Indian Knob Mountainbalm

Eriodictyon altissimum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow Leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon angustifolium

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon californicum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Medium

Lompoc Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon capitatum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Thickleaf Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bicolored Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Woolly Nama

Eriodictyon lobbii

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Turricula

Eriodictyon parryi

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Woolly Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon tomentosum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pacific Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon traskiae

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Smith's Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon traskiae ssp. smithii

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Trask's Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon traskiae ssp. traskiae

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon trichocalyx

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Diego Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Hairy Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low