Mono Cinquefoil

Potentilla pseudosericea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beautiful Cinquefoil

Potentilla pulcherrima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dylan Neubauer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cliff Cinquefoil

Potentilla rimicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brook

Potentilla rivalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cunningham Marsh Cinquefoil

Potentilla uliginosa

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wheeler's Cinquefoil

Potentilla wheeleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Padre's Shootingstar

Primula clevelandii var. gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Robert A. Hamilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Shooting Star

Primula clevelandii var. patula

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Bonneville Shooting Star

Primula conjugens

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade

Scented Shootingstar

Primula fragrans

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

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

Partial Shade

Mosquito Bills

Primula hendersonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Sierra Shooting Star

Primula jeffreyi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dark Throated Shooting Star

Primula pauciflora

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Primrose

Primula suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alpine Shootingstar

Primula tetrandra

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Desert Unicorn-plant

Proboscidea althaeifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Doubleclaw

Proboscidea parviflora

Calscape.org

© 2008 JerryFriedman

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Wild Cherry Hybrid

Prunus 'Intermedia'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 80 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Mojave Desert Plum

Prunus eremophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 James M. Andre

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Sand Almond

Prunus fasciculata var. punctata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: 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, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 BonTerra Consulting

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 25 - 40 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: 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, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata var. subcordata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Thayne Tuason

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Fragrant Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium beneolens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bicolored Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium biolettii

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 34 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Rabbit-tobacco

Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Allison Rudalevige

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

Macoun's Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium macounii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Louis-M. Landry

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

Partial Shade

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pink Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

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

Rosy Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium roseum

Calscape.org

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

Chilean Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium stramineum

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Pseudognaphalium thermale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Bigcone Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 24 - 144 ft tall
Form: 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

Low, Moderate

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Buchanan-Hermit

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Indigo-bush

Psorothamnus arborescens var. arborescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Johnson False Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dyebush

Psorothamnus emoryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Dalea

Psorothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Brent Miller

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow-leaved Psorothamnus

Psorothamnus fremontii var. attenuatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Dr. James D. Adams

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Indigo-bush

Psorothamnus fremontii var. fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Dalea

Psorothamnus polydenius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Schott Indigobush

Psorothamnus schottii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Smoke Tree

Psorothamnus spinosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low