Plant Signs

Rosy Dawn Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Rosy Dawn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Sandsprite Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Sandsprite'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Weber Garden Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Weber Garden'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Williams Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Williams'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Franciscan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 120 in tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri

Calscape.org

2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White, Red

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Buxifolia Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Buxifolia'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Harry Roberts Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Harry Roberts'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ken Taylor Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Carpet Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet'

Calscape.org

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wayside Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Wayside'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Presidio Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Toro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 16 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Flower Color: Pink, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Morro Manzanita--compact Form

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Compact'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Hazard Canyon Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Hazard Canyon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sandmat Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pumila

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wavelength Sandmat Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pumila 'Wavelength'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sand Mesa Manzanita

Arctostaphylos rudis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Flower Color: Red, Green, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Vandenberg Sand Mesa Manzanita

Arctostaphylos rudis 'Vandenberg'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Anchor Bay Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Anchor Bay'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Green Supreme Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 5 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lillian Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Lillian'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Point Reyes Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Radiant Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Radiant'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

San Bruno Mountain Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tom's Point Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point'

Calscape.org

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Wood's Compact Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Wood's Compact'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Sixweeks Threeawn

Aristida adscensionis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Spreading Threeawn

Aristida divaricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Purple Three Awn

Aristida purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Flower Color: Red, Purple, Cream, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Parish Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Purple Threeawn

Aristida purpurea var. purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Spidergrass

Aristida ternipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Hook Three Awn

Aristida ternipes var. gentilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Thrift Seapink

Armeria maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 12 in wide

Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

California Sea Pink

Armeria maritima ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 in tall

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Gray Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

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Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Montara Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

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Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

San Diego Sagewort

Artemisia palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Weeping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Dune Sagewort

Artemisia pycnocephala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

David's Choice Sagebrush

Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Coastal Mugwort

Artemisia suksdorfii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Parish's Pickleweed

Arthrocnemum subterminale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Morro Milkvetch

Astragalus curtipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 16 in tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Wildlife supported:

Dwarf White Milkvetch

Astragalus didymocarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Gambel's Dwarf Milk Vetch

Astragalus gambelianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Nuttall's Milkvetch

Astragalus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Pomona Milk Vetch

Astragalus pomonensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Alkali Milkvetch

Astragalus tener

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Santa Barbara Milk Vetch

Astragalus trichopodus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Barbara Milk Vetch

Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Antisell Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus var. phoxus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Shadscale

Atriplex canescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow