Native Plants with Evergreen Oaks
An existing mature native oak is a treasure for your home and landscape. Any change to an existing oak’s environment is a gamble, some trees will survive and others will not. Remember to plant as far from the dripline as possible and never plant in the spring or summer when watering during the hot, dry weather will be required.
Some of the perennials that do well near oaks are coral bells, such as Heuchera maxima, H. ‘Opal’ and H. ‘Wendy’, Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana), California fescue (Festuca californica), and California melic (Melica imperfecta). Shrubs that are found in oak woodlands include barberry (Berberis (Mahonia) spp.), silktassel (Garrya elliptica), holly-leaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia), coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica) and toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia).
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Aquilegia formosa Heuchera hybrids Heuchera maxima Heuchera micrantha Juncus patens Salvia spathacea Satureja douglasii Thalictrum fendleri ssp. polycarpum
VinesAristolochia californica (vine, groundcover) Clematis lasiantha Keckiella cordifolia (vining shrub) Symphorocarpus albus
FernsDryopterus arguta Polypodium californicum Pteridium aquilinum Woodwardia fimbriata
GrassesFestuca californica Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ Melica imperfecta
ShrubHeteromeles arbutifolia Mahonia ‘Golden Abundance’ Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium compacta Mahonia nevinii Mahonia pinnata Mahonia repens Prunus ilicifolia Rhamnus californica Rhamnus crocea Ribes malvaceum Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Ribes speciosum Ribes viburnifolium Rosa californica Venegasia carpesioides
GeophyteIris douglasiana |
western columbine coral bells island alumroot alumroot rush hummingbird sage yerba buena meadow rue
dutchman’s pipe pipestems bush penstemon snowberry
wood fern polypody fern bracken giant chain fern
California fescue Canyon Prince ryegrass melic, oniongrass
toyon Golden Abundance barberry Oregon grape Compacta Oregon grape Nevin’s barberry Californica barberry creeping barberry holly-leaf cherry coffeeberry redberry chaparral currant red flowering currant fuchsia flowering gooseberry evergreen currant California wild rose canyon sunflower
Douglas iris |