Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
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 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Russian River Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana 'Russian River'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Luis Obispo Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Antonio Hills Monardella

Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Green Monardella

Monardella viridis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Ghost-pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Branching Montia

Montia diffusa

Calscape.org

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

Water Chickweed

Montia fontana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Buxifolia Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica 'Buxifolia'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Spineflower

Mucronea californica

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Perfoliate Spineflower

Mucronea perfoliata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Appressed Muhly

Muhlenbergia appressa

Calscape.org

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

Scratch Grass

Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Calscape.org

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

Moderate, High

California Muhly

Muhlenbergia californica

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

Bull Grass

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

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Plant type: Grass
Form: Fountain, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Littleseed Muhly

Muhlenbergia microsperma

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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, Slow

Aparejo Grass

Muhlenbergia utilis

Calscape.org

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

Bay Forget-me-not

Myosotis laxa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Sweet Bay

Myrica hartwegii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Gambel's Water Cress

Nasturtium gambelii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Honey Mesquite

Neltuma odorata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Great Basin Nemophila

Nemophila breviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila heterophylla

Calscape.org

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

Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Pennie Black Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Pennie Black'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Black, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Snow White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Snowstorm Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snowstorm'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia

Calscape.org

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

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smallflower Nemophila

Nemophila parviflora

Calscape.org

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

Smallflower Nemophila

Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

Calscape.org

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

Smallflower Nemophila

Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Calscape.org

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

Oak-leaved Nemophila

Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia

Calscape.org

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

Littlefoot Nemophila

Nemophila pedunculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Eastwood's Baby Blue-eyes

Nemophila pulchella

Calscape.org

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

Fremont's Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila pulchella var. fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Eastwood's Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila pulchella var. gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Eastwood's Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila pulchella var. pulchella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Baby Blue-eyes

Nemophila spatulata

Calscape.org

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

Coyote Tobacco

Nicotiana attenuata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Cleveland's Tobacco

Nicotiana clevelandii

Calscape.org

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

Desert Tobacco

Nicotiana obtusifolia

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Indian Tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mountain Penny Cress

Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Bigelow's Nolina

Nolina bigelovii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chaparral Nolina

Nolina cismontana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dehesa Nolina

Nolina interrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parry's Nolina

Nolina parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 49 - 131 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 98 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Bush Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 98 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Blue Toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly