Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 4 - 15 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

All Gold Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'All Gold'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Diamond Heights Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

Calscape.org

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Louis Edmunds Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Louis Edmunds'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 12 - 25 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sal Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Calscape.org

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Ana Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

Calscape.org

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yankee Point Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2010

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

Calscape.org

© 2016 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Black, Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gaberlunzi

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 80 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Hackberry

Celtis reticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parry Spikeweed

Centromadia parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Gabriel Hurley

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Field Mouse-ear

Cerastium arvense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Field Mouse-ear Chickweed

Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Island Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 23 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Few Flowered Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Dana York

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 23 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Diego Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus minutiflorus

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus traskiae

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 - 26 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sharsmith Pincushion

Chaenactis alpigena

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Artemisia Leaved Chaenactis

Chaenactis artemisiifolia

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pebble Pincushion

Chaenactis carphoclinia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pebble Pincushion

Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hoary Chaenactis

Chaenactis douglasii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Alpine Dusty-maidens

Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dusty-maidens

Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula

Calscape.org

© 2006 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Yellow Pincushion

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Inner Coast Range Pincushion

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. heterocarpha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sand Buttons

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Big Headed Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Orcutt's Pincushion

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Pincushion

Chaenactis macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Pincushion

Chaenactis nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Chaenactis

Chaenactis parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

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

Santolina Pincushion

Chaenactis santolinoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Shasta Chaenactis

Chaenactis suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Shasta-Trinity National Forest

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

Xantus Pincushion

Chaenactis xantiana

Calscape.org

© Unk

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fern Bush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Port Orford Cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 200 ft tall , 26 ft wide
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Calscape.org

© :08:30T18:26:16-7.00 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

River Beauty

Chamerion latifolium

Calscape.org

© 2007 Kim Hansen

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Pinyon Goosefoot

Chenopodium atrovirens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pitseed Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 118 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pitseed Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri var. sinuatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Michael O'Brien

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackei

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly