Sand Verbena

Abronia latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Sand Verbena

Abronia maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Pink Sand Verbena

Abronia umbellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Argentinian Biddy Biddy

Acaena pinnatifida

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

California Sheepburr

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Silver Bird's-foot Trefoil

Acmispon argophyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bentham's Deerweed

Acmispon cytisoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Deer Plant

Acmispon glaber

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
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

Medium

Woolly Lotus

Acmispon heermannii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coastal Lotus

Acmispon maritimus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Diego Birdsfoot Trefoil

Acmispon micranthus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

California Adolphia

Adolphia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Coastal Agave

Agave shawii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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

Seaside Agoseris

Agoseris apargioides

Calscape.org

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

Blasdale's Bentgrass

Agrostis blasdalei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Bent Grass

Agrostis densiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Thingrass

Agrostis pallens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Camp Pendelton Bent Grass

Agrostis pallens 'Camp Pendelton'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coast Onion

Allium dichlamydeum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Red-skinned Onion

Allium haematochiton

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yucaipa Onion

Allium marvinii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Sticky False Gilyflower

Allophyllum glutinosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Pacific Foxtail

Alopecurus saccatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Dwarf Coastweed

Amblyopappus pusillus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Annual Bursage

Ambrosia acanthicarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Ambrosia Bursage

Ambrosia ambrosioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Beach Bur

Ambrosia chamissonis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Diego Bursage

Ambrosia chenopodiifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Weakleaf Bur Ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Diego Ambrosia

Ambrosia pumila

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
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, Medium

Western False Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall
Form: Rounded, Fountain, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Seaside Fiddleneck

Amsinckia spectabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Seaside Fiddleneck

Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Fishhooks

Ancistrocarphus filagineus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Southwestern Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus var. scabriglumis

Calscape.org

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

California Rockjasmine

Androsace elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Angelica

Angelica hendersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Flower Color: White, Pink, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sea-Watch

Angelica lucida

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Coulter Snapdragon

Antirrhinum coulterianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. subsessile

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Rockcress

Arabis blepharophylla

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Spring Charm Coast Rock Cress

Arabis blepharophylla 'Spring Charm'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Howard McMinn Manzanita

Arctostaphylos 'Howard McMinn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hairy Manzanita

Arctostaphylos columbiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 33 ft tall
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rose's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. rosei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Arroyo de la Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos cruzensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White, Green, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Vine Hill Manzanita

Arctostaphylos densiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Harmony Manzanita

Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Harmony'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

James West Vine Hill Manzanita

Arctostaphylos densiflora 'James West'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sentinel Vine Hill Manzanita

Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 48 in tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bart's Beauty Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bart's Beauty'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bert Johnson Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Big Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Sur Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Danville Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Danville'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Greensphere Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Greensphere'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Little Sur'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast