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| Botanical Name: |
Pittosporum tenuifolium |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Peh-TOSS-pour-uhm ten-you-eh-FOAL--ee-uhm |
| Common Name: |
Black Stem Pittosporum |
| Family Name: |
Pittosporaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Purple star shape 1/8th" in dia. in the spring.. |
| Growth: |
12-30' X 6-15' Fast in youth, average to fast there after. |
| Landscape Use: |
Back ground, deer proof, hedge, screen, seacoast, shrub mass, wind break. |
| Light: |
Any exposure. |
| Location: |
North side of LRC |
| Pest: |
Aphids (control) increase watering. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Radical in spring, tip prune and will tolerate shearing. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub, occasionally tree (not pretty) |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 25 degrees.
Sunset zones: 9, 14-17, 19-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Photinia x fraseri |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
fo-TIN-ee-ah FRA-zer-i |
| Common Name: |
Photinia |
| Family Name: |
Rosaceae |
| Diseases: |
Fungle leaf spot. |
| Flower: |
Classic rose cluster. |
| Growth: |
15-20' x 15' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, espalier, hedge, screen and shrub mass. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast. |
| Location: |
North side of 300 building. |
| Pest: |
Lace, thrips, leaf hoppers,aphids and mites. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Can be sheared or cut back in early spring. |
| Tolerance: |
Sea coast in fog. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub that is dense, semi-open, spreading, upright, and globular. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 4-16, 18-22. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Dodonaea viscosa |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
doe-doe-nay-ah viss-co-sah |
| Common Name: |
Purple Hopseed Bush |
| Family Name: |
Sapindaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Cream color raceme in the spring. |
| Growth: |
12-18' X 6-12' spread that is fast growing. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Scale and white fly. |
| Problems: |
Short lived, 10-15 years. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds and cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Shear for hedge, tip prune for dense growth. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, winds, sea coast, heat, deer, neglect and desert conditions. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub that is dense with shearing, semi-open, spreading and upright, |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 24 degrees.
Sunset zones 7-9, 12-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cotoneaster lacteus |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Kah-tone-ee-AS-tur LACK-tea-us |
| Common Name: |
Red Clusterberry |
| Family Name: |
Roseaceae |
| Diseases: |
Fireblight and sootie mold. |
| Flower: |
White, five single pedel clusters 3-4 |
| Growth: |
6-15' X 6-8' spread. fast growing. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts birds, background, deer proof, erosion control, espalier, hedge, screen, shrub mass and specimen. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast. |
| Location: |
South of 600 building |
| Pest: |
Aphids. |
| Problems: |
Reseeds and can be a fire hazard. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds or cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
To shape and will tolerate shearing for hedges. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, winds, sea coast, heat, neglect and desert conditions. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub. |
| Water: |
Moderate, dry between monthly. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 4-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Lantana montevidensis |
| Common Name: |
Trailing Lantana |
| Family Name: |
Verbenaceeae |
| Diseases: |
Mildew in too much shade. |
| Flower: |
Purple compound shape clusters. |
| Growth: |
18"- 2' X 3-6' spread fast growing in youth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts birds/bees, bank cover, borders, container plant, deer proof, erosion control and wall spiller. |
| Light: |
Sun or coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Aphids, catipillers, white flies, and mealy bugs. |
| Problems: |
Weak wooded. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Cut back in June. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, wind, heat and deer. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herbaceous perennial ground cover. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer and will tolerate overhead watering. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 25 degrees.
Sunset zones 8-10, 12-22. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Escallonia X exoniensis |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
ess-kah-LONE-ee-ah ex-own-ee-EN-sis |
| Common Name: |
Escallonia |
| Family Name: |
Escalloniaceae |
| Flower: |
Rosy pink - red tubular flower in panicles 3/4 x 1/2" each X 3x 1/2" pan in spring - fall. |
| Growth: |
6-15' height X 10-15' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attrate bees/bid, background, espalier?, hedge, screen, seacoast, shrub mass and wind break. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade in coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Hedge in front of 100 building & east of Photo Lab. |
| Pest: |
Aphids (control) increase water. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Tolerates shearing and tip prune as needed. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insect, lawn irrigation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub that is dense, round. spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Only until established (2 dry seasons) |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15-18 degrees.
Sunset zones: 4-9, 14-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Calamagrostis foliosa |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
CAL-eh-mah-gros-tiss FOAL-e-o-sah |
| Common Name: |
Mendocino Reed Grass |
| Family Name: |
Poaceae |
| Diseases: |
None |
| Flower: |
Bluish green that turns golden tan in fall, and tall arching, feathery flowers panicles in summer. |
| Growth: |
6-12" X 6-18", fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bank cover, border/edging, container plant, erosion control, ground cover, meadow/grassland and seacoast. |
| Light: |
Sun on coast. |
| Location: |
Hort LRC |
| Pest: |
Golphers (control) wire baskets) |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
Division and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Cut back hard each year. |
| Tolerance: |
Neglect, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Grass / evergreen clumping, dense and round. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to: 25 degrees.
EBMUD page 85
Zone 2-24 |
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