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Muhlenbergia rigens |
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Deer Grass - Evergreen grass to 4-5' tall w/thin spikes of silver-gray flowers in summer. Sun/Part shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to <15 degrees F.
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Myoporum parvifolium 'Fine Leaf Form' |
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Fine-leaf Groundcover Myoporum - Evergreen fast growing flat groundcover 5-8+' wide w/mid-green narrow lvs & white flwrs in summer. Sun/Part Shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to 18F F.
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Myoporum parvifolium 'Pink' |
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Pink Australian Racer - Evergreen fast growing flat groundcover 5-8+' wide w/mid-green leaves & pink flowers in summer . Sun/Part Shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to 20 F.
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Myoporum parvifolium 'Putah Creek' |
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Creeping Myoporum - Evergreen shrub to 2' tall by 15' wide with white flowers in summer. Full sun. Water little to occasionally. Hardy to 18 degrees F.
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Myrica californica |
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Pacific Wax Myrtle - Native evergreen shrub to 30' tall by 20' wide. Full/part sun. Drought tolerant - appreciates some H2O. Seaside and wind tolerant. Hardy to <15 F.
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Myrsine africana |
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African Boxwood - Dense evergreen shrub to 8' tall by 5' wide with small leaves and red stems. Great small hedge. Sun/Light Shade. Drought tolerant. 20-25 degrees F.
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Myrsine africana 'Scarlett Marglin' |
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Variegated African Boxwood - Dense evergreen shrub w/small pink tinged cream variegated leaves & red stems. Great small hedge. Sun/Light Shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to 20 F.
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Myrtus communis |
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True Myrtle - Evergreen shrub to12' tall - smaller when pruned w/white flowers in summer. Sun/Light Shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to <15 degrees F.
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Nematolepis frondosa 'Elizabeth' |
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Leafy Phebalium - Upright shrub to 6+' w/dark green lvs & starry white flwrs late winter/ spring. Part shade. Little irrigation. To 20F. (2004 UCSC Koala Blooms Intro)
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Nemesia fruticans Blue Bird 'Hubbird' PP12,014 |
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Blue Bird Nemesia - Woody perennial. 12" tall x 18" wide. Bluish purple flowers in summer, moist well drained soil. Full sun. Cold hardy to 15-20 F.
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Nepeta reichenbachiana |
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Cat Mint - Evergreen perennial to 18-36" tall w/ sage-green leaves and lilac-blue flowers in spring and summer. Full sun. Drought-tolerant. Hardy to 10-15 F.
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Nerine masonorum |
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Miss Mason's Nerine - Bulb / grasslike foliage to 9" tall with pink flowers in summer-fall. Sun/Part shade. Water regularly. 20-25 degrees F.
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Nivenia corymbosa |
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Woody Iris - Shruby iris w/thickened caudex & slender stems to 2-6' w/blue flowers in summer. Full sun. Well drained soil. Wet to regular irrigation. Hardy to 25?
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Nolina interrata |
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Dehesa Bear Grass - Evergreen. Native to S. CA. Yucca-like foliage reaching 1'-2' tall and wider with a distinct swollen base. Infrequent flowering. Hardy to 25 degrees.
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Nuphar polysepalum (Aquatic) |
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Spatter-dock - Native CA aquatic perennial w/12" wide round lvs floating on water surface spring-fall. Yellow flowers rise above surface in summer. Winter dormant.
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Nymphoides geminata (Aquatic) |
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Chocolate Snowflake - Aquatic. Chocolate brown blotches and bright green veins. Yellow star-like flowers in summer. Place 6-12" deep. Hardy to 25 degrees F.
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Ochagavia litoralis |
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Coastal Ochagavia - Rosette forming succulent w/1' long gray-green lvs & tight heads of pink flwrs in summer. Full sun to light shade. Little water. Hardy to 20 F.
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Ocimum labiatum |
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Shell Bush - Evergreen shrub 3-5' tall & wide w/ aromatic lvs & pink-mauve flwrs summer-fall. Sun to light shade. Water regularly to infrequently. Hardy to 25-30
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Olea africana |
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African Olive - Evergreen tree with green leaves with golden cast. Full sun. Drought tolerant. 30' tall. White flowers produce black fruits. 15-20 degrees F.
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Olea europaea 'Manzanillo' |
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Olive - Evergreen tree to 30' tall by 25'. Produces large black olives. Full sun. Drought tolerant. Hardy 15-20 degrees F.
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