Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kruckeberg's Sword Fern

Polystichum kruckebergii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dana York

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lemmon's Holly Fern

Polystichum lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Holly Fern

Polystichum lonchitis

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Hollyfern

Polystichum scopulinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrow Leaved Cottonwood

Populus angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 60 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 39 - 115 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nimbus Fremont Cottonwood (male)

Populus fremontii 'Nimbus'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 60 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Calscape.org

© 2006 Tewy

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 82 ft tall
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Cream, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Black Cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 100 ft tall , 25 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Slender Poreleaf

Porophyllum gracile

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Floating Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Calscape.org

© 2005 Christian Fischer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Pacific Potentilla

Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Varileaf Cinquefoil

Potentilla glaucophylla

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii var. gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Robert A. Hamilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. patula

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Sierra Shooting Star

Primula jeffreyi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dark Throated Shooting Star

Primula pauciflora

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Alpine Shootingstar

Primula tetrandra

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Doubleclaw

Proboscidea parviflora

Calscape.org

© 2008 JerryFriedman

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana

Calscape.org

2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Screwbean Mesquite

Prosopis pubescens

Calscape.org

© 2006 pompilid

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
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

Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Calscape.org

Prunella blooming in a nursery

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 9 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Lance Leaf Self Heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Wild Cherry Hybrid

Prunus 'Intermedia'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 80 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 BonTerra Consulting

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 25 - 40 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Thayne Tuason

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
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, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 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, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bicolored Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium biolettii

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 34 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bigcone Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 24 - 144 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Buchanan-Hermit

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Paperflower

Psilostrophe cooperi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Schott Indigobush

Psorothamnus schottii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Smoke Tree

Psorothamnus spinosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Western Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pine Drops

Pterospora andromedea

Calscape.org

© 2009 F Delventhal

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mexican Cliffrose

Purshia mexicana

Calscape.org

© 2000 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stansbury's Antelope Brush

Purshia stansburyana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Fast

Desert Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 192 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. tridentata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum californicum

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Alpineflames

Pyrrocoma apargioides

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall , 15 - 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium