Part shade plan
Overview
This plan best suited for a part-sun, part-shade (3-6 hours of direct sunlight per day) spot provides blooms throughout the year. Starting in later winter, the ceanothus (also called California lilac) will start to show it’s delicate purple flowers, followed by fragrant displays from the black sage and common yarrow in the peak of spring. Lastly, the California fuchsia will flower, its vibrant, red blooms lasting into the summer.
Make it your own
Does our color palette or plant selection not match your preferences? Swap out plants in the plan for other natives. Check out the substitutions below!
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Toyon (Heteromeles agrifolia)
Holly leaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
Elderberrry (Sambucus mexicanus) -
Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
Chaparral currant (Ribes malvaceum)
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) -
California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Creeping rye (Elymus triticoides)
Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)
Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) -
Heartleaf penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia)
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus)
Golden yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)
Hedgenettle (Stachys bullata) -
Sticky monkey flower (Diplacus aurantiacus)
Golden yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)
Hedgenettle (Stachys bullata)
Plant Care tips
Fall: prune any dead material in early Fall, plant and seed in late Fall
Winter: plant, supplemental watering every few weeks if there is no rain, weed
Spring: supplemental watering every few weeks if there is no rain, but reduce frequency, weed
Summer: let the plants go dormant, reduce water for new plants and stop watering completely for established plants, weed
