Konocti Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. elegans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita

Calscape.org

© 2008 Pete Klosterman

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Toro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 David Graber

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

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:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Morro Manzanita--compact Form

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Compact'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hazard Canyon Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Hazard Canyon'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ione Manzanita

Arctostaphylos myrtifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Otay Manzanita

Arctostaphylos otayensis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

Calscape.org

© :03:18T13:44:49-8.00 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Smooth White Leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Chicalote

Argemone munita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Jones' False Cloak-fern

Argyrochosma jonesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Southwestern False Cloak Fern

Argyrochosma limitanea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Oldfield Three-awn

Aristida oligantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Fendler Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dutchmans Pipe

Aristolochia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Joshua McDill

Plant type: Vine
Size: 1 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Soro Arnica

Arnica sororia

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Low Sagebrush

Artemisia arbuscula

Calscape.org

© 2003 NRCS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bigelow Sagewort

Artemisia bigelovii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Surfer Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana 'Silver Surfer'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

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:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver King Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver King'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Queen Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Valerie Finnis Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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:
Bats
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, Medium

Spider Milkweed

Asclepias asperula

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Heart Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias cordifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pallid Milkweed

Asclepias cryptoceras

Calscape.org

© National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Anthony Valois

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias erosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Narrow Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mojave Milkweed

Asclepias nyctaginifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Amber Swanson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Woolly Milkweed

Asclepias vestita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

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

Low, Very Low

California Lace Fern

Aspidotis californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dense Lace Fern

Aspidotis densa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rogue River Milkvetch

Astragalus accidens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Henderson's Milkvetch

Astragalus accidens var. hendersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Joaquin Milk Vetch

Astragalus asymmetricus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mourning Milkvetch

Astragalus atratus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dana York

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

Klamath Milkvetch

Astragalus californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Torrey's Milkvetch

Astragalus calycosus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Torrey's Milkvetch

Astragalus calycosus var. calycosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Case's Milkvetch

Astragalus casei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cima Milkvetch

Astragalus cimae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scarlet Milkvetch

Astragalus coccineus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Congdon's Milkvetch

Astragalus congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dwarf White Milkvetch

Astragalus didymocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Milkvetch

Astragalus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gambel's Dwarf Milk Vetch

Astragalus gambelianus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Spotted Locoweed

Astragalus lentiginosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shaggy Milkvetch

Astragalus malacus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Minthorn's Milkvetch

Astragalus minthorniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Astragalus minthorniae var. villosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Xeric Specialties - Cindy Hopkins & Dave Silverman

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

Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi var. newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Egg Milkvetch

Astragalus oophorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stanislaus Milkvetch

Astragalus oxyphysus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly