Plant Signs

Catchfly Prairie Gentian

Eustoma exaltatum

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Western Goldenrod

Euthamia occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

California Saltbush

Extriplex californica

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

San Joaquin Spearscale

Extriplex joaquinana

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 40 in tall

Wildlife supported:

California Fagonbush

Fagonia laevis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Purple, Lavender

Wildlife supported:

Sticky Fagonbush

Fagonia pachyacantha

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, Pink, White, Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Yerba Desierto

Fendlerella utahensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

California Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 7 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

San Diego Barrelcactus

Ferocactus viridescens

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 1 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Alpine Fescue

Festuca brachyphylla

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Short Leaved Fescue

Festuca brachyphylla ssp. breviculmis

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Colorado Fescue

Festuca brachyphylla ssp. coloradensis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

California Fescue

Festuca californica

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 4 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Fountain California Fescue

Festuca californica 'Blue Fountain'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gabilan Blues California Fescue

Festuca californica 'Gabilan Blues'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Horse Mountain Green California Fescue

Festuca californica 'Horse Mountain Green'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

River House Blues California Fescue

Festuca californica 'River House Blues'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Rafael Blue California Fescue

Festuca californica 'San Rafael Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Scott Mountain California Fescue

Festuca californica 'Scott Mountain'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Festuca californica ssp. californica

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

California Fescue

Festuca californica var. parishii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Elmer Fescue

Festuca elmeri

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 6 in wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Clearwater Blue Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Clearwater Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Emerald Isle Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Emerald Isle'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Moody Blue Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Moody Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Muse Meadow Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Muse Meadow'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Stony Creek Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Tomales Bay Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Tomales Bay'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Warren Peak Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis 'Warren Peak'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Festuca kingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Pacific Fescue

Festuca microstachys

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Smallflower Fescue

Festuca minutiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Western Fescue

Festuca occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Mokelumne Western Fescue

Festuca occidentalis 'Mokelumne Tamalpais'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Six Weeks Fescue

Festuca octoflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Jughandle Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Jughandle'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Molate Blue Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate Blue'

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Plant type: Grass

Form: spreading

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Molate Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Patrick's Point Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

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Plant type: Grass

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

Form: spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Point Joe Alpine Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Point Joe'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra ssp. rubra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Rocky Mountain Fescue

Festuca saximontana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Bearded Fescue

Festuca subulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Crinkle-awn Fescue

Festuca subuliflora

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Bunch Grass

Festuca viridula

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Hot Springs Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis thermalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Vahl's Fimbry

Fimbristylis vahlii

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

False Mermaid

Floerkea proserpinacoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Desert Olive

Forestiera pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide

Form: Upright

Flower Color: Green, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 10 - 33 ft tall , 15 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Very Slow, Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 33 ft tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Aulon Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Aulon'

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Large-flowered cultivar

Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Carole Ann Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Carole Ann'

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Fragaria chiloensis 'Carole Ann'

Plant type: Perennial herb

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Chaval Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Chaval'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Green Pastures Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Green Pastures'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

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

Form: Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow