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Santa Clara County

Native plants for San Jose

San Jose sits in the Bay Terraces/Lower Santa Clara Valley ecoregion. Below is a real report for a public address here — 176 native plants belong at this spot, matched to its soil, elevation, rainfall and county native ranges. Your own yard will differ: two homes a mile apart can sit on completely different ground.

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Bay Terraces/Lower Santa Clara Valley

EPA Level IV ecoregion · 6t

Elevation
139 ft
USDA Hardiness
Zone 9b
Annual rainfall
15.7 in
Mean temperature
60°F
Soil
Urban land (developed / fill soil)
Drains to
San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean

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