blue love grassEragrostis chloromelasOrnamental grass- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Plants starting with B: water needs by California climate zone
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blue love grassEragrostis chloromelasOrnamental grass
blue margueriteFelicia amelloidesShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
blue mist flowerConoclinium greggii 'Boothill'Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
blue mist/dark nightCaryopteris x clandonensis & ssp. & cvs.Perennial, Shrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
blue moneywortLindernia grandiflora (Ilysanthes)Ground cover- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Blue MyrtleMyrtillocactus spp. & cvs.- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue oakQuercus douglasiiTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
blue oat grassHelictotrichon sempervirens and cvsOrnamental grass- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
blue palo verdeParkinsonia florida (Cercidium floridum)Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LDL
Blue Panda corydalisCorydalis cheilanthifolia 'Blue Panda'Perennial- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
blue salviaSalvia thymoidesPerennial, Shrub- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
blue sea hollyEryngium planumPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue sedgeCarex flacca (Carex glauca)Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue skullcapScutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue'Perennial- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue sparkler larchLarix laricina 'Blue Sparkler'Tree- NC?
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Blue Spires RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis 'Blue Spires'Shrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
blue squillScilla natalensisBulb- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue star creeperIsotoma fluviatilis (Laurentia fluviatilis)Ground cover- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
blue star japanese asterKalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' (Boltonia)Perennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue wheat grassAgropyron magellanicumOrnamental grass- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Blue Wild RyeElymus glaucus (Leymus)Ornamental grass, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue witchSolanum umbelliferum and cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
blue witchSolanum xanti and cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
blue witches hatsPycnostachys urticifoliaShrub- NC?
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue yuccaYucca rigida ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Succulent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
blue-eyed grassSisyrinchium bellum ssp. & cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
bluebeardCaryopteris odorataPerennial, Shrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blueberry creeperAmpelopsis brevipedunculataVine- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
bluebirdNemesia fruticansPerennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bo-treeFicus religiosaTree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Bodnant viburnumViburnum x bodnantenseShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bog rosemaryAndromeda polifoliaGround cover, Shrub- NCH
- CVH
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
bog sageSalvia uliginosaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bolax/glebariaBolax gummifera (glebaria)Perennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bolivian mountain coconutParajubaea torallyiTree, Palm or cycad- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bolleana poplarPopulus alba 'Pyramidalis'Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
bonsai mintPlectranthus ernstiiPerennial, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
boojumFouquieria columnarisShrub, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LDVL
book-leaf malleeEucalyptus kruseanaShrub- NCVL
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD?
Bordeaux® RoseRosa 'KORelamba'Shrub- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Bosnian pinePinus heldreichii (Pinus leucodermis)Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Boston fernNephrolepis exaltata SHADEPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidataGround cover, Vine- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
botanical wonderX Fatshedera lizeiVine- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bottle brushCallistemon citrinusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
bottle palmBeaucarnea stricta (Nolina stricta)Shrub- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
bottle treeBrachychiton populneusTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
bougainvilleaBougainvillea & spp. & cvs.Ground cover, Shrub, Vine- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
bower vinePandorea jasminoidesVine- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bower wattleAcacia cognata (Acacia subporosa)Tree- NCL
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Bowles Golden sedgeCarex 'Bowles Golden'Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bowles Mauve wallflowerErysimum 'Bowles Mauve'Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD?
box elderAcer negundoTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
box honeysuckleLonicera nitidaShrub- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
box leaf azaraAzara microphyllaTree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
box thornLycium californicumShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
box-leaved hollyIlex crenataShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
boxthornLycium exsertumShrub- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bracelet honey-myrtleMelaleuca armillarisShrub, Tree- NCVL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
brake fernPteris spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bramble (lineatus)Rubus lineatusShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Brazilian butterfly treeBauhinia forficataTree- NC×
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
Brazilian cedarwoodCedrela fissilisTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Brazilian Dutchman's pipeAristolochia macrouraVine- NC×
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Brazilian nightshadeSolanum seaforthianumVine- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Brazilian pepper treeSchinus terebinthifoliusTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Brazilian plume flowerJusticia carneaShrub- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HD×
- LD?
Brazilian sky flowerDuranta stenostachyaShrub- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bread cycadEncephalartos spp.Shrub, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
breath of heavenColeonema pulchellum (C. pulchrum)Shrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Breathless spurge cvs.Euphorbia ''Breathless'' cvs.Perennial, Succulent- NC×
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Breede river yellow-woodPodocarpus elongatusTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Breeze(TM) mat rushLomandra longifolia 'LM300'Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Brick House roseRosa 'Meitraligh' Brick House™Shrub- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
brickellbushBrickellia californicaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
bridal wreathFrancoa ramosaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bridal wreathFrancoa sonchifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
brightbead cotoneasterCotoneaster glaucophyllusShrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
Brisbane boxLophostemon confertus (Tristania conferta)Tree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bristlecone pinePinus longaevaTree, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
brittle bushEncelia farinosaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Britton Oregon bedstrawGalium oreganumPerennial- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
broad buckler fernDryopteris dilatataPerennial- NCH
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
broadleaf lupineLupinus latifoliusPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
brodiaeaBrodiaea spp.Bulb, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Bronx green forsythiaForsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
bronze butterflyBrachysema praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly'Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bronze fennelFoeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Perennial- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bronze leaf toatoaHaloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze'Perennial- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bronze loquatEriobotrya deflexaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
brookfoamBoykinia occidentalis (SHADE)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCH
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
broom (Cytisus)Cytisus spp. & cvs.Shrub- NC×
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
broom (Genista)Genista spp.Shrub- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
broomstick treeSenecio praecox (Pittocaulon praecox )Shrub, Succulent- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
brown dogwoodCornus glabrataShrub, California native- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Brown's honeysuckleLonicera x browniiVine- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bruce Dickenson buckwheatEriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Buchanan's sageSalvia buchananii and cvs.Perennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
buckbrushCeanothus cuneatusShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Buckley's quill mock orangePhiladelphus x 'Buckley's Quill'Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
buckwheatEriogonum spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
bulbinellaBulbinella nutansBulb- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
bulbinellaBulbinella robustaBulb- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
bull grassMuhlenbergia emersleyiOrnamental grass- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
bunchberryCornus canadensisGround cover, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
bunya-bunyaAraucaria bidwilliiTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bur marigoldBidens laevisPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
Burford hollyIlex cornuta 'Burfordii'Shrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Burkwood daphneDaphne x burkwoodiiShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Burkwood viburnumViburnum x burkwoodiiShrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD×
Burmese plumbagoCeratostigma griffithiiShrub- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
burning bushEuonymus alatusShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
burning bush/dittanyDictamnus spp.Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
burr oakQuercus macrocarpaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HDM
- LD?
BurrobrushHymenoclea salsola (Ambrosia)Shrub- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
burrow bushAmbrosia monogyra (Hymenoclea monogyra)Shrub- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
burseraBursera hindsianaTree- NC×
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LDM
bush anemoneCarpenteria californicaShrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Bush Ballad Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos humilis x flavidus 'Ramboball' PP20271Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
bush cloverLespedeza thunbergiiPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Bush flame peaChorizema ''Bush Flame''Shrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bush germanderTeucrium fruticans ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Bush GMS® Pearl Pink Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos 'Bush Pearl'Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
Bush GMS® Tenacity Yellow Kangaroo PawAnigozanthos 'Rambocity'Perennial- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
bush mallowLavatera maritimaShrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bush mallowMalacothamnus fasciculatusShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
bush morning gloryConvolvulus cneorumShrub- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
bush muhlyMuhlenbergia porteriOrnamental grass, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDM
- LD?
bush violetBarleria obtusaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bushrueCneoridium dumosumShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
bushy clematisClematis integrifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bushy yateEucalyptus conferruminata (Eucalyptus lehmannii)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
butcher's broomRuscus spp.Perennial- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
buttercupRanunculus cortusifoliusPerennial- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Butterfly AgaveAgave potatorumSucculent- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
butterfly bushBuddleja davidii and hybridsShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
butterfly bushClerodendrum ugandenseShrub- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
butterfly mint bushMonardella villosa subsp. villosa (Monardella antonina)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
butterfly palmDypsis lutescens (Areca)Shrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
butterfly vineStigmaphyllon ciliatumVine- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
butterspoon treeCunonia capensisTree- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
button bushCephalanthus occidentalisShrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
button fernPellaea rotundifoliaPerennial- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
buttonbushBerzelia lanuginosaShrub- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Buxifolia manzanitaArctostaphylos hookeri 'Buxifolia'Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Photo credits, 145 images from Wikimedia Commons
- blue love grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- blue marguerite: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue mist flower: Kingdon, Public domain
- blue mist/dark night: Wouter Hagens, Public domain
- blue moneywort: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blue Myrtle: Christer Johansson, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- blue oak: Yath at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue oat grass: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue palo verde: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blue Panda corydalis: Pipi, Public domain
- blue salvia: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue sea holly: The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue sedge: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:16, 13 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue skullcap: Lokionly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue sparkler larch: Daniel Dumais, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Blue Spires Rosemary: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue squill: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue star creeper: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue star japanese aster: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue wheat grass: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Blue Wild Rye: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue witch: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue witch: Dawn Endico from Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- blue witches hats: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue yucca: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue-eyed grass: Dawn Endico from Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- bluebeard: Amarbileg Shajbalidir, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- blueberry creeper: Albert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bluebird: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bo-tree: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Bodnant viburnum: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bog rosemary: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bog sage: Louise Docker from sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- bolax/glebaria: Esb, CC0 (licence)
- Bolivian mountain coconut: Daderot, Public domain
- bolleana poplar: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bonsai mint: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- boojum: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- book-leaf mallee: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bordeaux® Rose: M0tty, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Bosnian pine: Orjen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Boston fern: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Boston ivy: Gohachiyasu1214, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- botanical wonder: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bottle brush: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bottle palm: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bottle tree: Wonx2150, Public domain
- bougainvillea: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- bower vine: Rl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bower wattle: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Bowles Golden sedge: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bowles Mauve wallflower: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- box elder: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- box honeysuckle: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- box leaf azara: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- box thorn: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (licence)
- box-leaved holly: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- boxthorn: Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bracelet honey-myrtle: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- brake fern: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bramble (lineatus): George Chernilevsky, Public domain
- Brazilian butterfly tree: Valentino Liberali, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Brazilian cedarwood: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- Brazilian Dutchman's pipe: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Brazilian nightshade: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Brazilian pepper tree: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Brazilian plume flower: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Brazilian sky flower: tanakawho from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- bread cycad: Ton Rulkens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- breath of heaven: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Breathless spurge cvs.: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Breede river yellow-wood: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Breeze(TM) mat rush: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- Brick House rose: Laitche, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- brickellbush: Unknown author, Public domain
- bridal wreath: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bridal wreath: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- brightbead cotoneaster: Stickpen, Public domain
- Brisbane box: tatters:), CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- bristlecone pine: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- brittle bush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Britton Oregon bedstraw: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broad buckler fern: Southgeist, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broadleaf lupine: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- brodiaea: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bronx green forsythia: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bronze butterfly: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bronze fennel: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- bronze leaf toatoa: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- bronze loquat: Stickpen, Public domain
- brookfoam: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- broom (Cytisus): LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- broom (Genista): Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- broomstick tree: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- brown dogwood: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Brown's honeysuckle: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Bruce Dickenson buckwheat: Ciar, Public domain
- Buchanan's sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- buckbrush: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Buckley's quill mock orange: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- buckwheat: User:Toiyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bulbinella: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bulbinella: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bull grass: USCapitol, Public domain
- bunchberry: JohnHarvey, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bunya-bunya: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- bur marigold: Jennifer Anderson, Public domain
- Burford holly: Casliber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Burkwood daphne: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Burkwood viburnum: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Burmese plumbago: Lovelocker, Public domain
- burning bush: Chris Barton/Gif absarnt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- burning bush/dittany: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- burr oak: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Burrobrush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- burrow bush: Steve Hurst, Public domain
- bursera: Andoni Nungaray, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bush anemone: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bush Ballad Kangaroo Paw: User:Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au (licence)
- bush clover: VoDeTan2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bush flame pea: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bush germander: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Bush GMS® Pearl Pink Kangaroo Paw: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Bush GMS® Tenacity Yellow Kangaroo Paw: Supertita, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bush mallow: Franco christophe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bush mallow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bush morning glory: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bush muhly: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (licence)
- bush violet: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bushrue: Stickpen, Public domain
- bushy clematis: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bushy yate: HelloMojo at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- butcher's broom: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- buttercup: Marianne Perdomo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Butterfly Agave: Arpingstone, Public domain
- butterfly bush: --IKAl 15:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- butterfly bush: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- butterfly mint bush: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- butterfly palm: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- butterfly vine: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- butterspoon tree: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- button bush: Rufino Osorio (also known as Desmodium), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- button fern: Daderot, Public domain
- buttonbush: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Buxifolia manzanita: Ruff tuff cream puff, CC0 (licence)
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Zones: NC North-Central Coastal, CV Central Valley, SC South Coastal, SI South Inland, HD High and Intermediate Desert, LD Low Desert. Ratings: VL very low water, L low, M moderate, H high, ? not rated for that zone, × not suited to that zone. Ratings are the University of California WUCOLS IV list.
How to use this list
- MinutesOpen the calculator with this plant set. The preset city is in a zone where WUCOLS rates the plant. Set your sprinkler type and watering days.
- GuideRead a plant watering guide. Links appear for plants covered by our 1023 written guides.
- PlanBuild your personal watering plan. Put your plants and city together for monthly sprinkler minutes on a printable sheet.
Sources
- WUCOLS IV plant list, University of California, snapshot of the live databaseRead August 23, 2026 on ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS
- Appendix C reference evapotranspiration table behind the six zonesRead August 23, 2026 on water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/MWELO-Rulemaking/Final-MWELO-Text-and-Appendices_20250103.pdf