Valley Violet Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Big Pod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

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

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Jim Brush

Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Palmer Lilac

Ceanothus palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Blue
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pinemat

Ceanothus prostratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Dwarf Ceanothus

Ceanothus pumilus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Lavender
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

Calscape.org

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blueblossom Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 40 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright Columnar, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arroyo De La Cruz Blue Blossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo De La Cruz'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Flurry Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Taylor's Blue Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Taylor's Blue'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Victoria Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Black, Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Calscape.org

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:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

San Diego Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus minutiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Green
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 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Artemisia Leaved Chaenactis

Chaenactis artemisiifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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

Hoary Chaenactis

Chaenactis douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fremont Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
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

Xantus Pincushion

Chaenactis xantiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Southern Mountain Misery

Chamaebatia australis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

California Goosefoot

Chenopodium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Spreading Soaproot

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Cleveland's Spineflower

Chorizanthe clevelandii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pink Spineflower

Chorizanthe membranacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Prostrate Spineflower

Chorizanthe procumbens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monterey Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Turkish Rugging

Chorizanthe staticoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

One-awn Spineflower

Chorizanthe uniaristata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 98 - 148 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Golden Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 20 - 100 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 16 - 98 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Western Water Hemlock

Cicuta douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Peregrine Thistle

Cirsium cymosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Snowy Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Chaparral Clarkia

Clarkia affinis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Glandular Fairyfan

Clarkia arcuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Two Lobed Clarkia

Clarkia biloba

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Punch Bowl Godetia

Clarkia bottae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fairy Fans

Clarkia breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dudley's Clarkia

Clarkia dudleyana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Clarkia

Clarkia epilobioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Whitestem Clarkia

Clarkia gracilis ssp. albicaulis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Mountain Clarkia

Clarkia heterandra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Vine Hill Clarkia

Clarkia imbricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun