Other California classics - Garden: Northern California Guide - plants suited to California's climate - Brief Article

Sunset, June, 2003

* Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia). Large, fragrant yellow, white, pink, and orange flowers. Sunset climate zones 16,17.

* Citrus. Shrubs and trees; fragrant blooms, colorful fruit. Zones 8, 9, 13,14-17.

* Lemon bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus). Shrubs; brushlike blooms, mostly in bright red. Zones 8, 9,14-17.

* Lily-of-the-Nile (Agapanthus). Perennial; clusters of blue or white bell-shaped flowers. Zones 7-9, 14-17.

* Oleander (Nerium). Shrub; flowers in pink, red, salmon, yellow, and white. All parts poisonous if injested. Zones 8, 9, 14-16.

* Olive. Graceful tree; small greenish fruits ripen to black. Swan Hill' bears no fruit; little pollen. Zones 8, 9, 14-17.