1. CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County – Plants that Attract Large Pollinator Moths
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
* Alnus rhombifolia
X * Arctostaphylos glauca
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
X Ceanothus arboreus
** Ceanothus ‘Ray
Hartman’
Cercocarpus montanus
X var. blancheae/ C. alnifolius/
C. betuloides var. blancheae
White Alder
Big-berry
Manzanita
‘Dr. Hurd’
Manzanita
Catalina
Ceanothus
‘Ray Hartman’
Ceanothus
Birchleaf Mountain
Mahogany
X Malosma laurina
Laurel Sumac
X Salix exigua
Narrow-leaf Willow
Salix gooddingii
Goodding’s Black
Willow
X Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo Willow
X Salix laevigata
Red Willow
Size
50-75 ft
tall
20-40 ft w.
7-10 ft tall
& wide
Flower/
season
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
FS/PS
Any incl.
clay
2-3 to 3
3, 6, 8, 13, 14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White/ Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 3, 8, 12-14
20, 24
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
<20 ft. t
8-10 ft w
Blue/Sp
1, 3, 7, 9, 14,
19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
To 20 ft t
10-15 w
Lt. blue/Sp
FS
Any
1, 6, 9, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
6-12 ft tall
4 ft. wide
Yellowwhite/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1, 7, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White/Sp
FS
any
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
any
Yellow/Sp
FS
any
FS/PS
any
FS
any
FS
any
2-3 to 3
1, 7, 13, 14
FS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2
3, 6, 8
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
3, 13, 16
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 20
1, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
<18 ft tall
and wide
6-15 ft
12-15 ft.w.
To 100 ft T
8-35 ft
to 35 ft w.
10-30 ft
to 45 ft w.
Yellow/W-Sp
Yellow/Sp
Pacific (Shining)
20-40 ft T
Yellow/Sp
Willow
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)
** Ceanothus cyanus
Sierra Blue
To 15 ft t.
Dk blue /Sp
& wide
‘Sierra Blue’
Ceanothus
* Ceanothus
3-6+ ft t
White/Sp
X
Deerbrush
integerrimus
* Ceanothus
Chaparral
8-12 ft t
Lt. blueX
10 ft wide
white/Sp
leucodermis
Whitethorn
Big-pod Ceanothus
Soil
Green/Sp
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
X Ceanothus megacarpus
Light**
To 12 ft
tall
Whitelavender/ Sp
FS/PS
FS/PS
FS
FS/PS
Any welldrained
Any
Sandy/
rocky
Any welldrained
1
1-2 to 2-3
1-2
1 to 1-2
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
1 to 2
1 to 1-2
1
1, 7, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16
1, 2, 3, 14
2
1, 2
1, 2, 3, 12, 14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
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2. I
Scientific Name
** Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Ceanothus papillosus var.
roweanus X C. impressus
Ceanothus impressus x
papillosus ‘Dark Star’
** Ceanothus
X
thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’
** Ceanothus
X thyrsiflorus 'Snow
Flurry'
* Ceanothus
tomentosus var.
olivaceus
** Ceanothus arboreus
x thrysiflorus ‘Frosty Blue’
* Ceanothus verrucosus
** Ceanothus ‘Blue
Window’
** Ceanothus
‘Tassajara Blue’
Ribes aureum var.
X
gracillimum
X Salix exigua
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
‘Concha’
Ceanothus
4-6 ft. tall
& wide
Dark Blue/
Sp
‘Dark Star’
Ceanothus
‘Skylark’
Ceanothus
6-8 ft high
5-8 ft wide
Dk blue/ WSp
3-6 ft t
Lt blue/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl
clay
‘Snowflurry’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
10 ft w
White/Sp
FS/PS
Wooly-leaf
Ceanothus
6-12 ft t
4-8 ft w
Blues/Sp
‘Frosty Blue’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
8 ft wide
Med blue/
W-Sp
White Coast (Wartstemmed) Ceanothus
‘Blue Window’
Ceanothus
‘Tassajara’
Ceanothus
5-8 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/
FS
10-15 ft t
8-10 ft w
Med Blue/
FS
To 8 ft t
5-8 ft w
Lt. blue/ Sp
Golden Currant
To 10 ft
Yellow/
W-Sp
Narrow-leaf Willow
6-15 ft
12-15 ft.w.
Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs
Epilobium canum
1-3 ft
X (Zauschneria
CA Fuschia
californica)
Eriogonum elongatum
var. elongatum
Water
Zone+
Light**
Soil
FS/PS
Most
1-2 to 2
FS
Any
1-2
Availability
Notes
3, 6, 8, 9, 14,
24,
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1, 3, 9, 13, 14,
24
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
2
1, 3, 6, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Any welldrained
2
1, 3, 6, 9, 13,
14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
FS
Sandy or
rocky
1-2
1, 13, 14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
2
1, 3, 6, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2
3, 6, 14, 20
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2
1, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2
1, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
FS/PS
Sandy
best
Welldrained
FS/PS/ FSH
Any
1-2 to 2-3
7, 12, 14
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2; winter
flooding
1, 2, 3, 14
Orange/F
FS/PS
any
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
Wand Buckwheat
3-6 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Su-F
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 8, 12
X Eriogonum fasciculatum
California
Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp-F
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18,
19
Eriogonum giganteum
X vars. formosum,
giganteum
St. Catherine’s
Lace
3-6 ft
Pink-white/
Su
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
13, 14, 16, 19
X
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
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3. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X Eriogonum parvifolium
Coastal Buckwheat
2-4 ft
Pink-creme/
Su +
Eriogonum gracile var.
gracile
Slender Buckwheat
1-3 ft tall
Pink/Su-F
Ribes californicum var.
hesperium
Hillside Gooseberry
To 3 ft
Red-white/
W-Sp
PS/FSH
X Ribes indecorum
White Currant
To 6 ft
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
X Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Currant
5-8 ft
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Fuschia-flowered
Gooseberry
Red-flowering
Currant
3-6+ ft tall
and wide
dark pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS/FSH
4-10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS/FSH
X Salvia apiana
White Sage
3-5 ft
White/
Sp-Su
X * Salvia brandegeei
Santa Rosa Island
Sage
To 3-4 ft;
often
sprawling
Pale
lavender/
Sp-Su
X * Salvia clevelandii
Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage
2-5 ft
Purple/lav.
Sp-Su
‘Vicki Romo’ Sage
3-4 ft tall &
wide
Lavender/Sp
** Salvia clevelandii X
X S. leucophylla ‘Allen
Chickering’
Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage
2-4 ft tall &
wide
Light blue/
Sp-Su
X Salvia leucophylla
Purple Sage
3- 5 ft
Lavender/Sp
X Salvia mellifera
Black Sage
3-5 ft
X * Salvia munzii
San Diego Sage
2-3 ft tall
3-4 ft w
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X
Scientific Name
X Ribes speciosum
X
* Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum
** Salvia apiana X S.
clevelandii ‘Vicki Romo’
Light**
FS/PS/
FSH
FS
Soil
Any welldrained
any
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1 to 1-2
Availability
1, 2, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
1-2
10, 16 (?var)
1-2 to 2-3
10, 12, 13
(var.
californicum)
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 12, 14
1-2
3, 13, 14, 19
2-3;
3 in sun
1, 3, 10, 1214, 19
Welldrained
2-3
3, 5, 13, 14,
19
FS
Welldrained
1
1, 3, 5, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
FS
Welldrained
1
1, 6, 8, 14, 19
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 19
FS
Most
1-2 to 2
6, 8
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 13, 14
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
10, 12, 13, 14,
16,18, 19
Light
purple/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18, 19
Blue/Su
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
14, 16, 17
Notes
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
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4. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Symphoricarpos albus
var. laevigatus
Common
Snowberry
3-5 ft,
spreading
White/Sp
X Symphoricarpos mollis
Snowberry
2-4 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS/FSH
any
2-3 to 3
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X
Light**
PS
Soil
Clays,
loams
Water
Zone+
2-3
Availability
7, 9, 13, 19
13, 14
Perennial Vines
Notes
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Snowberry
Clearwing –
nectar, larval
Orange
Honeysuckle
15-20 ft
Orange/ SpSu
PS/FSH
Any
2-3
Western
Honeysuckle
5-18 ft
Pink/Sp-Su
PS/FSH
clay
1-2 to 2-3
X * Lonicera interrupta
Chaparral
Honeysuckle
8-20+ ft
Yellow/
Sp-Su
FS/PSH
Any
2 to 2-3
X * Lonicera involucrata
Twinberry
3-5 ft
Yellow/Su
PS/FSH
any
1-2 to 2-3
3-8 ft
Cream/
Sp-Su
PS/PS/
FSH
any
1 to 1-2
1-3 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3,
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-3 ft tall
6-20 ft
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS best
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
16
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Bert Johnson
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Big Sur Manzanita
< 4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any;
sandy ok
1-2 to 2-3
19,
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Carmel Sur
Manzanita
1 ft tall
to 20 ft w
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
3, 6, 13, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Danville Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
6,
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
X * Lonicera ciliosa
X
Lonicera hispidula var.
vacillans
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara &
X var. denudate &
Southern
subspicata
Honeysuckles
Perennial Groundcover Plants
Little Sur
* Arctostaphylos
Manzanita
edmundsii ‘Parvifolia’
* Arctostaphylos
Little Sur
edmundsii (incl. ‘Parvifolia’
Manzanita
& ‘Little Sur’)
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Bert
Johnson’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Big Sur’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Danville’
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’
Sandsprite
Manzanita
2, 8
1, 5, 13, 14,
19
2
3, 7, 13, 19
1, 3, 8, 12, 13,
14
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5. I
Scientific Name
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var. adamsii
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var.
crassiflia
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri ‘Monterey
Carpet’
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Laguna Manzanita
3-5 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
Del Mar Manzanita
2-8 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Monterey Carpet
Manzanita
1 ft high
5+ ft wide
White/Sp
Light**
Notes
1-2
3, 8, 14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Most
soils
1-2
14
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
PS
Sandy
best
1-2
1, 3, 6, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White/ Sp
FS/PS
sandy
1 to 1-2
8
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
2-3
1,
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
sandy
<1 ft tall
to 10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS
Welldrained
2-3
<1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
PS
Welldrained
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos pumila
Dune Manzanita
* Arctostaphylos uvaursi
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Pacific Mist’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Point Reyes’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Radiant’
** Arctostaphylos
’Emerald Carpet’
** Arctostaphylos
‘Wood’s Compact’
Bearberry;
Kinnickinnick
Pacific Mist
Manzanita
Point Reyes
Manzanita
Emerald Carpet
Manzanita
Wood’s Compact
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
< 1 ft tall
to 6 ft w.
Pink/Sp
PS
** Arctostaphylos ‘John
Dourley’
John Dourly
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any
* * Ceanothus “Joyce
Coulter’
** Ceanothus ‘Dark
Star’
Joyce Coulter
Ceanothus
Dark Star
Ceanothus
Centennial
Ceanothus
2-3 ft tall
10 ft wide
Blue/W-Sp
PS
Any
To 6+ ft
To 6 ft
Dk. Blue/
W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 ft tall
4-10 ft w
Dk Blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
* Ceanothus gloriosus
Point Reyes
Ceanothus
1-2 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Lt. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Anchor Bay’
** Ceanothus gloriosus
‘Heart’s Desire’
Anchor Bay
Ceanothus
Heart’s Desire
Ceanothus
< 1 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Dk blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
any
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Dk blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any
* * Ceanothus ‘Centennial’
Radiant Manzanita
Water
Zone+
Availability
2-4 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
1 ft tall
spreading
Soil
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1, 3, 6, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1, 3, 8, 13, 16,
19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2-3
1, 8, 13, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Rich, sl.
acid
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Needs
rich soil
1-2 to 2-3
1, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
11, 16, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2
1, 3, 7, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
- to +/-
1, 3, 7, 8, 13,
19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2
3, 7, 9, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
2-3
3
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2-3
8, 9, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2-3
8
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Welldrained
Welldrained;
sandy
1-2 to 2-3
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6. I
X
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Light**
* Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis
** Ceanothus griseus
horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’
** Ceanothus griseus
'Kurt Zadnik'
Carmel Creeper
Ceanothus
Yankee Point
Ceanothus
Kurt Zadnick
Ceanothus
Hearst’s
Ceanothus
Maritime (Bluff)
Ceanothus
Frosty Dawn
Ceanothus
Point Sierra
Ceaonothus
1-3 ft tall
5-15 ft w
Lt. blue/
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
To 4-5 ft
To 10 ft
Med. Blue/
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl.
clays
3-4 ft
8-10 ft
Dk purple/
FS
Any
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Blue/W-Sp
PS
1-3 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Whitelavender/
1-2 ft tall
4 ft wide
* Ceanothus hearstiorum
* Ceanothus maritimus
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Frosty Dawn’
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Point Sierra’
** Ceanothus maritimus
‘Popcorn’
* Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
X
var. repens
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens ‘Ken Taylor’
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
var. repens ‘Louis
Edmunds’
** Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
‘Skylark’
** Ceanothus ‘Wheeler
Canyon’
Epilobium canum
X (Zauschneria
californica) & cultivars
Popcorn Ceanothus
Creeping
Blueblossom
Ken Taylor
Ceanothus
Louis Edmunds
Ceanothus
Skylark Ceanothus
Wheeler Canyon
Ceanothus
1-3 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
2-3 ft tall
6 ft wide
1-3 ft tall
6-10 ft
Notes
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
1-2 to 2
13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Any incl
clays
1 to 1-2
3, 7, 8, 16, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any incl
clays
1-2
3, 6, 8,
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Dk. blue/Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
Any
1 to 1-2
8, 19
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Med.
Blue/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any
1 to 1-2
3, 8, 19
1-2
1, 8, 13
Blue/W-Sp
1 ft tall
Dk Blue/
W-Sp
1-2 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Med. Blue/
4-5 ft tall
4-7 ft wide
4-6 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Water
Zone+
Availability
White/W-Sp
FS (coast)
/ PS
FS
FS/PS
FS (coast)
/ PS
Med Blue/Sp
FS/PS
Dk Blue/Sp
FS/PS
FS/PS
CA Fuschia
1-3 ft
3-5 ft wide
Orange/F
Soil
Welldrained
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
Sandy
best
1-2 to 2-3
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 8, 9
1-2 to 2-3
6, 8, 13, 19
1-2 to 2-3
6, 8, 9, 11, 19
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
Any, incl.
clays
Welldrained
Any
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
X
** Monardella villosa
‘Russian River’
Coyote Mint
1-2 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Spr-Su
PS
Welldrained
1-2
X
* Salvia clevelandii
‘Compacta’
Compact Fragrant
(Chaparral) Sage
3 ft tall &
wide
Lavender/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
?
** Salvia ‘Gracias’
‘Gracias’ Sage
< 1 ft
6 ft wide
Lavender/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 6, 8, 13
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
Manzanita Silk
Moth larval
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
larva
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
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7. Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
** Salvia ‘Bees Bliss’
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
no
overhead
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
13, 19
Pink-violet/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 9, 13,
19
2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Light
purple/Spr
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 13, 16
‘Bee’s Bliss’ Sage
1-2 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Lavender/
Spr
Point Sal Sage
2-3 ft tall
8-10 ft w
** Salvia mellifera
‘Tera Seca’
Tera Seca
(Prostrate Black)
Sage
** Salvia mellifera
‘Green Carpet’
Green Carpet Sage
1-2 ft tall
8 ft wide
Light blue/
Spr-Su
FS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 13, 19
** Salvia munzii
‘Emerald Cascade’
Emerald Cascade
Sage
2-3 ft tall
2-3 ft wide
Light blue/
FS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 8, 11, 13
X Asclepias eriocarpa
Indian Milkweed
2-3 ft
Pink/Su
FS/PS
Sandy
1-2
13
X Asclepias fascicularis
Narrow-leaf
Milkweed
2-3 ft
Creampink/Su
FS/PS
Sandy
1-2
1, 3, 10, 14
X Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed
2-3 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Pink/Su
FS/PS
Any
Sacred Datura
2-5 ft tall &
wide
White/Sp-Su
I
Salvia leucophylla
X ‘Point Sal’ & ‘Point Sal
Spreader’
X
Light**
Herbaceous Perennials
Datura wrightii
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1 to 2
2, 8, 19
1, 8, 12, 13,
20
Notes
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar; very
poisonous
X
Eriogonum elongatum
var elongatum
Wand Buckwheat
3-5 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
Pink/Su-F
* Eriogonum saxatile
Rock Buckwheat
1 ft tall &
wide
Red-yellow/
Su
FS/PS
gravelly
1-2
1, 13
* Eriogonum
umbellatum
Sulfur-flowered
Buckwheat
1 ft tall
3 ft wide
Yellow/
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
1, 8, 10, 13,
14, 16
* Mirabilis bigelovii
Desert Four
O’Clock
1-2 ft tall
2-4 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
FS
Any, incl
clay, Alk.
1 to 1-2
1, 8, 12
8, 14, 16
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
larva
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
larva
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
larva
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
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Scientific Name
* Mirabilis multiflora
X vars glandulosa and
pubescens
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Large Four O’Clock
1-2 ft tall
3-4 ft wide
Magenta/Su
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
PS
Rocky,
welldrained
1-2
Availability
1, 5, 13, 16
X
Mirabilis laevis var.
crassifolia
Wishbone Plant;
CA Four O’Clock
1-3 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
X
* Monardella
macrantha
Red Monardella
1-2 ft tall &
wide
Red/Su-F
PS best
Any; no
alkali
2-3
1, 6, 8, 13, 14,
19
X
* Monardella villosa
(ssp. subserrata)
Coyote Mint
1 ft
Pink/Sp-Su
PS
See note
1-2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
19
X * Oenothera californica
CA Evening
Primrose
< 1 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS (best)
Sandy/
rocky
2 to 2-3
10, 13, 16
X * Oenothera cespitosa
White (Tufted)
Evening Primrose
< 1 ft tall
1-2 ft wide
White/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 2-3
?
Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals)
–
1, 10, 13, 14,
16
Notes
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar, larva
White-lined
Sphynx Moth
nectar, larva
no water after flowering
Many native wildflowers serve as nectar and/or larval food sources for Hawk Moths (including White-lined Sphynx Moth)
Cirsium occidentale var.
X californicum &
occidentale
Cacti and Succulents
X
* Hesperoyucca (Yucca)
whipplei
Cobwebby Thistle
Our Lord’s Candle/
Chaparral Yucca
4-6 ft tall
1-2 ft w.
1-3 ft
(flower to
10 ft
Pink/Sp-Su
FS
Welldrained
1-2
Cream/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1
13, 19, 21
Snowberry
Clearwing nectar
1, 3, 8, 9, 12,
13, 14, 16, 18
Yucca moth
larval
1/18/2011
I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :(http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html) or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center
* may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant
++
+
** horticultural cultivar
light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade
Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;
2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn)
Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html
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