Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Spiny Redberry

Rhamnus crocea

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
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

Medium, Slow

Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Winter, 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, Medium

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Calscape.org

© 2007 Jim Pisarowicz

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lemonade Berry

Rhus integrifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 30 ft tall , 3 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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, Slow

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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, Slow

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum var. gracillimum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter 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 / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. californicum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Wax Currant

Ribes cereum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wax Currant

Ribes cereum var. cereum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Spreading Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Christy Ridge Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Christy Ridge'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dancing Tassles Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Dancing Tassels'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rinconada Rose Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Rinconada Rose'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ortega Beauty Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium 'Ortega Beauty'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rock Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Black
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Red Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Barrie Coate Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'Barrie Coate'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brocklebankii Red Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'Brocklebankii'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elk River Red Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'Elk River Red'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

White Icicle Pink-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry

Ribes speciosum

Calscape.org

© 2013 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Pincushion Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry

Ribes speciosum 'Pincushion'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rana Creek Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry

Ribes speciosum 'Rana Creek'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Gooseberry

Ribes velutinum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Wireweed

Rigiopappus leptocladus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Calscape.org

© Michael Wolf

Plant type: Tree
Size: 4 - 33 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Curvepod Yellowcress

Rorippa curvisiliqua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bog Yellowcress

Rorippa palustris

Calscape.org

2009 California State University, Stanislaus

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Wildrose

Rosa californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

First Dawn California Wild Rose

Rosa californica 'First Dawn'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wood Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Fast

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Calscape.org

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tehachapi Rose

Rosa woodsii var. gratissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Lowland Rotala

Rotala ramosior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Dock

Rumex californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Golden Dock

Rumex fueginus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex lacustris

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex persicarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Ryan Batten

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willow Dock

Rumex salicifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Rumex transitorius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex utahensis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Rupertia

Rupertia physodes

Calscape.org

© 2005 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Sandwort

Sabulina douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Brewer's Willow

Salix breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Narrow-leaved Willow

Salix exigua var. exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua var. hindsiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Goodding's Black Willow

Salix gooddingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 40 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Red Willow

Salix laevigata

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Red Willows growing near the creek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 50 ft tall , 30 - 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Shining Willow

Salix lasiandra

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 30 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Yellow Willow

Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 33 - 53 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High