California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
This is the California poppy! Our state flower and a beautiful annual to plant in the garden.
Poppies grow very easily with little care but provide a great deal of color and pollinators.
Poppies can grow in the full sun and with limited water and it's as simple as spreading some seeds
around your yard. They also tend to reseed themselves, so they can come back year after year.
You can learn more about California poppies at the
Calscape listing.
Monkeyflower Mimulus 'Pumpkin'
This is the monkeyflower plant or the mimulus family. These plants produce
beautiful flowers and stay lower to the ground. They come in a variety of colors
and styles. I enjoy them because of their compact nature and how many beautiful and vibrant
colors they have. This picture is of the "pumpkin" monkeyflower and I love the pop of
color it brings. It also requires little water and can withstand the full sun!
Learn more about it here on the
Calscape listing.
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow is a great plant with many different flower color options. It can grow and bloom
year round! It usually stays compact as it grows and bees love it! The latin name is
Achillea millefolium and it is native all across the state of California. To find out more about
the yarrow plant you can look at the Calscape listing.
Desparado Sage Salvia 'Desparado'
Sages, also known as salvias are another great family of native plants for your garden. They come in many different colors,
styles, scents, and can provide beautiful color to your garden. Some sages can grow very
large so be sure you have enough room for them to grow. Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds love them!
This picture is of a Saliva Desparado which has a similar look to a white sage!
You can find out more on Calscapes page about sages: All about sages
Hummingbird Sage Salvia spathacea
This is the hummingbird sage, another member of the sage and salvia family. These sages are particularly loved by hummingbirds.
We see them all the time in our garden and they are easy to grow, low water, and beautiful blooms.
They also come in a wide variety of colors to spruce up your garden!
You can find out more on Calscapes page about sages: All about sages
Greensphere Manzanita Arctostaphylos 'Greensphere'
This is the manzanita greensphere, part of the manzanita family! They come in both tree and in bush form and are a fun plant to add to the garden. They come in many different growing styles and color styles. Fun fact: you may notice for some manzanitas the leaves do not grow with the flat part towards the sun, but they grow vertically, this is because they are used to very sunny areas, and they adapted to take in sunlight from both sides of the leaves! You can learn more about manzanitas on Calscape
Greensphere Manzanita Arctostaphylos 'Greensphere'
This is the manzanita greensphere, part of the manzanita family! They come in both tree
and in bush form and are a fun plant to add to the garden. They come in many different growing styles
and color styles. Fun fact: you may notice for some manzanitas the leaves do not grow with the flat part towards the sun,
but they grow vertically, this is because they are used to very sunny areas, and they adapted to take in sunlight
from both sides of the leaves! You can learn more about manzanitas on Calscape
Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri
This is the matilija poppy, another beautiful native plant! These bushes have
large flowers with white petals and a yellow center. This is a beautiful flowering bush
that can withstand sun. This plant can grow very large and spread so it is best to have it in
an area with lots of space. Pollinators love it as well! You can learn more about it on
Calscape.
Rosy buckwheat and Shasta buckwheat Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
This picture shows two beautiful buckwheat plants in bloom, the rosy buckwhat and the Shasta buckwheat.
These plants are another bush-type plant that pollinators love. They have a variety of different
colors and styles based on the variety, so there are many options for your garden. The buckwheat bushes
typically like to spread and can get large, so make sure to have enough space. To learn more about
different buckwheats you can see the listing on Calscape here.
California Aster Symphyotrichum chilense
This pictures shows the California aster! This is another beautiful plant that has striking
flowers! They are very easy to care for and are loved by pollinators. They also even prefer clay soil,
which is perfect if you have clay soil and do not want to adjust it! You can learn more anout the aster
by lookin on Calscape!