Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ortega Beauty Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium 'Ortega Beauty'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marshall's Gooseberry

Ribes marshallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Dan Post

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rock Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Black
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Hoary Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii var. amictum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1973 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Shinyleaf Currant

Ribes roezlii var. cruentum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Dixie Glade Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii var. cruentum 'Dixie Glade'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii var. roezlii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

King Edward VII Red Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'

Calscape.org

Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Claremont Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Claremont'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Inverness White Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Inverness White'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mesa Rose Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Mesa Rose'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Spring Showers Pink Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Spring Showers'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tranquillon Ridge Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Tranquillon Ridge'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Redflower Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Santa Lucia Gooseberry

Ribes sericeum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red, Green, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Gooseberry

Ribes velutinum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Victor's Gooseberry

Ribes victoris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hall's Sticky Currant

Ribes viscosissimum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Calscape.org

© Michael Wolf

Plant type: Tree
Size: 4 - 33 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Tracy's Mistmaiden

Romanzoffia tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coulter's Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

White Cloud Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri 'White Cloud'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bristly Matilija Poppy

Romneya trichocalyx

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Wildrose

Rosa californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

First Dawn California Wild Rose

Rosa californica 'First Dawn'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wood Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Small Leaved Rose

Rosa minutifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo taken at Quail Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: 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, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana ssp. nutkana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Pine Rose

Rosa pinetorum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Ground Rose

Rosa spithamea

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Fast

Rough Fruit Berry

Rubus lasiococcus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Slow

Western Dock

Rumex occidentalis

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Willow Dock

Rumex salicifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Wappato

Sagittaria latifolia

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 59 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Virginia Glasswort

Salicornia depressa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Pickleweed

Salicornia pacifica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Brian.gratwicke

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gray Willow

Salix bebbiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Booth's Willow

Salix boothii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 12 - 24 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Brewer's Willow

Salix breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Drummond's Willow

Salix drummondiana

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Mountain Willow

Salix eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Narrow-leaved Willow

Salix exigua var. exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Goodding's Black Willow

Salix gooddingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 40 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Coastal Willow

Salix hookeriana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Plants of Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 26 - 33 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Red Willow

Salix laevigata

Calscape.org

Red Willows growing near the creek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 50 ft tall , 30 - 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Michael O'Brien

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 35 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Lemmon's Willow

Salix lemmonii

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 14 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Yellow Willow

Salix lutea

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Sierra Willow

Salix orestera

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Alpine Willow

Salix petrophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 0.4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 50 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Allen Chickering Sage

Salvia 'Allen Chickering'

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© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow