Bigelow's Sneezeweed Brown Dogwood Buckeye bigelovii Cornus glabrata

Shrub, Tree 5-20 ft The bark may be Daisylike 3ft perennial. It is a brown, reddish or purple, giving it inter- of meadows and marshes est in winter when it is leafless. The that bears flowers that are usual- bright green leaves turn red in fall. It Deciduous, small tree, normally ly bright yellow in color. Sun bears plentiful clusters of fuzzy white growing to 15'. The showy 6" Regular water flowers and bluish-white berries. This creamy- scented flower spikes shrub is most often found near water, appear in April-May. Beautiful in usually directly on the bank of a water all its seasons .Late summer de- ciduous.

Provides nectar for humming-

California Phacelia California fuchsia California fuchsia Phacelia californica 'Schieffelin's choice' Epilobium canum Epilobium canum

A low growing selection of Cali- 12-18 inch perennial. with bright fornia Fuchsia that mounds to 6 Great for attracting bees red orange tubular flowers sum- and butterflies inches tall, spreading or trailing mer, fall. Prefers full sun, poor soil, Plant Type: Perennial 3 feet or more with bright red average to no water. Quite deer orange tubular flowers summer, resistant, Hardy to at least 25°F Height by Width: 6-18 in. H x 1-2' W fall. Prefers full sun, poor soil, Attracts hummingbirds. Growth Habit: Rosettes average to no water. Quite deer Deciduous/ resistant, Hardy to at least 25°F Evergreen: Evergreen Attracts hummingbirds. Growth Rate: Fast Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil Preference: Well-draining Water Requirements: Drought -tolerant to moderate Flower Season: Spring California Bluebell California Poppy 'Purple Cape Bllanco Stonecrop Gleam'

Plant Type: Annual 12-15" perennial/purple- Evergreen perennial succulent Height: 1’ mauve flowers/self-sows/ 4in tall mat purple tinged Flower Color: Deep inky blue leaves yellow flowers Bloom Time: Early season Full sun Good insectary plant and draws many different kinds of bees.

Cardinal Catchfly Clarkia Farewell -to - Clarkia 'Mountain Spring Garland' Clarkia amoena

2-3ft perennial-annual /Sun/ This beautiful annual is native low moisture /red pink flws/ to the Sierra foothills and summer deciduous Coast Ranges. The flowers range in color from burgundy 2 ft annuals/showy pink, ma- to pink to white on that genta & salmon double flowers/ are typically 2' tall, making avg water/self-sows them a good choice for bor- ders and cut flowers. Blooming time is from May or June and lasts for 2-3 months. This plant will take full sun or part shade and drought, though regular garden water will prolong their bloom.

Ruby Chalice Clarkia Fort Miller Fairyfan Cow Parsnip Clarkia rubicunda Clarkia williamsonii Heracleum lanatum

Local Calif. native annual Sun Sun Low-Avg Water Low/Avg Water / Drought Drought Tollerant/11 in. Large native perennial 3- 8 ft. tall, is Tollerant striking in mass or as a specimen. . Thrives with some moisture. Sun/ part shade Attracts beneficial in- sects. Larval food source for anise

Apricot Mallow Holodiscus discolor Desert Willow Cream Bush Sphaeralcea ambigua Chilopsis linearis '

Great in dry garden or on a An elegant deciduous native shrub slope. Orange flowers are stun- An open, airy structure distin- growing 4 - 6 ft. tall or more, de- ning when in full bloom. OK to guishes this small tree or large pending on the site. Beautiful nod- cut back in fall. Excellent butterfly plant. shrub. The willowy pendant ding clusters of creamy white branches display long, narrow Plant Type: Perennial flowers hang from branch tips in leaves highlighted by fragrant, Height by Width: 3' H x 3' W early summer. Best with light trumpet-shaped, burgundy-pink shade. Drought tolerant. Growth Habit: Upright, open, flowers that will draw humming- multi-branching Butterflies (swallowtail, azure, and birds into the garden. Lovely Deciduous/ addition to xeric or waterwise Lorquins admiral butterflies) Evergreen: Evergreen landscape. Deciduous. Sun/ Growth Rate: Fast water occasionally Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil Preference: Adaptable Water Requirements: Drought- tolerant to occasional Flower Season: Winter/ Summer/Flower Color: Orange Dutchmans Pipe Globe Gilia Great Valley Gumweed Aristolochia californica Gilia capitata Grindelia camporum

Vine 1-20ft winter deciduous Up to 1 ft. bushy multi- branching annual with Blu- Grindelia camporum is a species Host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail ish purple cover-like flow- of in the daisy butterfly ers. family known by the common names Great Valley gumplant and This lovely robust annual Sun/part shade moisture/low/med/ Great Valley gumweed. Perennial from California prefers high dry, hot conditions. Long 2-5ft hos sun low moisture bloom period. Sun/Shade: Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens, Reseeds. Butterfly Gardens

Loved by Butterflies and Numerous insect pollinators are Bees attracted to the flowers. Species in the Grindelia are host plant to the Common Buckeye and Great Copper butterflies.

Hummingbird Sage Ithuriel's spear Parry's Larkspur Salvia spathacea Triteleia laxa 'Queen Fabiola' Delphinium parryi

Fragrant, fruity foliage spreads by Bulb Showy flowers 18 Beautiful native perennial herb creeping rhizomes to form hand- inches tall in dense whorls Size: 3ft spikes with indigo-blue some mats. Flower stems rise 2 - 3 on slender stalks above 1.25 inch flowers/Flowering Season: Spring, Summer/ ft. above the leaves carrying many grasslike leaves. Water: low large ball-like clusters of magenta flowers that the hummingbirds Common uses: Hummingbird adore. Does best in cool sun or part Gardens, Bee Gardens shade in hot areas. Drought toler- Slender, lobed foliage goes ant, but looks best with occasional deciduous usually late Summer summer water. Deer resistant. This and returns from deep tap- species attracts hummingbirds. roots with Winter rains. Poor to average well-drained soil. Red Buckwheat Rosilla Baja Sage Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

Plant Type: Perennial Height by Width: 1' H x 2'-3' W 3 to 5 ft. perennial. Yellow pom 24-36 in evergreen shrub -poms which age to Growth Habit: Low, mounding or Full sun/blue violet flowers/ sprawling brown. Plant in full sun to light Birds/Butterflies Sun : Coast: full sun; Inland: part shade. Rosilla grows naturally Hummingbirds sun by creeks and seeps and enjoys Soil Preference: Adaptable regular moisture, but will toler- Low water dead head for con- Water Requirements: Occasional ate some drier perods. Attracts tinued bloom to moderate a wide variety of insects includ- Flower Season: Spring/Fall ing bees and butterflies. Gold- Flower Color: Light pink to red finches love the seed. Reseeds readily

Sierra checkerboom Soap Plant Tom Cat Clover Sidalcea reptans

3ft sun paart shade dry 6-24 in tall annual. Pink and white / Chlorogalum pomeridianum is a sun-part shade/light water/great for a Perennial ground cover /pink member of the Agavaceae (Agave) bird and a butterfly garden. cup shaped flowers/ reg family, but it more closely resem- water/sun/part-shade bles a Lily

They open only in the late after- noon or evening, remaining open during the night but closing by the morning. Pollination is by evening- or night-flying insects. The plant is drought-deciduous and usually dis- appears entirely by late summer. . Once established it requires virtual- ly no care. Best when planted in mass Western Goldenrod Woolly Sunflower Yampah Solidago californica Eriophyllum lanatum ‘Siskiyou’ Perideridia kelloggii

Perennial 1 foot or less to Spectacular yellow flowered Deciduous herbaceous peren- 2ft wide. Evergreen perennial that is very showy in nial. Winter dormant Grows 1- the late summer to fall. Flower Color: Yellow 2’ tall when in flower.Full sun- Attracts pollinating insects Flowering Time: Spring to Blooms spring and summer and butterflies. -2 3 ft. tall. Fall Dry, Light, ModerateDrought Full sun or light shade, toler- Exposure: Full TolerantSoil: Clay, Loam ates poor soil and drought but sun to light shade will flower longer with more Water Req.: Low to me- Yampa is very important larval water, can be invasive, quite dium host plant for the anise swal- lowtail butterfly. Plant in mass- hardy. Habitat Value: Pollen & es for meadow effect. Excellent native bee food nectar for insects, includ- plant. ing butterflies.

Virgin's Bower Yellow Eyed Grass Yarrow Clematis ligustifolia Sisyrinchium californicum

Vining stems will climb and weave their way up and over Yellow Eyed Grass is a native shrubs and trees. Can climb perennial herb that grows to 20 - 30 ft. Large masses of fra- California native plant; colorful pink flow- about 8 inches tall. Sun part grant, small creamy-white ers in spring, summer, and fall make good shade mod to high moisture flowers bloom in summer. cut flowers; ferny green foliage will spread; Beautiful, silvery, feather-like flowers attract butterflies and beneficial fruits follow and are as attrac- insects. tive as the blossoms. Full sun Perennial/low water/sun part-shade to light shade. Low (once es- tablished) to high water. De- ciduous.