Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Dorado Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coral Canyon California Fuschia

Epibolium canum 'Coral Canyon'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Desi's Blossom Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Desi's Blossom'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Panicled Willow Herb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 84 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smooth Boisduvalia

Epilobium campestre

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 18 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Everett's Choice California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Everett's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hollywood Flame Hummingbird Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Hollywood Flame'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: sprawling, spreading
Growth rate: fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Best with occasional deep water, though drought-adapted

Marin Pink California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Marin Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sierra Salmon California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Sierra Salmon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hummingbird Trumpet

Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum ssp. canum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Northern Willow Herb

Epilobium ciliatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Denseflower Willowherb

Epilobium densiflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Glaucous Willowherb

Epilobium glaberrimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Glaucus Willowherb

Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Hall's Willowweed

Epilobium hallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Subalpine Fireweed

Epilobium howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Willowherb

Epilobium luteum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Little Willowherb

Epilobium minutum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Rockfringe

Epilobium obcordatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Oregon Fireweed

Epilobium oreganum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Siskiyou Mountains Willowherb

Epilobium rigidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Humboldt County Fuchsia

Epilobium septentrionale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, White, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mattole River Humboldt County Fuchsia

Epilobium septentrionale 'Mattole River'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Select Mattole Humboldt County Fuschsia

Epilobium septentrionale 'Select Mattole'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wayne's Silver Fuchsia

Epilobium septentrionale 'Wayne's Silver'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Siskiyou Fireweed

Epilobium siskiyouense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Scouring Rush Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Scouring Rush Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Horsetail

Equisetum laevigatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Cooper's Goldenbush

Ericameria cooperi

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Cliff Goldenbush

Ericameria cuneata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mock Heather

Ericameria ericoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
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

Greene's Goldenweed

Ericameria greenei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Turpentine Bush

Ericameria laricifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Desert Mountain Turpentine Brush

Ericameria laricifolia 'Desert Mountain'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Linear Leaved Goldenbush

Ericameria linearifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Palmer's Goldenbush

Ericameria palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Punctate Rabbitbrush

Ericameria paniculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat

Eriogonum arborescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Brown, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ashyleaf Buckwheat

Eriogonum cinereum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Conejo Buckwheat

Eriogonum crocatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 36 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Longstem Buckwheat

Eriogonum elongatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bruce Dickinson California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Bruce Dickinson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 8 - 15 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dana Point Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Dana Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Theodore Payne California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Theodore Payne'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Warriner Lytle Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Warriner Lytle'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Cascade California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Wild Cascade'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leafy California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow