Mexicali Onion

Allium peninsulare

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Early Onion

Allium praecox

Calscape.org

© 2017 Gareth Jensen

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Congdon's Onion

Allium sanbornii var. congdonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Sanborn's Onion

Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Richard Hanes and CNPS

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Jeweled Onion

Allium serra

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Rawhide Hill Onion

Allium tuolumnense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Yosemite Onion

Allium yosemitense

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

Purple False Gilyflower

Allophyllum divaricatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Dense False Gilyflower

Allophyllum gilioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Dense False Gilyflower

Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

White Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 82 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wright's Beebrush

Aloysia wrightii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Annual Bursage

Ambrosia acanthicarpa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Weakleaf Bur Ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Bur-sage

Ambrosia eriocentra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pale Serviceberry

Amelanchier pallida

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Service Berry

Amelanchier utahensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

California False Indigo

Amorpha californica

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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

Fast, Medium

Great Basin Bulrush

Amphiscirpus nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Forked Fiddleneck

Amsinckia furcata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Common Fiddleneck

Amsinckia intermedia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Bent Flowered Fiddleneck

Amsinckia lunaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Bugloss-flowered Fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 36 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tessellata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Green Fiddleneck

Amsinckia vernicosa

Calscape.org

University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Bluestar

Amsonia tomentosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Brent Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Margo Bors

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woolly Fishhooks

Ancistrocarphus filagineus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Rockjasmine

Androsace elongata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tuber Anemone

Anemone tuberosa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Low Pussytoes

Antennaria dimorpha

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pinewoods Pussytoes

Antennaria geyeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spurred Snapdragon

Antirrhinum cornutum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 The Regents of the University of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Antirrhinum kingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum ssp. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Lady's Mantle

Aphanes occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Mock Parsley

Apiastrum angustifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

Bitter Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Indianhemp Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Van Houtte's Columbine

Aquilegia eximia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 60 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Calscape.org

© 1987 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Yellow Scarlet Columbine

Aquilegia formosa 'Yellow'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Columbine

Aquilegia shockleyi

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Holboell's Rock Cress

Arabis holboellii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Elk's Clover

Aralia californica

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 John W. Wall

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 100 ft tall , 5 - 25 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Fast, Medium

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

Calscape.org

© 2013 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Los Angeles Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Los Angeles'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Malibu Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Malibu'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita Pearl Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Margarita Pearl'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wayne's Dwarf Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Wayne's Dwarf'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hearst's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Monterey Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Byrd Hill Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Byrd Hill'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dr. Hurd Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

Calscape.org

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elizabeth Mcclintock Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Elizabeth Mcclintock'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mary's Blush Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Mary's Blush'

Calscape.org

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Mary's Blush'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

St. Helena Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'St. Helena'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 12 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast