Fremont's Carpet Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Fremont's Carpet'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gordo Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Gordo'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mrs. Beard Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Mrs. Beard'

Calscape.org

Salvia sonomensis 'Mrs. Beard'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
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

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mountain Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus

Calscape.org

by Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart - Public Domain with attribution

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Slender Bulrush

Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Black Flowered Figwort

Scrophularia atrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © Lyda Edge and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Black, Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Curve Flowered Skullcap

Scutellaria siphocampyloides

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Spearleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Rose Flowered Stonecrop

Sedum laxum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 BLM,Arcata Field Office

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Heckner's Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. heckneri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Oregon Stonecrop

Sedum oreganum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yellow Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Campbell Lake Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Campbell Lake'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cape Blanco Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purpureum Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tomales Bay Common Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium 'Tomales Bay'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Raver Yosemite Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium ssp. yosemitense 'Red Raver'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum

Calscape.org

© 1977 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dune Ragwort

Senecio blochmaniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Threadleaf Ragwort

Senecio flaccidus

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Douglas' Groundsel

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Arrowhead Butterweed

Senecio triangularis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spiny Senna

Senna armata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 60 - 380 ft tall , 45 ft wide
Form: Upright, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Fall, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Pt. Reyes Sidalcea

Sidalcea calycosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom

Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Hickman's Checkerbloom

Sidalcea hickmanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall , 3 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Palustre Checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora 'Palustre'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purpetta Dwarf Checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora 'Purpetta'

Calscape.org

Sidalcea malviflora 'Purpetta'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Rosaly Dwarf Checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

Calscape.org

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

White Checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora 'White'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Scadden Flat Checkerbloom

Sidalcea stipularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Cardinal Catchfly

Silene laciniata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cardinal Catchfly

Silene laciniata ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Brad Kelley

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cardinal Catchfly

Silene laciniata ssp. laciniata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Parish's Catchfly

Silene parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Rice

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yellow Stone Yellow-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium californicum 'Yellow Stone'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elmer's Golden Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium elmeri

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Brown, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Nightshade

Solanum douglasii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Bluewitch Nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mt Diablo Blue Witch Nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum 'Mt Diablo'

Calscape.org

Solanum umbelliferum 'Mt Diablo'

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Catalina Nightshade

Solanum wallacei

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Purple Nightshade

Solanum xanti

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Southern Goldenrod

Solidago confinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canadian Goldenrod

Solidago elongata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2002 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 60 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago lepida

Calscape.org

2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Rocky Mountain Goldenrod

Solidago multiradiata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Coast Goldenrod

Solidago spathulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Threenerve Goldenrod

Solidago velutina

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Mountain Ash

Sorbus scopulina

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© 2010 Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Alkali Cord Grass

Spartina gracilis

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© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Louis Hamilton Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'

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© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Copper Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

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© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low