Showy Gilia

Gilia cana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gilia cana ssp. speciosa

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

Calscape.org

A bumble bee lands on a bluehead gilia

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Purplespot Gilia

Gilia clivorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

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

Hollyleaf Gilia

Gilia latiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Fine Flower Gilia

Gilia leptantha

Calscape.org

© 2009 tomhilton

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Little Gilia

Gilia minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Michael Charters

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Modoc Gilia

Gilia modocensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 13 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Volcanic Gilia

Gilia ochroleuca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

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

Eyed Gilia

Gilia ophthalmoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Greater Yellowthroat Gilia

Gilia tenuiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Tricolor Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sierra Bluecup

Githopsis pulchella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Sierra Bluecup

Githopsis pulchella ssp. campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Common Bluecup

Githopsis specularioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Spiny Greasebush

Glossopetalon spinescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Wild Licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Form: Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Western Marsh Cudweed

Gnaphalium palustre

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Bractless Hedge-hyssop

Gratiola ebracteata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Spiny Hopsage

Grayia spinosa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Idaho Gumplant

Grindelia nana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Matchweed

Gutierrezia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
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

Many-flowered Stickseed

Hackelia floribunda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

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

Mojave Fissurewort

Halimolobos jaegeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Sawtooth Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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, Slow

Saw Toothed Goldenbush

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Debra Valov

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California False Pennyroyal

Hedeoma nana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

California Helianthella

Helianthella californica

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Diablo Helianthella

Helianthella castanea

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

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

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Cusick's Sunflower

Helianthus cusickii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Serpentine Sunflower

Helianthus exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 David A. Tharp

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

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

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

Showy Goldeneye

Heliomeris multiflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Nevada Goldeneye

Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Seaside Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

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

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Partial Shade

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Keir Morse

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

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Stemless Dwarf Cudweed

Hesperevax acaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

McNab Cypress

Hesperocyparis macnabiana

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 39 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Smallflower Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon micranthum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Slender Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon spergulinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-leaved Meconella

Hesperomecon linearis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Rareflower Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Telegraph Weed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oregon False Goldenaster

Heterotheca oregona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

False Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Bolander's Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

San Bruno Mountain Sessileflower Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bristly Goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Hairy Golden Aster

Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Alpine Alumroot

Heuchera cylindrica

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 72 in tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Chartreuse Alumroot

Heuchera cylindrica 'Chartreuse'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast