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1
Calamagrostis canadensis
bluejoint
Dry
USDA zones 03a-07b
2
Calamagrostis epigeios
reed grass
Dry
USDA zones 03a-06b
3
Calamagrostis x acutifolia
feather reed grass
Dry to moist
USDA zones 06a-09b
4
Calamovilfa longifolia
GRAMINEAE
prairie sand reed
Dry
USDA zones 03a-06b
5
Calandrinia umbellata
rock purslane
No extra water
Not classified
6
Calliandra californica
LEGUMINOSAE
Baja fairy duster
Dry
USDA zones 09a-10b
7
Calliandra eriophylla
LEGUMINOSAE
Fairy duster
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
8
Callirhoe digitata
MALVACEAE
fringed poppy mallow
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 03a-10b
9
Callirhoe involucrata
MALVACEAE
purple poppy mallow
wine cups
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
10
Callirhoe papaver
MALVACEAE
poppy mallow
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 05a-08b
11
Campsis radicans
BIGNONIACEAE
trumpet creeper
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
12
Caragana arborescens
LEGUMINOSAE
Siberian pea shrub
Dry
USDA zones 02a-07b
13
Caragana microphylla
LEGUMINOSAE
littleleaf peashrub
Dry
USDA zones 02a-10b
14
Carthamus tinctorius
safflower
false saffron
bastard saffron
American saffron
dyer's thistle
dyer's saffron
saffron thistle
hong hua
Dry, well drained
Not classified
15
Carya glabra
JUGLANDACEAE
pignut hickory
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
16
Caryopteris x clandonensis
blue-mist shrub
blue spirea
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
17
Cassia fasciculata
CASSIACEAE
partridge pea
No extra water
Not classified
18
Castilleja applegatei
Dry to moist
Not classified
19
Catalpa speciosa
Northern catalpa
Western catalpa
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
20
Catananche caerulea
cupid's dart
blue succory
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
21
Ceanothus americanus
RHAMNACEAE
New Jersey tea
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
22
Ceanothus gloriosus
RHAMNACEAE
Point Reyes ceanothus
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
23
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
'Victoria'
RHAMNACEAE
redroot
blue blossom
wild lilac
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 07a-11
24
Celtis occidentalis
CELTIDACEAE
hackberry
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
25
Centaurea hypoleuca
CENTAUREACEAE
Dry
Not classified
26
Centaurea macrocephala
CENTAUREACEAE
bighead knapweed
giant knapweed
globe centaurea
Dry
USDA zones 03a-04b
27
Centaurium erythraea
GENTIANACEAE
European centaury
centaury
Dry
Not classified
28
Cephalophyllum
'Red Spike'
AIZOACEAE
Dry
USDA zones 09a-10b
29
Cerastium tomentosum
CERASTIACEAE
snow-in-summer
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
30
Cercocarpus ledifolius
CERCOCARPACEAE
curl-leaf mahogany
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
31
Cercocarpus montanus
CERCOCARPACEAE
mountain mahogany
tse'esdaaziih
Dry
USDA zones 06a-10b
32
Chaenomeles speciosa
ROSACEAE
flowering quince
Japanese quince
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
33
Chaenomeles x superba
ROSACEAE
flowering quince
Dry to moist
USDA zones 05a-09b
34
Chamaemelum nobile
COMPOSITAE
Roman chamomile
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 06a-09b
35
Chamaemelum nobile
'Flore Pleno'
COMPOSITAE
Roman chamomile
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 06a-09b
36
Chilopsis linearis
'Regal'
BIGNONIACEAE
desert willow
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
37
Chrysanthemum maximum
Shasta daisy
Dry
USDA zones 04a-05b
38
Chrysopsis graminifolia
COMPOSITAE
grass-leaved golden aster
Dry to moist
USDA zones 05a-10b
39
Chrysopsis villosa
COMPOSITAE
golden aster
Dry to moist
USDA zones 04a-09b
40
Cissus antartica
CISSACEAE
Kangaroo ivy
Dry
USDA zones 10a-10b
41
Cistus corbariensis
CISTACEAE
rockrose
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 08a-10b
42
Cistus ladaniferus
CISTACEAE
gum rockrose
crimson spot rockrose
No extra water
USDA zones 08a-09b
43
Cistus salviifolius
CISTACEAE
salvia cistus
sageleaf rockrose
Dry
USDA zones 09a-10b
44
Cistus villosus
'Lasca select'
CISTACEAE
rockrose
No extra water
USDA zones 08a-09b
45
Clarkia rubicunda
godetia
Dry
Not classified
46
Clematis ligusticifolia
CLEMATIDACEAE
western virgin's bower
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
47
Cleome hasslerana
CLEOMACEAE
spiderflower
Dry
Not classified
48
Collinsia grandiflora
blue-lips
No extra water
USDA zones 10a-11
49
Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses
No extra water
USDA zones 10a-11
50
Colutea arborescens
bladder senna
Dry
USDA zones 06a-09b
51
Comptonia peregrina
sweet fern
Dry
USDA zones 02a-10b
52
Consolida ambigua
RANUNCULACEAE
rocket larkspur
No extra water
Not classified
53
Convolvulus mauritanicus
CONVOLVULACEAE
ground morning glory
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
54
Coreopsis lanceolata
COREOPSIDACEAE
lance coreopsis
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
55
Coreopsis verticillata
COREOPSIDACEAE
whorled tickseed
threadleaf coreopsis
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
56
Cornus racemosa
CORNACEAE
gray dogwood
panicled dogwood
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
57
Cortaderia selloana
GRAMINEAE
Uruguayan pampas grass
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
58
Corylus americana
CORYLACEAE
American hazelnut
American filbert
Dry
USDA zones 07a-10b
59
Cosmos bipinnatus
COMPOSITAE
cosmos
Dry
Above 40� F
60
Cosmos sulphureus
'Bright Lights'
COMPOSITAE
cosmos
No extra water
Not classified
61
Cotoneaster adpressus
ROSACEAE
creeping cotoneaster
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
62
Cotoneaster apiculatus
ROSACEAE
cranberry cotoneaster
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
63
Cotoneaster dammeri
ROSACEAE
bearberry cotoneaster
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
64
Cotoneaster horizontalis
ROSACEAE
rockspray cotoneaster
rock cotoneaster
small-leaved cotoneaster
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
65
Cotoneaster multiflorus
ROSACEAE
flowering cotoneaster
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
66
Crocosmia
IRIDACEAE
crocosmia
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
67
Crocus flavus
CROCACEAE
yellow crocus
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
68
Cupressus macrocarpa
CUPRESSACEAE
Monterey cypress
Dry
USDA zones 07a-10b
69
Cupressus sempervirens
CUPRESSACEAE
Italian cypress
Dry, well drained
USDA zones 07a-09b
70
Cynoglossum amabile
'Blanche Burpee'
No extra water
Not classified
71
Cytisus x praecox
Warminster broom
Dry
USDA zones 06a-10b
72
Dalea greggii
LEGUMINOSAE
Gregg's prairie clover
trailing indigo bush
Dry
USDA zones 09a-10b
73
Delosperma litorale
AIZOACEAE
seaside delosperma
iceplant
Dry
Not classified
74
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
eastern hay-scented fern
boulder fern
cup fern
Dry
USDA zones 03a-08b
75
Dianthus armeria
DIANTHACEAE
Deptford pink
No extra water
Not classified
76
Diervilla lonicera
DIERVILLACEAE
dwarf bush honeysuckle
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
77
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
COMPOSITAE
Cape marigold
No extra water
Not classified
78
Dimorphotheca sinuata
COMPOSITAE
glandular cape marigold
No extra water
Not classified
79
Dodecatheon amethystinum
PRIMULACEAE
jeweled shootingstar
amethyst shootingstar
Dry to moist
USDA zones 04a-07b
80
Dodecatheon dentatum
PRIMULACEAE
dwarf shooting star
Dry to moist
USDA zones 04a-08b
81
Dodecatheon meadia
PRIMULACEAE
shooting star
Dry to moist
USDA zones 05a-08b
82
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
AIZOACEAE
Livingstone daisy
No extra water
Not classified
83
Duchesnea indica
ROSACEAE
Indian strawberry
mock strawberry
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
84
Dyssodia tenuiloba
COMPOSITAE
Dahlberg daisy
golden fleece
No extra water
Not classified
85
Echium candicans
ECHIACEAE
pride of Madeira
Dry
USDA zones 10a-11
86
Echium lycopsis
ECHIACEAE
viper's bugloss
No extra water
USDA zones 10a-11
87
Elaeagnus angustifolia
ELAEAGNACEAE
Russian olive
wild olive
oleaster
tree of paradise
Dry
USDA zones 02a-10b
88
Elaeagnus commutata
ELAEAGNACEAE
silverberry
Dry
USDA zones 01-10b
89
Elaeagnus umbellata
ELAEAGNACEAE
autumn olive bush
aki-gumi
Dry
USDA zones 03a-08b
90
Elymus canadensis
Canada wild rye
Dry
USDA zones 03a-08b
91
Elymus glaucus
western ryegrass
lyme grass
wild rye
Dry
USDA zones 04a-09b
92
Elymus virginicus
Virginia wild rye
Dry
USDA zones 03a-09b
93
Emilia javanica
COMPOSITAE
tassel flower
No extra water
Not classified
94
Epilobium angustifolium
EPILOBIACEAE
fireweed
willow herb
Dry to moist
USDA zones 02a-09b
95
Epilobium latifolium
EPILOBIACEAE
dwarf fireweed
Dry to moist
USDA zones 02a-09b
96
Eragrostis spectabilis
ERAGROSTIDACEAE
purple love grass
Dry
USDA zones 05a-09b
97
Eragrostis trichodes
ERAGROSTIDACEAE
sand love grass
Dry
USDA zones 05a-09b
98
Eremurus
ASPHODELACEAE
foxtail lily
Dry
USDA zones 05a-09b
99
Erianthus
winter aconite
Dry
USDA zones 04a-09b
100
Erigeron karvinskianus
Latin American fleabane
Mexican daisy
Santa Barbara daisy
Dry
USDA zones 09a-10b
101
Eriogonum compositum
ERIOGONACEAE
northern buckwheat
Dry
USDA zones 04a-07b
102
Eriogonum umbellatum
ERIOGONACEAE
wild buck-wheat
sulpher flower
Dry
USDA zones 03a-10b
103
Eriogonum wrightii
ERIOGONACEAE
Wright's buckwheat
Dry
USDA zones 06a-10b
104
Eriophyllum lanatum
COMPOSITAE
woolly eriophyllum
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
105
Erodium cicutarium
ERODIACEAE
pin-clover
alfilaria
filaree
No extra water
Not classified
106
Eryngium bourgatii
ERYNGIACEAE
Mediterranean eryngo
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
107
Eryngium giganteum
'Miss Wilmot's Ghost'
ERYNGIACEAE
rattlesnake master
Dry to moist
USDA zones 04a-09b
108
Eryngium x zabelii
ERYNGIACEAE
Zabel eryngo
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
109
Eryngium yuccifolium
ERYNGIACEAE
button snakeroot
rattlesnake master
Dry to moist
USDA zones 04a-09b
110
Erysimum linifolium
ERYSIMACEAE
alpine wallflower
No extra water
Not classified
111
Erysimum perofskianum
ERYSIMACEAE
Afghan erysimum
No extra water
Not classified
112
Erythronium spp.
ERYTHRONIACEAE
Dry
USDA zones 03a-09b
113
Eschscholzia caespitosa
ESCHSCHOLZIACEAE
pastel poppy
tufted California poppy
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
114
Eschscholzia californica
ESCHSCHOLZIACEAE
California poppy
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
115
Eucalyptus spp.
Dry
Not classified
116
Euonymus alata
EUONYMACEAE
winged burning bush
winged euonymus
Dry
USDA zones 04a-07b
117
Euonymus fortunei
var.
radicans
EUONYMACEAE
wintercreeper
Dry
USDA zones 05a-09b
118
Euonymus japonica
EUONYMACEAE
Japanese spindletree
Japanese euonymus
Dry
USDA zones 04a-09b
119
Euphorbia characias
EUPHORBIACEAE
Dry
USDA zones 08a-10b
120
Euphorbia corollata
EUPHORBIACEAE
flowering spurge
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
121
Euphorbia cyparissias
EUPHORBIACEAE
cypress spurge
Dry
USDA zones 04a-10b
122
Euphorbia epithymoides
EUPHORBIACEAE
cushion spurge
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
123
Euphorbia marginata
EUPHORBIACEAE
snow-on-the-mountain
Dry
USDA zones 06a-10b
124
Euphorbia myrsinites
EUPHORBIACEAE
myrtle spurge
myrtle euphorbia
Dry
USDA zones 05a-10b
Last reviewed November 01, 2004
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