Plant Signs

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

Calscape.org

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

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

Calscape.org

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

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

Calscape.org

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

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

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

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

Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Punch Bowl Godetia

Clarkia bottae

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ruby Chalice Clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Red, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Red Spotted Clarkia

Clarkia speciosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: Pink, Red, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Streambank Springbeauty

Claytonia parviflora

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 15 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 1 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 6 in wide

Form: Climbing, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small Leaved Clematis

Clematis pauciflora

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: , 15 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-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

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monkey Flower Savory

Clinopodium mimuloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Orange, Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Canyon Silver Catalina Silverlace

Constancea nevinii 'Canyon Silver'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 3 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, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established, Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

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Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smart Aster Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Smart Aster'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brown Dogwood

Cornus glabrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree

Size: 5 - 20 ft tall

Form: Weeping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Slow

Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree

Size: 4 - 13 ft tall , 9 - 15 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Western Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creek Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 15 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Miner's Dogwood

Cornus sessilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

California Oatgrass

Danthonia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Red Larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 48 in tall

Flower Color: Orange, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Slow

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 20 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

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, Slow

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Susan's Choice Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Susan's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: , 12 in wide

Form: Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Jughandle Pacific Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis 'Jughandle'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow

Firecracker Brodiaea

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Cream, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Hyacinth

Dichelostemma multiflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 in wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Sticky Cinquefoil

Drymocallis glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern

Size: 2 ft tall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lanceleaf Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent

Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Giant Wildrye

Elymus condensatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Weeping

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Clumping, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaviota Gray Giant Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Gaviota Gray'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Grey Dawn Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow