Plant Signs

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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

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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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Alkali Heath

Frankenia salina

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 23 ft tall , 15 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 30 - 40 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Butano Ridge Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Butano Ridge'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

California Glory Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Gold Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'El Dorado Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ken Taylor Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

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Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

San Gabriel Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 18 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

West Hills Hybrid Fremontia

Fremontodendron 'West Hills'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Orange

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Yellow, Orange

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Pine Hill Flannelbush

Fremontodendron decumbens

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Mexican Flannelbush

Fremontodendron mexicanum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 25 ft tall , 25 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Orange

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 4 - 47 in tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Cream, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Chocolate Lily

Fritillaria biflora

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Black, Brown, Green, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Scarlet Fritillary

Fritillaria recurva

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Narrow Leaved Bedstraw

Galium angustifolium

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Gran Canon Baja Bush Snapdragon

Gambelia juncea 'Gran Canon'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Punta Banda Baja Bush Snapdragon

Gambelia juncea 'Punta Banda'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Boca Rosa Showy Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Boca Rosa'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Climbing, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Firecracker Showy Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Firecracker'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pink Panther Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Pink Panther'

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Gambelia speciosa 'Pink Panther'

Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Climbing, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coast Silktassel

Garrya elliptica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Evie Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

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Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

James Roof Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 7 ft tall , 7 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate, Fast

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Desertsunflower

Geraea canescens

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

California Gilia

Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

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A bumble bee lands on a bluehead gilia

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 36 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Dune Gilia

Gilia capitata ssp. chamissonis

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Fine Flower Gilia

Gilia leptantha

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Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Purpus' Gilia

Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

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Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Tricolor Gilia

Gilia tricolor

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Spiny Hopsage

Grayia spinosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Red, Pink, Cream, Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple, Brown

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Marsh Gumplant

Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. stricta

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 60 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Mat Cholla

Grusonia parishii

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

California Matchweed

Gutierrezia californica

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Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Northern Island Haplopappus

Hazardia detonsa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sawtooth Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Saw Toothed Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Standing

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Upright, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Claremont Sunshine Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

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Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Sunflower

Helianthus californicus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 11 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Slender Sunflower

Helianthus gracilentus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow