Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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 / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Pea

Lathyrus vestitus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Very Low, Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Humboldt's Lily

Lilium humboldtii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Prairie Flax

Linum lewisii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low, Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Double Honeysuckle

Lonicera conjugialis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Black, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 4 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Chaparral Honeysuckle

Lonicera interrupta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
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: Yellow, Orange, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Low, Moderate

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coastal Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 16 in tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dune Bush Lupine

Lupinus chamissonis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Stinging Lupine

Lupinus hirsutissimus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chick Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Pyramidal, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

High, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Cobb Mtn. Lupine

Lupinus sericatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Succulent Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Laurel Sumac

Malosma laurina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oregon Crab Apple

Malus fusca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 40 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate

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:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Field Mint

Mentha arvensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Moderate

Sticky Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

High

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lewis' Monkeyflower

Mimulus lewisii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

High

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Medium, Slow

Colorado Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

water
Water

Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Low, Moderate

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
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 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

San Antonio Hills Monardella

Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer
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, Medium

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 19 in tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-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

California Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Moderate

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 in tall , 6 in wide
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Indian Tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

Osoberry

Oemleria cerasiformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Low, Moderate

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Primrose

Oenothera californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Fragrant Evening Primrose

Oenothera cespitosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

water
Water

Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Prickly Pear

Opuntia littoralis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Very Low

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Partial Shade

water
Water

Moderate, High

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Blue Palo Verde

Parkinsonia florida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yellow Palo Verde

Parkinsonia microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
sun
Sun

Full Sun

water
Water

Low, Very Low

irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Azure Penstemon

Penstemon azureus

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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

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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

Scabland Penstemon

Penstemon deustus

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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

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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

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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