Descurainia adenophora

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Tansymustard

Descurainia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mountain Tansymustard

Descurainia incana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Descurainia incisa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Descurainia longipedicellata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Descurainia nelsonii

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Paradise Tansymustard

Descurainia paradisa

Calscape.org

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

Western Tansymustard

Descurainia pinnata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pinnate Tansy Mustard

Descurainia pinnata ssp. brachycarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Tansy Mustard

Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Descurainia pinnata ssp. ochroleuca

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Adrian Bloom Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Adrian Bloom'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Bacchanal Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Luxuriant Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tuolume Rose Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Tuolumne Rose'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Oregon Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. oregana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Tulare County Bleeding Heart

Dicentra nevadensis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Brown, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Shorthorn Steer's Head

Dicentra pauciflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Steer's Head

Dicentra uniflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Santa Cruz Island Giant Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum 'Santa Cruz Island Giant'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ookow

Dichelostemma congestum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Firecracker Brodiaea

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Hyacinth

Dichelostemma multiflorum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Twining Snakelily

Dichelostemma volubile

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Hoary Aster

Dieteria asteroides

Calscape.org

© 2007 Miwasatoshi

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Mount Laguna Aster

Dieteria asteroides var. lagunensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hoary Aster

Dieteria canescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Partial Shade

Hoary Tansyaster

Dieteria canescens var. canescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Whiteflower Tansyaster

Dieteria canescens var. leucanthemifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shasta Tansy-aster

Dieteria canescens var. shastensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ziegler's Aster

Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Arizona Cottontop

Digitaria californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Arizona Cottontop

Digitaria californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Changeling Monkey Flower

Diplacus 'Changeling'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Eleanor Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Eleanor'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Jellybean Betabel Monkey Flower

Diplacus 'Jelly Bean Betabel'

Calscape.org

Mimulus 'Jellybean Betabel'

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Jelly Bean Brick Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Jelly Bean Brick'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Narrow Leaved Pansy Monkeyflower

Diplacus angustatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Low Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus aridus

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
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 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Sunrise Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'California Sunrise'

Calscape.org

Diplacus aurantiacus 'California Sunrise'

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Cherry Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Cherry'

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Point Molate Form Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Point Molate Form'

Calscape.org

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Point Molate Form'

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Harlequin Monkeyflower

Diplacus bicolor

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bigelovii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bigelovii var. bigelovii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bigelovii var. cuspidatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Bolander's Monkeyflower

Diplacus bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Wide Throated Yellow Monkeyflower

Diplacus brevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © Sam Stewart 2003

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Cleveland's Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Butterball Cleveland's Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus clevelandii 'Butterball'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
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

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Diplacus compactus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Congdon's Monkeyflower

Diplacus congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Dense-fruited Monkeyflower

Diplacus constrictus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Cusick's Monkeyflower

Diplacus cusickioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Brownies

Diplacus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.1 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High