Siskiyou Mtns. Huckleberry

Vaccinium coccineum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

Full Sun

Thin Leaf Huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Calscape.org

© 2007 julie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Madonna California Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Blue Madonna'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Indian's Wanderer Ca Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Indian's Wanderer'

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wunderlich California Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Wunderlich'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Mountain Hair Grass

Vahlodea atropurpurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Sean B. Smith

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Valerian

Valeriana californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Valerian

Valeriana occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Mary Winter

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scouler's Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis ssp. sitchensis

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Canyon Sunflower

Venegasia carpesioides

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fringed False-Hellebore

Veratrum fimbriatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Southwestern Mock Vervain

Verbena gooddingii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Cody Hough

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Western Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Robust Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Lilac Verbena

Verbena lilacina

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

De La Mina Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Paseo Rancho Lilac Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'Paseo Rancho'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mint Leafed Vervain

Verbena menthifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 TRNERR P. Roullard

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bigleaf Crownbeard

Verbesina dissita

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

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

Full Sun

Brooklime

Veronica americana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

American Vetch

Vicia americana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Giant Vetch

Vicia gigantea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Northern Two-eyed Violet

Viola cuneata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hall's Violet

Viola hallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. lobata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

Calscape.org

© 2007 Fabelfroh, Photographed by Kristian Peters

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Johnny Jump Up

Viola pedunculata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Mountain Violet

Viola purpurea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shelton's Violet

Viola sheltonii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis 'Roger's Red'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine
Size: 20 - 40 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Grape

Vitis californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 10 - 40 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Russian River Wild Grape

Vitis californica 'Russian River'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Vine
Size: 20 - 40 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Walker Ridge California Grape

Vitis californica 'Walker Ridge'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Vine
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Wild Grape

Vitis girdiana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 10 - 50 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fan Palm

Washingtonia filifera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 66 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Modesty

Whipplea modesta

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Narrow Leaf Mule Ears

Wyethia angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 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 / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Hall's Mule Ears

Wyethia elata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whitehead Wyethia

Wyethia helenioides

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Mule Ears

Wyethia mollis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beargrass

Xerophyllum tenax

Calscape.org

© 2009 AlexAH

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 60 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mission Manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Orcutt's Woody Aster

Xylorhiza orcuttii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Woodyaster

Xylorhiza tortifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Ciar

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

fast

Mountain Garland White Farewell-to-Spring

Yorkia unguiculata 'Mountain Garland White'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
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

Mojave Yucca

Yucca schidigera

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 16 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
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

Canchalagua

Zeltnera venusta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lotebush

Ziziphus obtusifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun