Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Smooth Flatsedge

Cyperus laevigatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

High

Black Flatsedge

Cyperus niger

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

High

Fragrant Flatsedge

Cyperus odoratus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Parish's Flatsedge

Cyperus parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Bearded Flatsedge

Cyperus squarrosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

False Nutsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

California Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Patricia Harding

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Clustered Lady's-slipper

Cypripedium fasciculatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown, Green
Wildlife supported:

Mountain Lady's-slipper

Cypripedium montanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Adrienne Simmons

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Northern Small Yellow Lady's-slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Adrienne Simmons

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Brittle Bladderfern

Cystopteris fragilis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Hairy Prairie

Dalea mollis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Soft Prairie Clover

Dalea mollissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ornate Dalea

Dalea ornata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1985 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Searls' Prairie Clover

Dalea searlsiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fringed Water-plantain

Damasonium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

California Oatgrass

Danthonia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Timber Oatgrass

Danthonia intermedia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft 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

Standing

Intermediate Oat Grass

Danthonia intermedia ssp. intermedia

Calscape.org

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

One-spike Oat Grass

Danthonia unispicata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Pitcherplant

Darlingtonia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

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

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Indian Rhubarb

Darmera peltata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 ugraland

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Desert Fluff-grass

Dasyochloa pulchella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:

Durango Root

Datisca glomerata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Thornapple

Datura discolor

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Dlarsen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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

Rattlesnake Weed

Daucus pusillus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

July Gold

Dedeckera eurekensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Red Rock Tarplant

Deinandra arida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

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

Livermore Tarplant

Deinandra bacigalupii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Erin McDermott

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Island Tarplant

Deinandra clementina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Otay Tarplant

Deinandra conjugens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Anna Bennett

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

Coastal Tarweed

Deinandra corymbosa

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Coastal Tarweed

Deinandra corymbosa ssp. corymbosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jake Ruygt

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

Full Sun

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tecate Tarplant

Deinandra floribunda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hall's Tarplant

Deinandra halliana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Grassland Tarweed

Deinandra increscens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Grassland Tarweed

Deinandra increscens ssp. increscens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Gaviota Tarplant

Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Kellogg's Tarweed

Deinandra kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Debra L. Cook

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

Full Sun

Threeray Tarweed

Deinandra lobbii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Santa Susana Tarplant

Deinandra minthornii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Tarplant

Deinandra mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern Tarweed

Deinandra pallida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

San Diego Tarweed

Deinandra paniculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Brent Miller

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

Full Sun

Salinas River Tarweed

Deinandra pentactis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

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

Anderson's Larkspur

Delphinium andersonii

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade

Anthony Peak Larkspur

Delphinium antoninum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee

Baker's Larkspur

Delphinium bakeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. californicum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hospital Canyon Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. interius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Coastal Larkspur

Delphinium decorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium decorum ssp. decorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tracy's Larkspur

Delphinium decorum ssp. tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly