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

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

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

-

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

San Gabriel Beardtongue

Penstemon labrosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Derived Penstemon

Penstemon neotericus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Kirsten Bovee

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

St. Helena Sonoma Beardtongue

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis 'St. Helena'

Calscape.org

-

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Small Penstemon

Penstemon parvulus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus var. formosus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Beaked Penstemon

Penstemon rostriflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Rydberg's Penstemon

Penstemon rydbergii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

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

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

Magenta Marvel Hybrid Penstemon

Penstemon x parishii 'Magenta Marvel'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Clumping, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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

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

Parish's Yampah

Perideridia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Phacelia

Phacelia bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rock Phacelia

Phacelia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 18 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 12 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Cheyenne Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Covelo Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Covelo'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Goose Creek Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marjorie Schmidt Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Snow Littleleaf Mock Orange

Philadelphus microphyllus 'Desert Snow'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Purple Mountain Heath

Phyllodoce breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:

Ivyleaf Groundcherry

Physalis hederifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2015

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Siskiyou Beauty Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Siskiyou Beauty'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Tilden Park Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Weeping Spruce

Picea breweriana

Calscape.org

© 2007 JFKCom

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 177 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Calscape.org

© 2016 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dwarf Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 85 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 jotor at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Naked Plantain

Plantago subnuda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marsh Fleabane

Pluchea odorata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Mike

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arrow Weed

Pluchea sericea

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Glaucous Bluegrass

Poa glauca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

One Sided Blue Grass

Poa secunda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Gary McDonald

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Green, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

One-sided Bluegrass

Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Green, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Beach Knotweed

Polygonum paronychia

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Broad-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton amplifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Nuttall's Ribbon-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton epihydrus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Floating Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Calscape.org

© 2005 Christian Fischer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Long-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Robbins' Pondweed

Potamogeton robbinsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Eel-grass Pondweed

Potamogeton zosteriformis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana

Calscape.org

2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Calscape.org

Prunella blooming in a nursery

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 9 in wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Lance Leaf Self Heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

California Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 34 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
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

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium canescens

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow