Torrey's Melicgrass

Melica torreyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Cream, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Rough Menodora

Menodora scabra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Olive

Menodora scabra var. glabrescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Field Mint

Mentha arvensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

American Cornmint

Mentha canadensis

Calscape.org

© 2008 SriMesh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Small Flowered Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lindley's Blazing Star

Mentzelia lindleyi

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
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

San Luis Blazingstar

Mentzelia micrantha

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Buckbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Frank Vincentz

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 14 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Toiyabe Bluebells

Mertensia cusickii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sagebrush Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Wallace Keck

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

Full Sun

Sagebrush Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena

Calscape.org

Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena

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

Full Sun

Sierra Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

Calscape.org

© 1993 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun

Sagebrush Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Cut Leaved Scorzonella

Microseris laciniata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Perennial Nodding Microseris

Microseris nutans

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Allegheny Monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

Calscape.org

© 2008 Jomegat

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Oblong Leafed Four O'clock

Mirabilis albida

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Colorado Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pony Beebalm

Monarda pectinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Moonlight Monardella

Monardella 'Moonlight'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Mint

Monardella australis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Orchid Black

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sweet-smelling Monardella

Monardella beneolens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Monardella

Monardella douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thickleaf Monardella

Monardella hypoleuca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thickleaf Monardella

Monardella hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Willowy Monardella

Monardella linoides

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha

Calscape.org

©2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Marian Sampson Coyote Mint

Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha ssp. macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Desert Monardella

Monardella nana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Desert Mint

Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Mountain Monardella

Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Pallid Mountain Monardella

Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Crisped Monardella

Monardella undulata ssp. crispa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun

San Luis Obispo Monardella

Monardella undulata ssp. undulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Russian River Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana 'Russian River'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Luis Obispo Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Antonio Hills Monardella

Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Calscape.org

Copyright Sabrina West/USFWS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Green Monardella

Monardella viridis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Monolopia

Monolopia lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 2003 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Buxifolia Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica 'Buxifolia'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Spineflower

Mucronea californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Navajo Muhly

Muhlenbergia arsenei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bull Grass

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Form: Fountain, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Mexican Muhly

Muhlenbergia mexicana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Littleseed Muhly

Muhlenbergia microsperma

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Mountain Muhly

Muhlenbergia montana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Porter's Muhly

Muhlenbergia porteri

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow