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Plants for Showy Flowers

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458 plants

Alkali Marsh Mallow*

Alkali Marsh Mallow*

Sidalcea diploscypha

annual

Bay Area native
Alkali-marsh Butterweed

Alkali-marsh Butterweed

Senecio hydrophilus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Alpine Self-heal

Alpine Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Alumroot

Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American Deervetch

American Deervetch

Vicia americana

vine

Bay Area native
American Willowherb

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort

Persicaria amphibia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Andrew's Clintonia

Andrew's Clintonia

Clintonia andrewsiana

geophyte

Bay Area native
Baby blue eyes

Baby blue eyes

Nemophila menziesii

annual

Bay Area native
Bald-hip Rose

Bald-hip Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Barberry

Barberry

Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata

shrub

Bay Area native
Bearberry Honeysuckle

Bearberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

shrub

Bay Area native
Bearbind

Bearbind

Calystegia sepium subsp. limnophila

vine

Bay Area native
Beard-Tongue

Beard-Tongue

Penstemon grinnellii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bicolored lupine

Bicolored lupine

Lupinus bicolor

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bird's-eye Gilia

Bird's-eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor subsp. tricolor

annual

Bay Area native
Bisbee Peak Rush-rose

Bisbee Peak Rush-rose

Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bitter Cherry

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bitter-berry

Bitter-berry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Black Sage

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native
Bleeding-heart

Bleeding-heart

Dicentra formosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blue Dicks

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

geophyte

Bay Area native
Blue Elderberry

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

tree

Bay Area native
Blue False Gilia

Blue False Gilia

Allophyllum gilioides subsp. Gilioides

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Field Gilia

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Fiesta Flower

Blue Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Flax

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blue Violet

Blue Violet

Viola adunca

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blue Witch

Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum

shrub

Bay Area native
Blue-eyed Grass

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bog Lupine

Bog Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bog Orchid

Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Branching Phacelia

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brewer's Phacelia

Brewer's Phacelia

Phacelia breweri

annual

Bay Area native
Brewer's Ragwort

Brewer's Ragwort

Packera breweri

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brewer's Rockcress

Brewer's Rockcress

Boechera breweri subsp. breweri

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bristly Jewelflower

Bristly Jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosus

annual

Bay Area native
Broad-leaved Lupine

Broad-leaved Lupine

Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Buckbrush

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native
California Ash

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Aster

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Aster

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Balsamroot

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Buckeye

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

tree

Bay Area native
California Buckwheat

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native
California Buttercup

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Chia

California Chia

Salvia columbariae

annual

Bay Area native
California Creamcups

California Creamcups

Platystemon californicus

annual

Bay Area native
California Flannel Bush

California Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

shrub

Bay Area native
California Fuchsia

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Golden Violet

California Golden Violet

Viola pedunculata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Goldenrod

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Hedgenettle

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Larkspur

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum subsp. californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Manroot

California Manroot

Marah fabacea

vine

Bay Area native
California Mistmaiden

California Mistmaiden

Romanzoffia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Phacelia

California Phacelia

Phacelia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

annual

Bay Area native
California Saxifrage

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Wild Rose

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California goldfields

California goldfields

Lasthenia californica

annual

Bay Area native
California skullcap

California skullcap

Scutellaria californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California sunflower

California sunflower

Helianthus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Canyon Dudleya

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

succulent

Bay Area native
Canyon Gooseberry

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Clarkia

Chaparral Clarkia

Clarkia affinis

annual

Bay Area native
Chaparral Clematis

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

vine

Bay Area native
Chaparral Currant

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Mallow

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Pea

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Sunflower

Chaparral Sunflower

Helianthella californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Chapparal Monkeyflower

Chapparal Monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Epipactis gigantea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Checker Bloom

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Checker Lily

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

geophyte

Bay Area native
Chick lupine

Chick lupine

Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Chile Tarweed

Chile Tarweed

Madia sativa

annual

Bay Area native
Chinese Houses

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native
Cliff Maids

Cliff Maids

Lewisia cotyledon

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Black Gooseberry

Coast Black Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

shrub

Bay Area native
Coast Indian Paintbrush

Coast Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis + Diplacus aurantiacus

shrub

Bay Area native
Coast Larkspur

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Larkspur

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum

annual

Bay Area native
Coast Range Mule-ears

Coast Range Mule-ears

Wyethia glabra

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Trillium

Coast Trillium

Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Wallflower

Coast Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Whitethorn

Coast Whitethorn

Ceanothus incanus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coastal Moonshine

Coastal Moonshine

Deinandra corymbosa

annual

Bay Area native
Coastal Tidy-tips

Coastal Tidy-tips

Layia platyglossa

annual

Bay Area native
Cobwebby Thistle

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

annual

Bay Area native
Collared Annual Lupine

Collared Annual Lupine

Lupinus truncatus

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Common Meadow foam

Common Meadow foam

Limnanthes douglasii

annual

Bay Area native
Common Muilla

Common Muilla

Muilla maritima

geophyte

Bay Area native
Common Pearlyeverlasting

Common Pearlyeverlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Common Viburnum

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

shrub

Bay Area native
Common Woolly Sunflower

Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Common sunflower

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coyote Mint

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Sage

Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis

shrub

Bay Area native
Cupido Mariposa Lily

Cupido Mariposa Lily

Calochortus uniflorus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Daisy Fleabane

Daisy Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Deerbrush

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Deerweed

Deerweed

Acmispon glaber

shrub

Bay Area native
Deerweed*

Deerweed*

Acmispon brachycarpus

annual

Bay Area native
Delta Tule Pea

Delta Tule Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Dense Spike-primrose

Dense Spike-primrose

Epilobium densiflorum

annual

Bay Area native
Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush

Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja densiflora subsp. Densiflora

annual

Bay Area native
Desert Blue Bells

Desert Blue Bells

Phacelia campanularia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Desert Mallow*

Desert Mallow*

Malacothamnus hallii

shrub

Bay Area native
Desert Monkeyflower*

Desert Monkeyflower*

Diplacus rattanii

annual

Bay Area native
Distant Phacelia

Distant Phacelia

Phacelia distans

annual

Bay Area native
Douglas Iris

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Douglas' Drymocallis

Douglas' Drymocallis

Drymocallis glandulosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Elegant Clarkia

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

annual

Bay Area native
Evergreen Violet

Evergreen Violet

Viola sempervirens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

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