Low Water-Use Plants
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VINES Narcissus spp. – Daffodil Campsis spp. – Trumpet Creeper Nepeta spp. - Catmint Jasminum mesnyi – Primrose Jasmine Oenothera speciosa – Mexican Evening Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ – Primrose Hall’s Honeysuckle Pelargonium x hortorum – Garden Macfadyena unguis-cati – Cat’s Claw Vine Geranium Polygonum aubertii – Silver Lace Vine Parthenocissus tricuspidata – Boston Ivy REFERENCE INFORMATION Rosa Banksiae – Lady Banks Rose Penstemon spp.– Penstemon Rosa ‘Cecil Brunner’ (climbing variety) – Pennisetum alopecuriodes – Black Pennisetum The 1999 version of WUCOLS (Water Use Cecil Brunner Rose Romneya coulteri – Matilija Poppy Classification of Landscape Species) was the Vitis spp. – Grape Salvia spp. (select varieties) – Sage reference for this brochure. The plants on the list were classified in WUCOLS as needing low or very Wisteria spp. – Wisteria Scilla peruviana – Peruvian Bluebell Town of Windsor Senecio cineraria – Dusty Miller low amounts of irrigation water in the area. PERENNIALS/GRASSES Stachys byzantina – Lamb’s Ears Planning Department Achillea spp. – Yarrow Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew The WUCOLS project was funded by the Water 9291 Old Redwood Highway Amaryllis belladona – Naked Lady Teucrium chamaedrys - Germander Conservation Office of the California Department of Aurinia saxatalis – Basket of Gold Allysum Verbena spp. (most varieties) – Verbena Water Resources. The University of California Building 400 Briza media – Quaking Grass Watsonia spp. – Watsonia Cooperative Extension (UCCE) did the work of Windsor, CA 95492 compiling species evaluations and creating the Brodiaea spp. – Brodiaea (707) 838-1021 Centaurea acinerairia – Dusty Miller LARGE TREES (OVER 40’) guide. Centranthus ruber – Red Valerian Acacia melanoxylon – Blackwood Acacia WUCOLS is published on the world wide web at Coreopsis spp. – Coreopsis Aesculus californica – CA Buckeye The plants listed here are very low water use, this address Crocrosmia hybrids (also called Tritonia) Catalpa speciosa – Western Catalpa needing only 1/3 the water of lawns (or www.dpla.water.ca.gov/urban/conservation/ Montbretia Cedrus atlantica (varieties) – Atlas Cedar approximately 12” of irrigation a year once Epilobium spp. (also called Zauschneria) – Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar landscape/wucols/ established). California Fuchsis Cinnamomum camphora – Camphor Erigeron karvinskianus – Fleabane Cupressus arizonica – Smooth Arizona Cypress Water Conservation Information Line Not all of the plants on this list are right for every 838-1004 Eriogonum spp. - Buckwheat Cupressus sempervirens – Italian Cypress garden, so please be sure to talk to your local nursery Erodium chrysanthum - Cranesbill Eucalyptus (cold hardy species) – Eucalyptus center or use a reference guide to find specific Visit our web site at: Erysimum spp. – Wallflower Grevillea robusta – Silk Oak information about a plant’s mature size and preferred http:/www.townofwindsor.com Eschscholzia californica – California Poppy Lithocarpus densiflorus – Tanbark Oak exposure and other needs (like soil type and Euphorbia ssp. – Festuca California & selected Lyonothamnus floribundus – Catalina Ironwood drainage). other species Phoenix canariensis – Canary Island Palm Gaillardia grandiflora – Blanket Flower Pinus spp. (most varieties) – Pine Low water-use plants that are known to become Gelsemiun sempervirens – Confederate Jasmine Platanus acerifolia – London Plane invasive in Sonoma County have been omitted from Iris douglasiana – Pacific Coast Iris Quercus agrifolia – Coast Live Oak the list. Iris spp. (bearded varieties) Bearded Iris Quercus douglasii – Blue Oak Ixia spp. – African Corn Lily Quercus ilex – Holly Oak This list shows two names for each plant: a Limonium spp. - Statice Quercus lobata – California Black Oak Low Water-Use Plants Linum spp. - Flax Quercus kelloggii – Valley Oak botanical name (in italics) and a common name (in Mimulus spp. (shrubby forms) – Monkey LARGE TREES (CONTINUED) for Windsor regular type). No two plants have the same Flower Quercus suber – Cork Oak botanical name, but some common names have PERENNIALS (continued) Robinia spp. Locust been given to more than one plant. For accuracy Muscari macrocarpum – Grape Hyacinth Washingtonia robusta & filifera – Washington Palm when looking up plant specifics or purchasing a Viburnum japonicum - Laurestinus Symphoricarpus albus – Snowberry plant, use the botanical name. LARGE SHRUBS (10’ TO 20’) Xylosma congestum – Shiny Xylosma Syringa vulgaris – Lilac Abelia grandiflora – Glossy Abelia Teucrium fruticans – Bush Germander SMALL TREES (TO 40’) Buddleja spp. – Butterfly Bush LOW SHRUBS Westringia spp. – Westringia Acacia baileyana – Bailey Acacia Callistemon citrinus – Bottle Brush Agapanthus africanus – Lily of the Nile Acacia longifolia – Sidney Golden Wattle Callistemon rigidus – Purple Bottle Brush Arctostaphylos spp. – Manzanita GROUND COVERS Albizia julibrissin – Silk Tree Calycanthus occidentalis – Western Spice Bush Berberis spp. – Barberry Arctustaphylos (prostrate varieties) - Manzanita Arbutus ‘Marina’ – Marina Arbutus Cercis occidentalis –Western Redbud Ceonothus spp. – California Lilac Artemisia spp. – Sagebrush Arbutus unedo – Strawberry Tree Chaenomeles spp. – Flowering Quince Cistus spp. – Rockrose Baccharis pilularis (dwarf cultivars) – Dwarf Callistemon citrinus – Weeping Bottlebrush Cotinus coggygria – Smoke Tree Convolvulus cneorum – Bush Morning Glory Coyote Brush Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ – Upright European Cotoneaster lacteus – Clusterberry Cotoneaster Correa spp. – Australian Fuchsia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides – Dwarf Plumbago Hornbeam Dodonea viscosa – Hopseed Bush Cotoneaster horizontalis – Rock Cotoneaster Chamaemelum nobile – Chamomile Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ – California Lilac Garrya eliptica – Coast Silktassel Cytisus scoparius (low growing) – Scotch Broom Cistus ssp. - Rockrose Celtis spp. – Hackberry Elaeaguns pungens – Silverberry Dietes bicolor & iridioides – Fortnight Lilies Convolvulus mauritanicus – Ground Morning Glory Ceratonia siliqua – Carob Escallonia spp. – Escallonia Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ – Wallflower Coprosma x kirkii – Creeping Coprosma Cercis occidentalis – Western Redbud Feijoa sellowiana – Pineapple-Guava Euryops pectinatus – Shrub Daisy Cotoneaster ‘Lowfast’ – Spreading cotoneaster Corylus spp. – Hazlenut Fremontodendron spp. – Flannel Bush Grevillea spp. - Grevillea Helianthemem nummularium – Sunrose Crataegus spp. - Hawthorn Hakea suaveolens –Sweet Hakea Halimium lasianthum – Sunrose Juniperus spp. (prostrate varieties) – Prostrate Diosporus kaki – Japanese Persimmon Heteromeles arbutifolia – Toyon Holdiscus discolor – Ocean Spray Juniper Eryobotrya japonica – Loquat Hybiscus syriacus – Rose of Sharon Juniperus spp. – Juniper Myoporum parvifolium – Creeping Myoporum Feijoa sellowiana – Pineapple Guava Ilex spp. – Holly Lavandula spp. – Lavender Osteospermum spp. – African Trailing Daisy Juniperus spp. (tree varieties) - Junipers Juniperus chinensis (upright forms) – Lavatera spp. – Bush/Tree Mallow Pyracantha spp. (prostrate forms) – Firethorn Lagerstroemia indica – Crepe Myrtle Juniper Ligustrum ovalifolium – California Privet Rosa varieties (ground/shrub types) - Rose Laurus nobilis – Sweet Bay Laurus nobilis – Grecian Laurel Loropetalum chinensis – Fringe Flower Rosmarinus officinalis ‘prostratus’ – Prostrate Laurus ‘Saratoga’ – Saratoga Bay Leptospermum scoparium – New Zealand Tea Tree Mahonia spp. (most varieties) – Grape Holly/ Rosemary Ligustrum lucidum – Glossy Privet Myrica californica – Pacific Wax Myrtle Mahonia Zauschneria californica – California Fuchsia Lyonothamnus floribundus – Catalina Ironwood Nerium oleander – Oleander Myrsine africana – African Boxwood Malus spp. – Flowering Crabapple Osmanthus heterophyllus (varieties) – False Holly Myrtus communis – True Myrtle Nerium oleander (tree forms) - Oleander Phyllostachys aurea – Golden Bamboo Nandina domestica – Heavenly Bamboo Olea europea – European Olive Pittosporum eugenioidos – Tarata Pittosporum Phormium tenax – New Zealand Flax Pistacia chinensis – Chinese Pistache Pittosporum tenuifolim – Tawhiwhi Pittosporum Pinus mugo – Mugo Pine Prunus ilicifolia – Holly Leaf Cherry Podocarpus gracilior – Fern Pine Pittosporum tobira – Mock Orange Prunus lusitanica – Portugal Laurel Podocarpus macrophylla – Yew Pine Plumbago auriculata – Cape Plumbago Prunus spp. (plums) – Plum/Prune Prunus lusitanica – Potugal Laurel LOW SHRUBS (CONTINUED) Pyrus calleryana – Flowering Pear Punica granatum – Pomegranate Rhaphiolepis indica – Indian Hathorne LARGE SHRUBS (CONTINUED) Rhaphiolepis unbellata – Yeddo Hawthorne Pyrancatha spp. - Firethorn Ribes viburnifolium – Evergreen Currant SMALL TREES (CONTINUED) Rhamnus alaternus – Italian Buckthorn Rosa rugosa – Japanese Rosa Rhaphiolepis ‘Majestic Beauty’ – Majestic Beauty Rhamnus californica – California Coffeeberry Rosmarinus officinalis – Rosemary Indian Hauthorn Rhus integrifolia – Lemonade Berry Salvia greggii (all varieties) – Autumn Sage Rhus lancea – African Sumac Rhus ovata – Sugar Bush Salvia leucantha – Mexican Bush Sage Sophora japonica – Japanese Pagoda Ribes sanguineum glutinosum – Red Flowering Santolina spp. – Lavender Cotton Trachycarpus fortunei – Chinese Windmill Palm Currant Sarcococca ruscifolia – Fragrant Sarcococca Tristania laurina – Little Leaf Myrtle Sambucus caerulea – Blue Elderberry Sasa spp. – Bamboo.