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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Vine Hill manzanita

Vine Hill manzanita

Latin Name
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Description

California native plant; known for its smooth, wine-red bark; one of the few manzanitas that tolerates our clay-loam soils; attracts hummingbirds and beneficial insects.

California pipevine

California pipevine

Latin Name
Aristolochia californica
Description

California native plant; leaves provide food for pipevine swallowtail butterfly larvae; versatile plant that can be used as a climbing vine or a groundcover.

purple dome Michaelmas daisy

purple dome Michaelmas daisy

Latin Name
Aster 'Purple Dome'
Description

This dwarf daisy has deep-violet flowers in late summer; attractive to butterflies and beneficial insects; resists mildew and tolerates wet soils.

compact Oregon grape

compact Oregon grape

Latin Name
Berberis aquifolium 'Compacta'
Description

California native plant; dark, grape-like fruits provide food for native birds and can be made into preserves; tough plant that tolerates a variety of garden conditions; attracts beneficial insects and birds.

pigsqueak

pigsqueak

Latin Name
Bergenia crassifolia
Description

Dense clusters of pink flowers bloom in winter and early spring; classic California garden plant for dry or moist shady border; broad, shiny leaves provide textural contrast to small-leaved plants; attracts beneficial insects.