Desert Brickellbush

Brickellia desertorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shrubby Brickellbush

Brickellia frutescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Brickellbush

Brickellia incana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Knapp Brickellbush

Brickellia knappiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia longifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia longifolia var. multiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Littleleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brickellia Oblongifolia

Brickellia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea jolonensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Orcutt's Brodiaea

Brodiaea orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Arizona Brome

Bromus arizonicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Panamint Butterfly Bush

Buddleja utahensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Elephant Tree

Bursera microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Succulent
Size: 13 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Growth rate: Very Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fairyduster

Calliandra eriophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pinyon Mariposa

Calochortus bruneaunis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Winding Mariposa Lily

Calochortus flexuosus

Calscape.org

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

Low, Very Low

Desert Mariposa Lily

Calochortus kennedyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Sagebrush Mariposa

Calochortus macrocarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 11 - 22 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Yellow Tack-stem

Calycoseris parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

White Tack-stem

Calycoseris wrightii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Pussy Paws

Calyptridium monandrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rosy Calyptridium

Calyptridium roseum

Calscape.org

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

Paiute False Bindweed

Calystegia longipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Plains Evening Primrose

Camissonia contorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gilman's Evening Primrose

Camissonia kernensis

Calscape.org

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

Hairy Suncup

Camissonia pubens

Calscape.org

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

Paleyellow Suncup

Camissoniopsis pallida

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hall's Suncup

Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. hallii

Calscape.org

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

Pale Sun-cup

Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida

Calscape.org

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

Sturdy Sedge

Carex alma

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Sedge

Carex douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Elk Sedge

Carex geyeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nebraska Sedge

Carex nebrascensis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Laguna Mountain Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis 'Laguna Mountain'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pointed Broom Sedge

Carex scoparia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 30 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Saguaro

Carnegiea gigantea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Crucifixion Thorn

Castela emoryi

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Northwestern Paintbrush

Castilleja chromosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Purple Owl's Clover

Castilleja exserta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cutleaf Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja lacera

Calscape.org

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

Wyoming Paintbrush

Castilleja linariifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lesser Paintbrush

Castilleja minor ssp. minor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Parrothead Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja pilosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja tenuis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Claspingleaf Wild Cabbage

Caulanthus amplexicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cooper's Wild Cabbage

Caulanthus cooperi

Calscape.org

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

Hall's Wild Cabbage

Caulanthus hallii

Calscape.org

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

Desert Candle

Caulanthus inflatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Slender Wild Cabbage

Caulanthus major

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chocolate Drops

Caulanthus pilosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Black, Brown, Purple, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Ceanothus

Ceanothus greggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium

Western Hackberry

Celtis reticulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Red Triangles

Centrostegia thurberi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Pebble Pincushion

Chaenactis carphoclinia

Calscape.org

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

Hoary Chaenactis

Chaenactis douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fremont Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Mojave Pincushion

Chaenactis macrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly