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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- Shrub
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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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