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78 groundcover plants native to San Diego, California More

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This list shows 78 groundcover plants that are native to your location, and are carried in nurseries. Plants are ordered by their popularity in gardening applications.


Click on any thumbnail to view more information about the plant - including an interactive native range map, climate suitability analysis and irrigation requirements for your location, nursery coverage, photos, plant description and cultivation tips. Click on any "add to plantlist" button to add that plant to your custom plantlist. Less

Eschscholzia californica image
1. California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Salvia apiana image
2. White Sage

Salvia apiana

Salvia leucophylla image
3. Purple Sage

Salvia leucophylla

Epilobium canum image
4. California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Rhus trilobata image
5. Skunkbush Sumac

Rhus trilobata

Sisyrinchium bellum image
6. Western Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Salvia mellifera image
7. Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

Abutilon palmeri image
8. Palmer’s Indian Mallow

Abutilon palmeri

Encelia californica image
9. California Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Achillea millefolium image
10. Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Rhus aromatica image
11. Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Phyla nodiflora image
12. Frog Fruit

Phyla nodiflora

Koeleria macrantha image
13. Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Festuca rubra image
14. Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Adiantum capillus-veneris image
15. Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Eriogonum fasciculatum image
16. California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Rosa californica image
17. California Wildrose

Rosa californica

Sporobolus airoides image
18. Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Atriplex canescens image
19. Four-Wing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Encelia farinosa image
20. Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Ribes viburnifolium image
21. Catalina Currant

Ribes viburnifolium

Elymus glaucus image
22. Blue Wild Rye

Elymus glaucus

Penstemon centranthifolius image
23. Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Diplacus aurantiacus image
24. Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Poa secunda image
25. Sandberg Bluegrass

Poa secunda

Oenothera elata image
26. Hooker’s Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata

Atriplex lentiformis image
27. Big Saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis

Adenostoma fasciculatum image
28. Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Polypodium californicum image
29. California Polypody

Polypodium californicum

Melica imperfecta image
30. Smallflower Melic Grass

Melica imperfecta

Bahiopsis laciniata image
31. San Diego County Sunflower

Bahiopsis laciniata

Lonicera subspicata image
32. Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

Baccharis pilularis image
33. Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

Linum lewisii image
34. Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Rubus ursinus image
35. California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Artemisia californica image
36. California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

Sidalcea malviflora image
37. Checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora

Carex praegracilis image
38. Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Nemophila menziesii image
39. Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Distichlis spicata image
40. Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Dudleya pulverulenta image
41. Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Diplacus longiflorus image
42. Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus

Lupinus succulentus image
43. Hollowleaf Annual Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Solidago californica image
44. California Goldenrod

Solidago californica

Leymus triticoides image
45. Beardless Wildrye

Leymus triticoides

Eschscholzia caespitosa image
46. Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Lupinus microcarpus image
47. Chick Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus

Ceanothus leucodermis image
48. Chaparral Whitethorn

Ceanothus leucodermis

Arctostaphylos glandulosa image
49. Eastwood’s Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa

Lasthenia californica image
50. California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Salvia munzii image
51. Munz’s Sage

Salvia munzii

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum image
52. California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum

Mirabilis laevis image
53. Desert Wishbone-Bush

Mirabilis laevis

Castilleja exserta image
54. Purple Owl’s Clover

Castilleja exserta

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia image
55. California Four O’Clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Helianthus gracilentus image
56. Slender Sunflower

Helianthus gracilentus

Artemisia dracunculus image
57. Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Isolepis cernua image
58. Fiberoptic Grass

Isolepis cernua

Corethrogyne filaginifolia image
59. California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Leymus condensatus image
60. Giant Wildrye

Leymus condensatus

Dudleya lanceolata image
61. Lanceleaf Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata

Agrostis pallens image
62. Seashore Bentgrass

Agrostis pallens

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri image
63. Hooker’s Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri

Calystegia macrostegia image
64. Island False Bindweed

Calystegia macrostegia

Salvia columbariae image
65. Chia Sage

Salvia columbariae

Bothriochloa barbinodis image
66. Cane Bluestem

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Erigeron divergens image
67. Spreading Fleabane

Erigeron divergens

Lupinus sparsiflorus image
68. Coulter’s Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Claytonia parviflora image
69. Indian Lettuce

Claytonia parviflora

Euphorbia albomarginata image
70. Whitemargin Sandmat

Euphorbia albomarginata

Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea image
71. Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea

Linanthus dianthiflorus image
72. Fringed Linanthus

Linanthus dianthiflorus

Claytonia perfoliata image
73. Miner’s Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Acmispon glaber image
74. Common Deerweed

Acmispon glaber

Heterotheca grandiflora image
75. Telegraphweed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Paspalum distichum image
76. Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Euphorbia prostrata image
77. Prostrate Spurge

Euphorbia prostrata

Calibrachoa parviflora image
78. Seaside Petunia

Calibrachoa parviflora

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