Ramona Horkelia

Horkelia truncata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Big Deervetch

Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Otay Mtn. Lotus

Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Streambank Lotus

Hosackia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Balsam Birdsfoot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Rayed Hulsea

Hulsea heterochroma

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Floating Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Tinker's Penny

Hypericum anagalloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gold-wire

Hypericum concinnum

Calscape.org

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

Scouler's St. Johnswort

Hypericum scouleri

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Baker's Wild Hollyhock

Iliamna bakeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Satintail

Imperata brevifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slenderleaf Skyrocket

Ipomopsis tenuifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nuttall's Quillwort

Isoetes nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Orcutt's Quillwort

Isoetes orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Coast Jepsonia

Jepsonia parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Hairstemmed Rush

Juncus capillaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Dubius Rush

Juncus dubius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Corkscrew Rush

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Kellogg's Dwarf Rush

Juncus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Long-leaved Rush

Juncus macrophyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mexican Rush

Juncus mexicanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Wrinkled Rush

Juncus rugulosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Dart Slender Rush

Juncus tenuis 'Blue Dart'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Climbing Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Flare Heart-leaved Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia 'Mountain Flare'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Ground-cone

Kopsiopsis strobilacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Glandular Hareleaf

Lagophylla glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Branched Lagophylla

Lagophylla ramosissima

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Leather-spineflower

Lastarriaea coriacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Royal Goldfields

Lasthenia coronaria

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Small-ray Goldfields

Lasthenia microglossa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jepson's Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Pacific Pea

Lathyrus vestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wild Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Yellow Rayed Layia

Layia glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tall Layia

Layia hieracioides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta

Calscape.org

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

Common Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 6 - 24 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rocky Point Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Ana Pitchersage

Lepechinia cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

El Tigre Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans 'El Tigre'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gander's Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia ganderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Peppergrass

Lepidium nitidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Least Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Medium Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

False Baby Stars

Leptosiphon androsaceus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade