Silver Highlights

Silver Highlights

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’

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