Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana var. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana var. garryana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana var. semota

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 1 - 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Tucker's Oak

Quercus john-tuckeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 120 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Pacific Oak

Quercus pacifica

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Desert Oak

Quercus palmeri

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 56 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula var. parvula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shreve Oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree
Size: 56 - 72 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Tamalpais Oak

Quercus parvula var. tamalpaisensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Al Keuter

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Deer Oak

Quercus sadleriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Island Oak

Quercus tomentella

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stickpen

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Grey Oak

Quercus turbinella

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Huckleberry Oak

Quercus vacciniifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 50 ft tall , 10 - 50 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Alder Buckthorn

Rhamnus alnifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Spiny Redberry

Rhamnus crocea

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
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

Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
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

Fast, Medium

Hairyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus pilosa

Calscape.org

© 2015 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Redberry

Rhamnus pirifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 33 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Red
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Lemonade Berry

Rhus integrifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 30 ft tall , 3 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sugar Bush

Rhus ovata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Michael O'Brien

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
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

Fast, Medium

Catalina Currant

Ribes viburnifolium

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Bee's Bliss Sage

Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'

Calscape.org

Bee's Bliss sage in Mendocino County, CA

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dara's Choice Sage

Salvia 'Dara's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

White Sage

Salvia apiana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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
caterpillar
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

Compact White Sage

Salvia apiana var. compacta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
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

Cleveland Sage

Salvia clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Sage

Salvia dorrii

Calscape.org

© 1982 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 24 - 36 in wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purple Sage

Salvia leucophylla

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Catclaw

Senegalia greggii

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

Calscape.org

© 2007 SriMesh

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 7 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Needlegrass

Stipa lepida

Calscape.org

©2013 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Snowberry

Symphoricarpos mollis

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 194 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

California Laurel

Umbellularia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 The Regents of the University of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 6 - 80 ft tall , 3 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Canyon Sunflower

Venegasia carpesioides

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mission Manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium