Plant Signs

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea jolonensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Slow

San Clemente Island Brodiaea

Brodiaea kinkiensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Slow

Sonoma Brodiaea

Brodiaea leptandra

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Sierra Brodiaea

Brodiaea minor

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea nana

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Orcutt's Brodiaea

Brodiaea orcuttii

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Chinese Camp Brodiaea

Brodiaea pallida

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Indian Valley Brodiaea

Brodiaea rosea

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea

Brodiaea santarosae

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Sierra Foothills Brodiaea

Brodiaea sierrae

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Star Flowered Brodiaea

Brodiaea stellaris

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 2 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Kern Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Arizona Brome

Bromus arizonicus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Mountain Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Brome

Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Fringed Brome

Bromus ciliatus

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Plant type: Grass

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

Tall Brome

Bromus grandis

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Hall's Brome

Bromus hallii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Woodland Brome

Bromus laevipes

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 ft tall

Form: Weeping

Flower Color: Brown, Cream

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Orcutt's Brome

Bromus orcuttianus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nodding Brome

Bromus porteri

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Range Brome

Bromus pseudolaevipes

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fringed Brome

Bromus richardsonii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

California Brome Grass

Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 20 - 40 in tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Maritime Brome

Bromus sitchensis var. maritimus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Great Basin Brome

Bromus sitchensis var. polyanthus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Suksdorf's Brome

Bromus suksdorfii

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Brome

Bromus vulgaris

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 4 ft tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Panamint Butterfly Bush

Buddleja utahensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Thread-leaved Beakseed

Bulbostylis capillaris

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Baja Tree Verbena

Burroughsia fastigiata

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Plant type: Tree

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Elephant Tree

Bursera microphylla

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Plant type: Tree,Succulent

Size: 13 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Growth rate: Very Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Cut Leaf Cacaliopsis

Cacaliopsis nardosmia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Bolander's Reedgrass

Calamagrostis bolanderi

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Short Hair Reed Grass

Calamagrostis breweri

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Canada Reedgrass

Calamagrostis canadensis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Bluejoint Reed Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis var. langsdorffii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Leafy Reed Grass

Calamagrostis foliosa

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Dense-pine Reed Grass

Calamagrostis koelerioides

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Muir's Reed Grass

Calamagrostis muiriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Pacific Reedgrass

Calamagrostis nutkaensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Standing

The King Pacific Reed Grass

Calamagrostis nutkaensis 'The King'

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Calamagrostis nutkaensis 'The King'

Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Serpentine Reed Grass

Calamagrostis ophitidis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Purple Reed Grass

Calamagrostis purpurascens

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Pine Grass

Calamagrostis rubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrow Hairgrass

Calamagrostis stricta

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Narrow Spiked Reedgrass

Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 8 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Brewer's Calandrinia

Calandrinia breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Pink, Red

Wildlife supported:

Red Maids

Calandrinia menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Red, Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Seaside Petunia

Calibrachoa parviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Round-leaved Filaree

California macrophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red

Wildlife supported:

Red fairyduster

Calliandra californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Fairyduster

Calliandra eriophylla

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Slow, Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Short-hair Cottongrass

Calliscirpus brachythrix

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Fringed Cottongrass

Calliscirpus criniger

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Callitriche fassettii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported: