Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

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Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bonita Linda Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Bonita Linda'

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ed Holm California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Ed Holm'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

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Frangula californica 'Eve Case' berries

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leatherleaf California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Leatherleaf'

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mound San Bruno California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Mound San Bruno'

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sea View California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Sea View'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. californica

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Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Serpentine Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. crassifolia

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Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata

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Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis

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© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella

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© Copyright 2007 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. ursina

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Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

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© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 - 49 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula purshiana ssp. purshiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Caribou Coffee Berry

Frangula purshiana ssp. ultramafica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dean W. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Coffeeberry

Frangula rubra

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Black
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Frangula rubra ssp. modocensis

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Copyright © 2015 Susan McDougall

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula rubra ssp. obtusissima

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Buckthorn

Frangula rubra ssp. rubra

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula rubra ssp. yosemitana

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly