Low-Water Use Plants Plant photos by Saxon Holt Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower Cercis occidentalis Redbud Trees Shrubs cont. Aesculus californica California Buckeye CA ¶ Cistus salvifolius ‘Prostratus’ Sageleaf Rock Rose Agonis flexuosa Peppermint Tree ¶ Cistus x hybridus White Rock Rose Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree ¶ Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree ¶ Arbutus x ‘Marina’ Marina Madrone ¶ Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon Brahea armata Baha Blue Fan Palm Dodonaea viscosa Hop Bush ¶ Encelia californica Callistemon viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush¶ Coast Sunflower CA ¶ Encelia farinosa Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud CA ¶ BrittlebushCA ¶ Eriogonum arborescens ¶ Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’ Chitalpa ‘Pink Dawn’ ¶ Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat CA Eriogonum fasciculatum ¶ Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei Crape Myrtle California Buckwheat CA Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's Lace CA ¶ Laurus x ‘Saratoga’ Saratoga Laurel Frangula californica Coffeeberry CA ¶ Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Santa Cruz Ironwood CA ¶ asplenifolius Frangula ‘Seaview Improved’ Seaview Improved Coffeeberry CA ¶ Olea europaea Olive ¶ Fremontodendron x ‘Ken Taylor’ Ken Taylor Flannel Bush CA ¶ Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Garrya elliptica Coast Silktassel CA ¶ Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak CA ¶ Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon CA ¶ Quercus douglasii Blue Oak CA ¶ Lavandula angustifolia cv. English Lavender Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’ Quercus lobata Valley Oak CA ¶ Otto Quast Spanish Lavender Leucophyllum frutescens Quercus suber Cork Oak ¶ Purple Sage Shrubs Monardella villosa Coyote Mint CA ¶ Peritoma arborea Bladderpod CA ¶ Acacia cognata River Wattle Phlomis purpurea Purple Jerusalem Sage ¶ Alyogyne huegelii Blue Hibiscus ¶ Polygala dalmaisiana Sweet Pea Shrub Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard ‘Howard McMinn’ Manzanita CA ¶ Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Lyonii ¶ McMinn’ Catalina Cherry CA Ribes aureum ¶ Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita CA ¶ Golden Currant CA Ribes malvaceum Artemisia californica California Sagebrush CA ¶ Chaparral Currant CA Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum ¶ Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri Quailbush CA ¶ Pink Flowering Currant CA Salvia apiana ¶ Berberis aquifolium ‘Compacta’ Oregon Grape CA ¶ White Sage CA Salvia clevelandii ¶ Berberis nevinii Nevin’s Barberry CA ¶ Cleveland Sage CA Salvia microphylla Ceanothus gloriosus Point Reyes Ceanothus CA ¶ Mountain Sage Teucrium fruticans Ceanothus x ‘Dark Star’ Dark Star Ceanothus CA ¶ Bush Germander Westringia fruticosa ¶ Ceanothus x ‘Julia Phelps’ Julia Phelps Ceanothus CA ¶ Coast Rosemary www.ebmud.com/watersmart We make it easy to conserve. Low-Water Use Plants Perennials Groundcovers cont. Achillea millefolium Island Pink Yarrow CA ¶ Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama CA ¶ Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine CA Carex tumulicola Foothill Sedge Asclepias fascicularis Narrow Leaf Milkweed CA ¶ Corethrogyne filaginifolia California Beach Aster CA Centaurea gymnocarpa Velvet Centaurea ¶ Dymondia margaretae Silver Carpet ¶ Dudleya spp. Dudleya CA ¶ Eschscholzia californica California Poppy CA ¶ Epilobium canum California Fuchsia CA ¶ Festuca californica California Fescue CA ¶ Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy CA ¶ Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue CA ¶ Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Red Buckwheat CA ¶ Festuca mairei Maire’s Fescue CA ¶ Eriogonum latifolium Coast Buckwheat CA ¶ Muhlenbergia dubia Pine Muhly ¶ Eriogonum umbellatum var. Shasta Sulphur ¶ Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass CA ¶ polyanthum Ribes viburnifolium Evergreen Currant CA ¶ Glandularia lilicana ‘De La Mina’ De La Mina Verbena CA Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary ¶ Helleborus argutifolius Corsican Hellebore Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass CA ¶ Heuchera hybrids Coral Bells CA ¶ Teucrium chamaedrys ‘Prostratus’ Dwarf Germander ¶ Heuchera maxima Island Alum Root CA ¶ Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’ Elfin Thyme Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids Pacific Coast HybridsCA Teucrium cossonii Majorcan Germander Limonium perezii Sea Lavender ¶ Lobelia laxiflora Lobelia ¶ Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion/Crown Pink Symbol Key Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkey Flower CA ¶ CA = California Native:Californian native plants are adapted to Nepeta × faassenii Catmint wet winters and dry summers and may only need supplemental Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler CA ¶ irrigation during abnormal dry seasons. Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon CA ¶ ¶= Summer-Dry: Summer-dry plants do not like to be Salvia greggii Autumn Sage ¶ watered in the summer. Supplemental water may be required Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage CA ¶ during dry winters. Summer-dry plants like water in late Salvia spp. Sage CA winter/early spring, during the plants growth period. Most Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller California natives are summer-dry. Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert Globemallow CA ¶ = Very Low-Water: For efficient use of water and to support Sphaeralcea incana Gray Globemallow plant health, place plants with similar water needs in the same Romneya coulteri var. trichocalyx Hairy Matilija Poppy CA ¶ irrigation zone. Once established, very-low water plants do Solidago californica var. velutina California Goldenrod CA ¶ not need irrigation, unless there is an unusually dry year. = Low-Water: Low-water use plants perform with small amounts of supplemental water. Groundcovers Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush CA ¶ Note: Observe the health of your plants. Depending on Berberis aquifolium var. repens Creeping Mahonia CA different soil types, sun exposure and other environmental factors, once established, plants may or may not need Bouteloua gracilis Mosquito Grass CA additional watering. www.ebmud.com/watersmart We make it easy to conserve..