Mexicali Onion

Allium peninsulare

Calscape.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dense False Gilyflower

Allophyllum gilioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Dense False Gilyflower

Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

White Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

Calscape.org

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

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

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

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Bur-sage

Ambrosia eriocentra

Calscape.org

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

Pale Serviceberry

Amelanchier pallida

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Service Berry

Amelanchier utahensis

Calscape.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Green Fiddleneck

Amsinckia vernicosa

Calscape.org

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

Woolly Bluestar

Amsonia tomentosa

Calscape.org

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

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Rockjasmine

Androsace elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tuber Anemone

Anemone tuberosa

Calscape.org

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

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

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

Spurred Snapdragon

Antirrhinum cornutum

Calscape.org

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

Antirrhinum kingii

Calscape.org

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

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

Lady's Mantle

Aphanes occidentalis

Calscape.org

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

Mock Parsley

Apiastrum angustifolium

Calscape.org

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

Bitter Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Calscape.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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