Shrub

Dark red bark, big berries, gray-green foliage, deep roots, Very hardy!

A mounding shrub with exceptional shape and pretty pink flowers. Good on slopes and under trees. Tolerant of all soils. Cold Hardy to 15°F.

A staple of the California coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities, Artemisia californica will grow in the hottest, driest conditions, in very lean soil with infrequent to no water once established. An evergreen shrub that’s variable in size and...

Naturally occurring in California, among other western states, Douglas Mugwort is best cultivated in natural gardens because of its variable and ‘wild’ appearance for much of the year. The herbaceous perennial is typically two to three feet in height by...

Atriplex canescens, also known as Four-Wing Saltbush, is a herbaceous and evergreen plant native to the arid regions of the western United States. This resilient shrub can reach a height of five feet when grown in full sun. Over time, it becomes...

This is a low growing form of the species that was acquired and introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Like its parent plant, it grows very quickly into a high spreading mound. It has inconspicuous flowers that bloom from summer through fall,...

Native to the California coastline from San Francisco to Baja, Atriplex leucophylla forms a sprawling (occasionally mounding) ground cover on beach dunes and in sandy soils. Grey-green foliage forms rosette-like clusters along the branches. Blooms from...

Widely distributed throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in sandy washes and flood plains. A woody, upright shrub with toothed leaves that blooms in summer with clusters of puffy white flowers that are highly attractive to...

Baccharis sarothroides, commonly known as Desert Broom, is a woody shrub native to arid regions of North America. It belongs to the Asteraceae family variable heights of 3-10 feet by a few feet wide. The eventual size and growing characteristic are...

Although it was bred as a dwarf form of Butterfly Bush, Buddleia ‘Buzz™’ cultivars tend to take on a more sizable form when grown in many Southern California gardens. Generally, however, Buddleias of the Buzz series are more dense and shrub-like than the...