Perennials

The first table on this page contains the mature plant size and sun and water requirements. Scroll down to the second table for plant characteristics.

	Top Perennials for Sonoma County
			Cultivation Requirements

	Perennials	Common Name	Height	Width	Exposure	Water Requirements

1	Acanthus mollis	Bear's Breech	2-3'	2-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
2	Achillea spp.	Yarrow	1-3'	1-2'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
3	Agastache spp	Hyssop	2-3'	2'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
4	Artemisia spp	Artemisia	2-4'	2-6'	Sun	Low
5	Asclepsis spp	Milkweed, Butterfly Weed	2-3'	2-4'	Sun	Moderate
6	Aster spp	Michaelmas Daisy	1-2'	2-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Moderate
7	Bergenia spp	Bergenia	12-18"	18-24"	Sn/Par-Shady	Moderate
8	Caryopteris spp	Bluebeard	2-3'	2-4'	Sun	Moderate
9	Centauria cineraria	Dusty Miller	1-2'	1-2'	Sun	Moderate
10	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	Dwarf Plumbago	6-12"	1.5-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
11	Dicentra formosa	Western Bleeding Heart	1.5'	2-3'	Shade	Moderate
12	Dietes	Fortnight lily	2-3'	2-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
13	Erigeron spp.	Seaside Daisyxican Daisy	1-2'	1-2'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
14	Eriogonum fasciculatum	Buckwheat	1-3'	2-4'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
15	Eryngium amethystinum	Sea Holly	1-2'	1-2'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
16	Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	6-12"	6-12"	Sun	Drought-tolerant
17	Euphorbia spp.	Spurge	1-5'	1-4'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
18	Gaillardia spp	Blanket Flower	1-4'	1-2'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
19	Gaura lindheimeri	Gaura	3-4'	3-4'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
20	Geranium spp	Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium	6-18"	1-2'	Sn/Par-Shady	Moderate
21	Helleborus spp.	Hellebore	1.5 - 3'	1-2'	Shade/Part shade	Moderate
22	Heuchera spp	Coral Bells	1-2'	2-4'	Part shade	Moderate
23	Iris spp	Iris	1-3'	1'	Sn/Par-Shady	Occasional
24	Kniphofia spp	Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily	1-3'	1-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
25	Lavendula spp	Lavender	1-3'	1-5'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
26	Leonotus leonurus	Lion's Tail	4-6'	4-6'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
27	Monardella spp	Monardella	6"-2'	12-18"	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
28	Nepeta spp	Catmint	1-4'	2-4'	Sn/Par-Shady	Moderate
29	Origanum	Oregano	6"-2'	1-3'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
30	Pelargonium	Scented Geranium	1-3'	1-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
31	Penstemon spp	Penstemon	1-3'	2-4'	Sun	Moderate
32	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian Sage	3-4'	3-4'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
33	Rudbeckia spp	Black-Eyed Susan	3-6'	2-4'	Sun	Moderate
34	Salvia spp.	Sage	1-6'	1-10'	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
35	Santolina spp	Lavender Cotton	1-3'	1-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
36	Sedum spp.	Stonecrop	2-24"	8-24"	Sn/Par-Shady	Moderate
37	Senecio cineraria	Dusty Miller	2-3'	2-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Occasional
38	Senecio viravira	Dusty Miller	4-Feb	4-Feb	Sn/Par-Shady	Occasional
39	Sidalcea spp	Checkerbloom	2-3'	2-3'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
40	Sisyrinchium spp	Blue Eyed Grassellow Eyed Grass	6-24"	6-24"	Sn/Par-Shady	Drought-tolerant
41	Sphaeralcea spp	Globe Mallow	2-4'	2-3'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
42	Stachys byzantina	Lamb's Ears	6"-12"	3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
43	Tagetes lemmoniii	Mexican Bush Marigold	3-6'	4-6'	Sn/Par-Shady	Occasional
44	Tellima grandiflora	Fringe Cups	1-2'	1.5-2'	Shade/Part shade	Moderate
45	Teucrium spp	Germander	8"-8'	1-8'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
46	Thymus spp	Thyme	3"-1'	1'-3'	Sn/Par-Shady	Low
47	Tulbaghia violacea	Society Garlic	1-2'	1-2'	Sun	Moderate
48	Verbascum spp	Mullein	1-6'	2-3'	Sun	Moderate
49	Verbena spp	Verbena	4"-6'	1-6'	Sn/Par-Shady	Occasional
50	Yucca spp	Yucca	2-30'	5-30'	Sun	Drought-tolerant
51	Zauschneria spp (now Epilobium spp)	California Fuschia	8"-2'	2-4'	Sun	Drought-tolerant


			Characteristics


			Native?	Deer Resistant?	Season of Interest

1	Acanthus mollis	Bear's Breech	No	Yes	Year-round
2	Achillea spp.	Yarrow	No	Yes	Summer/Fall
3	Agastache spp	Hyssop	No	Yes	Summer/Fall
4	Artemisia spp	Artemisia	Some	Yes	Spring/Sum./Fall
5	Asclepsis spp	Milkweed, Butterfly Weed	Yes	No	Spring/Summer
6	Aster spp	Michaelmas Daisy	Yes	No	Fall
7	Bergenia spp	Bergenia	No	No	Year-round
8	Caryopteris spp	Bluebeard	No	No	Summer/Fall
9	Centauria cineraria	Dusty Miller	No	Yes	Year-round
10	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	Dwarf Plumbago	No	Yes	Summer/Fall
11	Dicentra formosa	Western Bleeding Heart	Yes	No	Sprg/Early Sum
12	Dietes	Fortnight lily	No	Yes	Year-round
13	Erigeron spp.	Seaside Daisy, Mexican Daisy	Some	Yes	Year-round
14	Eriogonum fasciculatum	Buckwheat	Yes	No	Spring/Summer
15	Eryngium amethystinum	Sea Holly	No	Yes	Summer/Fall
16	Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	Yes	Yes	Spring/Summer
17	Euphorbia spp.	Spurge	No	Yes	Early Sprg/Sum
18	Gaillardia spp	Blanket Flower	No	No	Summer
19	Gaura lindheimeri	Gaura	No	No	Summer/Fall
20	Geranium spp	Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium	No	No	Year-round
21	Helleborus spp.	Hellebore	No	Yes	Winter/Spring
22	Heuchera spp	Coral Bells	Some	No	Year-round
23	Iris spp	Iris	Some	Yes	Spring
24	Kniphofia spp	Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily	No	Yes	Spring/Summer
25	Lavendula spp	Lavender	No	Yes	Summer
26	Leonotus leonurus	Lion's Tail	No	No	Summer/Fall
27	Monardella spp	Monardella	Yes	Yes	Spring/Summer
28	Nepeta spp	Catmint	No	Yes	Spring/Sum./Fall
29	Origanum	Oregano	No	Yes	Summer
30	Pelargonium	Scented Geranium	No	Yes	Year-round
31	Penstemon spp	Penstemon	Some	No	Spring/Summer
32	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian Sage	No	Yes	Summer/Fall
33	Rudbeckia spp	Black-Eyed Susan	No	No	Summer/Fall
34	Salvia spp.	Sage	Some	Some	Spring/Sum./Fall
35	Santolina spp	Lavender Cotton	No	Yes	Year-round
36	Sedum spp.	Stonecrop	No	No	Year-round
37	Senecio cineraria	Dusty Miller	No	Yes	Year-round
38	Senecio viravira	Dusty Miller	No	Yes	Year-round
39	Sidalcea spp	Checkerbloom	Some	No	Spring/Summer
40	Sisyrinchium spp	Blue Eyed Grass/Yellow Eyed Grass	Some	Yes	Spring/Summer
41	Sphaeralcea spp	Globe Mallow	Some	No	Spring/Summer
42	Stachys byzantina	Lamb's Ears	No	Yes	Year-round
43	Tagetes lemmoniii	Mexican Bush Marigold	Yes	Yes	Year-round
44	Tellima grandiflora	Fringe Cups	Yes	No	Year-round
45	Teucrium spp	Germander	No	Yes	Year-round
46	Thymus spp	Thyme	No	Yes	Year-round
47	Tulbaghia violacea	Society Garlic	No	Yes	Year-round
48	Verbascum spp	Mullein	No	No	Spring/Summer
49	Verbena spp	Verbena	No	No	Summer/Fall
50	Yucca spp	Yucca	Some	Yes	Year-round
51	Zauschneria spp (now Epilobium spp)	California Fuschia	Yes	No	Summer/Fall

Perennials

Perennials

Common Name

Height

Width

Exposure

Water Requirements

Native?

Deer Resistant?

Season of Interest