Pacific Silver Fir

Abies amabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 236 ft tall , 20 - 50 ft wide
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Santa Lucia Fir

Abies bracteata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 66 - 180 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Balsam Fir

Abies concolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 82 - 200 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Grand Fir

Abies grandis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 240 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 98 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 98 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
water
Water

Moderate

Balsam Fir

Abies magnifica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 220 ft tall
Form: Upright, Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Red Fir

Abies magnifica var. magnifica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 131 - 197 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Shasta Red Fir

Abies magnifica var. shastensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 187 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Noble Fir

Abies procera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 279 ft tall
Form: Upright, Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Ramshaw Meadows Abronia

Abronia alpina

Calscape.org

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

Sand Verbena

Abronia latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Sand Verbena

Abronia maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Sand Verbena

Abronia nana

Calscape.org

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

Coville's Dwarf Abronia

Abronia nana var. covillei

Calscape.org

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

Mojave Sand-verbena

Abronia pogonantha

Calscape.org

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

Transmontane Sand-verbena

Abronia turbinata

Calscape.org

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

Pink Sand Verbena

Abronia umbellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pink Sand-verbena

Abronia umbellata var. breviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Pink Sand Verbena

Abronia umbellata var. umbellata

Calscape.org

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

Hairy Sand Verbena

Abronia villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chaparral Sand-verbena

Abronia villosa var. aurita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Sand Verbena

Abronia villosa var. villosa

Calscape.org

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

Palmer's Indian Mallow

Abutilon palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Abutilon

Abutilon parvulum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Argentinian Biddy Biddy

Acaena pinnatifida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Very Low

California Sheepburr

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

California Copperleaf

Acalypha californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Shockley's Goldenhead

Acamptopappus shockleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Goldenhead

Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rayless Goldenhead

Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. hirtellus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Rayless Goldenhead

Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

San Mateo Thornmint

Acanthomintha duttonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Wildlife supported:

San Diego Thornmint

Acanthomintha ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:

Santa Clara Thornmint

Acanthomintha lanceolata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:

San Benito Thorn Mint

Acanthomintha obovata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Heart-leaved Thorn-mint

Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Benito Thornmint

Acanthomintha obovata ssp. obovata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Parish's Oxytheca

Acanthoscyphus parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Abrams' Oxytheca

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Cienega Seca Oxytheca

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. cienegensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Cushenbury Oxytheca

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Parish's Oxytheca

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 30 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Green, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

water
Water

High, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rocky Mountain Maple

Acer glabrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 33 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Rocky Mountain Maple

Acer glabrum var. diffusum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
water
Water

Moderate

Douglas Maple

Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 33 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
water
Water

Moderate

Mountain Maple

Acer glabrum var. glabrum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Big Leaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 115 ft tall , 65 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

High, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Box Elder

Acer negundo

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 66 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 18 in wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ann Gillette Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Ann Gillette'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 - 36 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Apple Blossom Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Apple Blossom'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

Astral Rose Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Astral Rose'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Upright, spreading
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low, Moderate

Black Butte Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Black Butte'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Calistoga Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Calistoga'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cameo Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Cameo'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low, Moderate

High Sierra Dwarf Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'High Sierra Dwarf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Pink Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

King Range Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'King Range'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow