Deceiving Sedge

Carex saliniformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sartwell's

Carex sartwelliana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Siskiyou Sedge

Carex scabriuscula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Schott's Sedge

Carex schottii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Singlespike Sedge

Carex scirpoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Single-spiked Sedge

Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pointed Broom Sedge

Carex scoparia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 30 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pointed Broomsedge

Carex scoparia var. scoparia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Mountain Sedge

Carex scopulorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Mountain Sedge

Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Swamp Carex

Carex senta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Serpentine Sedge

Carex serpenticola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Two Tooth Sedge

Carex serratodens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Sheldon's Sedge

Carex sheldonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Analogue Sedge

Carex simulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Narrow-fruited Sedge

Carex specifica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Sedge

Carex spectabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

San Diego Sedge

Carex spissa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Steven's Sedge

Carex stevenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Awlfruit Sedge

Carex stipata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Awl-fruited Sedge

Carex stipata var. stipata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mount Shasta Sedge

Carex straminiformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Bract Sedge

Carex subbracteata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tehachapi Rusty Sedge

Carex subfusca 'Tehachapi'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dark Mountain Sedge

Carex subnigricans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tahoe Sedge

Carex tahoensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tioga Pass Sedge

Carex tiogana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tompkins's Sedge

Carex tompkinsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Trigonous Sedge

Carex triquetra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lateral Sedge

Carex unilateralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Northwest Territory Sedge

Carex utriculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Western Valley Sedge

Carex vallicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Foetid Sedge

Carex vernacula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blister Sedge

Carex vesicaria

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Little Green Sedge

Carex viridula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Green Yellow Sedge

Carex viridula ssp. viridula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Whitney's Sedge

Carex whitneyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Sedge

Carex xerophila

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Saguaro

Carnegiea gigantea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

River Beauty

Chamerion latifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Davy's Fairyfan

Clarkia davyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Ruby Chalice Clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rooreh

Claytonia perfoliata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Candy Flower

Claytonia sibirica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

San Diego Yerba Buena

Clinopodium chandleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 4 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Standing

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 66 ft tall , 6 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Creek Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 15 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Miner's Dogwood

Cornus sessilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow