Sacapellote

Acourtia microcephala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra

Calscape.org

© 1982 John Narroway, Windfield Photographic Collection

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Houndstongue

Adelinia grandis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

American Trailplant

Adenocaulon bicolor

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cooper's Dyssodia

Adenophyllum cooperi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Felipe Dogweed

Adenophyllum porophylloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 1 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Black Diamond Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum 'Black Diamond'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nicolas Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum 'Nicolas'

Calscape.org

Some rights reserved (CC-BY)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Prostrate Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum 'Prostrate'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prostrate Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum 'San Nicolas'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established

Santa Cruz Island Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum 'Santa Cruz Island'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

San Diego Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. obtusifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Ron Vanderhoff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Prostrate Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. prostratum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 David Graber

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Red Shanks

Adenostoma sparsifolium

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Five Finger Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 6 - 43 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Southern Maiden Hair

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 20 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist, Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Banksianum Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris 'Banksianum'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Maiden Hair Fern

Adiantum jordanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Adolphia

Adolphia californica

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Tree
Size: 13 - 39 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Buckeye Blushing Dawn

Aesculus californica 'Blushing Dawn'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Pink California Buckeye

Aesculus californica 'Canyon Pink'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small-leaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache parvifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nettle Leaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache urticifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 60 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Desert Agave

Agave deserti

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 20 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, 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

Desert Agave

Agave deserti var. deserti

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Agave

Agave deserti var. simplex

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Agave

Agave shawii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Shaw Agave

Agave shawii var. shawii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Clark Mountain Agave

Agave utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ivory-spined Agave

Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Clark Mountain Agave

Agave utahensis var. nevadensis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Ageratina

Ageratina herbacea

Calscape.org

© 2009 JerryFriedman

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Snakeroot

Ageratina occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 1998 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Shasta Ageratina

Ageratina shastensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Seaside Agoseris

Agoseris apargioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Dandelion

Agoseris apargioides var. apargioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

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

Beach Dandelion

Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Woolly Goat Chicory

Agoseris apargioides var. maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Orange Flowered Agoseris

Agoseris aurantiaca

Calscape.org

© 1987 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Orange Agoseris

Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Chris Wagner

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

Pale Agoseris

Agoseris dasycarpa

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Tall Agoseris

Agoseris elata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pale Dandelion

Agoseris glauca

Calscape.org

© Copyright Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pale Agoseris

Agoseris glauca var. glauca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Jean Pawek

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

California Dandelion

Agoseris grandiflora

Calscape.org

© 2005 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Giant Mountain Dandelion

Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

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

Agoseris grandiflora var. leptophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Barry Rice

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Range Agoseris

Agoseris hirsuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Vernon Smith

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

Sierra Nevada Agoseris

Agoseris monticola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Steppe Agoseris

Agoseris parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Spearleaf Agoseris

Agoseris retrorsa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Agrimony

Agrimonia gryposepala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 71 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Britton's Agrimony

Agrimonia striata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Louis-M. Landry

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

Blasdale's Bentgrass

Agrostis blasdalei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast