Lipstick Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Lipstick'

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2022 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Montana de Oro Wood Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Montana de Oro'

Calscape.org

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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: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bonita Linda Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Bonita Linda'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ed Holm California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Ed Holm'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

Calscape.org

Frangula californica 'Eve Case' berries

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Leatherleaf California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Leatherleaf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mound San Bruno California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Mound San Bruno'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sea View California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Sea View'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Serpentine Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Hoary Coffeeberry

Frangula californica ssp. ursina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 20 - 49 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula purshiana ssp. purshiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Caribou Coffee Berry

Frangula purshiana ssp. ultramafica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dean W. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Coffeeberry

Frangula rubra

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Black
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Frangula rubra ssp. modocensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Susan McDougall

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula rubra ssp. obtusissima

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Buckthorn

Frangula rubra ssp. rubra

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Frangula rubra ssp. yosemitana

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Palmer's Seaheath

Frankenia palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Alkali Heath

Frankenia salina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Whitestem Frasera

Frasera albicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Modoc Frasera

Frasera albicaulis var. modocensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Whitestem Frasera

Frasera albicaulis var. nitida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Green Gentian

Frasera albomarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Desert Green-gentian

Frasera albomarginata var. albomarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Clark Mountain Green-gentian

Frasera albomarginata var. induta

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Pine Green-gentian

Frasera neglecta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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

Parry's Green Gentian

Frasera parryi

Calscape.org

© 2009 The Marmot

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Inyo Frasera

Frasera puberulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Monument Plant

Frasera speciosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Kern Frasera

Frasera tubulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Umpqua Green-gentian

Frasera umpquaensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Amanda Shufelberger

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Dwarf Ash

Fraxinus anomala

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 23 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Chaparral Ash

Fraxinus parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Butano Ridge Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Butano Ridge'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Glory Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Gold Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'El Dorado Gold'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ken Taylor Flannelbush

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Calscape.org

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Gabriel Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2022 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 18 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

West Hills Hybrid Fremontia

Fremontodendron 'West Hills'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Sunset Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2022 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pine Hill Flannelbush

Fremontodendron decumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mexican Flannelbush

Fremontodendron mexicanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 25 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 47 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Stinkbells

Fritillaria agrestis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Spotted Fritillary

Fritillaria atropurpurea

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Brown, Red, White, Yellow, Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chocolate Lily

Fritillaria biflora

Calscape.org

© 2008 scott.zona

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Black, Brown, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast