Covelo Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Covelo'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Goose Creek Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marjorie Schmidt Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Alpine Timothy

Phleum alpinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Northern Phlox

Phlox adsurgens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Mountain Phlox

Phlox austromontana

Calscape.org

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

Tufted Phlox

Phlox caespitosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Phlox

Phlox condensata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spreading Phlox

Phlox diffusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

High Sierra Phlox

Phlox dispersa

Calscape.org

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

Big Bear Valley Phlox

Phlox dolichantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas Phlox

Phlox douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Yreka Phlox

Phlox hirsuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spiny Phlox

Phlox hoodii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spiny Phlox

Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

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

Pulvinate Phlox

Phlox pulvinata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Showy Phlox

Phlox speciosa

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Cold-desert Phlox

Phlox stansburyi

Calscape.org

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

Phlox stansburyi ssp. stansburyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Phlox stansburyi var. brevifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wallflower Phoenicaulis

Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Blue Fiestaflower

Pholistoma auritum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Racemose Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma racemosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dense Mistletoe

Phoradendron bolleanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Mistletoe

Phoradendron californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Juniper Mistletoe

Phoradendron juniperinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

American Mistletoe

Phoradendron leucarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Colorado Desert Mistletoe

Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pacific Mistletoe

Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Calscape.org

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

Common Lippia

Phyla nodiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Wright's Ground-cherry

Physalis acutifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Thick-leaf Ground-cherry

Physalis crassifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ivyleaf Groundcherry

Physalis hederifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Bernardino Mountains Bladderpod

Physaria kingii ssp. bernardina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Physaria kingii ssp. kingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Silver Bladderpod

Physaria ludoviciana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Bladderpod

Physaria occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Western Bladderpod

Physaria occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Moapa Bladderpod

Physaria tenella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Siskiyou Beauty Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Siskiyou Beauty'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Tilden Park Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Weeping Spruce

Picea breweriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 177 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 213 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dwarf Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 85 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 72 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. austrina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. balfouriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bolander's Beach Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Shore Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. contorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tamarack Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate