Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus pilosa

Calscape.org

© 2015 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Redberry

Rhamnus pirifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 33 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Red
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Thorny Milkwort

Rhinotropis acanthoclada

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

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

California Milkwort

Rhinotropis californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Milkwort

Rhinotropis cornuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Milkwort

Rhinotropis cornuta var. cornuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fish's Milkwort

Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Notch-beaked Milkwort

Rhinotropis heterorhyncha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Intermountain Milkwort

Rhinotropis intermontana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

Spiny Milkwort

Rhinotropis subspinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 Christopher Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Ledge Stonecrop

Rhodiola integrifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Roseroot

Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Western Labrador Tea

Rhododendron columbianum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Pacific Rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Calscape.org

© 2003 Randy Smith

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Western Labrador Tea

Rhododendron neoglandulosum

Calscape.org

© 1973 JW Stockert

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

Calscape.org

© 2006 Eric Hunt

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pink Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale 'Pink'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale var. paludosum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Sonoma Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale var. sonomense

Calscape.org

Rhododendron occidentale var. sonomense

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Calscape.org

© 2007 Jim Pisarowicz

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

skunk bush

Rhus aromatica var. trilobata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Lemonade Berry

Rhus integrifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 30 ft tall , 3 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lemonade Berry Hybrid

Rhus integrifolia x ovata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sugar Bush

Rhus ovata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Michael O'Brien

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

White Beaked-rush

Rhynchospora alba

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

California Beaked-rush

Rhynchospora californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: White, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Brownish Beaked-rush

Rhynchospora capitellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Globe Beaksedge

Rhynchospora globularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Bitter Gooseberry

Ribes amarum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, White, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Medium, Slow

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum var. aureum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
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 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum var. gracillimum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous
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 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Trailing Gooseberry

Ribes binominatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Green, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stink Currant

Ribes bracteosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jason Matthias Mills

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. californicum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. hesperium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 Wayne D. Johnson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Moreno Currant

Ribes canthariforme

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Wax Currant

Ribes cereum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wax Currant

Ribes cereum var. cereum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Ribes cereum var. inebrians

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Spreading Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Parish's Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. parishii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Straggly Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Northern Black Currant Currant

Ribes hudsonianum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Black
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Western Black Currant

Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Black
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White Flowering Currant

Ribes indecorum

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. inerme

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steven Perry

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. klamathense

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Prickly Currant

Ribes lacustre

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Woolly-flowered Gooseberry

Ribes lasianthum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Trailing Black Currant

Ribes laxiflorum

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Gummy Gooseberry

Ribes lobbii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Christy Ridge Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Christy Ridge'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dancing Tassles Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Dancing Tassels'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

White chaparral currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Rana White'

Calscape.org

California Flora Nursery

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Rinconada Rose Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum 'Rinconada Rose'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow