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San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Achillea filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow Achillea millefolium varieties Common Yarrow Achillia 'Moonshine' Yarrow Part Shade Shade X X Wind X X X X X Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X X X Up to 2 ft. Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET X EBMUD X SUNSET Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand. Tolerates foot traffic. Needs annual pruning of spent flowers. 3-4 ft. x 3 ft. 12-30" x 3 ft. varies Nectar for X X X X Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand & clay. Tolerates foot traffic. Needs annual pruning of spent flowers. Spreading Mat. White or crean flowers in tall stems in summer and fall. Evergreen Perennial. Tolerates sand. Tolerates foot traffic. Needs annual pruning of spent flowers. Succulent. Slow growth. Aeonium arboreum varieties X X X X Up to 3 ft. x 3 ft. SUNSET Succulent. Slow growth. Aeonium decorum varieties Agave attenuata 'Nova' X X X X X X X X X 1 ft. 3-4 ft. x 34 ft. SUNSET Succulent rosettes of broad soft gray leaves. Similar to A. attenuata but wider & bluer. Hardy to 28F. X SUNSET X SUNSET Succulent. Aloe 'Johnson's hybrid' X X X X Up to 1 ft. Perennial Anigozanthos hybrids Kangaroo Paw X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X 2-3 ft. x 12 ft. SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 1 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Part Shade Shade Wind Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Evergreen groundcover Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Groundcover Manzanita Arctostaphylos uva ursi 'Radiant' Radiant Bearberry Armeria maritime Thrift Artemisia californica California Sagebrush Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silvermound' Angel's Hair Baccharis pilularis Dwarf Coyote Brush Cistus salvifolius 'Prostratus' X X X 8-14" x 35 ft. X 3-6 ft. x 10 ft. X Evergreen Shrub X X X X X X X X X X X X 6 in. mound 2-5 ft. x 45 ft. X X 1 - 2 ft. x 1 - 2 ft X X Perennial. Drought tolerant in coastal area. Tolerates sand, clay and heavy foot traffic. Bloom early spring -8" stalks. X Woody Perennial. Evergreen shrub. Good in clay or sandy soil. Deadhead spent flowers. Good drainage. Occasional water. X Woody Perennial. Good in sandy soil. Deadhead spent flowers. X EBMUD X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Evergreen shrub. Tolerates sand or clay. Significant for wildlife. X X X X X X 8-24 in. x 6 ft. 1-2 ft. x 46 ft. X X X X Groundcover. Relatively shortlived. Shrub. Relatively short-lived. Cistus x skanbergii Coprosma 'Verde Vista' X X X X X X 2-3 ft. x 23 ft. X 1-3 ft. x 46 ft. Evergreen subshrub. Can be invasive spread by birds. Grass-like Perennial Cordyline 'Electric Pink' X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X 2-4 ft. x 24 ft. SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 2 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Correa 'Dusky Bells' Australian fuschia X Part Shade X Shade X Wind X Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X 2-3 ft. x 68 ft. Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Evergreen subshrub. Densely branched, mounding shrub with carmine-pink to deep red flowers & dark green leaves. X Reference SUNSET Evergreen Shrub Correa 'Ivory Bells' Australian fuschia Delosperma cooperi Hardy iceplant Dietes bicolor Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides African Iris Disticus buccinatoria Blood Red Trumpet Vine Drosanthemum floribundum Rosea Ice Plant X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2-3 ft. x 45 ft. X SUNSET Non-invasive iceplant with smaller succulent leaves. Blooms MayOct. 3 in. x 1.5 ft. Perennial from rhizomes. Flower stems last a year. Pale yellow flowers with dark spots on 3 ft. tall stems. 2 - 3 ft. x 2-3 ft. Perennial from rhizomes. Flower stems last more than a year, 3 ft. x 3 ft. 20-30 ft. Evergreen vine. Blooms in summer and warm bursts. Prune in winter. Needs support. X Silver grey lvs and abundance of pink flowers. 6 in. spreading X SUNSET X EBMUD X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Perennial Grass Elymus magellanicus Blue Wheatgrass, Magellan Wheatgrass Ericameria ericoides California Goldenbush X X X X X X X Up to 1.5 ft. x 1.5 ft. 3-4 ft. tall SUNSET Perennial. Tolerates salt spray and sandy soil. Bay Area native. Cut back in late fall. X X SUNSET X SUNSET Tolerates clay soil. Short lived. Erigeron glaucus Beach Aster X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X Up to 8 in. X X V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 3 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Part Shade Shade Wind Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Perennial. Cut back hard in fall. Can be invasive. Erigeron Karvinskianus Mexican Daisy X X X X Up to 1.5 ft. x 3 ft. X White flowers turn reddish in summer. Eriogonum giganteum California Buckwheat Eriogonum latifolium Chalk buckwheat X X X X X X 3-4 ft. x 4ft. 1 ft. x 1.5ft. X X X X Perennial groundcover. Summer bloom. X X X X Perennial. Cut back after blooming to prevent leggy growth. Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' X X X X Up to 3 ft. x 4 - 6 ft. SUNSET Pink/red blossoms. Escallonia 'Compakta' or dwarf varieties Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 ft. x 3 ft. 8 - 24 in. 4-8" x 1218", spreading X X X SUNSET Perennial. Tolerates sand. Tolerates foot traffic. Dies back in winter. X X X Spreading groundcover. Good in sandy soil. Lush compact mat. Water: Regular/Moderate. Traffic tolerance:Occasional. White flowers & red seedy fruits. X SUNSET EBMUD/WUCOLS R1 Succulent Graptosedum 'Vera Higgins' X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X 1 ft. x 2 3 ft. SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 4 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Part Shade Shade Wind Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Reference Succulent Graptoveria 'Debbi' X X X X Up to 1 ft. x 1 ft. SUNSET Succulent Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' X X X X 1 -2 ft. x 1 - 2 ft. SUNSET Evergreen Shrub Helianthemum 'Apricot' X X X Up to 6 - 8 in.x 3 ft. SUNSET Evergreen Shrub Helianthemum 'Belgravia Rose' X X X Up to 6 - 8 in. x 3 ft. SUNSET Perennial. Dies back in late summer. Iris douglasiana X X X X 1.5 - 3 ft. Tall X SUNSET Perennial. Dies back in late summer. Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids Knifphofia galpini 'Orange Flame' Kniphofia 'Dwarf Yellow' Poker Plant X X X X X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X X X 1 -2 ft. x 2 - 3 ft. 1-2 ft. x 12 ft. 2 - 3 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. X SUNSET X X Dense clumping grass-like, finely toothed foliage. Need some water to bloom. Shear back in fall. Dense clumping grass-like, finely toothed foliage. Need some water to bloom. Shear back in fall. SUNSET SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 5 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Superior' English Lavender Lavandula dentata candicans French Lavender Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey' Lavandula multifida Fern Leaf Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'Alba' Spanish White Lavender Lavandula stoechas 'Willow Vale' Spanish Lavender Lavandula x. intermedia 'Grosso' Leonotis leonurus* Lion's Tail X X X X X X X X X Part Shade Shade Wind X X X X X X X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X X X X X X X X X 2 - 3 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. 2.5 - 3 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. 2.5 - 3 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. 2 - 3 ft. x 2 - 3 ft. 2-3 ft. x 23 ft. 2.5 ft. x 2.5 ft. 4 - 6 ft. x 4 - 6 ft. Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Evergreen Shrub. Profuse summer bloom. Shear to keep full. 2 ft. x 3-6 ft. 1.5-2 ft. x 2ft Nectar for X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. SUNSET Evergreen Shrub. Green or graygreen leaves & purple flowers with colorful bracts. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. SUNSET X Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. SUNSET X Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. SUNSET X X X Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. Good drainage. Occasional water. Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. Erect & dense wuth short clusters of summer flowers with large bracts. Tidiest & most durable. Evergreen Shrub. Relatively shortlived. It will become leggy if not pruned after flowering. Shear to keep dense. *Best planted along Building side, too high for sidewalk. EBMUD X SUNSET SUNSET SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 6 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Part Shade Shade Wind Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Reference Evergreen groundcover. Tolerateates rocky and clay soil. Lessingia filaginifolia Dune Aster Leymus arenarius Lyme Grass X X X X Limonium perezii Sea Lavender Macfadyena unguis-cati Yellow Trumpet Vine Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer's muhly grass Muhlenbergia rigens Deer grass X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 ft. x 3 ft. X SUNSET Perennial Grass. Cut back in winter. 3 - 4 ft. clumps Evergreen perennial. Basal cluster wih broad flower cluster. Tolerates clay soil. 3 ft. x 3 ft. Evergreen vine in frost free area. Aggressive climber with tendrils. Blooms in early spring. 25-40 ft. Showy ornamental grass. Good in poor soils. Blue grey foliage. Flowering spikes in fall and winter. 3- 5 ft. x 35 ft. 4- 5 ft. x 45 ft. X X Showy ornamental grass. Good in poor soils. Silver foliage. Flowering spikes in fall and winter. X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET aromatic (part of mint family) Nepeta cataria Catnip X X X X 2 - 3 ft. x 2 - 3 ft. SUNSET Perennial Origanum dictamnus Dittany of Crete, Hop Marjoram X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X Up to 8 in. x 1.5 - 2 ft. X SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 7 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Osteospermum fruticosum and hybrids Trailing African Daisy Pelargonium peltatum Ivy Geranium Part Shade X X Shade Wind X X X Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X 1 - 2 ft. x 2-4 ft. X 1-1.5 ft x 3-5 ft trailing. Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Needs little/no water Blooms intermittently all year. Hybrid colors: Purple, lilac, yellow, orange, and bicolor. Spreads rapidly. Reference SUNSET Perennial SUNSET Shrubby Perennial. Dense mound. Pelargonium sidioides Geranium X X X X Up to 1 ft. x 1 ft. SUNSET Perennial. Prune back in fall. Penstemon heterophyllus varieties Penstemon Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage X X X X X X X 1.5 - 2 ft. x 1.5 - 2 ft. 4 ft. x 6 ft. X X X X X Evergreen shrub with wooly, soft silvery leaves, bright yellow to yellow-orange flowers in late spring & early summer. Needs good drainage. X SUNSET X SUNSET Grass-like Perennial Phormium 'Dusky Chief' New Zealand Flax X X X X 3 - 4 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. SUNSET Grass-like Perennial Phormium 'Jack Pratt' X X X X 1.5 ft. x 1.5 ft. SUNSET Grass-like Perennial Phormium 'Tiny Tiger' X X X X U to 1 ft. x 1 ft. SUNSET Grass-like Perennial Phormium 'Yellow Wave' X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X 3 - 4 ft. x 3 - 4 ft. SUNSET V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 8 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Plantago erecta Prarie Plantain Polygonum paronychia Dune Knotweed Part Shade X Shade Wind X X X Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X X 6 -12 in. Low spreading Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Low Annual. Blooms in Spring. Tolerates sand, clay and serpentine. Tolerates some foot traffic. X Groundcover. Tolerates sand and heavy foot traffic. Needle-like lvs, whitish flowers. Very aggressive and will out-compete groundcovers. X Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Shrub Rhagodia spinescens Australian Saltbush X X X 2 - 4 ft. x 6 - 8 ft. Shrub Rhamnus crocea Redberry Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' Prostrate Rosemary, Creeping Rosemary Rubus pentelobus Bramble Salvia leucophylla Coast Purple Sage Santonlina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton X X X X 2 ft. x 5 ft. X X X X X Perennial. Spreading like a groundcover. Fast growth. X X X X X X X X X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X X X X 3 ft. x 4 8 ft. 6-12" X 6 ft. 3 - 5 ft. x 3 - 5 ft. 1 ft. x 2 3 ft. X X X X X X Evergreen Groundcover, suppresses weeds, leaves turn scarlet in fall, raspberry-like fruit is edible. Silvery gray leaves and whorls of purple flowers. Evergreen Shrub. Blooms MayJune. Whitish gray leaves & bright yellow flowers. V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 9 San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog (suited for Zone 1 in SF Climate Zone Map) Suitable Site Conditions Photo Name Sun Sedum spathulifolium X Part Shade X Shade Wind X Plant Wildlife Benefits Size CA Native Seacoast Height x Humming Butterflies Bees Width /Fog birds X Trailing groundcov er Nectar for Additional Characteristics Fruit/Seed Host Succulent. Does not tolerate foot traffic but otherwise tough. X Needs little/no water Reference X SUNSET Perennial. Spreads with surface runners. Slow grower. Stachys byzantina Stipa arundinacea Feather Grass Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle Teucrium chamaedrys Germander X X X X X X X X X X X Up to 1.5 ft. high X 2 ft. x 2 ft. X 15-30 ft. X Up to 1 ft. x 2 ft. X climbs/trai ls to 6 ft. SUNSET X Perennial Grass. Clumping, feathery form. SUNSET Evergreen Vine. Needs support. Blooms Fall into Spring. Can shear as 6-8 ft. Shrub. SUNSET Shrubby Perennial. Tolerates some salt spray. Upright woodybased stems. Shear in early spring. Summer bloom. SUNSET Annual. Flowers are edible. Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium X X X X SUNSET X SUNSET X SUNSET Perennial. Mounding Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' Cedros Island Verbena X X X 3 ft. x 3 ft. X Shrubby Perennial Westringia 'Smokey' Coast Rosemary X X Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of the Recommended Drought Tolerant Plant List. X Up to 4 - 6 ft. x 4 - 6 ft. V:\#####_SF Sidewalk Greening\Website\Website Final Documents\8_Plant List\Zone 1_Plants that tolerate Wind, Seacoast & Fog.xlsx 10