California
Native plants in Hayward
376 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (229), shrubs (86), grasses (56) · 84 of them need no watering beyond Hayward’s own rainfall
Showing 55 plants · 321 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees2
Canopy and structureShrubs16
Backbone plantingGrasses3
Movement and texturePerennials36
Seasonal colourVines1
Verticals and screensFerns3
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