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Fire Resistive Plants
Hervaceous Perennials
If irrigated, they can slow a fire.
African daisy, O.fruticosum
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Capeweed, A.calendula
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Carpet bugle, A.reptans
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Ivy geranium, P.peltatum
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Periwinkle myrtle, V,major, minor
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Thyme, T.pseudolanginosus
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Woolly yarrow, A.tomentosa
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Also:
Salt Brush, A.semibaccata
Santolina, S.virens
Caucasian sage brush,A.caucasica
Lippa, P.nodiflora
Myoporum,M.p.prostratum
Trailing gazanias, F.g.leucolaena
Wild strawberry, F.chiloensis
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Succulents
Greatest fire retardence, Drought tolerant
Croeceum ice plant, M.crocea
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Hottentot fig, C.edulis
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Stonecrops, Sedum species
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Also:
Rosea ice plant, D.hispidum
White trailing ice plant, D.alba
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Trees
Highly flammable tress should never be planted in high fire danger areas.
Avoid pines and junipers
Woody Ground Covers
If irrigated, they burn more slowly than wild chaparral.
Deep roots help stabilize steepest slopes
Algerian ivy, H.canariensis
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Bearberry, Manzanita, A.hookeri
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Dwarf coyote brush, B.pilularis
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Dwarf rosemary, R.officinalis
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English Ivy, H.helix
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Also:
Wild lilac, C.gloriosus
Aaron's beard, H.calyinum
Natal palm, C.grandiflora
Sageleaf rockrose, C.salviifolius
Sunrose, H.nummularium
Trailing lantana, L.camara
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Information from Sunset Magazine
Please feel free to visit our fire safe garden at the Headquarters Station, 3111 Woodside Road.
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