Water conservation is an essential consideration when designing and managing Sonoma and Marin County landscapes. Our area enjoys a Mediterranean climate characterized by wet winters and long, dry summers with little rainfall. Plants that are suited or adapted to local conditions not only use less water but generally grow more successfully and robustly, with fewer insect and disease problems. They ultimately create a healthier, more beautiful and more sustainable landscape.
Below is a hand selected plant list for Sonoma and Marin counties that displays mostly native species that will thrive in our climate. You can search, filter and save specific plants to your plant list and also print plant cards.


Yarrow
Achillea spp & cvs
Bulb, CA Native
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Most Soils
Look:
Medium
size
Small
size
Gray Green
leaves
Green
leaves
Pink
flowers
Red
flowers
Yellow
flowers
Yarrow
Achillea spp & cvs
Bulb, CA Native
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Most Soils
Look:
Medium
size
Small
size
Gray Green
leaves
Green
leaves
Pink
flowers
Red
flowers
Yellow
flowers
Yarrows are variable low-growing, spreading herbaceous perennials with finely divided leaves that inhabit many temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. Flattish clusters of flowers form in spring and well into summer and provide an important nectar source for pollinators and insects. Yarrow can help to stabilize slopes and is a good addition to the upper level of rain gardens and swales. Colors include yellow, pink, and red.
California native spp & cvs: A. millefolium (common yarrow), A. m. ‘Calistoga’, A. m. ‘Island Pink’, A. m. ‘Sonoma Coast’, A. m. ‘Terracotta’.
Other yarrows: A. filipendulina (fern leaf yarrow), A. f. ‘Coronation Gold’, A. ‘Moonshine’, A. tomentosa (woolly yarrow).