Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

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Plant description:
Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 18 in wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

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Plant description:
Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

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Plant description:
Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Fescue

Festuca californica

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Plant description:
Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

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Plant description:
Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

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Plant description:
Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Sage

Salvia apiana

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Plant description:
Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Caterpiller
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium