Durango Root

Datisca glomerata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rattlesnake Weed

Daucus pusillus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Kellogg's Tarweed

Deinandra kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Debra L. Cook

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

Full Sun

Threeray Tarweed

Deinandra lobbii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Salinas River Tarweed

Deinandra pentactis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

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

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. californicum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hospital Canyon Larkspur

Delphinium californicum ssp. interius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scarlet Larkspur

Delphinium cardinale

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Fast, Medium

Slender

Delphinium gracilentum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Gypsum Loving Larkspur

Delphinium gypsophilum

Calscape.org

© 2010 joedecruyenaere

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hansen's Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii ssp. kernense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Larkspur

Delphinium hesperium

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Red Larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Desert Larkspur

Delphinium parishii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

San Bernardino Larkspur

Delphinium parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Parry's Larkspur

Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary McDonald

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 42 in tall , 3 in wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Spreading Larkspur

Delphinium patens

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Kern County Larkspur

Delphinium purpusii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Channel Islands Tree Poppy

Dendromecon harfordii

Calscape.org

Calscape Copyright 2015

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 20 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Annual Hair Grass

Deschampsia danthonioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairgrass

Deschampsia elongata

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Descurainia adenophora

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Tansymustard

Descurainia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

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

Western Tansymustard

Descurainia pinnata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jean Pawek

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

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Adrian Bloom Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Adrian Bloom'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Bacchanal Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Luxuriant Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tuolume Rose Western Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa 'Tuolumne Rose'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Red, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Ookow

Dichelostemma congestum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Wild Hyacinth

Dichelostemma multiflorum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Twining Snakelily

Dichelostemma volubile

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Western Ponysfoot

Dichondra occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Hoary Aster

Dieteria asteroides

Calscape.org

© 2007 Miwasatoshi

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hoary Aster

Dieteria canescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Shasta Tansy-aster

Dieteria canescens var. shastensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bush Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Red, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cherry Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus 'Cherry'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fremont's Monkeyflower

Diplacus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Leatherwood

Dirca occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 John Doyen

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Doublehorn Calicoflower

Downingia bicornuta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Maroonspot Calicoflower

Downingia concolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

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

Toothed Calicoflower

Downingia cuspidata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

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

Folded Calicoflower

Downingia ornatissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

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

Flatface Calicoflower

Downingia pulchella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Rice

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

Wedgeleaf Draba

Draba cuneifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Abrams' Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. abramsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Clara Valley Liveforever

Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 6 in tall , 4 - 6 in wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Greene's Liveforever

Dudleya greenei

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Panamint Dudleya

Dudleya saxosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 10 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Variegated Dudleya

Dudleya variegata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

White False Tickhead

Eatonella nivea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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