Richmond Plant List

The Richmond Plant list is put out by Contra Costa County for use in the Richmond, California area. They have been selected with an eye towards reducing the potential for wild fires.

1. Groundcovers
2. Shrubs
3. Trees
4. Vines
5. Other

Groundcovers

Achillea millefolium yarrow full sun groundcover drought tolerant Cerastium tomentosum Snow in summer drought tolerant groundcover Ajuga reptans carpet bugle perennial ground cover Rubus pentalobus creeping raspberry groundcover Duchesnea indica mock strawberry low maintenance groundcovers Erigeron karvinskianus fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy low maintenance groundcovers

No photo available Salvia sonomensis sage Ca native ground cover full sun Festuca glauca fescue low maintenance groundcovers Iris douglasiana Douglas iris low maintenance groundcovers Kniphofia uvaria 'DWF' redhot poker, torchlily low maintenance groundcovers Lantana camara lantana low maintenance groundcovers Stachys byzantina lamb’s ears Low maintenance groundcover

Shrubs

Vinca Minor dwarf periwinkle shade tolerant, Potentially invasive Eriogonum ssp buckwheat Ca native perennial sun Rosmarinus officinalis Tuscan blue Rosemary full sun Herb Ribes viburnifolium evergreen currant drought and shade tolerant Cistus purpureus orchid rockrose drought tolerant full sun low shrub Cistus skanbergii rockrose drought tolerant full sun low shrub No Photo Available Cistus “Sunset’ rockrose drought tolerant full sun low shrub Arctostaphylos uva ursi Kinnikinnick Ca native low shrub Artemisia pycnocephala Sand hill sage Ca native, low shrub, sun Carpenteria californica bush anemone Ca native shrub, full sun No Photo Available Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Anchor Bay’ deer lilac Ca native, low shrub No Photo Available C. gloriosus exaltaltus ‘Emily Brown’ deer lilac Ca native low shrub Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta daisy Ca native perennial sun Fremontodendron californica common flannel bush Ca native tall shrub sun Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Ca native shrub Rhododendron azalea low to tall shrubs, ample moisture Rosa florabunda rose perennials/ shrubs

Mahonia repens creeping mahonia Ca native shrub shade tolerant Myrica californica Pacific wax myrtle Ca native shrub Prunus ilicifolia hollyleafed cherry Ca native shrub/ sm. tree Ribes sanguineum pink winter currant, red floweringcurrant Ca native shrub, shade tolerant Rhus integrifolia Lemonade berry Ca native shrub/tree sun Salvia clevelandii sage Ca native shrub full sun Ugni molinae Chilean guava Shrub Lavandula angustifolia English lavender low maintenance low shrubs Lavandula dentata French lavender Low maintenance shrub, drought tolerant Full sun Lavendula stoechas Spanish lavender English lavender Low maintenance shrub Lonicera nitida boxwood honeysuckle low, arching shrub Rhamnus californica coffeeberry low maintenance shrubs Santolina virens santolina low maintenance low shrubs

Trees

Acer macrophyllum bigleafed maple Ca native tree, needs water Alnus incana Alder Ca native, large tree Cercis occidentalis western Redbud Ca native small tree Arbutus unedo strawberry tree Small evergreen tree

Prunus ilicifolia hollyleafed cherry Ca native shrub/ sm. tree Rhus integrifolia Lemonade berry Ca native shrub/tree sun Cornus nuttallii western dogwood CA native, small tree, shade Cornus florida Eastern dogwood Small deciduous tree

Vines

Solanum jasminoides potato vine drought tolerant vine

Tecomaria capensis cape honeysuckle drought tolerant vine

Other

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' dwarf lilyoftheNile shade tolerant Vinca Minor dwarf periwinkle shade tolerant Bergenia crassifolia B. cordifolia bergenia shade to part shade tolerant Polystichum munitum sword fern shade tolerant California Native Galium odoratum sweet woodruff sun/shade Herb Salvia chamaedryoides sage Herb full sun Asarum caudatum Wild ginger Ca native perennial shade Galvezia speciosa Island snapdragon Ca native perennial sun Heuchera maxima coral bell Ca native, perennial, sun/shade Lupinus spp lupine Ca native perennial No Photo Available Mimulus longiflorus monkey flower Ca native perennial sun/shade Sisyrinchium bellum blueeyed grass Ca native perennial sun Symphoricarpos albus snowberry Ca native shade/sun

Teucrium chamaedrys germander full sun Herb Thymus vulgaris common thyme full sun Herb Thymus serpyllum thyme full sun Herb Liriope Lily turf shade tolerant Dietes bicolor fortnight lily drought tolerant, full sun Limonium perezii statice, sea lavender drought tolerant perennial Eschscholzia californica California poppy Ca native annual sun Zauschneria californica hummingbird flower, California fuchsia Ca native perennial sun Aurinia saxatilis basket of gold perennial Coreopsis tickseed perennial Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower perennials Rudbeckia fulgida blackeyed susan perennials No Photo Available Teucrium cossoni germander perennials