Plant Database

Arboretum All-Star Plant Database

Search the Arboretum All-Star plant database to find the All-Star plant perfect for your garden. On your desktop or laptop screen, select possible filters in the right-hand navigation area and hit apply or simply peruse through all 100 plants. On your phone, find the filter by scrolling down to where you see the "Plant Database Filter" button, click on it to see your filter options. Enjoy! 

 

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California white sage

California white sage

Latin Name
Salvia apiana
Description

California native plant; spring flowers attract pollinating bees; leaves contain fragrant oils.

Winnifred Gilman Cleveland sage

Winnifred Gilman Cleveland sage

Latin Name
Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’
Description

California native plant; evergreen shrub produces maroon-stemmed, blue-violet flowers; heat and drought tolerant; attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and beneficial insects.

autumn sage

autumn sage

Latin Name
Salvia greggii and Salvia x jamensis
Description

Showy flowers attract hummingbirds and beneficial insects; flowers profusely in the spring and fall.

mint bush sage

mint bush sage

Latin Name
Salvia microphylla
Description

Leaves have a fruity smell; good for growing under native oaks; thrives with little care in sun or part shade; attracts hummingbirds.

hummingbird sage

hummingbird sage

Latin Name
Salvia spathacea
Description

California native plant; leaves have a pleasant, fruity fragrance; excellent drought-tolerant groundcover for sun or partial shade; attracts hummingbirds.