Top 40 L2G Plants
Many of your neighbors have already made the switch to landscape
that thrive in our semi-arid Long Beach climate. What plants did
they choose when replacing their lawns?
The following are the 40 most common plants chosen in the Long-to-Garden (L2G) program. They are chosen for a variety of reasons such as cost, beauty, availability and hardiness.
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Aeonium | Aeoneum spp. (ex. Aeoneum undulatum) |
| Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) | Agapanthus praecox |
| Agave (Attenuata, Foxtail, Octopus) | Agave spp. (ex. Agave attenuata) |
| Aloe | Aloe spp. (ex. Aloe vera) |
| Arbutus Marina (Strawberry tree) | Arburtus marina |
| Manzanita | Arctostaphylos spp. (ex. Arcostaphylos manzanita) |
| Barrel Cactus | Ferocactus spp. (ex. Ferocactus echidne) |
| Bearded Iris | Iris germanica |
| Blue Fescue | Festuca glauca |
| California Lilac | Ceanothus ssp. (ex.Ceanothus maritimus) |
| Callistemon "Little John" (Bottlebrush) | Callistemon viminalis hybrid |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera sanguinea |
| Creeping Sage | Salvia sonomensis |
| Creeping Thyme | Thymus serpyllum |
| Crepe myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica |
| Day Lilies | Hemerocallis hybrids |
| Deer grass | Muhlenbergia rigens |
| Dudleya | Dudleya brittonii |
| Dymondia | Dymondia margaretae |
| Echeveria | Echeveria spp. (ex. Echeveria elegans) |
| Kangaroo Paw | Anigozanthos flavidus |
| Lantana | Lantana camara |
| Lavender | Lavandula spp. (ex. Lavandula angustifolia) |
| Lion's Tail | Leonotus leonurus |
| Lobelia | Lobelia laxiflora |
| New Zealand Flax | Phormiium tenax |
| Olive Tree | Olea europaea |
| Palo Verde Tree | Parkinsonia aculeata |
| Penstemon (Beard Tongue) | Penstemon cobaeus |
| Pittosporum | Pitosporum tobira |
| Pride of Madeira | Echium fastuosum |
| Rock Purslane | Calandrinia spectabilis |
| Rosemary | Rosemary officinalis |
| Sage (Mexican, white, Cleveland) | Salvia spp. (ex. Salvia clevelandii) |
| Seaside Daisy | Erigeron glaucus |
| Society Garlic | Tulbaghia violacea |
| Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides |
| Sticks on Fire | Euphorbia tirucalli |
| Thyme | Thymus vulgaris |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
