California native plants

Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Southern California

Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden in the Golden State by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife

Learn which California Native Plants are best for your garden in this illustrated presentation that offers tips on designing a native garden

Plan your yard with California native plants that alternate blooms to have color in spring, summer, fall and winter. We've listed a handful of plants that will bloom in each Southern California season to give you an idea of the possibilities.

Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, silvery, crenulated leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red. #gardening #gardenideas #gardenplants #bhg

For those familiar with gardening maintenance associated with the traditional flowering perennials and annuals common in California home gardens, learning what to do with California native plants is a process.

The watershed approach to landscaping allows us to change "ornamental" landscapes into multi-benefit environmental solutions.

Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they […]

Ten native plants for California gardens. Here are some of the most easy and popular native plants that are native to California.

A gorgeous combination of golden poppies, red poppies, valley violet, and I don't know what those whites are -- use Santa Barbara daisies? You can put the California fuchsia in the back for better variety of flower type.

Explore the diverse array of native flowers perfectly suited for California gardens. Elevate your garden with these native Californian blooms and create a vibrant sanctuary for both flora and fauna. #NativeFlowers #CaliforniaGardens #Biodiversity

Epilobium (Zauschneria) caifornicum

Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Northern California

In 2013, Kelly Kilpatrick began work on this drought-tolerant garden in Tiburon, California. It’s a challenging location and the topsoil is thin—rocks and gravel lie just under the surface.

The California native section of my garden began in 1990, in an area of Palo Alto known for its collection of one-story, mid-50s modernist homes. At first there was absolutely no irrigation installed in this area. Over the years, however, I have added a little bit of drip irrigation to the California fuchsias or zauschneria (Epilobium spp.) and a few other plants that perform better with some moisture in the summer.

This reader transformed a lawn into a magical meadow garden in California. See this water-wise and colorful garden, here.

Learn which colorful and hardy native plants and flowers thrive in the hot, dry conditions of Southern California.

Plant this California Native Garden at home. The design below was developed for your home garden by Arboretum experts. The plan below is based on a 10-foot by 10-foot garden bed. Click here for a printable .pdf version.