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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Chinese ground orchid

Chinese ground orchid

Latin Name
Bletilla striata
Description

Easiest orchid to grow in the Central Valley and plants spread to form small colonies over time; tough and hardy perennial that blooms dependably in shady gardens; vivid coloration and unusual shape give a tropical effect; attracts beneficial insects.

blue grama grass

blue grama grass

Latin Name
Bouteloua gracilis
Description

California native plant; green flowers age to tan by the end of the summer; retains tidy, upright shape even when dormant.

Cape balsam

Cape balsam

Latin Name
Bulbine frutescens
Description

Small, evergreen perennial is a wonderful addition to dry perennial borders with its long-blooming spikes of delicate, star-shaped yellow flowers; fleshy, bright green foliage adds a sculptural element to the garden; tolerates drought and poor soils.

Karl Foerster feather reed grass

Karl Foerster feather reed grass

Latin Name
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Description

Attractive, upright dark green foliage; fluffy blooms in spring turn into attractive buff spikes that last all summer and fall; a vertical plant that performs well in narrow spaces.

purple bottlebrush

purple bottlebrush

Latin Name
Callistemon 'Violaceus'
Description

Rosy-purple “bottlebrush” flowers bloom in early winter and spring, and sporadically year round; medium to large evergreen shrub that is tough and adaptable; grows best in full sun and tolerates infrequent watering; attracts hummingbirds and beneficial insects.