Heart-leaved Thorn-mint

Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Big Leaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 115 ft tall , 65 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Box Elder

Acer negundo

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 66 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Blow Wives

Achyrachaena mollis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

American Bird's-foot Trefoil

Acmispon americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Spanish Lotus

Acmispon americanus var. americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Foothill Deervetch

Acmispon brachycarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

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

Smallflower Lotus

Acmispon parviflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Lotus

Acmispon strigosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Chilean Bird's-foot Trefoil

Acmispon wrangelianus

Calscape.org

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

Southern Maiden Hair

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 20 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist, Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Banksianum Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris 'Banksianum'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Maiden Hair Fern

Adiantum jordanii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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

Nettle Leaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache urticifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 60 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

California Dandelion

Agoseris grandiflora

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Agoseris grandiflora var. leptophylla

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

Calscape.org

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

Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura

Calscape.org

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

Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
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

Sierra Bent Grass

Agrostis elliottiana

Calscape.org

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

Spike Bentgrass

Agrostis exarata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small-leaf Bent Grass

Agrostis microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Redtop

Agrostis oregonensis

Calscape.org

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

Water Plantain

Alisma triviale

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Crinkled Onion

Allium crispum

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

Howell's Onion

Allium howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Glassy Onion

Allium hyalinum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Mexicali Onion

Allium peninsulare

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Jeweled Onion

Allium serra

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Pacific Foxtail

Alopecurus saccatus

Calscape.org

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

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

Pale Serviceberry

Amelanchier pallida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Service Berry

Amelanchier utahensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Forked Fiddleneck

Amsinckia furcata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Common Fiddleneck

Amsinckia intermedia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Bent Flowered Fiddleneck

Amsinckia lunaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Menzies' Fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tessellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata

Calscape.org

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

Green Fiddleneck

Amsinckia vernicosa

Calscape.org

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

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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

Lady's Mantle

Aphanes occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Mock Parsley

Apiastrum angustifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Indianhemp Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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

Elk's Clover

Aralia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

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

Presidio Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Spreading Threeawn

Aristida divaricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Oldfield Three-awn

Aristida oligantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Spidergrass

Aristida ternipes

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low