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Gallery of some popular drought tolerant plants

WUCOLS IV

Water Use Classification of Landscape Species

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a certain location. The zone serviced by Eco-Active Systems is '9b.' (Sacramento and surrounding areas) We've taken the time to research which California native species do well in this zone using "WUCOLS."  (there are more than 800!) In the table below, you'll see that each plant falls into one or more plant types, indicated by a WUCOLS symbol. If a plant is considered to have more than one vegetation type, (e.g., it has both tree and shrub forms) it is identified as such. If you want to sort the list, just click the appropriate column header.

(* Perennials that are principally herbaceous)

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