Six Weeks Fescue

Festuca octoflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Jughandle Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Jughandle'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Molate Blue Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate Blue'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Form: spreading
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate

Molate Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate'

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Patrick's Point Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Olive

Forestiera pubescens

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Montana de Oro Wood Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Montana de Oro'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

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:
Bats
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

Bonita Linda Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Bonita Linda'

Calscape.org

-

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ed Holm California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Ed Holm'

Calscape.org

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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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

Calscape.org

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leatherleaf California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Leatherleaf'

Calscape.org

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mound San Bruno California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Mound San Bruno'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sea View California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Sea View'

Calscape.org

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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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Serpentine Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. ursina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Whitestem Frasera

Frasera albicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Green Gentian

Frasera parryi

Calscape.org

© 2009 The Marmot

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 23 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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, Medium, Slow

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2022 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pine Hill Flannelbush

Fremontodendron decumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mexican Flannelbush

Fremontodendron mexicanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 25 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 47 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Stinkbells

Fritillaria agrestis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Butte County Fritillary

Fritillaria eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Talus Fritillary

Fritillaria falcata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 D.W. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Ojai Fritillary

Fritillaria ojaiensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Adobe Lily

Fritillaria pluriflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Purdy's Fritillary

Fritillaria purdyi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Scarlet Fritillary

Fritillaria recurva

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Climbing Milkweed

Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Phlox Leaved Bedstraw

Galium andrewsii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Serpentine Bedstraw

Galium andrewsii ssp. gatense

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Phloxleaf Bedstraw

Galium andrewsii ssp. intermedium

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Bedstraw

Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Bedstraw

Galium bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Climbing Bedstraw

Galium nuttallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nuttall's Bedstraw

Galium porrigens

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Threepetal Bedstraw

Galium trifidum

Calscape.org

© 1989 Robert H. Mohlenbrock

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Bedstraw

Galium triflorum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Boxleaf Silk Tassel

Garrya buxifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Interior Silktassel

Garrya congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coast Silktassel

Garrya elliptica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Evie Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Calscape.org

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

James Roof Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ashy Silktassel

Garrya flavescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bearbrush

Garrya fremontii

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Silktassel

Garrya veatchii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Zigzag Groundsmoke

Gayophytum heterozygum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Christopher L. Christie

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

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Calscape.org

© 1969 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis var. ovata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade