C E F O R E S T T OCommon Name O C E A N E River X P A Description NDED VISION PLAN
Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
Description 10‐15' long, Part Sun/Shade, Cream, Winter‐Deciduous 6‐12"H x 1‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen
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Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow
Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. franciscana Franciscan Manzanita
SGR LAR
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Little Sur Manzanita
Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ Manzanita Hybrid
Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’ John Dourley Manzanita
Baccharis pilularis var. pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ Pigeon Point Coyote Brush
SGR
Equisetum hyemale Scouring-rush Horsetail
Eriogonum fasciculatum ‘Bruce Dickinson’ California Buckwheat Selection
Fragaria californica California Wild Strawberry
Heuchera ‘Canyon Delight’ Alum Root Hybrid
Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells
SGR LAR
GROUNDCOVERS & VINES
Ceanothus griseus hor. ‘Yankee Point’ Yankee Point California Lilac
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Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry
Salvia ‘Dara’s Choice’ Sage Hybrid
Vitis californica California Wild Grape
Vitis girdiana Desert Grape
Satureja douglasii Yerba Buena
SGR LAR
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Fragaria californica Heuchera 'Canyon Delight' Heuchera sanguinea Mahonia repens Salvia 'Dara's Choice' Satureja douglasii
California Wild Strawberry Alum Root Hybrid Coral Bells Creeping Barberry Sage Hybrid Yerba Buena
6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐12'H x 12‐18'W, Part Sun/Shade, Dark Pink, Evergreen 8‐12"H x 8‐12"W, Part Sun, Red/Coral, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3'+ W, Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 6‐12" H x 2‐3' W, Part Sun/Shade, White, Evergreen
Vitis californica
California Wild Grape
Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
Vitis girdiana
Desert Grape
LAR ‐ SGR
Spreading to 20+', Sun/Part Sun, Purple Fruit, Winter Dormant
Botanical Name Aristolochia californica Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Asarum caudatum
Common Name Dutchman's Pipe Sandhill Sage Selection Wild Ginger
River
Description 10‐15' long, Part Sun/Shade, Cream, Winter‐Deciduous 6‐12"H x 1‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1' H x 2‐3' W, Part Shade/Shade, Maroon, Evergreen
Ascleplias fascicularis
Narrow‐leaf Milkweed
LAR ‐ SGR
1‐4' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Light Pink, Winter Dormant
Aster chilensis Aster chilensis 'Point St. George' Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink' Camissonia bistorta Camissonia californica Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis
Coast Aster Point St. George Aster
Clematis lasiantha
Pipestems
LAR ‐ SGR
Climbing to 20'H x W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Drought Deciduous
Clematis ligusticifolia Clematis pauciflora Corethrogyne [Lessingia] filaginifolia Delphinium cardinale Dichelostemma capitatum [D. pulchella] Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Epilobium canum Epilobium 'Catalina' Epilobium 'Route 66' Erigeron glaucus Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum confertiflorum Eschscholzia californica Iris douglasiana Iris douglasiana 'Canyon Snow' Keckiella antirrhinoides Lobelia cardinalis Lotus scoparius Mimulus [Diplacus] aurantiacus Mimulus cardinalis Monardella macrantha Monardella odoratissima Penstemon centranthifolius Penstemon eatonii Penstemon heterophyllus var. australus 'Margarita BOP' Penstemon spectabilis Phacelia ramosissima Romneya coulteri
Western White Clematis Rope Vine California Aster Scarlet Larkspur Blue Dicks Blue Wild Rye Hummingbird Trumpet Catalina California Fuchsia Route 66 California Fuchsia Seaside Daisy Shasta Buckwheat Golden Yarrow California Poppy Douglas Iris Canyon Snow Douglas Iris Yellow Bush Snapdragon Cardinal Flower Deerweed Bush Monkeyflower Scarlet Monkey Flower Scarlet Coyote Mint Pennyroyal Scarlet Bugler Firecracker Penstemon
LAR ‐ SGR SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR LAR ‐ SGR
15 ‐ 20' long, Part Shade, White, Winter deciduous 10‐15' long, Part Shade, White/Cream, Summer Dormant 6‐8"H x 2‐3'W, Sun, Part Sun, Lavender/Pink, Evergreen 2‐6' H x 1' W, Sun/Shade, Red, Deciduous less than 2'H, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Summer Deciduous 4' H x spreading, Sun/Part Sun, Drought dormant 1‐3' H x 2‐4' W, Sun, Red, Semi‐Evergreen 2‐3'H x 4‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Orange/Red, Evergreen 12‐18" H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Semi‐deciduous 8‐12" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Violet, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 2‐3' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1‐2'H x 1‐3'W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 1'H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Orange 12‐18" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 1' H x 2' W, White/Yellow, Evergreen 4' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Summer Deciduous 1‐3' H, 1‐2' W, Sun, Part Sun, Red 3' H x 3' H, Sun, Yellow/Red, Summer Deciduous 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Apricot, Summer Dormant 1‐3' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Scarlet, Semi‐dormant 1' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Light Shade, Red 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen
Salvia spathacae 'Powerline Pink'
Powerline Pink Hummingbird Sage SGR
1‐2'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Red/Magenta, Evergreen
Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium californicum 'Yellowstone' Sphaeralcea ambigua
Blue‐eyed Grass Yellowstone Yellow‐Eyed Grass Globe Mallow
8‐12"H x 6‐12"W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Drought Dormant 1.5‐2'H x 9‐12"W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 2‐3' W, Sun, Apricot, Evergreen
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LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
LAR
LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
Southern Sun Cup California Sun Cup Indian Paintbrush
LAR ‐ SGR LAR
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon SGR
1‐2'H x 1‐2'W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue/Purple, Evergreen
Showy Penstemon Branching Phacelia Matilija Poppy
3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue/Violet, Evergreen 2' H x 4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Semi‐Deciduous 3‐6'H x 8'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Drought Dormant
LAR ‐ SGR SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
PERENNIALS
SGR SAN GABRIEL RIVER
Anacapa Pink Island Morning‐glory SGR
1‐2' H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Lavender, Winter Dormant 6‐12" H x 1‐2' W, Sun/Part Sun, Lavender, Winter Dormant Climbing to 20‐25' H x W, Part Sun / Inland Shade, Whitish/Pink, Drought Deciduous 6"‐ 1' H x 3' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐3'H, Yellow 1‐2'H, Part Sun, Red
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Aristolochia californica Dutchman’s Pipe
Asceplias fascicularis Narrow-leaf Milkweed
SGR LAR
Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ Sandhill Sage Selection
Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger
Aster chilensis Coast Aster
Aster chilensis ‘Point St. George’ Point St. George Aster
Anacapa Pink Island Morning-glory
Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis Indian Paintbrush
SGR
Camissonia bistorta Southern Sun Cup
Clematis lasiantha Pipestems
PERENNIALS
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia ‘Anacapa Pink’
Camissonia californica California Sun Cup
SGR LAR
Clematis ligusticifolia Western White Clematis
SGR LAR
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Clematis pauciflora Rope Vine
Dichelostemma capitatum [D. pulchella] Blue Dicks
SGR
SGR
Corethrogyne [Lessingia] filaginifolia California Aster
SGR
Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur
SGR LAR
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Blue Wild Rye
LAR
Epilobium canum Hummingbird Trumpet
SGR LAR
Eriogonum umbellatum Shasta Buckwheat
SGR LAR
Epilobium canum ‘Route 66’ Route 66 California Fuchsia
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden Yarrow
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy
PERENNIALS
Epilobium canum ‘Catalina’ Catalina California Fuchsia
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Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana ‘Canyon Snow’ Canyon Snow Douglas Iris
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Lotus scoparius Deerweed
Keckiella antirrhinoides Yellow Bush Snapdragon
SGR LAR
Mimulus [Diplacus] aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower
SGR LAR
SGR LAR
Monardella macrantha Scarlet Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima Pennyroyal
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler
SGR LAR
Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus var. ‘Margarita BOP’ Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon
PERENNIALS
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Monkey Flower
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Penstemon spectabilis Showy Penstemon
Salvia spathacae ‘Powerline Pink’ Powerline Pink Hummingbird Sage
SGR LAR
SGR
Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy
Phacelia ramosissima Branching Phacelia
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass
SGR LAR
Sisyrinchium californicum ‘Yellowstone’ Yellowstone Yellow-Eyed Grass
SGR
PERENNIALS
Sphaeralcea ambigua Globe Mallow
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Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum fasciculatum Galvezia juncea Galvezia speciosa Heteromeles arbutifolia Hyptis emoryi Isocoma menziesii Isomeris arborea [Cleome isomeris] Juniperus californica Lavatera assurgentiflora Lavatera 'Purisima' Lepichinia fragrans Lepidospartum squamatum Mahonia nevinii Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malosma laurina Rhamnus californica Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhus integrifolia Rhus ovata Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes indecorum
Ashyleaf Buckwheat California Buckwheat Baja Bush Snapdragon Island Bush Snapdragon Toyon Desert Lavender Goldenbush Bladder Pod California Juniper Tree Mallow Purisima Tree Mallow Pitcher Sage Scale Broom Nevin's Barberry Chaparral Bush Mallow Laurel Sumac Coffeeberry Holly Leaf Redberry Lemonadeberry Sugar Bush Basket Bush Golden Currant White‐Flowering Current
Ribes malvaceum 'Montara Rose'
Montara Rose Chaparral Currant
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR
2' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Light pink, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 3‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 8‐20' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White w/Red Berry, Evergreen 6‐10'H x 4‐8'W, Sun, Lavender, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 10‐15' H x 15‐20' W, Sun, Evergreen 10' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink‐Lavender, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 10‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red/Violet, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink/Purple, Evergreen 3‐6' H x 3‐6' W, Sun, Yellow, Deciduous 4‐8'H x 8‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 6' H x 6'+ W, Sun, Deep Rose/Pink, Evergreen 8‐15'H x 10‐20'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 6‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 3‐10' H x 3‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 6‐10'H x 10‐15'W, Sun/Light Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen 8‐12' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Evergreen 2‐6'H x 4‐6'W, Sun/Part Sun, Creamy, Winter Deciduous 6‐10' H x 4‐6' W, Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Drought Deciduous 6' H x 6‐8' W, Part Sun, White, Summer‐Deciduous
LAR ‐ SGR
5‐8' H x 5' W, Part Sun, Pink, Semi‐Deciduous
4‐6'H x 4‐6'W, Part Sun/Shade, Red, Drought Deciduous 3‐6' H x 3‐5'+ W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Semi‐deciduous 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Summer Deciduous 3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Purple, Evergreen 20"H, Sun, Blue/Purple 3‐5' H x 5‐8' W, Sun/Light Shade, Pinkish/Purple, Summer Deciduous 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Blue, Evergreen 2' H x 6‐8' W, Sun, Purple/Blue, Evergreen 4' H x 4' W, Sun, Lavender, Semi‐Evergreen 2‐4' H x 4' W, Sun, Purple/Blue, Evergreen 2‐3'H x 3‐4'W, Sun/Partial Sun, Lilac, Evergreen
LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
SHRUBS AND SUBSHRUBS Botanical Name Abutilon palmeri Acalypha californica Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Name Palmer’s Indian Mallow California Copperleaf Chamise
River
LAR ‐ SGR
Description 3‐6' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Apricot, Semi‐evergreen 3' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 4‐10'H x 4‐8'W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Evergreen
Aesculus californica
California Buckeye
SGR
15‐30' H x 15‐30' W, Sun/Light Shade, White, Early Deciduous
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Arctostaphylos glauca Arctostaphylos hookeri Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Artemisia californica Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia tridentata
Louis Edmunds Manzanita Bigberry Manzanita Hooker's Manzanita Manzanita Hybrid California Sagebrush California Mugwort Big Basin Sagebrush
LAR LAR ‐ SGR
6‐8' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink, Evergreen 6‐15'H x 6‐15' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 2‐6' H x 6‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐6'H x 5‐8'W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Summer Dormant 2‐3'H x 2‐3'W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Winter Dormant 4‐8'H x 3‐4'W, Sun, Yelllow, Evergreen
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Asclepias californica
California Milkweed
SGR
3' H x 3' W, Sun/Part Sun, Purplish/Dark Purple, Winter Dormant
Atriplex canescens Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri Baccharis emoryi Baccharis glutinosa Baccharis pilularis Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis sarothroides Berberis [Mahonia] nevinii Calliandra californica Carpenteria californica Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus cyaneus Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Ceanothus leucodermis Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus 'Point Reyes' Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Ceanothus verrucosus
Fourwing Saltbush Quail Bush Emory's Baccharis Mulefat Coyote Brush Mulefat Desert Broom Nevin's Barberry Fairy Duster Bush Anemone Concha California Lilac San Diego Ceanothus Dark Star California Lilac Frosty Blue California Lilac Joyce Coulter California Lilac Julia Phelps California Lilac Chaparral Whitethorn Hairy Ceanothus Point Reyes California Lilac Wild Lilac Hybrid Wheeler Canyon California Lilac Warty‐stemmed Ceanothus
SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR
Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow
Cornus stolonifera (C. sericea) Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Redtwig Dogwood Rabbit Brush
3‐5' H x 4‐6' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 8‐10'H x 12‐15'W, Sun, Incon., Evergreen 10' H x 6' W, Sun/Shade, White, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 4‐6' W, Sun, White, Deciduous 3‐5' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐10'H x 10‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Drought Dormant 6‐8'H x 4‐8'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 4‐8'H x 8‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 4‐5' W, Sun/Light Shade, Red, Drought Deciduous 5‐8'H x 6‐8'W, Part Shade/Shade, White, Evergreen 6‐8' H x 8‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 12' H x 8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 5‐6' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue/Purple, Evergreen 6‐9'H x 8‐10'W, Sun/Part Sun, Sky Blue, Evergreen 3‐5'H x 6‐8'W, Sun/Part Sun, Medium Blue, Evergreen 4‐7' H x 7‐9' W, Sun/Part Sun, Dark Blue, Evergreen 10‐12' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White/Blue, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 8‐10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Deep Blue, Evergreen 1' H x 12' W, Part Sun, Deep Blue/Purple, Evergreen 12‐20'H x 15‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Light Blue, Evergreen 6' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Blue, Evergreen 6‐8' H x 6‐8' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 10‐20'H x 10‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, Pale Pink/Lavender, Winter Deciduous 12‐20'H x 12‐20'W, Sun/Part Sun, White, Winter Dormant 5‐6' H x 5‐6' W, Sun, Yellow
Deinandra minthornii [Hemizonia minthornii]
Santa Susana Tarweed
Dendromecon harfordii Dendromecon rigida Encelia californica Encelia farinosa Ericameria [Haplopappus] pinifolia Eriodictyon trichocalyx Eriogonum arborescens Eriogonum californicum Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum fasciculatum Galvezia juncea Galvezia speciosa Heteromeles arbutifolia Hyptis emoryi Isocoma menziesii Isomeris arborea [Cleome isomeris] Juniperus californica Lavatera assurgentiflora Lavatera 'Purisima' Lepichinia fragrans Lepidospartum squamatum Mahonia nevinii Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malosma laurina Rhamnus californica Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhus integrifolia
Channel Island Bush Poppy California Bush Poppy California Encelia Brittlebush Pine Goldenbush Yerba Santa Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat Ashyleaf Buckwheat California Buckwheat Baja Bush Snapdragon Island Bush Snapdragon Toyon Desert Lavender Goldenbush Bladder Pod California Juniper Tree Mallow Purisima Tree Mallow Pitcher Sage Scale Broom Nevin's Barberry Chaparral Bush Mallow Laurel Sumac Coffeeberry Holly Leaf Redberry Lemonadeberry
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
SGR
3' H x 1' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
8' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 8‐12' H x 10‐15' W, Sun, Yellow, Drought‐deciduous 3‐4'H x 3‐5'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐4' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 3'+ W, Sun, Light Purple, Evergreen 3' H x 5' W, Sun, Light Pink/Chocolate, Evergreen 2' H x 6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Light pink, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, White/Pink, Evergreen 3‐4' H x 3‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 2‐3' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red, Evergreen 8‐20' H x 10‐20' W, Sun, White w/Red Berry, Evergreen 6‐10'H x 4‐8'W, Sun, Lavender, Evergreen 2‐5' H x 2‐4' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 3‐5' H x 3‐5' W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 10‐15' H x 15‐20' W, Sun, Evergreen 10' H x 10' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink‐Lavender, Evergreen 8‐10' H x 10‐12' W, Sun/Part Sun, Red/Violet, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 4‐6' W, Sun/Part Sun, Pink/Purple, Evergreen 3‐6' H x 3‐6' W, Sun, Yellow, Deciduous 4‐8'H x 8‐12'W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 6' H x 6'+ W, Sun, Deep Rose/Pink, Evergreen 8‐15'H x 10‐20'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 4‐6' H x 6‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 3‐10' H x 3‐8' W, Sun/Part Sun, Incon., Evergreen 6‐10'H x 10‐15'W, Sun/Light Shade, Light Pink, Evergreen
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Claremont' Claremont Pink‐Flowering Current
3‐5'H x 3‐5'W, Part Sun/Shade, Pink, Drought Deciduous
Ribes speciosum Rosa californica Salvia 'Allen Chickering' Salvia apiana Salvia clevelandii Salvia columbariae
Fuchsia‐flowered Gooseberry California Wild Rose Sage Hybrid White Sage Cleveland Sage Chia
LAR ‐ SGR LAR
Salvia leucophylla
Purple Sage
LAR ‐ SGR
Salvia mellifera Salvia 'Mrs. Beard' Salvia munzii Trichostema lanatum Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
Black Sage Mrs. Beard Sage Munz's Sage Woolly Bluecurls De La Mina Lilac Verbena
LAR ‐ SGR
SGR SAN GABRIEL RIVER
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
LAR
LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
LAR
LAR ‐ SGR
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
EMERALD NECKLACE FOREST TO OCEAN EXPANDED VISION PLAN
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PLANT PALETTE
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Abutilon palmeri Palmer’s Indian Mallow
Aesculus californica California Buckeye
Acalypha californica California Copperleaf
SGR
Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmunds’ Louis Edmunds Manzanita
LAR
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise
SGR LAR
Arctostaphylos glauca Bigberry Manzanita
SGR LAR
Artemisia douglasiana California Mugwort
SGR LAR
Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ Manzanita Hybrid
Artemisia californica Coastal Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata Big Basin Sagebrush
Asceplias californica California Milkweed
SGR LAR
SGR
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Arctostaphylos hookeri Hooker’s Manzanita
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PLANT PALETTE
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Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbush
Baccharis glutinosa Mulefat
SGR
Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri Quail Bush
SGR LAR
Baccharis emoryi Emory’s Baccharis
SGR
Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush
SGR LAR
Baccharis salicifolia Mulefat
SGR LAR
Berberis [Mahonia] nevinii Nevin’s Barberry
Carpenteria californica Bush Anemone
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ Concha California Lilac
SGR LAR
Calliandra californica Fairy Duster
Ceanothus cyaneus San Diego Ceanothus
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Baccharis sarothroides Desert Broom
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Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ Dark Star California Lilac
Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’ Frosty Blue California Lilac
Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ Julia Phelps California Lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis Chaparral Whitethorn
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ Joyce Coulter California Lilac
SGR LAR
Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy Ceanothus
SGR LAR
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ Wild Lilac Hybrid
Ceanothus ‘Wheeler Canyon’ Wheeler Canyon California Lilac
Ceanouthus verrucosus Warty-stemmed Ceanothus
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
Cornus stolonifera (C. sericea) Redtwig Dogwood
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Ceanothus ‘Point Reyes’ Point Reyes California Lilac
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PLANT PALETTE
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Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbit Brush
Dendromecon rigida California Bush Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii Channel Island Bush Poppy
Deinandra minthornii [Hemizonia minthornii] Santa Susana Tarweed
SGR LAR
Encelia californica California Encelia
SGR LAR
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush
SGR LAR
Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf Buckwheat
SGR
Eriodictyon trichocalyx Yerba Santa
SGR LAR
Eriogonum arborescens Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat
SGR LAR
Galvezia juncea Baja Bush Snapdragon
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Ericameria [Haplopappus] pinifolia Pine Goldenbush
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Galvezia speciosa Island Bush Snapdragon
Isocoma menziesii Goldenbush
SGR LAR
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
SGR LAR
Hyptis emoryi Desert Lavender
Isomeris arborea [Cleome isomeris] Bladder Pod
SGR LAR
Juniperus californica California Juniper
SGR LAR
Lavatera ‘Purisima’ Purisima Tree Mallow
Lepichinia fragrans Pitcher Sage
Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine
Lepidospartum squamatum Scale Broom
Mahonia nevinii Nevin’s Barberry
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Lavatera assurgentiflora Tree Mallow
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PLANT PALETTE
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Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral Bush Mallow
SGR LAR
Malosma laurina Laurel Sumac
SGR LAR
Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry
SGR LAR
Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly Leaf Redberry
SGR LAR
Rhus integrifolia Lemonadeberry
SGR LAR
Rhus ovata Sugar Bush
SGR LAR
SGR LAR
Ribes aureum Golden Currant
Ribes malvaceum ‘Montara Rose’ Montara Rose Chaparral Currant
SGR LAR
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum ‘Claremont’ Claremont Pink-Flowering Current
SGR LAR
Ribes indecorum White-Flowering Current
Ribes speciosum Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
SGR
SGR LAR
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Rhus trilobata Basket Bush
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PLANT PALETTE
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Rosa californica California Wild Rose
Salvia clevelandii Cleveland Sage
LAR
Salvia clevelandii sp. ‘Allen Chickering’ Sage Hybrid
Salvia apiana White Sage
Salvia columbariae Chia
Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage
LAR
SGR LAR
SGR LAR
Salvia ‘Mrs. Beard’ Mrs. Beard Sage
Trichostema lanatum Woolly Bluecurls
SGR LAR
Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ De La Mina Lilac Verbena
Salvia munzii Munz’s Sage
SHRUBS & SUBSHRUBS
Salvia mellifera Black Sage
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Botanical Name Alnus rhombifolia Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' Cercis occidentalis Cercocarpus betuloides Chitalpa taskentensis 'Pink Dawn' Fraxinus velutina Juglans californica Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum' Pinus coulteri Platanus racemosa Populus fremontii Prunus ilicifolia Prunus lyonii Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Quercus agrifolia Quercus englemannii Quercus lobata Rhamnus crocea Salix exigua Salix gooddingii Salix laevigata Salix lasiolepis
Common Name White Alder Dr. Hurd Manzanita Western Redbud Mountain Mahogany Pink Dawn Chitalpa Velvet Ash California Black Walnut Desert Museum Palo Verde Coulter pine Western Sycamore Western Cottonwood Hollyleaf Cherry Catalina Cherry Bigcone Douglas‐fir Coast Live Oak Englemann Oak Valley Oak Spiny Redberry Sandbar Willow Goodding’s Black Willow Red Willow Arroyo Willow
Sambucus mexicana
Mexican Elderberry
SGR SAN GABRIEL RIVER
LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
LAR
River LAR ‐ SGR
LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR ‐ SGR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR ‐ SGR
LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
Description 80+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Catkins, Winter Dormant 15' H x 10' W, Sun, White, Evergreen 6‐16'H x 10‐20'W, Sun, Magenta, Winter Deciduous 6‐20'H x 8‐12'W, Sun, White, Evergreen 20‐30'H, Sun/Part Sun, White 30‐40' H x 20‐30 W, Sun, Deciduous 30‐40 ' H x 20' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 25'H x 25'W, Sun, Yellow, Evergreen 40+' H x 20‐30' W, Sun, Evergreen 100+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 100+ ' H x 40‐80' W, Sun, Inconspicuous, Winter Dormant 5‐20'H x 10'+W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 10‐40' H x 10‐30' W, Sun/Part Sun, Cream, Evergreen 40‐60' H x 20‐30' W, Sun, Evergreen 20‐50' H x 35'+ W, Sun/Part Sun, Catkins, Evergreen 30‐60' H x 40‐60' W, Sun, Catkins, Evergreen 60‐70' H x 30‐50' W, Sun, Catkins, Winter Dormant 4' H x 4' W, Sun/Part Sun/Shade, Yellow, Evergreen 10‐15' H x 6‐10' W, Sun, White, Winter Dormant 10‐40'H, Sun/Part Sun, n/a, Winter Dormant 15‐20' H x 15‐20' W, Sun/Part Sun, Yellow, Winter Deciduous 10‐20’H x 10‐20’W, Sun, White, Winter Dormant 8‐25' H x 10'+ W, Sun/Light Shade, Yellow w/Purple Berries, Semi‐ deciduous
NATIVE PARK/SCHOOL PLANT
TREES
TREES
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Alnus rhombifolia White Alder
SGR LAR
Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’ Dr. Hurd Manzanita
Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany
SGR LAR
Chitalpa taskentensis ‘Pink Dawn’ Pink Dawn Chitalpa
Fraxinus velutina Velvet Ash
SGR LAR
SGR LAR
Parkinsonia ‘Desert Museum’ Desert Museum Palo Verde
Platanus racemosa Western Sycamore
SGR LAR
Populus fremontii Western Cottonwood
Pinus coulteri Coulter pine
SGR
TREES
Juglans californica California Black Walnut
SGR LAR
Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry
SGR LAR
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Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry
Quercus englemannii Englemann Oak
SGR LAR
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Bigcone Douglas-fir
SGR
Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak
SGR LAR
Quercus kelloggii Black Oak
LAR
Quercus lobata Valley Oak
SGR LAR
SGR LAR
Salix exigua Sandbar Willow
LAR
Salix gooddingii Goodding’s Black Willow
LAR
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow
LAR
Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry
LAR
TREES
Rhamnus crocea Spiny Redberry
Salix laevigata Red Willow
SGR LAR
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