Bluebells

California Native Plants

Foothill Penstemon

Most plants native to California and the western states are uniquely suited to our wet winters and dry summers, some requiring no summer water at all. This makes them ideal choices for the homeowner who wants to conserve water and enjoy beautiful plants in their own backyard. They are our ecological heritage in this area, providing pollinators and other wildlife with food, nesting material, and breeding sites. The following plant list includes many of the plants grown at the Harvest Garden in our habitat and demonstration gardens. Most require well-drained soil and full sun. Achillea millefolium - Yarrow Aquilegia formosa - Western Columbine Arctostaphylos densiflora - Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet' Armeria maritima - Sea Pink Artemisia douglasiana - California Mugwort Asclepias fascicularis - Narrow Leaf Milkweed Aster chilensis - Pacific Aster 'Pt. St. George' Baccharis pilularis - Coyote Bush Carex pansa - California Meadow Sedge Carpenteria californica - Bush Anemone 'Elizabeth' Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' - California Lilac Clarkia amoena - Farewell to Spring Coreopsis lanceolata - Tickseed Erigeron glaucus - Beach Aster Eriogonum latifolium - Coast Buckwheat Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy Festuca californica - California Fescue Fragaria californica - Woodland Strawberry Grindelia arenicola - Gumplant Helianthus californicus - California Sunflower (perennial) Heteromeles arbutifolia - Toyon (sun/part shade) Iris douglasiana - Pacific Coast Iris Lepechinia fragrans - Pitcher Sage 'El Tigre' Mimulus guttatus - Creek Monkeyflower Monardella villosa - Coyote mint Oenothera biennis - Evening Primrose Penstemon heterophyllus - Foothill Pentstemon 'Blue Springs' Phacelia campanularia - California Bluebells (P. minor) Quercus spp. - Oak Tree Rhamnus californica - Coffeeberry 'Mt. Home' Ribes aureum - Golden Currant Ribes sanguineum - Red-flowering Currant Salvia clevelandii - Musk Sage Salvia spathacea - Hummingbird Sage Solidago californica - Goldenrod        Symphoricarpus albus laevigatus - Snowberry Vitis californica - California Wild Grape Zauschneria californica - California Fuschia (Epilobium sp)