Deceptive Groundsmoke

Gayophytum decipiens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis var. ovata

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade

Hairy Desertsunflower

Geraea canescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Old Man's Whiskers

Geum triflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Puffcalyx Gilia

Gilia aliquanta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Southwestern Gilia

Gilia austro-occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender, Yellow, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Gilia

Gilia brecciarum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Gilia

Gilia cana

Calscape.org

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

Gilia cana ssp. speciosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shy Gilia

Gilia inconspicua

Calscape.org

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

Hollyleaf Gilia

Gilia latiflora

Calscape.org

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

Fine Flower Gilia

Gilia leptantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Little Gilia

Gilia minor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Modoc Gilia

Gilia modocensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 13 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Volcanic Gilia

Gilia ochroleuca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Eyed Gilia

Gilia ophthalmoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rock Gilia

Gilia scopulorum

Calscape.org

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

Rosy Gilia

Gilia sinuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Orange, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Star Gilia

Gilia stellata

Calscape.org

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

Transmontane Gilia

Gilia transmontana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spiny Greasebush

Glossopetalon spinescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Carveseed

Glyptopleura marginata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Spiny Hopsage

Grayia spinosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Cream, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mat Cholla

Grusonia parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Matchweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Many-flowered Stickseed

Hackelia floribunda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jessica Sticktight

Hackelia micrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mojave Fissurewort

Halimolobos jaegeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Brickell Goldenbush

Hazardia brickellioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California False Pennyroyal

Hedeoma nana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Fall, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Cusick's Sunflower

Helianthus cusickii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Prairie Sunflower

Helianthus petiolaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Goldeneye

Heliomeris multiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Nevada Goldeneye

Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Phlox Heliotrope

Heliotropium convolvulaceum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Morning-glory Heliotrope

Heliotropium convolvulaceum var. californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 7 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Desert Lily

Hesperocallis undulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Chaparral Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Telegraph Weed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Hairy Golden Aster

Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Paleface

Hibiscus denudatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Big Galleta

Hilaria rigida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pig-nut

Hoffmannseggia glauca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:

Wand Holdback

Hoffmannseggia microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Pumice Alpinegold

Hulsea vestita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Alpine Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum alpestre

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Ballhead Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum capitatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Satintail

Imperata brevifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Lava-aster

Ionactis alpina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Ballhead Ipomopsis

Ipomopsis congesta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Manybranched Ipomopsis

Ipomopsis polycladon

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:

Slenderleaf Skyrocket

Ipomopsis tenuifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Alkali Goldenbush

Isocoma acradenia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Sierra Valley Mousetail

Ivesia aperta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported: