California Hazel

Corylus cornuta ssp. californica

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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

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

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

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

Turkey Mullein

Croton setiger

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Coast Range Cryptantha

Cryptantha corollata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gravel Cryptantha

Cryptantha decipiens

Calscape.org

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

Flaccid Cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Prickly Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha muricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nevada Catseye

Cryptantha nevadensis

Calscape.org

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

Sharp-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha oxygona

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beaked Cryptantha

Cryptantha rostellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Missouri Gourd

Cucurbita foetidissima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coyote Melon

Cucurbita palmata

Calscape.org

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

San Joaquin Dodder

Cuscuta brachycalyx

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica

Calscape.org

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

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Dodder

Cuscuta subinclusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

False Nutsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Brittle Bladderfern

Cystopteris fragilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Fringed Water-plantain

Damasonium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Rattlesnake Weed

Daucus pusillus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Kellogg's Tarweed

Deinandra kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Threeray Tarweed

Deinandra lobbii

Calscape.org

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

Kern Tarweed

Deinandra pallida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

San Diego Tarweed

Deinandra paniculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Salinas River Tarweed

Deinandra pentactis

Calscape.org

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

Coastal Larkspur

Delphinium decorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Gypsum Loving Larkspur

Delphinium gypsophilum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Bernardino Larkspur

Delphinium parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Swamp Larkspur

Delphinium uliginosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Royal Larkspur

Delphinium variegatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Scribner's Grass

Deschampsia bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Susan's Choice Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Susan's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Annual Hair Grass

Deschampsia danthonioides

Calscape.org

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

Hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Western Tansymustard

Descurainia pinnata

Calscape.org

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

Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Western Ponysfoot

Dichondra occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Hoover's Downingia

Downingia bella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Doublehorn Calicoflower

Downingia bicornuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Harlequin Calicoflower

Downingia insignis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Folded Calicoflower

Downingia ornatissima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Flatface Calicoflower

Downingia pulchella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Santa Clara Valley Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Variegated Dudleya

Dudleya variegata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Yellow Mock Aster

Eastwoodia elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Chilean Waterwort

Elatine chilensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Spike Rush

Eleocharis acicularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Big Squirreltail

Elymus multisetus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Brown, Green, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Grey Dawn Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn'

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun