Below is a list of some of the plants that have gone through the garden, a list that I use to help me keep track of drought tolerance, growth rate, general problems or good points of plants I’ve had a chance to live with a while. I still have many of them. Feel free to ask me about them or to share your comments.
| Plant | Common name | Location | Date planted | # of plants | Notes | More notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricot | Behind studio | ca. 1995 | 1 | bare root | ||
| Acmispon glaber | Lotus scoparius, Deerweed | Front yard | 4/10/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | by walkway |
| Acmispon glaber | Lotus scoparius, Deerweed | Various | 10/12/2014 | 3 | 2 inch | Behind upper pond, 2 in front |
| Acmispon glaber | Lotus scoparius, Deerweed | Wood pile garden | 4/10/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIP-summer 09 |
| Adenium obesum | Potted | 1 | 4 inch pot | rotted over 09-10 winter | ||
| Aechmea gamosepala | New raised bed | 11/7/2014 | several | plants | transplanted from old garden | |
| Agastache aurantiaca Apricot Sprite | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | did not return 2010 | |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos Black Stem | Black stem taro | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Didnt survive winter |
| Aloe andongensis | Potted | 7/12/2010 | 1 | 6 inch | ||
| Aloe bainseii | Potted-Roof deck | 7/5/1905 | 1 | cutting | From large form that died in front | |
| Ambrosia pumila | San Diego ambrosia | Front yard | 8/2/2010 | 2 | 4 inch | raised bed |
| Amorphophallus konjak | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 1 | tuber | ||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii | Carmel Sur manzanita | Front yard | 1/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii Carmel Sur | Front yard | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | by aloe | |
| Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia | Del Mar Manzanita | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 1 | 5 gallon | RIP, smothered by iceplant |
| Arctostaphylos pungens | Pointleaf or Mexican manzanita | Front yard | 9/14/2008 | 1 | 5 gallon plant | |
| Arctostaphylos pungens | Pointleaf or Mexican manzanita | Potted | 9/27/2008 | 5 | seeds in pot(s) | various seed treatments tried |
| Arctotis acaulis Magenta | New raised bed | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||
| Arisaema fargesii | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 4 | tubers | ||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple three-awn | Front yard | 1/11/09 / 8/2/10 | several / 2 | seeds / 1 gallon | raised bed, 4 spots / raised bed, 2 spots |
| Artemisa pycnocephala David's Choice | David's Choice sagewort | Behind studio | 11/9/2014 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Artemisia californica Canyon Gray | Behind studio | 11/1/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | behind apricot, removed fall 2009 | |
| Astelia chathamica | Silver Spear | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Removed, 8/08 |
| Astragalus nuttallii | Nuttalls milkvetch, rattle-weed, | Front yard | 9/14/08, 9/21/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | later plant vanished; grew 4 more from seed 2009 |
| Bahiopsis lacinata | San Diego sunflower | Various | 11/9/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | Behind apricot, raised front bed |
| Blackberry Ouachita | New raised bed | 12/30/2014 | 1 | bare root | ||
| Blueberry Sharpblue | Vaccinium corymbosum | New raised bed | 12/5/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIP, not enough water |
| Brunsvigia orientalis | Front yard | 9/27/2008 | 1 | bulb | near S. gregii | |
| Bryophyllum prolifera | Kalanchoe prolifera | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/2008 | 1 | 2 gallon | Removed |
| Bryophyllum tubiflora | Kalanchoe tubliflora | Potted | 1980s | several | various | |
| Burroughsia fastigiata | Mexican tree verbena | Front yard | 1/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Calliandra californica | Baja fairy duster | Front yard | 1/2014 | 2 | 1 gallon | 1 died back most of the way but is recovering |
| Calochortus superbus | Mariposa Lily | New raised bed | 10 | bulbs | Too much water to come back | |
| Camellia sasanqua Cleopatra | Studio raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | moved 2/17/2008 | |
| Carpenteria californica | Bush Anenome | Wood pile garden | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' | Ray Hartman California lilac | Behind studio | 11/9/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Ceanothus x 'Frosty Dawn' | Front yard | 1/2014 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||
| Ceanothus Tuxedo | Front yard | 5/09 ; 3/10 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||
| Celosia New Look | New raised bed | 5/20/2008 | 3 | 4 inch pots | Died down, removed, 9/08 | |
| Celosia New Look | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 6pack | ||
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | Kitchen window garden | fall/07 | 1 | 6pack | ||
| Cestrum fasciculatum Newellii | aka C. elegans Newelii | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | moved from front yard, 9/14/08 |
| Cistanthe grandiflora Oo-la-la | a.k.a. Calandrinia grandiflora | Behind studio | 3/2/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu Owari | Tangerine, Satsuma (Frost Owari) | New raised bed | 11/11/2007 | 1 | 5 gallon plant | |
| Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi | Behind studio | 10/12/2008 | some | seed pkt | between osteospermum | |
| Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi | Wood pile garden | 10/12/2008 | some | seed | in 2 spots in rear | |
| Clarkia rubicunda ssp. blasdalei | Behind studio | 10/12/2008 | some | seed pkt | around apricot and misc. | |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Mountain Garland | Various | 11/23/2014 | 1 | seed packet | Seed from 2013 year, from CNPS plant sale |
| Clarkia williamsonii | 1/18/2009 | other half | seed pkt | near bog, around steps | ||
| Clarkia williamsonii | Behind studio | 10/12/08, | half, | seed pkt | near bog, around steps | |
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miners lettuce | Various | 11/22/2008 | 1 | seed packet | veggie garden, raised bed, behind studio near fig |
| Clerodendrum myricoides Ugandense | Butterfly bush, Oxford bush, Cambridge bush | Kitchen window garden | 1990s? | 1 | 1 gallon plant | transplanted to current location after being potted during remodel |
| Coreopsis gigantea | Potted | 9/27/2008 | 7 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Coreopsis gigantea | Potted | 3/9/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Planted 9/14/08dormant? alive? | |
| Crassula multicava | Behind studio | early 1990s | 2 patches | |||
| Crassula perfoliata variegata | Potted | 1/11/2009 | 1 | 2 inch pot | ||
| Crassula Buddhas Temple | Potted | 1/11/2009 | 1 | 2 inch pot | ||
| Cyathea cooperi | Australian tree fern | New raised bed | 11/11/2007 | 1 | from large potted plant | |
| Darlingtonia california | Bog | 5/8/2008 | 1 | plant | RIP 5/08 | |
| Datura wrightii | toloache | Slope garden | 9/27/2008 | 2 | seeds in pot(s) | Seed-grown |
| Dendromecon harfordii | Island bush poppy | Behind studio | 10/12/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Dianella revoluta Baby Bliss | Toad Flax | New raised bed | 11/16/2007 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Dichelostemma capitatum, giant fm. | Blue dicks | Behind studio | 10/12/2008 | 1 | seed pkt | behind fig, around apricot |
| Dioscorea elephantipes | Potted | 6/4/2011 | 1 | 2 inch pot | ||
| Diplacus Jack | monkey flower (red) | Wood pile garden | 2/16/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Diplacus Robin | monkey flower (orange) | Wood pile garden | 2/16/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | RIPoverwatered? |
| Drosera capensis, red form | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | plant | ||
| Drosera capensis, wide form | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 3 | plants | ||
| Drosera dichotoma Giant | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 2 | plants | ||
| Drosera x Marston Dragon | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | plant | ||
| Dudleya abramsii | Abrams dudleya | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | 2? pot | |
| Dudleya attenuata ssp. orcuttii | Orcutts dudleya | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | gallon | |
| Dudleya brittonia | Brittons dudley | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | gallon | |
| Dudleya caespitosa | Cliff lettuce | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | cutting | |
| Dudleya candelabrum | Candle holder live-forever | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | gallon | |
| Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk dudleya | Various | 10/12/2014 | 3 | 2 inch | Behind studio, by driveway, by front walk |
| Dudleya virens ssp. hassei | Bright green dudley | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | 4 inch pot | next to waterfall |
| Dudleya viscida | Sticky dudleya | Behind studio | 10/30/2010 | 1 | 4 inch pot | |
| Echium russicum | Potted | 3/12/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Echium Wildpretii | Various | 3/12/2008 | 12 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Echium wildprettii | Tower of jewels | Wood pile garden | summer 08 | 2 | 1 from seed, 1 seed transplant | |
| Encelia californica | Coast Sunflower | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Epidendrum, red | Greenhouse bed | 9/28/2008 | 6 | clumps | transplants and divisions from front window bed | |
| Epidendrum, red | Pond beds | 9/28/2008 | 3 | clumps | divisions and transplants from front window bed | |
| Epilobium 'Everett's Choice' | Everett's Choice California fuchsia | Front yard | 1/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Epilobium Route 66? | Front yard | 3/10/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||
| Epipactus gigantea | Bog | 9/27/2008 | 1 | rhizome | ||
| Epipactus gigantea | Pond | 9/27/2008 | 2 | rhizomes | in 1 pot, upper pond | |
| Eriogonum arborescens | Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat | Front yard | 9/14/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum | California Buckwheat | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Dana Point | California buckwheat | Behind studio | 11/1/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | near S. mellifera, RIP 4/09 |
| Eriogonum giganteum | Saint Catherines lace | Front yard | 9/14/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Eriogonum grande rubescens | San Miguel Island buckwheat | Behind studio | 9/27/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | Seed-grown, has naturalized |
| Eriogonum latifolium | Coast buckwheat | Front yard | 8/2/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon | riased bed |
| Eschscholzia californica, coastal form | California poppy, coastal form | Behind studio | 10/12/2008 | 1 | seed pkt | around fig, misc. |
| Euphorbia characias ssp. Wulfenii | Greenhouse bed | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | transplanted 9/08 from behind studio, removed 2009 | |
| Euphorbia characias ssp. Wulfenii | Behind studio | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | transplanted 9/08 from behind studio | |
| Euphorbia cotinifolia | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/2008 | 1 | 5 gallon | ||
| Euphorbia lambii | New raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 4 | 1 gallon plant | In pots, 3 in this bed, 1 outside front window | |
| Euphorbia misera | Cliff spurge | Front yard | 1/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIP, oops, forgot to water |
| Euphorbia Diamond Frost | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||
| Ficus carica Brown Turkey | Brown Turkey fig | Behind studio | ca. 1990 | 1 | 5 gallon plant | |
| Fockea edulis | Potted | 6/4/2011 | 1 | 3 inch pot | ||
| Fragaria vesca Ruegen | Alpine strawberry | Potted | 3/12/2008 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Frangula californica Eve Case | Rhamnus californica, Eve Case Coffeeberry | Studio Raised bed | 1/16/2010 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Frangula californica Tranquil Margerita | Rhamnus californica, Tranquil Margerita coffeeberry | Greenhouse bed | 1/16/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Frangula californica Tranquil Margerita | Rhamnus californica, Tranquil Margerita coffeeberry | Greenhouse bed | 1 gallon | RIP 10/2014, root rot? | ||
| Fremontodendron El Dorado Gold | El Dorado Gold Fremontia | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIPGophers ate it |
| Fritilaria meleagris | Checkered Lily | New raised bed | 20? | bulbs | ||
| Fritilaria persica Plum Bells | New raised bed | 1 | bulb | Never surfaced | ||
| Galvezia juncea Gran Cañon | Gran Cañon Baja bush snapdragon | Potted-Roof deck | 11/2/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Galvezia speciosa | Island Snapdragon | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Gasteraloe unknown | Potted | 7/12/2010 | 2 | 6 inch | 2 color forms, spotted brown; red | |
| Gaura lindheimeri | Pink gaura | New raised bed | Spring | 2 | 4 inch pot | |
| Gaura lindheimeri Passionate Rainbow | Greenhouse bed | 3/9/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | repotted ca. 4/2/2008 / removed 9/28/08 | |
| Geum Red Wings | New raised bed | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Relocated 9/14/08 | |
| Hedychium coccineum Tara | Ginger (orange) | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Hedychium gardnerianum | Kahili ginger (yellow) | New raised bed | 11/11/2007 | 2 | from rhizomes | |
| Heliotropum arborescens Fragrance Delight | Heliotrope | New raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Heuchera maxima | Island Alum Root | Studio raised bed | 2/15/2008 | 3 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Ipomea platensis | Potted | 6/4/2011 | 1 | 3 inch pot | ||
| Isocoma menziesii | Slope garden | 5/30/2009 | 3 | 3 inch pots | ||
| Isomeris arborea | Bladderpod, Cleome arborea | Behind studio | 4/10/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Isomeris arborea | Bladderpod, Cleome arborea | Front Yard | 9/09? | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Jatropha integerrima | Spicy Jatropha | New raised bed | 11/16/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Removed, didn't like the dryness |
| Juncus patens | Spike or Common Rush | Kitchen window garden | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | divided into 2, 9/21/08 |
| Justicia 'Tecate Gold' | Tecate Gold chuparosa | Front yard | 1/2014 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Kalanchoe thyrsiflora | Paddle plant | Front Yard | early 200s | 1 | cutting | from Greta? |
| Leonotis leonorus | Lions ear | Behind studio | 9/21/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | RIP, 2014, spot too dry |
| Lepichinia fragrans | Fragrant pitcher sage | Behind greenhouse | 1/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Lessingia filaginifolia californica | Behind studio | 11/1/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | near apricot | |
| Limonium ramosissimum ssp. provinciale | Algerian sea lavender--mis-identified by nursery as L. californicum | Front yard | 9/21/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | 1 moved to new raised bed 04/09--Will be replaced soon with something not invasive! |
| Lobelia laxiflora | Front yard | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | RIP fall 08 | |
| Lomandra longifolia | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/2008 | 1 | 2 gallon | ||
| Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum Hines Purpleleaf | aka Plum Delight | Studio raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp aspleniifolius | Santa Cruz Island Ironwood | Greenhouse bed | 10/12/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Melianthus major | Honey bush | New raised bed | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Mirabilis laevis car. crassifolia | Wishbone bush | Various | 10/12/2014 | 2 | 2 inch | Wood pile garden, by front steps |
| Monardella linoides ssp viminea | Willowy monardella | Front yard | 8/2/2010 | 1 | 4 inch | Next to Limonium, 2nd in greenhouse bed |
| Morea tripetala | Front yard | 9/27/2008 | 7 | corms | near aloe | |
| Myoporum parvifolium | New raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 50+ | flat | most removed 3/12/2008 | |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby blue eyes | Behind studio | 1/18/2009 | other half | near small bog | |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby blue eyes | Behind studio | 10/12/08, | half, | seed pkt | around fig |
| Nerine sarniensis v. corusca major | Front yard | 9/27/2008 | 3 | bulbs | near senecio | |
| Operculicarya decaryi | Potted | 6/4/2011 | 1 | tall pot | ||
| Ornithogalum dubium Orange Cream | New raised bed | 10 | bulbs | |||
| Oxalis adenophylla | Silver Shamrock | New raised bed | 45 | bulbs | ||
| Oxalis bowiei | New raised bed | 10/3/2008 | 6 | bulbs | ||
| Oxalis purpurea Garnet | Wood pile garden | 10/3/2008 | 4 | bulbs | ||
| Oxalis purpurea Garnet | New raised bed | 10/3/2008 | 4 | bulbs | ||
| Pennisetum glaucum Purple Majesty | Purple millet | New raised bed | 10/4/2008 | 6 | 3 inch pot | plants originally from seed |
| Penstemon Bubble Gum | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||
| Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet bugler | Potted | 10/3/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | |
| Penstemon digitalis Husker Red | New raised bed | 5/20/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||
| Penstemon heterophyllus Margarita B.O.P. | Front yard | 1/11/2009 | 4 | 1 gallon | raised bed | |
| Penstemon spectabilis | Showy penstemon | Potted | 10/3/2008 | 2 | seeds in pot(s) | |
| Pepper Shisito | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 6pack | removed 1/10 | |
| Philadelphus lewisii | Mockorange | Kitchen window bed | 10/12/2014 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Plectranthus ciliatus Zulu Wonder | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Out of control, removed 9/14/08 | |
| Protea Pink Ice | Behind studio | ca 1990 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | RIP, 10/2014, removed | |
| Pulsatilla turczaninowii | Potted | 3/12/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Purshia mexicana stansburyana | Cowania mexicana stansburyana | Front yard | 1/16/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | along front walk |
| Ranunculus Tecolote white | New raised bed | 10 | tubers | |||
| Rehmannia elata | Chinese foxglove | Kitchen window garden | 9/21/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Rhodophiala bifida | Front yard | 9/27/2008 | 1 | bulb | near senecio | |
| Rhubarb Victoria Cherry | New raised bed | 12/5/2010 | 1 | tuber | ||
| Rhus aromatica Gro-Low | Rhus trilobata | Wood pile garden | 8/6/2010 | 1 | 5 gallon | |
| Ribes sanguineum glutinosum | Pink flowered gooseberry | Studio raised bed | 1/16/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Salvia 'Celestial Blue' | Celestial Blue sage | Front yard | 1/2014 | 4 | 1 gallon | 3 RIP while on vacation due to lack of water |
| Salvia 'Celestial Blue' | Celestial Blue sage | Front yard | 10/12/2014 | 3 | 1 gallon | Replacements for the 3 that died |
| Salvia apiana | White Sage | Slope garden | 3/20/2009 | 2 | 1 gallon | |
| Salvia apiana | White sage | Front yard | 5/8/2014 | 1 | 2 inch pot | moved 4/09, nearer aloes |
| Salvia cacaliaefolia | Ivy Leaf Sage, Guatemalan Blue Vine Sage, Gentian Leaf Sage | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Salvia chamaedryoides var. isochroma | Front yard | 1/11/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | rt of front walk--removed, rangy, not good appearance without more water than I want to give it | |
| Salvia clevelandii Winnifred Gilman | Front yard | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | raised bed | |
| Salvia discolor | andean sage | New raised bed | 5/20/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Salvia leucophylla Amethyst Bluff | Amethyst Bluff Sage | Slope garden | 3/19/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |
| Salvia lyrata Purple Volcano | lyre-leaf sage | Greenhouse bed | 4/20/2008 | 1 | 4 inch pot | |
| Salvia mellifera repens | Creeping black sage | Behind studio | 9/14/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Salvia microphylla Hot Lips | Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage | New raised bed | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Salvia microphylla Hot Lips | New raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | 1 removed, given to Olinda 12/5/2010 | |
| Salvia nemerosa Snow Hills | New raised bed | 5/20/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08 | |
| Salvia officianalis Purpurea | Purple sage | Front yard | 1/11/2009 | 1 | 4 inch pot | raised bed |
| Salvia patens Oceano Blue | New raised bed | 5/20/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08 | |
| Salvia sagittata | Arrow leaf sage | New raised bed | 3/9/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08, removed 12/5/2010 |
| Salvia sp. B | Potted | 9/27/2008 | 1 | 2 inch pot | in greenhouse | |
| Salvia sp. HW | Pond beds | 9/27/2008 | 1 | 2 inch pot | against fence | |
| Salvia spalthacea | Greenhouse bed | 4/1/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||
| Salvia x Bees Bliss | Behind studio | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||
| Salvia x Bees Bliss | Front yard | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | by walkway | |
| Sarracenia | See special listing of Sarracenia | |||||
| Sarracenia alata | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | rhizome | ||
| Sarracenia leucophylla Tarnok | Bog | 5/2/2008 | 2 | rhizomes | ||
| Sarracenia leucophylla Titan | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | rhizome | ||
| Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | rhizome | RIP 8/08 | |
| Sarracenia Dixie Lace | Bog | 5/4/2008 | 1 | rhizome | ||
| Sarracenia Trader Joes | Bog | 3/30/2008 | 1 | plant | ||
| Scadoxus puniceus Magnificus | Blood- Royal- Paintbrush-lily | Greenhouse bed | 9/28/2008 | 1 | bulb | |
| Senecio mandraliscae | Blue finger, Blue Chalk Sticks | Various | 11/18/2007 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-eyed grass | Potted | 3/12/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | |
| Solanum parishii | Parhishs nightshade | Slope garden | 3/26/2009 | 2 | 1 gallon | 1-RIP, Neighbor stepped on |
| Solanum xanti | Purple Nightsahde, Blue Witch | Wood pile garden | 3/20/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIP fall 09 |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert mallow | Potted | 9/27/2008 | 4 | seeds in pot(s) | |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert mallow | Front yard | 9/14/2008 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | SW corner |
| Sphaeralcea munroana | Studio raised bed | 1/16/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||
| Spiraea douglasii | Wood pile garden | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | RIP fall 09 | |
| Stapelia gettleffii | Potted | 7/12/2010 | 1 | 4 inch | ||
| Strelitzia reginae | Bird of Paradise | Behind studio | ||||
| Thamnochortus acuminatus | Potted | 10/19/2008 | 4 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Thamnochortus schlecteri | Potted | 10/19/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Thymus lanuginosus | Wooly thyme | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 3 | 4 inch pot | |
| Thymus praecox acticus | Elfin thyme | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 1 | flat | |
| Thymus x citriodorus | Lime thyme | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 1 | 4 inch pot | |
| Thymus x citriodorus Creeping Doones | Creeping Doones thyme | New raised bed | 3/12/2008 | 2 | 4 inch pot | |
| Tillandsia caput-medusae | Pond beds | 1990s | 1 | plant | hanging over pond | |
| Tillandsia latifolia | Pond beds | 1990s | 2 | plants | hanging over pond | |
| Tomato Cherokee Purple | Various | 3/12/2008 | 6 | seeds in pot(s) | ||
| Tulipa tarda | Front yard | 10 | bulbs | |||
| Tylecodon striatus | Potted | 6/4/2011 | 1 | 3 inch pot | ||
| Veltheimia capensis | Front yard | 9/27/2008 | 2 | bulbs | near senecio | |
| Verbena bonariensis | Greenhouse bed | 4/1/2009 | 1 | 1gallon | ||
| Verbena lilacina | Front yard | 12/08 (1), 1/11/09 (2) | 3 | 1 gallon | 1st by pennisetum, 2nd in raised bed, 3rd rt of front steps; raised bed plant moved 5/3/09 to by walkway | |
| Verbena lilacina Paseo Rancho | Front yard | 8/2/2010 | 1 | 1 gallon | raised planter | |
| Zauschneria californica Catalina | California Fuschia | Wood pile garden | 2/15/2008 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | RIP, too shady, scale attack |