Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bigelovii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bolander's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Wide Throated Yellow Monkeyflower

Diplacus brevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © Sam Stewart 2003

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Cleveland's Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Butterball Cleveland's Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus clevelandii 'Butterball'

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
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Largeflower Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus grandiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chaparral bush monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Joe Decruyenaere

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 36 in tall , 12 - 36 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Big Sur Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Big Sur'

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

Cone Peak Cutpetal Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Cone Peak'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, 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

Esselen Cutpetal Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Esselen'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Topanga Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga'

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

Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower

Diplacus nanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Island Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus parviflorus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Calico Monkeyflower

Diplacus pictus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Medium

Payne's Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus 'Payne's Red'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Torrey Pines Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus 'Torrey Pines'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, 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

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Forest & Kim Starr

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Engelmann's Aster

Doellingeria engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2009 W. Padgett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bach's Calicoflower

Downingia bacigalupii

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sticky Cinquefoil

Drymocallis glandulosa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, 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 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coastal Wood Fern

Dryopteris arguta

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bright Sprite Liveforever

Dudleya 'Bright Sprite'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Live-forever Selection

Dudleya 'Frank Reinelt' (aka 'anacapa')

Calscape.org

Dudleya 'Frank Reinelt'

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. abramsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Clara Valley Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Tapertip Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Orcutt's Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata ssp. attenuata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Blochman's Dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Britton's Dudleya

Dudleya brittonii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Candleholder Dudleya

Dudleya candelabrum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Coast Dudleya

Dudleya cespitosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 4 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall , 4 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Canyon Liveforever

Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Low Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Fingertips

Dudleya edulis

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Lanceleaf Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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, Slow

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Santa Barbara Island Live Forever

Dudleya traskiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1985 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Variegated Dudleya

Dudleya variegata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 8 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens ssp. hassei

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 8 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Threeway Sedge

Dulichium arundinaceum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Calico Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 - 24 in tall , 4 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Rice

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. armatus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Howe's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. howei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1989 Wolfgang Blum

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Three Spine Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus mojavensis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

False Daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Dalgial

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Ear Drops

Ehrendorferia chrysantha

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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

Full Sun

Spike Rush

Eleocharis acicularis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Fabelfroh, Photographed by Kristian Peters

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Eleocharis coloradoensis

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Common Spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Sand Spikerush

Eleocharis montevidensis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Broad Spiked Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Calscape.org

© 1989 Robert H. Mohlenbrock

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing