Plant Signs

Hermann's Dwarf Rush

Juncus hemiendytus var. hemiendytus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Bog Rush

Juncus hesperius

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Howell's Rush

Juncus howellii

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Kellogg's Dwarf Rush

Juncus kelloggii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Shiny Rush

Juncus laccatus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Red Bluff Dwarf Rush

Juncus leiospermus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Ahart's Dwarf Rush

Juncus leiospermus var. ahartii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Red Bluff Dwarf Rush

Juncus leiospermus var. leiospermus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

San Francisco Rush

Juncus lescurii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Long Styled Rush

Juncus longistylis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Santa Lucia Dwarf Rush

Juncus luciensis

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Wildlife supported:

Long-anthered Rush

Juncus macrandrus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Long-leaved Rush

Juncus macrophyllus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Mertens' Rush

Juncus mertensianus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 11 - 18 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, Red, Brown, Black

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Mexican Rush

Juncus mexicanus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 31 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Brownhead Rush

Juncus nevadensis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 28 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nevada

Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Knotted Rush

Juncus nodosus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Slender Juncus Rush

Juncus occidentalis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Straightleaf Rush

Juncus orthophyllus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Pointed Rush

Juncus oxymeris

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Parry's Rush

Juncus parryi

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Common Rush

Juncus patens

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Carman's Grey Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Carman's Grey'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elk Blue Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Elk Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Occidental Blue Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Occidental Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Will Fleming Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Will Fleming'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Panicled Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Brown Headed Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Wrinkled Rush

Juncus rugulosus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Rocky Mountain Rush

Juncus saximontanus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Soil drainage

Standing

Hair Leaved Rush

Juncus supiniformis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 24 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Dart Slender Rush

Juncus tenuis 'Blue Dart'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Basket Rush

Juncus textilis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tiehm's Rush

Juncus tiehmii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 in tall

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Red, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Yosemite Dwarf Rush

Juncus triformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Foothill Rush

Juncus trilocularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Inch-high Rush

Juncus uncialis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown, Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 10 - 26 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub

Size: 5 - 33 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Depressed Juniper

Juniperus communis var. depressa

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Moderate

Juniperus communis var. jackii

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis var. saxatilis

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Sierra Juniper

Juniperus grandis

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 39 - 85 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Moderate

Western Juniper

Juniperus occidentalis

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 49 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Utah Juniper

Juniperus osteosperma

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 10 - 26 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Chuparosa

Justicia californica

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Tecate Gold Chuparosa

Justicia californica 'Tecate Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Little Leaf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia polifolia

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 19 in tall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Beard Tongue

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Flower Color: Cream, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Hairless Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Climbing Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Flare Heart-leaved Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia 'Mountain Flare'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Orange

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow