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Low-Water Use Plant List

Ca = California Native

ShrubsArctostaphylos Manzanita CaArtemesia californica Wormwood CaAtriplex Saltbrush CaDodonaea viscosa Hop seed bushElaeagnus augustifolia Russian oliveEncelia californica Coast sunflower CaEncelia farinosa Brittlebush CaMahonia pinnata California holly grape CaNandina domestica heavenly bambooRibes viburnifolium Evergreen currant CaRhamnus alaternus Italian buckthorn CaRhamnus californica Coffeeberry CaRubus parviflorus Thimbleberry CaTeucrium fruticans Bush germanderXylosma congestum Evergreen shrub

Grass / Grass-likeAndropogon gerardii Big BluestemBouteloua gracilis Mosquito Grass CaCarex praegracilis Slender sedge CaCarex pansa Pacific dune sedge CaDeschampsia Hair Grass CaFestuca rubra Molate fescue CaFestuca californica California fescue CaLeymus Wild Rye CaNasella pulchra Purple needlegrass CaMuhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass Ca

Flowering ShrubsAlyogyne Huegelii Blue hibiscusCallistemon violaceus Purple bottlebrushCeanothus Wild Lilac CaCercis occidentalis Redbud CaCistus Rock RoseCotinus coggygria Smoke treeEchium candicans Pride of MadeiraEriogonum Wild buckwheat CaEscallonia Evergreen shrubEuryops pectinatus Evergreen shrubFremontodendrum Flannel bush CaGrevillea lavandulacea Jade pearlLantana LantanaLavandula LavenderLupinus albifrons & excubitus Lupine CaPunica granatum PomegranateRomneya coulteri Matilija poppy Ca Rhaphiolepsis Indian hawthorne

Ground coversBaccharis pilularis Coyote brush CaCerastuim tometosum Snow in summerCeratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf plumbagoCoprosma kirkii Creeping coprosmaDelosoerma cooperi Cooper’s ice plantHeuchera maxima Island alum root CaOenothera Evening primrose, sundrops CaRibes viburnifolum Evergreen currant CaRosmarinus officinalis Rosemary

Santolina chamaecyparissus Cotton lavenderTeucrium chamaedrys Dwarf germander

PerennialsAchillea millefolium Island pink yarrow CaAsclepias speciosa Showy milkweed CaBouteloua gracilis Blue Grama (grass) CaCarex tumulicola Berkeley SedgeClarkia Clarkia CaCoreopsis grandiflora SunrayEpilobium canum California fuchsia CaEuphorbia (also a shrub)Gaillardia grandiflora Blanket flowerGaura lindheimeri GauraKniphofia uvaria Red-hot pokerLimonium perezii Sea lavenderLobelia laxiflora LobeliaMimulus aurantiacus Monkey flower CaPenstemon heterophyllus Foothill CaRhodophiala bifida Argentine amaryllisRomneya coulteria Matilija poppy CaRudbeckia californica Coneflower CaSalvia spatnacea Hummingbird sage CaSenecio Cineraria Dusty millerSternbergia lutea Yellow autumn crocus

VinesBougainvillea BougainvilleaCampsis radicans Trumpet vine

Encelia farinosa Brittlebrush

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Wild Lilac

Clarkia amoena ‘Aurora’Clarkia

This flyer is a short list of plants. For information on many more low-water use plants, see the flip side.

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Two on-line resources:

waterwonk.us - A statewide repository of water-efficient plants searchable by region using the Water Use Classifcation of Landscape Species (WUCOLS) database.

summer-dry.com - Photographs of plants that thrive in a summer-dry

Low-Water Use Plant List

Distictis buccinatoria Red trumpet vineMacfadyena unguis-cati Cat’s claw vineSolanum jasminoides Potato vine CaTecomaria capensis Cape honeysuckleVitis californica Roger’s red grape CaWisteria Wisteria

Hedges / Small TreesAquilegia exima Serpentine columbine CaArbutus mengiesii MadroneEschscholzia californica Calif. poppy CaFeijoa sellowiana Pineapple guavaGarrya elliptica Coast silktassel CaHeteromeles arbutifolia Toyon CaLagerstroemia indica Crape myrtleLeptospermum laevigatum Austr. tea treeMyrtus communis MyrtleNerium oleander Oleander

TreesBrachychiton populneus Bottle treeCasuarina stricta She-oakCeltis reticulata Hackberry CaCercis occidentalis Redbud CaChitalpa tashkentensis ChitalpaChorisia Floss silk treeCupressus Cypress CaEriobotrya japonica Loquat

Vitis californica Rogers Red Grape

Mimulus AurantiacusSticky Monkey Flower

Cercis occidentalisRedbud

All plant photos by Saxon Holt

Jacaranda mimosifolia JacarandaJuglans hindsii California black walnut CaKoelreuteria paniculata Golden rain treeLyonothamnus floribundus Catalina ironwood CaMelaleuca PaperbarkMetrosideros excelsus New Zealand

region compiled by the photographer for Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Climates, Saxon Holt. The site is searchable by key word, for example, “dry shade” or “perennial” or “salvia.”

EBMUD supplies nurseries within its service area with plant tags and posters for display in the nursery environment that help customers identify plants that are low water-use. For a list of nurser-ies participating in EBMUD’s “WaterSmart Plant” program, go to ebmud.com and search for “WaterSmart Gardener.”

Romneya coulteria Matilija Poppy

Christmas treeOlea europaea OlivePistacia chinensis Chinese pistacheQuercus Oak CaRhus Sumac Ca

Ca = California Native

Printed 01/2017