Common name: Camphor Tree
Botanical name: Cinnamomum camphora

This beautiful evergreen tree has evergreen, glossy foliage that is light green in color. The new foliage comes in with a tinted red color. Fragrant flowers appear in spring but are considered insignificant. Small black fruit appear in summer or winter. Eventually, this tree becomes quite large in size (50'-60' tall and 60' wide) so plant in an area with ample space. Bark can be dark or light gray or sometimes reddish brown. It is furrowed. This tree does best in full sun with moist, well draining soil. Roots can be destructive. This tree tolerates coastal conditions.

Common name: European White Birch
Botanical name: Betula pendula

This medium-size weeping tree will grow to about 40' tall and has a whitish/brown bark with deciduous green leaves. Additional Names: Betula verrucosa, White Birch

Common name: Japanese Garden Juniper
Botanical name: Juniperus procumbens

Juniperus procumbens, commonly called Japanese garden juniper, is a dwarf, procumbent, shrubby ground cover

Common name: Trailing Lantana
Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis

Lavender flowers accent the trailing growth habit of this Lantana. It is excellent for spilling over walls or down banks. Eventually, it will reach about 2' tall by 6' wide; size is controlled by pruning and severity of winter. It does best in full sun and is drought tolerant. It grows rapidly, even in heat, smog and poor soil. It is cold hardy to 25 degrees F, but recovers quickly. Fruit is poisonous. Butterflies are attracted to Lantana.

Common name: Clumping Gazania
Botanical name: Gazania Clumping

Low growing perennial, up to 12" tall, is used as a ground cover. It forms a mat over time, perhaps 12" wide. Daisy-like flowers have yellow, orange, white or multi-colored rays with large eye centers, blooming in spring and summer. This ground cover tolerates seacoast conditions with full sun and well draining soil. It becomes drought tolerant when established. It can also be grown in desert areas as long as it gets afternoon shade and extra summer water. Leaves are evergreen ranging in color from green to gray green.

Common name: Sweet Acacia
Botanical name: Acacia farnesiana

Sweet Acacia is a large thorny shrub or small tree has a soft texture as a result of its finely divided leaves. Bright yellow flowers have a light, sweet fragrance. The bloom is heaviest in the spring and may continue intermittently throughout summer and fall. It is evergreen in mild winters. Soil tolerant even poorly drained. Branches are armed with paired spines to 2".

Common name: Fountain Grass
Botanical name: Pennisetum alopecuroides

Pennisetum alopecuroides is a perennial grass. Bright green, 3'-4' tall foliage clumps are topped by pinkish plumes in early summer. Leaves turn yellow in fall and brown in winter. Tall grasses are highly combustible.