Creeping Black Sage

Salvia mellifera 'Repens'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Terra Seca Sage

Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'

Calscape.org

Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mojave Sage

Salvia mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Hybrid Desert Sage

Salvia mohavensis 'Hybrid'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Munz's Sage

Salvia munzii

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Baja Blue Munz's Sage

Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Emerald Cascade Sage

Salvia munzii 'Emerald Cascade'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Sage

Salvia pachyphylla

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sonoma Sage

Salvia sonomensis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Farmar Bower Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Farmar Bower'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont's Carpet Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Fremont's Carpet'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gordo Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Gordo'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hobbit Toes Sonoma Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Hobbit Toes'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mrs. Beard Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis 'Mrs. Beard'

Calscape.org

Salvia sonomensis 'Mrs. Beard'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Avis Keedy Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cerro Alto Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Cerro Alto'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Confetti Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Confetti'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Kawatre Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Kawatre'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

King Crimson Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'King Crimson'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Las Pilitas'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Powerline Pink Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Powerline Pink'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sunrise Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Sunrise'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Topanga Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea 'Topanga'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Scallopleaf Sage

Salvia vaseyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Black Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 13 - 30 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Cream, White, Black
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Black Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Mountain Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Seaside Brookweed

Samolus parviflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Michael Charters

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Official Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis ssp. microcephala

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Footsteps Of Spring

Sanicula arctopoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sharptooth Sanicle

Sanicula arguta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Poison Sanicle

Sanicula bipinnata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Snakeroot

Sanicula bipinnatifida

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Pacific Sanicle

Sanicula crassicaulis

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Northern Sanicle

Sanicula graveolens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoffmann's Sanicle

Sanicula hoffmannii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Blacksnakeroot

Sanicula laciniata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Adobe Sanicle

Sanicula maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peck's Sanicle

Sanicula peckiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

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

Diablo Sanicle

Sanicula saxatilis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tracy's Sanicle

Sanicula tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Tuberous Sanicle

Sanicula tuberosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Abert's Sanvitalia

Sanvitalia abertii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Sarcobatus baileyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Snow Plant

Sarcodes sanguinea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

American Saw Wort

Saussurea americana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tufted Saxifrage

Saxifraga cespitosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High, Moderate

California Saxifrage

Saxifraga fallax

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Weak Saxifrage

Saxifraga hyperborea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Wood Saxifrage

Saxifraga mertensiana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Strawberry Saxifrage

Saxifragopsis fragarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Leather Grape-fern

Sceptridium multifidum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Scheuchzeria

Scheuchzeria palustris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:

Tuber Starwort

Schizotechium jamesianum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus

Calscape.org

by Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart - Public Domain with attribution

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing