Plant Signs

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Purple Owl's Clover

Castilleja exserta

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Cloud Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Blue Cloud'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Jeans Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

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Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Concha Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Concha'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cynthia Postan Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dark Star Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Far Horizons California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Far Horizons'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Frosty Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 8 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Joyce Coulter Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Haze Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Mountain Haze'

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Ceanothus 'Mountain Haze'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Owlswood Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Owlswood Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Remote Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Remote Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Remote Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sierra Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 25 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cliff Schmidt Felt-leaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Powder Blue Felt-leaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus 'Powder Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Whitethorn

Ceanothus cordulatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 9 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wavy Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fresno Ceanothus

Ceanothus fresnensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Heart's Desire Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'

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Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Ceanothus

Ceanothus greggii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Barbara Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding, Weeping

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Blue, White, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dr. Leiser Dark Blue Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'Dr. Leiser Dark Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Frosty Dawn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sierra Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

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Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Popcorn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

R. F. Hoover Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'R. F. Hoover'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Valley Violet Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Big Pod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Wheeler Canyon Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus 'Wheeler Canyon'

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Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus

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James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Snowball Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

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Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus 'Snow Ball'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blueblossom Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 40 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright Columnar, Weeping

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 4 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Louis Edmunds Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Louis Edmunds'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 12 - 25 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sal Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yankee Point Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Black, Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

San Diego Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus minutiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, 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

Artemisia Leaved Chaenactis

Chaenactis artemisiifolia

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mountain Misery

Chamaebatia foliolosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 - 18 in tall , 5 - 20 in wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Port Orford Cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 40 - 200 ft tall , 26 ft wide

Form: Pyramidal

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Red, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Burgundy'

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Weeping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Way Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Desert Way'

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Weeping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Medium