PLANTS PROFILES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 TH CSUSB WORKSHOP ARTEMESIA CALIFORNICA/CALIFORNIA SAGEBRUSH

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1 PLANTS PROFILES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 TH CSUSB WORKSHOP ARTEMESIA CALIFORNICA/CALIFORNIA SAGEBRUSH Size: 3-4 high; 3-4 wide Flowers: None Foliage: gray-green; stress-deciduous Water: drought-tolerant Sun: full Soil: tolerates alkaline soil, sand, clay Wildlife: birds, butterflies 1

2 ATRIPLEX CANESCENS/FOUR-WINGED SALTBUSH Size: up to 5 high; 5-6 wide Flowers: None Sun: full Soil: tolerates alkaline soil, sand, clay Wildlife: birds, butterflies 2 Flowers: yellow Foliage: gray; stressdeciduous Water: extremely droughttolerant Sun: full

3 BACCHARIS PILULARIS TWIN PEAKS /DWARF COYOTE BRUSH by groundcover; grows much wider than its height Size: between 1-3 tall; can get up to 8 wide Flowers: spring flowering; white blooms Soils: sand and clay tolerable Sun: afternoon shade Growth: very fastgrowing Maintenance: performs best when cut back after spring flowering; Water: drought-tolerant but looks better when given supplemental water during periods between rainfall 3

4 ENCELIA CALIFORNICA/COAST SUNFLOWER Size: between 3 tall; 5 wide Flowers:spring/fall yellow flowers; season will extend with deadheading Species support: excellent for butterflies and bees Soils: sand and clay, including alkaline clay tolerable; very adaptable Sun: full Water: drought-tolerant but will go dormant in summer if no supplemental water is given Growth: many slender branches sprouting from plant base; allows for cutting/gathering/use indoors 4

5 HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA/TOYON Soils: tolerates sand, clay, serpentine soils Sun: partial sun to shade in inland climates Water: drought-tolerant but does tolerate seasonal flooding Wildlife support: birds, butterflies Lifeform: tall tree Size: depending on maintenance, can be 6 8 high, 4-6 wide Foliage: evergreen, 2-4 leaves with berries that turn red in November December annually and white flowers 5

6 Lifeform: low shrub/groundcover Size: 2 tall; spreads Flowers: yellow flowers/spring and summer Species support: birds, butterflies MIMULUS GUTTATUS/SEEP MONKEYFLOWER Soils: adaptable Sun: full to partial shade Water: this is a waterloving plant; needs regular, efficient irrigation to keep going Growth: found naturally in wet places ( seep monkeyflower) 6

7 MUHLENBERGIA RIGENS/DEERGRASS Lifeform: perennial Size: 3 4½ ft tall; 3 4½ ft wide Flowers: no flowers; has 2 plumes rising above the plant Foliage: green-gray Soils: tolerates sand, clay Sun: full to partial sun Water: droughttolerant 7

8 PENSTAMON SPECTABILIS/SHOWY PENSTEMON Size: between tall; wide Flowers: spring-summer; blue-purple flowers Pollinator support: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds Sun: full Soils: well-draining, rocky Pollinator Support: butterflies, hummingbirds, bees Water: likes water during establishment; avoid summer watering unless absolutely necessary. Companion species: Ceanothus, monkeyflower, sage 8

9 SALVIA APIANA/WHITE SAGE Size: between 2 4 tall; 1-2 wide Flowers: April - July; white flowers with lavender Pollinator support: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds Water: likes water during establishment; no supplemental irrigation necessary after Year I. Excessive summer watering can be toxic to this species. Soils: grows in multiple soil types, including sandy loam and red loamy clay Sun: full sun Excellent companion plants: black sage, California buckwheat, California sagebrush 9

10 SALVIA ALLEN CHICKERING /ALLEN CHICKERING SAGE Water: drought-tolerant Sun: full sun Wildlife support: great plant for birds and butterflies Size: 4-5 tall; 4-5 wide Flowers: fragrant lavender; blooms in spring-summer Foliage: graygreen X: S. leucophylla and clevelandii 10

11 Lifeform: perennial Size: 1 tall; ½ wide Flowers: 1 blue flowers, January - June Foliage: green-gray; stress-deciduous SISYRINCHIUM BELLUM/BLUE-EYED GRASS Soils: tolerates sand, clay Sun: full to partial sun Water: drought-tolerant but does tolerate seasonal flooding 11

12 YUCCA WHIPPLEI/OUR LORD S CANDLE OR CHAPARRAL YUCCA Size: flower stalk can reach up to 10 Flowers: whiteyellow flowers Foliage: green Soils: likes sandy washes Sun: full Wildlife support: great plant for birds and small mammals 12