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<strong>Water</strong>-<strong>Efficient</strong> <strong>Landscape</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>List</strong><br />

More information on these & other species is<br />

available in EC 1546, <strong>Water</strong>-<strong>Efficient</strong> <strong>Landscape</strong><br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s. $5.50 from OSU Extension Service or for<br />

<strong>Oregon</strong>’s High Desert region – Xeriscaping in the<br />

High Desert, available on the web at:<br />

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/deschutes/Horticult<br />

ure/documents/xeri-all-v3-augus06.pdf<br />

In dark green – denotes native to <strong>Oregon</strong><br />

Annuals<br />

Arctotis (African daisy)<br />

Argyranthemum frutescens (Marguerite daisy)<br />

Brachycome iberidifolia (Swam River daisy)<br />

Calandrine umbellata (rock purslane)<br />

Calendula officinalis (pot marigold)<br />

Celosia cristata (cockscomb)<br />

Cleome hasslerana (spider flower)<br />

Cosmos bipinnatus (garden cosmos)<br />

Dimorphotheca (African daisy)<br />

Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (Livingstone daisy)<br />

Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)<br />

Felicia (blue marguerite)<br />

Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower)<br />

Gazania x hybrida (gazania)<br />

Gilia capitata (blue thimble flower)<br />

Gilia tricolor (bird’s eyes)<br />

Helianthus annuus (common sunflower)<br />

Helichrysum bracteatum (strawflower)<br />

Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Mexican tulip poppy)<br />

Lavatera trimestris (lavatera)<br />

Limonium sinuatum (statice)<br />

Lisianthus (Texas bluebell)<br />

Papaver rhoeas (Shirley poppy)<br />

Portulaca grandiflora (moss rose)<br />

Salvia farinacea (Texas violet)<br />

Salvia splendens (scarlet sage)<br />

Sanvitalia procumbens (creeping zinnia)<br />

Senecio cineraria (dusty miller)<br />

Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium)<br />

Verbena x hybrida (garden verbena)<br />

Zinnia grandiflora (Rocky Mt zinnia)<br />

Bulbs<br />

Amaryllis belladonna (naked lady)<br />

Anemone blanda (Grecian windflower)<br />

Brodiaea (brodiaea)<br />

Camassia (camas)<br />

Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow)<br />

Colchicum (autumn crocus)<br />

Crocus (crocus)<br />

Cyclamen hederifolium (hardy cyclamen)<br />

Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite)<br />

Fritillaria (fritillary) look for native species too,<br />

such as F. affinis and F. pudica<br />

Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop)<br />

Hyacinthus orientalis (hyacinth)<br />

Iris reticulata (reticulate iris)<br />

Iris x hollandica (Dutch iris)<br />

Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)<br />

Liatris spicata (gayfeather)<br />

Muscari armeniacum (grape hyacinth)<br />

Narcissus (daffodil)<br />

Puschkinia scilloides (striped squill)<br />

Ranunculus asiaticus (ranunculus)<br />

Scilla (bluebells)<br />

Sternbergia lutea (autumn daffodil)<br />

Triteleia hyacinthina (white brodiaea)<br />

Triteleia laxa (Ithuriel’s spear)<br />

Tulipa (tulip)<br />

Zantedeschia aethiopica (calla lily)<br />

Ferns & Groundcovers<br />

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry)<br />

Ceanothus gloriosus (Pt Reyes ceanothus)<br />

Cheilanthes gracillima (lace fern)<br />

Cistus salviifolius (sageleaf rockrose)<br />

Fragaria ‘Lipstick’ (pink flowering strawberry)<br />

Fragaria chiloensis (beach strawberry)<br />

Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry)<br />

Fragaria vesca (wood strawberry)<br />

Genista lydia (broom)<br />

Genista pilosa (broom)<br />

Helianthemum nummularium (sunrose)<br />

Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper)<br />

Juniperus communis (common juniper)<br />

Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’<br />

Juniperus horizontalis (creeping juniper)<br />

Juniperus procumbens (Jap. Gdn juniper)<br />

Juniperus sabina (Savin juniper)<br />

Juniperus squamata (singleseed juniper)\<br />

Juniperus x media (hybrid juniper)<br />

Lithodora diffusa (lithodora)<br />

Microbiota decussata (Russian cypress)<br />

Oxalis oregana (wood sorrel)<br />

Polypodium glycyrrhiza (licorice fern)<br />

Polystichum munitum (Western sword fern)<br />

Sedum sp. (stonecrop)<br />

Sedum oreganum (<strong>Oregon</strong> stonecrop)<br />

Sedum spathulifolium (spoon-leaf stonecrop)<br />

Sempervivum tectorum (hen and chicks)<br />

Thymus x citriodorus (lemon thyme)<br />

Thymus pseudolanuginosus (wooly thyme)<br />

Thymus serphyllum (creeping thyme)<br />

Thymus vulgaris (common thyme)<br />

Trachelospermum jasminoides (star jasmine)<br />

Veronica pectinata (speedwell)<br />

Ornamental Grasses

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Achnatherum contractum (Oryzopsis<br />

hymenoides) (contracted rice grass)<br />

Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)<br />

Calamagrostis x acutiflora (feather reed grass)<br />

Carex barbarae (Santa Barbara sedge)<br />

Chasmanthium latifolium (northern sea oats)<br />

Festuca amethystina (large blue fescue)<br />

Festuca cinera (blue fescue)<br />

Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue)<br />

Helictotrichon sempervirens (blue oat grass)<br />

Koeleria glauca (large blue hair grass)<br />

Koeleria macrantha (prairie junegrass)<br />

Leymus condensata<br />

Leymus racemosus ‘Glaucus’ (wild blue rye)<br />

Mulhenbergia ringens (muhly)<br />

Panicum virgatum (switch grass)<br />

Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)<br />

Sesleria (Moor grass)<br />

Stipa (Celtica)gigantea (giant feather grass)<br />

Perennials<br />

Acanthus mollis (bear’s breech)<br />

Achillea filipendulina (fernleaf yarrow)<br />

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)<br />

Achillea tomentosa (wooly yarrow)<br />

Agapanthus (African lily)<br />

Agastache rugosa (Korean hummingbird mint)<br />

Anacyclus pyrethrum ‘Depressus’ (Mt Atlas daisy)<br />

Anaphalis margaratacea (pearly everlasting)<br />

Antennaria microphylla (rosy pusytoes)<br />

Aquilegia formosa (western columbine)<br />

Armeria maritima (sea pink)<br />

Aster amellus (Italian aster)<br />

Aurina saxatilis (basket-of-gold)<br />

Ballota pseudodictamnus (horehound)<br />

Balsamorhiza sagittata (balsamroot)<br />

Baptisia australis (false indigo)<br />

Calamintha nepeta (lesser calamint)<br />

Callirhoe involucrata (poppy mallow)<br />

Calylophus hartwegii (sundrops)<br />

Coreopsis grandiflora (tickseed)<br />

Coreopsis verticillata (thread-leaf tickseed)<br />

Cynoglossum grande (Western hound’s tongue)<br />

Delosperma (ice plant)<br />

Dianthus gratianopolitanus (cheddar pink)<br />

Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)<br />

Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica)<br />

(California fuschia)<br />

Eremurus robustus (desert candle)<br />

Erigeron (fleabane) look for native species such as<br />

E. speciosus (showy fleabane)<br />

Eriogonum heracleoides (creamy buckwheat)<br />

Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur buckwheat)<br />

Eriophyllum lanatum (<strong>Oregon</strong> sunshine)<br />

Eryngium (sea holly)<br />

Erysimum (wallflower)<br />

Euphorbia x martini (spurge)<br />

Euphorbia polychroma (cushion spurge)<br />

Gaillardia x grandiflora (blanketflower)<br />

Gaillardia pulchella (blanketflower)<br />

Gaura lindheimeri (gaura)<br />

Gazania linearis (treasure flower)<br />

Geranium endressii (Endress’s geranium)<br />

Geranium macrorrhizum (cranesbill)<br />

Geranium renardii<br />

Geranium sanguineum (bloody cranesbill)<br />

Helleborus (hellebore)<br />

Hemerocallis sp. (daylily)<br />

Hesperaloe parviflora (red yucca)<br />

Hyssopus officinalis (hyssop)<br />

Iberis sempervirens (candytuft)<br />

Ipomopsis aggregate (scarlet gilia)<br />

Iris (bearded iris)<br />

Iris – Pacific Coast Hybrids<br />

Iris douglassiana (Douglas iris)<br />

Iris missouriensis<br />

Iris tenax (<strong>Oregon</strong> iris)<br />

Iris unguicularis (Algerian iris)<br />

Leucanthumem x superbum (Shasta daisy)<br />

Linum perenne (blue flax)<br />

Malva alcea (mallow)<br />

Melianthus major (honey bush)<br />

Mertensia pulmonarioides (Virginia bluebells)<br />

Nepeta x faassenii (catmint)<br />

Oenothera macrocarpa (Ozark sundrops)<br />

Oenothera (evening primrose) look for native<br />

species such as O. elata (hookeri) or O. biennis<br />

Oenothera speciosa (Mex. evening primrose)<br />

Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy)<br />

Penstemon barbatus (beardlip penstemon)<br />

Penstemon davidsonii<br />

Penstemon fruiticosus<br />

Penstemon heterophyllus (foothill penstemon)<br />

Penstemon humilis<br />

Penstemon pinifolius (pineleaf penstemon)<br />

Penstemon richardsonii<br />

Penstemon rupicola (rock penstemon)<br />

Penstemon speciosus<br />

Penstemon serrulatus (coast penstemon)<br />

Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)<br />

Phlomis russeliana (sticky Jerusalem sage)<br />

Phlox diffusa (spreading phlox)<br />

Phlox subulata (moss phlox)<br />

Ratibida columnifera (prairie coneflower)<br />

Rhomneya couleteri (Matilija poppy)<br />

Rudbeckia sp. (black-eyed Susan)<br />

Salvia clevelandii (CA blue sage)<br />

Salvia greggii (autumn sage)<br />

Salvia leucophylla (purple sage)<br />

Salvia officinalis (sage)<br />

Satureja douglasii (yerba buena)<br />

Silene california (Ca Indian pink)

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Silene uniflora (catchfly)<br />

Sisyrinchium bellum (blue-eyed grass)<br />

Solidago (goldenrod) seek native species such as S.<br />

Canadensis, S. occidentalis, S. missouriensis, and S.<br />

multiradiata<br />

Sphaeralcea coccinia (scarlet globemallow)<br />

Teucrium chamaedrys (germander)<br />

Veronica prostrata (speedwell)<br />

Shrubs (Includes subshrubs)<br />

Adenostoma fasciculatum (greasewood)<br />

Aesculus californica (CA buckeye)<br />

Aethionema x ‘Warley Rose’ (stonecress)<br />

Agave parryi (Parry’s agave)<br />

Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ (dwarf tree strawberry)<br />

Arctostaphylos columbiana (hairy manzanita)<br />

Arctostaphylos x media (Media manzanita)<br />

Artemisia tridentata (sagebrush)<br />

Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium (<strong>Oregon</strong> grape)<br />

Berberis (Mahonia) nervosa (longleaf OR grape)<br />

Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’<br />

Bupleurum fruticosum (shrubby hare’s ear)<br />

Buxus (boxwood)<br />

Callistemon viridiflorus (green bottlebrush)<br />

Calycanthus occidentalis (spice bush)<br />

Carpenteria californica (bush anemone)<br />

Caryopteris x clandonensis (bluebeard)<br />

Ceanothus impressus ‘Puget Blue’ (CA lilac)<br />

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (CA lilac)<br />

Ceanothus ‘Victoria’ (CA lilac)<br />

Cercis occidentalis (western redbud)<br />

Cercocarpus montanus (MT mahogany)<br />

Cistus laurifolius (rockrose)<br />

Cistus ‘Elma’ (rockrose)<br />

Cistus x carbariensis (rockrose)<br />

Cistus x purpureus (rockrose)<br />

Cistus x skanbergii (rockrose)<br />

Correa reflexa (Australian fuschia)<br />

Cornus sericea (redtwig dogwood)<br />

Daphne x burkwoodii (Burkwood daphne)<br />

Daphne caucasica (Caucasian daphne)<br />

Daphne cneorum (garland daphne)<br />

Dendromecon rigida (bush poppy)<br />

Dorycnium hirsutum (hairy canary clover)<br />

Eleutherococcus sieboldianus (5-leaved aralia)<br />

Erica arborea (tree heath)<br />

Erica x darleyensis (Biscay heath)<br />

Erica lusitanica (Portuguese heath)<br />

Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii (spurge)<br />

Eruryops pectinatus (golden daisy bush)<br />

Fremontodendron californicum (flannel bush)<br />

Garrya elliptica (coast silktassel)<br />

Garrya fremontii (Fremont silktassel)<br />

Globularia cordifolia (globe daisy)<br />

Halimium (rockrose)<br />

Holodiscus discolor (oceanspray)<br />

Hypericum frondisum ‘Sunburst’ (St. Johnswort)<br />

Ilex cornuta (Chinese holly)<br />

Ilex x meserveae (Meserve hybrid holly)<br />

Indigofera kirilowii (indigo)<br />

Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine)<br />

Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii’ (Hetzii Chinese j)<br />

Juniperus squamata ‘Meyeri’ (Meyer singleseed j)<br />

Lavandula x intermedia (hedge lavender)<br />

Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender)<br />

Lavandula stoechas (French lavender)<br />

Lavatera x clementii (tree mallow)<br />

Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas sage)<br />

Ligusticum ovalifolium (CA privet)<br />

Lonicera nitida (box honeysuckle)<br />

Lonicera pileata (privet honeysuckle)<br />

Mimulus aurantiacus (monkeyflower)<br />

Myrica californica (Pacific wax myrtle)<br />

Oemleria cerasiformis (osoberry)<br />

Olearia x haastii (tree aster)<br />

Origanum (oregano, marjoram)<br />

Osmanthus delavayi (Delavay osmanthus)<br />

Osmanthus heterophyllus (holly leaf osmanthus)<br />

Philadelphus lewisii (western mock orange)<br />

Phillyrea angustifolia (mock privet)<br />

Phlomis fruitcosa (Jerusalem sage)<br />

Phlomis italica (Italian sage)<br />

Phlomis purpurea<br />

Phygelius capensis (Cape fuschsia)<br />

Pinus mugo (Mugo pine)<br />

Pinus sylvestris ‘Glauca Nana’ (dwarf Scottish pine)<br />

Pittosporum tobira (evergreen mock orange)<br />

Potentilla fruticosa (bush cinquefoil)<br />

Rhamnus alaternus (Italian buckthorn)<br />

Rhamnus californica ‘Eve Case’ (CA coffeeberry)<br />

Rhaphiolepsis umbellata (Indian hawthorne)<br />

Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)<br />

Ribes aureum (golden currant)<br />

Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant)<br />

Ribes speciosum (fuchsia-flowered currant)<br />

Rosmarinus officianalis (rosemary)<br />

Sambucus mexicana (caerulea) (blue elderberry)<br />

Santolina chamaecyparissus (lavender cotton)<br />

Sarcococca (sweetbox)<br />

Satureja montana (winter savory)<br />

Senecio viravira (dusty miller)<br />

X Halimiocictus<br />

Yucca glauca (soapweed)<br />

Yucca whipplei (Our Lord’s candle)<br />

Trees (Broadleaf)<br />

Acer campestre (hedge maple)<br />

Acer macrophyllum (big leaf maple)<br />

Acer tatoricum (Tarbarian maple)<br />

Albizzia julibrissin (silk tree)<br />

Aralia elata (Japanese angelica tree)<br />

Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree)

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Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ (upright hornbeam)<br />

Catalpa speciosa (Indian bean tree)<br />

Celtis occidentalis (common hackberry)<br />

Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud)<br />

Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree)<br />

Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. niphophila (snow gum)<br />

Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’ (Raywood ash)<br />

Ginkgo biloba (maindenhair tree)<br />

Maackia amurensis (Amus maackia)<br />

Mespilus germanica (medlar)<br />

Parrotia persica (Persian parrotia)<br />

Pistacia chinensis (Chinese pistache)<br />

Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ (pear)<br />

Quercus chrysolepis (Canyon live oak)<br />

Quercus douglasii (blue oak)<br />

Quercus frainetto (Italian oak)<br />

Quercus garryana (OR white oak)<br />

Quercus ilex (holly oak)<br />

Quercus kelloggii (Ca black oak)<br />

Quercus suber (cork oak)<br />

Tilia tomentosa (silver linden)<br />

Umbellularia californica (OR myrtle)<br />

X Chitalpa tashkentensis (chitalpa)<br />

Zelkova serrata (Japanese selkova)<br />

Trees (Conifers)<br />

Abies bracteata (Saanta Lucia fir)<br />

Abies cephalonica (Greek fir)<br />

Abies grandis (grand fir)<br />

Abies pinsapo (Spanish fir)<br />

Calocedrus decurrens (incense cedar)<br />

Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar)<br />

Cedrus deodora (Deodar cedar)<br />

Cupressus glabra (AZ cypress)<br />

Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper)<br />

Juniperus occidentalis (Western juniper)<br />

Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky MT juniper)<br />

Picea pungens (CO blue spruce)<br />

Pinus aristita (brislecone pine)<br />

Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine)<br />

Pinus flexilis (limber pine)<br />

Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)<br />

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)<br />

Pinus sylvestris (Scotch pine)<br />

Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine)<br />

Pinus wallichiana (Himalayan white pine)<br />

Taxus baccata (English yew)<br />

X Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress)<br />

Vines<br />

Campsis x tagliabuana (trumpet creeper)<br />

Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper)<br />

Clematis cirrhosa (crowfoot)<br />

Clematis tangutica (yellow lantern clematis)<br />

Clematis texensis (crowfoot)<br />

Jasminum officinale (Poet’s jasmine)<br />

Lonicera, ciliosa (Western trumpet honeysuckle)<br />

Lonicera etrusca (honeysuckle)<br />

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)<br />

Rosa banksiae (Banksia rose)<br />

Vitis vinifera ‘Purpurea’ (Purple-leaved grape)<br />

Wisteria (wisteria)