Coastal Tarweed

Deinandra corymbosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Coastal Tarweed

Deinandra corymbosa ssp. corymbosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

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

Kellogg's Tarweed

Deinandra kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Santa Susana Tarplant

Deinandra minthornii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Tarplant

Deinandra mohavensis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Diego Tarweed

Deinandra paniculata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hospital Canyon Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. interius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

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

Coastal Larkspur

Delphinium decorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium decorum ssp. decorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Gypsum Loving Larkspur

Delphinium gypsophilum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hansen's Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii ssp. kernense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Larkspur

Delphinium hesperium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Low Larkspur

Delphinium nuttallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Larkspur

Delphinium parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pale Parish's Larkspur

Delphinium parishii ssp. pallidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Parish's Larkspur

Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

San Bernardino Larkspur

Delphinium parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Parry's Larkspur

Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 42 in tall , 3 in wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spreading Larkspur

Delphinium patens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spreading Larkspur

Delphinium patens ssp. patens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Byron Larkspur

Delphinium recurvatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Spiked Larkspur

Delphinium stachydeum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Swamp Larkspur

Delphinium uliginosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Umbrella Larkspur

Delphinium umbraculorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Royal Larkspur

Delphinium variegatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

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

Bush Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Calscape.org

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

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

Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: , 12 in wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Jughandle Pacific Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis 'Jughandle'

Calscape.org

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

Hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 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, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Calscape.org

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

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

Bacchanal Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
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

Fast

Luxuriant Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
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

Fast

Tuolume Rose Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Tuolumne Rose'

Calscape.org

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

Fast

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa

Calscape.org

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

Oregon Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. oregana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Tulare County Bleeding Heart

Dicentra nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Brown, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pink Diamond Firecracker Flower

Dichelostemma 'Pink Diamond'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Cruz Island Giant Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum 'Santa Cruz Island Giant'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ookow

Dichelostemma congestum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Firecracker Brodiaea

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Calscape.org

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

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

Twining Snakelily

Dichelostemma volubile

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Western Ponysfoot

Dichondra occidentalis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Hoary Aster

Dieteria asteroides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Agoura Spunkey Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Agoura Spunkey'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Alexandra Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Alexandra'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Tujunga Orange Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Big Tujunga Orange'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Canary Frills Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Canary Frills'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Changeling Monkey Flower

Diplacus 'Changeling'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low