We've planted many of these in winter with no watering system and no water after watering them in at planting. Watering once every week or two for 10 minutes generally makes them look a lot better in late summer and renders most of them more fire proof than other plants.
You can use many more natives for each area but you'll need to add a little more winter/spring water to see a larger list.
To play with your individual list, go to www.mynativeplants.com
Drought resistant plants for a Bay Area Garden
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Drought resistant plants for a Long Beach garden
Drought resistant plants for a Los Angeles area garden
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Drought tolerant plants for a Poway Garden
Drought resistant plants for San Diego gardens
Drought resistant San Luis Obispo gardens
Drougth resistant Santa Barbara gardens
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Drought tolerant Thousand Oak gardens
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