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

Fremont's Monkeyflower

Diplacus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Largeflower Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus grandiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Jepson's Monkeyflower

Diplacus jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Johnston's Monkeyflower

Diplacus johnstonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Kellogg's Monkeyflower

Diplacus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red, Purple, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Layne's Monkeyflower

Diplacus layneae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Slender Monkeyflower

Diplacus leptaleus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Chaparral bush monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Joe Decruyenaere

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 36 in tall , 12 - 36 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Big Sur Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Big Sur'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cone Peak Cutpetal Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Cone Peak'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Esselen Cutpetal Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Esselen'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Topanga Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Skunky Monkeyflower

Diplacus mephiticus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Mojave Monkeyflower

Diplacus mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower

Diplacus nanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Parry's Monkeyflower

Diplacus parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 James M. Andre

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 7 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Island Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus parviflorus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Calico Monkeyflower

Diplacus pictus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Yellow-lip Pansy Monkeyflower

Diplacus pulchellus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Payne's Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus 'Payne's Red'

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:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Torrey Pines Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus 'Torrey Pines'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Egg Lake Monkeyflower

Diplacus pygmaeus

Calscape.org

Copyright © James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Rattan's Monkeyflower

Diplacus rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 7 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Death Valley Monkeyflower

Diplacus rupicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 7 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Torrey's Monkeyflower

Diplacus torreyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Santa Catalina Island Monkeyflower

Diplacus traskiae

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Tricolor Monkeyflower

Diplacus tricolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Vandenberg Monkeyflower

Diplacus vandenbergensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Sticky Monkeyflower

Diplacus viscidus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Bluedicks

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. pauciflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Irene Lindsey

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Western Leatherwood

Dirca occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Shore Grass

Distichlis littoralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

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

Moderate, High

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Forest & Kim Starr

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Glandular Ditaxis

Ditaxis claryana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Lanceleaf Ditaxis

Ditaxis lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Common Ditaxis

Ditaxis neomexicana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Ditaxis serrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:

California Ditaxis

Ditaxis serrata var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Ditaxis serrata var. serrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Spectacle Pod

Dithyrea californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Beach Spectaclepod

Dithyrea maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1984 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Slender-horned Spineflower

Dodecahema leptoceras

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Brewer's Aster

Doellingeria breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Engelmann's Aster

Doellingeria engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2009 W. Padgett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Siskiyou Aster

Doellingeria glabrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

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

Doellingeria ledophylla var. covillei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brickellbush Aster

Doellingeria tomentella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

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

Bach's Calicoflower

Downingia bacigalupii

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hoover's Downingia

Downingia bella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Doublehorn Calicoflower

Downingia bicornuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Doublehorn Calicoflower

Downingia bicornuta var. bicornuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Doublehorn Calicoflower

Downingia bicornuta var. picta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Maroonspot Calicoflower

Downingia concolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Cuyamaca Lake Downingia

Downingia concolor var. brevior

Calscape.org

Copyright © James Dice and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Maroonspot Calicoflower

Downingia concolor var. concolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported: