143 plants, WUCOLS IV

Ornamental grasses rated for California: water needs by 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.

alkalai sacatonSporobolus airoidesOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCL
SIL
HDL
LDL

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American mannagrassGlyceria grandisOrnamental grass, California native

Australian blue grassPoa costinianaOrnamental grass

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baby bambooPogonatherum paniceumGround cover, Ornamental grass

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Baltic RushJuncus balticusOrnamental grass, California native

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bamboo muhlyMuhlenbergia dumosaOrnamental grass

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basin wild ryeElymus cinereus (Leymus cinereus)Ornamental grass, California native

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big bluestemAndropogon gerardiiOrnamental grass

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big galleta grassHilaria rigida (Pleuraphis rigida)Ornamental grass, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HDM
LD?

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big sacatonSporobolus wrightii ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIM
HDL
LDM

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black pennisetumPennisetum alopecuroides ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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blood grassImperata cylindrica ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

NC×
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD?
LD×

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blue fescueFestuca glauca ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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blue gramaBouteloua gracilis & ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass, California native

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blue hair grassKoeleria glaucaOrnamental grass

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blue love grassEragrostis chloromelasOrnamental grass

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blue oat grassHelictotrichon sempervirens and cvsOrnamental grass

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blue wheat grassAgropyron magellanicumOrnamental grass

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Blue Wild RyeElymus glaucus (Leymus)Ornamental grass, California native

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bull grassMuhlenbergia emersleyiOrnamental grass

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bush muhlyMuhlenbergia porteriOrnamental grass, California native

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California fescueFestuca californica ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass, California native, Arboretum All-Star

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California oatgrassDanthonia californicaOrnamental grass, California native

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cane bluestemBothriochloa barbinodisOrnamental grass, California native

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cane reedArundinaria giganteaOrnamental grass

NCL
CVL
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD?

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Canyon Prince Wild RyeLeymus (Elymus) condensatus 'Canyon Prince'Ornamental grass, California native, Perennial

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Cappuccino GrassCarex tenuiculmis 'Cappuccino'Ornamental grass

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Chinese fountain grassPennisetum orientale ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

NCVL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HDM
LDM

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clublawn grassCorynephorus canescensOrnamental grass

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coast range onion grassMelica imperfectaOrnamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIM
HD?
LD?

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common reedPhragmites australisOrnamental grass, California native

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creeping red fescueFestuca rubra ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass, California native

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creeping wild ryeElymus triticoides (Leymus triticoides)Ornamental grass, California native

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crinkled hairgrassDeschampsia flexuosaOrnamental grass

deer grassMuhlenbergia rigensOrnamental grass, California native, Arboretum All-Star

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Del Sol dwarf matt rushLomandra confertifolia 'LOLTCS08' Del SolOrnamental grass

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Desert StipaStipa (Achnatherum) speciosaOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Dubius Rush, Mariposa RushJuncus dubiusOrnamental grass, California native

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Dudleys SedgeCarex nudataOrnamental grass, California native

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dwarf fescueFestuca eskiaOrnamental grass

elephant grassPennisetum purpureumOrnamental grass

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Elliott's lovegrassEragrostis elliottii 'Tallahassee Sunset'Ornamental grass

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eulalia grassMiscanthus sinensis ssp. & cvsOrnamental grass, Arboretum All-Star

NCM
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD?
LD×

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evergreen eulaliaMiscanthus transmorrisonensisOrnamental grass

NCM
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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evergreen fountain grassPennisetum 'Fairy Tails'Ornamental grass

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false esparto grassLygeum spartumOrnamental grass

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feather reed grassCalamagrostis x acutiflora & ssp. & cvs., e.g. 'Karl Foerster'Ornamental grass

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fescue (cinerea)Festuca cinereaOrnamental grass

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fescue (tenuifolia)Festuca tenuifoliaOrnamental grass

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fine-leafed fescueFestuca capillataOrnamental grass

foothill needlegrassStipa lepida (Nassella lepida)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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fountain grassPennisetum setaceumOrnamental grass

NCL
CVL
SC×
SIL
HDL
LDL

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fowl mannagrassGlyceria striataOrnamental grass, California native

giant needle grassStipa giganteaOrnamental grass

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Giant StipaEriocoma (Stipa) coronataOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CV?
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

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giant wild ryeElymus condensatus and cvs. (Leymus condensatus)Ornamental grass, California native

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golden foxtailAlopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'Ornamental grass, California native

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golden wood milletMilium effusumOrnamental grass

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hairy awn muhlyMuhlenbergia capillaris ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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hakone grassHakonechloa macra and cvs.Ornamental grass

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Idaho Blue-Eyed GrassSisyrinchium idahoenseOrnamental grass

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Idaho fescueFestuca idahoensis and cvs.Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCL
SIM
HD?
LD?

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Indian rice grassStipa hymenoides (Oryzopsis hymenoides)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HDL
LD?

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Indian RicegrassAchnatherum hymenoidesOrnamental grass

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June grassKoeleria macrantha (cristata)Ornamental grass, California native

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Katrinus Deluxe dwarf matt rushLomandra longifolia 'Katrinus Deluxe'Ornamental grass

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leafy reed grassCalamagrostis foliosaOrnamental grass, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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lemon grassCymbopogon citratusOrnamental grass

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Lindheimer muhlyMuhlenbergia lindheimeri ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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little bluestemAndropogon scopariusOrnamental grass

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little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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Maire's fescueFestuca maireiOrnamental grass

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Mascarene grassZoysia tenuifoliaOrnamental grass

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Meadow barleyHordeum brachyantherumOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Mexican feather grassStipa tenuissima (Nassella tenuissima)Ornamental grass

NC×
CVL
SC×
SIL
HDL
LDM

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moor grassMolinia caeruleaOrnamental grass

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moor grassSesleria spp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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mountain muhlyMuhlenbergia montanaOrnamental grass, California native

Mueller's fescueFestuca muelleriOrnamental grass

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mutton grassPoa fendleriana (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native

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Nashville deer grassMuhlenbergia rigida 'Nashville'Ornamental grass

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Nebraska sedgeCarex nebrascensisOrnamental grass, California native

NC×
CV?
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

needle and thread grassStipa comataOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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New Zealand wind grassAnemanthele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacea)Ornamental grass

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nodding needlegrassStipa cernua (Nassella cernua)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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oniongrassMelica californicaOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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oriental gold giant reedArundo formosana 'Oriental Gold'Ornamental grass

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Pacific reed grassCalamagrostis nutkaensisOrnamental grass, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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palm grassSetaria palmifoliaOrnamental grass

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pampas grassCortaderia selloana ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

NC×
CVL
SC×
SI×
HDM
LDM

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panic grassPanicum spp.Ornamental grass

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Parish AchnatherumStipa (Achnatherum) parishiiOrnamental grass, California native

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Peruvian feather grassStipa ichuOrnamental grass

NCL
CVVL
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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pillar of smoke grassStipa ramosissima (Austrostipa ramosissima)Ornamental grass

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pine bluegrassPoa secunda (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native

NC?
CVL
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

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pine muhlyMuhlenbergia dubiaOrnamental grass, Arboretum All-Star

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pinyon rice grassPiptochaetium fimbriatumOrnamental grass

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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plume grassSaccharum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae)Ornamental grass

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Plumetastic pink muhly grassMuhlenbergia capillaris 'Irvine' Plumetastic®Ornamental grass

NC?
CV×
SCL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Pom Pom dwarf matt rushLomandra confertifolia ssp. pallida 'Pom Pom' ShortyOrnamental grass

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purple love grassEragrostis spectabilisOrnamental grass

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purple needlegrassStipa pulchra (Nassella pulchra)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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purple three-awnAristida purpureaOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LD?

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purple/burgundy fountain grassPennisetum x advena (P. setaceum hybrids)Ornamental grass

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purply muhlyMuhlenbergia filipesOrnamental grass

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quaking grassBriza mediaOrnamental grass

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red bunny tailsPennisetum massaicumOrnamental grass

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red tussock grassChionochloa rubraOrnamental grass

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ribbon grassPhalaris spp.Ornamental grass

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rubygrassMelinis nerviglumis (Rhynchelytrum nerviglume)Ornamental grass

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salt grassDistichlis spicata (marsh, reveg)Ornamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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sand ryegrassLeymus arenariusOrnamental grass

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sea oatsChasmanthium latifoliumOrnamental grass

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sheep fescueFestuca ovina and cvs.Ornamental grass

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sheep's fescueFestuca amethystinaOrnamental grass

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Shorter Scaled SedgeCarex leptopodaOrnamental grass, California native

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sideoats gramaBouteloua curtipendulaOrnamental grass, California native, Arboretum All-Star

NCVL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LDL

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silver feather grassStipa barbataOrnamental grass

silver spear grassStipa calamagrostis (Achnatherum)Ornamental grass

Siskiyou Blue fescueFestuca 'Siskiyou Blue'Ornamental grass

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Skinners Gold Austrian brome grassBromus inermis 'Skinner's Gold'Ornamental grass

slender hairgrassDeschampsia elongataOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CV?
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Slender SedgeCarex graciliorOrnamental grass, California native

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slender veldt grassPennisetum spatheolatumOrnamental grass

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Slough SedgeCarex obnuptaOrnamental grass, California native

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soft muhlyMuhlenbergia pubescensOrnamental grass

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Spike BentgrassAgrostis exarataOrnamental grass, California native

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Sturdy SedgeCarex almaOrnamental grass, California native

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sweet grassAnthoxanthum occidentale (Hierochloe occidentalis)Ornamental grass, California native

NCM
CV?
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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switch grassPanicum virgatum ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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tall oat grassArrhenatherum elatiusOrnamental grass

NC?
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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ThingrassAgrostis pallensOrnamental grass, California native

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tiger grassThysanolaena maximaOrnamental grass

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Torrey's melicMelica torreyanaOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Trigonous SedgeCarex triquetraOrnamental grass, California native

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tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa and cvs.Ornamental grass, California native

NCL
CVL
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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turkey footBothriochloa gerardiiOrnamental grass

Undaunted(TM) ruby muhlyMuhlenbergia reverchonii 'PUND01S'Ornamental grass

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Valley SedgeCarex barbaraeOrnamental grass, California native

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vanilla grassAnthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens (Hierochloe odorata)Ornamental grass, California native

variegated water grassGlyceria maxima 'Variegata'Ornamental grass

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vetiverChrysopogon zizanioides (Vetiveria zizanioides)Ornamental grass

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yellow Indian grassSorghastrum nutans ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass

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Photo credits, 125 images from Wikimedia Commons

alkalai sacaton: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
American mannagrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Australian blue grass: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
baby bamboo: IKAl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Baltic Rush: Matti Virtala, CC0 (licence)
bamboo muhly: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
basin wild rye: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
big bluestem: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
big galleta grass: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
big sacaton: CK Kelly, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
black pennisetum: Daderot, Public domain
blood grass: GearedBull at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
blue fescue: Opioła Jerzy (Poland), CC BY 2.5 (licence)
blue hair grass: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
blue love grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
blue oat grass: Sten Porse, 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)
bull grass: USCapitol, Public domain
bush muhly: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (licence)
California fescue: Stickpen, Public domain
California oatgrass: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
cane bluestem: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (licence)
cane reed: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
Canyon Prince Wild Rye: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
Cappuccino Grass: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
Chinese fountain grass: Erhan yelekci, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
clublawn grass: Nordlicht, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
coast range onion grass: Stickpen, Public domain
common reed: Darkone (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
creeping red fescue: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 12:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
crinkled hairgrass: Botaurus, Public domain
deer grass: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Del Sol dwarf matt rush: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Desert Stipa: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
Dubius Rush, Mariposa Rush: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
Dudleys Sedge: Daniel Levitis, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
dwarf fescue: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
elephant grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Elliott's lovegrass: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
eulalia grass: 松岡明芳, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
evergreen eulalia: Miya.m, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
evergreen fountain grass: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
false esparto grass: Javier martin, Public domain
feather reed grass: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
fescue (cinerea): Daderot, CC0 (licence)
fountain grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
fowl mannagrass: pellaea, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
giant needle grass: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
giant wild rye: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
golden foxtail: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
golden wood millet: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
hairy awn muhly: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
hakone grass: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticle..., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Idaho fescue: Chris Wagner, Public domain
Indian Ricegrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
June grass: Don Pedro28, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Katrinus Deluxe dwarf matt rush: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
leafy reed grass: Stickpen, Public domain
Lindheimer muhly: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
little bluestem: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
little bluestem: Montrealais, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Maire's fescue: Daderot, Public domain
Mascarene grass: David-Pierre Mangiapan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Meadow barley: Stephen Laymon, Bureau of Land Management, Public domain
moor grass: Elke Freese, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
moor grass: Lilly M, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain muhly: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, Public domain
mutton grass: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Nashville deer grass: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
Nebraska sedge: Sheri Hagwood, Public domain
needle and thread grass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
New Zealand wind grass: Photo by Flickr user hortulus; heavily cropped by Hesperian, so don't blame h..., CC BY 2.0 (licence)
oniongrass: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0 (licence)
oriental gold giant reed: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Pacific reed grass: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
palm grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
panic grass: Miquel Pujol Palol, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Parish Achnatherum: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain
Peruvian feather grass: Cristian Ordenes, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
pine bluegrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
pine muhly: Stickpen, Public domain
pinyon rice grass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
plume grass: Daderot, Public domain
Plumetastic pink muhly grass: Stickpen, Public domain
Pom Pom dwarf matt rush: Scottwatson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
purple love grass: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
purple needlegrass: NatureShutterbug from USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
purple three-awn: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
purple/burgundy fountain grass: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
purply muhly: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
quaking grass: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
red bunny tails: Btcpg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
red tussock grass: JonKloske, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
rubygrass: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
salt grass: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
sand ryegrass: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
sea oats: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
sheep fescue: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
sheep's fescue: Daderot, Public domain
Shorter Scaled Sedge: Nijua69, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
silver feather grass: Daderot, Public domain
Skinners Gold Austrian brome grass: Daderot, Public domain
slender hairgrass: Robert H. Mohlenbrock, Public domain
Slender Sedge: Святослав Власенко, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
slender veldt grass: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Slough Sedge: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
soft muhly: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Spike Bentgrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Sturdy Sedge: (c) Diego Rodríguez Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 (licence)
sweet grass: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 18:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
switch grass: Warren Gretz, DOE/NREL, Public domain
tall oat grass: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Thingrass: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0 (licence)
tiger grass: भवानी गौतम, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Torrey's melic: Don Loarie, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Trigonous Sedge: Stickpen, Public domain
tufted hairgrass: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
turkey foot: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Undaunted(TM) ruby muhly: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
Valley Sedge: AerobicFox, CC0 (licence)
vanilla grass: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
variegated water grass: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
vetiver: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (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

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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