False Mermaid

Floerkea proserpinacoides

Calscape.org

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

Mountain Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Palmer's Seaheath

Frankenia palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Alkali Heath

Frankenia salina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Stinkbells

Fritillaria agrestis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Fragrant Fritillary

Fritillaria liliacea

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Climbing Milkweed

Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Threepetal Bedstraw

Galium trifidum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Threepetal Bedstraw

Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alpine Wintergreen

Gaultheria humifusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Oregon Spicy Wintergreen

Gaultheria ovatifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Dwarf Groundsmoke

Gayophytum humile

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blackfoot Groundsmoke

Gayophytum racemosum

Calscape.org

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

Rainier Pleated Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Alpine Gentian

Gentiana newberryi

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Alpine Gentian

Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Tioga Gentian

Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

King's Scepter Gentian

Gentiana sceptrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mendocino Gentian

Gentiana setigera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Autumn Dwarf Gentian

Gentianella amarella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Autumn Dwarf Gentian

Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Sierra Gentian

Gentianopsis holopetala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Hikers' Gentian

Gentianopsis simplex

Calscape.org

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

California Cranesbill

Geranium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Richardson's Geranium

Geranium richardsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Sticky Geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Large Leaved Avens

Geum macrophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Northern Mannagrass

Glyceria borealis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria elata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Mannagrass

Glyceria grandis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Narrow Manna Grass

Glyceria leptostachya

Calscape.org

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

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Marsh Cudweed

Gnaphalium palustre

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bractless Hedge-hyssop

Gratiola ebracteata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Clammy Hedge-hyssop

Gratiola neglecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Marsh Gumplant

Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta var. stricta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 60 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Smallflower Gymnosteris

Gymnosteris parvula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:

Many-flowered Stickseed

Hackelia floribunda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White Bog Hastingsia

Hastingsia alba

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Cream, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Fall, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Coastal Sneezeweed

Helenium bolanderi

Calscape.org

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

Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Standing

Claremont Sunshine Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Claremont Sunshine'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

California Sunflower

Helianthus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 11 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus exilis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Nuttall's Sunflower

Helianthus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 13 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Nuttall's Sunflower

Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii

Calscape.org

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

Seaside Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum var. occulatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

California Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rareflower Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Hairy-fruited Hibiscus

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High