Plant Signs

Chaparral Honeysuckle

Lonicera interrupta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Vine

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Black Twinberry

Lonicera involucrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 16 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Santa Barbara Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata var. denudata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Sickle Keeled Lupine

Lupinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Hederma Sickle Keeled Lupine

Lupinus albicaulis 'Hederma'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Shasta Lupine

Lupinus albicaulis var. shastensis

Calscape.org

Lupinus albicaulis var. shastensis

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons var. collinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 60 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Brewer's Lupine

Lupinus breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Shaggy Lupine

Lupinus covillei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 36 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

South Fork Mountain Lupine

Lupinus elmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Cream, Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, White, Yellow, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mountain Bush Lupine

Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 84 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow

Gray's Lupine

Lupinus grayi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 13 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Longleaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus longifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Pale Yellow Lupine

Lupinus luteolus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Meadow Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 60 in tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Burke's Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 60 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Harlequin Lupine

Lupinus stiversii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Small Flowered Wood Rush

Luzula parviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Box Thorn

Lycium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Purple, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

American Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 22 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Rough Bugleweed

Lycopus asper

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 15 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 12 - 24 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Catalina Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree

Form: Upright

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low

Spring Madia

Madia elegans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Large False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

San Clemente Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus clementinus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Unfurled Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jolon Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus 'Jolon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jones's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Santa Lucia Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tehachapi Bushmallow

Malacothamnus orbiculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Dunedelion

Malacothrix incana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Cliff Aster

Malacothrix saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Cliff Desertdandelion

Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Black Heart Island Mallow

Malva 'Black Heart'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pastel Stripes Island Mallow

Malva 'Pastel Stripes'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Purisima Tree Mallow

Malva 'Purisima'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Malva Rosa

Malva assurgentiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bluebird Twining Snapdragon

Maurandella antirrhiniflora 'Bluebird'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine

Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Ruby Twining Snapdragon

Maurandella antirrhiniflora 'Ruby'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Vine

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Climbing

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

California Melicgrass

Melica californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Torrey's Melicgrass

Melica torreyana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Flower Color: Cream, Green, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Rough Menodora

Menodora scabra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Flowered Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Fast

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Changeling Monkey Flower

Mimulus 'Changeling'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Summer irrigation

Very Low, Low

Jelly Bean Brick Monkeyflower

Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Brick'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Red, Orange

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Jelly Bean Red Monkeyflower

Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Red'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade