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Examples of native plants with no water (after first year) or mulch

For Fresno

Plant Image	Short Description
	Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Chamise tends to be a medium to large shrub, 3-10 ft., tall. Native to the coast ranges (Mendocino a... Learn more
	Adenostoma sparsifolium Red Shanks Red shanks grows from the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara County line south in chaparral, down throug... Learn more
	Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed (A.leucophylla, A.l. var.obtusa, A.erosa var. obtusa,A.obtusata, A.Rothrockii) Milkweeds are amongs... Learn more
	Atriplex canescens Four-wing Salt Bush Four-wing Salt Bush is an evergray shrub that grows to 5ft. Native to dry areas, western U.S.. Needs... Learn more
	Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Bluestem Cane Bluestem,Plumed Beard-grass Native from San Diego to Samta Barbara east to Oklahoma and down ... Learn more
	Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells A common fire follower. Whispering Bells would be an excellent additive to seed mixtures for ersion ... Learn more
	Ericameria brachylepis Boundary Goldenbush Boundary Goldenbush is a 3 foot tall yellow flowered shrub. It likes full sun. As with many arid pla... Learn more
	Eriogonum bailey bailey Annual Field Buckwheat Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. We don't sell it. This picture is mostly to remember what it was.... Learn more
	Eriogonum nudum pubiflorum Naked buckwheat Naked buckwheat is a slender spike of white or pink or yellow flowers. It harbors a delightful little... Learn more
	Gnaphalium californicum California Pearly Everlasting A native biennial or short-lived perennial that grows in disturbed places.This species is a pioneer ... Learn more
	Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover A common perennial from coastal bluffs into interior chaparral, common on road cuts mixed in with sq... Learn more
	Lycium andersonii Waterjacket A wonderful plant from the desert. The berries are savored by every critter out there. The plants ar... Learn more
	Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Cactus A small well behaved cactus that grows in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Native from Ridgecrest ar... Learn more
	Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern Bird's Foot Fern is one tough fern. About one foot tall, native throughout California and tolerant ... Learn more
	Salvia carduacea Thistle Sage A very colorful annual of hot interior areas. ... Learn more
	Senna covesii Coues' cassia Coues' cassia flowers are very much like a Palo Verde's, shrub is like Encelia farinosa. This Cass... Learn more
	Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert Mallow Desert Mallow is a two foot perennial with many one inch orange flowers on a two to three foot spi... Learn more
	Stipa lepida Foothill Stipa A 1-2 ft. perennial bunch grass, native to most of the foothills of California. Native on the nurser... Learn more
	Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet A small slow growing Yucca that grows from southeastern California through Utah and along the Texas ... Learn more
	Yucca whipplei caespitosa Chaparral Yucca Chaparral Yucca is a large yucca that is in many ways similar to Joshua Tree.A large Yucca branching... Learn more

Drought tolerant native plants For Los Angeles

Plant Image	Short Description
	Abronia villosa aurita Sand Verbena Abronia villosa var. aurita has larger flowers than Abronia villosa var. villosa. It is found on the... Learn more
	Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Chamise tends to be a medium to large shrub, 3-10 ft., tall. Native to the coast ranges (Mendocino a... Learn more
	Adenostoma sparsifolium Red Shanks Red shanks grows from the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara County line south in chaparral, down throug... Learn more
	Allium crispum Wild Onion A perennial allium with beautiful pink flowers, needs dry summer conditions, best growing in a wild ... Learn more
	Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed A weedy , perennial, native with spreading rhizomes that grows in disturbed areas of native plant co... Learn more
	Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Pearly Everlasting is a rather weedy perennial that Painted Ladies visit. If you're old and male don... Learn more
	Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulters Snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterium, Coulters snapdragon is another one of the many plants that is not supposed t... Learn more
	Antirrhinum kelloggii Climbing Snapdragon Antirrhinum kelloggii(Antirrhinum hookerianum, Antirrhinum strictum, Maurandyra strictum, Asarium st... Learn more
	Antirrhinum multiflorum Multiflowered Snapdragon Multiflowered snapdragon is a two foot perennial with two foot flower spikes of pink and yellow flo... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos densiflora Sentinel Manzanita Sentinel Manzanita Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' was selected way back when as an upright floweriest of manzanit... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii Laguna Manzanita Laguna manzanita is a sprawling evergreen manzanita shrub that will form a knee high groundcover. ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa campbelliae Eastwood Manzanita Evergreen bush manzanita, usually about 4' tall. It has 1 1/2" gray leaves, red- brown stems. Among ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita Big berry Manzanita is an evergreen shrub to small tree, with red-brown bark, 7-10' foot high and wi... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Dwaine's Dwarf Dwaine's Dwarf See Arctostaphylos glauca for horticultural information. I found this plant on a customer's propert... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Frazier Park Manzanita Mt. Pinos Manzanita This Big Berry manzanita was selected from John's property in the Lake of the Woods/Frazier Park ar... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Los Angeles Los Angeles Big Berry Manzanita A manzanita from the Santa Monica Mountains. This one was originally in the area of Mullhuland and K... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita Ramona Manzanita A really glorious Big Berry manzanita from the San Vicente/Ramona area. The mother plant was growin... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Ian Bush Manzanita Manzanita Ian bush manzanita is fast to four feet and seems to stabilize at five feet with a very open form. T... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos luciana Adelaide Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita is a rare, evergreen shrub, 3' by 6' with 1" white leaves and red bark. It gro... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree Northern California Manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita is an evergreen, multi-branched, treelike hybrid shrub with glossy, light green f... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos manzanita_x_densiflora Austin Griffiths Manzanita Austin Griifith's Manzanita Austin Griffiths Manzanita is a hybrid between Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' and Arctostaphyl... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pringlei drupacea Idyllwild Manzanita Pinkbract Manzanita This manzanita has slightly fuzzy sticky foliage and flowers. Gray foliage starts out kinda brown pi... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pungens Pointleaf Manzanita Mexican manzanita is an evergreen shrub around six foot tall, (usually taller than wide) that grows ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos rainbowensis Rainbowensis is a lower moundy Big Berried Manzanita. We grew some for a remediation in South River... Learn more
	Argemone munita Prickly Poppy Short lived perennial. A very thorny plant that is nearly unweedable. Why do we grow it? It has 3" ... Learn more

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	Artemisia californica California Sagebrush California sagebrush is an evergray shrub, three to four foot high. This sage brush is native to mu... Learn more
	Artemisia californica Canyon Gray Canyon Grey Trailing Sagebrush An evergray shrub, 1ft high 4ft across. A gray groundcover that likes sun, good to fair drainage. It... Learn more
	Artemisia ludoviciana White Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana, White Sagebrush is a rhizomatous perennial native from Baja to Ontario Canada... Learn more
	Asclepias californica California Milkweed Asclepias californica, California milkweed is one of the most beautiful milkweeds in California. It ... Learn more
	Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed (A.leucophylla, A.l. var.obtusa, A.erosa var. obtusa,A.obtusata, A.Rothrockii) Milkweeds are amongs... Learn more
	Asclepias vestita Woolly Milkweed A gray-green sprawling perennial that grows along the east edge of the San Joaquin Valley. One of th... Learn more
	Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch Douglas milkvetch is really a nice little plant that causes no problems that I've seen while creatin... Learn more
	Baccharis pilularis consanguinea Coyote Brush Deer proof throughout Ca. (so-far). You might want to cover it for the first year. Drought tolerant,... Learn more
	Baccharis sarothroides Broom Baccharis A fast growing shrub(it losses its leaves but looks evergreen, like a broom plant). Very colorful ye... Learn more
	Baeria chrysostoma Coast Goldfields (Lasthenia chrysostoma) Coast Gold Fields are an annual wild flower found in the coast ranges. Alt... Learn more
	Bloomeria crocea Golden Stars Golden stars are perennial corms with many yellow flowers attached at a central point on top of a t... Learn more
	Bloomeria crocea aurea Golden Stars Corm, 2 ft., flowers yellow in cluster (like exploding fire works), April-June, South coast ranges, ... Learn more
	Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Bluestem Cane Bluestem,Plumed Beard-grass Native from San Diego to Samta Barbara east to Oklahoma and down ... Learn more
	Brodiaea pulchella Wild Hyacinth Dichelostemma pulchella, Corms, 1' in height, blue 1" flowers, spring, throughout Ca.,UT, Nev,Ariz.... Learn more
	Calochortus species Mariposa Lilly Bulbs. 1', flowers like tulip, yellow, purple to white, part shade to full sun, no summer water, in ... Learn more
	Calystegia macrostegia California Morning Glory This coastal/Island Morning Glory is a twining vine with large creamy flowers. Calystegia macrostegi... Learn more
	Ceanothus arboreus Tree Lilac Fast to 20' high 10' wide, large dark green leaves,medimum blue flowers in 6" spikes, good where you... Learn more
	Ceanothus Celestial Blue Celestial Blue is a very blue,sometimes purple, with some red flowered California lilac with a light... Learn more
	Ceanothus Concha California Mountain Lilac Ceanothus 'Concha' is one of the oldest and best hybrid ceanothus. Ours are 4' high by 4' wide, and ... Learn more
	Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved Ceanothus A large shrub, small tree, to 12 ft, white flowers, native to S.Ca. mountains, crinkly leaves 1/4-1/... Learn more
	Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush Buckbrush is a fragrant evergreen shrub, flowers vary from blue to white, Mar-May. Native from Ore... Learn more
	Ceanothus Frosty Blue Frosty Blue Mountain Blue Ceanothus Frosty Blue' is an evergreen mountain lilac that grows to six or eight feet tall and about... Learn more
	Ceanothus L.T. Blue White Bark Mountain Lilac L.T.Blue is eight foot tall and four foot wide. This ... Learn more
	Ceanothus leucodermis White Bark California Lilac White bark California Lilac is an evergreen shrub to eight feet tall and six to ten feet wide. Wit... Learn more
	Ceanothus megacarpusX Tranquil Margarita Big Pod California Lilac Big Pod California Lilac is an evergreen shrub that usually grows to six feet or so, sometimes high... Learn more

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	Ceanothus otayensis Otay Mountain Lilac Ceanothus otayensis, (Ceanothus X otayensis), Otay Mountain Lilac is native to San Diego County and ... Learn more
	Ceanothus purpureus Hollyleaf Ceanothus Ceanothus purpureus is a higher version of C. 'Mills glory'. A rare plant to 6 ft. in height, and ... Learn more
	Ceanothus Ray Hartman Mountain Lilac The Ray Hartman' form of mountain lilac is an evergreen shrub to 20'. The flowers are light to mediu... Learn more
	Ceanothus Remote Blue Ceanothus Bush Lilac 'Remote Blue' is a hybrid that arose on the nursery grounds, and is believed to be a hybrid between ... Learn more
	Ceanothus sorediatus Jim Bush Ceanothus sorediatus can be an very fast and vigorous evergreen shrub with dark green foliage with a... Learn more
	Ceanothus tomentosus olivaceus Ramona Lilac Native to the southern California mountains (a form often listed as C. tomentosus var. olivaceous) a... Learn more
	Cercocarpus alnifolius Island Mountain Mahogany Synonym: Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae. Evergreen shrub, 12' tall, 4' wide, with leaves to b... Learn more
	Chaenactis glabriuscula Pinchusion Flower Low-growing annual with yellow flowers, very showy when massed, excellent butterfly flower for adult... Learn more
	Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap Lily Soap Lily has long, strap-like, wavy leaves that lie along the ground, and a loose spike of small wh... Learn more
	Chrysopsis villosa Hairy Golden-aster Telegraph Weed. Synonyms: Heterotheca villosa / Heterotheca sessiliflora. A hairy, perennial, branc... Learn more
	Chrysothamnus nauseosus consimilis Nevada Rabbit Brush Alkaline open valleys from San Diego to Shasta and east through the Great Basin along the desert edg... Learn more
	Cirsium californicum California Thistle A biennial or short-lived perennial.... Learn more
	Corethrogyne filaginifolia California Corethrogyne California Aster, the original common name was California Corethrogyne. (Lessingia filaginifolia... Learn more
	Croton californicus Croton A small, gray-scurfy perennial, with no perceptible flowers, grows in open areas between shrubs such... Learn more
	Cucurbita foetidissima Coyote Melon A coarse, trailing perennial, with gray-green, rough leaves, yellow flowers, and a large root, under... Learn more
	Cupressus forbesii Tecate Cypress Tecate cypress is native to the southern California mountains looking down into Tijuana. It is fas... Learn more
	Cupressus macnabiana Native to the foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley in northern California. Fast to 12 ft. the... Learn more
	Cupressus nevadensis Piute Cypress This small tree grows in the mountains of Kern County. Fast to 20' then slowly to 30'. Very grey fol... Learn more
	Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy An evergreen shrub normally 6 feet tall. It has yellow flowers, 2 inches across in March - June, gre... Learn more
	Deschampsia elongata A grass that disappears in summer(drops to a faint brown patch), a light grass that blows in the bre... Learn more
	Diplacus longiflorus Southern Monkey Flower Diplacus longiflorus is a very large flowered monkey flower that is native on the Santa Margarita N... Learn more
	Diplacus rutilus Santa Susana Monkey Flower Santa Susana Monkey Flower is a perennial with 2 inch velvet red flowers that prefers sun to part s... Learn more
	Dudleya edulis A succulent that gets about one foot wide and tall. The white flowers cover the succulent with round... Learn more
	Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells A common fire follower. Whispering Bells would be an excellent additive to seed mixtures for ersion ... Learn more
	Ephedra californica Evergreen shrub, 5 ft., dry areas, central and southern California stems used for tea. Ephedra spp. ... Learn more

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	Ephedra viridis Green Mormon Tea Green Mormon Tea is an evergreen shrub, 4 ft., desert areas, Calif. to Utah, looks like leafless shr... Learn more
	Eriastrum densifolium elongatum Almost indentical to Eriastrum. austromontanum. A 1ft perennial. with bright blue flowers. It grows ... Learn more
	Eriodictyon crassifolium A fuzzy grey perennial that can grow to 5'. Flowers are 1/2" wide and 1" long pale blue. Sun, good d... Learn more
	Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly Yerba Santa Woolly Yerba Santa is a four to five foot tall perennial with gray fuzzy leaves and white flowers. I... Learn more
	Eriodictyon trichocalyx Smooth leaf yerba santa Smooth leaf yerba santa is native to the Mountains of Southern California. Mixed habitats range from... Learn more
	Eriogonum arborescens Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat is a shrub to three feet in the coastal areas, it will be smaller in the... Learn more
	Eriogonum bailey bailey Annual Field Buckwheat Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. We don't sell it. This picture is mostly to remember what it was.... Learn more
	Eriogonum cinereum Perennial shrub to 4 ft.,(usually 2 ft.) whitish pink clusters on grey foliage, a plant for erosion ... Learn more
	Eriogonum fasciculatum foliolosum California Buckwheat California Buckwheat the common one that grows in most of the populated areas of California and is... Learn more
	Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium Interior California Buckwheat California interior buckwheat ia as Eriogonum fasciculatum but grayer and tougher, hardy to -20 . Fo... Learn more
	Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's Lace Saint Catherine's Lace is an evergreen shrub that commonly grows to four feet. A big buckwheat with ... Learn more
	Eriogonum nudum pubiflorum Naked buckwheat Naked buckwheat is a slender spike of white or pink or yellow flowers. It harbors a deliteful littl... Learn more
	Eriogonum parvifolium Cliff Buckwheat A perennial, 2 ft. by 2 ft.. Native near coast from Monterey to San Diego, shade to sun, red-green f... Learn more
	Eschscholzia caespitosa Eschscholzia caespitosa is an annual poppy with bright yellow flowers. It grows to about a foot tall... Learn more
	Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Munz lists four tendencies that have largely geographic separations. This type, a perennial of the d... Learn more
	Eschscholzia californica maritima California Poppy Munz lists four tendencies that have largely geographic separations. A perennial form with gray roug... Learn more
	Eschscholzia californica peninsularis Munz lists four tendencies that have largely geographic separations. This annual form, var. peninsul... Learn more
	Gilia tricolor A small little annual with somewhat tubular purple flowers and yellow centers. Massed they can be qu... Learn more
	Gnaphalium californicum California Pearly Everlasting A native biennial or short-lived perennial that grows in disturbed places.This species is a pioneer ... Learn more
	Gutierrezia californica California matchweed California matchweed is a little perennial that grows along the edges of the San Joaquin Valley. Fol... Learn more
	Haplopappus linearifolius Narrowleaf goldenbush (Ericameria linearifolia, Stenotopsis linearifolia) Perennial, 3 ft., yellow flowers 1 inch across, ... Learn more
	Haplopappus venetus furfuracea Furry DYC A sprawling little perennial that has merit in revegetation and butterfly gardens. It is trivial unt... Learn more
	Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover A common perennial from coastal bluffs into interior chaparral, common on road cuts mixed in with sq... Learn more
	Helianthemum scoparium Sun Rose A little non-descript perennial that grows in openings amoungst shrubs,. When it flowers it turns in... Learn more
	Iva hayesiana Hayes iva An evergreen groundcover in warm winter areas, deciduous in colder areas. It is supposed to spread b... Learn more

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	Juniperus californica California Juniper Shrub-tree, bluish berries, 10-15\', no water after established, coast ranges and Sierras, edible be... Learn more
	Keckiella cordifolia Heart Leaved Penstemon Heart Leaf Penstemon is a 3' to 6' sprawling subshrub that is evergreen in mild climates with a lit... Learn more
	Lotus purshianus Lotus Annual, weedy plant of roadsides, open, dry, disturbed areas, thickly branched, fixes nitrogen. CA(e... Learn more
	Lotus scoparius Deerweed Lotus scoparius Deerweed is a short- lived ( 7-20 years! ) perennial in the pea family. From sp... Learn more
	Lupinus albifrons Silver Bush Lupine A 3-5' perennial. The flowers 3" blue spikes on a white-silver bush. Many varieties range from S. Or... Learn more
	Lupinus benthamii A 1-2' annual with deep blue flowers. Native on the nursery site in gravelly soil in part shade to f... Learn more
	Lupinus excubitus Grape soda lupine Grape soda lupine is one of the smaller bush lupines with many different forms that range from the ... Learn more
	Lupinus ludovicianus A 3 inch purple flowers on a gray 2 ft plant. Butterfly plant. A rare plant. Ludo. seems to be perfe... Learn more
	Lupinus sparsiflorus An annual that grows to 1 foot and has light blue flowers. It is very fuzzy. [... Learn more
	Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine This is a very big annual. It grows to waist high with deep blue flowers. It is very usefu... Learn more
	Lupinus truncatus A taller annual, w/ violet flowers, clustered that form spires, very showy, found in open areas and ... Learn more
	Lycium californicum California Desert Thorn A very unusual california native. It looks like a desert plant, but grows under Torrey pines, in ope... Learn more
	Mahonia haematocarpa Red barberry syn.Berberis haematocarpa, Odostemon haematocarpus, .Red barberry grows in favorable spots in our So... Learn more
	Mahonia nevinii Nevin's Barberry Nevin's Barberry is an evergreen shrub fast to 5 feet then can slowly become a slightly larger tree-... Learn more
	Malacothamnus clementinus San Clemente Bush Mallow Native to San Clemente Is. where it grows on rocky caynon walls(probably hiding from the feral anima... Learn more
	Malacothamnus densiflorus Many Flowered Bushmallow Malacothamnus densiflorus, or dense flowered bush mallow, grows from San Diego up to the west slopes... Learn more
	Malacothamnus jonesii San Luis Obispo Bush Mallow Jones' Bush Mallow San Luis Obispo County Bush Mallow is a five foot tall gray evergreen shrub wit... Learn more
	Malacothamnus marrubioides Pink flowered Bushmallow is an evergreen shrub to four foot with gray leaves and pink flowers. Nativ... Learn more
	Mimulus fremontii A delicate little perennial that grows in sandy scree areas throughout much of Central and S. Calif.... Learn more
	Mirabilis californica Wishbone Bush Old Name: Mirabilis laevis. A trailing to ascending perennial subshrub with many stems arising from ... Learn more
	Monardella antonina Butterfly Mint Bush Butterfly Mint Bush(sounds better than San Antonio Hills Monardella) is a one foot perennial covere... Learn more
	Monardella villosa Coyote Mint Coyote Mint is a two-foot-high perennial with gray-green leaves and light purple clusters of flower... Learn more
	Oenothera californica California Evening primrose This plant used to be in most of the road cuts of Southern California. Clumps 3 ft. by 10 feet Ac... Learn more
	Opuntia littoralis Prickly-Pear A cactus with yellow to red flowers, prickly, red fruit, very important wildlife plant, somewhat low... Learn more
	Orthocarpus densiflorus Owl's Clover A semi-parasitic annual common in areas that still have some annual native plants left. Difficult t... Learn more

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	Orthocarpus exserta Owl's Clover syn. Castilleja purpurascens. low-growing annual, with purplish flowers, very showy in spring , grow... Learn more
	Paeonia californica California Peony A 1 foot perennial with drooping maroon 2" flowers in Jan.-Mar.. Native from Monterey to San Diego C... Learn more
	Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern Bird's Foot Fern is one tough fern. About one foot tall, native throughout California and tolerant ... Learn more
	Penstemon clevelandii connatus Cleveland penstemon A 2-3' perennial with pink flowers and gray foliage. Showy. It grows in the inner coast ranges of S... Learn more
	Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon Foothill Penstemon is a rather long lived(30 years?) perennial with hundreds of one inch violet flow... Learn more
	Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon Penstemon incertus is showy sky blue perennial that has 2 foot of light green (with a little silver... Learn more
	Penstemon parishii This plant seems to have the cold tolerance and drought tolerance of centranthifolius with the flowe... Learn more
	Penstemon spectabilis Showy Penstemon Penstemon spectabilis is a 3' perennial with lavender flowers in April-June. Native in dry creek b... Learn more
	Pickeringia montana Chaparral Pea Chaparral Pea is an evergreen shrub (deciduous under stress). It will grow to 3' tall and 6' wide. I... Learn more
	Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine Pinyon pine (or Colorado Pine) is a short conifer usually reaching less than 45 feet at the most, w... Learn more
	Pinus quadrifolia Parry Pinyon A pinyon pine from So. Calif. into Baja on the west slopes of the desert margins. We've had customer... Learn more
	Pinus sabiniana Gray Pine Gray Pine. Foothill Pine. This conifer grows fast to 45 ft. in 15 years. It can gradually get to 75'... Learn more
	Platystemon californicus Cream Cups A annual wildflower. In the past it was common in open fields and following fires. Now largely repla... Learn more
	Poa fendleriana Mutton Grass Mutton Grass is so called as it grows a bunch grass in many of the drier plant communities of the we... Learn more
	Prunus fasciculata punctata Sand Almond Sand almond is a deciduous sub-shrub up to three feet tall. It has small white flowers in spring a... Learn more
	Prunus ilicifolia Holly-Leafed Cherry Prunus ilicifolia is an evergreen shrub to tree, average 14 ft. high. Holly-Leafed has clusters of... Learn more
	Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry (Synonym Prunus integrifolia) An evergreen shrub to tree to 25 ft.. It has white flowers in spikes i... Learn more
	Purshia glandulosa Desert bitterbrush Desert bitterbrush is anevergreen shrub that grows to 4' tall and 6' across. It is native from Tom's... Learn more
	Quercus acutidens x Scrub Oak Another of the scrub oaks. This one can usually be differentiated as the bush looks a little differe... Learn more
	Quercus cornelius-mulleri Mullers Scrub Oak One of the oaks that used to be lumped with Quercus dumosa.(Now changed to Q. berberidifolia)Another... Learn more
	Rhus ovata Sugar Bush Rhus ovata, Sugar Bush is an eight foot evergreen shrub that can grow to twelve feet. This native ... Learn more
	Rhus trilobata Squaw Bush Sumac Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac is a very tidy looking deciduous shrub. It has a very attractive ar... Learn more
	Ribes indecorum White flowering currant Ribes indecorum, or White chaparral currant is a deciduous shrub that grows to six feet or so. Whit... Learn more
	Salvia apiana White Sage White sage is a two to five foot evergreen perennial. The flowers emerge in summer and are white w... Learn more
	Salvia apiana compacta Compact White Sage Compact white sage is about half the size of the regular white sage, but the leaves are the same. Th... Learn more

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	Salvia apianaXclevelandii Vicki Romo Vicki Romo white sage Salvia Vicki Romo was apparently a hybrid between Salvia clevelandii, Salvia apiana, maybe Salvia le... Learn more
	Salvia bernardinaX Salvia bernardina X is a naturally occurring hybrid between Salvia columbariae and Salvia mellifera.... Learn more
	Salvia brandegei Brandegees Sage Brandegee's sage, named after an early American botanist, is a beautiful sage with shimmering, blue... Learn more
	Salvia carduacea Thistle Sage A very colorful annual of hot interior areas. ... Learn more
	Salvia Celestial Blue Las Pilitas Sage Celestial Blue Sage is a hybrid between Salvia clevelandii and Salvia pachyphylla or a three way hy... Learn more
	Salvia clevelandii Alpine Cleveland sage Musk Sage A form of Salvia clevelandii that was found near the town of Alpine in San Diego County. The form a... Learn more
	Salvia clevelandii Deer Springs Cleveland Sage Salvia clevelandii 'Deer Springs' is a Cleveland Sage from Northern San Diego County. It was collect... Learn more
	Salvia clevelandii Winifred Gilman Cleveland Sage Musk Sage ... Learn more
	Salvia Daras Choice A hybrid between Salvia mellifera and Salvia sonomensis. Dara's Choice grows 3' tall and 3' across ... Learn more
	Salvia Gracias Creeping sage Salvia sonomensis X Salvia clevelandii Gracias is all the information we can find as to the history ... Learn more
	Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage Purple sage is a three to six foot evergreen shrub with flowers that are light purple in May-Jul.. ... Learn more
	Salvia leucophylla Point Sal Low Purple sage Salvia Point Sal is a gray ground cover that generally grows 3-4 foot across and a few inches tall. ... Learn more
	Salvia mellifera Black Sage Black Sage is a three foot evergreen shrub with white to light blue flowers from March to July. Thi... Learn more
	Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage Salvia Pozo Blue is very drought tolerant three foot green-gray perennial. A hybrid of Salvia cleve... Learn more
	Senecio douglasii Butterweed A two-three foot perennial with one-inch yellow daisies. It looks like a grey marguerite. It is usef... Learn more
	Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba An evergreen shrub 4 12', dioecious, smooth, gray-green leaves. Native to dry slopes bordering Mojav... Learn more
	Solanum umbelliferum incanum Bluewitch Bluewitch is a 1-2' perennial with 1"flowers bright blue, with yellow centers and blooms most of the... Learn more
	Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert Mallow Desert Mallow is a two foot perennial with many one inch orange flowers on a two to three foot spi... Learn more
	Stipa comata Needle and thread grass Needle and thread is a tufted little perennial grass that is probably the most wide ranging bunch gr... Learn more
	Stipa coronata Giant stipa Giant needlegrass is a bunch grass, 4 ft. high, distinctive, grows in the mountains of central and s... Learn more
	Stipa lepida Foothill Stipa A 1-2 ft. perennial bunch grass, native to most of the foothills of California. Native on the nurser... Learn more
	Stipa pulchra Purple Stipa Purple Needle Grass is native throughout our area. Nice plant. Use simply. Leaves are bright green u... Learn more
	Stipa speciosa Desert needle grass (Syn. Achnatherum speciosa) Desert needle grass is a 1-2' bunch grass that is native to Mojave and C... Learn more
	Thermopsis macrophylla macrophylla A gray leaved summer perennial. Bright yellow lupin like flowers on a 1-2' plant. Commonly on serpen... Learn more
	Trichostema lanatum Woolly Blue Curls Woolly Blue Curls is a three to four foot evergreen shrub with flowers violet in fuzzy spikes in May... Learn more

Plant Image	Short Description
	Trichostema parishii Parish's Romero Mountain Blue Curls, Trichostema parishii, has a open flower arrangement with delicate, dainty flo... Learn more
	Viola pedunculata Violet California Johnny jump up is a little six inch high perennial that goes dormant in summer. Its flow... Learn more
	Yucca whipplei percusa A 1-3' evergreen stemless shrub. It has cream colored flowers in an 8' spike. The leaves are spine-t... Learn more

This is a partial list for Drought tolerant San Francisco Plants

Plant Image	Short Description
	Achillea millefolium californica Yarrow (Achillea borealis ssp. californica (Munz)) Western Yarrow, A perennial that spreads by rhizomes. I... Learn more
	Adenostoma fasciculatum 'Black Diamond' 'Black Diamond' Chamise is a nice little dark green shrub with white flowers.... Learn more
	Adenostoma sparsifolium Red Shanks Red shanks grows from the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara County line south in chaparral, down throug... Learn more
	Agoseris grandiflora Mountain dandelion Mountain dandelion is a little perennial with large dandelion seed 'balls'. These 'balls' (head of f... Learn more
	Agrostis hooverii A small droopy bunch grass that grows in small openings in the coastal sage scrub in San Luis Obispo... Learn more
	Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed A weedy , perennial, native with spreading rhizomes that grows in disturbed areas of native plant co... Learn more
	Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Pearly Everlasting is a rather weedy perennial that Painted Ladies visit. If you're old and male don... Learn more
	Antirrhinum kelloggii Climbing Snapdragon Antirrhinum kelloggii(Antirrhinum hookerianum, Antirrhinum strictum, Maurandyra strictum, Asarium st... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Baby Bear Manzanita Bush Manzanita by the baby bear Dark red bark, bright rose pink flowers, liked by hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees and other na... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos crustacea Brittleleaf Manzanita Brittleleaf Manzanita is an evergreen shrub 3-4' in height. The new name is Arctostaphylos tomentosa... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos cushingiana Mound Manzanita This species is now considered Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa forma cushingiana. A spra... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos densiflora Harmony Manzanita Harmony Harmony manzanita is an evergreen shrub with pink flowers that commonly grows two or three feet hig... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos densiflora Sentinel Manzanita Sentinel Manzanita Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' was selected way back when as an upright floweriest of manzanit... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos edmundsii Big Sur Manzanita Dwarf Coastal Manzanita A knee high sub-shrub manzanita from the Big Sur area of the California coast. Flowers are clear whi... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos edmundsii Carmel Sur Manzanita Sur Manzanita Carmel Sur manzanita is a flat evergreen shrub(arches to 3 inches high in middle), with light green ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville Manzanita Big Sur Manzanita A flat evergreen manzanita(arches to 3 inches high in middle), with light gray-green leaves. A manza... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii Laguna Manzanita Laguna manzanita is a sprawling evergreen manzanita shrub that will form a knee high groundcover. ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa campbelliae Eastwood Manzanita Evergreen bush manzanita, usually about 4' tall. It has 1 1/2" gray leaves, red- brown stems. Among ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa glandulosa A very diverse manzanita that grows in the coastal mountains of much of California. The botanists ha... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos crustacea eastwoodiana Harris Grade manzanita A very refined manzanita. Foliage is a glossy green. As a groundcover, it is low, 2 1/2 to 3 feet h... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glandulosa zacaensis San Marcos Manzanita A very stable low growing manzanita with green foliage and red bark. Sun to part shade, a little ext... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita Big berry Manzanita is an evergreen shrub to small tree, with red-brown bark, 7-10' foot high and wi... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Frazier Park Manzanita Mt. Pinos Manzanita This Big Berry manzanita was selected from John's property in the Lake of the Woods/Frazier Park ar... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Los Angeles Los Angeles Big Berry Manzanita A manzanita from the Santa Monica Mountains. This one was originally in the area of Mullhuland and K... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita Ramona Manzanita A really glorious Big Berry manzanita from the San Vicente/Ramona area. The mother plant was growin... Learn more


	Arctostaphylos hookeri franciscana Franciscana Manzanita Franciscan Manzanita Franciscan Manzanita is an evergreen groundcover manzanita, with red bark, two by six feet, that g... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Ian Bush Manzanita Manzanita Ian bush manzanita is fast to four feet and seems to stabilize at five feet with a very open form. T... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos insularis Island Manzanita Island Manzanita is an evergreen shrub to 7', needing sun and good drainage. This one has glossy d... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos La Panza Grey manzanita La Panza manzanita is a hybrid of Arctostaphylos silvicola and Stanfordiana Bakerii. The foliage sta... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos luciana Adelaide Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita is a rare, evergreen shrub, 3' by 6' with 1" white leaves and red bark. It gro... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Mama Bear Manzanita Mama Bear Manzanita 'Mama Bear'manzanita seems to be beautiful, very stable, very blossomy, has a nice form, sprouts bac... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree Northern California Manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita is an evergreen, multi-branched, treelike hybrid shrub with glossy, light green f... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos manzanita Real manzanita Manzanita Tree This is the Real Manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanita from northern California. Bark is red, leaves a... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos manzanita_x_densiflora Austin Griffiths Manzanita Austin Griifith's Manzanita Austin Griffiths Manzanita is a hybrid between Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' and Arctostaphyl... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Margarita Pearl Big Big berry manzanita Margarita Pearl manzanita is a seedling of Arctostaphylos glauca that has very large flowers and ber... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos mariposa Mariposa Manzanita Mariposa Manzanita is native to the lower margins of the Sierra chaparral community. (see also A. g... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos mewukka Indian Manzanita This manzanita species is an evergreen shrub, 3-8' tall, native to the central Sierra Nevada from 25... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos morroensis Park View Manzanita Morro Manzanita Arctostaphylos morroensis, Morro Manzanita is an evergray shrub, 6 feet by eight feet, or smaller. ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Ione Manzanita A rare manzanita from the Ione area where it grows on acidic sandy soil on hard pan. The soils vary ... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos obispoensis San Luis Obispo Manzanita Serpentine Manzanita San Luis Obispo Manzanita is an evergray shrub, bush or small tree to 8' tall, with gray fuzzy leav... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos otayensis Otay Manzanita A gorgeous shrubby tree manzanita. Similar to Arcto. manzanita Dr. Hurd' but more open. Native in th... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos Pacific Mist A green-green sprawling groundcover manzanita of hybrid origin. This was planting as the entrance gr... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pajaroensis Paradise Manzanita Pajaro Manzanita Paradise Manzanita, is a sprawling evergreen shrub, that can be used as a ground cover or small bor... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos parajaroensis Brother James Brother James Manzanita Brother James manzanita is from the eastern edge of the Arctostaphylos parajaroensis population. St... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos parryana Snow Lodge Manzanita Parry Manzanita Arctostaphylos parryana, Parry Manzanita, or Snow Lodge Manzanita, is a very clean, light-green, eve... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pechoensis Pecho Manzanita Pecho Manzanita is a rare evergreen shrub that grows to five feet in height on shaly to sand with h... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pilosula pilosula Atascadero Manzanita Santa Margarita Manzanita This very gray, fuzzy manzanita with red stems grows 3' to 6' in height. It grows in the central c... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pilosula pismoensis Wells' Manzanita (Arctostaphylos wellsii) With gray foliage, red trunk and stems, this species is a very clean and ne... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pringlei drupacea Idyllwild Manzanita Pinkbract Manzanita This manzanita has slightly fuzzy sticky foliage and flowers. Gray foliage starts out kinda brown pi... Learn more
	Arctostaphylos pungens Pointleaf Manzanita Mexican manzanita is an evergreen shrub around six foot tall, (usually taller than wide) that grows ... Learn more

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