Bitter Root

Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Saw Toothed Lewisia

Lewisia serrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © Margaret Williams and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Stebbins's Lewisia

Lewisia stebbinsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Margaret Williams and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Threeleaf Lewisia

Lewisia triphylla

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lewisia whiteae

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Marsh Rosemary

Limonium californicum

Calscape.org

Public Domain by Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

California Prickly Phlox

Linanthus californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Margo Bors

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 4 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 16 in tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chick Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Pyramidal, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Meadow Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Calscape.org

© 2007 KENPEI

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 60 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fish Hook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 6 in tall , 4 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Graham's Nipple Cactus

Mammillaria grahamii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Rice

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:

Graham's Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria grahamii var. grahamii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Common Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria tetrancistra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:

Hairy Waterclover

Marsilea vestita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha

Calscape.org

©2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Calscape.org

Copyright Sabrina West/USFWS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coville's Lipfern

Myriopteris covillei

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Baby Rita Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia 'Baby Rita'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

Calscape.org

© 1992 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Short-joint Beavertail

Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Bakersfield Cactus

Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Pancake Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Engelmann Prickly-pear

Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pigmy Tuna

Opuntia fragilis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Florian Siebeck

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Prickly Pear

Opuntia littoralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Opuntia occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Pricklypear

Opuntia oricola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Calscape.org

1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Grizzlybear Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Porcupine Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Vasey's Prickly Pear

Opuntia vaseyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Andrea B. Salzman

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Oregon Boxwood

Paxistima myrsinites

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bridges' Cliff Brake

Pellaea bridgesii

Calscape.org

© 2008 brewbooks

Plant type: Fern
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Fern
Size: 4 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dave Murray Penstemon

Penstemon 'Dave Murray'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita Penstemon

Penstemon 'Margarita'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:

White-margined Beardtongue

Penstemon albomarginatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 James M. Andre

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Siskiyou Beardtongue

Penstemon anguineus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus var. angustissimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus var. azureus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Barneby's Beardtongue

Penstemon barnebyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Christopher Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly

Pinto Beardtongue

Penstemon bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Christopher Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

San Bernardino Beardtongue

Penstemon caesius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Chris Wagner, SBNF

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Limestone Beardtongue

Penstemon calcareus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Beardtongue

Penstemon californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ash Penstemon

Penstemon cinicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cleveland's Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cleveland's Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

San Jacinto Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly