Parish's Nightshade

Solanum parishii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 - 5 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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, Medium, Slow

Bluewitch Nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Fast, Medium

Indian's Grey Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum 'Indian's Grey'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spring Frost Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum 'Spring Frost'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Catalina Nightshade

Solanum wallacei

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Black
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Purple Nightshade

Solanum xanti

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Pride Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'

Calscape.org

Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride' - Mountain Pride Blue Witch planted in a garden surrounded by gorilla hair redwood mulch. Partially in bloom. This plant is a prolific early season bloomer, as this photo is taken in February.

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Navajo Creek Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Navajo Creek'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Otay Mountain Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Otay Mountain'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Southern Goldenrod

Solidago confinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canadian Goldenrod

Solidago elongata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2002 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 60 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago lepida

Calscape.org

2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Rough Canada Goldenrod

Solidago lepida var. salebrosa

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Rocky Point Hedge Nettle

Stachys bullata 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sierra Bladdernut

Staphylea bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Shining Chickweed

Stellaria nitens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria

Stephanomeria cichoriacea

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Santa Barbara Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria elata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 James B. Gratiot

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rod Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria virgata

Calscape.org

© 2005 Noah Elhardt

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 ft tall
Form: Upright
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Queen's-root

Stillingia linearifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nodding Needle Grass

Stipa cernua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 CNPS, San Luis Obispo Chapter

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Medium

Giant Stipa

Stipa coronata

Calscape.org

© National Park Service

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Diego County Needle Grass

Stipa diegoensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Lemmon's Needlegrass

Stipa lemmonii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pubescent Lemmon's Needlegrass

Stipa lemmonii var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Foothill Needlegrass

Stipa lepida

Calscape.org

©2013 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Purple Needlegrass

Stipa pulchra

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Red, Green, Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Stipa

Stipa speciosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 8 in wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Socrates Mine Jewelflower

Streptanthus brachiatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brewer's Jewelflower

Streptanthus breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Purple, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Most Beautiful Jewel Flower

Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. glandulosus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hoffmann's Jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. hoffmanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Amelia Ryan

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Benito Jewelflower

Streptanthus insignis

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plumed Jewelflower

Streptanthus insignis ssp. insignis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Morrison's Jewelflower

Streptanthus morrisonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Everlasting Neststraw

Stylocline gnaphaloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

California Snowdrop

Styrax redivivus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Dwarf Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Dwarf'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purple Haze Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Purple Haze'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Lance Leaf Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Southern Tauschia

Tauschia arguta

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tauschia

Tauschia hartwegii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kellogg's Umbrellawort

Tauschia kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Umbrellawort

Tauschia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Horsebrush

Tetradymia comosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hairy Lacepod

Thysanocarpus curvipes

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. amplectens

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Fringe Pod

Thysanocarpus laciniatus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lesser Baby Innocence

Tonella tenella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Pale False Mannagrass

Torreyochloa pallida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Weak Manna Grass

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Western Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 13 ft tall , 13 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chaparral Zygadene

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Smallflower Deathcamas

Toxicoscordion micranthum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:

Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 California Academy of Sciences

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

Moderate, High