Rattlesnake weed

BOTANICAL NAME: Euphorbia albomarginata

COMMON NAME: Rattlesnake weed

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun

BLOOM: Mar - May

COLOR: white with purple

HABITAT: Coastal sage brush

COMMENTS: Growing in clusters of less than ½” these small plants make can quickly make a ground cover. They are poisonous.

Owl's clover

BOTANICAL NAME: Castilleja densiflora

COMMON NAME: Owl’s Clover

FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun

BLOOM: Mar - May

COLOR: yellow/purple

HABITAT: Coastal sage brush, grasslands

COMMENTS: Partially parasitic. Grows in masses and can get as tall as 1’ high. It produces a tiny yellow flower surrounded by purple bracts.

Beach Evening Primrose

BOTANICAL NAME: Camissonia micrantha

COMMON NAME: Beach Evening Primrose, miniature suncup

FAMILY: Onagraceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual herb

LIGHT: Sun

BLOOM: Mar – May

COLOR: yellow

HABITAT: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral. Grows in sandy areas

COMMENTS: A small, hairy annual herb producing a basal rosette of leaves. Self pollinates.

Red Maids

BOTANICAL NAME: Calandrinia ciliata

COMMON NAME: Red Maids

FAMILY: Portulacaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun - part shade

BLOOM: Mar - June

COLOR: magenta

HABITAT: sunny meadowlands

COMMENTS: Grows 1’ tall making a good rock garden specimen. A hardy plant well adapted to many habitat and climate types They tolerate poor soil.

Devils fiddleneck

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BOTANICAL NAME: Amsinckia vernicosa

COMMON NAME: Devils fiddleneck

FAMILY: Boraginaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun - part shade

BLOOM: Mar - June

COLOR: yellow

HABITAT: scrub, desert

COMMENTS: Seeds and plant are poisonous and the sharp hairs on the plant can cause skin irritation.

Brush Sunflower

BOTANICAL NAME: Encelia Californica

COMMON NAME: Brush sunflower

FAMILY: Asteraceae

PLANT TYPE: Deciduous Shrub

LIGHT: Sun

BLOOM: Feb-June

COLOR: yellow

HABITAT: Native on the coast. Chaparral

COMMENTS: Hardy growth up to 3’ – 4’ tall. Loose cluster of daisies will droop in times of drought but will bloom profusely for months. Excellent choice on for hillside erosion control.

Coastal Four O'Clock

BOTANICAL NAME: Mirabilis multiflora

COMMON NAME: Coastal Four O’Clock

FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae

PLANT TYPE: Perennial Shrub

LIGHT: Sun

BLOOM: Dec-June

COLOR: magenta

HABITAT: Native on the coast. Chaparral

COMMENTS: Stem trailing mound shrub. Flowers open late in the afternoon. Requires little water. Seeds and roots are poisonous.