Dwarf Sand Verbena

Abronia nana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Chris Wagner, SBNF

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

Mojave Sand-verbena

Abronia pogonantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

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

Transmontane Sand-verbena

Abronia turbinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

California Copperleaf

Acalypha californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Benito Thorn Mint

Acanthomintha obovata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Heart-leaved Thorn-mint

Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

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

Copyright © 2016 Zoya Akulova

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

© 2005 Sten Porse

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

Copyright © 2015 Richard Spellenberg

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

© 2009 Stickpen

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

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

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

Silver Bird's-foot Trefoil

Acmispon argophyllus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Birdsfoot Trefoil

Acmispon argyraeus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Foothill Deervetch

Acmispon brachycarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Riverbar Birdsfoot Trefoil

Acmispon denticulatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Lotus

Acmispon grandiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Lotus

Acmispon heermannii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coastal Lotus

Acmispon maritimus

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smallflower Lotus

Acmispon parviflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Silky California Broom

Acmispon procumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shrubby Deervetch

Acmispon rigidus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hairy Lotus

Acmispon strigosus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Western Houndstongue

Adelinia grandis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Southern Maiden Hair

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

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

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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 Buckeye

Aesculus californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Tree
Size: 13 - 39 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Buckeye Blushing Dawn

Aesculus californica 'Blushing Dawn'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Pink California Buckeye

Aesculus californica 'Canyon Pink'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small-leaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache parvifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nettle Leaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache urticifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Clark Mountain Agave

Agave utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Desert Ageratina

Ageratina herbacea

Calscape.org

© 2009 JerryFriedman

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pale Dandelion

Agoseris glauca

Calscape.org

© Copyright Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Dandelion

Agoseris grandiflora

Calscape.org

© 2005 National Park Service

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

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

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

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Barry Rice

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

Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Richard Spellenberg

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

Spike Bentgrass

Agrostis exarata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Oregon Redtop

Agrostis oregonensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Thingrass

Agrostis pallens

Calscape.org

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

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

Sand Aliciella

Aliciella leptomeria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 9 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Dainty Aliciella

Aliciella micromeria

Calscape.org

Aliciella micromeria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Wildlife supported:

Narrow Leaved Onion

Allium amplectens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Graceful Beauty Narrow Leaved Onion

Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dark Red Onion

Allium atrorubens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Moderate

Bolander's Onion

Allium bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Sierra Onion

Allium campanulatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Cascade Onion

Allium cratericola

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Crinkled Onion

Allium crispum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

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

Scytheleaf Onion

Allium falcifolium

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Fringed Onion

Allium fimbriatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Purdy's Onion

Allium fimbriatum var. purdyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Howell's Onion

Allium howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

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

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Jepson's Onion

Allium jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Pitted Onion

Allium lacunosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate