Low Water Use and Climate Appropriate Plant List - Green Cities ...

SFPUC Low Water Use and Climate Appropriate Plant ListLast Updated: June 7, 2010Botanical Name Common Name Plant TypeInvasive PlantStatusClimate Appropriate? Water Use Ranking Plant Factor RangeVitis labrusca American grape V Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Vitis vinifera European grape V Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Washingtonia filifera California fan palm T Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Washingtonia robusta Mexican fan palm T Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Watsonia spp. watsonia P Invasive Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Westringia fruiticosa (rosmariniformis) coast rosemary S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Westringia glabra violet westringia S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Westringia longifolia westringia (longifolia) S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Westringia raleighi Raleigh westringia S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Wynyabbie gem westringia S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3X Chitalpa tashkentensis chitalpa T Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3X Halmiocistus B866sahucci halmiocistus S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3X Halmiocistus wintonensis halmiocistus S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Xanthorrhoea spp. grass tree P Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Xerophyllum tenax bear grass P Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Xylosma congestum shiny xylosma S Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Yucca spp. yucca S T Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Ziziphus jujuba Chinese jujube T Yes Low 0.1 to 0.3Page 16 or 16