It is important to try to conserve water for a number of reasons and planting shrubs that are naturally low water users is one way to help in this goal. The good news is that many of these drought tolerant plants also have good aesthetic characteristics so they can be easily worked into a home landscape design.

Arctostaphylos species - Manzanita - Bearberry
Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Artemisia species - Wormwood
Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba
Berberis species - Barberry
Calliandra species - Fairy Duster
Callistemon citrinus - Lemon - Bottlebrush
Caragana arborescens - Siberian Peashrub
Ceanothus species - Wild Lilac
Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud
Cotinus coggygnia - Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster species
Cytisus x praecox - Warminster Broom
Elaeagnus species
Escalboria nubna - Red Escalboria
Euonymus japonica - Evergreen Euonymus
Feijoa sellowiana - Pineapple Guava
Fremontodendron species
Genista species - Broom
Hypericum species - St John's Wort
Juniperus species - Juniper
Lagerstroemia indica - Crapemyrtle
Lavandula species - Lavender
Leptospermum scoparium - New Zealand Teatree
Ligustrum species- Privet
Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry
Myrtus communis - Myrtle
Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo
Nerium species - Oleander
Osmanthus species - Sweet Olive
Photinia species
Potentilla fruticosa - Bush Cinquefoil
Punica granatum - Pomegranate
Raphiolepis indica - India Hawthorn
Rhus species - Sumac
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary
Tamarix species - Tamarisk