Common Muilla

Muilla maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Blair's Stephanomeria

Munzothamnus blairii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Sweet Bay

Myrica hartwegii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Coville's Lipfern

Myriopteris covillei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Holly Leaf Navarretia

Navarretia atractyloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hooked Navarretia

Navarretia hamata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 12 in tall , 12 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Downy Pincushionplant

Navarretia pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 13 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Skunkbush

Navarretia squarrosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Honey Mesquite

Neltuma odorata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Pennie Black Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Pennie Black'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Black, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Snow White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Snowstorm Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snowstorm'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Littlefoot Nemophila

Nemophila pedunculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrowleaf Mock Goldenweed

Nestotus stenophyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coyote Tobacco

Nicotiana attenuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Tobacco

Nicotiana obtusifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Indian Tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bigelow's Nolina

Nolina bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
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

Dehesa Nolina

Nolina interrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parry's Nolina

Nolina parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Weevil Prairie Dandelion

Nothocalais troximoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 49 - 131 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 98 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Bush Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 98 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Great Yellow Pond-lily

Nuphar polysepala

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Odontostomum

Odontostomum hartwegii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pacific Oenanthe

Oenanthe sarmentosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Primrose

Oenothera avita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-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

California Evening Primrose

Oenothera avita ssp. californica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fragrant Evening Primrose

Oenothera cespitosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dune Primrose

Oenothera deltoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose

Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Ironwood

Olneya tesota

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 33 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Pigmy Tuna

Opuntia fragilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Prickly Pear

Opuntia littoralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Baja California Birdbush

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Broad Scaled Owl's Clover

Orthocarpus cuspidatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Cryptantha Owl's Clover

Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cryptanthus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Sweet Cicely

Osmorhiza berteroi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Sweet Cicely

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Sorrel

Oxyria digyna

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Roundleaf Puncturebract

Oxytheca perfoliata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Boreal Locoweed

Oxytropis borealis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Viscid Locoweed

Oxytropis borealis var. viscida

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Groundsel

Packera breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Paeony

Paeonia brownii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

California Peony

Paeonia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Poppy

Papaver californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade