Cheesebush

Ambrosia salsola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Burrobrush

Ambrosia salsola var. salsola

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Western Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 - 35 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Glabrous Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 26 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Service Berry

Amelanchier utahensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

California False Indigo

Amorpha californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Napa False Indigo

Amorpha californica var. napensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Western False Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall
Form: Rounded, Fountain, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Great Basin Bulrush

Amphiscirpus nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Eastwood's Fiddleneck

Amsinckia eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Forked Fiddleneck

Amsinckia furcata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Common Fiddleneck

Amsinckia intermedia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Bent Flowered Fiddleneck

Amsinckia lunaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Menzies' Fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tessellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Griswold Hills Green Fiddleneck

Amsinckia vernicosa 'Griswold Hills'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pygmyflower Rockjasmine

Androsace septentrionalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Columbian Windflower

Anemone deltoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Drummond's Anemone

Anemone drummondii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pacific Anemone

Anemone multifida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Pasque Flower

Anemone occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 30 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Tuber Anemone

Anemone tuberosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Yerba Mansa

Anemopsis californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Angelica

Angelica arguta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kneeling Angelica

Angelica genuflexa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Angelica

Angelica hendersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Flower Color: White, Pink, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Poison Angelica

Angelica lineariloba

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Low Pussytoes

Antennaria dimorpha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Alpine Pussytoes

Antennaria media

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Brown Pussytoes

Antennaria umbrinella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Vanilla Grass

Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coulter Snapdragon

Antirrhinum coulterianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Kelloggs' Snapdragon

Antirrhinum kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Withered Snapdragon

Antirrhinum multiflorum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Evergreen
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

Medium

Yellow Scarlet Columbine

Aquilegia formosa 'Yellow'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Columbine

Aquilegia shockleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Modest Rockcress

Arabis modesta

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Foothill Pine Dwarf Mistletoe

Arceuthobium campylopodum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Arroyo Cascade Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Arroyo Cascade'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 9 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Austin Griffiths Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffiths'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Autumn Glow Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Autumn Glow'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Baby Bear Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Baby Bear'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Emerald Carpet Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Green Witch Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Green Witch'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Havensneck Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Havensneck'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Howard McMinn Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Howard McMinn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ian Bush Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Ian Bush'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

John Dourley Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

La Panza Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'La Panza'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lester Rowntree Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8- 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lutsko's Pink Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Lutsko's Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 7 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mama Bear Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Mama Bear'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Margarita's Joy Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Margarita's Joy'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ophio-viridis Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Ophio-viridis'

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: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast