Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
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

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Beard Tongue

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

© 2003 unknown

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Climbing Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Mountain Flare Heart-leaved Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia 'Mountain Flare'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Keckiella

Keckiella corymbosa

Calscape.org

© 1993 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Lemmon Beardtongue

Keckiella lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rothrock's Keckiella

Keckiella rothrockii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata var. ternata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Crown Of Thorns

Koeberlinia spinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Black
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Winterfat

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Branched Lagophylla

Lagophylla ramosissima

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Calibas

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall , 6 in wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica ssp. californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Royal Goldfields

Lasthenia coronaria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1992 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Yellow Rayed Lasthenia

Lasthenia glabrata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Cliff Hutson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beach Pea

Lathyrus japonicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Jepson's Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Delta Tule Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii var. jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Leafy Pea

Lathyrus polyphyllus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sulphur Pea

Lathyrus sulphureus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pacific Pea

Lathyrus vestitus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
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

San Diego Pea

Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Wild Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smooth Tidy Tips

Layia chrysanthemoides

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Woodland Layia

Layia gaillardioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Yellow Rayed Layia

Layia glandulosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tall Layia

Layia hieracioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Common Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 6 - 24 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rice Cutgrass

Leersia oryzoides

Calscape.org

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

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Duckweed

Lemna minor

Calscape.org

© 2005 Fabelfroh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

White Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rocky Point Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Ana Pitchersage

Lepechinia cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Vince Scheidt

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Tigre Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans 'El Tigre'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gander's Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia ganderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Pepperweed

Lepidium fremontii

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mountain Pepperweed

Lepidium montanum

Calscape.org

© 2005 USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Peppergrass

Lepidium nitidum

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun

Medium Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Calscape.org

© 2006 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mucronate Sprangeltop

Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Stardust Hybrids Mixed Linanthus

Leptosiphon 'Stardust Hybrids Mixed'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Baby Stars

Leptosiphon androsaceus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Bicolor Linanthus

Leptosiphon bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Largeflower Linanthus

Leptosiphon grandiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nuttall's Linanthus

Leptosiphon nuttallii

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Nuttall's Linanthus

Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Leptosyne bigelovii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Leafy Stemmed Coreopsis

Leptosyne calliopsidea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Giant Coreopsis

Leptosyne gigantea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Sea Dahlia

Leptosyne maritima

Calscape.org

©2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Stillman's Coreopsis

Leptosyne stillmanii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Lessingia

Lessingia leptoclada

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun

Cantelow's Lewisia

Lewisia cantelovii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun