Native plant resources

Calscape California native plant database

California, serving California ecoregions. Listed as a reference, not an endorsement.

Overview

Calscape helps gardeners select California native plants using regional information, range maps, and pollinator-focused tools. This listing is provided for reference, not as an endorsement, certification, ranking, or guarantee of current availability.

Services and programs

  • California native plant database
  • Range maps
  • Pollinator plant search

What to verify before you go

Contact the organization or review its official source before making a trip, placing an order, joining a garden, or applying for funding. Details that commonly change include:

  • Local range and ecoregion
  • Current nursery availability
  • Site conditions

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Sources and last verified

Source: California Native Plant Society Calscape. Last checked 2026-10-04.

Calscape helps gardeners select California native plants using regional information, range maps, and pollinator-focused tools.

What this listing covers

The source explains that its range information is built from occurrence records and environmental data. Calscape is specifically focused on California native plants.

Before selecting a plant

Check the local range, ecoregion, site conditions, and current nursery availability. Do not transfer California native status to another state.

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Raised bed calculator

Get a lumber cut list and soil volume for a bed.

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Square foot garden planner

Lay out a bed in 1 foot squares and count the plants.

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Companion planting

Compare plants for practical compatibility.

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Seed swap matcher

Find reciprocal swaps between two local seed lists.

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Garden guides

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Greenhouse growing

Greenhouse temperature guide for seeds and seedlings

Use crop-specific greenhouse temperatures for seed germination, seedlings, frost protection, and ventilation, with practical day and night ranges.

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Materials

How much soil does a raised bed need?

How to measure a raised bed and turn the volume into bags or bulk cubic yards, with a worked example for a common 8 by 4 bed.

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Seasonal

What can I plant right now in my garden?

In early October, most US gardeners can still plant garlic, spring bulbs, hardy greens, and cover crops. Here is what is still open and what has closed.

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Fall planting

When should I plant tulip bulbs?

Plant tulip bulbs in fall, about 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes. Here is how the window shifts by region and how deep to plant.

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Garlic chives

A hardy perennial with flat, garlic-flavored leaves and white late-summer flowers bees love.

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Bay laurel

A slow evergreen tree that supplies bay leaves for years, best grown in a container in cold climates.

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Anise hyssop

A hardy mint relative with licorice-scented leaves and purple spikes that pollinators mob all summer.

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Hyssop

Hyssop planting, spacing, pruning, and harvest guidance for home gardens, plus how to tell it apart from anise hyssop.

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pests and diseases

Root rot

Root rot is the decay of plant roots, often associated with saturated soil, poor drainage, or disease-causing organisms.

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plant biology

Runner

A runner is a horizontal stem that grows from a plant and can produce a new plant at a node, as in strawberries and some grasses.

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pests and diseases

Scale insect

A scale insect is a sap-feeding insect that often appears as a small bump or shell attached to stems, leaves, or fruit and weakens plants.

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seeds

Scarification

Scarification is the careful weakening of a hard seed coat so water can enter and germination can begin. Learn when this seed treatment helps and when to avoid it.

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Garden grants and school garden programs

Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Garden

Captain Planet Foundation's Project Learning Garden supports school garden learning with garden resources and grant opportunities.

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Garden grants and school garden programs

KidsGardening Youth Garden Grant

KidsGardening's Youth Garden Grant supports school and youth educational garden programs through a cycle-specific online application.

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Cooperative extension offices

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources gardening

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources provides California home gardening, fruit, vegetable, pest management, and Master Gardener resources.

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Cooperative extension offices

Illinois Extension home vegetable gardening

Illinois Extension publishes home vegetable gardening information for planning, planting, harvesting, cooking, and preserving garden crops.

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