Plant Signs

Stony Creek Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Tomales Bay Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Tomales Bay'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Warren Peak Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Warren Peak'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Mokelumne Western Fescue

Festuca occidentalis 'Mokelumne Tamalpais'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Jughandle Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Jughandle'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Molate Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Patrick's Point Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Point Joe Alpine Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Point Joe'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 10 - 33 ft tall , 15 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Very Slow, Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 4 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Aulon Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Aulon'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Chaval Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Chaval'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Green Pastures Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Green Pastures'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lipstick Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Lipstick'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Montana de Oro Wood Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Montana de Oro'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.8 - 5 in tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

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

Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 20 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Medium

Alkali Heath

Frankenia salina

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Butano Ridge Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Butano Ridge'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

California Glory Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Gold Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'El Dorado Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ken Taylor Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

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Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

San Gabriel Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 18 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

West Hills Hybrid Fremontia

Fremontodendron 'West Hills'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Orange

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Pine Hill Flannelbush

Fremontodendron decumbens

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Spotted Fritillary

Fritillaria atropurpurea

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Brown, Red, White, Yellow, Cream, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Medium

Narrow Leaved Bedstraw

Galium angustifolium

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Bedstraw

Galium oreganum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Threepetal Bedstraw

Galium trifidum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 - 19 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Rainier Pleated Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

California Cranesbill

Geranium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Old Man's Whiskers

Geum triflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 - 18 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Dune Gilia

Gilia capitata ssp. chamissonis

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Fine Flower Gilia

Gilia leptantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Purpus' Gilia

Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

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Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Tricolor Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Alba

Gilia tricolor 'Alba'

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2' tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Wild Licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 4 ft tall

Form: Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple, Brown

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Marsh Gumplant

Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Suisun Gumplant

Grindelia x paludosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

California Matchweed

Gutierrezia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Matchweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Northern Island Haplopappus

Hazardia detonsa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sawtooth Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Saw Toothed Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Fall, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Standing

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Upright, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Claremont Sunshine Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

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Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, High

California Sunflower

Helianthus californicus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 11 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing