Saw Toothed Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Debra Valov

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

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Standing

California Helianthella

Helianthella californica

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Diablo Helianthella

Helianthella castanea

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Kor!An

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Claremont Sunshine Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

Calscape.org

Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

California Sunflower

Helianthus californicus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 11 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Slender Sunflower

Helianthus gracilentus

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Goldeneye

Heliomeris multiflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Seaside Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Desert Lily

Hesperocallis undulata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron nanus

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Baker's Cypress

Hesperocyparis bakeri

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 98 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Tecate Cypress

Hesperocyparis forbesii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gowen Cypress

Hesperocyparis goveniana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Tree
Size: 82 - 164 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

McNab Cypress

Hesperocyparis macnabiana

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 39 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Tree
Size: 59 - 82 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Citriodora Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Citriodora'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Goldcrest Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall , 12 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sargent's Cypress

Hesperocyparis sargentii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Chaparral Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 30 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Golden Berry Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Calscape.org

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Telegraph Weed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bolander's Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

San Bruno Mountain Sessileflower Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bristly Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Hairy Golden Aster

Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
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

Abrams' Alumroot

Heuchera abramsii

Calscape.org

Heuchera abramsii Abrams' Alumroot

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tall Alumroot

Heuchera chlorantha

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Island Alum Root

Heuchera maxima

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Merriam's Alumroot

Heuchera merriamii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Scot Loring

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 9 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Paleface

Hibiscus denudatus

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun

Hairy-fruited Hibiscus

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Rose Mallow

Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Southern Hawkweed

Hieracium argutum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bolander's Hawkweed

Hieracium bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Dana York

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Hawkweed

Hieracium scouleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

James' Galleta

Hilaria jamesii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Galleta

Hilaria rigida

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Leather Root

Hoita macrostachya

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Round Leaved Psoralea

Hoita orbicularis

Calscape.org

© 2009 jkirkhart35

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Heermann's Tarweed

Holocarpha heermannii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pitgland Tarweed

Holocarpha virgata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Narrow Tarplant

Holocarpha virgata ssp. virgata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor var. glabrescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Little Leaf Creambush

Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Small Flowered Soaproot

Hooveria parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Low Barley

Hordeum depressum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High