Butterfly Mariposa

Calochortus venustus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 6 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Burgundy Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Range Mariposa Lily

Calochortus vestae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

Calscape.org

2003 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Intermediate Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius

Calscape.org

© Kelly Rhoten 2017

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii var. weedii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Spice Bush

Calycanthus occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pussy Paws

Calyptridium monandrum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nightblooming False Bindweed

Calystegia atriplicifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Butte County Morning-glory

Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. buttensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Range False Bindweed

Calystegia collina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Rice

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Range False Bindweed

Calystegia collina ssp. collina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Rice

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Mount Saint Helena Morning-glory

Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Three-fingered Morning-glory

Calystegia collina ssp. tridactylosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

South Coast Range Morning-glory

Calystegia collina ssp. venusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Paiute False Bindweed

Calystegia longipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Anacapa Pink Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Vine
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Morning-glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. amplissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © Susan Cochrane and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Southern California Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Coast Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Candy Cane Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia 'Candy Cane'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Vine
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island False Bindweed

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Island Morning Glory

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Island False Bindweed

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Sierra False Bindweed

Calystegia malacophylla

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun

Sierra False Bindweed

Calystegia malacophylla ssp. malacophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Jepson's Morning Glory

Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun

Chaparral False Bindweed

Calystegia occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Tom Hilton

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Chaparral False Bindweed

Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral False Bindweed

Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Kern Morning Glory

Calystegia occidentalis var. tomentella

Calscape.org

© 2008 DeanWmTaylor

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Peirson's Morning-glory

Calystegia peirsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Morning Glory

Calystegia purpurata

Calscape.org

© 2008 Tom Hilton

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Purple Western Morning Glory

Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Coastal Bluff Morning-glory

Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Larger Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 Nick Kurzenko

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Santa Barbara Morning-glory

Calystegia sepium ssp. binghamiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Justin M. Wood

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Hedge False Bindweed

Calystegia sepium ssp. limnophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Beach Morning Glory

Calystegia soldanella

Calscape.org

© 2004 Jeffdelonge

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 - 4 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
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, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Stebbins' Morning-glory

Calystegia stebbinsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Hillside False Bindweed

Calystegia subacaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Cambria Morning-glory

Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Hillside False Bindweed

Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

San Benito Evening-primrose

Camissonia benitensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Field Primrose

Camissonia campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Suncup

Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Camissonia campestris ssp. obispoensis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Plains Evening Primrose

Camissonia contorta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kern River Evening-primrose

Camissonia integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Game

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gilman's Evening Primrose

Camissonia kernensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Drew Kaiser

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Camissonia kernensis ssp. gilmanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Drew Kaiser

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kern County Evening-primrose

Camissonia kernensis ssp. kernensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Grassland Suncup

Camissonia lacustris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D

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

Lewis River Suncup

Camissonia parvula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Suncup

Camissonia pubens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Little Wiry Suncup

Camissonia pusilla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 9 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Suncup

Camissonia sierrae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mono Hot Springs Evening-primrose

Camissonia sierrae ssp. alticola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Chris Winchell

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

Yosemite Evening-primrose

Camissonia sierrae ssp. sierrae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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