Popular Shrubs
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Lantana
- Full Sun
- Upright Bush or Trailing Groundcover
- Variety of colors including: pink, purple, white, yellow, red
- Blooms spring-fall
- Moderate/High water
- Attracts hummingbirds & butterflies
Tecoma Sparky /Tecoma stans ‘sparky’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms yellow/orange spring-fall
- Moderate water
- Attracts hummingbirds
Yellow bells/ ‘Tecoma stans’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms yellow spring-fall
- Moderate water
- Attracts hummingbirds
Bells of fire/ ‘Tecoma stans’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms reddish-orange spring-fall
- Moderate water
- Attracts hummingbirds
Cape honey suckle/ Tecomaria Capensis
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms orange spring-fall
- Moderate water
- Attracts hummingbirds
Oleanders/ Nerium oleander
- Full sun
- Shrub/ Dwarf Version available
- Blooms spring-fall
- Colors vary: pink, red, white
- Moderate water
- Great use as a privacy hedge
Bougainvillea
- Full sun
- Bush/Vine
- Blooms spring-fall
- Colors vary: pink, red, variegated
- Moderate water
- Luscious color
- Frost sensitive
Red Mexican Bird of Paradise/ Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms red/orange late spring-early fall
- Moderate water
Red valentine emu / Eremophila maculata ‘Valentine’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms pinkish-red winter to spring
- Low water
- Attracts hummingbirds
Texas sage / Leucophyllum frutescens
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms purple spring-fall
- Low water
- Evergreen
Silver cloud sage/ Leucophyllum candidum ‘Silver Cloud’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms purple spring-fall
- Low water
- Evergreen
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Green cloud sage/ Leucophyllum frutescens ‘Green Cloud’
- Full sun
- Bush
- Blooms purple spring-fall
- Low water
- Evergreen
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Green hop bush /Dodonaea viscosca
- Full sun
- Bush
- No bloom
- Low/moderate water
- Evergreen
- Great for hedges/privacy
Coral fountain grass/ Russelia Equisetiformis
- Full/part sun
- Bush
- Blooms coral color spring-fall
- Moderate watering
- Attracts hummingbird
- Beautiful cascading feature
Partial Sun/ Partial Shade
Tropical Bird of Paradise/ Strelitzia Reginae
- Morning sun/afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Blooms orange/purple in spring
- Beautiful bird-like flower
Natal plum/ Carissa Macrocarpa Boxwood Beauty
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Blooms white spring-summer
- Moderate water
- Compact shrub
Gardenia
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Blooms white spring-summer
- Beautiful fragrant flower
- Glossy-evergreen foliage
- Moderate water
Arabian jasmine
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Blooms white late summer-fall
- Beautiful fragrant flower
- Moderate water
Tropical Hibiscus
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Bloom color vary: pink, red, yellow, orange
- Moderate water
- Stunning large flowers
Asparagus fern/ Asparagus Densiflorus Sprengeri
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Ground cover/ shrub
- Moderate water
- Small ornamental red berries
- Drought tolerant
Foxtail fern/ Asparagus Densiflorus Meyersii
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Moderate water
- Small ornamental red berries
- Drought tolerant
Rosemary
- Full/part sun
- Shrub/ Groundcover
- Low water
- Blooms blue year round
- Fragrant
- Hardy
- Drought tolerant
Twisted myrtle/ Myrtus Boetica
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Moderate water
- Blooms white spring-summer
- Drought tolerant once established
Plumbago/ Plumbago Auriculata
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Moderate water
- Blooms vary: blue, white
- Blooms spring-fall
- Attracts butterflies
Little john bottle brush/ Callistemon Citrinus Little John
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Moderate water
- Blooms red spring-fall
- Evergreen
- Compact
Pittosporum/ Pittosporum Tobira
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Moderate/high water
- Blooms white in spring
- Glossy green foliage
- Fragrant flower
Ruellia Brittoniana
- Morning sun/ afternoon shade
- Shrub
- Blooms vary: purple, pink, white
- Blooms late spring-summer
- Moderate water
- Heat and frost tolerant
Yellow Dot Wedelia /Wedelia trilobata
- Part sun/part shade
- Groundcover
- Moderate-High water
- Blooms yellow spring-summer
Desert Full Sun
Angelita daisy/ Hymenoxys Acaulis
- Full sun
- Small shrub
- Blooms yellow spring-fall
- Drought tolerant
Creosote/ Larrea Tridentata
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Drought tolerant
- Blooms yellow spring-fall
- Hardy
Purple fountain grass/ Pennisetum Setaceum
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Drought tolerant
- Blooms purple in spring
Pink muhly grass/ Muhlenbergia capillaris ‘Lenca’
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Drought tolerant
- Blooms late summer-fall
Damianita Daisy/ Chrysactinia Mexicana
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Blooms yellow spring-fall
- Drought and heat tolerant
- Attracts butterflies
Jojoba / Simmondsia Chinensis
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Blooms cream color in winter and spring
- Drought tolerant
- Hardy
Pink Fairy Duster/ Calliandra Eriophylla
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Drought tolerant
- Semi-evergreen
- Blooms pink winter-mid-spring
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Baja Red Fairy Duster/ Calliandra Californica
- Full sun
- Shrub
- Drought tolerant
- Blooms red spring-fall
- Attracts hummingbirds