Trinity County and northern California have a wide range of native plants, some of which do well in the cultivated garden. Native plants can be attractive to wildlife, can be better suited to your soil and climate, and can help you create a garden that blends well with the natural landscape.
We present below some of our favorite California native plants that we often have available in the nursery. Unlike our other plant lists, this one is sorted by botanical name so that you can see all varieties of a particular species together.
Common Name | Botanical Name |
Vines | |
Western Virgin’s Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia |
Shrubs | |
Emerald Carpet Manzanita | Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ |
Louis Edmonds Manzanita | Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmonds’ |
Howard McMinn Manzanita | Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’ |
Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Massachusetts Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Massachusetts’ |
Wood’s Compact Manzanita | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Wood’s Compact’ |
Coyote Brush | Baccharis pilularis |
Victoria Wild Lilac | Ceanothus impressus ‘Victoria’ |
Western Redbud | Cercis occidentalis |
Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus |
Redtwig Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera |
Yellowtwig Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’ |
Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia |
Oregon Grape | Mahonia aquifolium |
Compact Oregon Grape | Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’ |
Creeping Mahonia | Mahonia repens |
Western Sword Fern | Polystychum minutum |
Coffeeberry | Rhamnus californica |
Western Azalea | Rhododendron occidentale |
Alpine Currant | Ribes alpine |
Gooseberry | Ribes californicum |
Western Spiraea | Spiraea douglasii |
Common Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus |
Trees | |
Vine Maple | Acer circinatum |
Big Leaf Maple | Acer macrophyllum |
California Buckeye | Aesculus californica |
White Alder | Alnus rhombifolia |
Madrone | Arbutus menziesii |
Incense Cedar | Calocedrus decurrens |
Western Redbud | Cercis occidentalis |
Port Orford Cedar | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana |
Pacific / Western Dogwood | Cornus nuttallii |
California Black Walnut | Juglans hindsii |
Bristlecone Pine | Pinus aristata |
Jeffrey Pine | Pinus jeffreyi |
Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa |
California Sycamore | Platanus racemosa |
Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii |
Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides |
Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii |
Canyon Live Oak | Quercus chrysolepis |
Giant Sequoia | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
Western Red Cedar | Thuja plicata |