Silver Highlights in the California Native Garden
The following list of native plants contains some of the most beautiful, drought-adapted native foliage available. To feature these plants in your landscape, combine several species including trees, shrubs and ground covers for a silvery garden that glows in the moonlight or combine with a few evergreen staples for a more subtle gray theme. For detailed information about individual species see our Tree of Life Catalog.
| Genus species | Plant Name | H/W |
| Abutilon palmeri | Indian mallow | 5’ x 5’ |
| Arctostaphylos glauca | Big berry manzanita | 15’ x 10’ |
| Arctostaphylos ‘Lester Rowntree’ | Manzanita shrub/tree | 9’ x 10’ |
| Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’ | Manzanita groundcover | 2’ x 6’ |
| Artemisia pycnocephala | Beach sagewort | 2’ x 3’ |
| Artemisia tridentata | Great basin sagebrush | 5’ x 3’ |
| Corethrogyne ‘Silver Carpet | Silver carpet aster | 1’ x 6’ |
| Dudleya pulverulenta, virens ssp. hassei | Live-forever | 1’ x 1’ |
| Encelia farinosa | Brittlebush | 3’ x 4’ |
| Epilobium ‘Wayne’s Silver’ | Silver fuchsia | 2’x 2’ |
| Eriogonum cinereum | Ashy-leaf buckwheat | 3’ x 6’ |
| Eriogonum crocatum | Conejo buckwheat | 1’ x 2’ |
| Eriogonum giganteum | Saint Catherine’s lace | 6’ x 6’ |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Golden yarrow | 2’ x 3’ |
| Eriophyllum nevinii | Catalina silverlace | 3’ x 4’ |
| Mahonia nevinii | Nevin’s barberry | 12’ x 12’ |
| Peritoma arborea | Bladderpod | 4’ x 5’ |
| Quercus engelmanni | Engleman oak | 30’ x 25’ |
| Salvia apiana | White sage | 5’ x 5’ |
| Salvia leucophylla | Sage | 5’ x 5’ |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Apricot mallow | 3’ x 3’ |
