plant hack our mission: to maintain the beauty and function of the urban landscape and the communities that surround it guide revised: Mar 2016
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table of contents agaves/succulents... page 01 annual color... page 02 grasses... page 03 ground cover... page 04 s... page 05 trees... page 06 contents
agaves succulents plants having some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy, usually retaining water in arid climates or soil conditions pg 1
agave americana century plant succulent once after 10+ years 4-6 feet 8-10 feet agave americana medio-picta yellow striped century plant succulent infrequent 6-8 feet agave americana variegated agave attenuata varietaged century plant succulent once after 10+ years 4-6 feet 6-8 feet fox tail agave succulent infrequent 6-8 feet pg 1.1
agave vilmoriniana agave blue glow blue glow agave succulent infrequent 2-3 feet agave desmettiana octopus agave succulent infrequent 3-4 feet 3-4 feet smooth agave succulent infrequent 2-4 feet 2-3 feet bulbine frutescens stalked bulbine succulent spring, summer pg 1.2
bulbine frutescens hallmark orange stalked bulbine succulent spring, summer kalanchoe thyrsiflora flap jacks succulent spring 2-3 feet senecio mandraliscae kleinia blue finger succulent summer 1-3 feet 2-3 feet senecio serpens blue chalksticks succulent summer 1 foot 2-3 feet pg 1.3
annual color plants that complete their lifecycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year, and then dies pg 2
antirrhinum snap dragon (short) annual spring, summer, fall <1 foot high water needs antirrhinum majus snapdragon (tall) annual spring, summer, fall <1 foot high water needs begonia semperflorens bronze leaf begonia annual summer, fall 1 foot 2 feet begonia semperflorens green leaf begonia annual summer, fall 1 foot 2 feet pg 2.1
calendula officinalis pot marigold annual spring, summer, fall 1 foot 1 foot high water needs catharanthus roseus vinca pacifica annual spring, summer high water needs celosia plumosa celosia annual summer 1 foot 1 foot impatiens walleriana impatiens annual spring, summer, fall <1 feet shade high water needs pg 2.2
kalanchoe blossfeldiana floral kalanchoe annual every 2-6 weeks medium light lobularia maritima alyssum annual spring, summer, fall <1 foot 1 foot petunia viola petunia annual spring, summer, fall 3-4 feet high water needs pansy annual spring, summer, fall <1 foot <1 foot partial sun pg 2.3
grasses grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks, the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath. pg 3
carex tumulicola berkeley sedge grass-like spring dianella tas. 'variegata' White Striped Tasman Flax Lily grass-like spring spreading cool sun, light shade festuca glauca 'azurit' azure blue fescue grass summer 1 foot helictotricton sempervirens blue oat grass grass summer pg 3.1
juncus patens california gray rush grass-like spring, fall lomandra longifolia breeze dwarf mat rush grass-like summer 2-3 feet 2-4 feet muhlenbergia capillaris regal mist grass summer, fall 6-8 feet muhlenbergia rigens deer grass grass summer 4-6 feet pg 3.2
ophiopogon japonicus mondo grass grass-like summer <1 feet spreading cool sun, light shade pennisetum setuaceum 'rubrum' phormium tenax stipa nassella fireworks fountain grass grass summer 3-4 feet new zealand flax grass spring, summer 6-8 feet mexican feather grass grass summer, fall pg 3.3
ground cover a plant that grows over an area of ground, providing protection from erosion and drought, improving appearance by concealing bare earth pg 4
aptenia 'red apple' baby sun rose ground cover year-round <1 foot spreading, 2-3 feet cool sun, light shade dymondia margaretae gazania rigens hedera helix silver carpet ground cover summer <1 foot spreading, treasure flower ground cover spring, summer <1 foot spreading, english ivy vine used as ground cover inconspicuous <1 foot spreading, 15+ feet pg 4.1
lampranthus spectabilis trailing ice plant ground cover spring <1 foot spreading, lonicera japonica japanese honeysuckle ground cover spring, summer climbing spreading, 15-20 feet myoporum parvifolium prostrate myoporum ground cover summer <1 foot spreading, 6-8 feet osteospermum fruticosum trailing african daisy ground cover continuous spreading, 4-6 feet full or partial sun pg 4.2
Rosmarinus o. prostratus creeping rosemary ground cover spring, winter 2 feet spreading, 4-8 feet trachelospermum asiaticum vinca major vinca minor asian jasmine ground cover spring, summer spreading, 10-12 feet, partial shade big leaf periwinkle ground cover spring spreading, 3-4 feet, partial shade dwarf periwinkle ground cover spring, summer <1 foot spreading, 4-8 feet full or partial sun pg 4.3
s small to medium sized woody plants, distinguished from trees by multiple leafy branches growing close together and shorter height pg 5
acacia redolens 'lowboy' prostrate acacia spring 10-15 feet bougainvillea 'la jolla' bougainvillea summer, fall spreading, 5-6 feet callistemon 'little john' dwarf callistemon year-round 3-5 feet 4-6 feet carissa m. 'green carpet' green carpet natal plum year-round full to partial sun pg 5.1
gelsemium sempervirens carolina jasmine winter, spring 20 feet spreading, 20 feet, partial shade hemerocallis yellow yellow daylily spring, summer cool sun, light shade lantana m. 'confetti' confetti spreading lantana year-round 2-3 feet spreading, 6-8 feet lantana m. 'new gold' new gold lantana year-round full to partial sun pg 5.2
lavandula heterophylla sweet lavender year-round ligustrum japonicum 'texanum' waxleaf privet spring, summer 6-8 feet 4-6 feet pittosporum tobira 'variegata' mock orange spring pyracantha k. santa cruz santa cruz firethorn spring 3-4 feet 6-7 feet full to partial sun pg 5.3
rhaphiolepis indica 'clara' indian hawthorn spring rhaphiolepis indica 'pink lady' indian howthorn spring, summer 4-6 feet 4-6 feet rhaphiolepis umbellata 'minor' rosa 'iceberg' dwarf yeddo hawthorn spring 4-6 feet 2-3 feet white rose spring, fall 4-6 feet 3-5 feet pg 5.4
rosa 'noare' red carpet rose spring, summer, fall 2-3 feet 3 feet rosmarinus o. 'tuscan blue' upright rosemary winter, spring 4-6 feet tecomaria capensis cape honeysuckle fall, winter 12-16 feet 6-8 feet trachelospermum jasminoides star jasmine summer 2-6 feet spreading, 18-20 feet pg 5.5
trees a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species pg 6
arbutus 'marina' marina strawberry tree tree fall, winter 20-30 feet 20-30 feet cassia leptophylla golden medallion tree fall, winter 18 feet 15 feet cupressus sempervirens italian cypress tree does not flower 60-80 feet 4-6 feet lagerstroemia indica cape myrtle tree fall, summer 15-30 feet 15-30 feet pg 6.1
magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia tree summer 35-40 feet 15-20 feet melaleuca nesophila pink melaleuca tree spring, summer 15-20 feet 8-12 feet metrosideros excelsa pinus halepensis new zealand christmas tree tree spring, summer 20-30 feet 10-15 feet aleppo pine tree inconspicuous 30-60 feet 20-30 feet pg 6.2
platanus a. 'bloogood' bllodgood london plane tree tree inconspicuous 40-80 feet 30-40 feet podocarpus gracilior schinus molle tristania conferta fern pine tree inconspicuous 20-60 feet 10-20 feet, partial shade california pepper tree tree spring 25-40 feet 25-40 feet brisbane box tree summer 30-45 feet 25 feet pg 6.3
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