Mediterranean Climates Garden Plant List – Sherman Library and Gardens

Mediterranean Climates Garden Plant List

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.

Achillea millefolium ’Red Velvet’

Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Red Velvet Yarrow

Adenanthos sericeus

Family Name: Proteaceae
Common Name: Woolly Bush

Arctotis ‘Pink Sugar’

Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: African Daisy

Artemisia mauiensis ‘Makana Silver’

Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Maui Wormwood

Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’

Family Name: Rhamnaceae
Common Name: California Lilac

Chondropetalum tectorum ‘El Campo’

Family Name: Restionaceae
Common Name: Cape Rush

Diplacus ‘Jelly Bean’

Family Name: Phrymaceae
Common Name: Sticky Monkey Flower

Eschscholzia californica ‘Copper Pot’

Family Name: Papaveraceae
Common Name: Copper Pot California Poppy

Leucadendron ‘Jester’

Family Name: Proteaceae
Common Name: Sunshine Conebush

Pimelea ferruginea

Family Name: Thymelaeaceae
Common Name: Pink Rice Flower