Desert Candle

Caulanthus inflatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Mustard

Caulanthus lasiophyllus

Calscape.org

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

Mt. Vision Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mount Vision Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus 'Mount Vision'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

King Sip Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum 'King Sip'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Blue, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dr. Leiser Dark Blue Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'Dr. Leiser Dark Blue'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Frosty Dawn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sierra Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Popcorn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

R. F. Hoover Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'R. F. Hoover'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Valley Violet Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fitch Spikeweed

Centromadia fitchii

Calscape.org

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

Parry Spikeweed

Centromadia parryi

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Field Mouse-ear

Cerastium arvense

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Field Mouse-ear Chickweed

Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sharsmith Pincushion

Chaenactis alpigena

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Common Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
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, Medium

California Goosefoot

Chenopodium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Soap Plant

Chlorogalum angustifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Small Flowered Soaproot

Chlorogalum parviflorum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Medium

San Francisco Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pink Spineflower

Chorizanthe membranacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Prostrate Spineflower

Chorizanthe procumbens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Robust Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta

Calscape.org

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

One-awn Spineflower

Chorizanthe uniaristata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Timwort

Cicendia quadrangularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Water Hemlock

Cicuta douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Snowy Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Calscape.org

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

Low, Very Low

Brownie Thistle

Cirsium quercetorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Farewell To Spring

Clarkia amoena

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Speckled Clarkia

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Davy's Fairyfan

Clarkia davyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Prostrate Clarkia

Clarkia prostrata

Calscape.org

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

Purple Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Serpentine Springbeauty

Claytonia exigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Serpentine Springbeauty

Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 6 in wide
Form: Climbing, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Diego Yerba Buena

Clinopodium chandleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

White Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia bartsiifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Purple, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Giant Blue Eyed Mary

Collinsia grandiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall , 4 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Purple Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Spinster's Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia sparsiflora

Calscape.org

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

Large Flowered Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Variable-leaf Collomia

Collomia heterophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Purple Marsh Cinquefoil

Comarum palustre

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Conioselinum pacificum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brown Dogwood

Cornus glabrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Western Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow