Fancy Some Fruit?

Your complete guide to the plants of Utopia.

Fifteen very loud humans are about to move in on August 29 -- but what about the site’s pre-existing strong, silent types? Our expert plant masters have been busy tilling the soil and sowing the seeds of a new civilization.

You won’t see them all right away, but trust us -- crops are croppin’ up! Or they will be, provided the Utopians realize it’s up to them to keep their new home from becoming a barren wasteland.

The full ledger of Utopia’s plants suggests that our pioneers won’t be gobbling up eclectic fruit salads right away. They’ve got pomegranates to start, but their oranges won’t grow until the winter. The apricots won't bloom until May, so Utopians may not even realize they have apricots. Would you? Wow, you’re smart.

Utopia looks beautiful, and it’s in no small part because of this impressive floral arsenal.

Caesalpinia gilliesii (bird of paradise bush, has medicinal properties)
Cercis occidentalis (western redbud, can be used to weave baskets)
Leonotis leonurus (lion’s tail or wild dagga, known for medicinal and mild psychoactive properties)
Leucadendron safari sunset (red cone bush)
Lyonothamnus floribundus (California evergreen tree)
Myrica californica (Pacific wax myrtle)
Myrtus communis (common myrtle)
Prunus illicifolia (evergreen cherry)
Sambucus mexicana (Mexican elderberry)
Grevilliea noellii (hummingbird bush)
Pennisetum fireworks (purple fountain grass)
Pennisetum spathiolatum (slender veldt grass)
Penstemon spectabilis (colorful tubular flowers on tall spikes)
Salvia clevelandii (California blue sage)
Salvia greggi (pink autumn sage)
Salvia greggi (red autumn sage)
Salvia leucantha Santa Barbara (Mexican bush sage)
Salvia mellifera (black sage)
Ipomea vine (morning glories)
Solanum jasminoides (white potato vine)
Calliandra (powder puff vine)
Buddleja Black Knight (butterfly bush)
Buddleja Pink Delight (butterfly bush)
Arctostaphylos Howard McMinn (pink-flowered shrub)
Rosmarinus off prostratus (creeping rosemary)
Lavandula stoechas (lavender shrub)
Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus (Japanese silver grass)
Pennisetum setaceum Cupreum (red fountain grass)
Ceanothus Ray Hartman (mountain lilac shrub)
Dodonea viscosa purpurea (purple-leafed hop bush)
Tecomaria capensis (Cape honeysuckle)
Viburnum suspensum (evergreen shrub, produces berries in fall)
Pyracantha f. Graberi Bush (red-berried firethorn)
Rhamnus a. John Edwards (Italian buckhorn shrub)
Plumbag auriculata (white flower bush)
Osmanthus fragrans (tea olive bush)
Laurus nobilis bush (large shrub with green, glossy leaves)
Leucophyllum f. compactum (evergreen shrub with pink flowers)
Hesperaloe parviflora red (red yucca)
Distictis buccinatoria (red trumpet vine)
Distictis rovers (royal trumpet vine)
Trachelosperum jasminoides Staked (star jasmine)
Grewia occidentalis (lavender starflower)
Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks yellow rose)
Rosa Banksiae Alba Plena (white root rose)
Orange King staked bougainvillea
Barbara Karst staked bougainvillea
James Walker staked bougainvillea
White Genoa fig tree (year-round)
Orolanco grapefruit tree (Dec-spring)
Page mandarin tree (Feb-May)
Dancy mandarin tree (March-Apr)
Gold Kist apricot tree (May-June)
Dorsett apple tree (Jan/Jul/fall)
Mex Pea guava tree (fall)
Hass avocado tree (Feb-Oct)
Eureka lemon tree (year-round)
(2) Sweet pomegranate trees (late summer)
(2) Granada pomegranate trees (Aug)
(2) Valencia orange trees (Apr-Oct)

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