Soil Drainage Requirements

Below is a list of plants categorized by level of soil drainage requirements.

Good Drainage

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

Crimson Queen Red Japanese Maple

Good Drainage

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Yarrow

Good Drainage

Achillea millefolium 'Rosea'

Yarrow

Good Drainage

Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

Anise Hyssop

Good Drainage

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree

Good Drainage

Arctotis stoechadifolia

African Daisy

Good Drainage

Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers'

Myer's Asparagus Fern

Good Drainage

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri

Sprengeri Asparagus Fern

Good Drainage

Berberis thunbergii-atropurpurea 'Nana'

Dwarf Japanese Barberry

Good Drainage

Carex divulsa (formerly c. tumicola)

Berkeley Sedge

Good Drainage

Caryopteris x clandonensis

Blue Spirea/Bluebeard

Good Drainage

Cercis occidentalis (Tree)

Western Redbud

Good Drainage

Chionochloa flavicans Zotov

Snow Tussock, Toetoe

Good Drainage

Chondropetalum tectorum

Cape Rush

Good Drainage

Cistus skanbergii

Pink Rockrose

Good Drainage

Clivia miniata

Kaffir Lily

Good Drainage

Clytostoma callistegioides

Lavender Trumpet Vine

Good Drainage

Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'

Golden Breath of Heaven

Good Drainage

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'

Tickseed

Good Drainage

Cotinus coggygria

Smoke Tree, ’Royal Purple’

Good Drainage

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Royal Purple Smokebush

Good Drainage

Datura metel 'Belle Blanche'

Devil's Trumpet

Good Drainage

Dryopteris arguta

Wood Fern

Good Drainage

Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series'

Coneflower

Good Drainage

Eschscholzia californica

California Poppy

Good Drainage

Euphorbia characias wulfenii

Spurge

Good Drainage

Feijoa sellowiana

Pineapple Guava

Good Drainage

Fragaria chiloensis

Ornamental Strawberry

Good Drainage

Gazania rigens 'Gold Sun'

Creeping Gazania/Treasure Flower

Good Drainage

Geranium incanum

Cranesbill Geranium

Good Drainage

Geranium sanguineum

Bloody Cranesbill

Good Drainage

Hardenbergia comptoniana

Lilac Vine

Good Drainage

Hardenbergia violacea rosea

Coral Pea Vine

Good Drainage

Hemerocallis Varieties

Daylily

Good Drainage

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon/Christmas Berry

Good Drainage

Hypericum moserianum

St John's Wort/Gold Flower

Good Drainage

Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'

Holly 'Carissa'

Good Drainage

Iris douglasiana

Pacific Coast Iris

Good Drainage

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Good Drainage

Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia'

Arcadia Juniper

Good Drainage

Lantana camara

Lantana

Good Drainage

Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold'

New Gold Trailing Lantana

Good Drainage

Lavatera maritima

Lavatera/Tree Mallow

Good Drainage

Leptospermum scoparium

Tea Tree, ‘Ruby Glow’

Good Drainage

Limonium sinuatum

Statice/Sea Lavender

Good Drainage

Mahonia repens

Creeping Mahonia

Good Drainage

Melinus nerviglumis or Rhynchelytrum nerviglume

Ruby Grass

Good Drainage

Microbiota decussata

Siberian Carpet Cypress

Good Drainage

Myrsine africana

African Boxwood

Good Drainage

Nerium oleander

Oleander

Good Drainage

Osteospermum 'Sparkler'

African Daisy

Good Drainage

Phlomis fruticosa

Jerusalem Sage

Good Drainage

Phormium 'Wings of Gold'

New Zealand Flax

Good Drainage

Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'

Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce

Good Drainage

Pittosporum crassifolium 'Nana'

Karo Pittosporum

Good Drainage

Polypodium californicum

California Ground Fern

Good Drainage

Polystichum munitum

Western Sward Fern

Good Drainage

Polystichum setuosum

Japanese Lace Fern

Good Drainage

Prunus cerasifera

Cherry Plum, Flowering Plum

Good Drainage

Pyrus calleryana

Bradford Pear Tree

Good Drainage

Quercus suber

Cork Oak

Good Drainage

Rhamnus alaternus 'Variegata'

Varigated Italian Buckthorn

Good Drainage

Rosa 'Cecile Brunner'

Cecile Brunner Rose/Sweetheart Rose/Mignon

Good Drainage

Rosa banksiae

Lady Banks Rose

Good Drainage

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'

Huntington Carpet Rosemary

Good Drainage

Rubus calycinoides 'Emerald Carpet'

Creeping Rasberry

Good Drainage

Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'

Black-Eyed Susan

Good Drainage

Salvia greggii

Autumn Sage

Good Drainage

Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'

Meadow Sage

Good Drainage

Salvia sclarea

Clary/Muscatel Sage

Good Drainage

Schinus molle

California Pepper Tree

Good Drainage

Stipa ichu

Peruvian Feather Grass

Good Drainage

Teucrium fruticans 'Azurea'

Bush Germander 'Azurea'

Good Drainage

Thymus praecox arcticus

Creeping Thyme

Good Drainage

Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith'

Edith Verbenan

Good Drainage

Vitex agnus-castus

Lilac Chaste Tree

Good Drainage

Wisteria sinensis

Chinese wisteria

Good Drainage

Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’

Adam’s Needle

Good Drainage

Well Drained

Aeonium 'Sunburst'

Copper Pinwheel

Well Drained

Agastache 'Apricot Sunset'

None

Well Drained

Agave ‘Victoriae Reginae’

Queen Victoria’s Agave

Well Drained

Aloe plicatilis

Fan Aloe

Well Drained

Aloe striata

Coral Aloe

Well Drained

Alyogyne huegelii

Blue Hibiscus

Well Drained

Anemanthele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacea)

New Zealand Wind Grass; Pheasant's Tail Grass

Well Drained

Antirrhinum multiflorum 'Rose Snapdragon'

Rose Snapdragon

Well Drained

Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Emerald Carpet'

Emerald Carpet Manzanita

Well Drained

Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'

Howard McMinn Manzanita

Well Drained

Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'

Paradise Manzanita

Well Drained

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bearberry

Well Drained

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Wormwood

Well Drained

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Plant

Well Drained

Carex pansa

California Meadow Sedge

Well Drained

Carex Testacea

Orange New Zealand Sedge

Well Drained

Carpenteria californica

Bush Anemone

Well Drained

Ceanothus 'Concha'

California Lilac 'Concha'

Well Drained

Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'

Julia Phelps California Lilac

Well Drained

Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point'

Yankee Pt. California Lilac

Well Drained

Ceanothus griseus horizontalis (Carmel Creeper California Lilac)

Carmel Creeper California Lilac

Well Drained

Cercis occidentalis (Shrub)

Western Redbud

Well Drained

Choisya ternate

Mexican Orange

Well Drained

Convolvulus cneorum

Bush Morning Glory

Well Drained

Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'

Varigated Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'

Well Drained

Correa pulchella

Pink Australian Fuschia

Well Drained

Cuphea llavea

Bat-faced Cuphea

Well Drained

Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'

Italian Cypress

Well Drained

Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata'

Winter Daphne

Well Drained

Dendromecon harfordii

Island Bush Poppy

Well Drained

Dudleya ‘Britonni’

Chalk Dudleya

Well Drained

Echeveria ‘Afterglow’

Well Drained

Echeveria ‘Perle von Nuremberg’

Hens and Chicks

Well Drained

Eriogonum grande rubescens

Red Buckwheat

Well Drained

Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'

Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush

Well Drained

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'

Coast Silk Tassel

Well Drained

Gaura lindheimeri

Wand Flower/ Butterfly Gaura

Well Drained

Helleborus x hybridus

Christmas/Lenten Rose

Well Drained

Lagerstroemia indica

Crape Myrtle

Well Drained

Lavandula

Lavender

Well Drained

Lupinus albifrons

Silver Bush Lupine

Well Drained

Mimulus aurantiacus

Sticky Monkey Flower

Well Drained

Monardella villosa 'Russian River'

Coyote Mint

Well Drained

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Pink Muhly Grass, Pink Hair Grass, Purple Muhly

Well Drained

Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low'

Catmint

Well Drained

Olea europaea

Olive,’ Majestic Beauty’

Well Drained

Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent Beauty'

Ornamental oregano

Well Drained

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon

Well Drained

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Russian Sage

Well Drained

Rhamnus californica

Ca. Coffee Berry

Well Drained

Ribes sanguineum glutinosum

Pink - Flowered Current

Well Drained

Salvia apiana

White Sage

Well Drained

Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'

Charparral Sage

Well Drained

Salvia leucantha

Mexican Sage

Well Drained

Salvia spathacea

Hummingbird Sage

Well Drained

Sedum makinoi ‘Ogon’

Golden Japanese Sedum, Golden Makino Sedum

Well Drained

Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’

Tricolor Two Row Stonecrop

Well Drained

Senecio serpens

Blue Chalk Sticks

Well Drained

Stipa gigantea

Giant Feather grass, Golden Oats

Well Drained

Stipa ramosissima

Pillar of Smoke

Well Drained

Tagetes lemmonii

Mexican Bush Marigold/Lemon scented marigold

Well Drained

Teucrium chamaedrys

Wall Germander

Well Drained

Zauschneria californica 'Bert's Bluff'

California Fuchsia

Well Drained