XERISCAPE info please.?

Question

some suggestions for ground covers, smaller shrubs and trees all oked as official xeriscape plants. thank you.

Answer 1

Oh, you want the official list do you? i assume by official you mean approved by your local water authority? so why not ask them for the list? i just happen to know they have a very colorful booklet they give out to the public when asked.
it's the official handout approved by the national xeriscape council. it was written by a group of very talented experts such as landscape architects, garden writers, irrigation designers, university extension advisors, horticultural experts... why it was a regular who's-who in the landscape field.
then they went ahead and screwed it all up by appointing a real nobody as the chairman.... me.
i guess they thought with all those wine and cheese folk in one room it would be fun to toss in a beer and chips guy to level it out a bit?

here is a couple from the list, per your request.

ground covers...
prostrate rosemary,
trailing gazanias,
lavender cotton.

shrubs...
heavenly bamboo,
dwarf mock orange,
Cleveland sage,
coffee berry.

trees...
pink melaleuca,
Catalina ironwood,
hollywood juniper,
pinus torreyana.

if you want the entire official list you can contact me via answers and i'll send it to you.

Answer 2

Put on a pot of coffee and check these out.
http://www.csu.org/environment/xeriscape/
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1073.htm
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Xeris/xeris1.htm
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/aransas/xeriscape.htm
http://eartheasy.com/grow_xeriscape.htm
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/xeriscape.html