Vine Hill Clarkia

Clarkia imbricata

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Lassen Clarkia

Clarkia lassenensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Lewis' Clarkia

Clarkia lewisii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Katie Swanson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Diamond Clarkia

Clarkia rhomboidea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Ramona Clarkia

Clarkia similis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Spotted Clarkia

Clarkia speciosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gunsight Clarkia

Clarkia xantiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Gunsight Clarkia

Clarkia xantiana ssp. xantiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Serpentine Springbeauty

Claytonia exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 BLM,Arcata Field Office

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Serpentine Springbeauty

Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gypsum Springbeauty

Claytonia gypsophiloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rooreh

Claytonia perfoliata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 15 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 6 in wide
Form: Climbing, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small Leaved Clematis

Clematis pauciflora

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: , 15 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Diego Yerba Buena

Clinopodium chandleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: 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

Fast

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monkey Flower Savory

Clinopodium mimuloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Bush Rue

Cneoridium dumosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Desert Mountain Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia callosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White Collinsia

Collinsia concolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Greene's Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia greenei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 4 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Parry's Blue Eyed Mary

Collinsia parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spinster's Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Sticky Chinese Houses

Collinsia tinctoria

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Large Flowered Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Variable-leaf Collomia

Collomia heterophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Purple Marsh Cinquefoil

Comarum palustre

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Hairy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hairy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus ssp. pilosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pringle's Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pringlei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stiffbranch Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus rigidus

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Moss Landing Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Moss Landing'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Calscape.org

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smart Aster Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Smart Aster'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brown Dogwood

Cornus glabrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Western Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Calscape.org

© 2008 Jomegat

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Hazel

Corylus cornuta ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 18 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Water Pygmyweed

Crassula aquatica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Pygmy-weed

Crassula connata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Alkali Weed

Cressa truxillensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Alderson's Rush-rose

Crocanthemum aldersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Common Sun Rose

Crocanthemum scoparium

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bisbee Peak Rush Rose

Crocanthemum suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Croton

Croton californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cleveland's Cryptantha

Cryptantha clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Flaccid Cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Napa Cryptantha

Cryptantha hispidula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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