San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Native Plants that tolerate Sun, and attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies (suited for Zone 2 & 3 in SF Climate 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 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 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 Intermittent bloom throughout year, scarlet flws, no irrigation needed Galvezia speciosa X X 3 ft. x 5 ft. X X X X Sunset Island Bush Snapdragon Shrub. Needs good drainage. Vulnerable to snails. Bay area Lupinus albifrons native. Host plant for Mission Blue X 3 ft. x 3 ft. X X X X Sunset Silver bush lupine Butterfly. Perennial Shrub. Good in sandy soil. Bay area native. Lupinus chamissonis X X 4-5 ft. X X X X Sunset Silver Dune Lupine Groundcover. Good in sandy soil. Bay area native. Blooms spring/ Lupinus variicolor 1-2 ft. x 3 X X X X X summer. Host for Mission Blue X Sunset Many Colored Lupine ft. Butterfly. Woody Perennial Monardella villosa X X 2 ft. x 2 ft. X X X X Sunset Coyote Mint Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 2 & 3_Native Plants that tolerate Sun & attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies.xlsx 1 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Native Plants that tolerate Sun, and attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies (suited for Zone 2 & 3 in SF Climate 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 Perennial. Prune back in fall. Penstemon heterophyllus 1.5 - 2 ft. varieties X X X X x 1.5 - 2 X X X X X X Sunset Penstemon ft. Perennial 1.5 ft. x 5 Salvia 'Bee's Bliss' X X X X X X X Sunset ft. Perennial. Prune below old flower cluster in late June. Salvia clevelandii 3 - 5 ft. x X X X X X X X Sunset Cleveland Sage 5 - 8 ft. Extra Tough Groundcover. Water: Salvia melifera 'Terra Occasional. Traffic tolerance: Little Seca' X X 2 ft. x 6 ft. X X X EBMUD to none. Fast growing, good for Prostrate sage erosion control. Shrubby perennial. Groundcover. Salvia sonomensis 8-12" x 3- Water: Occasional. Little to none X X X X X EBMUD Creeping sage 4 ft. traffic tolerance. Good for dryish shade. Lavender blue flowers. Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 2 & 3_Native Plants that tolerate Sun & attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies.xlsx 2.