Most Beautiful Jewel Flower

Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. glandulosus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hoffmann's Jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. hoffmanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Amelia Ryan

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Benito Jewelflower

Streptanthus insignis

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plumed Jewelflower

Streptanthus insignis ssp. insignis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Morrison's Jewelflower

Streptanthus morrisonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Milkwort Jewelflower

Streptanthus polygaloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Snowdrop

Styrax redivivus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Horned Seablite

Suaeda calceoliformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tilden Park Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Variegata Canyon Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'Variegata'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fragrant Snowberry

Symphoricarpos longiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Parish's Snowberry

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Long Leaved Aster

Symphyotrichum ascendens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Eaton's Aster

Symphyotrichum bracteolatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 James Gonsman

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

Partial Shade

Western Meadow Aster

Symphyotrichum campestre

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

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

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Dwarf Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Dwarf'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purple Haze Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Purple Haze'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Lance Leaf Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tauschia

Tauschia hartwegii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Parish's Umbrellawort

Tauschia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

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

Cotton Catclaw

Tetradymia axillaris

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Longspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia axillaris var. axillaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spineless Horsebrush

Tetradymia canescens

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Low

Hill Sun Cup

Tetrapteron graciliflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Palmer Evening Primrose

Tetrapteron palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Meadow Rue

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist, Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Turpentinebroom

Thamnosma montana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Crisped Thelypody

Thelypodium crispum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Entireleaved Thelypody

Thelypodium integrifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

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

California Goldenbanner

Thermopsis californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Slender Falselupine

Thermopsis gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Common False Lupine

Thermopsis macrophylla

Calscape.org

2002 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hairy Lacepod

Thysanocarpus curvipes

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. amplectens

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Fringe Pod

Thysanocarpus laciniatus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Ribbed Fringepod

Thysanocarpus radians

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Tidestromia

Tidestromia lanuginosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lesser Baby Innocence

Tonella tenella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Pale False Mannagrass

Torreyochloa pallida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Weak Manna Grass

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Tufted Townsend Daisy

Townsendia scapigera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 13 ft tall , 13 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Deathcamas

Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Giant Death Camas

Toxicoscordion exaltatum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 California Academy of Sciences

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

Moderate, High

Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Three Hearts

Tricardia watsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Vinegarweed

Trichostema lanceolatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Turpentine Weed

Trichostema laxum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Slim Tridens

Tridens muticus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Indian Clover

Trifolium albopurpureum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fiveleaf Clover

Trifolium andersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pale Sack Clover

Trifolium depauperatum var. amplectens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sour Clover

Trifolium fucatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Pinpoint Clover

Trifolium gracilentum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High