Douglas' Meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

Douglas' Meadowfoam (Limnanthes douglasii)

Douglas' meadowfoam is a low California annual of moist swales that foams with fragrant white-and-yellow flowers in spring, an exceptional bee plant and easy reseeder for sunny, seasonally wet ground.

Family: Limnanthaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 0.3–1 ft
Spacing: 0.3–0.8 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: moist
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: March, April, May
Bloom colors: white, yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: CA, OR