San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping:

Native that tolreate Shade (suited for Zone 2 & 3 in SF Climite Zone Map)

Plant Suitable Site Conditions Wildlife Benefits Nectar for Needs Size CA Photo Name Additional Characteristics little/no Reference Part Seacoast Height x Native Humming Butter / Sun Shade Wind Bees Host water Shade /Fog Width birds Seed Evergreen groundcover, 2- caudatum 6 in., 7 in wide, unusual maroon . X X SUNSET Wild spreading

Perennial. Winter dormant. Upright to sprawling stems & leaves, showy Asclepias fascicularis X X 3 ft. x 2 ft. X X flowers in spring or summer. Hardy X SUNSET/EBMUD Narrow Weed anywhere, prefers good drainage & little summer water. Perennial. Tolerates sand or clay. Aster chilensis 6 in., X X X SUNSET Aster spreading

Perennial Evergreen Grass. Calamagrostis 2-3 ft. x 2- culms 4 ft. Native to Bay Area. nutkaensis X X X X SUNSET 3 ft. Pacific Reed Grass

Spreading groundcover. Good in 4-8" x 12- sandy soil. Lush compact mat. chiloensis X X X X X 18", X X X Water: Regular/Moderate. Traffic EBMUD/WUCOLS R1 Beach spreading tolerance:Occasional. White flowers & red seedy .

Whitish pink flower stalks. Tolerates sun on coast. Heuchera maxima 1-2 ft. x 1- X X X X SUNSET Island Alum Root 2 ft.

White flower stalks.

Heuchera micrantha Hybrids X X 2 ft. x 2 ft. X X SUNSET Coral Bells

Prefers occasional water in dry Polypodium californicum months. X X 1ft. x 2 ft. X SUNSET California polypody

Evergreen Fern Polystichum munitum 2-4 ft. x 2- X X X X SUNSET Western Sword Fern 4 ft.

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Native Plants that tolreate Shade (suited for Zone 2 & 3 in SF Climite Zone Map)

Plant Suitable Site Conditions Wildlife Benefits Nectar for Needs Size CA Photo Name Additional Characteristics little/no Reference Part Seacoast Height x Native Humming Butter Fruit/ Sun Shade Wind Bees Host water Shade /Fog Width birds flies Seed Evergreen & deciduous shrub with light green leaves & clusters of Ribes aureum 3-6 ft. x 3- X X X X X bright yellow flowers in spring & X SUNSET Golden Currant 6 ft. clusters of orange, red, & black , with a spicy fragrance. Perennial groundcover. Leaves have strong minty scent, and used in teas to treat variety of ailments. Satureja douglasii 6 in. x 3 X X X Grows under oaks. Prefers some X SUNSET Y erba Buena ft. moisture but drought tolerant. Traffic tolerance: Little to none.

Shrub. Pink flowers in summer. Needs good drainage. Symphoricarpus albus 2-6 ft. x 2- X X X X X X SUNSET Common Snowberry 6 ft.

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