A-Z Listing of California Native Plants
Grown by Yerba Buena Nursery
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- Please refer to Availability List or call (650) 851-1668 to find out what we currently have in stock.
- If you would like a plant that we do not currently have in stock, you can call the nursery to have a postcard mailed to you when the plant becomes available.
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| Botanical Name | Photo | Common Name | Size | Exposure | Water | Deer | Good w/ Oaks? | Butterfly | Hummingbird |
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| Calamagrostis foliosa |
| Leafy Reed Grass | 1'h x 2'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/moist |  Resistance: high More on Deer... |  More on oaks... | ||
| Calamagrostis nutkaensis |
| Pacific Reed Grass | 4'h x 4'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Calocedrus decurrens |
| Incense Cedar | 50'h x 30'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Calochortus albus |
| Fairy Lanterns | 2'h x 1'w | shd-pt. shd | summer dry | More on oaks... | |||
| Calochortus luteus |
| Gold Nuggets | 1'h x 6"w | sun | summer dry | ||||
| Calycanthus occidentalis |
| Spice Bush | 10'h x 10'w | Shd-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: high More on Deer... |  Type: adults | ||
| Calystegia macrostegia cyclostegia 'Candy Cane' |
| Coastal Morning Glory | 6'h x 6'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Calystegia purpurata purpurata |
| Morning Glory | 7'h x 7'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Calystegia purpurata purpurata |
| Morning-Glory | 7'h x 7'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | 
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| Camassia quamash |
| Camass-lily | 1'h x 1'w | sun | occ.H2O/moist | ||||
| Camissonia cheiranthifolia |
| Dune Evening Primrose | 6"h x 2'w | sun | occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Cardamine californica |
| Milk Maids | 1'h x 6"w | pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Carex praegracilis |
| Clustered Field Sedge | 1'h x creeps | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Carex spissa |
| San Diego Sedge | 6'h x 6'w | sun-shd | occ.H2O/moist | ||||
| Carpenteria californica |
| Bush Anemone | 8'h x 8'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | |||
| Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth' |
| Bush Anemone | 6'h x 6'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | |||
| Ceanothus 'Blue Mound' |
| 'Blue Mound' Wild Lilac | 3'h x 6'w | sun | occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus 'Centennial' |
| Wild Lilac | 6"h x 6'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus 'Concha' |
| Wild Lilac | 8'h x 8'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus 'Dark Star' |
| Wild Lilac | 6'h x 6'w | Sun | Summer dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus 'Diamond Heights' |
| Variegated Carmel Creeper | 2'h x 6'w | sun-part shade | occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Ceanothus 'Ebbet's Field' |
| Dwarf Wild Lilac | 3'h x 4'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus 'Far Horizons' |
| 'Far Horizons' Wild Lilac | 6'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus 'Gerda Isenberg' |
| Wild Lilac | 12'h x 12'w | sun | occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' |
| Wild Lilac | 6'h x 8'w | sun | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue' |
| Wild Lilac | 12'h x 12'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus 'Tilden Park' |
| California Ceanothus | 6'h x 6'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' |
| Wild Lilac | 6'h x 8'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus arboreus 'Powder Blue' |
| Compact Feltleaf Ceanothus | 8-10'h x 10'w | Sun-part shade | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Ceanothus cuneatus |
| Buckbrush | 8'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus cuneatus rigidus 'Snowball' |
| Wild Lilac | 4'h x 4'w | Sun | Summer dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' |
| Point Reyes Ceanothus | 2'h x 6'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire' |
| Glory Mat | 1'h x 6'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus 'Emily Brown' |
| Point Reyes Ceanothus | 3'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus griseus 'Kurt Zadnik' |
| Carmel Ceanothus | 3'h x 8'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | Type: larvae and adults | |||
| Ceanothus griseus 'Ray Hartman' |
| Wild Lilac | 15'h x 15'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' |
| Carmel Creeper | 4'h x 10'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus hearstiorum |
| Hearst Ceanothus | 6"h x 6'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus impressus 'Mesa Lilac' |
| California-Lilac | 10'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus impressus 'Vandenberg' |
| Santa Barbara Ceanothus | 5'h x 5'w | sun | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn' |
| Maritime Ceanothus | 2'h x 4'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | |
| Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra' |
| Maritime Ceanothus | 2'h x 4'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
| Wild Lilac | 20h x 15w | sun-part shade | occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' |
| Wild Lilac | 5'h x 5'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' |
| Wild Lilac | 10'h x 12'w | Sun-part shade | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae and adults | ||
| Cercis occidentalis |
| Western Redbud | 15'h x 10'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... |
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| Cercocarpus betuloides |
| Western Mountain Mahogany | 10'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | Type: larvae | |
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium |
| Fern Bush | 6'h x 6'w | sun | summer dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Chilopsis linearis 'Purple Splendor' |
| Desert Willow | 10'h x 10'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry |
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| Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
| Soap Lily | 4'h x 2'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | Type: larvae | ||
| Cirsium occidentale |
| Cobweb Thistle | 3'h x 1'w | sun-pt. shd | summer dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | Type: adults |
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| Clarkia amoena |
| Farewell-to-Spring | 3'h x 3'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Clarkia rubicunda |
| Farewell to Spring | 1'h x 1'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Clematis lasiantha |
| Chaparral Clematis | 20'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Clematis ligusticifolia |
| Western Virgin's Bower | 20'h x 20'w | Sun-shd | Occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | |||
| Collinsia heterophylla |
| Chinese Houses | 2'h x 2'w | sun-shd | occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Comarostaphylis diversifolia |
| Summer Holly | 12'h x 8'w | Sun | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... |
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| Cornus sericea |
| Red Twig Dogwood | 12'h x 12'w | Shd-pt. shd | Wet | Type: larvae | |||
| Cornus sericea occidentalis |
| Red Twig Dogwood | 12'h x 12'w | pt. shd | wet | Type: larvae | |||
| Cornus stolonifera (sericea) 'Tilden Park' |
| Red Twig Dogwoood | 8'h x 8'w | sun-pt. shd | moist | Type: larvae | |||
| Corylus cornuta californica |
| California Hazelnut | 15'h x 15'w | shd-pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Crataegus douglasii |
| Western Hawthorn | 20'h x 10'w | Sun-pt. shd | Occ.H2O/dry | More on oaks... | |||
| Cupressus abramsiana |
| Santa Cruz Cypress | 50'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | summer dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus arizonica 'Blue Pyramid' |
| Arizona Cypress | 30'h x 15'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus lawsoniana |
| Lawson Cypress | 60'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus lawsoniana 'Barry's Silver' |
| Dwarf Lawson Cypress | 6'h x 4'w | Part shade | Occ.H2O/moist | ||||
| Cupressus macnabiana |
| McNab Cypress | 40'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus macrocarpa |
| Monterey Cypress | 60'h x 60'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora' |
| Citriodora Monterey Cypress | h x w | Sun-part shade | Occ.H2O/dry | ||||
| Cupressus macrocarpa 'Saligna Aurea' |
| Weeping Monterey Cypress | 30'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cupressus sargentii |
| Sargent Cypress | 40'h x 20'w | sun-pt. shd | occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: high More on Deer... | |||
| Cynoglossum grande |
| Hound's Tongue | 2'h x 2'w | Part shade | Occ.H2O/dry | Resistance: medium More on Deer... | More on oaks... | ||
| Cyrtomium falcatum |
| Holly Fern | 2'h x 2'w | pt. shd | occ.H2O/moist | Resistance: high More on Deer... |
Ac-At | Ba-Bl | Ca-Cy | Da-Du | En-Eu | Fe-Ho | Ir-Ly | Ma-Ox | Pa-Pt | Qu-Ru | Sa-Sy | Te-Yu