Desert Monardella

Monardella nana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Mint

Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Palmer's Monardella

Monardella palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Siskiyou Monardella

Monardella purpurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 John W. Wall

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Shelton's Coyote Mint

Monardella sheltonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: 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, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Russian River Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana 'Russian River'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Luis Obispo Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Antonio Hills Monardella

Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Calscape.org

Copyright Sabrina West/USFWS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium, Slow

Pigmy Tuna

Opuntia fragilis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Florian Siebeck

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Calscape.org

1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Grizzlybear Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus var. angustissimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus var. azureus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cleveland's Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Scabland Penstemon

Penstemon deustus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Beardtongue

Penstemon fruticiformis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Grinnell's Beardtongue

Penstemon grinnellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Gem Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Gem'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Springs Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita BOP Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Pride

Penstemon newberryi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 12 in tall , 8 - 38 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Newberry's Penstemon

Penstemon newberryi var. newberryi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Sonoma Beardtongue

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

St. Helena Sonoma Beardtongue

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis 'St. Helena'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Pink
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

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Penstemon Hybrid

Penstemon palmeri 'Hybrid'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus var. formosus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Beaked Penstemon

Penstemon rostriflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Rydberg's Penstemon

Penstemon rydbergii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Royal Penstemon

Penstemon speciosus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Paz Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Paz'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon 'Pink Form'

Penstemon spectabilis 'Pink Form'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Dragon Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Snow Dragon'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Thompson's Beardtongue

Penstemon thompsoniae

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

© 2008 BLM

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bolander's Beach Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Coulter Pine

Pinus coulteri

Calscape.org

© 2007 Eugene Zelenko

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 138 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 jotor at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Jeffrey Pine

Pinus jeffreyi

Calscape.org

© 2008 ChuckThePhotographer on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 180 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Mitch

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Art Poskanzer on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 90 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 223 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata

Calscape.org

© 2007 summitcheese on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 197 ft tall , 15 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown, Cream
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana

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© 2006 TheNose at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 150 ft tall , 25 - 50 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Pyramidal, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
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, Medium

Scentbottle

Platanthera dilatata

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Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds

White Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys

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© 2001 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Western Sycamore

Platanus racemosa

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Copyright © 2016 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 115 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, Cream, Brown
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

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow