Cupido Mariposa Lily

Calochortus uniflorus 'Cupido'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Butterfly Mariposa

Calochortus venustus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 6 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Burgundy Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Range Mariposa Lily

Calochortus vestae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer 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

Intermediate Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii var. weedii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sticky Calycadenia

Calycadenia multiglandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Spice Bush

Calycanthus occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pussy Paws

Calyptridium monandrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

One Seeded Pussypaws

Calyptridium monospermum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pussy Paws

Calyptridium umbellatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Anacapa Pink Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
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, Medium, Slow

Southern California Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Coast Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Candy Cane Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia 'Candy Cane'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Island False Bindweed

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Sierra False Bindweed

Calystegia malacophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Jepson's Morning Glory

Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Chaparral False Bindweed

Calystegia occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Morning Glory

Calystegia purpurata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Purple Western Morning Glory

Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Beach Morning Glory

Calystegia soldanella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 - 4 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
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, Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Melody Camas Lily

Camassia quamash 'Blue Melody'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Orion Camas Lily

Camassia quamash 'Orion'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Camas Lily

Camassia quamash 'White'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smallflowered Camas

Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

California Sun Cup

Camissoniopsis bistorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beach Primrose

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall , 6 - 36 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Beach Evening Primrose

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Jurupa Hills Sun Cups

Camissoniopsis ignota

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small Flowered Evening Primrose

Camissoniopsis micrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Paleyellow Suncup

Camissoniopsis pallida

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

Round Leaf Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Scouler's Harebell

Campanula scouleri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Brewer's Bittercress

Cardamine breweri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Milk Maids

Cardamine californica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nuttall's Toothwort

Cardamine nuttallii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bolander's Sedge

Carex bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bristly Sedge

Carex comosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Northwestern Sedge

Carex concinnoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dudley's Sedge

Carex densa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Douglas' Sedge

Carex douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bristle Fruit Sedge

Carex echinata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Elk Sedge

Carex geyeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Olney's Hairy Sedge

Carex gynodynama

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smooth Nerve Sedge

Carex heteroneura

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex hystericina

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Smoothstem Sedge

Carex laeviculmis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Sedge

Carex lasiocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Lakeshore Sedge

Carex lenticularis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Lyngbye's Sedge

Carex lyngbyei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mendocino Sedge

Carex mendocinensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mertens' Sedge

Carex mertensii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stick Sedge

Carex multicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nebraska Sedge

Carex nebrascensis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing