Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Seaside Cistanthe

Cistanthe maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 in tall , 1 - 2 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow, Very Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Punch Bowl Godetia

Clarkia bottae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ruby Chalice Clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium, Slow

Red Spotted Clarkia

Clarkia speciosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Streambank Springbeauty

Claytonia parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Rooreh

Claytonia perfoliata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 15 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 6 in wide
Form: Climbing, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small Leaved Clematis

Clematis pauciflora

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: , 15 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monkey Flower Savory

Clinopodium mimuloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Bush Rue

Cneoridium dumosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 4 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Nevin's Woolly Sunflower

Constancea nevinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Canyon Silver Catalina Silverlace

Constancea nevinii 'Canyon Silver'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
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, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Calscape.org

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smart Aster Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Smart Aster'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Calscape.org

© 2008 Wildfeuer

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 4 - 13 ft tall , 9 - 15 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Western Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creek Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 15 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Miner's Dogwood

Cornus sessilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Bunchberry

Cornus unalaschkensis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Standing

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Calscape.org

© 2008 Jomegat

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Common Sun Rose

Crocanthemum scoparium

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Oatgrass

Danthonia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Dlarsen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

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

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

Calscape Copyright 2015

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 20 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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, Slow

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Zoya Akulova

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

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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

Jughandle Pacific Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis 'Jughandle'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Adrian Bloom Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Adrian Bloom'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Firecracker Brodiaea

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Hyacinth

Dichelostemma multiflorum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
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

Fast, Medium

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Medium

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

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

© 2007 Forest & Kim Starr

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

Sticky Cinquefoil

Drymocallis glandulosa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fingertips

Dudleya edulis

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Lanceleaf Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Santa Barbara Island Live Forever

Dudleya traskiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1985 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Giant Wildrye

Elymus condensatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaviota Gray Giant Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Gaviota Gray'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Ron Vanderhoff

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

Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

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