Western Paeony

Paeonia brownii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

California Peony

Paeonia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Noah Elhardt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Poppy

Papaver californicum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Windpoppy

Papaver heterophyllum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Lynn Watson (SB)

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sagebrush Combseed

Pectocarya linearis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-toothed Pectocarya

Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Northern Pectocarya

Pectocarya penicillata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Warrior's Plume

Pedicularis densiflora

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Indian Breadroot

Pediomelum californicum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Lynn Watson (SB)

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Fern
Size: 4 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Slow

Cleveland's Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

San Jacinto Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Gem Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Gem'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Springs Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita BOP Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Blue Penstemon

Penstemon laetus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Sonoma Beardtongue

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

St. Helena Sonoma Beardtongue

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis 'St. Helena'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rattan's Beardtongue

Penstemon rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

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

Snow Dragon Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Snow Dragon'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

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

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

Kellogg's Yampah

Perideridia kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Swamp Knotweed

Persicaria amphibia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Fabelfroh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Seaside Petunia

Petunia parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Short Lobed Phacelia

Phacelia brachyloba

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Brewer's Phacelia

Phacelia breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Rock Phacelia

Phacelia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Caterpillar Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 - 24 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Caterpillar Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Davidson's Phacelia

Phacelia davidsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Divaricate Phacelia

Phacelia divaricata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Douglas' Phacelia

Phacelia douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade

Kaweah River Phacelia

Phacelia egena

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Large Flowered Phacelia

Phacelia grandiflora

Calscape.org

© 2013 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Lucia Phacelia

Phacelia grisea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Imbricate Phacelia

Phacelia imbricata

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Fast, Medium, Slow

Imbricate Phacelia

Phacelia imbricata var. imbricata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Longstalk Phacelia

Phacelia longipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lyon's Phacelia

Phacelia lyonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

California Bluebell

Phacelia minor

Calscape.org

© 2006 joedecruyenaere

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
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

Parry's Phacelia

Phacelia parryi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Broadlobe Phacelia

Phacelia platyloba

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

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

Sweetscented Phacelia

Phacelia suaveolens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Dylan Neubauer

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Mariposa Phacelia

Phacelia vallicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Sticky Phacelia

Phacelia viscida

Calscape.org

© 2008 jkirkhart35

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium

Reed Canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Blue Fiestaflower

Pholistoma auritum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Racemose Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma racemosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly