Although these ground covers require water until they are established, natural rainfall eventually will be adequate for them in most areas and years. However, they may need infrequent watering in especially dry climates or during long periods of drought.
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Blue fescue | Festuca glauca |
| Broom | Cytisus |
| Broom | Genista |
| Creeping manzanita | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| Crown vetch | Coronilla varia |
| Dusty-miller | Artemisia |
| Dwarf coyotebrush | Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’ |
| Dwarf rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ |
| Goutweed | Aegopodium podagraria |
| Juniper | Juniperus |
| Lantana | Lantana |
| Lavender cotton | Santolina chamaecyparissus |
| Lippia | Phyla nodiflora |
| Ribbongrass | Phalaris arundinacea var. picta |
| Rockrose | Cistus |
| Santa Cruz pyracantha | Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Santa Cruz’ |
| Rose | Rosa |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
| Sunrose | Helianthemum nummularium |