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1Children’sPlay AreaABOUT THE GARDENSThis 5.4 acre park has a layered soil system thatbalances seismic shifting, collects and filters stormwater, and irrigates the gardens. Additionally, the soilbuild-up and dense planting help offset the urbanheat island effect by lowering the air temperature.The gardens showcase the wide variety of plantsthat grow in California's Mediterranean climate aswell as the diversity of plants from several of theworld's other Mediterranean climate zones. Each ofthose areas, from Mediterranean Europe to westernAustralia, is featured in its own location in the park.The park's different gardens allow visitors to alsoappreciate the climatic conditions and environmentsfrom drought to fog, desert to forest that exist inCalifornia.The park and all plantings were designed by PWPLandscape Architecture (Peter Walker & Partners).AustralianGardenThe botanist aboard the Endeavor, Sir JosephBanks, is credited with introducing many plantsfrom Australia to the western world, and manyplants today bear his name.Native to eastern Australia, Grass Trees may growonly 3 feet in 100 years, and mature plants can becenturies old.TREESKURRAJONGBrachychiton PopulneusNARROW-LEAVED BOTTLE TREEBrachychiton RupestrisFLAME BOTTLETREEBrachychiton AcerifoliusLACEBARK TREEBrachychiton DiscolorWHITE CHAMPACAMichelia Champaca AlbaPLANTSHAIRY WATTLEAcacia VestitaCORAL DRIFT FLAME BUSHAdenanthos Cuneatus 'Coral Drift'WOOLLYBUSHAdenanthos ‘Silver Haze’BLUE HIBISCUSAlyogyne HuegeliiRED KANGAROO PAWAnigozanthos 'Big Red’Pictured: Echium Candicans

ASHBYI’S BANKSIABanksia AshbyiHEATH-LEAVED BANKSIABanksia EricifoliaFIREWOOD BANKSIA2Banksia MenziesiiONE-SIDED BOTTLEBRUSHCalothamnus Quadrifidus ‘Seaside’BUSH PEAChorizema 'Bush Flame'GIANT SPEAR LILYMediterraneanBasinDoryanthes PalmeriFLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’PEACHES AND CREAMGrevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’NARROW-LEAFED DRUMSTICKSIsopogonThe climate of San Francisco is itself classified as'Mediterranean' in reference to our dry summerand cool, rainy winters, a weather pattern we sharewith much of the Mediterranean Basin.Cork Oak, harvested from living trees, is used forwine bottle stoppers.GRAY HONEY-MYRTLEOak woodlands have higher levels of biodiversitythan virtually any other terrestrial ecosystem inCalifornia, providing habitat for nearly half of theterrestrial vertebrate species found in the state.HONEY BUSHTREESDWARF MAT RUSHLomandra Longifolia 'Breeze'Melaleuca IncanaMelianthus MajorFEATHERHEADPhylica PubescensUPRIGHT ROSEMARYRosmarinus Officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’AUSTRALIAN GRASS TREEXanthorrhoea PreissiiMARINA STRAWBERRY TREEArbutus 'Marina'MEDITERREAN FAN PALMChamaerops HumilisBLUE MEDITERREAN FAN PALMChamaerops Humilis var. CeriferaOLIVEOlea Suropaea 'Swan Hill'CORK OAKQuercus SuberPLANTSCOMPACT STRAWBERRY TREEArbutus Unedo ‘Compacta’ROCKROSECistus Ladanifer 'Blanche'SMOKETREECotinus Coggygria 'Royal Purple'AUSTRALIAN FUCHSIAPictured: Chorizema 'Bush Flame'Correa 'Ivory Bells'

FLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’MEDITERRANEAN SPURGEEuphorbia Characias Wulfenii3MADEIRA CRANESBILLGeranium MaderenseBLODDY CRANESBILLGeranium SanguineumCORSICAN HELLEBOREHelleborus ArgutifoliusBAY LAURELPrehistoricGardenLaurus NobilisLAVENDERLavandula X Intermedia 'Grosso'COMMON MYRTLEMyrtus CommunisCAT MINTNepeta ReichenbachianaOLIVE ‘LITTLE OLIVE’Olea Europaea 'Montra'HOPLEY'S PURPLE OREGANOOriganum Laevigatum 'Hopley's’JERUSALEM SAGEPhlomis FruticosaVARIEGATED ITALIAN BUCKTHORNRhamnus Alaternus 'Variegata'TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARYRosmarinus Officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'LEMON QUEEN LAVENDER COTTONSantolina Neapolitana 'Lemon Queen'AUTUMN MOOR GRASSSesleria AutumnalisGIANT FEATHER GRASSStipa GiganteaBUSH GERMANDERTeucrium Fruticans 'Azureum'WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GRASS TREEXanthorrhoea PreisiiExcavation of the Transit Center site unearthed aColumbian mammoth tooth and vertebrate bonefragments from the Pleistocene Epoch 10 to 15million years ago, 110 feet below grade. Thisgarden exhibits any plants that have lived since thetime of the dinosaurs.TREESMONKEY PUZZLE TREEAraucaria AraucanaEASTERN CAPE GIANT CYCADEncephalartos AltensteiniiNATAL CYCADEncephalartos NatalensisGINKGOGinkgo BilobaWOLLEMI PINEWollemia NobilisPLANTSNEW ZEALAND WIND GRASSAnemanthele LessonianaRED BRAZILIAN TREE FERNBlechnum BrasilienseSILVER LADY FERNBlechnum Gibbum ‘Silver Lady’NEW ZEALAND LAURELCorynocarpus LaevigatusAUSTRALIAN TREE FERNCyathea CooperiPANZHIHUA SAGO PALMCycas Panzhihuaensis

MADAGASCAR CYCADCyas ThouarsiiFLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’4SILVER CARPETDymondia MargaretaeCARNARVON GORGE MACROZAMIAWetlandGardenCHAMPAKThis wetland was designed to polish greywater andBLOODY CRANESBILLGeranium SanguineumBURRAWANGMacrozamia CommunisMacrozamia MooreiMichelia ChampacaOLIVE ‘LITTLE OLIVE’Olea Europaea 'Montra'will temporarily store, filter, and clean runoff water.It can provide habitat for butterflies, bees, birds,and other creatures.TREESRIVER BIRCHBetula NigraPLANTSJAPANESE SWEET FLAGAcorus Gramineus 'Ogon'BEAR'S BREECHESAcanthus MollisNEOBLECHNUMBlechnum BrasilienseFROSTY CURLS HAIR SEDGECarex AlbulaSMALL CAPE RUSHPictured: Araucaria AraucanaChondropetalum TectorumRED-TWIG DOGWOODCornus Sericea 'Isanti'AUTUMN FERNDryopteris ErythrosoraDWARF HORSETAILEquisetum ScirpoidesGIANT RHUBARBGunnera ChilensisBUTTERFLY IRISIris ‘Nada’FIBER OPTIC GRASSPictured: Cyathea CooperiIsolepis Cernua

SOFT RUSHAJuncusELK BLUE CALIFORNIA GRAY RUSHJuncus Patens 'Elk Blue'LACE FERNMicrolepia StrigosaWALKING IRISNeomarica CaeruleaVARIEGATED BUCKTHORNRhamnus Alaternus ‘Variegata’FIRECRACKER PLANTRusselia EquisetiformisOak Meadow.TREESCALIFORNIA BUCKEYEAesculus CalifornicaPERSIAN IRONWOODParrotia PersicaCOAST LIVE OAKQuercus AgrifoliaENGELMANN OAKQuercus EngelmanniiISLAND OAKQuercus TomentellaSOUTHERN LIVE OAKQuercus VirginianaCORK OAKQuercus SuberPictured: Acorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’BBamboo GrovePLANTSGIANT TIMBER BAMBOOPhyllostachys BambusoidesPictured: Acanthus Mollis

5RED KANGAROO PAWAnigozanthos 'Big Red'CHINESE HOLLYBerberis LomariifoliaNEOBLECHNUMBlechnum BrasilienseRedwoodForestWEEPING BROWN SEDGECarex FlagelliferaAUSTRALIAN TREE FERNCyathea CooperiTASMAN FLAX-LILYDianella TasmanicaThe California State tree includes two members ofthe Sequoia family: the Coast Redwood, which isthe tallest tree in the world reaching 400 feet tall,and the Giant Sequoia, whose 30-foot diametertrunk makes it the most massive tree species.In redwood forests, 80% of the plant species havethe ability to absorb water vapor directly throughtheir leaves.The fog irrigates plants when it condenses on treesurfaces and drips onto the ground. During summerdrought, fog condensation provides around two-thirdsof the water needed by understory plants.TREESCALIFORNIA INCENSE-CEDARCalocedrus DecurrensHIMALAYAN CEDARCedrus DeodaraBRISBANE BOXLophostemon ConfertusTORREY PINEPinus TorreyanaWEEPING SEQUOIASequoiadendron Giganteum 'Pendulum’'APTOS BLUE' COASTAL REDWOODSequoia Sempervirens 'Aptos Blue'SANTA ANA CARDINAL CORAL BELLSHeuchera ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’GREVILLEA ‘RED HOOKS’Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’GRAY HONEY-MYRTLEMelaleuca IncanaEVERGEEN EULALIAMiscanthus TransmorrisonensisPACIFIC WAX MYRTLEMyrica CalifornicaSWORD FERNNephrolepisSWEET OLIVEOsmanthus FragransNEW ZEALAND FLAXPhormium ‘Dusky Chief’SILVER PUYAPuya CoeruleaEVE CASE COFFEEBERRYRhamnus Californica ‘Eve Case’NIKAU PALMRhopalostylis SapidaPINK-FLOWERING CURRANTRibes S. Glutinosum ‘Claremont’GIANT CHAIN FERNWoodwardia FimbriataPLANTSBEAR’S BREECHESAcanthus MollisJAPANESE SWEET FLAGAcorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’WHITE INSIDE-OUT FLOWERVancouveria HexandraDAVID VIBURNUMViburnum Davidii

CMain PlazaTREES6PalmGardenCALIFORNIA SYCAMOREPlatanus Racemosa ‘Roberts’DOnly one species of palm, the California Fan Palm, isnative to the state, although the Guadalupe Palm, nativeto Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, alsolies within the California Floristic Province and isconsidered by some to be a native Californian.The Wine Palm's sap can be used to make a fermentedbeverage, but the palm must be felled in order todo so. Overharvesting of this palm for its sap anddevelopment pressures have left it vulnerable in itsnative South American habitat.Central LawnTREESTREESGUADALUPE PALMNORFOLK ISLAND PINEJELLY PALMDRAKE CHINESE ELMEUROPEAN FAN PALMUlmus Parvifolia 'Drake'Chamaerops HumilisPLANTSBLUE EUROPEAN FAN PALMFRADESI ESCALLONIACURLY PALMAraucaria HeterophyllaEscallonia 'Fradesii'ASIAN STAR JASMINETrachelospermum AsiaticumBRAHEA CLARABrahea ClaraBrahea EdulisButia CapitataChamaerops Humilis var. CeriferaHowea BelmoreanaHOWEA FORSTERIANAHowea ForsterianaCHILEAN WINE PALMJubaea ChilensisLEPIDOZAMIA PEROFFSKYANALepidozamia PeroffskyanaRIBBON FAN PALMLivistona Decipiens

QUITO COCONUT PALMParajubaea CocoidesNORFOLK ISLAND PALMRhopalostylis Baueri7NIKAU PALMRhopalostylis SapidaKUMAON PALMTrachycarpus TakilDWARF CHUSAN PALMTrachycarpus WagnerianusHYBRID CALIFORNIA FAN PALMCaliforniaGardenWashingtonia Robusta X FiliferaPLANTSBURGUNDY SPIRE DRACEANA PALMCordyline AustralisGIANT SPEAR LILYDoryanthes PalmeriTREE EUPHORBIAEuphorbia LambiiGREVILLEA ‘LONG JOHN’Grevillea ‘Long John’GREVILLEA ‘RED HOOKS’California's plant species are some of the oldest inthe world, with lower extinction rates than those ofmany other regions. Forty percent of the state's 5,550native species are endemic, naturally occurring onlyin California.Native North Americans used Manzanita berries forfood and the plant's leaves to treat poison oak rashand as toothbrushes.The Marina Strawberry Tree hybrid, sold throughoutCalifornia, originated in San Francisco in the early20th century and is a commonly planted street tree.Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’TREESBROOM RESTIOCALIFORNIA BUCKEYEIschyrolepis SubverticillataBASKET GRASSLomandra LongifoliaMEXICAN WEEPING BAMBOOOtatea Accuminata AztecorumPALM GRASSSetaria PalmifoliaSNOWFLAKE ARALIATrevesia PalmataAesculus CalifornicaMARINA STRAWBERRY TREEArbutus 'Marina'MONTEREY CYPRESSCupressus MacrocarpaSANTA CRUZ ISLAND IRONWOODLyonothamnus Floribundus AsplenifoliusTORREY PINEPinus TorreyanaISLAND OAKQuercus TomentellaPLANTSHOWARD MCMINN MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Howard Mcminn'JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'John Dourley’PARADISE MANZANITAArctostaphylos Pajaroensis 'Paradise'

CONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha’WHITE SAGESalvia ApianaFROSTY BLUE CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Frosty Blue'SEASIDE DAISYErigeron GlaucusST. CATHERINE'S LACEEriogonum GiganteumWOLLY SILVEREriophyllum Nevinii ‘Canyon Silver’RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEATEriogonum Grande RubescensCOAST BUCKWHEATEriogonum LatifoliumTREE EUPHORBIAEuphorbia LambiiCALIFORNIA FESCUEFestuca CalifornicaCOAST SILK-TASSELGarrya EllipticaBLOODY CRANESBILLGeranium SanguineumTOYONHeteromeles ArbutifoliaSANTA ANA CARDINAL CORAL BELLSHeuchera ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’Pictured: Arbutus 'Marina'DOUGLAS IRIS HYBRIDSIris Douglasiana HybridsSILVER LUPINELupinus AlbifronsBUSH LUPINELupinus ArboreusSTANTA CRUZ ISLAND IRONWOODLyonothamnus FloribundusSTICKY MONKEY-FLOWERMimulus AurantiacusDEERGRASSMuhlenbergia RigensEVE CASE COFFEEBERRYRhamnus Californica 'Eve Case'LEMONADE BERRYRhus IntegrifoliaMATILIJA POPPYRomneya CoulteriPictured: Heteromeles Arbutifolia