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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western spice bush

western spice bush

Latin Name
Calycanthus occidentalis
Description

California native plant; maroon-red flowers attract pollinating beetles; leaves have a sharp, clean fragrance and turn yellow in the autumn, adding seasonal color to the garden.

bush anemone

bush anemone

Latin Name
Carpenteria californica
Description

California native plant; has clusters of large, sweetly-scented white flowers in late spring and early summer; glossy, dark-green leaves stay on the plant all year; older stems have attractive, pale, papery bark.

Marie Simon ceanothus

Marie Simon ceanothus

Latin Name
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Marie Simon’
Description

Large, loose clusters of soft-pink flowers complement maroon-red stems; nectar-rich flowers attract bees and other beneficial insects; semi deciduous to evergreen.

concha ceanothus

concha ceanothus

Latin Name
Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Description

California native plant; one of the best California lilacs for the garden with dark-green leaves all year; showy, deep blue flowers with reddish bracts bloom in spring; attracts beneficial insects.

Ray Hartman California lilac

Ray Hartman California lilac

Latin Name
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’
Description

California native plant; one of the best ceanothus cultivars for gardens because it can tolerate some summer irrigation; makes a good screen or small garden tree.