Thistle Sage

Salvia carduacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Sage

Salvia dorrii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 24 - 36 in wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Great Basin Sage Hybrid

Salvia dorrii 'Hybrid'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Sage

Salvia mohavensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Scallopleaf Sage

Salvia vaseyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rixford Rockwort

Scopulophila rixfordii

Calscape.org

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

Mexican Bladdersage

Scutellaria mexicana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Skullcap

Scutellaria nana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rayless Ragwort

Senecio aronicoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Groundsel

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Ragwort

Senecio mohavensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Catclaw

Senegalia greggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spiny Senna

Senna armata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coves' Cassia

Senna covesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium, Slow

Salt Spring Checkerbloom

Sidalcea neomexicana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Oregon Checker Mallow

Sidalcea oregana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Palmer's Catchfly

Silene bernardina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Seabluff Catchfly

Silene douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Douglas's Catchfly

Silene douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Sticky Catchfly

Silene nuda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 7 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , .3 - 1.5 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Arroyo De La Cruz Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Arroyo De La Cruz'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Skies Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'California Skies'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Dwarf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fort Bragg Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Fort Bragg'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

H Bar H White Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'H Bar H White'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Merk's White Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Merk's White'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nanum Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Nanum'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

North Coast Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'North Coast'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Occidental Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Occidental'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rocky Point Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Simeon Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'San Simeon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sea Cliff Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Sea Cliff'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wayne's Dwarf Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Wayne's Dwarf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Night Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum 'Wild Night'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nevada Blue-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium halophilum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 11 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Yellow, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Hemlock Waterparsnip

Sium suave

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Showy Goldenrod

Solidago spectabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
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

Louis Hamilton Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Copper Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Coulter's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Emory's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea emoryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Emory's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea emoryi var. emoryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Carrizo Mallow

Sphaeralcea orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Rusby's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea rusbyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cinquefoil False Sagebrush

Sphaeromeria potentilloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Spike Dropseed

Sporobolus contractus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sand Dropseed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mesa Dropseed

Sporobolus flexuosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alkali Cord Grass

Sporobolus hookerianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Marsh Hedgenettle

Stachys palustris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Panamint Princesplume

Stanleya elata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Prince's Plume

Stanleya pinnata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Stemless Mock Goldenweed

Stenotus acaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun