Foxtail Cactus

Coryphantha alversonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Flower Color: Lavender, Black
Wildlife supported:

Desert Pincushion

Coryphantha chlorantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Viviparous Foxtail Cactus

Coryphantha vivipara

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Viviparous Foxtail Cactus

Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Cindy Hopkins

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Wildlife supported:

Pygmy-weed

Crassula connata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Buck Horn Cholla

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:

Buckhorn Cholla

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:

Jumping Cholla

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Calscape.org

© 2005 Yadin twelve

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Snake Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cane Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chuckwalla Cholla

Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:

Golden Cholla

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fosberg's

Cylindropuntia fosbergii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gander's Cholla

Cylindropuntia ganderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Munz's Cholla

Cylindropuntia munzii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Cholla

Cylindropuntia prolifera

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 ft tall , 1 - 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pencil Cholla

Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Calscape.org

© 2008 Mike

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wolf's Cholla

Cylindropuntia wolfii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Indian Rhubarb

Darmera peltata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Bluedicks

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Irene Lindsey

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Firecracker Brodiaea

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twining Snakelily

Dichelostemma volubile

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Eleanor Monkeyflower

Diplacus 'Eleanor'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: summer semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Narrow Leaved Pansy Monkeyflower

Diplacus angustatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Low Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus aridus

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Cherry Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Cherry'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont's Monkeyflower

Diplacus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Largeflower Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus grandiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus parviflorus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Payne's Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus 'Payne's Red'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coastal Wood Fern

Dryopteris arguta

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bright Sprite Liveforever

Dudleya 'Bright Sprite'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Live-forever Selection

Dudleya 'Frank Reinelt' (aka 'anacapa')

Calscape.org

Dudleya 'Frank Reinelt'

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. abramsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Bernardino Mountains Dudleya

Dudleya abramsii ssp. affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Betty's Dudleya

Dudleya abramsii ssp. bettinae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Limestone Dudleya

Dudleya abramsii ssp. calcicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Mouse-gray Dudleya

Dudleya abramsii ssp. murina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Clara Valley Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dudleya arizonica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Tapertip Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Orcutt's Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata ssp. attenuata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Blochman's Dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Blochman's Dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Rosa Island Dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 John Game

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Shortleaved Dudleya

Dudleya brevifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Coast Dudleya

Dudleya caespitosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 4 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Candleholder Dudleya

Dudleya candelabrum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall , 4 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Agoura Hills Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. agourensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Adam Searcy

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pierpoint Springs Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. costatifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Gabriel River Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. crebrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Gabi McLean

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Liveforever

Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Marcescent Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Sangeet Khalsa

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Monica Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low