Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Smooth Boisduvalia

Epilobium campestre

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Willow Herb

Epilobium ciliatum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2017

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2017

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Talus Willowherb

Epilobium clavatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Selfing Willowherb

Epilobium cleistogamum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Glaucous Willowherb

Epilobium glaberrimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Glaucus Willowherb

Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Glaucus Willowherb

Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Hornemann's Willowherb

Epilobium hornemannii

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hornemann's Willowherb

Epilobium hornemannii ssp. hornemannii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Milkflower Willowherb

Epilobium lactiflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Willowherb

Epilobium oregonense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Rocky Mountain Willowherb

Epilobium saximontanum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Calscape.org

© 2006 MPF

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Scouring Rush Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Horsetail

Equisetum laevigatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Creeping Love Grass

Eragrostis hypnoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mexican Lovegrass

Eragrostis mexicana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Mexican Love Grass

Eragrostis mexicana ssp. mexicana

Calscape.org

-

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

Chilean Love Grass

Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Tufted Lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gulf Love Grass

Eragrostis pectinacea var. miserrima

Calscape.org

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

Carolina Love Grass

Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Coulter's Fleabane

Erigeron coulteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Subalpine Fleabane

Erigeron glacialis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Wandering Daisy

Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

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

Erigeron glacialis var. hirsutus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Short-rayed Fleabane

Erigeron lonchophyllus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Southwestern Cup Grass

Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Jepson's Button Celery

Eryngium aristulatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

California Eryngo

Eryngium aristulatum var. aristulatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Button-celery

Eryngium armatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beethistle

Eryngium articulatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Great Valley Coyote-thistle

Eryngium castrense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jepson's Eryngo

Eryngium jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mathias' Button-celery

Eryngium mathiasiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Coyotethistle

Eryngium vaseyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Laura Ann Eliassen

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

Scarlet Monkeyflower

Erythranthe cardinalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Santa Cruz Island Scarlet Monkeyflower

Erythranthe cardinalis 'Santa Cruz Island Gold'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Yellow Scarlet Monkeyflower

Erythranthe cardinalis 'Yellow'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Seep Monkey Flower

Erythranthe guttata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 7 in wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Musk Flower

Erythranthe moschata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Mahogany Fawn Lily

Erythronium revolutum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Catchfly Prairie Gentian

Eustoma exaltatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Matt Below

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Goldenrod

Euthamia occidentalis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

California Saltbush

Extriplex californica

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Vernon Smith

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Jughandle Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Jughandle'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Molate Blue Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate Blue'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Form: spreading
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate

Molate Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Molate'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Patrick's Point Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Vahl's Fimbry

Fimbristylis vahlii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported: