273 plants, WUCOLS IV, page 2 of 2

Plants starting with M: water needs by California climate zone

Each plant shows its water use rating for each of the six California climate zones. Minutes opens the sprinkler calculator with the plant and a climate city preset.

Page 2 of 2: moor grass to Mysty Sage.

moor grassSesleria spp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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moraeaMoraea spp. (summer growing)Bulb

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moraeaMoraea spp.(winter growing)Bulb

NCVL
CVVL
SCL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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moraine ashFraxinus 'Moraine'Tree

NCM
CVM
SC×
SI×
HDM
LDM

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Moreton Bay chestnutCastanospermum australeTree

NCL
CV×
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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Moreton Bay figFicus macrophyllaTree

NC×
CV×
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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morning gloryCalystegia macrostegia & ssp. & cvs.Vine, California native

NCL
CVM
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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morning gloryCalystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalisVine, California native

NCL
CV×
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Moroccan daisyPyrethropsis hosmariense (Rhodanthemum hosmariense)Perennial

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Moroccan moundEuphorbia resiniferaPerennial, Succulent

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Morro manzanitaArctostaphylos morroensisShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Morrow's sedgeCarex morrowii & ssp. & cvs. (Ice Dance etc) (SHADE)Perennial

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Moses-in-the-cradleTradescantia spathacea (Rhoeo spathacea)Perennial

NCM
CV×
SCM
SIM
HD?
LD?

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mosquito plantAgastache canaPerennial

NCL
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD?
LD×

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moss pinkPhlox subulataGround cover

NCM
CVM
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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moss pink/campionSilene spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native

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Moss VerbenaVerbena pulchellaPerennial

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moss verbenaVerbena tenuisectaGround cover, Perennial

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mother fernAsplenium bulbiferum (shade in the low desert)Perennial

NCM
CVM
SCM
SIH
HD×
LDM

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mother-in-law's tongueSansevieria spp.Perennial, Succulent

NC×
CV×
SCL
SIL
HD×
LDM

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mother-of-thymeThymus praecoxGround cover, Perennial

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Mount Atlas daisyAnacyclus pyrethrum depressusPerennial

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Mount Everest Big Blue ChalksticksSenecio ficoides 'Mount Everest' PP22188Perennial

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Mountain AgaveAgave montanaSucculent

NCVL
CVVL
SCM
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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mountain alyssumAlyssum montanumPerennial

NCL
CVL
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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mountain ashSorbus hupehensisTree

NC?
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD×

mountain astelliaAstelia nervosa (SHADE)Perennial

NCM
CV?
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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mountain blue curlsTrichostema parishiiShrub, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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mountain bush sunflowerEncelia actoniShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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mountain cancer bushLessertia montanaShrub

NCM
CV?
SC?
SI?
HD×
LD×

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mountain flaxPhormium colensoi cvs (P. cookianum)Perennial

NCM
CV?
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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Mountain GordliniaGordlinia grandifloraShrub, Tree

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mountain ironwoodCercocarpus betuloidesShrub, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LD×

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mountain lady's mantleAlchemilla alpinaPerennial

NCM
CVL
SC×
SI×
HD×
LD×

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mountain laurelJusticia fulvicomaShrub

mountain laurelKalmia latifoliaShrub

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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mountain mahoganyCercocarpus montanusShrub

NCVL
CV?
SC×
SI?
HD×
LD×

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mountain mapleAcer glabrumTree, California native

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD×

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mountain marigoldTagetes lemmoniiPerennial, Shrub

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mountain mintPycnanthemum californicumPerennial, California native

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mountain miseryChamaebatia foliolosaGround cover, California native

NC?
CV×
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

mountain muhlyMuhlenbergia montanaOrnamental grass, California native

Mountain Mule EarsWyethia mollisPerennial, California native

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mountain pennyroyalMonardella odoratissimaPerennial, California native

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mountain pepperDrimys lanceolataShrub

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mountain pink currantRibes nevadenseShrub, California native

NCM
CV×
SC×
SIM
HD?
LD?

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mountain plum pinePodocarpus lawrencei cvs.Shrub

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mountain sageSalvia reglaPerennial, Shrub

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Mountain SagebrushArtemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyanaShrub

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Mountain Spiraea, Rose MeadowsweetSpiraea splendens (densiflora)Shrub, California native

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mountain torchwoodAmyris madrensisShrub

mountain white gumEucalyptus dalrympleanaTree

NCL
CV×
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Mountain WhitethornCeanothus cordulatusShrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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mountain witchalderFothergilla majorShrub

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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mountain wood roseRosa woodsii subsp. ultramontanaShrub, California native

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mountain yuccaYucca schottiiShrub, Succulent

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HDVL
LDL

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Mrs. Beard sageSalvia 'Mrs. Beard'Ground cover, Perennial, California native

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Mt. Usher leatherwoodEucryphia x nymansensis 'Mount Usher'Shrub

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Mt. Vision ceanothusCeanothus gloriosus v. porrectus 'Mt. Vision'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Mueller's fescueFestuca muelleriOrnamental grass

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mugo pinePinus mugoShrub

NCL
CVM
SC×
SIM
HDM
LD×

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mule fatBaccharis salicifoliaShrub, California native

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mulgaAcacia aneuraShrub

NC×
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LDL

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Mulla MullaPtilotus exaltatus 'Joey'Perennial

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multiflowered snapdragonAntirrhinum multiflorumPerennial, California native

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Mundi coast rosemaryWestringia fruticosa 'NFL25'Ground cover, Shrub

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Murphy's AgaveAgave murpheyiSucculent

NCVL
CVVL
SCL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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mutton grassPoa fendleriana (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native

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myoporumMyoporum parvifolium & cvs.Ground cover, Shrub

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myrtle beechNothofagus cunninghamianaTree

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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myrtle-leaf milkwortPolygala myrtifoliaShrub

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Mystic Spires blue sageSalvia 'Mystic Spires'Perennial

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Mysty SageSalvia longispicata x farinacea 'Mysty'Perennial

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Photo credits, 64 images from Wikimedia Commons

moor grass: Lilly M, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
moraea: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
moraea: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Moreton Bay chestnut: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Moreton Bay fig: User DO'Neil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
morning glory: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
morning glory: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Moroccan mound: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
Morro manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Morrow's sedge: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
Moses-in-the-cradle: Jim Conrad, Public domain
mosquito plant: Patrick Standish from Aurora, Colorado, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
moss pink: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mother fern: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
mother-of-thyme: Schreckgespenst, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mount Atlas daisy: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Mount Everest Big Blue Chalksticks: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Mountain Agave: Daderot, Public domain
mountain alyssum: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain ash: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
mountain astellia: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain blue curls: James M. Maley, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
mountain bush sunflower: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
mountain cancer bush: FarOutFlora from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
mountain flax: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
mountain ironwood: Unknown author, Public domain
mountain lady's mantle: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
mountain laurel: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain laurel: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain mahogany: Nadiatalent, Public domain
mountain maple: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain marigold: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain mint: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
mountain misery: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain muhly: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, Public domain
Mountain Mule Ears: Matt Brown, Public domain
mountain pennyroyal: Orchid Black, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
mountain pepper: Dr Russell Sharp, Lancaster University, Public domain
mountain pink currant: Canbyacontributor, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
mountain plum pine: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
mountain sage: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Mountain Sagebrush: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Mountain Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 (licence)
mountain torchwood: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mountain Whitethorn: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain witchalder: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
mountain wood rose: dougwaylett, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
mountain yucca: Moriori, Public domain
Mrs. Beard sage: 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mt. Usher leatherwood: ashley BALSAM baz from uk, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Mt. Vision ceanothus: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
mugo pine: Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA, Public domain
mule fat: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Mulla Mulla: Photograph by d3j4vu, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
multiflowered snapdragon: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Mundi coast rosemary: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Murphy's Agave: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mutton grass: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
myoporum: Stickpen, Public domain
myrtle beech: Diucón, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
myrtle-leaf milkwort: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mystic Spires blue sage: LUFJARD, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
Mysty Sage: Dayan Romero, CC BY 4.0 (licence)

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