Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Scientific name Common name California buckeye General category Butterflies Other categories Attracts-‐ Butterflies Aquilegia formosa Western columbine Hummingbirds Butterflies, Bees and other Pollinators Achillea millefolium 'Black butte' Common yarrow Bees and other Pollinators Butterflies Aesculus californicus Hummingbirds Bees and other Pollinators Western Tiger Swallowtail (pollinator), Anise Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Pale Swallowtail, Two-‐tailed Swallowtail, Common Checkerspot (a favored source!), Tailed Copper, Gorgon Copper, Spring Azure, California Sister, Mourning Cloak, Lorquin's Admiral, Northern Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, California Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, Satyr Anglewing, Calippe Fritillary, Crown Fritillary, Monarch, Common Ringlet, Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Large Marble, Great Copper, Acmon Blue, Thicket Hairstreak, Gold-‐Hunter's Hairstreak, Hedgerow Hairstreak, Dryope Hairstreak, Great Purple Hairstreak, California Hairstreak, the Farmer, Umber Skipper, Mournful Duskywing, Propertius Duskywing, Silver-‐spotted Skipper, Northern Cloudy-‐
wing, Farmer (principal nectar source). Pale Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Silvery Blue, Acmon Blue, Common Ringlet, Common Wood Nymph. Propertius Duskywing, Mournful Duskywing, Common Ringlet, West Coast Lady, Painted Lady, Common Checkerspot, American Painted Lady, Purplish Copper, Gray 1 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson' or 'Big sur' Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise' Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Sentinel manzanita Bees and other Pollinators Butterflies, Hummingbirds Little sur manzanita Bees and other Pollinators Hummingbirds, Butterflies Pajaro manzanita Hummingbirds Sunset manzanita Butterflies Aristolochia californica Asclepias fascicularis California pipevine California or narrow leaved milkweed Butterflies (host) Butterflies Bees and other Pollinators, Butterflies Hummingbirds, Bees and other Pollinators Other pollinators Bees and other Pollinators Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed Butterflies Bees and other Pollinators Aster chilensis ' Butterflies Bees and other Pollinators California aster Hairstreak, Marine Blue, Eastern Tailed Blue, Anise Swallowtail, Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Western Brown Elfin, Fiery Skipper, Umber Skipper California Tortoiseshell. Monarch. Many moths. California Tortoiseshell. Monarch. Many moths. California Tortoiseshell. Monarch. Many moths. California Tortoiseshell. Monarch. Many moths. Pipevine Swallowtail Monarch, Clodius Parnassian, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Red Admiral, Orange Sulphur, Acmon Blue, American Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, Boisduval's Blue, Gray Hairstreak, Spring Azure, Silver-‐spotted Skipper, Cabbage White, Checkered White, Western Sulphur, Great Purple Hairstreak, Sylvan Hairstreak, Thicket Hairstreak, Johnson's Hairstrea, Field Crescent, Northern Checkerspot, Common Checkersot, Lorquin's Admiral, Woodland Satyr, Mournful Dusky-‐wing, Dodge's Skipper, Columbia Skipper Western Tiger Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, Spring Azure, Red Admiral, Painted Lady Orange Sulphur, Mormon Metalmark, Field Crescent, M
2 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks' Twin peaks Coyote bush Bees and other Pollinators Butterflies Ceanothus 'Dark star' Dark star ceanothus Bees and other Pollinators Butterflies Ceanothus dentatus 'Bluette' Dwarf ceanothus Song birds Butterflies, Bees and other polinators Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow flurry' Blue blossom Butterflies Bees and other pollinators Ceanothus thyrs. var. griseus 'Yankee Point' Carmel ceanothus Butterflies Bees and other pollinators Clarkia rubicunda Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Butterflies Butterflies, Songbirds Butterflies Collinsia heterophylla Ruby chalice clarkia Chaparral clematis Chinese houses Delphinium cardinale Scarlet larkspur Hummingbirds Dudleya palmeri Palmers live forever Hummingbirds Epilobium canum California fuchsia Hummingbirds Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 'Everett's choice' Everett's choice california fuchsia Hummingbirds Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Songbirds Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Songbirds Clematis lasiantha Bees and other Pollinators all fall butterflies including blues, ladies, buckeye, purplish copper, gray hairstreak and various skippers" Purplish Copper, Western Pygmy Blue, Acmon Blue, Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, California Sister Common Buckeye, Gray Hairstreak, Thicket Hairstreak, Johnson's Hairstreak, Spring Azure, Western Meadow Fritillary. Pale Swallowtail, Echo Blue, Buckeyes, Spring Azure, Brown Elfin, CA Tortoise Shell Pale Swallowtail, Echo Blue, Buckeyes, Spring Azure, Brown Elfin, CA Tortoise Shell Pale Swallowtail, Echo Blue, Buckeyes, Spring Azure, Brown Elfin, CA Tortoise Shell Sphinx moths Common Wood Nymph. Chalcedon Checkerspot, Editha Checkerspot, Gabb's Checkerspot Western Tiger Swallowtail, Bay Checkerspot Sonora blue Pipevine Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, California Dogface Pipevine Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, California Dogface 3 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Epilobium canum 'UC hybrid' UC Hybrid California fuchsia Hummingbirds Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Songbirds Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Songbirds Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Epilobium canum 'Catalina' Catalina California fuchsia Hummingbirds Erigeron glaucus 'WR' Seaside daisy Butterflies Eriodictyon californicum Yerba santa Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Hummingbirds Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium California buckwheat Bees and other pollinators Butterflies, Songbirds Pipevine Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, California Dogface Pipevine Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, California Dogface West Coast Lady, Checkerspots, Painted Lady, Skippers, Gray Hairstreak, Mournful Duskywing, Mylitta Crescent Western Tiger Swallowtail, Pale Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Common Checkerspot (major source), Northern Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, Funereal Duskywing, swallowtails, Sara Orange-‐tip, Lorquin's Admiral, Small Marble, Boisduval's Marble, Western Sulphur, California Hairstreak, Hedgerow Hairstreak, Thicket Hairstreak, Johnson's Hairstreak, Nelson's Hairstreak, Western Brown Elfin, Arrowhead Blue, Propertius Dusky-‐wing, Mournful Dusky-‐wing . Locally the next best nectar plant after the California Buckeye. Skippers, Acmon Blue, Dotted Blue, Buckeye, Green Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Mormon Metalmark. "Swallowtails, blues, checkerspots, painted lady, common buckeye, Tailed Copper, Mournful Duskywing, skippers" (NABA Malibu) Marine Blue, Funereal Duskywing, Fiery Skipper, 4 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Eriogonum giganteum Saint Catherines lace Umber Skipper. Skippers, Acmon Blue, Dotted Blue, Buckeye, Green Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Mormon Metalmark. "Swallowtails, blues, checkerspots, painted lady, common buckeye, Tailed Copper, Mournful Duskywing, skippers" (NABA Malibu) Marine Blue, Funereal Duskywing, Fiery Skipper, Umber Skipper. Gray Hairstreak, Acmon Bllue Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Eriogonum grande Red variety rubescens buckwheat Bees and other pollinators Eriophyllum lanatum Wooly sunflower Butterflies Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard tail Bees and other pollinators Butterflies, Songbirds Eschscholzia caespitosa Eschscholzia californica maritima Eschscholzia californica 'Red Chief' Fragaria chiloensis Tufted poppy Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Songbirds, Butterflies Songbirds, Butterflies Bees and other pollinators Songbirds, Butterflies Bumblebees Songbirds Galvezia speciosa Island snapdragon Hummingbirds Western Meadow Fritillary, Green Hairstreak. Checkerspot Gilia capitata Globe gilia Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Butterflies, Songbirds Maritime California poppy Red California poppy Beach strawberry Boisduval's Marble, Gorgon Copper, Nelson's Hairstreak, Northern Checkerspot, Leinara Checkerspot (a favorite source). Anise Swallowtail, Common Checkerspot, Bay Checkerspot, Tailed Copper, Field Crescent, Acmon Blue, Hedgerow Hairstreak, Cabbage White, Marine Blue, American & West Coast Ladies, Fiery & Umber Skippers. Bumblebees Bumblebees Umber Skipper, Common Checkerspot, Cabbage 5 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Gilia tricolor Birds eyes Bees and other pollinators Butterflies Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla Coast gum plant Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Helianthus annuus Delta sunflower Butterflies Bees and other pollinators Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon or Holly berry Songbirds Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Heterotheca villosa 'San Bruno Mountain' Hairy false golden aster Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Heuchera maxima hybrids Heuchera micrantha Island alum root Small-‐
flowered alum root Hairy alum root Woodland tidytips Hummingbirds Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Lonicera hispidula Hairy honeysuckle Songbirds Lupinus arboreus Bush lupine Lupinus latifolius ssp. parishii Bees and other pollinators Heuchera hirsutissima Layia gaillardioides Hummingbirds Hummingbirds Songbirds Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies Hummingbirds, Bees and other pollinators Hummingbirds, butterflies White, California Ringlet, Gabb's Checkerspot, Mylitta Crescent, Orange Sulphur, Boisduval's Blue and Juba Skipper, native white. Bird's Eye. Orange Sulphur and White-‐lined Sphinx. native bees, honey bees, hover flies, and lady bugs Coppers, Skippers, Common Buckeye,Duskywings, Red Admiral. Common Checkerspot, Monarch, Many butterflies visit Western Tiger Swallowtail, Tailed Copper, Acmon Blue (a favored source), Hedgerow Hairstreak, Mountain-‐Mahogany Hairstreak, California Sister, Mourning Cloak West Coast Lady, Painted Lady, Checkerspots, Gray Hairstreak, Cabbage White, Coppers Edith's Checkerspot, Common Ringlet Spicebush Swallowtail, Common Checkerspot, Silver-‐spotted Skipper, Pipevine Swallowtail, Snowberry Clearwing. Blues, painted ladies, gray hairstreaks, skippers. Sooty Gossamer-‐wing Butterfly, Common Hairstreak Butterfly, Northern Blue Butterfly, Melissa Blue Butterfly, 6 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Lupinus succulentus 'Rodeo Rose' Madia elegans ssp densiflora Mimulus aurantiacus and cultivars Mimulus cardinalis (gold form) Elegant madia Bush monkeyflowe
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r Bees and other pollinators Butterflies (host) Butterflies, Songbirds Hummingbirds, Bees and other pollinators Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Monardella macrantha Hummingbird Hummingbirds mint Monardella villosa Coyote mint Hummingbirds Butterflies Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Hummingbirds, Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Icarioides Blue Butterfly, Silvery Blue Butterfly, Arrowhead Blue Butterfly, Acmon Blue, or Silver Studded Blue Sooty Gossamer-‐wing Butterfly, Common Hairstreak Butterfly, Northern Blue Butterfly, Melissa Blue Butterfly, Icarioides Blue Butterfly, Silvery Blue Butterfly, Arrowhead Blue Butterfly, Acmon Blue, or Silver Studded Blue Chalcedon Checkerspot, Common Checkerspot, Buckeye Cabbage White, Checkered White, Checkerspots, Painted Lady, Common Ringlet Monarchs, Red Admiral, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Propertius Duskywing, Mournful Duskywing, Common Ringlet, West Coast Lady, Acmon Blue, Sandhill Skipper, Monarch, Red Admiral, Lorquin's Admiral, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, California Dogface, Common Checkerspot, Northern Checkerspot, Leanira Checkerspot, Ox-‐eye Satyr, Callippe Fritillary, California Tortoiseshell, Milbert's Tortoiseshell (a favorite source), California Dogface, Farmer Monarchs, Red Admiral, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Propertius Duskywing, Mournful Duskywing, Common Ringlet, West 7 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Myrica californica Wax myrtle Songbirds Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii 'Penny Black' Oenothera deltoides ssp howelii Penstemon centranthifolius Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Spring' Phacelia californica Phacelia viscida Baby blue eyes Penny Black baby blue eyes Dune evening primrose Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Prunus illicifolia Holly leaved cherry Bees and other pollinators Butterflies Coast Lady, Acmon Blue, Sandhill Skipper, Monarch, Red Admiral, Lorquin's Admiral, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, California Dogface, Common Checkerspot, Northern Checkerspot, Leanira Checkerspot, Ox-‐eye Satyr, Callippe Fritillary, California Tortoiseshell, Milbert's Tortoiseshell (a favorite source), California Dogface, Farmer Butterflies Hummingbirds Bees and other pollinators White-‐lined Sphinx Scarlet bugler Hummingbirds Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Butterflies, Hummingbirds Butterflies, Hummingbirds Butterflies, bees and other pollinators Songbirds, Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies Songbirds, Bees and other pollinators, butterflies Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Small marble, Common checkerspot Small marble, Common checkerspot Foothill penstemon Hummingbirds California phacelia Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Songbirds Ribes malvaceum Chaparral currant Hummingbirds Ribes speciosum 'Rana Creek' Fuchsia flowered gooseberry Hummingbirds Rhamnus (Frangula) californica California coffeeberry Songbirds Checkerspot butterfly, Anise swallowtail Pale Swallowtail, Western Tiger Swallowtail Zephr Anglewing, Coppers Ribes californicum Common Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, Lorquin's Admiral, Mourning Cloak, Pale Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, Echo Blue, 8 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Rubus parviflorus Bees and other pollinators Hummingbird Hummingbirds sage Song birds, Butterflies Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies Salvia ‘Whirly blue’ Whirly blue sage Hummingbirds Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Songbirds Salvia clevelandii 'Winfred Gilman' Cleveland's sage Bees and other pollinators Salvia mellifera Black sage Bees and other pollinators Solidago velutina ssp californica California goldenrod Butterflies Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Songbirds Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Songbirds Bees and other pollinators, Songbirds Stachys bullata Woodmint Hummingbirds Salvia spathacea Thimbleberry Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies California Hairstreak. Checkerspot. American Painted Lady, Monarch, Buckeye, Red Admiral, Pale Swallowtail, Common Sulphur, Silvery Blue, Silver-‐spotted Skipper, White-‐lined Sphinx Painted Lady, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Fritillary, California Dogface, White-‐
lined Sphinx, Snowberry Clearwing; specifically noted: Mournful Duskywing, Common Buckeye, fritillaries, hairstreaks, skippersMonarchs, Pale Swallowtails, Common Sulphur, Silvery Blues Monarchs, Pale Swallowtails, Common Sulphur, Silvery Blues Monarchs, Pale Swallowtails, Common Sulphur, Silvery Blues American Painted Lady, Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Purplish Copper, Marine Blue, Sachem, Orange Sulphur, Checkered White, Great Purple Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Crown Fritillary, Lorquin's Admiral, California Ringlet, Monarch, Columbia Skipper. American Painted Lady, Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Purplish Copper, Marine Blue, Sachem, Orange Sulphur, Checkered White, Great Purple Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Crown Fritillary, Lorquin's Admiral, California Ringlet, 9 Habitat Native Plants for Available for the MEarth Day Plant Sale Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Trichostema lanatum Common snowberry Songbirds Wooly blue curls Butterflies Triteleia Wild hyacinth Bees and other hyacinthina pollinators Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Songbirds huckleberry Viola adunca Dog violet Butterflies Vitis californica California grape Songbirds Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Hummingbirds, Bees and other pollinators Hummingbirds, Butterflies Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Bees and other pollinators Monarch, Columbia Skipper. Snowberry Clearwing, Lorquin's Admiral, Common Checkerspot Western Tiger Swallowtail, California Dogface, Monarch, Large White Skipper, hawkmoths Adela trigrapha and three other day-‐flying moths Blues, Brown Elfin Oregon Silverspot, Great Spangled Fritillary Large Marble, blues 10