Woollyleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Creeping Form Woolly-leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa 'Creeping Form'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hairy Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. bracteosa

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Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Dacite Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. daciticola

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Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. hebeclada

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Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly-leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. tomentosa

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Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Anchor Bay Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Anchor Bay'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Green Supreme Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 5 - 12 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lillian Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Lillian'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Point Reyes Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Radiant Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Radiant'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Bruno Mountain Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'San Bruno Mountain'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tom's Point Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Tom's Point'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wood's Compact Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Wood's Compact'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Marin Manzanita

Arctostaphylos virgata

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

White Haired Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

White Cloud Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima 'White Cloud'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mariposa Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. mariposa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. pulchella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Smooth White Leaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Spreading Sandwort

Arenaria lanuginosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Rock Sandwort

Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Marsh Sandwort

Arenaria paludicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Prickly Poppy

Argemone corymbosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Chicalote

Argemone munita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Jones' False Cloak-fern

Argyrochosma jonesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Southwestern False Cloak Fern

Argyrochosma limitanea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Southwestern False Cloak-fern

Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Sixweeks Threeawn

Aristida adscensionis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

California Three-awn

Aristida californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Spreading Threeawn

Aristida divaricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Oldfield Three-awn

Aristida oligantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Purple Three Awn

Aristida purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Fendler Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Red Three Awn

Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nealley Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parish Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Purple Threeawn

Aristida purpurea var. purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wright Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. wrightii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Spidergrass

Aristida ternipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Hook Three Awn

Aristida ternipes var. gentilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Indian Valley Spineflower

Aristocapsa insignis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Dutchmans Pipe

Aristolochia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine
Size: 1 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Thrift Seapink

Armeria maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 12 in wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

White Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima 'Alba'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

California Sea Pink

Armeria maritima ssp. californica

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Serpentine Arnica

Arnica cernua

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chamisso Arnica

Arnica chamissonis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Heartleaf Arnica

Arnica cordifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mock Leopardbane

Arnica dealbata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Rayless Arnica

Arnica discoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Hillside Arnica

Arnica fulgens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Clasping Arnica

Arnica lanceolata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Streambank Arnica

Arnica lanceolata ssp. prima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Arnica

Arnica latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Seep Spring Arnica

Arnica longifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Cordillerean Anica

Arnica mollis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Sierra Arnica

Arnica nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported: