PERENNIALS FOR MILD CLIMATES 
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L. arboreus, Bush Lupin—5 ft. Many long spikes of bright yellow flowers. 
Central and northern California coast. 
L. chamissonis — Bush, 3 ft. Gray foliage. Purple flowers with yellow spot. Coast 
of central and southern California. 
L. varicolor— Decumbent. Variegated spikes of flowers, yellow, cream, pink, 
lavender, purple. Grassy coastal fields and hill-slopes. 
Mimulus aurantiacus (Diplacus glutinosus). Bush Monkey-flower—Evergreen, 
3 ft. Buff-yellow flowers. Dry hillsides. 
M. parviflorus (Diplacus parviflorus) —Evergreen, 2 ft. Brilliant brick-red 
flowers. Santa Barbara Islands. 
M. puniceus (Diplacus puniceus) —Evergreen, 3 ft. Flowers in rich shades of 
terra-cotta. Dry hillsides of southern California. 
Oenothera cheiranthifolia— Decumbent. Gray foliage. Large yellow flowers. 
Coastal. 
O. pallida— Spreading, 8 in. Bright green ragged leaves. Flowers 4 in. broad, 
white changing to pink. Sandy plains to 5000 ft. 
Pentstemon antirrhinoides, Yellow Bush Pentstemon—Evergreen, 4 ft. Widely 
branched. Small narrow leaves. Wide-mouthed yellow flowers. Mesas and 
canons of southern California to 3000 ft. 
P. cordifolius —Climbing, 6 ft. Glistening foliage. Long branches tipped with 
showy clusters of scarlet honeysuckle-like flowers. Hill-slopes of southern 
California to 2000 ft. 
P. heterophyllus — 18 in. Wiry stems. Narrow leaves. Blue or purple flowers. 
Rocky hill-slopes to 5500 ft. 
P. parishii —2 ft. Slender spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Valleys of southern 
California. 
P. spectabilis — 4 ft. Smooth gray foliage. Panicles 15 in. long of blue and 
royal purple flowers. Dry hills and valleys of southern California to 4500 
ft. 
P. ternatus —Straggling branches, 5 ft. Long racemes of terra-cotta or scarlet 
flowers. Mts. of southern California to 7000 ft. 
Silene laciniata, Indian Pink — Straggling stems, 2 ft. or more. Intense fiery 
scarlet flowers. Prefers the support of low shrubs. Foothills of southern 
California to 5300 ft. 
Trichostema lanatum, Romero, Woolly Blue-curls — 4 ft. Spikes of blue long- 
stamened flowers embedded in dense violet wool. Dry sunny mt. slopes 
to 4000 ft. 
Vancouveria hexandra— 12 in. Foliage suggests maiden-hair fern. Clusters of 
dainty white flowers. Deep redwood forests. 
Viola ocellata, Western Heart’s Ease—8 in. Petals white or lavender with deep 
purple spots. Redwood belt. 
V. pedunculata, Yellow Pansy—8 in. Golden Yellow. Outside of upper petals 
dark brown. Grassy hillsides. 
