California Grass Of Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 26 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Sagebrush Combseed

Pectocarya linearis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-toothed Pectocarya

Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Northern Pectocarya

Pectocarya penicillata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Round-nut Pectocarya

Pectocarya setosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 9 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Warrior's Plume

Pedicularis densiflora

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Indian Breadroot

Pediomelum californicum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Fern
Size: 4 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Limestone Beardtongue

Penstemon calcareus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gray Beardtongue

Penstemon cinereus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1990 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scabland Penstemon

Penstemon deustus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Panamint Beardtongue

Penstemon floridus

Calscape.org

© 2003 Bureau of Land Management

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Austin's Beardtongue

Penstemon floridus var. austinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rose Penstemon

Penstemon floridus var. floridus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Beardtongue

Penstemon fruticiformis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Grinnell's Beardtongue

Penstemon grinnellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Gem Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Gem'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Springs Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita BOP Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Low Beardtongue

Penstemon humilis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Low Beardtongue

Penstemon humilis var. humilis

Calscape.org

1977 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Antelope Valley Beardtongue

Penstemon janishiae

Calscape.org

© 2006 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Mountain Blue Penstemon

Penstemon laetus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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

Fast

Penstemon Hybrid

Penstemon palmeri 'Hybrid'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lone Pine Beardtongue

Penstemon patens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Royal Penstemon

Penstemon speciosus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Thompson's Beardtongue

Penstemon thompsoniae

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thurber's Penstemon

Penstemon thurberi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Golden-rayed Pentachaeta

Pentachaeta aurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Meager Pygmydaisy

Pentachaeta exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

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

Meager Pygmydaisy

Pentachaeta exilis ssp. exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Goldenback Fern

Pentagramma triangularis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Wild Crab Apple

Peraphyllum ramosissimum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Tail-leaf

Pericome caudata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Bolander's Yampah

Perideridia bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bolander's Yampah

Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Perideridia bolanderi ssp. involucrata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Kellogg's Yampah

Perideridia kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nevada Rockdaisy

Perityle megalocephala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Swamp Knotweed

Persicaria amphibia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Fabelfroh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Shinyleaf Sandpaper Plant

Petalonyx nitidus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Rock Goldenrod

Petradoria pumila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Rock-goldenrod

Petradoria pumila var. pumila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 James M. Andre

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Mat Rockspirea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Seaside Petunia

Petunia parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Limestone Phacelia

Phacelia affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

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

Twocolor Phacelia

Phacelia bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Brewer's Phacelia

Phacelia breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Caterpillar Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 - 24 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Caterpillar Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Great Valley Phacelia

Phacelia ciliata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Barry Rice

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow