Recommended Plants for Sierra Foothills Rock Gardens

The following is a list of plants that we have successfully grown in our gardens. To browse through our database of recommended plants, click on the letter corresponding to the Genus. Use the Pager at the bottom of the page to move through all plants that begin with that letter.

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Plant ID	Plant name	ht X width(in)	Zone	Description
1027	Lepechinia calycina	50X24	6	A native shrub with soft fragrant grey green leaves. Large white flowers are blushed with lavender and similiar in shape to foxglove flowers. Hardy to -10°. 5X6 inch pots. CA WN DR
1030	Lepechinia ganderi			Shrub with slender arching branches and large white foxglove flowers. Native to rocky areas in southern California. CA WN DR
105	Limonium bellidifolium	10X6	5	Basal rosettes of leathery leaves and sprays of smokey lilic “statice” flowers. Very tough in hot dry locations. Will reseed if grown in gravel. DR TNT
108	Limonium minutum	8X6	5	Mounds of tiny leathery leaves and short stalks of lavender flower sprays. The Limonium are practically bombproof in Sierra Foothill gardens. If you leave the flower scape in place, they will reseed readily. DR TNT
109	Limonium psidoclada	12X10		Domes of leathery rosettes topped with airy sprays of small lavender flowers. Extremely tough. DR TNT
688	Limonium sp	7X5		The name was incorrect on this Limonium, but it is a good one. Loose rosettes of dark green leaves and lots of dark blue violet flowers. Like all Limoniums, is very tough and can handle dry conditions in very poor soil. Will reseed. DR TNT

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Plant Key Codes

= Xeric or Very Low Water Use (No water to water every other week for us)
= Low Water Use
(Once a week or less for us)
= Moderate Water Use
(Twice a week for us)
= Full Sun
= Part Sun
= Part Shade/Shelter
= Shade
DR = rumored to be deer resistant
CA = California Native
WN = Native of Western United States
TNT = Tried and True, recommended for the Sierra Foothills

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