Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 48 in tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Bert Johnson Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Big Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Sur Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Danville Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Danville'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Franciscan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana

Calscape.org

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:
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, Slow

Laguna Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red, Brown
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

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Manzanita

Arctostaphylos insularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White, Orange, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Dr. Hurd Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elizabeth Mcclintock Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Elizabeth Mcclintock'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ione Manzanita

Arctostaphylos myrtifolia

Calscape.org

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

Santa Margarita Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pilosula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
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

Fast, Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
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

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Stanford's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 9 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

Calscape.org

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

Dutchmans Pipe

Aristolochia californica

Calscape.org

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

Low Sagebrush

Artemisia arbuscula

Calscape.org

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

Dwarf Sagebrush

Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Warm Springs Low Sagebrush

Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

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:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Montara Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Calscape.org

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:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

Calscape.org

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

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

Calscape.org

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

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

Calscape.org

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

Narrow Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Calscape.org

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

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:
Bats
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

Wingscale

Atriplex canescens var. canescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Narow Leaf Shadscale

Atriplex canescens var. linearis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Naomi Big Salt Bush

Atriplex lentiformis 'Naomi'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cattle Saltbush

Atriplex polycarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Centennial Desert Broom

Baccharis 'Centennial'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Thompson Desert Broom

Baccharis 'Thompson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week until established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chablis Chaparral Broom

Baccharis pilularis 'Chablis'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
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

San Bruno Lady Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'San Bruno Lady'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
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

Twin Peaks No. 2 Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks No. 2'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
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

Pozo Surf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea 'Pozo Surf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pigeon Point Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mulefat

Baccharis salicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Emory's Baccharis

Baccharis salicina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Diego County Viguiera

Bahiopsis laciniata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
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, Slow

Golden Abundance Oregon Grape

Berberis 'Golden Abundance'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Skylark Barberry

Berberis 'Skylark'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Compacta Oregon Grape

Berberis aquilifolium 'Compacta'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ken Hartman California Barberry

Berberis pinnata 'Ken Hartman'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Goldenstar

Bloomeria crocea

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cane Bluestem

Bothriochloa barbinodis

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Side Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brook Foam

Boykinia occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Round Leaved Boykinia

Boykinia rotundifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Brickell Bush

Brickellia californica

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hoover's Brodiaea

Brodiaea appendiculata

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow