Plant Signs

Small Spikerush

Eleocharis parvula

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 14 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Creeping Spikerush

Eleocharis radicans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Elodea

Elodea canadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

California Bottle Brush Grass

Elymus californicus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Great Basin Wild Rye

Elymus cinereus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Giant Wildrye

Elymus condensatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Weeping

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Clumping, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaviota Gray Giant Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Gaviota Gray'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Clumping, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Western Rye Grass

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thickspike Wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Streambank Wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Dunegrass

Elymus mollis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Dune Wild Rye

Elymus mollis ssp. mollis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Big Squirreltail

Elymus multisetus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Flower Color: Brown, Green, Purple

Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Spreading Wheatgrass

Elymus scribneri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Western Wheat Grass

Elymus smithii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

False Wheatgrass

Elymus spicatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whispering Bells

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 34 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Acton Encelia

Encelia actoni

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown, Purple, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Dorado Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

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Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Encelia farinosa x Encelia frutescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Panamint Daisy

Enceliopsis covillei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 31 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

California Jointfir

Ephedra californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Nevada Jointfir

Ephedra nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Longleaf Jointfir

Ephedra trifurca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 15 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Mountain Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Coral Canyon California Fuschia

Epibolium canum 'Coral Canyon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Armstrong #2 California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Armstrong #2'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange, Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Armstrong California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Armstrong'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arroyo Mocho California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Arroyo Mocho'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bowman's #1 California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Bowman's #1'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brilliant Smith California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Brilliant Smith'

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Epilobium 'Brilliant Smith'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Calistoga California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Calistoga'

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Epilobium 'Calistoga'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carman's Grey California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Carman's Grey'

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Epilobium 'Carman's Grey'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Catalina Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Catalina'

Calscape.org

Epilobium canum Catalina

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chaparral Silver California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Chaparral Silver'

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Epilobium 'Chaparral Silver'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cloverdale California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Cloverdale'

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Epilobium 'Cloverdale'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desi's Blossom Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Desi's Blossom'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

El Tigre California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'El Tigre'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ghostly Red California Fucshia

Epilobium 'Ghostly Red'

Calscape.org

Epilobium 'Ghostly Red'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hurricane Point California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Hurricane Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

John Bixby Fuchsia

Epilobium 'John Bixby'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

La Gloria Ca Fuchsia

Epilobium 'La Gloria'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Liz Parsons CA Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Liz Parsons Hybrid'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oat Hill Mine Road California Fucshia

Epilobium 'Oat Hill Mine Road'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Roger's U.C. Hybrid Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Roger's U.C. Hybrid'

Calscape.org

Epilobium 'Roger's U.C. Hybrid'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Route 66 California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Route 66'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Schieffelin's Choice California Fuschia

Epilobium 'Schieffelin's Choice'

Calscape.org

Epilobium 'Schieffelin's Choice'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

September Dream Fuschia

Epilobium 'September Dream'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Select California Fuchsia

Epilobium 'Silver Select'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow