Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Woolly Bluecurls

Trichostema lanatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Vinegarweed

Trichostema lanceolatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Turpentine Weed

Trichostema laxum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Bluecurls

Trichostema parishii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pinole Clover

Trifolium bifidum var. bifidum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Notch Leaf Clover

Trifolium bifidum var. decipiens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foothill Clover

Trifolium ciliolatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Sour Clover

Trifolium fucatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Pinpoint Clover

Trifolium gracilentum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Maiden Clover

Trifolium microcephalum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Tomcat Clover

Trifolium willdenovii

Calscape.org

©2003 Dianne Fristrom

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Cows Clover

Trifolium wormskioldii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Eric in SF

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Giant White Wakerobin

Trillium albidum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Meneerke bloem

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Narrowpetal Wakerobin

Trillium angustipetalum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Giant Wakerobin

Trillium chloropetalum

Calscape.org

© 2002 Ramin Nakisa

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Small Venus' Looking-glass

Triodanis biflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

4u Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa '4u'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Corrina Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Corrina'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Foxy Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Foxy'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ocean Queen Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Ocean Queen'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Queen Fabiola Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Queen Fabiola'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rudy Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Rudy'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twilight Queen Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'Twilight'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Queen Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa 'White Queen'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Laurel

Umbellularia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 The Regents of the University of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 6 - 80 ft tall , 3 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Silverpuffs

Uropappus lindleyi

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hoary Nettle

Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Sunflower

Venegasia carpesioides

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bracted Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Purslane Speedwell

Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Moderate

Marsh Speedwell

Veronica scutellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Western Heart's Ease

Viola ocellata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

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

Shelton's Violet

Viola sheltonii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrow Leaf Mule Ears

Wyethia angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bolander's Mule's Ears

Wyethia bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

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

Shining Mule Ears

Wyethia glabra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

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

Deep Shade

Southern Mule's Ears

Wyethia ovata

Calscape.org

Judy Gibson 2018

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Mission Manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Mojave Yucca

Yucca schidigera

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 16 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tall Centaury

Zeltnera exaltata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Spring-loving Centaury

Zeltnera namophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Alkali Centaury

Zeltnera trichantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

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

Canchalagua

Zeltnera venusta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade