Drought Tolerant Plants Southern California

A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Mid-late season bloomer. Grows 22'' tall. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden.

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The pod is used as a soap substitute. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus...

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The pod is used as a soap substitute. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus...

Flower stalk - roasted[183]. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering stem. Among the Navajo, the plant is used to make blankets.

Flower stalk - roasted[183]. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering stem. Among the Navajo, the plant is used to make blankets.

Soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like habit. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the Blue Chaffinch.

Soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like habit. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the Blue Chaffinch.

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia. * Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family.

* This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. * Sun- and drought-tolerant. Mediterranean and Asia Minor.

* This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. * Sun- and drought-tolerant. Mediterranean and Asia Minor.

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia. * Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family.

The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used.

Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m.

* Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.

The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used.

It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

* Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.

Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m.

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Blooms on new growth. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Can be grown as a hedge.

* Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Blooms on new growth. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Can be grown as a hedge.

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener.