Plant Signs

Brightblue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Alpine Speedwell

Veronica wormskjoldii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 - 16 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Low

American Vetch

Vicia americana

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Vetch

Vicia americana ssp. americana

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Giant Vetch

Vicia gigantea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Vetch

Vicia hassei

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Plant type: Annual herb,Vine

Size: 8 - 28 in tall

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Wildlife supported:

Louisiana Vetch

Vicia ludoviciana

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Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Deerpea Vetch

Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana

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Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Dog Violet

Viola adunca

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca ssp. adunca

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Baker's Violet

Viola bakeri

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Great Basin Violet

Viola beckwithii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Northern Two-eyed Violet

Viola cuneata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Hall's Violet

Viola hallii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 9 in tall

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Howell's Violet

Viola howellii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Alaska Violet

Viola langsdorffii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Yellow Violet

Viola lobata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. integrifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. lobata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Leconte Violet

Viola nephrophylla

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Western Heart's Ease

Viola ocellata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Johnny Jump Up

Viola pedunculata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Gray-leaved Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. grisea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Canary Violet

Viola praemorsa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Upland Yellow Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Astoria Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Viola primulifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Western White Bog Violet

Viola primulifolia ssp. occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Mountain Violet

Viola purpurea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Golden Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. aurea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. dimorpha

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. integrifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Purple-marked Yellow Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Redwood Violet

Viola sempervirens

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Shelton's Violet

Viola sheltonii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 11 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Felt-leaved Violet

Viola tomentosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 4 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis 'Roger's Red'

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Plant type: Vine

Size: 20 - 40 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Grape

Vitis californica

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Plant type: Shrub,Vine

Size: 10 - 40 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, Green, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Russian River Wild Grape

Vitis californica 'Russian River'

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Plant type: Vine

Size: 20 - 40 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Walker Ridge California Grape

Vitis californica 'Walker Ridge'

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Plant type: Vine

Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Wild Grape

Vitis girdiana

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Plant type: Shrub,Vine

Size: 10 - 50 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Fan Palm

Washingtonia filifera

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 49 - 66 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Narrow Leaf Mule Ears

Wyethia angustifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Slow

Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

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Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Mecca-aster

Xylorhiza cognata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Blue

Wildlife supported:

Orcutt's Woody Aster

Xylorhiza orcuttii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Lavender, Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Woodyaster

Xylorhiza tortifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

fast

Mojave-aster

Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

California Hedge Parsley

Yabea microcarpa

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Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow, Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast