Mediterranean Climates Garden Plant List
The Mediterranean Basin, Southwest Australia, South Africa, Central Chile, and Coastal Southern California make up the Mediterranean climates of the world, having hot, dry summers and wetter, mild winters. The Mediterranean Climates Garden features plants from these regions, to include species native to Southern California, geophytes, proteas, and other plants adapted to the Mediterranean climate.
Arctotis ‘Pink Sugar’
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: African Daisy
Adenanthos sericeus
Family Name: Proteaceae
Common Name: Wooly Bush
Provenance: Australia
Athanasia acerosa
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Coulter Bush
Provenance: South Africa
Calothamnus quadrifidus
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Name: One-sided Bottlebrush
Provenance: South Africa
Chondropetalum tectorum ‘El Campo’
Family Name: Restionaceae
Common Name: Cape Rush
Provenance: South Africa
Diplacus ‘Jelly Bean’
Family Name: Phrymaceae
Common Name: Sticky Monkey Flower
Dorycnium hirsutum
Family Name: Fabaceae
Common Name: Hairy Canary Clover
Provenance: Mediterranean Basin
Echium wildpretii
Family Name: Boraginaceae
Common Name: Tower of Jewels
Provenance: Canary Islands
Eschscholzia californica ‘Copper Pot’
Family Name: Papaveraceae
Common Name: Copper Pot California Poppy
Euphorbia lambii
Family Name: Euphorbiaceae
Common Name: Tree Euphorbia
Provenance: Canary Islands
Leucadendron ‘Jester’
Family Name: Proteaceae
Common Name: Sunshine Conebush
Leucospermum cordifolium
Family Name: Proteaceae
Common Name: Nodding Pincushion
Provenance: South Africa
Lobelia excelsa
Family Name: Campanulaceae
Common Name: Devil’s Tobacco
Provenance: Chile
Pimelea ferruginea
Family Name: Thymelaeaceae
Common Name: Pink Rice Flower
Provenance: Australia
Sonchus palmensis
Family Name: Thymelaeaceae
Common Name: La Palma Sow Thistle
Provenance: Canary Islands