Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Stemless Dwarf Cudweed

Hesperevax acaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-leaved Meconella

Hesperomecon linearis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Rareflower Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

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

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

Common Mares Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Leather Root

Hoita macrostachya

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Round Leaved Psoralea

Hoita orbicularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

False Spikeflower

Hollisteria lanata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Heermann's Tarweed

Holocarpha heermannii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

San Joaquin Tarweed

Holocarpha obconica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Pitgland Tarweed

Holocarpha virgata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Whitecrown

Holozonia filipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Small Flowered Soaproot

Hooveria parviflora

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Slow

Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bobtail Barley

Hordeum intercedens

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

California Horkelia

Horkelia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Horkelia

Horkelia californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Floating Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Tinker's Penny

Hypericum anagalloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 7 - 31 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Point Reyes Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Point Reyes'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Portuguese Beach Pacifica Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Portuguese Beach'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Yellow Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Yellow'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Form: Clumping
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Central Coast Iris

Iris longipetala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Irrigate ~ 1 / wk once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Orcutt's Quillwort

Isoetes orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Hairstemmed Rush

Juncus capillaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Corkscrew Rush

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Falcate Rush

Juncus falcatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sickleleaved Rush

Juncus falcatus ssp. falcatus

Calscape.org

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

Kellogg's Dwarf Rush

Juncus kelloggii

Calscape.org

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

Red Bluff Dwarf Rush

Juncus leiospermus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mexican Rush

Juncus mexicanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Wrinkled Rush

Juncus rugulosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Inch-high Rush

Juncus uncialis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Ground-cone

Kopsiopsis strobilacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Coulter's Horseweed

Laennecia coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Glandular Hareleaf

Lagophylla glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Branched Lagophylla

Lagophylla ramosissima

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall , 6 in wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica ssp. californica

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

Alkali-sink Goldfields

Lasthenia chrysantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Royal Goldfields

Lasthenia coronaria

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Greene's Goldfields

Lasthenia debilis

Calscape.org

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

Smooth Goldfields

Lasthenia glaberrima

Calscape.org

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

Yellow Rayed Lasthenia

Lasthenia glabrata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small-ray Goldfields

Lasthenia microglossa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly