Blueleaf Cinquefoil

Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Graceful Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Moderate

Gray's Cinquefoil

Potentilla grayi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hickman's Cinquefoil

Potentilla hickmanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jepson's Cinquefoil

Potentilla jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Feather Cinquefoil

Potentilla millefolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Morefield's Cinquefoil

Potentilla morefieldii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ballona Cinquefoil

Potentilla multijuga

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Newberry's Cinquefoil

Potentilla newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Prairie Cinquefoil

Potentilla pensylvanica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mono Cinquefoil

Potentilla pseudosericea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beautiful Cinquefoil

Potentilla pulcherrima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dylan Neubauer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cliff Cinquefoil

Potentilla rimicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brook

Potentilla rivalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cunningham Marsh Cinquefoil

Potentilla uliginosa

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wheeler's Cinquefoil

Potentilla wheeleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Burnet

Poteridium annuum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Brightwhite

Prenanthella exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Cleveland's Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii var. gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Robert A. Hamilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. patula

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bonneville Shooting Star

Primula conjugens

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Scented Shootingstar

Primula fragrans

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Mosquito Bills

Primula hendersonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Sierra Shooting Star

Primula jeffreyi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dark Throated Shooting Star

Primula pauciflora

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Primula subalpina

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Sierra Primrose

Primula suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alpine Shootingstar

Primula tetrandra

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Unicorn-plant

Proboscidea althaeifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Doubleclaw

Proboscidea parviflora

Calscape.org

© 2008 JerryFriedman

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hooker's Fairy Bell

Prosartes hookeri

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Drops Of Gold

Prosartes parvifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Kjirsten Wayman

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Wildlife supported:

Large Flowered Fairy Bell

Prosartes smithii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Miguel Vieira

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Orange, Green, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Calscape.org

Prunella blooming in a nursery

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 9 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Lance Leaf Self Heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Wild Cherry Hybrid

Prunus 'Intermedia'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 80 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Mojave Desert Plum

Prunus eremophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 James M. Andre

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Sand Almond

Prunus fasciculata var. punctata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 BonTerra Consulting

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 25 - 40 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata var. subcordata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Thayne Tuason

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Annual Psathyrotes

Psathyrotes annua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Turtleback

Psathyrotes ramosissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Hartweg's Golden Sunburst

Pseudobahia bahiifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported: