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XERISCAPE PLANT LIST - CITY OF BIG BEAR LAKE - DWP

Common plants associated with the forests of the Big Bear Valley

* Available at local nurseries

Trees

*Abies concolor	white fir
*Alnus rhombifolia	white alder
*Calocedrus decurrens	incense cedar
*Juniperus occidentalis	western juniper
*Pinus ponderosa	ponderosa pine
*Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine
Pinus lambertianna	sugar pine
Pinus contorta ssp. murryana	lodgepole pine
Pinus flexilis	limber pine
*Populus tremuloides	quaking aspen
*Quercus kelloggii	black oak
Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak

Shrubs

*Amelanchier alnifolia	service berry
*Arctostaphyllus sp.	manzanita
Ceanothus sp.	California lilac
*Cercocarpus ledifolius	leather-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides	birch-leaf mountain mahogany
Chrysolepis semperivrens	bush chinquapin
Fremontodendron californicum	fremontia
*Ribes sp.	currant
Rosa sp.	wild rose
*Salix sp.	willow
Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage
Sambucus sp.	elderberry
*Symphoricarpus sp.	snowberry

Low-growing plants

Epilobium canum	California fuschia
Eriogonum sp.	buckwheat
*Lupinus sp.	lupine
*Penstemon sp.	beard tongue
Solidago californica	goldenrod

Trees

*Juniperus occidentalis	western juniper
Pinus monophylla	pinyon pine
Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak
Yucca brevifolia	Joshua tree

Shrubs

*Amelanchier utahensis	serviceberry
*Arctostaphyllus sp.	manzanita
*Artemesia tirdentata	Great Basin sage
Ceanothus sp.	California lilac
*Cercocarpus ledifolius	leather-leaf mountain mahogany
*Chrysothamnus nauseosus	rabbit brush
Fremontodendron californicum	flannel bush
Nolina parryi	beargrass
*Purshia tridentata	antelope bush
*Ribes sp.	currant
Salvia dorrii	blue sage

Low-growing plants

Echinocereus engelmannii	hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis	Mojave mound cactus
Eriogonum sp.	buckwheat
Epilobium canum	California fuschia
*Escholtzia californica	California poppy
*Lupinus sp.	lupine
Opuntia basilaris	beavertail cactus
Opuntias erinacea	grizzly bear cactus
Opuntia phaeacantha	prickly pear cactus
*Penstemon sp.	beard tongue
Phlox austromontana	phlox

General List of Suitable Plants

Trees

Acacia sp.	acacias - some species to 0? F
*Abies sp.	firs
*Cedrus sp.	cedars
*Cupressus sp.	cypresses
*Fraxinus sp.	ashes
*Juniperus sp.	junipers
*Pinus sp.	pines
Prosopis sp.	mesquites - some species to 0? F
*Quercus sp.	oaks
*Robinia sp.	locusts

Shrubs

*Arctostaphylos sp.	manzanitas
*Artemesia sp.	sages
*Atriplex sp.	saltbush
*Berberis sp.	barberry
Ceanothus sp.	California lilac
*Cercocarpus sp.	mountain mahogany
*Chrysothamnus sp.	rabbit brush
*Ephedra sp.	Mormon tea
*Fallugia paradoxa	Apache plume
Garrya sp.	silktassel
*Juniperus sp.	junipers
*Potentilla sp.	cinquefoil
*Rhus sp.	sumac
*Ribes sp.	currant
Rosa sp.	wild rose
*Yucca sp.	yucca - succulent

Vines

*Clematis sp.	virgin's bower - many cultivars
*Humulus lupus	hops - many cultivars
*Lonicera sp.	honeysuckle - many cultivars
*Vitis sp.	grape - many cultivars

Other Perennials

*Achillea sp.	yarrow
Allium sp.	onion
*Aquilegia sp.	columbine
Castelleja sp.	paintbrush
Erigeron sp.	fleabane daisy
*Iris sp.	irises
Lewisia sp.	bitter root
Mirabilis sp.	four o'clock
Monardella sp.	monardella
*Oenothera sp.	evening primrose
*Penstemon sp.	beards tongue
*Salvia sp.	flowering sage
Stachys sp.	hedge nettle
Viola sp.	violets

Annuals and biennials

*Cosmos sp.	cosmos
Phacelia sp.	phacelia
*Salvia sp.	flowering sage

Grasses

Bouteloua sp.	grama
*Festuca sp.	fescue
Melica sp.	oniongrass
Oryzopsis sp.	ricegrass
Poa sp.	bluegrass

Plants Available on the Internet

Xeriscape flowering perennials and shrubs

Acantholimon hohenackeri	Prickly Dianthus
Achillea filipendulina	'Coronation Gold'
Achillea x 'Moonshine'	Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea x kellereri	Keller's Yarrow
Adenophora latifolia	Lady Bells
Aethionema schistosum	Fragrant Persian Stonecress
Agastache neomexicana	New Mexico Hummingbird Mint
Agastache rupestris	Licorice Mint or Sunset Hyssop
Agastache x 'Desert Sunrise'®	Hybrid Hummingbird Mint
Alcea rosea 'Nigra'	Black-flowered Hollyhock
Allium senescens 'Blue Twister'	Blue Twister Corkscrew Onion
Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold'	Creeping Basket of Gold
Alyssum saxitile compactum 'Goldkugel'	Goldkugel Basket of Gold
Amphora canescens	Leadplant
Anthemis biebersteiniana	Dwarf Silverleaf Marguerite Daisy
Artemisia abrotanum 'Tangerine'	Tangerine Southernwood
Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'	Silver Sage
Artemisia 'Greenmound'	Greenmound' Dwarf Groundcover Sage
Asclepias tuberosa	Colorado Orange Butterfly Weed
Berlandiera lyrata	Chocolate Flower
Callirhoe alceoides 'Logan Calhoun'	'Logan Calhoun' White Flowered Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrate	Poppy Mallow
Calylophus hartwegii v. lavandulaefolius	Sundrops
Calylophus serrulatus	Dwarf Sundrops
Castilleja integra	Orange Indian Paint Brush
Centranthus rubber	Jupiter's Beard
Coreopsis grandiflora	'Sunray' Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Mayfield Giant'	Mayfield Giant Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunray'	'Sunray' Tickseed
Cotula sp. 'Tiffindell Gold'	Creeping Gold Buttons
Dalea purpureum	Purple Prairie Clover
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'	Firewitch Garden Pink
Echinops banaticus 'Blue Glow'	Blue Glow Globe Thistle
Eriogonum umbellatum	Sulfur Buckwheat
Erodium chrysanthum	Yellow Stork's Bill
Eupatorium greggii	West Texas Mist Flower
Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'	Siskiyou Pink Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'	Appleblossom Grass
Gaura lindheimeri 'Pink Cloud'	Pink Cloud Apple blossom Grass
Gazania krebsiana	Hardy Orange Gazania
Helianthus maximiliana 'Lemon Yellow'	'Lemon Yellow' Maximilian's Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliana	'Santa Fe'
Hesperaloe parviflora	Texas Red Yucca
Hymenoxys acaulis	Giant Thrift-leaf Perky Sue
Hymenoxys scaposa	Thrift-leaf Perky Sue
Kniphofia uvaria 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'	red hot poker
Lavandula angustifolia	'Hidcote Superior'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa'	Melissa Pink Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Mitcham Gray'	'Mitcham Gray' English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead Strain'	Munstead Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana'	Dwarf Blue Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Velvet'	Royal Velvet English Lavender
Lavandula intermedia Grappenhill	Grappenhill Lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'Willow Dale'	Willow Dale Spanish Lavender
Lavandula x intermedia 'Alba'	White Flowered Lavender
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'	Grosso Lavender
Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'	Provence Lavender
Lavandula x 'England'	'England' Hybrid Lavender
Lavandula x 'Goodwin Creek Gray'	Goodwin Creek Gray Lavender
Lavandula x 'Silver Frost'	Silver Frost Lavender
Liatris punctata	Gayfeather
Limonium latifolia	Perennial Blue Statice
Linum lewisii 'Appar'	'Appar' Blue Flax
Nepeta x faassenii 'Select Blue'	Blue Catmint
Nepeta x 'Walker's Low'	'Walker's Low' Catmint
Oenothera macrocarpa 'Comanche Campfire'	Silverleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera speciosus 'Rosea'	Showy Pink Evening Primrose
Origanum libanoticum	Cascading Ornamental Oregano
Penstemon barbatus	Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon cardinalis	Cardinal Penstemon
Penstemon eatonii	Firecracker Penstemon 'Richfield Selection'
Penstemon mensarum	Grand Mesa Beardtongue
Penstemon palmeri	Pink Wild Snapdragon
Penstemon pinifolius	Pineleaf Penstemon
Penstemon pinifolius 'Compactum'	Compact Pineleaf Penstemon
Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersae Yellow'	Yellow Pineleaf Penstemon
Penstemon pinifolius 'Shades of Mango'T	'Shades of Mango'T Pineleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon pseudospectabilis	Desert Beardtongue
Penstemon strictus	Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Penstemon tubaeflorus	White Plains Beardtongue
Penstemon utahensis	Utah Beardtongue
Penstemon virens	Blue Mist Beardtongue
Penstemon x heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'	Margarita BOP Beardtongue
Penstemon x mexicali	Pike's Peak PurpleT
Penstemon x mexicali Red Rocks T	Red RocksT Hybrid Beardtongue
Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian Sage
Phemeranthus calycinum	Flame Flower
Phlomis russeliana	Hardy Jerusalem Sage
Potentilla fruticosa v. davurica 'Prairie Snow'	Prairie Snow Potentilla
Ratibida columnifera 'Mexican Hat'	Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera 'Yellow'	Yellow Prairie Coneflower
Salvia chamaedryoides	Germander Sage
Salvia daghestanica	Dwarf Silver-Leaf Sage
Salvia greggii (Furman's Red)	Furman's Red Texas Sage
Salvia greggii 'Moonlight'	Moonlight Bush Sage
Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'	'Wild Thing' Bush Sage
Salvia nemerosa 'May Night'	May Night Meadow Sage
Salvia nemerosa 'Plumosa'	Plume-flowered Garden Sage
Salvia officinalis 'Minima'	Dwarf Herb Sage
Salvia pachyphylla	Giant Flowered Purple Sage
Salvia x clevelandii 'Aromas'	Cleveland's Sage
Salvia x 'Raspberry Delight'®	'Raspberry Delight' Hybrid Bush Sage
Santolina chamaecyparissus	Gray Santolina
Scutellaria resinosa	Prairie Skullcap
Scutellaria suffrutescens	Pink Texas Skullcap
Scutellaria x 'Violet Cloud'	Violet Cloud Hybrid Skullcap
Silene laciniata	Mexican Catchfly
Solidago sp. Wichita Mts	Golden Torch
Sphaeralcea munroana	Orange Globe Mallow
Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein'	Large Leafed Lambs Ear
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'	'Silver Carpet' Lamb's Ear
Stachys coccinea 'Hot Spot Coral'	'Hot Spot Coral' Hedgenettle
Stanleya pinnata	Prince's Plume
Tagetes lemmonii	Mt. Lemmon Marigold
Tanacetum niveum	White Bouquet Tansy
Tanacetum vulgaris 'Crispum'	Fernleaf Tansy
Teucrium aroanium	Gray Creeping Germander
Veronica incana	Silver Speedwell
Zauschneria arizonica	Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet
Zephyranthes candida	White Rain Lily
Zinnia acerosa	White Flowered Bush Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora	Prairie Zinnia
Zizophora clinopodioides	Blue Mint Bush

Succulents

Agave lechuguilla	shindagger
Agave neomexicana	New Mexico Century Plant
Agave utahensis	Dwarf Utah Century Plant, Grand Canyon Century Plant
Agave utahensis v. kaibabensis	Grand Canyon Century Plant
Agave utahensis v. eborispina	Long spined Dwarf Century Plant
Agave utahensis v. nevadensis	Dwarf Nevada Century Plant
Aloinopsis spathulata	Hardy Living Stone
Anacampceros rufescens
Chasmatophyllum species aff. Musculinum
Coryphantha macromeris	nipple beehive cactus
Dasylirion wheeleri	Sotol
Delosperma sphalmanthoides	Tufted Ice Plant
Echino triglochidiatus v. mojavensis	Mojave mound cactus
Echinocereus coccineus	Royal Gorge Spiney Hedgehog
Echinocereus coccineus v. gurneyi
Echinocereus fendleri	Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus fendleri v. kuenzleri	Kuenzler's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus fendleri x reichenbachii
Echinocereus knippelianus v. krugeri
Echinocereus nicholli	Nicholl's golden hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii v. albispinus	lace cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii v. albispinus	Troy, Johnston Co., OK
Echinocereus reichenbachii v. baileyi	Bailey's Lace Cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii v. caespitosa
Echinocereus rigidissimus	Arizona rainbow hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus
Echinocereus stramineus	straw-colored hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus	Claret Cup Hedgehog
Escobaria leei	Lee's Dwarf Snowball
Escobaria orcutti v. koenigii	Koenig's pincushion cactus
Escobaria orcuttii	Orcutt's's pincushion cactus
Escobaria sneedii	Sneed's pincushion cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa	cob cactus
Ferocactus hamatacanthus	barrel cactus
Gymnocalcium bruchii
Gymnocalycium gibbosum v. rostratum
Hamatocactus setispinus 'hamatus'
Lewisia x longipetala 'Little Plum'	Little Plum hybrid Bitter Root
Mamillaria meiacantha
Rabia albipuncta	Frilled Flower Hardy Living Stone
Ruschia sp. 'Calvinia Pink'	Shrubby Ice Plant
Sedum 'Ruby Glow'	'Ruby Glow' Stonecrop
Sedum sieboldii	October Daphne Stonecrop
Sedum telephium	'Arthur Branch'
Sedum x 'Autumn Joy'	Showy Stonecrop
Stomatium mustilinum	Night-blooming Ice Plant
Titanopsis calcarea	Concrete Leaf Living Stone
Yucca baccata	Banana Yucca
Yucca brevifolia v. jaegeriana	Joshua tree
Yucca rostrata	beaked yucca

Ornamental Grasses

Andropogon saccharoides	Silver Beard Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'	Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'	Dwarf Pampas Grass
Elytrigia elongata 'Jose Select'	'Jose Select' Tall Wheatgrass
Helictotrichon sempervirens	Blue Avena Grass
Nassella tenuissima	Silky Thread Grass
Oryzopsis hymenoides 'Nezpar'	Northern Indian Rice Grass
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'	'Prairie Sky' Switch Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'	'Blaze' Little Bluestem Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'	Little Bluestem Grass
Sorgastrum nutans 'Cheyenne'	Cheyenne Indiangrass
Sporobolus wrightii	Giant Sacaton Grass

Rock garden

Achillea serbica	Serbian Yarrow
Anacyclus depressus	Mt. Atlas Daisy
Campanula cochlearifolia	'Bavaria Blue' (Dwarf Bell Flower)
Penstemon linarioides v. coloradoensis	Colorado Narrowleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon pinifolius	'Baby Firecrackers' Pineleaf Beardtongue

Shrubs

Buddleia alternifolia	Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush
Caryopteris clandonensis 'Dark Knight'	Blue Mist Spirea
Cercocarpus ledifolius	Curl-Leaf or Evergreen Mahogany
Chamaebatiera millifolium	Fernbush
Chrysothamnus nauseosus	rabbit brush
Fallugia paradoxa	Apache Plume
Forestiera neomexicana	New Mexico Privet
Genista Lydia	Hardy Dwarf Broom
Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman'	Blanche Sandman Honeysuckle Vine
Mahonia haematocarpa	Red Berry Mahonia
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filigran'	Filigran Russian Sage
Potentilla fruticosa v. purdomii	Forever Gold Potentilla
Rhus trilobata	Three-Leaf Sumac
Shepherdia argentea	Silver Buffalo Berry
Xanthoceras sorbifolium	Shiny Leaf Yellowhorn

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