California Greenbrier

Smilax californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Douglas' Nightshade

Solanum douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Brenda Butner Baja Nightshade

Solanum hindsianum 'Brenda Butner'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Parish's Nightshade

Solanum parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall , 1 - 5 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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, Medium, Slow

Bluewitch Nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Medium

Indian's Grey Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum 'Indian's Grey'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mt Diablo Blue Witch Nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum 'Mt Diablo'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Low

Spring Frost Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum 'Spring Frost'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Purple Nightshade

Solanum xanti

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Pride Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Navajo Creek Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Navajo Creek'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Otay Mountain Blue Witch

Solanum xanti 'Otay Mountain'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canadian Goldenrod

Solidago elongata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 60 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago lepida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Rocky Mountain Goldenrod

Solidago multiradiata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Coast Goldenrod

Solidago spathulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Goldenrod

Solidago spectabilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Great Basin Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. sparsiflora

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Ash

Sorbus scopulina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf

Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrowleaf Bur Reed

Sparganium angustifolium

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Emersed Bur Reed

Sparganium emersum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Broadfruit Bur-reed

Sparganium eurycarpum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Bur Reed

Sparganium eurycarpum var. eurycarpum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Simplestem Bur Reed

Sparganium eurycarpum var. greenei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Alkali Cord Grass

Spartina gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Large Flowered Sand Spurry

Spergularia macrotheca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Louis Hamilton Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Apricot Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Copper Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Coulter's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

La Luna Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea fulva 'La Luna'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gooseberryleaf Globemallow

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Munro's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea munroana

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rusby's Globemallow

Sphaeralcea rusbyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Woollyhead Parsnip

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Douglas's Spirea

Spiraea douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Spike Dropseed

Sporobolus contractus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sand Dropseed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Sacaton

Sporobolus wrightii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Ajuga Hedge Nettle

Stachys ajugoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

White Hedge Nettle

Stachys albens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Marsh Hedgenettle

Stachys palustris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rigid Hedge Nettle

Stachys rigida var. rigida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Prince's Plume

Stanleya pinnata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Western Featherbells

Stenanthium occidentale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stemless Mock Goldenweed

Stenotus acaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria

Stephanomeria cichoriacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Parry's Rock Pink

Stephanomeria parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Parish's Wire Lettuce

Stephanomeria pauciflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rod Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria virgata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 ft tall
Form: Upright
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Toothleaf

Stillingia paucidentata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Nodding Needle Grass

Stipa cernua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Cream, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Medium

Needle & Thread Grass

Stipa comata var. comata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Giant Stipa

Stipa coronata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Diego County Needle Grass

Stipa diegoensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun