Sixweeks Grama

Bouteloua barbata var. barbata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Side Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bunching Side Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula var. caespitosa

Calscape.org

-

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

Very Low, Low

Black Grama

Bouteloua eriopoda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Pethan

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Three-awned Grama

Bouteloua trifida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hoary Bowlesia

Bowlesia incana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Spearleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia atractyloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pungent Brickellbush

Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brickell Bush

Brickellia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica var. californica

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Desert Brickellbush

Brickellia desertorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shrubby Brickellbush

Brickellia frutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tasselflower Brickellbush

Brickellia grandiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Knapp Brickellbush

Brickellia knappiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia longifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia longifolia var. multiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Littleleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia microphylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevin's Brickellbush

Brickellia nevinii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Brickellia Oblongifolia

Brickellia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Brickellbush

Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

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

Hoover's Brodiaea

Brodiaea appendiculata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Babylon California Brodiea

Brodiaea californica 'Babylon'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pink California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica 'Lavender'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pink California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica 'Pink'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Violet California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica 'Violet'

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
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

White California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica 'White'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Early Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea coronaria

Calscape.org

2015 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans

Calscape.org

© 2008 Tom Hilton

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Threadleaf Brodiaea

Brodiaea filifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Kaweah Brodiaea

Brodiaea insignis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Debra L. Cook

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea jolonensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

San Clemente Island Brodiaea

Brodiaea kinkiensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dylan Neubauer

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Sonoma Brodiaea

Brodiaea leptandra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sierra Brodiaea

Brodiaea minor

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea nana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Orcutt's Brodiaea

Brodiaea orcuttii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Chinese Camp Brodiaea

Brodiaea pallida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Indian Valley Brodiaea

Brodiaea rosea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea

Brodiaea santarosae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Vince Scheidt

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sierra Foothills Brodiaea

Brodiaea sierrae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Star Flowered Brodiaea

Brodiaea stellaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Kern Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Arizona Brome

Bromus arizonicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mountain Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Brome

Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Fringed Brome

Bromus ciliatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 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

Tall Brome

Bromus grandis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hall's Brome

Bromus hallii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woodland Brome

Bromus laevipes

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Weeping
Flower Color: Brown, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Orcutt's Brome

Bromus orcuttianus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nodding Brome

Bromus porteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Range Brome

Bromus pseudolaevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fringed Brome

Bromus richardsonii

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade