Blue Fiestaflower

Pholistoma auritum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Common Lippia

Phyla nodiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Chambers' Twinpod

Physaria chambersii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Weeping Spruce

Picea breweriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 177 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 213 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Montana Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 85 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 72 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. austrina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Shore Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. contorta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tamarack Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Coulter Pine

Pinus coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 138 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Jeffrey Pine

Pinus jeffreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 180 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hickory Pine

Pinus longaeva

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 52 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Oneneedle Pinyon Pine

Pinus monophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 90 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry Pinyon Pine

Pinus quadrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 197 ft tall , 15 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown, Cream
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 80 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 150 ft tall , 25 - 50 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Pyramidal, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Elegant Piperia

Piperia elegans

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Michael's Piperia

Piperia michaelii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Plantain

Plantago elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dotseed Plantain

Plantago erecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Goose Tongue

Plantago maritima

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Woolly Plantain

Plantago ovata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Woolly Plantain

Plantago patagonica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Naked Plantain

Plantago subnuda

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Sycamore

Platanus racemosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 115 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arizona Sycamore

Platanus wrightii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Creamcups

Platystemon californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Marsh Fleabane

Pluchea odorata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arrow Weed

Pluchea sericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Cusick's Bluegrass

Poa cusickii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Timber Blue Grass

Poa rhizomata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sierra Blue Grass

Poa sierrae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Catalina Grass

Poa thomasii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Wheeler's Bluegrass

Poa wheeleri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Douglas' Pogogyne

Pogogyne douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Redwhisker Clammyweed

Polanisia dodecandra

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

California Sky Pilot

Polemonium californicum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Showy Sky Pilot

Polemonium eximium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Beach Knotweed

Polygonum paronychia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nested Polypody

Polypodium calirhiza

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

California Sword Fern

Polystichum californicum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Dudley's Sword Fern

Polystichum dudleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kruckeberg's Sword Fern

Polystichum kruckebergii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lemmon's Holly Fern

Polystichum lemmonii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade