Honeybee plants, by Family Scientific Name Borage Sunflower *Borage Borago officinalis *Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus *Lacy Phacelia P. tanacetifolia Maximilian sunflower H. maximiliani Pride of Madeira Echium candicans Sunchoke H. tuberosus †Viper’s Bugloss or Blue E. vulgare Indian Blanket or Firewheel Gaillardia pulchella Bedder *†Salvation Jane E. plantagineum *Garden Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus *Klondyke or Sulphur Cosmos C. sulphureus Mint *Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Spanish Lavender L. stoechas Great Valley Gumplant Grindelia camporum French Lavender L. dentata Hairy Gumplant G. hirsutula Fern leaf Lavender L. pinnata Coastal Gumplant G. stricta Catnip Nepeta cataria California Goldenrod Solidago californica Catmint Nepeta × faassenii Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis Salvia columbariae , S. *Chia hispanica Purple Sage S. leucophylla Buckthorn Cleveland Sage S. clevelandii Skylark Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Brandegee’s Sage S. brandegei Ray Hartman C. arboreus x C. thrysiflorus var. griseus White Sage S. apiana Valley Violet C. maritimus C. papillosus var. roweanus x C. Black Sage S. mellifera Julia Phelps impressus Common Sage S. officinalis Concha C. impressus x C. papillosus C. impressus x C. thyrsiflorus var. †Clary Sage S. sclarea Frosty Blue griseus S. longispicata X S. Mystic Spires Blue Buckbrush C. cuneatus farinacea Bog Sage S. uliginosa Topaz C. x delilianus Anise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum Yellow Giant Hyssop A. nepetoides Pea Horsemint A. urticifolia *Fava Bean Vicia faba A. rugosum x A. ‘Black Adder’ *Hairy Vetch V. villosa foeniculum Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis *Arroyo Lupine Lupinus succulentus Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia *Chick Lupine L. microcarpus Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys *Sky Lupine L. nanus Coyote Mint Monardella villosa *Miniature Lupine L. bicolor Mountain pennyroyal M. odoratissima White Clover Trifolium repens *Basil Ocimum basilicum *Crimson Clover T. incarnatum Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Alsike Clover T. hybridum *Lemon Beebalm Monarda citriodora †Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis Wild Bergamot M. fistulosa *†White Sweet Clover M. alba Bergamo M. hybrida Deer Weed Lotus scoparius Sunshine blue bluebeard Caryopteris incana Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Blue-spirea C. × clandonensis Idaho Locust R. x ambigua 'Idahoensis’ Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Garden Mint Mentha sachalinensis Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Peppermint M. x piperita Spearmint M. spicata Thyme Thymus vulgaris Oregano Origanum vulgare Marjoram Origanum majorana Names in bold are CA natives Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis All perennials except *Annual, †Biennial MDBA "Planting for Bees", 7/13/17; Mark Brunell, [email protected] Rose Plantain Japanese Apricot Prunus mume Hebe Hebe spp. Almond P. dulcis Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Japanese Plum P. salicina European Plum P. x domestica Figwort Apricot P. armeniaca California Figwort or Bee Plant Scrophularia californica Cherry Plum P. cerasifera Peach P. persica Verbena Sweet Cherry P. avium Frog Fruit Phyla nodiflora (Lippia repens) Loquat Eriobotrya japonica Flowering Quince Chaenomeles x superba Others Quince Cydonia oblonga Grevillea Grevillea spp. Apple Malus pumila Citrus Citrus spp. Bradford Pear Pyrus calleryana Escallonia Escallonia x exoniensis European Pear P. communis Clethra Clethra alnifolia Asian Pear P. pyrifolia Coffeeberry Frangula californica Blackberry, Raspberry Rubus spp. Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Oceanspray or Cream Bush Holodiscus discolor Camellia Camellia japonica Lyonothamnus Catalina Ironwood floribundus subsp. Strawberry Tree Arbutus unedo asplenifolius Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. Scabiosa Scabiosa spp. Mustard *Melons and Cucumbers Cucumis spp. †Brassicas Brassica spp. *Ball Gilia Gilia capitata *Clarkia Clarkia spp. Dogbane Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Eriogonum spp. & *Fagopyrum Narrowleaf Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis Buckwheats esculentum Showy Milkweed A. speciosa California Milkweed A. californica Seed sources: Botanical Interests (Broomfield, CO) Myrtle Renee’s Garden Seeds (Felton, CA) Weeping Bottlebrush Melaleuca viminalis Johnny’s Selected Seeds (Fairfield, ME) Lemon Bottlebrush Melaleuca citrina Strictly Medicinal Seeds (formerly Horizon Herbs; Williams, OR) Theodore Payne Foundation (Sun Valley, CA) Sumac Outsidepride.com (Independence, OR) Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius Fedco Seeds (Clinton, ME) California (Peruvian) Schinus molle Everwilde Farms, Inc. (Sand Creek, WI) Peppertree Jelitto Perennial Seeds (Louisville, KY) Mallow Larner Seeds (Bolinas, CA) American Linden Tilia americana Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata Plant sources: Desert (Apricot) Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua Local nurseries Common Hollyhock Alcea rosea (like Annie’s Annuals, Alden Lane Nursery, Native Here Nursery) Forestfarm at Pacifica (Williams, OR) Poppy Strictly Medicinal Seeds (formerly Horizon Herbs; Williams, OR) Iceland Poppy Papaver nudicaule Las Pilitas Nursery (Santa Margarita, CA) *Corn Poppy P. rhoeas Oriental Poppy P. orientale *Breadseed Poppy P. somniferum *California Poppy Eschscholzia californica Spiderflower Names in bold are CA natives Bladderpod Peritoma arborea All perennials except *Annual, †Biennial MDBA "Planting for Bees", 7/13/17; Mark Brunell, [email protected].