Brodiaea jolonensis is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name chaparral brodiaea. It is native to the coast and coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California and northern Baja California. It is a perennial producing an flower cluster up to about 15 centimeters tall bearing blue-purple flowers on pedicels a few centimeters long. Each flower has six curving petals between 1 and 2 centimeters in length. The center of the flower contains three fertile stamens ringed with three prominent sterile stamens called staminodes.

Brodiaea kinkiensis is a species of Brodiaea also with the common name San Clemente Island brodiaea. This flower is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It has one cylindrical leaf alongside a tall stem which bears an flower cluster of one to several bell-shaped blooms. Each flower has six petallike petals in shades of light purple with darker purple longitudinal stripes or streaks. The fruit is a capsule containing black seeds. This flower is not considered endangered, but it is of some concern since its entire wild distribution is limited to the clay mesas of San Clemente Island.

Sonoma Brodiaea (Brodiaea californica var. leptandra) is a rare native perennial herb that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the North Coast and North Coast Range regions.

Brodiaea minor is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common names dwarf brodiaea and vernalpool brodiaea. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in the grassland habitat of the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. It is a small perennial producing an erect flower cluster up to 10 centimeters tall which bears light purple flowers on short pedicels. Each flower is urn-shaped with narrow, spreading petals 1 to 2 centimeters long. In the center of the flower are three fertile stamens and three prominent, protruding sterile stamens known as staminodes.

Brodiaea orcuttii is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Orcutt's brodiaea. It is native to southern California, mainly San Diego County, where it is an uncommon species. Its range probably extends into Baja California. It is a perennial producing an flower cluster up to 25 centimeters tall which bears flowers on pedicels each a few centimeters long. The flower has six purple petals each between 1 and 2 centimeters long. This is the only brodiaea that lacks staminodes.

Brodiaea pallida is a rare species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Chinese Camp brodiaea. It is endemic to Tuolumne County, California, where it is known from a single population about a quarter of a mile long and 10 to 20 feet wide near Chinese Camp. It is a perennial producing an flower cluster up to about 20 centimeters tall bearing pale purple flowers on short pedicels. Each flower has six strongly curving petals about a centimeter long. In the center of the flower are three erect white, notch-tipped sterile stamens called staminodes, each about as long as the petals. Within these are the fertile stamens.

Brodiaea coronaria is the type species of Brodiaea and also known by the common name crown brodiaea. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in mountains and grasslands. Brodiaea coronaria is a perennial herb growing from a corm and producing an erect inflorescence with a few basal leaves. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters tall and bears lilylike flowers on an array of pedicels. Each flower is a tube several centimeters long opening into a bell-shaped corolla of six bright purple lobes each up to 3 centimeters long. In the center are three stamens and whitish sterile stamens known as staminodes. Taxonomy. Nomenclature. See also: Nomenclature of BrodiaeaThe history of the scientific name of this species is somewhat tangled. There are two subspecies of this plant: Brodiaea coronaria subsp. coronaria - crown brodiaea. Brodiaea coronaria subsp. rosea - Indian Valley brodiaea; a rare pink-flowered subspecies endemic to a small region in the Inner North California Coast Ranges (Tehama, Glenn, and Lake Counties) in northwestern California.

Brodiaea santarosae is a rare Brodiaea species known by the common name Santa Rosa brodiaea and Santa Rosa Basalt brodiaea. It is endemic to southern California, mostly in the region around the junction of Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties and limited to ancient basaltic soils. There are only five known populations. It was once thought to be an intergrade of Brodiaea filifolia and B. orcuttii, but measurements found this to be false. It was described as a new species in 2007. It is on the California Native Plant Society's list of rare and endangered species. It is a perennial producing an inflorescence bearing bright purple flowers. Each flower has six spreading tepals with a center containing three stamens and narrow or small staminodes, which are flat sterile stamens lying against the tepals.

Brodiaea stellaris is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name starflower brodiaea. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows on the serpentine soils of the North Coast Ranges. This perennial produces a short flower cluster only a few centimeters tall which bears flowers on pedicels. Each flower has six blue-purple petals up to 1.5 centimeters long. At the center of the flower are large white sterile stamens called staminodes which surround the distinctive forked fertile stamens.

Brodiaea terrestris or by its common name dwarf brodiaea is a species of plant in the genus Brodiaea that is native to California and Oregon. There are two subspecies: Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern brodiaea) and Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (dwarf brodiaea).

Dwarf Brodiaea (Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in open, grassy places, at elevations from 0-1500 feet.

Bromus arizonicus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in many types of grassy valley and desert habitat. It is an annual grass growing 40 to 90 centimeters tall with an open, branching flower cluster. The spikelets are flat and hairy and have awns up to 1.5 centimeters long.

Mountain Brome (Bromus carinatus var. carinatus) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in open places, at elevations from 0-11000 feet.

Mountain Brome (Bromus marginatus) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and short-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 4 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow at elevations from 0-11000 feet.

Bromus ciliatus is a species of brome grass known by the common name fringed brome. It is native to most of North America, including most of Canada, most of the United States except the South, and northern Mexico. It is a plant of many habitats, including temperate coniferous forest. It is a perennial grass growing in tufts up to 1.2 meters tall, and occasionally taller in the Great Plains. The leaves often have sparse long hairs. The open flower cluster bears many spikelets on stalks, the upper ones ascending and the lower nodding or drooping. The spikelets are flattened and made up of layered rounded fruits.

Bromus laevipes is a species of brome grass known by the common name Chinook brome. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass which may exceed 1.5 meters in height. The leaf blades may be nearly 2 centimeters wide at the bases. The flower cluster is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and usually hairy or downy.

Bromus orcuttianus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Orcutt's brome. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass which may reach 1.6 meters in height. The flower cluster is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and have short awns at the tips of the fruits.

Nodding Brome (Bromus anomalus) is a uncommon native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in dry open slopes, at elevations from 7000-10500 feet.

Coast Range Brome (Bromus pseudolaevipes) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California.

Fringed Brome (Bromus richardsonii) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California.

California Brome (Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus) is a native grass that is found in every county in California. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 40 inches, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the late spring, and are wind-pollinated. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. This grass is used for control of erosion and revegetation of damaged land, as well as a highly palatable forage for livestock. In the garden it has a reputation for being short-lived but readily re-seeds. It completes well with non-native weeds, and its sod-building root system makes it useful for erosion control.

Maritime Brome (Bromus carinatus var. maritimus) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in open places, at elevations from 0-11500 feet.

Suksdorf's Brome (Bromus suksdorfii) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in slopes and meadows and , at elevations from 4000-11000 feet.

Bromus vulgaris is a species of brome grass known by the common name Columbia brome. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Wyoming, where it grows in many types of habitat, including temperate coniferous forest. It is a perennial grass which may reach 1.1 meters in height. The flower cluster is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and have awns each up to a centimeter long at the tips of the fruits. This grass is considered a good forage for livestock and wild grazing animals.

Buddleja utahensis is a species of Buddleja endemic to the southwestern United States (northwest Arizona, eastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah), where it is known by the common names Utah butterfly bush and Panamint butterfly bush. Named and described by Coville in 1892, the shrub favours limestone outcrops at elevations of 700-2000 m, where it is often found in association with Joshua trees. B. utahensis is a compact, dwarf dioecious shrub reaching 0. 3-1. 0 m in height. The bark is rimose and greyish, while the plant structure is characterized by persistent naked twigs. The younger branches are terete, bearing subsessile linear to oblong leaves 1. 5-3. 5 cm long by 0. 3-0. 5 cm wide, rounded at the apex and attenuate at the base. Both surfaces of the leaves are densely short tomentose, bestowing a silver-grey appearance. The inflorescences are 4-12 cm long, with 3-7 pairs of heads forming verticels, subtended by leafy bracts. The verticels are 0. 5-1. 13 cm in diameter, each comprising 15-30 pale yellow flowers, the corollas 4-5 mm long. Capsules are up to 2. 5 mm long, with numerous globose seeds up to 0. 4 mm in diam. B. utahensis is very rare in cultivation; it is a difficult plant to raise in temperate regions, demanding very free draining soil and infrequent watering. Hardiness: USDA zone 8.

Bulbostylis capillaris is a species of sedge known by the common names densetuft hairsedge and threadleaf beakseed. It is native to much of North America, South America and the West Indies from Canada to Bolivia. Bulbostylis capillaris grows in many types of habitat, generally in moist areas such as streamside meadows. It is an annual herb which is somewhat variable in appearance but generally takes the form of a small, upright tuft of green herbage growing close to the ground. There are several stems surrounded by thready, thin leaves. The inflorescence occurs at the tip of the stem and is composed of tiny spikelets which are green washed with rusty red. The fruit is about a millimeter long.

Elephant tree is a drought-adapted species in the Torchwood family, native to desert regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. In the U.S., it is found in Southern California and Arizona, while in Mexico it grows in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Zacatecas. The Anza-Borrego Desert in San Diego County marks the northern limit of its range in California. It is the only member of its family native to the U.S., though related species are more common in Mexico.

Although typically a small tree, the elephant tree can grow as a sprawling, shrub-like plant in harsher conditions, often reaching just three feet in height. It has light gray to white bark that peels off in thin, papery layers. Younger branches may appear reddish. The trunk is noticeably swollen, an adaptation that allows the tree to store water for long periods of drought. The leaves are small and light-colored, and the tree readily sheds them in response to dry conditions to conserve moisture.

Elephant tree produces rounded yellow buds that open into small, star-shaped flowers in white or cream hues. Its fruit is a yellow stone containing a single seed, which is dispersed by wildlife. The tree is well adapted to survive in extreme desert environments, thriving in rocky soils and withstanding prolonged dry spells.

The Cahuilla People of Southern California value the Elephant Tree for its red sap, which they used as a general remedy for various ailments. Its unique appearance, ecological role in desert habitats, and cultural significance make it an important plant in the arid landscapes it inhabits.

Cacaliopsis is a monotypic genus in the daisy family which contains the single species Cacaliopsis nardosmia (formerly Cacalia nardosmia), which is known by the common name silvercrown. This is a rhizomatous perennial native to the forests and moist meadows of the west coast of North America, from northern California to southern British Columbia. It forms a basal patch of lush, widely lobed shiny green leaves and erect reddish stems bearing flower clusters of flowers. The tiny yellow curly-tipped disc flowers are packed into flower heads. The fruit is a small cylindrical achene with a bristly white pappus.

Calamagrostis bolanderi is a species of grass known by the common name Bolander's reedgrass. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in moist coastal habitat such as temperate coniferous forest, wet meadows and bogs, and coastal scrub. This is a perennial grass growing to heights between 0.5 and 1.5 meters, each erect stem generally with four nodes. It has flat leaves and open, spreading flower clusters of very small spikelets. Each spikelet is made up of one floret surrounded by a v-shaped pair of smooth leafs.

Calamagrostis breweri is a species of grass known by the common name shorthair reedgrass. It is native to the mountains of northern California and Oregon, where it grows in forests and meadows in subalpine and alpine climates. This is a perennial grass without rhizomes which forms tufts and bunches up to about 50 centimeters in maximum height, but generally shorter. The small, sparse leaves are mainly located at the base of the stems. The inflorescence is small and scattered, with spikelets about half a centimeter long.

Calamagrostis canadensis is a species of grass known by the common names bluejoint and Canadian reedgrass. It is native to most of northern North America, including most all of Canada and all of the continental United States except for the South. It can be found in many types of habitat, including forest, taiga, and tundra in subarctic regions. It is the most common and widespread Calamagrostis species on the continent. It is a perennial grass with a branching stem reaching heights between 60 centimeters and 1.5 meters. The flat, drooping leaves are rough with tiny hairs. The flower cluster is up to 25 centimeters long and may be open and loose or narrow and densely packed with spikelets. Each spikelet is about half a centimeter long and purplish in color. It is a palatable food plant for livestock and wild grazing animals. It is a tough rhizomatous grass that provides soil stability in wet areas and is one of the first plants to reestablish on sites of recent oil spills. It can be a nuisance on sites of forest revegetation because it can outcompete conifer seedlings.

Calamagrostis canadensis is a species of grass, having three or more varieties, in the Poaceae family. It is known variously by the common names of bluejoint, bluejoint reedgrass, marsh reedgrass, Canadian reedgrass, meadow pinegrass, and marsh pinegrass. The varieties often overlap in where they are distributed. In the U. S. . Most states in the U. S. have one or more varieties of C. canadensis, the most common by distribution being C. c. var. canadensis. Only Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont have all three; and only one, Kentucky, has C. c. var. macouniana with no others. 15 states have only C. c. var. canadensis, without others (Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming); and no state has C. c. var. langsdorffii without sharing territory with C. c. var. canadensis. 14 states have both C. c. var. canadensis and C. c. var. macouniana, without C. c. var. langsdorffii (Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin); and only seven have both C. c. var. canadensis and C. c. var. langsdorffii, and no C. c. var. macouniana (Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)In Canada and elsewhere.

Calamagrostis canadensis is a species of grass, having three or more varieties, in the Poaceae family. It is known variously by the common names of bluejoint, bluejoint reedgrass, marsh reedgrass, Canadian reedgrass, meadow pinegrass, and marsh pinegrass. The varieties often overlap in where they are distributed. In the U. S. . Most states in the U. S. have one or more varieties of C. canadensis, the most common by distribution being C. c. var. canadensis. It is a perennial grass with a branching stem reaching heights between 60 centimeters and 1. 5 meters. The flat, drooping leaves are rough with tiny hairs.

Calamagrostis foliosa is a species in the Poaceae (Grass) family known by the common name Leafy Reedgrass. It is somewhat rare and endemic to northern California, from Mendocino County northward, where it grows in the forests and scrub on the coastline below 3,500 ft. Due to its limited distribution it is included on CNPS list 4.2. This perennial bunchgrass produces a tuft of stems 30 to 60 centimeters tall. The leaves are mostly located about the base of the stems. The flower cluster is a dense, narrow sheaf of spikelets up to 12 centimeters long. The fruit of each spikelet is tipped with a bent awn. Other species in this genus may look very similar, but they generally occur in distinct habitats. For example, the more common species C. canadensis is found in the Sierras. Despite its rarity in the wild, it is available from nurseries and is a useful ornamental grass, especially for north coast gardens.

Calamagrostis koelerioides, fire reedgrass, is a bunch grass species in the Poaceae family. It is native to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, with a distribution extending east to Wyoming and south to California, where it can be found in many habitat types.

Calamagrostis nutkaensis is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific Reedgrass and Nootka Reedgrass. It is native to western North America from Alaska to San Luis Obispo County, where it is mainly a coastal species growing in moist areas such as beaches, dunes, coastal woodlands and wetlands. This is a perennial grass forming thick tufts of stems which may exceed a meter in height. There are several flat grass leaves up to a centimeter wide. The flower cluster is usually narrow and thin. This is a popular ornamental grass for the north coast.

Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for use in the garden. Introduced by Roger Raiche of the UC Botanic Garden.

Calamagrostis ophitidis is a species of grass known by the common name serpentine reedgrass. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a perennial grass forming clumps reaching heights between 60 centimeters and one meter. The flower cluster is a dense, thinly bushy array of rough, pale-colored spikelets.

Calamagrostis purpurascens, variously known by the common names purple reedgrass, purple pinegrass, or alpine reedgrass is a perennial grass, growing 30 to 70 centimetres (28 in) tall. Calamagrostis purpurascens is native from arctic Greenland, to much of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon Territory) and the western and northern U. S. (Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). It is rare and scattered in the southern U. S. states, such as Louisiana, where it is a post-glacial relict. Further south, C. purpurascens is also known in Chile, where it was recorded by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1860. Philippi gave it the name Deyeuxia robusta, now relegated to synonymy. It is also found in Asia (in eastern Siberia). Habitat. C. purpurascens grows in dry mountainous zones, from high up on the foothills to close to the snow-line, often taking root in gaps in the talus, where few other plants can grow. Ecology. Carterocephalus palaemon (arctic skipper) butterflies eat the nectar from C. purpurascens flowers, and their caterpillars feed on the shoots. Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep) are known to graze this grass.

Calamagrostis rubescens is a species of grass known by the common name pinegrass. It is native to western North America, including Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba and the United States from California to Colorado. It can be found in several types of habitat, including forest and woodlands. It is a perennial grass growing erect to heights between 60 centimeters and one meter. The flower cluster is a dense bunch or open array of spikelets. Each spikelet is about half a centimeter long and has a bent or twisted awn about the same length.

Calamagrostis stricta (syn. C. neglecta), known as slim-stem small reed grass or narrow small-reed, is a species of bunchgrass in the family Poaceae which is native to wetlands of the Holarctic Kingdom. Calamagrostis stricta is found throughout Eurasia (including Siberia) and into Mongolia and China. It is also common in Canada and the United States to which it was possibly introduced.

Narrow Spiked Reedgrass (Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 3 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are purple and bloom in the late spring. Leaves are dark green and deciduous. It tends to grow in slopes, at elevations from 4500-11000 feet.

Calandrinia breweri is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Brewer's redmaids. It is native to the coastal mountains and canyons of California and Baja California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including recently burned and otherwise disturbed areas. Calandrinia breweri is an annual herb producing thick, hairless stems up to 45 centimeters long which may grow upright or sprawl along the ground. The thick leaves are oval to spoon-shaped and up to 8 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of bright red to pink flowers, each on a long pedicel. Each flower has generally five petals which are under half a centimeter long. The fruit is a capsule containing 10 to 15 seeds which are finely bumpy under magnification.

Redmaids  (Calandrinia menziesii) is a charming, low-growing annual herb that typically reaches about 1 foot in height. Its lance-shaped, slightly succulent leaves are complemented by vibrant, deep pink to red flowers that bring striking color to the landscape.

This hardy and adaptable plant thrives in various habitats and climates, often volunteering in natural areas as a minor weed. It’s well-suited to sunny locations with minimal water needs, making it an excellent choice for water-wise gardens and wildflower meadows.

Redmaids is an easy-to-grow, resilient addition to native gardens, adding seasonal interest and a pop of bright color to arid and low-maintenance landscapes.

Calibrachoa parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common name seaside petunia. It is native to much of southeastern South America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, and it is present as an introduced species in other sections of the Americas, such as the southeastern United States, as well as in Australia, where it is an occasional weed in New South Wales. This herb produces slender, branching stems which creep along the ground and root at nodes. The upright branches are leafy, with fleshy, glandular, oblong or widely lance-shaped leaves. The herbage may be sticky in texture. Flowers occur in the leaf axils along the stems. Each is under a centimeter wide, its funnel- or bell-shaped corolla five-lobed and purple in color, with a paler tubular throat. The fruit is a capsule just a few millimeters wide.

California macrophylla, commonly known as roundleaf stork's bill, is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family, Geraniaceae. It was formerly placed in the genus Erodium, but was later placed in a monotypic genus of its own named California. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in open habitat such as grassland and scrub. It is an annual herb that grows only a few centimeters high, forming a patch of slightly lobed, somewhat kidney-shaped to rounded leaves on long, slender petioles. Leaves are green dorsally and purple ventrally, often developing clear red veins once the leaves mature. The inflorescence is a fragile umbel of flowers with petals around a centimeter long and white in color, often tinted pinkish or purplish. Petals break off easily and flowers rarely stay pristine for more than a day. The fruit has a fuzzy base and a long, narrow style which may reach 5 cm (2 in) in length. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in open habitat such as grassland and scrub. It is an annual herb that grows only a few centimeters high, forming a patch of slightly lobed, somewhat kidney-shaped to rounded leaves on long, slender petioles. Leaves are green dorsally and purple ventrally, often developing clear red veins once the leaves mature. The inflorescence is a fragile umbel of flowers with petals around a centimeter long and white in color, often tinted pinkish or purplish. Petals break off easily and flowers rarely stay pristine for more than a day. The fruit has a fuzzy base and a long, narrow style which may reach 5 cm (2 in) in length.

Red fairyduster (Calliandra california) is an evergreen, woody shrub, native to Baja California. It gets about 3 ft tall and 5 ft wide over time, forming an open, branching mound. The flowers, which appear in early summer, have clusters of red stamens. It can survive on very little water once established, however, additional watering will encourage it to bloom through summer and again in the fall. Native to sandy washes, flats, and hillsides; cold tolerant to temperatures of 22 degrees F. Attracts hummingbirds.

Fairy duster (Calliandra eriophylla) is a low, spreading shrub with dense clusters of pink  flowers, which appear between late winter and late spring. It looks like a pink mist when in full bloom. Seed pods follow. This plant makes a good accent in drought-tolerant plantings. It grows 1 to3 feet tall and 3 feet wide with a slow to moderate growth rate.

Although it is a desert plant, its water requirements are higher than most. It is typically found where there is some subsurface water year-round. This species should not be confused with Baja Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica), a Baja endemic with deep red flowers, which is more commonly available in the horticultural trade.

Fairy duster likes good drainage and full sun. It will prefer afternoon shade in hotter inland areas. It will keep its leaves and look better in summer with occasional deep watering, about 3 times per month. However it does not need summer water once established.  It prefers sandy or decomposed granite soil.