El Tigre Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans 'El Tigre'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gander's Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia ganderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Peppergrass

Lepidium nitidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Least Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Medium Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Baby Stars

Leptosiphon androsaceus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Bicolor Linanthus

Leptosiphon bicolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bolander's Linanthus

Leptosiphon bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Whisker Brush

Leptosiphon ciliatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Lemmon's Linanthus

Leptosiphon lemmonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Narrowflower Flaxflower

Leptosiphon liniflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Tehachapi Linanthus

Leptosiphon nudatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Tickseed

Leptosyne douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stillman's Coreopsis

Leptosyne stillmanii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Lessingia

Lessingia leptoclada

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sonoma Lessingia

Lessingia ramulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cantelow's Lewisia

Lewisia cantelovii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Congdon's Lewisia

Lewisia congdonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bolander's Lily

Lilium bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Humboldt's Lily

Lilium humboldtii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Humboldt's Lily

Lilium humboldtii ssp. humboldtii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Spotted Humboldt's Lily

Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lily

Lilium rubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Washington Lily

Lilium washingtonianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Purple Flowered Washington Lily

Lilium washingtonianum ssp. purpurascens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Water Mudwort

Limosella aquatica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Blue
Wildlife supported:

California Prickly Phlox

Linanthus californicus

Calscape.org

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

Fringed Linanthus

Linanthus dianthiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slender Woodland-star

Lithophragma tenellum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 5 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dunn's Lobelia

Lobelia dunnii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dunn's Lobelia

Lobelia dunnii var. serrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spreading Pygmyleaf

Loeflingia squarrosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Arizona Cottonrose

Logfia arizonica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Cottonrose

Logfia filaginoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Lomatium

Lomatium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Yolla Bolly Biscuitroot

Lomatium ciliolatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Fruited Lomatium

Lomatium dasycarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Howell's Biscuitroot

Lomatium howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shiny Lomatium

Lomatium lucidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Barestem Biscuitroot

Lomatium nudicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Lomatium

Lomatium utriculatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chaparral Honeysuckle

Lonicera interrupta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Santa Barbara Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata var. denudata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

American Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Drew's Silky Lupine

Lupinus adsurgens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons var. collinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coastal Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Orange Lupine

Lupinus citrinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, White, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

San Mateo Tree Lupine

Lupinus eximius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Stinging Lupine

Lupinus hirsutissimus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, 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

Fast

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Longleaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus longifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast