Sonoma Sage

Salvia sonomensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Farmar Bower Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Farmar Bower'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont's Carpet Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Fremont's Carpet'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gordo Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Gordo'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hobbit Toes Sonoma Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Hobbit Toes'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mrs. Beard Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Mrs. Beard'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Avis Keedy Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cerro Alto Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Cerro Alto'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Confetti Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Confetti'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Kawatre Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Kawatre'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

King Crimson Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'King Crimson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Las Pilitas'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Powerline Pink Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Powerline Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sunrise Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Sunrise'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Topanga Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Topanga'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, 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

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Black Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Official Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis ssp. microcephala

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Poison Sanicle

Sanicula bipinnata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Northern Sanicle

Sanicula graveolens

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Diablo Sanicle

Sanicula saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tuberous Sanicle

Sanicula tuberosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Tule

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Olney's Bulrush

Schoenoplectus americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

California Bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing, Standing

Slender Bulrush

Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Three Square

Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Tule

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Common Tule

Scirpus acutus var. acutus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Black Flowered Figwort

Scrophularia atrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Black, Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Lanceleaf Figwort

Scrophularia lanceolata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Catalina Figwort

Scrophularia villosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Sierra Skullcap

Scutellaria bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Skullcap

Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Marsh Skullcap

Scutellaria galericulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mad Dog Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Mexican Bladdersage

Scutellaria mexicana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Curve Flowered Skullcap

Scutellaria siphocampyloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Danny's Skullcap

Scutellaria tuberosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Central California Stonecrop

Sedella pentandra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Cascade Stonecrop

Sedum divergens

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spearleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Rose Flowered Stonecrop

Sedum laxum ssp. laxum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. boreale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Sierra Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. obtusatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Canyon Creek Stonecrop

Sedum obtusatum ssp. paradisum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Cream Stonecrop

Sedum oregonense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Coast Range Stonecrop

Sedum radiatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Cream, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Spike Moss

Selaginella bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 6 in tall , 1 ft wide
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Spikemoss

Selaginella oregana

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Wallace Moss Fern

Selaginella wallacei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rayless Ragwort

Senecio aronicoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dune Ragwort

Senecio blochmaniae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Threadleaf Ragwort

Senecio flaccidus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Douglas' Groundsel

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast