SBPC Recommended Plant
Pallet for Herondo ROW Site
Jim Light, President SBPC, Certified California Naturalist 9 JUN 22
■ Reflect pre-European historic habitat
■ Integrate with Redondo bluff and Green Belt
restoration projects and future wetland habitat
at AES site
■ Honor terms between SCE and the City
■ Ensure flowering native plants year round
■ Include beneficial evergreen species to offset
beneficial but summer deciduous natives
■ Include plants that would provide borders, slope
stabilization, and ground cover
■ Ensure drought tolerant, low maintenance
native plants
Herondo ROW plant pallet objectives
S O U T H B A Y P A R K L A N D C O N S E R V A N C Y
Herondo ROW plant pallet influences
S O U T H B A Y P A R K L A N D C O N S E R V A N C Y
Site considerations
§ Historically part of coastal dune system
§ Low rainfall, coastal area, full sun
§ Flat area, sloped to west, and some steep slopes to Herondo § Site is heavily disturbed from original state
§ Compacted areas, not original soil/sand
§ Construction debris
§ Numerous disturbances from pipeline, power lines, parking, construction dumping, off-road vehicles
§ Filled with invasive grasses, weeds and other plants
Pallet selection resources
§ Calscape database, Jepson manual
§ Review and inputs by local native habitat biologist
§ California Native Plant Society list of historical native plants § Approved pallet for Redondo bluff restoration
§ Pallet for Hermosa Greenbelt native plant project
Recommended pallet overview
S O U T H B A Y P A R K L A N D C O N S E R V A N C Y
§ 40 native species (19 strongly preferred)
§ All pollinators
§ All low water and sun loving
§ All native to Redondo Beach area
§ 14 evergreen
§ 10 provide good bank stabilization
§ 5 ground covers
§ 6 can be used as hedges/borders
§ 2 must monitor for height to meet SCE requirements
§ Estimate between 1500 and 2000 plants per acre
§ Recommend overhead irrigation for first 3 years
§ Tune based on actual rainfall
§ Site should include open areas of soil
Herondo ROW plant recommended pallet
S O U T H B A Y P A R K L A N D C O N S E R V A N C Y
§ Common and botanical name
§ Type – annual, perennial, shrub, succulent, herb
§ Ranges of height and width
§ Flowering season and color
§ Deciduous or evergreen
§ Use – bank stabilization, ground cover, hedge
Select plant images to demonstrate variety
S O U T H B A Y P A R K L A N D C O N S E R V A N C Y
Beach
evening
primrose
Red sand
verbena
Bush
Sunflower
Lanceleaf
liveforever
Toyon
Lemonade
Berry
Purple Sage
Bladderpod
Dune bush
lupine
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Recommend
ed Minimum Common Name
Current Botanical
Name Plant Type Height Width
Flowering
Season
Bank
Stabilization
Ground
Cover Hedge
Deciduous /
Evergreen Growth Rate Flowers
Pink Sand Verbena Abronia umbellata Annual herb Winter,Spring,Su mmer,Fall
Summer SemiDeciduousPink,White,Purple
Pink Sand Verbena Abronia umbellata var.
umbellata
Annual herb Pink
California Goldfields Lasthenia californica Annual herb 0.5 - 1.3 ft(0.15 - 0.4 m) .5 ft (0.2 m) Winter,Spring Fast Yellow Common Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa Annual herb 0.5 - 2 ft(0.15 - 0.6 m) .5 - 2 ft (0.2 - 0.6 m) Winter,Spring Yellow Phacelia Phacelia cicutaria Annual
herb,Perennial
herb
1 - 4 ft(0.3 - 1.2 m) 1.5 ft (0.5 m) Spring,Summer Summer Deciduous
Lavender,White
Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum Annual
herb,Perennial
herb,Shrub
1.6 - 2.3 ft(0.49 - 0.7 m) 1.5 ft (0.5 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer
Summer SemiDeciduous,Winter
Deciduous
Moderate Yellow
Yellow Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
var. confertiflorum
Annual
herb,Perennial
herb,Shrub
2.3 ft(0.7 m) Spring,Summer Yellow
X Red Sand Verbena Abronia maritima Perennial Herb 4.8 in(12.2 cm) 1.6 - 6.4 ft (0.5 - 2.0 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer,Fall
Evergreen Pink,Purple,Red
Deerweed Acmispon glaber Perennial herb 1.6 - 3 ft(0.49 - 0.9 m) 3 ft (0.9 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer
Summer SemiDeciduous,Winter
Deciduous
Fast Yellow
Common Deerweed Acmispon glaber var.
glaber
Perennial herb 1.6 - 7 ft(0.49 - 2.1 m) Spring,Summer Yellow X Beach Bur Ambrosia chamissonis Perennial herb 4 ft (1.2 m) Summer Yellow,Green Santa Barbara Milk
Vetch
Astragalus trichopodus Perennial herb 0.7 - 3.3 ft(0.21 - 1 m) 3.3 - 4.9 ft (1.0 - 1.5 m) Winter,Spring Fast Cream Santa Barbara Milk
Vetch
Astragalus trichopodus var.
lonchus
Perennial herb 0.7 - 3.3 ft(0.21 - 1 m) Winter,Spring Cream Coulter's Saltbush Atriplex coulteri Perennial herb 1.6 ft(0.49 m) X Beach evening primrose Cammisonia cheiranthifolia Perennial Herb .2 - .3 ft .5 - 3 ft (0.2 - 0.9 m) Winter, Spring, Summer
Evergreen Fast Y
X California Aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia Perennial herb 0.7 - 3.3 ft(0.21 - 1 m) 1 - 6 ft (0.3 - 1.8 m) Summer,Fall,Wint er
X Evergreen Fast Pink,Purple,White
California Croton Croton californicus Perennial herb 3.3 ft(1 m) Spring,Summer Green Maritime Larkspur Delphinium parryi ssp.
maritimum
Perennial herb Blue
Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum
ssp. capitatum
Perennial herb Blue,Lavender
Blue Dicks Dipterostemon capitatus Perennial herb 1.5 - 2 ft(0.46 - 0.6 m) 2 in (5cm) Winter,Spring X Summer Deciduous
Moderate Lavender,Blue
X California Poppy var
Maritima
Eschscholzia californica var
maritima
Annual
herb,Perennial
herb
.16 - 2 ft 1-2 ft Winter,Spring,Su
mmer,Fall
Summer
Deciduous
Fast,Moderate Orange, Yellow
X Leafy Fleabane Erigeron foliosus Perennial herb 0.7 - 3.3 ft(0.21 - 1 m) Spring,Summer,Fa ll
X White,Yellow
X California Saltbush Extriplex californica Perennial herb 1 - 2.6 ft(0.3 - 0.8 m) Spring Green,Cream,Yell ow
California Four O'clock Mirabilis laevis var.
crassifolia
Perennial herb 2.6 ft(0.8 m) 10 ft (3.0 m) Winter,Spring X Summer SemiDeciduous,Winter Deciduous
Moderate Lavender,Pink,Pur
ple
Telegraph Weed Heterotheca grandiflora Perennial
herb,Annual herb
2.5 - 3.5 ft(0.8 - 1.1 m) 1.5 ft (0.5 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer,Fall
Summer
Deciduous
Fast Yellow
Plant Pallet for Herondo ROW Area
Leafy Fleabane Erigeron foliosus var.
foliosus
Perennial
Herb,Shrub
White,Lavender,Y
ellow
X Lanceleaf Liveforever Dudleya lanceolata Perennial
herb,Succulent
4.2 - 8.4 in(10.7 - 21.3
cm)
1 ft (0.3 m) Spring,Summer Summer SemiDeciduousSlow Orange,Pink,Red, Yellow
X California Sagebrush Artemisia californica Shrub 1 - 8 ft (0.3 - 2.4 m) 4 ft (1.2 m) Spring,Summer,Fa ll
X X Summer
Deciduous
Fast Cream,White,Yell
ow
X Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis Shrub 1.5 - 10 ft(0.46 - 3 m) 12 ft (3.7 m) Spring,Winter,Su mmer,Fall
X X X Evergreen Fast,Moderate Yellow,Cream,Wh
ite
Mulefat Baccharis salicifolia Shrub 6 - 12 ft(1.8 - 3.7 m) 3 - 9 Spring,Winter,Su mmer,Fall
X Evergreen,Summ
er SemiDeciduous
Fast Pink,White,Yellow
X Bush Sunflower Encelia californica Shrub 1.6 - 5 ft(0.49 - 1.5 m) 3 - 7 ft (0.9 - 2.1 m) Winter,Spring X X Summer SemiDeciduous, Fast Brown,Purple,Yell ow
X, 30% Sea Cliff Buckwheat Eriogonum parvifolium Shrub 1 - 3.3 ft(0.3 - 1 m) 2 - 3 ft (0.6 - 0.9 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer,Fall
X X Evergreen Moderate Pink,Red,White,Y
ellow,Green
X Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Shrub 6 - 30 ft(1.8 - 9.1 m) 10 - 15 Summer X X Evergreen Moderate White X Silver Lupine Lupinus albifrons Shrub 3.2 - 5 ft(1 - 1.5 m) 2 - 3 ft (0.6 - 0.9 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer
Evergreen Fast Blue,Lavender,Pu
rple
X Dune Bush Lupine Lupinus chamissonis Shrub 4.9 - 7 ft(1.5 - 2.1 m) 3 ft (0.9 m) Spring Evergreen Fast Blue,Lavender,Pu rple
X Chaparral Mallow Malacothamnus
fasciculatus
Shrub 3.3 - 16.4 ft(1 - 5 m) 10 ft (3.0 m) Spring,Summer X Evergreen Fast Pink Malva Rosa Malva assurgentiflora Shrub 3.3 - 13 ft(1 - 4 m) 5 - 10 ft (1.5 - 3.0 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer
X Evergreen Fast Pink,Purple,Red
X Bladderpod Peritoma arborea Shrub 1.6 - 6.6 ft(0.49 - 2 m) 6 ft (1.8 m) Spring,Summer,Fa ll,Winter
X Evergreen Fast Yellow
X Lemonade Berry Rhus integrifolia Shrub 3 - 30 ft(0.9 - 9.1 m) 3 - 20 ft (0.9 - 6.1 m) Winter,Spring X Evergreen Fast,Moderate Pink,White X Purple Sage Salvia leucophylla Shrub 3 - 5 ft(0.9 - 1.8 m) 3 - 10 ft (3.0 m) Winter,Spring,Su mmer
X X X Evergreen,Summ
er SemiDeciduous,Summ
er Deciduous,
Fast Purple, Lavender,
Pink
Giant Coreopsis Leptosyne gigantea Shrub,Succulent 3.3 - 8 ft(1 - 2.4 m) 2 - 4 ft (0.6 - 1.2 m) Winter,Spring X X Summer Deciduous,Winter
Deciduous
Moderate Yellow