Great Valley Phacelia

Phacelia ciliata var. ciliata

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope

Phacelia crenulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Davidson's Phacelia

Phacelia davidsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Wild Heliotrope

Phacelia distans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
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

Divaricate Phacelia

Phacelia divaricata

Calscape.org

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

Douglas' Phacelia

Phacelia douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Douglas' Phacelia

Phacelia douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Kaweah River Phacelia

Phacelia egena

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sticky Phacelia

Phacelia glandulifera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Phacelia

Phacelia hastata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Varileaf Phacelia

Phacelia heterophylla

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Varileaf Phacelia

Phacelia heterophylla var. virgata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Low Phacelia

Phacelia humilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Imbricate Phacelia

Phacelia imbricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Imbricate Phacelia

Phacelia imbricata var. imbricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lemmon's Phacelia

Phacelia lemmonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Threadleaf Phacelia

Phacelia linearis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Woods Phacelia

Phacelia nemoralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Panamint Phacelia

Phacelia perityloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Broadlobe Phacelia

Phacelia platyloba

Calscape.org

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

Rattan's Phacelia

Phacelia rattanii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Roundleaf Phacelia

Phacelia rotundifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Heated Phacelia

Phacelia thermalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Mariposa Phacelia

Phacelia vallicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Death Valley Phacelia

Phacelia vallis-mortae

Calscape.org

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

Reed Canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Lemmon's Canary Grass

Phalaris lemmonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 12 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Cheyenne Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Covelo Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Covelo'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Goose Creek Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marjorie Schmidt Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Syringa

Philadelphus microphyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Desert Snow Littleleaf Mock Orange

Philadelphus microphyllus 'Desert Snow'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mountain Phlox

Phlox austromontana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tufted Phlox

Phlox caespitosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Phlox

Phlox condensata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas Phlox

Phlox douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Spiny Phlox

Phlox hoodii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spiny Phlox

Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

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

Longleaf Phlox

Phlox longifolia ssp. brevifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Showy Phlox

Phlox speciosa

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Cold-desert Phlox

Phlox stansburyi

Calscape.org

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

Blue Fiestaflower

Pholistoma auritum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Racemose Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma racemosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Ivyleaf Groundcherry

Physalis hederifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chambers' Twinpod

Physaria chambersii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii

Calscape.org

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

King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Montana Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coulter Pine

Pinus coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 138 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oneneedle Pinyon Pine

Pinus monophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry Pinyon Pine

Pinus quadrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foothill Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 80 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
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

Elegant Piperia

Piperia elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade