Suisun Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mount Tamalpais Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum var. vaseyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Charles Patterson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cirsium inamoenum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Greene's Thistle

Cirsium inamoenum var. inamoenum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Thistle

Cirsium mohavense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Thistle

Cirsium neomexicanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Snowy Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Compact Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. compactum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Coulter's Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. coulteri

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cuesta Ridge Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. lucianum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Venus Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Brownie Thistle

Cirsium quercetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fewleaf Thistle

Cirsium remotifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pacific Fringed Thistle

Cirsium remotifolium var. odontolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Klamath Thistle

Cirsium remotifolium var. rivulare

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Surf Thistle

Cirsium rhothophilum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1984 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Meadow Thistle

Cirsium scariosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dinnerplate Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. americanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Southern Meadow Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. citrinum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rosette Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

La Graciosa Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shasta Valley Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. robustum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Elk Thistle

Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wavyleaf Thistle

Cirsium undulatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Seaside Cistanthe

Cistanthe maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 in tall , 1 - 2 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow, Very Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Sawgrass

Cladium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Clarkia

Clarkia affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Scarlet Farewell-to-Spring

Clarkia amoena 'Scarlet'

Calscape.org

Clarkia amoena 'Scarlet'

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena ssp. amoena

Calscape.org

2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena ssp. huntiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Glandular Fairyfan

Clarkia arcuata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small's Southern Clarkia

Clarkia australis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Two Lobed Clarkia

Clarkia biloba

Calscape.org

© 2009 Eric in SF

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mariposa Clarkia

Clarkia biloba ssp. australis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Twolobe Clarkia

Clarkia biloba ssp. biloba

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Brandegee's Clarkia

Clarkia biloba ssp. brandegeeae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Clarkia

Clarkia borealis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Shasta Clarkia

Clarkia borealis ssp. arida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Clarkia

Clarkia borealis ssp. borealis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Punch Bowl Godetia

Clarkia bottae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
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

Fairy Fans

Clarkia breweri

Calscape.org

© 2008 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Ron Wolf

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
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

Fast

Santa Clara Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna ssp. automixa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Raiche's Red Ribbons

Clarkia concinna ssp. raichei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. clavicarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Davy's Fairyfan

Clarkia davyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Delicate Clarkia

Clarkia delicata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Dudley's Clarkia

Clarkia dudleyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Clarkia

Clarkia epilobioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Clarkia

Clarkia exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Presidio Clarkia

Clarkia franciscana

Calscape.org

Copyright © Harlan Lewis and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia gracilis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White, Lavender, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun