Trees and Shrubs:
- Cersis [Redbud]
- Crapemyrtle
- Juniperus coniferata “Blue Pacific”
- Nandina Physocarpus [Ninebark]
- Potentilla
- Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ [sumac]
- Viburnum carlesii [Korean spice viburnum]
- Vitex agnus-castus [Chaste tree]
- Yew
Grasses:
- Calamagrostis [Feather reed grass]
- Festuca glauca [Blue Fescue]
- Miscanthus sinensis
- Pennisetum alopecuroides [Fountain grass]
- Schizachyrium scoparium [Little Bluestem]
- Sporobolus heterolepsis [Prairie Dropseed]
Succulents:
- Opuntia vulgaris [Prickly Pear]
- Sedum
- Sempervivum [House Leeks, eg. Autumn Joy]
- Yucca filamentosa and Yucca glauca
Perennials:
- Agastache ‘Ava’
- Acanthus mollis [Bear’s Breeches]
- Acuba japonica*
- Agastache foeniculum
- Anthemis
- Callirhoe
- Centaurea Montana
- Centranthus ruber
- Cytisus [Broom]
- Dianthus
- Digitalis*
- Echinops
- Eryngium
- Euphorbia amygdaloides
- Gaura
- Heuchera*
- Iberis sempervirens [Candytuft]
- Lavender
- Liatris Limonium [Sea Lavender]
- Liriope
- Mirabilis [Desert Four-O’-Clock]
- Nepeta
- Oenothera
- Origanum
- Penstemon
- Perovskia
- Phlomis
- Salvia
- Solidago [Goldenrod]
- Stachys
- Zinnia grandiflora
*Survives but needs the help of afternoon shade