Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: 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 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yellow Evening Primrose

Oenothera flava

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Long-stem Evening-primrose

Oenothera longissima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Evening Primrose

Oenothera primiveris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Evening Primrose

Oenothera primiveris ssp. primiveris

Calscape.org

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

South American Evening Primrose

Oenothera pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Wild Honeysuckle

Oenothera suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Calscape.org

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

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa

Calscape.org

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

Wolf's Evening-primrose

Oenothera wolfii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woodyfruit Evening Primrose

Oenothera xylocarpa

Calscape.org

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

Lineleaf Whitepuff

Oligomeris linifolia

Calscape.org

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

Desert Ironwood

Olneya tesota

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 33 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Douglas' Grasswidow

Olsynium douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Purple Eyed Grass

Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

California Adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Northern Adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum pusillum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Baby Rita Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia 'Baby Rita'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Short-joint Beavertail

Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Bakersfield Cactus

Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Pancake Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Engelmann Prickly-pear

Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pigmy Tuna

Opuntia fragilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Prickly Pear

Opuntia littoralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Opuntia occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Pricklypear

Opuntia oricola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Grizzlybear Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Porcupine Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Vasey's Prickly Pear

Opuntia vaseyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Orcutt Grass

Orcuttia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

San Joaquin Valley Orcutt Grass

Orcuttia inaequalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Hairy Orcutt Grass

Orcuttia pilosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Slender Orcutt Grass

Orcuttia tenuis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Sacramento Orcutt Grass

Orcuttia viscida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Bow-nut Cryptantha

Oreocarya abortiva

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Yellow-flowered Cryptantha

Oreocarya confertiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee

Subalpine Cryptantha

Oreocarya crymophila

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Yellow-eyed Cryptantha

Oreocarya flavoculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Cocks-comb Cat's-eye

Oreocarya glomerata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

White Mountains Cryptantha

Oreocarya hoffmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Low Cryptantha

Oreocarya humilis ssp. humilis

Calscape.org

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

Sierra Cryptantha

Oreocarya nubigena

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bristlecone Cryptantha

Oreocarya roosiorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 0.4 - 1 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Schoolcraft's Cryptantha

Oreocarya schoolcraftii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Crater Lake Cryptantha

Oreocarya subretusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

New York Mountains Cryptantha

Oreocarya tumulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Virgin River Cryptantha

Oreocarya virginensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee

Oreonana Clementis

Oreonana clementis

Calscape.org

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

Purple Mountain-parsley

Oreonana purpurascens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Woolly Mountain-parsley

Oreonana vestita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tundra Aster

Oreostemma alpigenum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Alpine Aster

Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tall Alpine-aster

Oreostemma elatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly