Plant Signs

Seashore Lupine

Lupinus littoralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Longleaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus longifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Chick Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dense Flowered Platycarpos

Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Pyramidal, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pacific Pink Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus 'Pacific Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Pixie Delight Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus 'Pixie Delight'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 18 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Shasta Lupine

Lupinus obtusilobus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Royal Lupine

Lupinus odoratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Meadow Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 60 in tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coastal Bush Lupine

Lupinus propinquus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Lavender, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Riverbank Lupine

Lupinus rivularis

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Cobb Mtn. Lupine

Lupinus sericatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Coulter's Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 - 16 in tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Rodeo Rose Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'

Calscape.org

Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Clumping

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Collared Annual Lupine

Lupinus truncatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright

Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Water Jacket

Lycium andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 9 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Baja Desert Thorn

Lycium brevipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

California Box Thorn

Lycium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Peach Thorn

Lycium cooperi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 15 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 12 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Spring Madia

Madia elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Lily Of The Vally

Maianthemum dilatatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

False Solomon Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Red

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

San Clemente Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus clementinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Unfurled Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jolon Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus 'Jolon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Snake's Head

Malacothrix coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Smooth Desertdandelion

Malacothrix glabrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 5 - 16 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Aster

Malacothrix saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Aster

Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Desertdandelion

Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Sowthistle Desertdandelion

Malacothrix sonchoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Laurel Sumac

Malosma laurina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Black Heart Island Mallow

Malva 'Black Heart'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pastel Stripes Island Mallow

Malva 'Pastel Stripes'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purisima Tree Mallow

Malva 'Purisima'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Malva Rosa

Malva assurgentiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fish Hook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent

Size: 6 in tall , 4 in wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Cucumber

Marah fabacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Size: 18 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Orange, White, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wild Cucumber

Marah macrocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Bluebird Twining Snapdragon

Maurandella antirrhiniflora 'Bluebird'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine

Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Ruby Twining Snapdragon

Maurandella antirrhiniflora 'Ruby'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Small Flowered Melica

Melica imperfecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Small Flowered Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Fast

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Lindley's Blazing Star

Mentzelia lindleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Colorado Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Pony Beebalm

Monarda pectinata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 13 in tall

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Moonlight Monardella

Monardella 'Moonlight'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Mint

Monardella australis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 12 in tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Marian Sampson Coyote Mint

Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast