Plant Signs

Dense Flowered Platycarpos

Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Cobb Mtn. Lupine

Lupinus sericatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Coulter's Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 - 16 in tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Coulter's Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus ssp. inopinatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Coulter's Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus ssp. sparsiflorus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Succulent Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Rodeo Rose Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'

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Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Collared Annual Lupine

Lupinus truncatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright

Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Water Jacket

Lycium andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 9 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

American Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 22 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Rough Bugleweed

Lycopus asper

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 15 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

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Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 12 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Common Loosestrife

Lythrum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

False Solomon Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Indian Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus aboriginum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Eastern Bewildering Bushmallow

Malacothamnus arcuatus var. elmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Southern Coastal Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Unfurled Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Jolon Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus 'Jolon'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jones's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Santa Lucia Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Clarita Bushmallow

Malacothamnus marrubioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Ojai Bushmallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low, Low

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tehachapi Bushmallow

Malacothamnus orbiculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Cambria Bushmallow

Malacothamnus palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low

Cleveland's Desertdandelion

Malacothrix clevelandii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Cliff Aster

Malacothrix saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Aster

Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Desertdandelion

Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Laurel Sumac

Malosma laurina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Fish Hook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Cucumber

Marah fabacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 18 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Orange, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Cucumber

Marah macrocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Taw Man-root

Marah watsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 20 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Sonoran False Prairie-clover

Marina orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

California Marina

Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

California Fairypoppy

Meconella californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 8 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Smallflower Fairypoppy

Meconella denticulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Small Flowered Melica

Melica imperfecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Small Flowered Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Fast

Bushy Blazingstar

Mentzelia dispersa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Blazing Star

Mentzelia gracilenta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Wildlife supported:

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

San Luis Blazingstar

Mentzelia micrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 14 in tall

Flower Color: White, Green, Red, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade

Wholeleaf Saxifrage

Micranthes integrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 - 14 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Cottontop

Micropus californicus var. californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus var. subvestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Slender Phlox

Microsteris gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monardella breweri ssp. glandulifera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported: