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Wildlife Value

Below is a list of plants categorized by various animals which they attract.

Attracts Beneficial Insects

   Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata'
Winter Daphne
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Dendromecon harfordii
Island Bush Poppy
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Eschscholzia californica
California Poppy
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Gaura lindheimeri
Wand Flower/ Butterfly Gaura
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent Beauty'
Ornamental oregano
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Ribes sanguineum glutinosum
Pink - Flowered Current
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Ceanothus 'Concha'
California Lilac 'Concha'
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'
Julia Phelps California Lilac
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Lagerstroemia indica
Crape Myrtle
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Rhamnus californica
Ca. Coffee Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Vitex agnus-castus
Lilac Chaste Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Howard McMinn Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Coast Silk Tassel
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Achillea 'Moonshine'
Yarrow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'
Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavandula
Lavender
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavatera maritima
Lavatera/Tree Mallow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lupinus albifrons
Silver Bush Lupine
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Monardella villosa 'Russian River'
Coyote Mint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low'
Catmint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Black-Eyed Susan
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican Bush Marigold/Lemon scented marigold
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Teucrium chamaedrys
Wall Germander
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold'
New Gold Trailing Lantana
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Meadow Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia sclarea
Clary/Muscatel Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series'
Coneflower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'
Paradise Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Mimulus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'
Charparral Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia leucantha
Mexican Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Zauschneria californica 'Bert's Bluff'
California Fuchsia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Mahonia repens
Creeping Mahonia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Achillea millefolium 'Rosea'
Yarrow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
Tickseed
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Cranesbill
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Plant
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Butterfly Larval Host Plant
   Agastache 'Apricot Sunset'
None
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Anise Hyssop
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Eriogonum grande rubescens
Red Buckwheat
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Antirrhinum multiflorum 'Rose Snapdragon'
Rose Snapdragon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
   Cuphea llavea
Bat-faced Cuphea
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
   Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon/Christmas Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds

Bees

   Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata'
Winter Daphne
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Dendromecon harfordii
Island Bush Poppy
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Eschscholzia californica
California Poppy
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Gaura lindheimeri
Wand Flower/ Butterfly Gaura
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent Beauty'
Ornamental oregano
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Ribes sanguineum glutinosum
Pink - Flowered Current
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
   Ceanothus 'Concha'
California Lilac 'Concha'
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'
Julia Phelps California Lilac
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Lagerstroemia indica
Crape Myrtle
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Rhamnus californica
Ca. Coffee Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Vitex agnus-castus
Lilac Chaste Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Howard McMinn Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Coast Silk Tassel
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Achillea 'Moonshine'
Yarrow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'
Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavandula
Lavender
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavatera maritima
Lavatera/Tree Mallow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lupinus albifrons
Silver Bush Lupine
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Monardella villosa 'Russian River'
Coyote Mint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low'
Catmint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Black-Eyed Susan
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican Bush Marigold/Lemon scented marigold
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Teucrium chamaedrys
Wall Germander
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold'
New Gold Trailing Lantana
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Meadow Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia sclarea
Clary/Muscatel Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series'
Coneflower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'
Paradise Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Mimulus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'
Charparral Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia leucantha
Mexican Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Zauschneria californica 'Bert's Bluff'
California Fuchsia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Mahonia repens
Creeping Mahonia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Alyogyne huegelii
Blue Hibiscus
  • Bees
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Emerald Carpet'
Emerald Carpet Manzanita
  • Bees
   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry
  • Bees
   Berberis thunbergii-atropurpurea 'Nana'
Dwarf Japanese Barberry
  • Bees
   Bougainvillea 'Rosenka'
Rosenka Bougainvillea
  • Bees
   Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point'
Yankee Pt. California Lilac
  • Bees
   Ceanothus griseus horizontalis (Carmel Creeper California Lilac)
Carmel Creeper California Lilac
  • Bees
   Choisya ternate
Mexican Orange
  • Bees
   Cistus skanbergii
Pink Rockrose
  • Bees
   Clivia miniata
Kaffir Lily
  • Bees
   Clytostoma callistegioides
Lavender Trumpet Vine
  • Bees
   Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'
Golden Breath of Heaven
  • Bees
   Convolvulus cneorum
Bush Morning Glory
  • Bees
   Datura metel 'Belle Blanche'
Devil's Trumpet
  • Bees
   Gazania rigens 'Gold Sun'
Creeping Gazania/Treasure Flower
  • Bees
   Geranium incanum
Cranesbill Geranium
  • Bees
   Hardenbergia comptoniana
Lilac Vine
  • Bees
   Hardenbergia violacea rosea
Coral Pea Vine
  • Bees
   Helleborus x hybridus
Christmas/Lenten Rose
  • Bees
   Hemerocallis Varieties
Daylily
  • Bees
   Iris douglasiana
Pacific Coast Iris
  • Bees
   Osteospermum 'Sparkler'
African Daisy
  • Bees
   Pittosporum crassifolium 'Nana'
Karo Pittosporum
  • Bees
   Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'
Huntington Carpet Rosemary
  • Bees
   Salvia apiana
White Sage
  • Bees
   Teucrium fruticans 'Azurea'
Bush Germander 'Azurea'
  • Bees
   Thymus praecox arcticus
Creeping Thyme
  • Bees
   Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria
  • Bees
   Cercis occidentalis (Shrub)
Western Redbud
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Nerium oleander
Oleander
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Rhamnus alaternus 'Variegata'
Varigated Italian Buckthorn
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Carpenteria californica
Bush Anemone
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Caryopteris x clandonensis
Blue Spirea/Bluebeard
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Hypericum moserianum
St John's Wort/Gold Flower
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Limonium sinuatum
Statice/Sea Lavender
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith'
Edith Verbenan
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lantana camara
Lantana
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'
Varigated Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Correa pulchella
Pink Australian Fuschia
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem Sage
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Fragaria chiloensis
Ornamental Strawberry
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Rubus calycinoides 'Emerald Carpet'
Creeping Rasberry
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds

Bird Habitat

   Ceanothus 'Concha'
California Lilac 'Concha'
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'
Julia Phelps California Lilac
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Lagerstroemia indica
Crape Myrtle
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Rhamnus californica
Ca. Coffee Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Vitex agnus-castus
Lilac Chaste Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Howard McMinn Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Coast Silk Tassel
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Cercis occidentalis (Shrub)
Western Redbud
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Nerium oleander
Oleander
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Rhamnus alaternus 'Variegata'
Varigated Italian Buckthorn
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
   Cotinus coggygria
Smoke Tree, ’Royal Purple’
  • Bird Habitat
   Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'
Italian Cypress
  • Bird Habitat
   Olea europaea
Olive,’ Majestic Beauty’
  • Bird Habitat
   Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum, Flowering Plum
  • Bird Habitat
   Pyrus calleryana
Bradford Pear Tree
  • Bird Habitat
   Quercus suber
Cork Oak
  • Bird Habitat
   Cercis occidentalis (Tree)
Western Redbud
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds

Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar

   Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Vitex agnus-castus
Lilac Chaste Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Achillea 'Moonshine'
Yarrow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Fremontodendron californicum 'Pacific Sunset'
Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavandula
Lavender
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lavatera maritima
Lavatera/Tree Mallow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lupinus albifrons
Silver Bush Lupine
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Monardella villosa 'Russian River'
Coyote Mint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low'
Catmint
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Black-Eyed Susan
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican Bush Marigold/Lemon scented marigold
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Teucrium chamaedrys
Wall Germander
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold'
New Gold Trailing Lantana
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Meadow Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia sclarea
Clary/Muscatel Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series'
Coneflower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Achillea millefolium 'Rosea'
Yarrow
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
Tickseed
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Cranesbill
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Plant
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Butterfly Larval Host Plant
   Agastache 'Apricot Sunset'
None
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Anise Hyssop
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Eriogonum grande rubescens
Red Buckwheat
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Carpenteria californica
Bush Anemone
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Caryopteris x clandonensis
Blue Spirea/Bluebeard
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Hypericum moserianum
St John's Wort/Gold Flower
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Limonium sinuatum
Statice/Sea Lavender
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith'
Edith Verbenan
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Lantana camara
Lantana
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctotis stoechadifolia
African Daisy
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Echeveria ‘Perle von Nuremberg’
Hens and Chicks
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Euphorbia characias wulfenii
Spurge
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Sedum makinoi ‘Ogon’
Golden Japanese Sedum, Golden Makino Sedum
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’
Tricolor Two Row Stonecrop
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
   Dudleya ‘Britonni’
Chalk Dudleya
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Echeveria ‘Afterglow’
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
Adam’s Needle
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

   Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Vitex agnus-castus
Lilac Chaste Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Howard McMinn Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold'
New Gold Trailing Lantana
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Meadow Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia sclarea
Clary/Muscatel Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'
Paradise Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Mimulus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'
Charparral Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia leucantha
Mexican Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Zauschneria californica 'Bert's Bluff'
California Fuchsia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Agastache 'Apricot Sunset'
None
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Anise Hyssop
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Antirrhinum multiflorum 'Rose Snapdragon'
Rose Snapdragon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
   Cuphea llavea
Bat-faced Cuphea
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
   Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon/Christmas Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Lantana camara
Lantana
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'
Varigated Correa 'Wyn's Wonder'
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Correa pulchella
Pink Australian Fuschia
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem Sage
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
   Dudleya ‘Britonni’
Chalk Dudleya
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Echeveria ‘Afterglow’
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
Adam’s Needle
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Hummingbirds
   Aloe striata
Coral Aloe
  • Butterfly Larval Host Plant
  • Hummingbirds
   Agave ‘Victoriae Reginae’
Queen Victoria’s Agave
  • Hummingbirds
   Aloe plicatilis
Fan Aloe
  • Hummingbirds

Seed and Fruit for Birds

   Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Howard McMinn Manzanita
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Coast Silk Tassel
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series'
Coneflower
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Mahonia repens
Creeping Mahonia
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Eriogonum grande rubescens
Red Buckwheat
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon/Christmas Berry
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hummingbirds
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Fragaria chiloensis
Ornamental Strawberry
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Rubus calycinoides 'Emerald Carpet'
Creeping Rasberry
  • Bees
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Cercis occidentalis (Tree)
Western Redbud
  • Bird Habitat
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Carex divulsa (formerly c. tumicola)
Berkeley Sedge
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Carex Testacea
Orange New Zealand Sedge
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Chionochloa flavicans Zotov
Snow Tussock, Toetoe
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Chondropetalum tectorum
Cape Rush
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly Grass, Pink Hair Grass, Purple Muhly
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds
   Stipa ramosissima
Pillar of Smoke
  • Seed and Fruit for Birds

Butterfly Larval Host Plant

   Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Plant
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Butterfly & Other Insect Nectar
  • Butterfly Larval Host Plant
   Aloe striata
Coral Aloe
  • Butterfly Larval Host Plant
  • Hummingbirds

Deer Magnet

   Rosa 'Cecile Brunner'
Cecile Brunner Rose/Sweetheart Rose/Mignon
  • Deer Magnet
   Rosa banksiae
Lady Banks Rose
  • Deer Magnet

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