Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 9 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Ledge Stonecrop

Rhodiola integrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pink Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale 'Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale var. paludosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Sonoma Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale var. sonomense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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, Slow

Munz's Sage

Salvia munzii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Johnson's Bee-hive Cactus

Sclerocactus johnsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Mojave Fishhook Cactus

Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Snapdragon Skullcap

Scutellaria antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Feather River Stonecrop

Sedum albomarginatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 6 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Cascade Stonecrop

Sedum divergens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spearleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Rose Flowered Stonecrop

Sedum laxum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Red Mountain Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Roseflower Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. flavidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Heckner's Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. heckneri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Rose Flowered Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. laxum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Davidson's Stonecrop

Sedum niveum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Oblongleaf Stonecrop

Sedum oblanceolatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Orange, Green, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. boreale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. obtusatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Canyon Creek Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. paradisum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. retusum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Oregon Stonecrop

Sedum oreganum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cream Stonecrop

Sedum oregonense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Coast Range Stonecrop

Sedum radiatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Cream, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Yellow Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Campbell Lake Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Campbell Lake'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cape Blanco Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purpureum Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tomales Bay Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Tomales Bay'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Raver Yosemite Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium ssp. yosemitense 'Red Raver'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spike Moss

Selaginella bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 6 in tall , 1 ft wide
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wallace Moss Fern

Selaginella wallacei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis

Calscape.org

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

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , .3 - 1.5 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yellow Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 12 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brenda Butner Baja Nightshade

Solanum hindsianum 'Brenda Butner'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Foothill Needlegrass

Stipa lepida

Calscape.org

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

Creeping Snowberry

Symphoricarpos mollis

Calscape.org

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

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Sugar Scoop

Tiarella trifoliata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Woolly Bluecurls

Trichostema lanatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Golden Brodiaea

Triteleia ixioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

De La Mina Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rocky Mountain Woodsia

Woodsia scopulina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast