Rattan's Beardtongue

Penstemon rattanii var. rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly

Roezl's Penstemon

Penstemon roezlii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Beaked Penstemon

Penstemon rostriflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Rock Beardtongue

Penstemon rupicola

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Rydberg's Penstemon

Penstemon rydbergii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Mountain Meadow Beardtongue

Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis

Calscape.org

© 1999 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pinyon Beardtongue

Penstemon scapoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1988 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Green, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Royal Penstemon

Penstemon speciosus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Paz Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Paz'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon 'Pink Form'

Penstemon spectabilis 'Pink Form'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis

Calscape.org

2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis var. subviscosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stephens' Beardtongue

Penstemon stephensii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Susanville Beardtongue

Penstemon sudans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Anthony Baniaga

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Thompson's Beardtongue

Penstemon thompsoniae

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thurber's Penstemon

Penstemon thurberi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tracy's Beardtongue

Penstemon tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1992 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Utah Beardtongue

Penstemon utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Magenta Marvel Hybrid Penstemon

Penstemon x parishii 'Magenta Marvel'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Clumping, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silverback Fern

Pentagramma pallida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Goldenback Fern

Pentagramma triangularis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Great Valley Phacelia

Phacelia ciliata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Barry Rice

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Heliotrope

Phacelia distans

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Douglas' Phacelia

Phacelia douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Stinging Phacelia

Phacelia malvifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Woods Phacelia

Phacelia nemoralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Northern Phlox

Phlox adsurgens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Calscape.org

© 2016 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 85 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Clinton Steeds at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 72 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. austrina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. balfouriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tamarack Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 jotor at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hickory Pine

Pinus longaeva

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 52 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Singleleaf Pinyon

Pinus monophylla var. monophylla

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Calscape.org

© 2000 Richard Sniezko, US Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pacific Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. pacifica

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 223 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

North Plateau Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Monty Rickard

Plant type: Tree
Size: 223 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Washoe Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. washoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Tree
Size: 115 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Santa Rosa Isl. Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Dotseed Plantain

Plantago erecta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Polypody

Polypodium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Sarah Lyman California Polypody Fern

Polypodium californicum 'Sarah Lyman'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Fern
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nested Polypody

Polypodium calirhiza

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Licorice Fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Calscape.org

© 2006 pfly

Plant type: Fern
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Leathery Polypody

Polypodium scouleri

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Size: 6 in tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Sword Fern

Polystichum californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Dudley's Sword Fern

Polystichum dudleyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Aaron E. Sims and CNPS

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cliff Sword Fern

Polystichum imbricans

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kruckeberg's Sword Fern

Polystichum kruckebergii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dana York

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lemmon's Holly Fern

Polystichum lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Holly Fern

Polystichum lonchitis

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Mountain Hollyfern

Polystichum scopulinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade