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

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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

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Purslane Speedwell

Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis

Calscape.org

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

Moderate

Marsh Speedwell

Veronica scutellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Calscape.org

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

Moderate

Brightblue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa

Calscape.org

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

Moderate

Alpine Speedwell

Veronica wormskjoldii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

American Vetch

Vicia americana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Vetch

Vicia americana ssp. americana

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Giant Vetch

Vicia gigantea

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Vetch

Vicia hassei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Louisiana Vetch

Vicia ludoviciana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Deerpea Vetch

Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

La Purisima Viguiera

Viguiera purisimae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca ssp. adunca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Baker's Violet

Viola bakeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Great Basin Violet

Viola beckwithii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Northern Two-eyed Violet

Viola cuneata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Hall's Violet

Viola hallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Howell's Violet

Viola howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alaska Violet

Viola langsdorffii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Violet

Viola lobata

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

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

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. lobata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade

Leconte Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Heart's Ease

Viola ocellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Johnny Jump Up

Viola pedunculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow