Suggested Water Efficient Plants
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Suggested Water-Efficient Plants A list of common plants that don’t require frequent watering, saving you time and lowering your water usage. part of the City of Hayward’s Environmentally Friendly Landscape Guidelines for Single-Family Development Water-efficient landscaping can help save money, water, and promote a healthier yard and environment. For more information on water-efficient landscapeing, visit the City’s Sustainable Hayward information at www.hayward-ca.gov The images on the cover are of Hayward gardens using native or water-efficient plants. Photos of the Senturia-Cooper Residence Photos of the Wright-Mendola Residence by Antonio Mendola City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted TREES California Buckeye multi- or single-trunk; large, pear- cream color in spring 30 30 Aesculus californica shape fruit Arbutus multi- or single-trunk; cinnamon- rosy-pink color in fall 30 35 Arbutus 'Marina' red bark Atlas Cedar Wide-spreading, large tree; blue- 60-80 30-40 Cedrus atlantica green foliage Deodar Cedar Medium to light green foliage with 80 40 Cedrus deodara a pendulous top Common Hackberry yellow fall color 50 50 Celtis occidentalis Chinese Hackberry yellow fall color 40 40 Celtis sinensis Western Redbud single-trunk; yellow to red fall magenta color in spring 15-18 15-18 Cercis occidentalis color; seedpods in winter Bronze Loquat new leaves bright copper color creamy white in spring 10-15 15-20 Eriobotrya deflexa multi-trunk shrub or tree; glossy Pineapple Guava white with red stamens in leaves with silvery-gray 10-25 10-25 Feijoa sellowiana spring underneath; edible fruit Maidenhair Tree messy, ill-smelling fruit on female 35-50 25-50 Ginkgo biloba trees; brilliant, yellow fall color Jacaranda multi- or single-trunk; flat, lavender blue or white from 25-40 15-30 Jacaranda roundish seed capsules late spring to summer Glodenrain tree large, yellow clusters in yellow-orange fall color 20-40 20-35 Koelreuteria paniculata summer Crape Myrtle multi- or single-trunk; red fall lavender 25 12 Lagerstroemia indica 'Muskogee' color Crape Myrtle New Zealand Tea Tree Fruitless Olive Tree Sunlight Preferences: Full Partial Shade Water needs: Moderate Occasional Infrequent Evergreen Deciduous City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted TREES Crape Myrtle multi- or single-trunk; orange-red white 25 12 Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez' fall color Crape Myrtle multi- or single-trunk; orange-red pinkish red 22 12 Lagerstroemia indica 'Tuscarora' fall color New Zealand Tea Tree white, pink or red in spring 10-30 10-30 Leptospermum Paperbark creamy-yellow to pinkish creamy, white peeling bark 20-40 15-25 Melaleuca quinquenervia flowers in summer and fall Fruitless Olive Tree Olea europaea 'Swan Hill' or multi- or single-trunk 25-30 25-30 'Wilsoni' Pistacia Tree bright, yellow-orange to red fall 30-60 30-60 Pistacia chinensis color London Plane Tree yellow-brown fall color; creamy 40-80 30-40 Platanus acerifolia 'Columbia' new bark Flowering Plum Tree Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' or copper-red fall color white to pink in spring 30 30 'Krauter Vesuvius' Coastal Live Oak majestic as it matures; acorns 25-80 20-70 Quercus agrifolia California Pepper gnarled, twisted trunk as it 25-40 25-40 Schinus molle matures; lacey, weeping branches fast-growing, pyramidal tree; Redwood thick, reddish, fibrous bark with 60-100 25-30 Sequoia semperviron green to bluish-green foliage Pistacia Tree Flowering Plum Tree Coastal Live Oak Sunlight Preferences: Full Partial Shade Water needs: Moderate Occasional Infrequent Evergreen Deciduous City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted SHRUBS Glossy Abelia glossy, green leaves with graceful, white to pink in summer and 4-6 4-6 Abelia grandiflora arching branches fall Creamy-white to greenish- Agave rosettes of green to grayish-green yellow flowers on a massive varies Agave stalk succulent shrub; pointy, green-to- Aloe gray-green, fleshy leaves and yellow-to-red flowers varies Aloe spp. spikes white or lilac blue to deep Blue Hibiscus Dark-green leaves; tropical purple intermittently year- 5-8 5-8 Alyogyne huegelii looking round Dwarf or Compact Strawberry Tree Dwarf or Compact; cinnamon-red rosy-pink color in fall 5-10 5-10 Arbutus unedo bark Manzanita white to pink in late winter and red fruits in late summer for fall varies Arctostaphylos spp. early spring Wormwood or Artemisia silver-gray, green foliage light white to yellow varies Artemisia spp. Barberry orange or red berries in fall and bright yellow to orange in varies Berberis spp. winter spring and summer Bush Anemone Refined multi-stemmed shrub lightly-fragrant, white with 4 6 Carpenteria californica with glossy green leathery leaves yellow center in late spring Wild Lilac white to blue in spring 3-15 3-15 Ceanothus spp. Western Redbud multi-trunk; yellow to red fall magenta color in spring 12-20 12-20 Cercis occidentalis color; seedpods in winter Flowering Quince white or peach-pink to coral thorny branches 3-8 3-6 Chaenomeles red in late winter Mexican Orange white in late winter or early Bright, green leaves 6-8 6-8 Choisya ternata spring, fragrant Agave Aloe (photo by Stan Shebs) Breath of Heaven Sunlight Preferences: Full Partial Shade Water needs: Moderate Occasional Infrequent Evergreen Deciduous City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted SHRUBS Rockrose Informal, mounding shrub; good white, pink or crimson spot in 3-5 2-5 Cistus spp. drainage required spring and early summer Breath of Heaven tiny white or star-shaped pink fragrant , needle-like foliage 3-5 3-5 Coleonema spp. in winter and spring Australian Fuschsia graceful, branching with grayish- small tubular white, rose to 4-5 2-3 Correa pulchella green to glossy, dark-green leaves crimson in winter tiny, greenish-white to pink- Smoke Tree multi-stem tree-like; yellow to red purple clusters in spring and 10-15 10-15 Cotinus coggygria fall color summer Contoneaster orange or red berries in fall or white to pink in spring varies Cotoneaster spp. winter Hop Bush bronze- or wine-colored leaves; insignificant flowers 10-15 10-15 Dodonaea viscosa papery seedpods Pride of Madeira dependable shrub with glossy, spike-like, violet blue in spring 6-10 4-6 Echium fastuosum dark green leaves Escallonia neat, dense, fast-growing with white, pink and red 3-15 2-15 Escallonia spp. glossy leaves Evergreen Euonymus dependable shrub with glossy, 2-8 2-10 Euonymus japonicus dark green leaves multi-trunk shrub or tree; glossy Pineapple Guava white with red stamens in leaves with silvery-gray 10-25 10-25 Feijoa sellowiana spring underneath; edible fruits Toyon masses of bright, red-orange white in early summer 10-15 10-20 Heteromeles arbutifolia berries in fall and winter Lantana white, yellow, orange, or lilac in mounding or trailing shape 3-5 2 Lantana summer Lavender many varieties; fragrant; gray- white or lavender to purple in 2-6 1-4 Lavandula green to green color summer Pineapple Guava Lantana Lavender Sunlight Preferences: Full Partial Shade Water needs: Moderate Occasional Infrequent Evergreen Deciduous City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted SHRUBS Tree Mallow gray-green to green color light to deep rose in summer 3-12 3-12 Lavatera tough, spiny, glossy, dark green to Mahonia yellow to yellow-orange in grayish green holly-like leaves 4-6 4-6 Mahonia spring with orange, red or blue berries red to bronze color in winter with Heavenly Bamboo bright orange to red berries for 2-6 2-6 Nandina months Osmanthus tiny, fragrant, and white in shiny, dark green color 6-20 6-20 Osmanthus spring Mock Orange large, fragrant, and white soft-green color 6-12 4-10 Philadelphus clusters in late spring Photinia copper-red new leaves; dark green white in early spring 10-15 10-15 Photinia fraseri older leaves Pittosporum green to variegated leaf color creamy white in spring 4-15 2-25 Pittosporum spp. Indian Hawthorn dark green color with bronze white to pink 3-6 3-6 Rhaphiolepis indica stems Currant clusters of yellow to red in pendant flowers; dark green color 3-12 3-12 Ribes spring Rose fragrant climber to shrub shape; masses 3-6 3-20 Rosa shiny green color Sage white or pink to deep violet fragrant leaves; silvery gray color 1-5 1-5 Salvia spp. purple Santolina yellow-green to gray-green, bright yellow, botton shape in 2-3 2-3 Santolina spp. rosemary-like leaves summer Coast Rosemary wide-spreading; green to grayish white or lavender in mid-winter 5-10 3-6 Westringia fruticosa green color to spring Mohonia Pittosporum Santolina Sunlight Preferences: Full Partial Shade Water needs: Moderate Occasional Infrequent Evergreen Deciduous City of Hayward’s Suggested Water-Efficient Plants Characteristics Flowers Height Width Sun Water in feet unless noted PERENNIALS long-lasting spikes of white or Bear's Breech dramatic plant with large, deeply- rose to purplish in late spring 3-4 2-4 Acanthus Mollis lobed, shiny, dark-green leaves or summer ground-hugging to upright, Yarrow creamy-white, yellow or deep silvery-gray to green, feathery, varies Achillea spp. pink in summer and early fall aromatic leaves low, mounding with gray-green to Stonecress pink in spring and early bluish-green leaves short-lived, 8-12 6-10 Aethionema summer excellent drainage required Lily-of-the-Nile succulent that is a reliable white or blue in summer 1-5 1-4 Agapanthus spp.