Xeriscape Garden Plant List


This is a mostly complete list of plants that are in the Xeriscape Garden as of May 2024

Oregon Native Plants

Scientific NameCommon Name
Arbutus menziesiiPacific Madrone
ArctostaphylosManzanita
Berberis aquifoliumShining Oregon Grape
Berberis piperianaPiper’s Oregon Grape
Ceanothus thrysiflorusCalifornia Lilac ‘Victoria’
Cornus sericeaRed Osier Dogwood
Dicentra formosa ssp. formosaPacific Bleeding Hearts
Diplacus aurantiacusBush Monkeyflower ‘Pamela’
Diplacus aurantiacusBush Monkeyflower ‘White’
Epilobium canumCalifornia Fuchsia
Epilobium canumCalifornia Fuchsia ‘Olbrich Silver’
Heuchera hybridaHeuchera ‘Lilian’s Pink’
Heuchera micranthaCrevice Heuchera, Alumroot
Heuchera x micranthaHeuchera ‘Melting Fire’
Holodiscus discolorOceanspray
Juncus effusus subsp. effususPacific Rush
Juniperus scopulorumJuniper ‘Blue Arrow’
Maianthemum stellatumStar Flowered False Solomon’s Seal
Monardella odoratissimaCoyote Mint
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesiiMenzie’s Penstemon
Philadelphus lewisiiMock Orange
Physocarpus capitatusPacific Ninebark
Pinus contorta var. contortaShore Pine
Polystichum munitumWestern Sword Fern
Ribes aureumGolden Currant
Ribes sanguinea var. glutinosumRed Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguinea var. sanguinea ‘King Edward VII’Red Flowering Currant ‘King Edward VII’
Rubus parviflorusThimbleberry
SalixPacific Willow *
Sambucus racemosaElderberry ‘Sutherland Gold’ *
Sedum spathulifoliumSpoonleaf Stonecrop ‘Carnea’
Sedum spathulifoliumSpoonleaf Stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’
Sidalcea malvifloraSiskiyou Checkerbloom
Sisyrinchium bellumBlue Eyed Grass
Symphoricarpos albusCommon Snowberry
Symphyotrichum subspicatumDouglas Aster
Tellima grandifloraFringecup

Non-Native Plant List

* Notes plants that are in the flooded zone and receive regular water from the waste water of the irrigation system.

Scientific NameCommon Name
Acanthus hybridusBear’s Breeches ‘Whitewater’
Acanthus mollisBear’s Breeches
Acer buergerianumTrident Maple ‘Angyo Weeping’
Achillea filipendulinaYarrow ‘Coronation Gold’
Acorus grammineusSweet Flag ‘Ogon’
Agastache hybridAgastache ‘Summer Breeze’
Agave hybridus ‘Mateo’Matthew’s Agave
Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’McKelvey’s Century Plant
Agave montanaMountain Century Plant
Agave parryi ssp. parryiParry’s Century Plant
Allium senescens ssp. montanum var. glaucumGerman Garlic
Amaryllis belladonnaNaked Ladies Amaryllis
Anthemis tinctoriaGolden Marguerite Daisy ‘Susanna Mitchell’
Antirrhinum majusSnapdragon
AquilegiaRed and Yellow Columbine
Aquilegia vulgarisColumbine ‘Leprechaun Gold’
Aquilegia vulgarisEuropean Columbine
Aquilegia vulgarisColumbine ‘Leprechaun Gold’
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellataStar Flowered Columbine ‘Black Barlow’
Armeria pseudoarmeriaGrand Thrift
Artemisia absinthiumWormwood ‘Powis Castle’
Aubrieta hybridaRock Cress ‘Deep Purple’
Aurinia saxatilisAlyssum ‘Basket of Gold’
Berberis piperianaPiper’s Oregon Grape
Berberis thunbergiiBarberry ‘Columnar Red’
Berberis thunbergiiBarberry ‘Rose Glow’
Berberis thunbergiiBarberry ‘Crimson Pygmy’
Berberis thunbergiiBarberry ‘Gold Nugget’
Bergenia cordifoliaBergenia, Pigsqueak
Brunnera macrophyllaSiberian Bugloss, Heartleaf
Buddleja hybridusButterfly Bush ‘Asian Moon’
Buddleja x weyerianaBuddleja ‘Honeycomb’
Calamagrostis acutifoliaKarl Foerster Feather Reed Grass ‘Avalanche’
Callistemon rigidusBottlebrush ‘Little John’
Campanula dolomiticaDolomite Bellflower
Campanula incurvaEvia Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia albaPeach-Leaved Bellflower, White
Campanula primulifoliaSpanish Bellflower
Canna ‘Italian Group’Canna Lily ‘Aida’
Carex comansSedge ‘Frosted Curls’
Carex marrowiiJapanese Sedge ‘Ice Dance’
Carex testaceaOrange New Zealand Sedge
Caryopteris x clandonensisBluebeard ‘Worcester Gold’
Ceanothus gloriosusPoint Reyes California Lilac
Ceanothus gloriosus x Ceanothus masoniiCalifornia Lilac ‘Blue Jeans’
Ceanothus impressus x papillosus var. roweanusCalifornia Lilac ‘Darkstar’
Ceanothus x pallidusCeanothus ‘Marie Simon’
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’Japanese Thread Branch False Cypress
Choisya ternataMexican Orange ‘Sundance’
Cistus albidusGrey-leaved Cistus
Cistus hybridRock Rose ‘Snow Fire’
Cistus prostratusProstrate White Rock Rose
Cistus x pulverulentusRock Rose ‘Sunset’
Cistus x purpureaOrchid Rock Rose
Colchicum autumnaleAutumn Crocus
Cordyline australisCordyline ‘Red Star’
Cordyline australisCordyline ‘Spikes’
Corokia cotoneasterKorokio, Wire Netting Bush
Cotinus coggygriaCommon Smokebush
Cotoneaster integrifoliusThyme Leaf Cotoneaster
Crocosmia x crocosmiafloraCrocosmia ‘Star of the East’
Crocosmia x curtonisCrocosmia ‘Lucifer’
Cryptomeria japonicaJapanese Cedar ‘Black Dragon’
Cyclamen hederifoliumIvy-Leaved Cyclamen
Dianthus gratianopolitanusDianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’
Dianthus gratianopolitanusDianthus ‘Firewitch’
Dierama pulcherrimumFairy Fishing Rods
Digitalis laevigataGiraffe Foxglove
Echinops ritroSouthern Globe Thistle
Erica x darleyensisHeather ‘Kramer’s Red’
Erigeron speciosaShowy Fleabane
Eryngium planumBlue Sea Holly
Erysimum pulchellumMustard Wallflower
Euonymus fortuneiEuonymus ‘Emerald N’ Gold’
Euonymus fortuneiWintercreeper ‘Emerald Gaity’
Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureo-marginatus’Euonymus ‘Golden Variegated’
Euphorbia characiasEuphorbia ‘Black Bird’
Euphorbia characiasEuphorbia ‘Silver Swan’
Euphorbia characiasMediterranean Spurge
Euphorbia myrsinitesMyrtle Spurge
Euphorbia polychromaCushion Spurge
Filipendula ulmariaQueen of the Prairie, White
Forsythia x intermediaForsythia ‘Lynwood Gold’
Gaura lindheimeriGaura, ‘Whirling Butterflies’
GeraniumHardy Geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’Cranesbill Geranium ‘Karmina’
Gladiolus tristisMarsh Afrikaner
Helenium ‘Helbro’Sneezeweed ‘Mardi Gras’ *
Helianthemum nummulariumSun Rose, ‘Wisley Primrose’
Helianthemum nummulariumSun Rose ‘Red Dragon’
Helianthemum nummulariumSun Rose, White
Helianthus maximilianiMaximillian’s Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus var.subrhomboideus x Helianthus tuberosusPerennial Sunflower ‘Lemon Queen’
Helictotrichon sempervirensBlue Oat Grass
Helleborus hybridusHellebore ‘Painted’
Helleborus orientalisHellebore ‘White Lenten Rose’
Helleborus orientalisHellebore ‘Lenten Rose’
Helleborus x hybridusHellebore ‘Pink Lenten Rose’
Helleborus x hybridusHellebore ‘Sparkling Diamond’
HemerocallisDaylily ‘Bonanza’
Hemerocallis fulvaDaylily ‘Kwanzo’
Hemerocallis fulvaDaylily ‘Lava Flow’
Hemerocallis fulva var. rosea hybridDaylily ‘Pixie Prince’
Hesperaloe parvifloraRed Flowering Yucca
Heuchera hybridaHeuchera ‘Lilian’s Pink’
Heuchera sanguineaHeuchera ‘Coral Bells’
Heuchera sanguineaCoral Bells
Heuchera x hybridsHeuchera ‘Carval Limeade’
Hibiscus syriacusRose of Sharon ‘Double Red’
HostaVariegated Gold Hosta *
Hosta ventricosaHosta *
Houttuynia cordataFishmint, Chameleon Plant *
Hyacinthoides hispanicaSpanish Wood Hyacinth
Hylotelephium cauticolaStonecrop ‘Vera Jameson’
Hylotelephium hybridStonecrop ‘Autumn Charm’
Hylotelephium hybridStonecrop ‘Garnet Brocade’
Hylotelephium hybridumHylotelephium ‘Class Act’
Hylotelephium spectabileStonecrop ‘Autumn Joy’
Hylotelephium spectabileHylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’
Hylotelephium telephiumHylotelephium ‘Matrona’
Hylotelephium telephoidesHylotelephium ‘Red Cauli’
Hylotelephium telephoidesPurple Emperor
Hylotelephium telephoidesAllegheny Stonecrop
Hypericum x moserianumSaint John’s Wort ‘Tricolor’
Iberis sempervirensCandytuft ‘Alexander’s White’
Iberodes linifoliaVenus’ Navelwort
Iris germanicaTall Bearded Iris
Iris hybridaBearded Iris ‘Low Ho Silver’ Semi-Dwarf
Iris hybridaBearded Iris ‘Low Ho Silver’
Iris pumilaDwarf Bearded Iris
Iris sanguinea var. violaceaBlood Iris ‘Wakayama’
Iris sibericaSiberian Iris, white
Iris x germanicaBearded Iris ‘Lent A. Williamson’
Iris x germanicaBearded Iris
Juncus inflexus ‘Afro’Rush ‘Blue Medusa’
Juniperus chinensisJuniper ‘Daub’s Frosted’
Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’Hollywood Juniper
Juniperus squamataJuniper ‘Blue Star’
KniphofiaRed Hot Poker
Kniphofia breviflora ‘Bresun’Torch Lily ‘Bessingham Sunbeam’
Lagerstroemia indica x faurieiCrepe Myrtle ‘Natchez’
Lavandula angustifoliaLavendar ‘Munstead’
Leucanthemum superbumShasta Dasiy
Leucanthemum superbumShasta Daisy ‘Snowcap’
Leucojum aestivumSnowflakes
Leycesteria formosaHimalayan Honeysuckle
Libertia grandifloraNew Zealand Silk Flower
Lobelia laxifloraMexican Bush Lobelia
Lobelia syphaliticaGreat Blue Lobelia *
Lychnis coronariaRose Campion
Lysimachia ciliataFinged Loosestrife ‘Firecracker’ *
Lysimachia punctataLoosestrife ‘Alexander’ *
Miscanthus sinensisMiscanthus ‘Little Zebra’
Miscanthus sinensisMaidenhair Grass ‘Morning Light’
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatusMaidenhair Grass ‘Cosmopolitan’
MukdeniaMukdenia *
Muscari ameniacumGrape Hyacinth ‘Fantasy Creation’
Muscari ameniacumGrape Hyacinth
Nandina domesticaHeavenly Bamboo
NarcissusDaffodil
Narcissus ‘Erlicheer’Narcissus ‘Summer Cheer’
Narcissus jonquillaJonquil Daffodil ‘Kedron’
Narcissus pseudonarcissusWild Daffodil
Nepeta hybridaCatmint ‘Walker’s Low’
Oenothera biennisEvening Primrose
Oenothera lindheimeriGaura, Pink Wandflower
Onosma stellulataGolden Drop
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’Black Mondo Grass *
OpuntiaPrickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifusaEastern Prickly Pear Cactus
Origanum vulgareOregano, Variegated
Oxalis articulataPink Sorrel
Papaver orientaleOriental Poppy, Spreading
Pennisetum alopecuroidesMiniature Fountain Grass ‘Little Bunny’
PenstemmonBeardtongue
PenstemmonBeardtongue ‘Firebird’
Penstemon hybridBeardtounge ‘Garnet’
Penstemon hybridBeardtounge ‘Sour Grapes’
Penstemon hybridBeardtounge ‘Cha Cha Cherry’
Perovskia atriplicifoliaRussian Sage
Phlomis chrysophyllaTurkish Sage ‘Sunningdale Gold’
Phlomis fruticosaJerusalem Sage
Phlomis lanata ‘Pygmy’Pygmy Woolly Jerusalem Sage
Phlomis russelianaTurkish Sage
Phlox subulataCreeping Phlox, pink
Phormium tenaxNew Zealand Flax
Phormium tenaxNew Zealand Flax, Variegated
Phygelius x rectusCape Fuchsia ‘African Queen’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’Eastern Ninebark ‘Diablo’
Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’White Weeping Pine
Plumbago ceratostigmaLeadwort
Primula vulgarisPrimrose, common
Pulmonaria hybridaLungwort ‘Raspberry Splash’
Pulmonaria longifoliaLungwort ‘Bertram Anderson’
Rhamnus alaternus ‘Variegatus’Italian Buckthorn, Variegated
Rubus calycinoidesCreeping Raspberry
Salvia alpinaWhite Sage
Salvia microphyllaBaby Sage ‘Hot Lips’
Salvia nemorosaWoodland Sage ‘Caradonna’
Salvia nemorosaWoodland Sage ‘Ice Blue’
Salvia nemorosaWoodland Sage ‘Snow Hill’
Salvia nemorosaWoodland Sage ‘Caradonna’
Salvia officinalisCulinary Sage ‘Icertina’
Salvia sclareaClary Sage
Sambucus nigraElderberry ‘Black Lace’ *
Santolina cupressaceaeLavender Cotton
Santolina rosmarinifoliusSantolina ‘Lemon Fizz’
Scabiosa columbariaPincushion Flower ‘Butterfly Blue’
Scutellaria altissimaTall Skullcap
Sedum albumWhite Stonecrop
Sedum confusumMexican Stonecrop
Sedum dasyphyllum minorThick-leaf Stonecrop
Sedum hybridumStonecrop ‘Immergruenchen’
Sedum plameriPalmer’s Stonecrop
Sedum reflexumBlue Spruce Stonecrop
Sedum rupestreStonecrop ‘Angelina’
Sedum sexangularSix-angle Stonecrop
Sedum spuriumTwo-row Stonecrop ‘Dragon’s Blood’
SempervivumHens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorumHens and Chicks, Houseleek, Thor’s Beard
Senecio cinerariaDusty Miller
Sisyrinchium striatumArgentine Blue-Eyed Grass
Spirea japonicaSpirea ‘Gold Mound’
Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeNew England Aster, White
Teucrium hircanicumIranian Germander ‘Purple Tails’
Thymus serpyllumElfin Thyme
Trachycarpus fortuneiWindmill Palm
TradescantiaSpiderwort
Tradescantia pallida ‘purpurea’Spiderwort ‘Purple Heart’
Tulipa hybridaTulip ‘Queen of the Night’
Tulipa tardaLate Tulip
Verbascum hybridMullein ‘Geoff’s Discovery Garden Hybrids’
Verbena bonariensisTall Vervain, Purpletop Verbena
VeronicaSpeedwell
Veronica amplexicaulisHebe amplexicaulis
Veronica hybridaHebe ‘Blue Mist’
Veronica hybridaHebe ‘Pretty in Pink’
Veronica pimeleoidesHebe ‘Quicksilver’
Veronica x speciosaHebe ‘Variegata’
Viburnum tinusViburnum ‘Spring Bouquet’
Vitex agnus-castusChaste Tree
Weigela floridaWeigela ‘Java Red’
x Chitalpa tashkentensisChitalpa ‘White Cloud’
YuccaYucca
Yucca filamentosaYucca ‘Color Guard’
Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’Yucca ‘Spanish Dagger’
Yucca rostrataBeaked Blue Yucca ‘Sapphire Skies’
Zantedeschia aethiopicaCalla Lily