Plant Signs

Holly-leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus purpureus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus

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James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sapphire Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

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Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Snowball Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

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Snowball

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pine Hill Ceanothus

Ceanothus roderickii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green, Blue

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Sonoma Ceanothus

Ceanothus sonomensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Blue

Wildlife supported:

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 4 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

All Gold Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'All Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Diamond Heights Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Louis Edmunds Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Louis Edmunds'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 12 - 25 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sal Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Ana Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Yankee Point Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mojave Ceanothus

Ceanothus vestitus

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Island Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 23 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Few Flowered Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 23 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus traskiae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 - 26 ft tall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Bladderpod

Cleomella arborea

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Bush Rue

Cneoridium dumosum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 33 - 82 ft tall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown, Purple, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Dorado Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

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Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollywood Flame Hummingbird Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Hollywood Flame'

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Epilobium canum 'Hollywood Flame'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: sprawling, spreading

Growth rate: fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Best with occasional deep water, though drought-adapted

Hairy Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon trichocalyx

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat

Eriogonum arborescens

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 9 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Brown, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bruce Dickinson California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 8 - 15 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dana Point Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Dana Point'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Theodore Payne California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Theodore Payne'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Warriner Lytle Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Warriner Lytle'

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Warriner Lytle Buckwheat

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Cascade California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Wild Cascade'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leafy California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Red

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Interior California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita Fog Low Growing Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 'Margarita Fog'

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Plant type: Shrub

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

St. Catherine's Lace

Eriogonum giganteum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Sea Cliff Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Los Osos Hills Coast Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium 'Los Osos Hills'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Moss Landing Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium 'Moss Landing'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Goldenrod

Euthamia occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bonita Linda Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Bonita Linda'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ed Holm California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Ed Holm'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

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Frangula californica 'Eve Case' berries

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leatherleaf California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Leatherleaf'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sea View California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Sea View'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 16 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall

Flower Color: Green

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 20 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Medium

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 20 - 49 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: White, Green, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Sierra Coffeeberry

Frangula rubra

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Green, Black

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade