Pacific Pink Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus 'Pacific Pink'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pixie Delight Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus 'Pixie Delight'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Pod Lupine

Lupinus pachylobus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Succulent Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Rodeo Rose Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Collared Annual Lupine

Lupinus truncatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Manycolored Lupine

Lupinus variicolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

American Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 22 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Common Loosestrife

Lythrum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Slender Tarweed

Madia subspicata

Calscape.org

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

California Desertdandelion

Malacothrix californica

Calscape.org

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

Snake's Head

Malacothrix coulteri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hairy Waterclover

Marsilea vestita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hairy Waterclover

Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bushy Blazingstar

Mentzelia dispersa

Calscape.org

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

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Q-tips

Micropus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Cottontop

Micropus californicus var. californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus var. subvestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Sierra Foothill Silverpuffs

Microseris acuminata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

San Joaquin Silverpuffs

Microseris campestris

Calscape.org

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

Douglas' Silverpuffs

Microseris douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Elegant Silverpuffs

Microseris elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Slender Phlox

Microsteris gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Sandwort

Minuartia douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Monardella breweri ssp. glandulifera

Calscape.org

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

Nuttall's Poverty Weed

Monolepis nuttalliana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Common Monolopia

Monolopia lanceolata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Cupped Monolopia

Monolopia major

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Crum's Monolopia

Monolopia stricta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

California Spineflower

Mucronea californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Littleseed Muhly

Muhlenbergia microsperma

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Common Muilla

Muilla maritima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Siberian Water-milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Threadstem Pincushionplant

Navarretia filicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 7 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Needleleaf Pincushionplant

Navarretia intertexta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 11 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Whitehead Pincushionplant

Navarretia leucocephala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Whitehead Navarretia

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. leucocephala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Mitrefruit Pincushionplant

Navarretia mitracarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Myers' Pincushionplant

Navarretia myersii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 66 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Adobe Navarretia

Navarretia nigelliformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Pennie Black Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Pennie Black'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Black, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Snowstorm Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snowstorm'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Littlefoot Nemophila

Nemophila pedunculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coyote Tobacco

Nicotiana attenuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Indian Tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Boraxweed

Nitrophila occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Blue Toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pacific Oenanthe

Oenanthe sarmentosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Dune Primrose

Oenothera deltoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Osmadenia

Osmadenia tenella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Panicum acuminatum var. lindheimeri

Calscape.org

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

Low

Silky Panic Grass

Panicum urvilleanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Windpoppy

Papaver heterophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 11 - 24 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mixed-nut Pectocarya

Pectocarya heterocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported: