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Ac-At | Ba-Bl | Ca-Cy | Da-Du | En-Eu | Fe-Ho | Ir-Ly | Ma-Ox | Pa-Pt | Qu-Ru | Sa-Sy | Te-Yu
Botanical Name Photo Common Name Size Exposure Water Deer Good w/ Oaks? Butterfly Hummingbird
Calamagrostis foliosa Calamagrostis foliosa - Leafy Reed GrassLeafy Reed Grass 1'h x 2'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Calamagrostis nutkaensis Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Pacific Reed GrassPacific Reed Grass 4'h x 4'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar 50'h x 30'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Calochortus albus Calochortus albus - Fairy LanternsFairy Lanterns 2'h x 1'w Shade-Part Shade summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Calochortus luteus Gold Nuggets 1'h x 6"w Sun summer dry
Calochortus venustus Mariposa Lily 10-60 cmh x w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry
Calycanthus occidentalis Calycanthus occidentalis - Spice BushSpice Bush 10'h x 10'w Shade-Part Shade Occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: adults
Calystegia macrostegia cyclostegia 'Candy Cane' Calystegia macrostegia cyclostegia Coastal Morning Glory 6'h x 6'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry
Calystegia purpurata purpurata Calystegia purpurata purpurata - Morning-GloryMorning-Glory 7'h x 7'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
More on oaks...		 Attracts Hummingbirds
Calystegia purpurata purpurata Morning Glory 7'h x 7'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry
Camassia quamash Camassia quamash - Camass-lilyCamass-lily 1'h x 1'w Sun occ.H2O/moist
Camissonia cheiranthifolia Camissonia cheiranthifolia - Dune Evening PrimroseDune Evening Primrose 6"h x 2'w Sun occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
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Cardamine californica Cardamine californica - Milk MaidsMilk Maids 1'h x 6"w Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Carex obnupta Slough Sedge 4'h x 4'w Part shade Wet
Carex pansa Sanddune Sedge 1'h x spreadsw Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Carex praegracilis Clustered Field Sedge 1'h x creepsw Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Carex spissa Carex spissa - San Diego SedgeSan Diego Sedge 6'h x 6'w Sun-Shade Occ.H2O/moist
Carex tumulicola Carex tumulicola - Berkeley SedgeBerkeley Sedge 2'h x 3'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Carpenteria californica Carpenteria californica - Bush AnemoneBush Anemone 8'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth' Bush Anemone 6'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' Wild Lilac 6'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus 'Blue Mound' 'Blue Mound' Wild Lilac 3'h x 6'w Sun occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Centennial' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 6"h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 8'h x 8'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Dark Star' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 6'h x 6'w Sun Summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Diamond Heights' Variegated Carmel Creeper 2'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus 'Ebbet's Field' Dwarf Wild Lilac 3'h x 4'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus 'Far Horizons' 'Far Horizons' Wild Lilac 6'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Gerda Isenberg' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 12'h x 12'w Sun occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Joan Mirov' Wild Lilac 3'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 3'h x 8-10'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Wild Lilac 6'h x 8'w Sun occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue' Wild Lilac 12'h x 12'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus 'Tilden Park' Ceanothus California Ceanothus 6'h x 6'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon' Ceanothus Wild Lilac 6'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt' Feltleaf Ceanothus 18'h x 18'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
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Ceanothus arboreus 'Powder Blue' Compact Feltleaf Ceanothus 8-10'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush 8'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus cuneatus rigidus 'Snowball' Ceanothus cuneatus rigidus Wild Lilac 4'h x 4'w Sun Summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus gloriosus Point Reyes Ceanothus 1 1/2'h x 6w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' Ceanothus gloriosus Point Reyes Ceanothus 2'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
More on oaks...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire' Glory Mat 1'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus 'Emily Brown' Point Reyes Ceanothus 3'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus griseus 'Kurt Zadnik' Ceanothus griseus Carmel Ceanothus 3'h x 8'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus griseus 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus griseus Wild Lilac 15'h x 15'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
More on oaks...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Carmel Creeper 4'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus hearstiorum Ceanothus hearstiorum - Hearst CeanothusHearst Ceanothus 6"h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus impressus 'Mesa Lilac' Ceanothus impressus California-Lilac 10'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus impressus 'Puget Blue' 'Puget Blue' Wild Lilac 8'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus impressus 'Vandenberg' Ceanothus impressus Santa Barbara Ceanothus 5'h x 5'w Sun occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn' Maritime Ceanothus 2'h x 4'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
More on oaks...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra' Ceanothus maritimus Maritime Ceanothus 2'h x 4'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus oliganthus sorediatus Jim Brush 8'h x 8'w Sun occ.H2O/dry
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Wild Lilac 20h x 15w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
More on oaks...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: both
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Wild Lilac 5'h x 5'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Wild Lilac 10'h x 12'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: both
Cercis occidentalis Cercis occidentalis - Western RedbudWestern Redbud 15'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Cercocarpus betuloides Western Mountain Mahogany 10'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: larvae
Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fern Bush 6'h x 6'w Sun summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Chilopsis linearis 'Purple Splendor' Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow 10'h x 10'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Hummingbirds
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Chlorogalum pomeridianum - Soap LilySoap Lily 4'h x 2'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Type: larvae
Cirsium occidentale Cirsium occidentale - Cobweb ThistleCobweb Thistle 3'h x 1'w Sun-Part Shade summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: adults		 Attracts Hummingbirds
Clarkia amoena Clarkia amoena - Farewell-to-SpringFarewell-to-Spring 3'h x 3'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
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Clarkia rubicunda Clarkia rubicunda - Farewell to SpringFarewell to Spring 1'h x 1'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
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Clematis lasiantha Chaparral Clematis 20'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Clematis ligusticifolia Clematis ligusticifolia - Western VirginWestern Virgin's Bower 20'h x 20'w Sun-Shade Occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
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Collinsia heterophylla Collinsia heterophylla - Chinese HousesChinese Houses 2'h x 2'w Sun-Shade occ.H2O/dry
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Comarostaphylis diversifolia - Summer HollySummer Holly 12'h x 8'w Sun Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
More on Deer...		 Attracts Hummingbirds
Cornus sericea Cornus sericea - Red Twig DogwoodRed Twig Dogwood 12'h x 12'w Shade-Part Shade Wet Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: larvae
Cornus sericea occidentalis Red Twig Dogwood 12'h x 12'w Part Shade wet Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: larvae
Cornus sessilis Cornus sessilis - Black-Fruit DogwoodBlack-Fruit Dogwood 8'h x 8'w Part Shade Occ.H2O/moist
Cornus stolonifera (sericea) 'Tilden Park' Red Twig Dogwoood 8'h x 8'w Sun-Part Shade moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Attracts Butterflies
Type: larvae
Corylus cornuta californica Corylus cornuta californica - California HazelnutCalifornia Hazelnut 15'h x 15'w Shade-Part Shade Occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Crataegus douglasii Crataegus douglasii - Western HawthornWestern Hawthorn 20'h x 10'w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: low
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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Cupressus abramsiana Santa Cruz Cypress 50'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade summer dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus arizonica 'Blue Pyramid' Arizona Cypress 30'h x 15'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus lawsoniana Lawson Cypress 60'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus lawsoniana 'Barry's Silver' Dwarf Lawson Cypress 6'h x 4'w Part Shade Occ.H2O/moist
Cupressus macnabiana McNab Cypress 40'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus macrocarpa - Monterey CypressMonterey Cypress 60'h x 60'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora' Citriodora Monterey Cypress h x w Sun-Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Saligna Aurea' Weeping Monterey Cypress 30'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress 40'h x 20'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cupressus (Chamaecyparis) lawsoniana 'Elwoodii' Dwarf Lawson Cypress 10'h x 6'w Sun-Part Shade occ.H2O/moist Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Cynoglossum grande Cynoglossum grande - HoundHound's Tongue 2'h x 2'w Part Shade Occ.H2O/dry Deer Resistant
Resistance: medium
More on Deer...		 Good Under Oaks
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