Landscape Shrubs & Ground Covers
From a design perspective, shrubs and ground covers are the walls and boundaries of the yard. But they can also be focal points.
From a wildlife perspective, they provide habitat. They also hold organic debris to the ground which enriches the soil as they grow. Most of these plants will service wildlife in other ways too—as nectar plants, larval host plants, and more.
When selecting plants, pay attention to the eventual dimensions, cold hardiness, and other needs the plant has, so that you are putting the right plant in the right place.
Photo of native yellow bells (Tecoma stans var. angustata) by Sue Carnahan, SEINET
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Shrubs A-B
Abutilon through Buddleja
Photo of Abutilon incanum by Daniel McNair, SEINET
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Shrubs C-D
Caesalpinia through Dodonoaea
Photo of Coursetia glandulosa by Max Licher, SEINET
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Shrubs E-F
Echinopteris through Fraxinus
Photo of Fallugia paradoxa by Patrick Alexander, SEINET
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Shrubs G-H
Galphimia through Hibiscus
Photo of Hibiscus denudatus by Frankie Coburn, SEINET
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Shrubs I-J
Indigofera through Justicia
Photo of Justicia californica by Dustin Wolkis, SEINET
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Shrubs K-L
Keckiella through Lycium
Photo of Lycium fremontii by Sue Carnahan, SEINET
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Shrubs M-N
Malvaviscus through some future shrub in a genus that starts with N
Photo of Mimosa dysocarpa by Stephen Hale, SEINET
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Shrubs O-P
Some shrub in the future that will start with O through Purshia
Photo of Parthenium incanum by Max Licher, SEINET
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Shrubs Q-R
Quercus through Ruellia
Photo of Rhus ovata by Sue Carnahan, SEINET
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Shrub S
Salvia through Stegnosperma
Photo of Senna covesii by Liz Makings, SEINET
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Shrubs T-U
Tecoma through Ugnadia
Photo of Trixis californica by Max Licher, SEINET
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Shrub V-Z
Vachellia through Ziziphus
Photo of Vallesia lacinata by Sue Carnahan
