American Wintercress

Barbarea orthoceras

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Saltwort

Batis maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Alan Harper

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 48 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Sweetbush

Bebbia juncea

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rough Sweetbush

Bebbia juncea var. aspera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Benitoa

Benitoa occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Bensoniella

Bensoniella oregona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Golden Abundance Oregon Grape

Berberis 'Golden Abundance'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Skylark Barberry

Berberis 'Skylark'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tall Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Heath McAllister

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Piper's Barberry

Berberis aquifolium var. aquifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Shining Netvein Barberry

Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Dwarf Mahonia

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Compacta Oregon Grape

Berberis aquilifolium 'Compacta'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fremont Barberry

Berberis fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Red Fruited Mahonia

Berberis haematocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Kofa Mountain Barberry

Berberis harrisoniana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:

Berberis higginsiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Grape

Berberis nervosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 DHochmayr

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nevin's Barberry

Berberis nevinii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Coast Barberry

Berberis pinnata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Ken Hartman California Barberry

Berberis pinnata 'Ken Hartman'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Barberry

Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Barberry

Berberis pinnata ssp. pinnata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Larry Sward

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Golden Spined Cereus

Bergerocactus emoryi

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Texas Bergia

Bergia texana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Bernardia incana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Cutleaf Waterparsnip

Berula erecta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Resin Birch

Betula glandulosa

Calscape.org

© 2004 Jim Stewart

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 33 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Nodding Bur-marigold

Bidens cernua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sticktight

Bidens frondosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Riverbanks Outdoor Store

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 96 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Western Bistort

Bistorta bistortoides

Calscape.org

© 2005 Dawn Endico

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sonoma Sunshine

Blennosperma bakeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

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

Common Stickyseed

Blennosperma nanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Common Blennosperma

Blennosperma nanum var. nanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Point Reyes Blennosperma

Blennosperma nanum var. robustum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

King's Eyelash Grass

Blepharidachne kingii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rough Eyelash

Blepharipappus scaber

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Glandular Big Tarweed

Blepharizonia laxa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Big Tarplant

Blepharizonia plumosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Erin McDermott

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:

San Diego Goldenstar

Bloomeria clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

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

Common Goldenstar

Bloomeria crocea

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Golden Stars

Bloomeria crocea var. aurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary McDonald

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Golden Stars

Bloomeria crocea var. crocea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Mountain Goldenstar

Bloomeria crocea var. montana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Dwarf Goldenstar

Bloomeria humilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron E. Sims

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pointed Rockcress

Boechera acutina

Calscape.org

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

Arched Elegant Rock Cress

Boechera arcuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bodie Hills Rockcress

Boechera bodiensis

Calscape.org

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

Brewer's Rock Cress

Boechera breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

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

Partial Shade

Brewer's Rock Cress

Boechera breweri ssp. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Shasta Rockcress

Boechera breweri ssp. shastaensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 George W. Hartwell

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

Calder's Rockcress

Boechera calderi

Calscape.org

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

California Elegant Rock Cress

Boechera californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Phillip Roullard

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Masonic Rockcress

Boechera cobrensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Constance's Rockcress

Boechera constancei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coville's Rockcress

Boechera covillei

Calscape.org

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

Davidson's Rockcress

Boechera davidsonii

Calscape.org

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