Sagebrush Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

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

Full Sun

Sierra Saxifrage

Micranthes aprica

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Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: White, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Bud Saxifrage

Micranthes bryophora

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Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica

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© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Russethair Saxifrage

Micranthes ferruginea

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Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:

Micranthes fragosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Howell's Saxifrage

Micranthes howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Wholeleaf Saxifrage

Micranthes integrifolia

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Copyright © 2002 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Micranthes marshallii

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Copyright © 2017 Barrett Jeffery

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

Peak Saxifrage

Micranthes nidifica

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Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Streambank Saxifrage

Micranthes odontoloma

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Bog Saxifrage

Micranthes oregana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Tolmie's Saxifrage

Micranthes tolmiei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

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

Dwarf Monolepis

Micromonolepis pusilla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Mount Diablo Cottonseed

Micropus amphibolus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Russell Huddleston

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus

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Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Cottontop

Micropus californicus var. californicus

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Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus var. subvestitus

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Sierra Foothill Silverpuffs

Microseris acuminata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Coastal Silverpuffs

Microseris bigelovii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Al Keuter

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:

Northern Microseris

Microseris borealis

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Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

San Joaquin Silverpuffs

Microseris campestris

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Copyright © 2007 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Silverpuffs

Microseris douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Small-flowered Microseris

Microseris douglasii ssp. platycarpha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Silverpuffs

Microseris douglasii ssp. tenella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Elegant Silverpuffs

Microseris elegans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Laura Ann Eliassen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Cut Leaved Scorzonella

Microseris laciniata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Detling's Silverpuffs

Microseris laciniata ssp. detlingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Microseris laciniata ssp. laciniata

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Copyright © 2006 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Microseris laciniata ssp. leptosepala

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Microseris laciniata ssp. siskiyouensis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Perennial Nodding Microseris

Microseris nutans

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© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Marsh Microseris

Microseris paludosa

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Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Sylvan Microseris

Microseris sylvatica

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Copyright © 2013 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Slender Phlox

Microsteris gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Milonia californica var. californica

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Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

False Monkeyflower

Mimetanthe pilosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Roundleaf Monkeyflower

Mimulus glabratus

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© 2007 Jim Pisarowicz

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Allegheny Monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

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© 2008 Jomegat

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Oblong Leafed Four O'clock

Mirabilis albida

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Winged Four O'clock

Mirabilis alipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Four O'clock

Mirabilis coccinea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

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

Greene's Four O'clock

Mirabilis greenei

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Copyright © 2011 Jesse E. D. Miller

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

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bigelow Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Colorado Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Giant Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Desert Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Slender-lobed Four O'clock

Mirabilis tenuiloba

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Michael Charters

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

Slightstemmed Miterwort

Mitellastra caulescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Adrienne Simmons

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Large-leaved Sandwort

Moehringia macrophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Black
Wildlife supported:

Pony Beebalm

Monarda pectinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Moonlight Monardella

Monardella 'Moonlight'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Mint

Monardella australis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Orchid Black

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Monardella australis ssp. australis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:

Gray Monardella

Monardella australis ssp. cinerea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Don Davis

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Jokerst's Monardella

Monardella australis ssp. jokerstii

Calscape.org

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