Minute-flowered Cryptantha

Cryptantha micromeres

Calscape.org

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

Tejon Cryptantha

Cryptantha microstachys

Calscape.org

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

Milo Baker's Cryptantha

Cryptantha milobakeri

Calscape.org

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

Prickly Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha muricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Colusa Cryptantha

Cryptantha nemaclada

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Sharp-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha oxygona

Calscape.org

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

Slender Cryptantha

Cryptantha sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Torrey's Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Finger-leaved Gourd

Cucurbita digitata

Calscape.org

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

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 82 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Joaquin Dodder

Cuscuta brachycalyx

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica

Calscape.org

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

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Dodder

Cuscuta subinclusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cycladenia

Cycladenia humilis var. humilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cane Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

Calscape.org

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

Brittle Bladderfern

Cystopteris fragilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Durango Root

Datisca glomerata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Rattlesnake Weed

Daucus pusillus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Susana Tarplant

Deinandra minthornii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Tarplant

Deinandra mohavensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hansen's Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii ssp. kernense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Red Larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Low Larkspur

Delphinium nuttallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Larkspur

Delphinium parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

San Bernardino Larkspur

Delphinium parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Parry's Larkspur

Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 42 in tall , 3 in wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spreading Larkspur

Delphinium patens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern County Larkspur

Delphinium purpusii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Swamp Larkspur

Delphinium uliginosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Royal Larkspur

Delphinium variegatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 20 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Bush Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, 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

Fast

Annual Hair Grass

Deschampsia danthonioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Western Tansymustard

Descurainia pinnata

Calscape.org

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

Western Ponysfoot

Dichondra occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Hoary Aster

Dieteria asteroides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shasta Tansy-aster

Dieteria canescens var. shastensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow Leaved Pansy Monkeyflower

Diplacus angustatus

Calscape.org

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

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

Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Red, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
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

Fast, Medium

Cherry Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Cherry'

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:
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

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

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

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

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Leatherwood

Dirca occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Maroonspot Calicoflower

Downingia concolor

Calscape.org

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

Wedgeleaf Draba

Draba cuneifolia

Calscape.org

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

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii

Calscape.org

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

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

Tapertip Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata

Calscape.org

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

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

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

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

Calscape.org

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

Fingertips

Dudleya edulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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