Crampton's Tuctoria

Tuctoria mucronata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Tower Mustard

Turritis glabra

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 13 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

California Laurel

Umbellularia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 6 - 80 ft tall , 3 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Silverpuffs

Uropappus lindleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Common Nettle

Urtica dioica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Nettle

Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hoary Nettle

Urtica gracilis ssp. holosericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Humped Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Flat-leaved Bladderwort

Utricularia intermedia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Lesser Bladderwort

Utricularia minor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Cream-flowered Bladderwort

Utricularia ochroleuca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Huckleberry

Vaccinium cespitosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Siskiyou Mtns. Huckleberry

Vaccinium coccineum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Cascade Bilberry

Vaccinium deliciosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Thin Leaf Huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Madonna California Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Blue Madonna'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Indian's Wanderer Ca Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Indian's Wanderer'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wunderlich California Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum 'Wunderlich'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Little Leaf Huckleberry

Vaccinium scoparium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Mountain Hair Grass

Vahlodea atropurpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Valerian

Valeriana californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Valerian

Valeriana occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Valeriana pubicarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Sitka Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Scouler's Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis ssp. sitchensis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Golden Vancouveria

Vancouveria chrysantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Northern Vancouveria

Vancouveria hexandra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Insideout Flower

Vancouveria planipetala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Canyon Sunflower

Venegasia carpesioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Estrella Canyon Sunflower

Venegasia carpesoides 'Estrella'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California False Hellebore

Veratrum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

California False Hellbore

Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Fringed False-Hellebore

Veratrum fimbriatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Siskiyou False-hellebore

Veratrum insolitum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White False Hellebore

Veratrum viride

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Bracted Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Hills Vervain

Verbena californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Southwestern Mock Vervain

Verbena gooddingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Western Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Robust Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Lilac Verbena

Verbena lilacina

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

De La Mina Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Paseo Rancho Lilac Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'Paseo Rancho'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mint Leafed Vervain

Verbena menthifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sandpaper Vervain

Verbena scabra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bigleaf Crownbeard

Verbesina dissita

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Brooklime

Veronica americana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Copeland's Speedwell

Veronica copelandii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Cusick's Speedwell

Veronica cusickii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate