Landscaping Favorites Attracts Birds/Hummingbirds Arctostaphylos spp. Dudleya spp. Keckiella cordifolia Lupinus spp. Mirabilis californica Opuntia littoralis Penstemon heterophyllus Penstemon spectabilis Ribes viburnifolium Rosa californica Salvia apiana Salvia clevelandii Sambucus mexicana Attracts Butterflies Achillea millefolium Amorpha fruticosa Baccharis pilularis Baccharis salicifolia Ceanothus spp. Encelia californica Eriognoum parvifolium Eriogonum fasciculatum Isocoma menziesii Leymus condensatus Mirabilis californica Nassella spp. Plantanus racemosa Quercus spp. Salix spp. Manzanita species Dudleya species California Fuchsia Heart Leaved Penstemon Lupine species Wishbone Bush Coastal Prickly Pear Beardtongue Beardtongue Evergreen Currant California Rose White Sage Mexican Elderberry Yarrow False Indigo Bush Coyote Bush Mulefat California Lilac species Cliff Buckwheat California Buckwheat Coast Goldenbush Giant Wildrye Wishbone plant Needlegrass species Western Sycamore Oak species Willow species
Salvia clevelandii Salvia mellifera Sambucus mexicana Bioswales Agrostis diegoensis Anemopsis californica Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia palmeri Baccharis salicifolia Carex spp. Distichlis spicata Eleocharis spp. Hymenoclea monogyra Juncus spp. Leymus condensatus Leymus triticoides Limonium californicum Mimulus brevipes Mimulus guttatus Oenothera elata Platanus racemosa Pluchea odorata Pluchea sericea Populus fremontii Rumex salicifolius Scirpus spp. Sporobolous airioides Cactus/Succulents Agave deserti Agave shawii Bergerocactus emoryi Dudleya brittonii (Baja Native) Dudleya edulis Dudleya lanceolata Dudleya pulverulenta Ferocactus viridescens Hesperaloe parviflora (Sonoran Native) Mammillaria dioica Black Sage Mexican Elderberry Seashore Bentgrass Yerba Mansa Mugwort Palmer's Sagewort Mulefat Sedge species Salt Grass Spike Rush Desert Fragrance San Diego Marsh Elder Rush species Wild Rye Beardless Wild Wild-Rye Western Marsh-Rosemary Brewer's Monkey Flower Seep Monkey Flower Evening Primrose Western Sycamore Saltmarsh Fleabane Arrow Weed Western Cottonwood Willow Dock Bulrush species Alkali Sacaton Desert Agave Shaw's Agave Velvet Cactus Silver Dollar Plant Lady's Fingers Lanceleaf Dudleya Chalk Dudleya Coast Barrel Cactus Red Yucca Fishhook Cactus
Opuntia littoralis Yucca schidigera Yucca whipplei Erosion Control Artemisia californica Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Ceanothus spp. Encelia californica Eriognoum parvifolium Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriophyllum confertifolium Lupinus ssp. Malosma laurina Nassella cernua Nassella lepida Nassella pulchra Salvia apiana Salvia clevelandii Salvia mellifera Fire Safe Recommended by: County of San Diego Agave shawii Amorpha fruticosa Arctostaphylos spp. Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Ceanothus spp. Comarostaphylis diversifolia Encelia california Encelia farinosa Eriophyllum confertifolium Gambelia speciosa Garrya elliptica Heuchera maxima Juglans californica Coastal Prickly Pear Mohave Yucca Foothill Yucca California Sagebrush Dwarf Coyote Bush California Lilac species Cliff Buckwheat California Buckwheat Golden Yarrow San Diego Marsh Elder Lupine species Laurel Sumac Nodding Needlegrass Foothill Needlegrass Purple Needlegrass White Sage Black Sage Shaw's Agave False Indigobush Manzanita species Dwarf Coyote Bush California Lilac species Summer Holly California Fuschia Brittlebush Golden Yarrow Island Snapdragon Silk Tassel Bush Island Alum Root San Diego Marsh Elder California Black Walnut
Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Asplenifolius Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malausma laurina Mimulus aurantiacus Penstemon spp. Platanus racemosa Populus fremontii Quercus agrifolia Rhamnus californica Rhus ovata Ribes viburnifolium Rosa californica Salivia spp. Salix spp. Sambucus mexicana Sisyrinchium spp Symphoricarpos mollis Umbellularia californica Yucca whipplei Catalina Ironwood Bushmallow Laurel Sumac Bush Monkeyflower Beardtongue California Sycamore Western Cottonwood Coast Live Oak California CoffeeBerry Sugarbush Evergreen Currant California Rose Sage species Willow species Mexican Elderberry Blue Eyed Grass Snowberry California Laurel Foothill Yucca Garden (water) Tolerant - Can be planted with traditional landscape plants, or near a lawn. Achillea millefolium Yarrow Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Dwarf Coyote Bush Carex tumilicola Berkeley Sedge Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Yankee Point Ceanothus Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick' Seaside Daisy Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' Patrick's Point Fescue Frangula (Rhamnus) californica 'Eve Case' Coffeeberry Heuchera maxima Island Alum Root Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris Juncus patens Common Rush Mahonia spp. Oregon Grape Myrica californica Pacific Wax Myrtle Parkinsonia floridda Blue Palo Verde Polystichum munitum Sword Fern
Sambucus nigra ssp. Caerulea (mexicana) Vitis girdiana Woodwardia fimbriata Grasses Achnatherum coronatum Aristida purpurea Bothriochloa barbinodis Bouteloua gracilis Bromus carinatus Carex barbarae Carex pansa Carex praegracilis Carex tumilicola Distichilis spicata Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Festuca californica Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' Festuca rubra 'Molate' Juncus acutus Juncus patens Leymus condensatus Leymus triticoides Nassella cernua Nassella lepida Nassella pulchra Nolina biglovi Sprobolus airoides Groundcover Achillea millefolium Anemopsis californica Arctospaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur' Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme' Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes' Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Pacific Mist' Bacccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter' Elderberry Wild Grape Giant Chain Fern Giant Stipa Purple Three Awn Cane Bluestem Blue Grama Grass California Brome Santa Barbara Sedge Dune Sedge Field Sedge Berkeley Sedge Salt Grass Canyon Prince Giant Wild Rye Blue WildRye California Fescue Patrick's Point Fescue Molate Red Fescue Spiny Rush Common Rush Giant Wild Rye Beardless Wild-Rye Nodding Needlegrass Foothill Needlegrass Purple Needlegrass Beargrass Alkali Sacaton Yarrow Yerba Mansa Carmel Sur Manzanita Emerald Carpet Manzanita Green Supreme Manzanita Point Reyes Manzanita Pacific Mist Manzanita Dwarf Coyote Bush Anchor Bay California Lilac Joyce Coulter California Lilac
Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Dichondra occidentalis Salvia leucophylla 'Point Sal Spreader' Symphoricarpos mollis Less favorable to Deer Dudleya spp. Keckiella cordifolia Lonicera hispidula Lonicera subspicata Lupinus albifrons Malacothamnus fasciculatus Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus cardinalis Pinus torreyana Populus fremontii Quercus agrifolia Romneya coulteri Rosa californica Salvia apiana Salvia clevelandii Salvia mellifera Sambucus mexicana Sisyrinchium bellum Yucca whipplei Screen/Hedge Ceanothus 'Concha' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria' Cupressus forebesii Frangula (Rhamnus californica) Malosma laurina Myrica californica Yankee Point California Lilac Western Dichondra San Diego Marsh Elder Point Sal Spreader Salvia Snowberry Dudleya species California Fuchsia Poverty Weed Heart Leaved Penstemon California Honeysuckle Chaparral Honeysuckle Silver Lupine Bushmallow Sticky Monkey Flower Scarlet Monkeyflower Torrey Pine Western Cottonwood Coast Live Oak Matilija Poppy California Rose White Sage Black Sage Mexican Elderberry Blue Eyed Grass Foothill Yucca California Lilac Wart Stem Lilac Tecate Cypress Coffeeberry Laurel Sumac Pacific Wax Myrtle
Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhus ovata Sea Coast Artemisia californica Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon point' Camissonia cheiranthifolia Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Coreopsis maritima Cylindropuntia prolifera Distichilis spicata Dudleya pulverulenta Encelia californica Eriogonum giganteum Eriogonum parvifolium Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' Opuntia prolifera Yucca whipplei Shade Calycanthus occidentalis Dudleya pulverulenta Eriophyllum confertiflorum Garrya elliptica 'Evie' Heuchera maxima Keckiella cordifolia Leymus condensatus Lonicera subspicata Mimulus aurantiacus Ribes aureum Spiny Redberry Hollyleaf Redberry Sugarbush California Sagebrush Beach Primrose Yankee Point Ceanothus Sea Dahlia Coast Cholla Cactus Saltgrass Chalk Dudleya St. Catherine's Lace Cliff Buckwheat Patrick's Point Fescue Coast Prickly Pear Catus Foothill Yucca Spicebush Chalk Dudleya California Fuchsia Golden Yarrow Coast Silk Tassel Bush Island Alum Root Poverty Weed Heart Leaved Penstemon Giant Wild Rye Chaparral Honeysuckle Bush Monkeyflower Golden Currant
Ribes viburnifolium Symphoricarpos mollis Vitis girdiana Evergreen Currant Snowberry Desert Wild Grape Showy Flowers Achillea millefolium Camissonia cheiranthifolia Ceanothus spp. Chilopsis linearis Clematis Pauciflora Coreopsis maritima Delphinium cardinale Encelia californica Eriogonum giganteum Eriogonum grande rubescens Eriogonum umbellatum Eschscholzia californica Gambelia speciosa 'Firecracker' Hesperoyucca whipplei Heuchera maxima Mahonia spp. Malacothamnus fasciculatus Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus cardinalis Mirabilis californica Oenothera elata Penstemon spp. Philadelphus lewisii Romneya coulteri Rosa californica Salvia clevelandii Sisyrinchium bellum Viguiera laciniata Yarrow Beach Primrose California Lilac Desert Willow Ropevine Sea Dahlia Scarlet Larkspur California Fuchsia St. Catherine's Lace Red Buckwheat Sulphur Flower California Poppy Firecracker Island Snapdragon Our Lord's Candle Island Alum Root Oregon Grape Bush Mallow Bush Monkeyflower Scarlet Monkeyflower Wishbone Bush Evening Primrose Beardtongue Wild Mock Orange Matilija Poppy California Rose Blue Eyed Grass San Diego
Trees Acer negundo Alnus rhombifolia Calocedrus decurrens Chilopsis linearis Cupressus arizonica Cupressus forebesii Lyonothamnus floribundus spp. Asplenifolius Myrica californica (Pruned) Parkinsonia florida Pinus torreyana Platanus racemosa Populus fremontii Quercus agrifolia Salix spp. Sambucus nigra ssp. Caerulea (mexicana) Umbellularia californica Box Elder White Alder Incense Cedar Desert Willow Arizona Cypress Tecate Cypress Catalina Ironwood Pacific Wax Myrtle Blue Palo Verde Torrey Pine California Sycamore Western Cottonwood Coast Live Oak Willow species Elderberry California Laurel Turf Grass (Lawn) Alternatives Agrostis diegoensis Bouteloua gracilis Carex Pansa Festuca rubra 'Molate' San Diego Bentgrass Blue Grama Grass Dune Sedge Molate Fescue Vines Calystegia macrostegia Clematis pauciflora Keckiella cordifolia Lathyrus vestitus Lonicera subspicata Vitis girdiana California Morning Glory Clematis Heart Leaved Penstemon Sweet Pea Chaparral Honeysuckle Wild Grape