Pacific Pea

Lathyrus vestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Diego Pea

Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Lathyrus vestitus var. ochropetalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wild Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Beach Layia

Layia carnosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Smooth Tidy Tips

Layia chrysanthemoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rayless Layia

Layia discoidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Tidytips

Layia fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Woodland Layia

Layia gaillardioides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Yellow Rayed Layia

Layia glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pale-yellow Layia

Layia heterotricha

Calscape.org

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

Tall Layia

Layia hieracioides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Jones' Layia

Layia jonesii

Calscape.org

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

Comanche Point Layia

Layia leucopappa

Calscape.org

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

Munz's Tidy-tips

Layia munzii

Calscape.org

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

Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta

Calscape.org

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

Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta ssp. albida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta ssp. pentachaeta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 6 - 24 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Colusa Layia

Layia septentrionalis

Calscape.org

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

White Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rocky Point Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Ana Pitchersage

Lepechinia cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Tigre Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans 'El Tigre'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gander's Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia ganderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Ross' Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia rossii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Alkali Pepperwort

Lepidium acutidens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Pepperweed

Lepidium densiflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alkali Pepperweed

Lepidium dictyotum

Calscape.org

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

Yellow Pepperweed

Lepidium flavum

Calscape.org

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

Desert Pepperweed

Lepidium fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Jared's Peppergrass

Lepidium jaredii

Calscape.org

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

Shaggyfruit Pepperweed

Lepidium lasiocarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shaggyfruit Pepperweed

Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Diego Pepperweed

Lepidium latipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mountain Pepperweed

Lepidium montanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Peppergrass

Lepidium nitidum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Veiny Pepperweed

Lepidium oblongum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Forked Pepperweed

Lepidium oxycarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Manybranched Pepperweed

Lepidium ramosissimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Upright Pepperweed

Lepidium strictum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Thurber's Pepperweed

Lepidium thurberi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Least Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Medium Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Virginia Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. virginicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Broomsage

Lepidospartum latisquamum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Baby Stars

Leptosiphon androsaceus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Bicolor Linanthus

Leptosiphon bicolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Largeflower Linanthus

Leptosiphon grandiflorus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nuttall's Linanthus

Leptosiphon nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Leptosyne bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

California Coreopsis

Leptosyne californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Leafy Stemmed Coreopsis

Leptosyne calliopsidea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Douglas' Tickseed

Leptosyne douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Giant Coreopsis

Leptosyne gigantea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mount Hamilton Tickseed

Leptosyne hamiltonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sea Dahlia

Leptosyne maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Stillman's Coreopsis

Leptosyne stillmanii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun