Graceful Bedstraw

Galium porrigens var. porrigens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Baja Bush Snapdragon

Gambelia juncea

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Gran Canon Baja Bush Snapdragon

Gambelia juncea 'Gran Canon'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Punta Banda Baja Bush Snapdragon

Gambelia juncea 'Punta Banda'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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, Slow

Boca Rosa Showy Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Boca Rosa'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Climbing, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Firecracker Showy Island Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Firecracker'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pink Panther Snapdragon

Gambelia speciosa 'Pink Panther'

Calscape.org

Gambelia speciosa 'Pink Panther'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Climbing, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Boxleaf Silk Tassel

Garrya buxifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Interior Silktassel

Garrya congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coast Silktassel

Garrya elliptica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Evie Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Calscape.org

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

James Roof Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ashy Silktassel

Garrya flavescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Silktassel

Garrya veatchii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Alpine Wintergreen

Gaultheria humifusa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Alpine Gentian

Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tioga Gentian

Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bristly Gentian

Gentiana plurisetosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Kjirsten Wayman

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

Full Sun

King's Scepter Gentian

Gentiana sceptrum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Barry Rice

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Autumn Dwarf Gentian

Gentianella amarella

Calscape.org

© 2009 JerryFriedman

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Autumn Dwarf Gentian

Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Hairy Desertsunflower

Geraea canescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sticky Geraea

Geraea viscida

Calscape.org

© 2008 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cranesbill

Geranium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Sticky Geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Old Man's Whiskers

Geum triflorum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

California Gilia

Gilia achilleifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

California Gilia

Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia

Calscape.org

© 2003 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

Calscape.org

A bumble bee lands on a bluehead gilia

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Dune Gilia

Gilia capitata ssp. chamissonis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Doreen L. Smith

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fine Flower Gilia

Gilia leptantha

Calscape.org

© 2009 tomhilton

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purpus' Gilia

Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

Calscape.org

Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nevin's Gilia

Gilia nevinii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Tricolor Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

American Silvertop

Glehnia littoralis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Pieria

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

Full Sun

Northern Mannagrass

Glyceria borealis

Calscape.org

© 1992 Robert H. Mohlenbrock

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria elata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Mannagrass

Glyceria grandis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Wild Licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Form: Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Spiny Hopsage

Grayia spinosa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Cream, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Larry Blakely

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Marsh Gumplant

Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. stricta

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 60 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Gum Plant

Grindelia stricta var. venulosa

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full sun

Mat Cholla

Grusonia parishii

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Matchweed

Gutierrezia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-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

Matchweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Greater Showy Stickseed

Hackelia bella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Jessica Sticktight

Hackelia micrantha

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

White Bog Hastingsia

Hastingsia alba

Calscape.org

© 2009 tomhilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Cream, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Siskiyou Hastingsia

Hastingsia serpentinicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Guadalupe Hazardia

Hazardia cana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Northern Island Haplopappus

Hazardia detonsa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Orcutt's Bristleweed

Hazardia orcuttii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun

Sawtooth Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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, Slow