Plant Signs

Green Supreme Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 5 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lillian Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Lillian'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Point Reyes Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Radiant Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Radiant'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

San Bruno Mountain Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'San Bruno Mountain'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tom's Point Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point'

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Wood's Compact Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Wood's Compact'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

White Haired Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

White Cloud Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima 'White Cloud'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smooth White Leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 16 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Chicalote

Argemone munita

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Parish Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. parishii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Dutchmans Pipe

Aristolochia californica

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Plant type: Vine

Size: 1 - 20 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Slow

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Gray Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

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Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Montara Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

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Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Surfer Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana 'Silver Surfer'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

San Diego Sagewort

Artemisia palmeri

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Weeping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Heart Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias cordifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Narrow Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Davis Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa 'Davis'

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Asclepias speciosa Davis

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Medium

Woolly Milkweed

Asclepias vestita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Cream, Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

California Lace Fern

Aspidotis californica

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Plant type: Fern

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Antisell Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus var. antisellii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Common Sandweed

Athysanus pusillus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Shadscale

Atriplex canescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week until established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chablis Chaparral Broom

Baccharis pilularis 'Chablis'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Pozo Surf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pozo Surf'

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Plant type: Shrub

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

San Bruno Lady Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'San Bruno Lady'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twin Peaks No. 2 Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks No. 2'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Plummer's Baccharis

Baccharis plummerae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Diego County Viguiera

Bahiopsis laciniata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Balsam Deltoid

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Golden Abundance Oregon Grape

Berberis 'Golden Abundance'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tall Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Spreading, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Shining Netvein Barberry

Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Dwarf Mahonia

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont Barberry

Berberis fremontii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Nevin's Barberry

Berberis nevinii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Golden Spined Cereus

Bergerocactus emoryi

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Cutleaf Waterparsnip

Berula erecta

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Common Goldenstar

Bloomeria crocea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Goldenstar

Bloomeria humilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

California Elegant Rock Cress

Boechera californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Koehler's Stipitate Rock Cress

Boechera koehleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Sicklepod Rockcress

Boechera sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Brook Foam

Boykinia occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Slow

Round Leaved Boykinia

Boykinia rotundifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Slow

Brickell Bush

Brickellia californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica var. californica

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Cream, Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Jepson's Brickellbush

Brickellia californica var. jepsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low