Our Plant List
Want to know what we plant? You'll find these plants in our own habitat gardens.
These are all California natives and low water.
We've seen everything visit, from hummingbirds and bees, to lizards and praying mantis!
COAST LIVE OAK
Quercus agrifolia
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Tree
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25-82' H x 15-35' W
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Winter, Spring
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Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
COMMON MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos manzanita
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Shrub
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6-20' H x 10' W
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Winter, Spring
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Insects, Birds, Bees, H'birds
SONOMA SAGE
Salvia sonomensis
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Shrub, Perennial herb
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1.3' H x 5-15' W
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Spring, Summer
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Hummingbirds, B'flies, Bees,
COYOTE BRUSH
Baccharis pilularis
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Shrub
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1.5-10' H x 12' W
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Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, Insects, Birds
FRANGRANT PITCHER SAGE
Lepechinia fragrans
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Shrub
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3-5' H x 3-5' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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Hummingbirds, insects
CALIFORNIA POPPY
Eschscholzia californica
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Annual, Perennial herb
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0.5-2 ' H x 1-2' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Birds, Bees, Butterflies
BUSH MONKEY FLOWER
Diplacus aurantiacus
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Perennial Shrub
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5' H x 5' W
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Winter, Spring, Summer
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Hummingbirds, Bees
ST CATHERINE'S LACE
Eriogonum giganteum
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Showy perennial
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1' H x 2' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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B'flies, Bees, Birds, Mammals
GUMPLANT
Grindilla stricta
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Perennial herb
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3-5'H x 3-5' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, Moths
SHOWY PENSTEMON
Penstemon spectabilis
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Perennial herb
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3-4' H x 2-3' W
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Spring
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B'flies, Bees, Hummingbirds
ELDERBERRY
Sambucus nigra caerula
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Shrub, Tree
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10-20' H x 10-30' W
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Spring
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Hummingbirds, Insects, Birds
Wooly Bluecurls
Trichostema lanatum
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Shrub
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5' H x 10' W
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Fall, Winter, Spring
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Humminbirds, Insects
TOYON
Heteromeles arbutifolia
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Shrub
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6-30' H x 10-15' W
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Summer
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Bees, Birds
COFFEEBERRY
Frangula californica
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Shrub
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6-15' H x 5-15' W
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Spring, Summer
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Birds, Butterflies, Bees
NARROW LEAF MILKWEED
Asclepias fascicularis
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Perennial herb
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1.7' H x 3.3' W
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Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, mainly Monarchs
COYOTE MINT
Monardella villosa
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Perennial herb
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2' H x 3' W
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Summer
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Butterflies, Bees, Birds
HUMMINGBIRD SAGE
Salvia spathacea
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Perennial herb
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1-3' H x 3' W
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Winter, Spring, Summer
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Hummingbirds, Bees, B'flies
BUSH SUNFLOWER
Encelia californica
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Fast-growing shrub
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3' H x 5' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, Bees
RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEAT
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
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Perennial herb
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1' H x 3' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, Moths, Birds
SILVER BUSH LUPINE
Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
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3-5' H x 2-3' W
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Spring, Summer
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Butterflies, Moths
ROCK PHACELIA
Phacelia californica
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Perennial herb
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1' H x 2' W
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Spring, Summer
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Butterflies, Bees
DESERT GLOBE MALLOW
Sphaeralcea ambigua
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​Perennial herb
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3-5' H x 2-4' W
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Spring, Winter
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Bees, Butterflies, Birds
De La Mina Verbena
Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
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Shrub
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2' H x 4' W
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Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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Butterfly
WESTERN REDBUD
Cercis occidentalis
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Shrub
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10-20' H x 10-15' W
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Winter, Spring
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Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
RAY HARTMAN CEANOTHUS
Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
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Shrub
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15-30' H x 5-10' W
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Winter, Spring
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Bees, Deer
WHITE SAGE
Salvia apiana
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Shrub
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3-5' H x 3-8' W
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Winter, Spring, Summer
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Hummingbirds, Bees, Birds
CALIFORNIA GOLDENROD
Solidago velutina californica
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Perennial herb
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1.5' H x 5' W
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Summer, Fall
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Birds, numerous insects
COULTER'S MATILIJA POPPY
Romneya coulteri
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Perennial herb
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6.6-10' H x 20' W
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Spring, Summer
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Bees, Butterflies
WESTERN WHITE CLEMATIS
Clematis ligusticifolia
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Climbing, spreading vine
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1-30' H x 2-6" deep
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Summer
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Bees, Butterflies
SEASIDE DAISY
Erigeron glaucus
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Fast-growing perennial
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1' H x 2' W
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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Butterflies, Bees, Birds
FLANNEL BUSH
Fremontodendron californicum
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Shrub
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20' H x 20' W
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Summer, Spring
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Bees, Butterflies
DEER GRASS
Muhlenbergia rigens
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Grass
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4' H x 4' W
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Spring
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Birds, Butterflies
CLEVELAND SAGE
Salvia clevelandii
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Shrub
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4' H x 4' W
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Spring, Summer
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H'birds, B'flies, Insects
CALIFORNIA ASTER
Symphyotrichum chilense
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Perennial herb
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1-3' H x 3' W
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Summer
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Birds, Butterflies, Insects
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