Peach Thorn

Lycium cooperi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont Box Thorn

Lycium fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pale Desert Thorn

Lycium pallidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rabbit Thorn

Lycium pallidum var. oligospermum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Desert-thorn

Lycium parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Torrey Wolfberry

Lycium torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Inundated Bog Club-moss

Lycopodiella inundata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Running-pine

Lycopodium clavatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

American Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 22 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Rough Bugleweed

Lycopus asper

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Northern Bugleweed

Lycopus uniflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 15 - 24 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 12 - 24 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Catalina Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Form: Upright
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Coulter's Lyrepod

Lyrocarpa coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Yellow Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Arctic Starflower

Lysimachia europaea

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

High

Star Flower

Lysimachia latifolia

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Sea Milkwort

Lysimachia maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Calscape.org

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

High

Tufted Loosestrife

Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Common Loosestrife

Lythrum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Tanseyleaf Tansyaster

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plumpseeded Madia

Madia anomala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shasta Tarweed

Madia citrigracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lemonscented Madia

Madia citriodora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spring Madia

Madia elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
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

Meager Tarweed

Madia exigua

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Tarweed

Madia glomerata

Calscape.org

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

Gumweed

Madia gracilis

Calscape.org

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

Showy Golden Madia

Madia radiata

Calscape.org

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

Coast Tarweed

Madia sativa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 96 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slender Tarweed

Madia subspicata

Calscape.org

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

Hybrid Oregon Grape

Mahonia 'Golden Abundance'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:

Creeping Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:

False Lily Of The Vally

Maianthemum dilatatum

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Large False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

False Solomon Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Abbott's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus abbottii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Indian Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus aboriginum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Eastern Bewildering Bushmallow

Malacothamnus arcuatus var. elmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

San Clemente Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus clementinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Davidson's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus davidsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
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, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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, Medium, Slow

Santa Catalina Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. catalinensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Southern Coastal Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Cruz Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Unfurled Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Jolon Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus 'Jolon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide
Form: Rounded, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jones's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Santa Lucia Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Clarita Bushmallow

Malacothamnus marrubioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ojai Bushmallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tehachapi Bushmallow

Malacothamnus orbiculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cambria Bushmallow

Malacothamnus palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

California Desertdandelion

Malacothrix californica

Calscape.org

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