San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 Perennial. Fast growth. Dramatic. Survive almost any conditions. Acanthus mollis 2-4 ft. x 3- X X Long-lasting spikes of white, rose X EBMUD/SUNSET Bear's Breech 4 ft. or purplish flowers in late spring or summer. Evergreen Perennial. Reasonable drainage. Traffic tolerance little to Achillea clavennae 4-12" x 1- X none. Spreading mat. Occasional X EBMUD Silver yarrow 2 ft. water. White flowers summer to fall. Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand. Tolerates foot traffic. Needs annual pruning of spent flowers. Achillea filipendulina 3-4 ft. x 3 X X X X X SUNSET Fernleaf Yarrow ft. Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand & clay. Tolerates foot traffic. Achillea millefolium Needs annual pruning of spent 12-30" x 3 varieties X X X X X X flowers. Spreading Mat. White or X EBMUD ft. varies Common Yarrow crean flowers in tall stems in summer and fall. Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand. Tolerates foot traffic. Needs Achillia 'Moonshine' X X X Up to 2 ft. X annual pruning of spent flowers. X SUNSET Yarrow Succulent. Slow growth. Aeonium arboreum Up to 3 ft. X X X X SUNSET varieties x 3 ft. Succulent. Slow growth. Aeonium decorum X X X X 1 ft. SUNSET varieties Perennials. Low-maintenance. Agaphantus hybrids 2-4 ft. x 2- X X X X EBMUD Lily-of-the-Nile 3 ft. Succulent. Slow growth. Agave bracteosa 2 ft. x 2-3 X X X SUNSET 'Mediopicta Alba' Squid ft. Information and photos sources listed in the last page of this document. Master Plant list.xlsx 1 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 Succulent rosettes of broad soft gray leaves. Similar to A. attenuata 3-4 ft. x 3- Agave attenuata 'Nova' X X X X X but wider & bluer. Hardy to 28F. X SUNSET 4 ft. Succulent. Aloe 'Johnson's hybrid' X X X X Up to 1 ft. X SUNSET Evergreen Shrub, Blooms all year, Alyogyne huegelii 6-10 ft. x light blue flws X SUNSET Blue Hibiscus 6-8 ft. Blooms fall/winter from bare ground. Foliage dies back in late Amaryllis belladonna X 1 ft. x 2 ft. spring/ summer. Poisonous. Best X SUNSET Naked Lady in large area. Perennial. Anemone x hybrida 12" x 8- X X X X X SUNSET Japanese Anemone 12" Perennial. Anigozanthos hybrids 2-3 ft. x 1- X X X EBMUD, SUNSET Kangaroo Paw 2 ft. Perennial. Blooms in spring. Grows in tight rosettes. Tolerates rocky Arabis blepharophylla 8-10 in. X X X X soil. Edible. Native to Bay Area. SUNSET Rock rose cress tall Evergreen groundcover Arctostaphylos 'Emerald 8-14" x 3- Carpet' X X X X X SUNSET 5 ft. Groundcover Manzanita Evergreen Shrub Arctostaphylos uva ursi 3-6" x 10 'Radiant' X X X X X SUNSET ft. Radiant Bearberry Information and photos sources listed in the last page of this document. Master Plant list.xlsx 2 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 Perennial. Drought tolerant in coastal area. Tolerates sand, clay Armeria maritime 6 in. X X X X X and heavy foot traffic. Bloom early X SUNSET Thrift mound spring -8" stalks. Compact Mounds of Grassy Leaves. Small, round heads of Armeria maritima 4-8" x 6- X X X rose-pink or white flowers in spring X EBMUD Sea pink 12" & early summer. Traffic tolerance: Little to none. Perennial. Good in clay or sandy soil. Deadhead spent flowers. Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Up to 3 ft. X X X X X SUNSET Silver Sage x 2.5 ft. Woody Perennial. Evergreen Artemisia californica 2-5 ft. x 4- shrub. Good in clay or sandy soil. X X X X X X EBMUD California Sagebrush 5 ft. Deadhead spent flowers. Good drainage. Occasional water. Woody Perennial. Good in sandy Artemisia schmidtiana 1 - 2 ft. x soil. Deadhead spent flowers. 'Silvermound' X X X X X X SUNSET 1 - 2 ft Angel's Hair Low-Growing Groundcover. Traffic Artemisia pycnocephala tolerance: none. Occasional water. 'David's Choice' X 1 ft. x 3 ft. X EBMUD Sandhill sage Evergreen groundcover, Leaves 2- 6 in. , Asarum caudatum 7 in wide, unusual maroon flowers. X spread- X SUNSET Wild Ginger ing Perennial. Winter dormant. Upright to sprawling stems & leaves, showy flowers in spring or Asclepias fascicularis X X X 3 ft. x 2 ft. X X summer. Hardy anywhere, prefers X SUNSET/EBMUD Narrow leaf Weed good drainage & little summer water. Food for monarch butterfly larvae. Perennial. Tolerates sand or clay. 6 in. , Aster chilensis X spread- X X SUNSET California Aster ing Information and photos sources listed in the last page of this document. Master Plant list.xlsx 3 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 shrub. Tolerates sand or clay. Significant for wildlife. Baccharis pilularis 8-24 in. x X X X X X X X X SUNSET Dwarf Coyote Brush 6 ft. Perennial turf. No mow. Long-lived, Bouteloua dactyloides warm-season, sod-forming soft X 3-12 in. X SUNSET Buffalo Grass grey green grass. Bulb Brodiaea species 1.5-2 ft. X X X SUNSET (or Triteleia sp.) Tall Perennial Grass. Recently Calamagrostis foliosa 1-2 ft. x 1- available. Does not do well in Cape Mendicino Reed X X X X SUNSET 2 ft. sandy soil. Grass Perennial Evergreen Grass. Flower Calamagrostis 2-3 ft. x 2- culms 4 ft. Native to Bay Area. nutkaensis X X X X SUNSET 3 ft. Pacific Reed Grass Slender, upright sedge with rusty Carex buchananii 18"-2 ft. x bronze or coppery foliage. X X SUNSET Leather leaf sedge 12-18" Small matlike sedge with dark Carex texensis 4-6" x 6- green leaves. X X SUNSET Catlin sedge 8" Clump of thin, arching, dark green Carex tumulicola 1-2 ft. X 1- foilage, Good rough turf. Tends to X X SUNSET Berkeley sedge 2 ft. self-sow. Evergreen Shrub. Resistant to oak root fungus. Carpenteria californica 4-6 ft. x 4- X X X X SUNSET Bush Anemone 6 ft Evergreen woody groundcover. 1-1.5 ft. x Lives 5 to 10 yrs. Ceanothus gloriosus X X 12-15 ft. X X X X X X SUNSET Point Reyes Ceanothus varies Information and photos sources listed in the last page of this document. Master Plant list.xlsx 4 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 woody groundcover. Ceanothus griseus 1-3 ft. x 5- Lives 5 to 10 yrs. horizontalis X X X 15 ft. X X X X X X SUNSET Carmel creeper varies Evergreen woody groundcover. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Lives 5 to 10 yrs. Tolerates sand or 6 in - 3 ft. repens X X X X X X X X clay soil. X SUNSET x 3-9 ft. Low Blue Blossom Perennial Groundcover, spreading Cerastium tomentosum 6-8 in. x 2- X X X SUNSET Snow-in-Summer 3 ft. Groundcover. Relatively short- Cistus salvifolius 1-2 ft. x 4- lived. X X X X SUNSET 'Prostratus' 6 ft. Shrub. Relatively short-lived. 2-3 ft. x 2- Cistus x skanbergii X X X X SUNSET 3 ft. Excellent drainage. Dense Cistus 'Sunset' spreading grouwth. Soft gray-green X 3 ft. x 3 ft. X EBMUD Pink rockrose leaves & vivid magenta flowers. Soft Textured Spreading Mat. Chamaemelum nobile 3-12" x 1 Moderate/Low water. Traffic X X X EBMUD/WUCOLS R1 Chamomile ft. tolerance: occational. Aromatic leaves, blooms in summer. Evergreen Perennial. Good for dry Clivia miniata 18" x 12- shade, coastal climate. Lights up X X EBMUD Clivia 18" dark places. Moderate to occasional water. Small shrub. Showy white flowers Convolvulus cneorum 2-4 ft. x 2- with yellow centers bloom in spring X X X SUNSET/WUCOLS R1 Bush morninglory 4 ft. through fall. Moderate/Low water Evergreen subshrub. Can be 1-3 ft. x 4- Coprosma 'Verde Vista' X X X X invasive spread by birds. X SUNSET 6 ft. Grass-like Perennial 2-4 ft. x 2- Cordyline 'Electric Pink' X X X SUNSET 4 ft. Information and photos sources listed in the last page of this document. Master Plant list.xlsx 5 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List 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 subshrub.