SOME NATIVE PLANTS THAT DON’T LIKE SUMMER WATER
These native shrubs and perennials should be planted well beyond the reach of any irrigation that’s applied more than once a month in the summer. In nature, they tend to grow on dry hillsides. They are happiest in a similar situation in the home landscape.
Adenostoma
spp. & cvs............................................. Chamise
Arctostaphylos, some
spp. & cvs............................... Manzanita
Artemisia californica................................................ Coastal Sagebrush
Ceanothus,
some spp. & cvs...................................... Calif. Lilac
Cercocarpus spp........................................................
Mountain Mahogany
Cneoridium dumosum................................................ Bushrue
Dendromecon
spp...................................................... Bush Poppy
Dudleya spp...............................................................
Live-forever
Epilobium spp............................................................
California Fuchsia
Eriogonum, some spp................................................
Buckwheat
Fremontodendron spp.
& cvs.................................... Flannelbush
Helianthemum scoparium.........................................
Sun Rose
Isomeris arborea....................................................... Bladderpod
Lonicera subspicata..................................................
Chaparral Honeysuckle
Lotus spp...................................................................
Lotus, Deer Weed
Lycium spp.................................................................
Box Thorn
Malacothamnus spp..................................................
Chaparral Mallow
Malosma laurina....................................................... Laurel Sumac
Mimulus aurantiacus................................................
Monkeyflower
Penstemon, many spp.
& cvs..................................... Penstemon
Prunus ilicifolia
ssp. ilicifolia.................................. Hollyleaf Cherry
Quercus, most spp.....................................................
Oak
Rhamnus crocea........................................................ Redberry
Rhamnus ilicifolia.....................................................
Hollyleaf Redberry
Rhus integrifolia.......................................................
Lemonade Berry
Rhus ovata.................................................................
Sugarbush
Romneya trichocalyx.................................................
Hairy Matilija Poppy
Salvia, many
spp. & cvs............................................. Sage
Senecio flaccidus
v. douglasii.................................. Bush Groundsel
Solanum xantii...........................................................
Purple Nightshade
Trichostema lanatum.................................................
Woolly Blue Curls