Northern Island Haplopappus

Hazardia detonsa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Orcutt's Bristleweed

Hazardia orcuttii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun

Sawtooth Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Saw Toothed Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Debra Valov

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coastal Sneezeweed

Helenium bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

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

Diablo Helianthella

Helianthella castanea

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hesperevax acaulis var. robustior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

False Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Hairy Golden Aster

Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Alum Root

Heuchera maxima

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

California Horkelia

Horkelia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Horkelia

Horkelia californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Wedge Leaf Horkelia

Horkelia cuneata

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Kellogg's Horkelia

Horkelia cuneata var. sericea

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Seaside Bird's Foot Trefoil

Hosackia gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2009 tomhilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Satintail

Imperata brevifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 7 - 31 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Point Reyes Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Point Reyes'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Portuguese Beach Pacifica Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Portuguese Beach'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Yellow Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana 'Yellow'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Form: Clumping
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Menzies' Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
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

Menzies' Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Vince Scheidt

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Annual Tule

Isolepis cernua

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fleshy Jaumea

Jaumea carnosa

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Coast Jepsonia

Jepsonia parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spiny Rush

Juncus acutus

Calscape.org

©2006 Luigi Rignanese

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Leopold's Rush

Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Corkscrew Rush

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Falcate Rush

Juncus falcatus

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sickleleaved Rush

Juncus falcatus ssp. falcatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

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

Brownhead Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coulter's Horseweed

Laennecia coulteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Leather-spineflower

Lastarriaea coriacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Calibas

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall , 6 in wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica ssp. californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Royal Goldfields

Lasthenia coronaria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1992 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Smooth Goldfields

Lasthenia glaberrima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Goldfields

Lasthenia minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beach Pea

Lathyrus japonicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Silky Beach Pea

Lathyrus littoralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wild Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smooth Tidy Tips

Layia chrysanthemoides

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Tall Layia

Layia hieracioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun

Common Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 6 - 24 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gander's Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia ganderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Shaggyfruit Pepperweed

Lepidium lasiocarpum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shaggyfruit Pepperweed

Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peppergrass

Lepidium nitidum

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun

Least Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Medium Pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Calscape.org

© 2006 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lemmon's Linanthus

Leptosiphon lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Narrowflower Flaxflower

Leptosiphon liniflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

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

Giant Coreopsis

Leptosyne gigantea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Sea Dahlia

Leptosyne maritima

Calscape.org

©2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium