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

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

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

Howell's Violet

Viola howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alaska Violet

Viola langsdorffii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Violet

Viola lobata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

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

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Leconte Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Heart's Ease

Viola ocellata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Deep Shade, 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

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Deep Shade

Gray-leaved Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. grisea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Canary Violet

Viola praemorsa

Calscape.org

© 1994 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade

Upland Yellow Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Trent M. Draper

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

Astoria Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Viola primulifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western White Bog Violet

Viola primulifolia ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Golden Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. aurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. dimorpha

Calscape.org

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

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

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

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

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

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

Purple-marked Yellow Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Redwood Violet

Viola sempervirens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

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

Felt-leaved Violet

Viola tomentosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

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

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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

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

Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mecca-aster

Xylorhiza cognata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Mojave-aster

Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

California Hedge Parsley

Yabea microcarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata var. baccata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Don Davis

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

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