Native Forbs for Pollinators (Northern Sierra Foothill regions, CA) Common Scientific Flower *Height Light *Drought *pH range *Salinity Annual, Name Name Color Mature Needs Tolerance Tolerance Perennial, (ft) Biennial Early Blooming Plants Imbricate Phacelia white 1 sun moderate 7 to 8 moderate P phacelia imbricata Purple Collinsia Chinese purple 3 shade low 5 to 6 low A heterophylla houses Globe gilia Gilia capitata blue 3 sun low 6 to 7 low P Rigid Stachys pink 2 part shade low 5 to 8 low P hedgenettle ajugoides Tansy Phacelia purple 1 sun high 6 to 7.5 moderate A phacelia tanacetifolia California bee Scrophularia sun to red 4 low 5 to 7 low P plant californica shade Nemophila sun to part Five Spot white 0.5 low 6.5 to 8 low A maculata shade Bably Blue Nemophila sun to part blue 0.5 low 6.5 to 8 low A Eyes menziesii shade Early to Mid-Season Blooming Plants Ithurieal's Triteleia laxa purple 3 sun moderate 6 to 8 low P spear Trifolium white, sun to part Bull Clover 1 low 6 to 7.5 low A fucatum yellow, red shade Trifolium sun to part Creek Clover pink 1 low 6 to 7.5 low A obtusiflorum shade Lupine Lupinus spp. blue 3 sun low 6 to 8 low A, P Penstemon sun to Penstemon purple 3 moderate 6 to 8 high P spp. shade Heliotropium salt heliotrope white 0.5 sun high 6 to 8 high P curassavicum Turkey tangle Phyla pink 0.5 sun low 5.5 to 8.5 low P fogfruit nodiflora California Eschscholzia orange 2 sun moderate 5 to 8 moderate P poppy californica Mid-Season Blooming Plants Lotus Deer Weed yellow 3 sun moderate 7 to 8 moderate P scoparius Clarkia Elegant clarkia yellow 3 sun moderate 7 to 8 moderate P unguiculata American Glycyrrhiza purple 3 sun moderate 6 to 8 low P licorice lepidota Helenium sun to Sneezeweed red 2 moderate 6 to 8 low A puberulum shade Elegant madia Madia elegans white 3 sun low 5.5 to 8 moderate P Evening Oenothera yellow 3 sun low 5 to 8 low P primrose elata Bird's eyes Gilia tricolor yellow 3 part shade moderate 6 to 8 moderate P Eriogonum white, sun to part Buckwheat .5 - 4 moderate 5.5 to 8 moderate P spp. yellow, red shade Point Reyes Horkelia purple 0.5 sun high 6 to 8 moderate A horkelia marinensis Eremocarpus sun to Turkey mullein purple 2 low 6 to 8 moderate P setigerus shade Mid - Late Season Blooming Plants Lotus Spanish clover white 2 sun low 5 to 8 high P purshianus Chamerion sun to Fireweed pink 1 moderate 5.5 to 8 low A angustifolium shade California Horkelia white 1 sun moderate 5.5 to 7.5 moderate A horkelia californica Late Season Mentzelia Blazing Star yellow 3 sun low 7 to 8 moderate A laevicaulis Trichostema Vinegar weed blue 3 sun low 7 to 8 moderate A lanceolatum Grindelia Gumplant yellow 3 sun high 6 to 8 high P camporum Helianthus Sunflower yellow 3 sun moderate 5.5 to 8 moderate A spp. California Solidago yellow 3 sun low 5.5 to 7 low P goldenrod californica Western Euthemia yellow 3 sun low 5.5 to 8 high P Goldentop occidentalis Rod Stephanomeri white, 6 sun moderate 6 to 7 low P wirelettuce a virgata purple white, blue, Aster Aster spp. 3 sun moderate 5 to 7 moderate P purple * Heights and tolerances may differ between populations, races, or ecotypes of the same species. Native Trees and Shrubs for Pollinators (Northern Sierra Foothill regions, CA) Common Name Scientific Name Flower *Height Light *Drought *pH *Salinity Color Mature (ft) Needs Tolerance Range Tolerance Very Early Blooming Plants Sticky Whiteleaf Arctostaphylos pink 12 sun high 5 to 7 low Manzanita viscida Arctostaphylos sun to part Pinemat Manzanita white 2 high 6 to 8.5 low nevadensis shade Greenleaf Arctostaphylos white 6 sun high 5.5 to 7.5 low Manzanita patula Willow Salix spp. yellow 20 sun low 5 to 8 low Early Blooming Plants Cercis sun to Western Redbud red 15 moderate 5.5 to 8 low occidentalis shade Mahonia sun to Oregon Grape yellow 8 moderate 5 to 8 low aquifolium shade Ceanothus Buckbrush white 8 sun high 6 to 8.5 moderate cuneatus Woolyleaf Ceanothus sun to part blue, white 8 high 5 to 8 moderate Ceanothus tomentosus shade Holodiscus sun to Ocean Spray white 5 low 6 to 8 moderate discolor shade False white Amorpha white 10 sun moderate 6 to 8 high indigobush fruticosa Hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia white 25 sun low 5 to 8 low Early to Mid-Season Blooming Plants Baccharis Mule Fat white 8 sun low 6 to 8.5 moderate salicifolia Ceanothus sun to part Deerbrush white / pink 12 moderate 7 to 8.5 low integerrimus shade Eriodictyon Yerba Santa pink 5 sun moderate 5 to 8 moderate californicum Philadelphus Mock Orange white 8 sun moderate 7 to 8 low lewisii Fremontodendron sun to part Flannel Bush yellow 10 high 6 to 8 moderate californicum shade Mid-Season Blooming Plants Heteromeles sun to part Toyon white 10 high 5 to 8 moderate arbutifolia shade California Eriogonum white 5 sun high 6 to 8 moderate Buckwheat fasciculatum Eriogonum Naked Buckwheat white 6 sun high 6 to 8 moderate nudum California Wild sun to Rosa californica pink 6 moderate 5 to 8 low Rose shade sun to Western dogwood Cornus sericea white 4 low 5 to 7 low shade California Rhamnus white 15 part shade moderate 6 moderate coffeeberry californica Late Season Blooming Plants Cephalanthus Button bush white 6 sun low 5 to 8.5 high occidentalis Chrysothamus Rabbitbrush yellow 3 sun high 7 to 8.5 low viscidiflorus Eriogonum Sulphur Flower yellow 4 sun high 6 to 8 high umbellatum Baccharis Coyotebrush white 8 sun moderate 5 to 8 moderate pilularis * Heights and tolerances may differ between populations, races, or ecotypes of the same species. Cover Crops for Pollinators (Northern Sierra Foothill Regions, CA) Common Scientific Flower *Height Light *Drought *pH *Salinity Annual, Name Name Color Mature Needs Tolerance Range Tolerance Perennial, (ft) Biennial Early Blooming Plants sun to 5.5 to Hairy vetch Vicia villosa blue 1 low moderate A part. 6.5 Crimson Trifolium sun to red 1 low 6 to 7 low A clover incarnatum part. Phacelia sun to Phacelia purple 3 moderate 6 to 9 high A tanacetifolia shade Borage Borage blue 1.5 sun low 6 to 7.5 moderate A officinalis Early to Mid-Season Blooming Plants Vicia sun to 5.5 to Purple vetch purple 1.5 low moderate A atropurpurea part. 6.5 Daikon Raphanus 6.5 to white 2 sun moderate low B radish sativus 7.5 Mid-Season Blooming Plants Medicago Alfalfa purple 1.5 sun moderate 6.5 to 7 moderate P, A sativa New Zealand Trifolium sun to white low 6 to 7 low P clover repens part. * Heights and tolerances may differ between populations, races, or ecotypes of the same species. Native Bunch Grasses for Pollinators (Northern Sierra Foothill Regions, CA) Common Scientific Name *Height Light *Drought *pH Range *Salinity Name Mature Needs Tolerance Tolerance (feet) Tufted hair Deschampsia 2 sun low 5 to 7 low grass caespitosa Purple needle Nassella pulchra 2 sun high 5 to 8 moderate grass California Hordeum 0.5 sun low 5 to 7 low meadow barley brachyantherum Blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 2 part shade moderate 5 to 9 low California Festuca 3 part shade low 6 to 7.5 low fescue californica Festuca Idaho fescue 1 sun moderate 6 to 8 moderate idahoensis Muhlenbergia Deer grass 3 sun moderate 5 to 8 rigens Desert needle Stipa speciosa 1 sun high 7 to 8 moderate grass Carex Bifid Sedge 5 sun low 5 to 8 low serratodens * Heights and tolerances may differ between populations, races, or ecotypes of the same species. Garden Plants for Pollinators (Northern Sierra Foothill Regions, CA) Common Scientific Flower *Height Light *Drought *pH *Salinity Annual, Name Name Color Mature (ft) Needs Tolerance Range Tolerance Perennial, or Biennial Early Blooming Plants Borago Borage blue 2 sun low 6 to 7.5 moderate A officinalis Matricaria Chamomile white 0.5 sun moderate 5.5 to 7.5 A recutita Tansy Phacelia purple 1 sun high 6 to 7.5 moderate A phacelia tanacetifolia Early to Mid-Season Blooming Plants Marrunbium Horehound white 3 sun low 6 to 8 low P vulgare Penstemon sun to Penstemon purple 3 moderate 6 to 9 high P spp. shade Lavender Lavandula spp. purple 3 sun moderate 6.5 to 7.5 moderate P Mid-Season Blooming Plants Pincushion Scabiosa purple 3 sun moderate 6.5 to 8 P flower atropurpurea Basil Ocimum spp. white 2 sun moderate 4 to 8 low A Sea holly Eryngium spp. blue 2 sun moderate 6.5 to 8 low P Hhummingbird Agastache sun to purple 4 low 6 to 8 low P mint rugosa part. Agastache sun to Anise hyssop purple 4 low 6 to 8 moderate P rupestris part. white or sun to Catmint Nepeta spp. 1 moderate 6 to 8 low P blue part. Perovskia Russian sage blue 5 sun moderate 6 to 7.5 high P atriplicifolia Oregano Origanum spp. pink 1 sun high 6.5 to 8 moderate P Linaria Toadflax purple 3 sun 6 to 8 low P purpurea Mentha white or Spearmint 1 sun low 6.5 to 7 low P spicata pink Thyme Thymus spp. pink 1 sun moderate 6.5 to 8 moderate P Mid to Late Season Blooming Plants Globe thistle Echinops ritro blue 5 sun high 5 to 6 P Mexican Tithonia orange 6 sun moderate 6 to 8 moderate A sunflower rotundifolia Coreopsis Calliopsis yellow 3 sun high 6 to 7.5 low A, P, B tinctoria Cosmos Cosmos variable 5 sun high 6.5 to 8.5 moderate A bipinnatus sun to Salvia Salvia spp.