Drought-Resistant Flowering Plants for Bay Area

We got rain today! However, Californians can still expect water restrictions.

Keep your gardens bright without getting in trouble for watering flowers. There are hundreds of drought-resistant flowering plants that thrive in the Bay Area.

A few of our favorite drought-resistant flowering plants are:

Western Redbud, Cercis occidentalis

California Fuchsia, Zauschneria or Epilobium canum

Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium Bellum

You can find information about many others here.

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