Plant Database

Arboretum All-Star Plant Database

Search the Arboretum All-Star plant database to find the All-Star plant perfect for your garden. On your desktop or laptop screen, select possible filters in the right-hand navigation area and hit apply or simply peruse through all 100 plants. On your phone, find the filter by scrolling down to where you see the "Plant Database Filter" button, click on it to see your filter options. Enjoy! 

 

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lenten rose

lenten rose

Latin Name
Helleborus x hybridus
Description

Requires little maintenance and tolerates semi-dry shade; evergreen foliage looks good all year; nodding, rose-like flowers brighten winter gardens.

Corsican hellebore

Corsican hellebore

Latin Name
Helleborus argutifolius
Description

Long-lasting, pale-green flowers brighten the winter garden; needs little maintenance and tolerates dry shade; stiff, gray-green foliage adds sculptural interest to the garden year round.

coral yucca

coral yucca

Latin Name
Hesperaloe parviflora
Description

Adds a strong architectural note to the garden with its attractive spiky-looking leaves; very heat and drought tolerant; blooms all summer long; attracts hummingbirds.

toyon

toyon

Latin Name
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Description

Shrub with leathery, dark-green leaves and profuse red berries all winter that are popular with cedar waxwings, a species of migrating bird in the Central Valley.

Lillian’s pink coral bells

Lillian’s pink coral bells

Latin Name
Heuchera ‘Lillian’s Pink’
Description

California native plant; bright pink flowers attract bees and hummingbirds; excellent groundcover for small shady areas or borders.