Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Way Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Desert Way'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrowleaf Soap Plant

Chlorogalum angustifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Brett Stevenson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Medium

Spreading Soaproot

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Fringed Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pink Spineflower

Chorizanthe membranacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Turkish Rugging

Chorizanthe staticoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Calscape.org

© 2009 Mike Linksvayer

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 98 - 148 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Golden Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 20 - 100 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 16 - 98 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Long Flowered Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus depressus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stickyleaf Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Yellow Cups

Chylismia brevipes

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Golden Suncup

Chylismia brevipes ssp. brevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata

Calscape.org

© 2008 SriMesh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Wood Reedgrass

Cinna latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

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

Aurora Farewell-to-Spring

Clarkia amoena 'Aurora'

Calscape.org

Clarkia amoena 'Aurora'

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Scarlet Farewell-to-Spring

Clarkia amoena 'Scarlet'

Calscape.org

Clarkia amoena 'Scarlet'

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena ssp. huntiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Glandular Fairyfan

Clarkia arcuata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Two Lobed Clarkia

Clarkia biloba

Calscape.org

© 2009 Eric in SF

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Twolobe Clarkia

Clarkia biloba ssp. biloba

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

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

Fairy Fans

Clarkia breweri

Calscape.org

© 2008 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Ron Wolf

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
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

Fast

Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia gracilis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun

Whitestem Clarkia

Clarkia gracilis ssp. albicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Anthony Baniaga

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

Full Sun

Slender Clarkia

Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun

Vine Hill Clarkia

Clarkia imbricata

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

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

Full Sun

Lewis' Clarkia

Clarkia lewisii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Katie Swanson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Mildred's Clarkia

Clarkia mildrediae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

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

Winecup Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea ssp. purpurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

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

Full Sun

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

Shamini Farewell-to-Spring

Clarkia rubicunda 'Shamini'

Calscape.org

Clarkia rubicunda 'Shamini'

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

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

Pismo Clarkia

Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 CNPS, San Luis Obispo Chapter

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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

Salmon Queen Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Salmon Queen'

Calscape.org

Clarkia elegans 'Salmon Queen'

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Fort Miller Clarkia

Clarkia williamsonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 tomhilton

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Heartleaf Springbeauty

Claytonia cordifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Gypsum Springbeauty

Claytonia gypsophiloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Peirson's Spring Beauty

Claytonia lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 1977 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Spring Beauty

Claytonia nevadensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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

Utah Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade