Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Croton

Croton californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Turkey Mullein

Croton setiger

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Cleveland's Cryptantha

Cryptantha clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Calscape.org

2008 Keir Morse

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

Beach Cryptantha

Cryptantha leiocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Guadalupe Cryptantha

Cryptantha maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

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

Redroot Cryptantha

Cryptantha micrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Finger-leaved Gourd

Cucurbita digitata

Calscape.org

-

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

Missouri Gourd

Cucurbita foetidissima

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coyote Melon

Cucurbita palmata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Brent Miller

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

Cane Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Coastal Cholla

Cylindropuntia prolifera

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 ft tall , 1 - 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Smooth Flatsedge

Cyperus laevigatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Black Flatsedge

Cyperus niger

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Parish's Flatsedge

Cyperus parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Dlarsen

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

Coastal Tarweed

Deinandra corymbosa

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
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, Medium

Santa Susana Tarplant

Deinandra minthornii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

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

Coastal Larkspur

Delphinium decorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

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

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

Calscape Copyright 2015

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

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Susan's Choice Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Susan's Choice'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Annual Hair Grass

Deschampsia danthonioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Western Ponysfoot

Dichondra occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

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 Tansyaster

Dieteria canescens var. canescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steven Thorsted

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

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

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

Island Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus parviflorus

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Red Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

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

© 2006 Curtis Clark

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

Catalina Grass

Dissanthelium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Brian Bielfelt

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

Full Sun

Spectacle Pod

Dithyrea californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Wedgeleaf Draba

Draba cuneifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Tapertip Liveforever

Dudleya attenuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

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

Candleholder Dudleya

Dudleya candelabrum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Fingertips

Dudleya edulis

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

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

Bluff Lettuce

Dudleya farinosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 8 - 12 in wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Greene's Liveforever

Dudleya greenei

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lanceleaf Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
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

Variegated Dudleya

Dudleya variegata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Andrew Borcher

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
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 3 - 8 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spike Rush

Eleocharis acicularis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Fabelfroh, Photographed by Kristian Peters

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

American Dunegrass

Elymus mollis

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dune Wild Rye

Elymus mollis ssp. mollis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Wild-rye

Elymus pacificus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Robert Steers/NPS

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

Whispering Bells

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Calscape.org

© 2006 Opio?a Jerzy

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Dorado Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Calscape.org

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 18 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Slow

Everett's Choice California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum 'Everett's Choice'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow