Download Plants that tolerate sun, wind, seacoast and fog conditions

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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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.
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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
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.
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