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Common name Genus Species Family Water use Annuals California poppy Eschsholzia californica Papaveraceae VL Herbaceous perennials Cape balsam Bulbine frutescens Xanthorhoeaceae L Wallflower 'Bowle’s Mauve' Erysimum 'Bowle’s Mauve' Brassicaceae L Blanket flower Gaillardia x grandiflora Asteraceae L Bacopa Sutera cordata Plantaginaceae H Shrubs Manzanita ‘Howard McMinn’ Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ Ericaceae VL Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus Myrtaceae L Ceanothus ‘Valley Violet’ Ceanothus maritimus ‘Valley Violet’ Rhamnaceae L Escallonia Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ Escalloniaceae M Rosemary 'Mozart' Rosmarinus officinalis 'Mozart' Lamiaceae L TenPlant Bee Gardens Winter Bloom These plants bloom in late fall to early spring All are commonly available at garden centers CA poppy is best grown from seed Water use will vary depending on exposure and soil and is based on the Water Use Classification of Landscape Species (WUCOLS) list. For more information: http://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/Download_WUCOLS_IV_List/ VL = survives on normal rain but looks best with water every four to six weeks L = water one time every three to four weeks M = water one time every one to two weeks H = water more than once per week California native Honey bee nectaring on ‘Howard McMinn’ manzanita in January

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Common  name   Genus   Species   Family   Water  use  Annuals  California  poppy   Eschsholzia   californica   Papaveraceae   VL  Herbaceous  perennials  Cape  balsam   Bulbine   frutescens   Xanthorhoeaceae   L  Wallflower  'Bowle’s  Mauve'   Erysimum   'Bowle’s  Mauve'   Brassicaceae   L  Blanket  flower   Gaillardia   x  grandiflora   Asteraceae   L  Bacopa   Sutera   cordata   Plantaginaceae   H  Shrubs  Manzanita  ‘Howard  McMinn’  

Arctostaphylos   ‘Howard  McMinn’   Ericaceae   VL  

Bottlebrush   Callistemon   citrinus   Myrtaceae   L  Ceanothus  ‘Valley  Violet’   Ceanothus   maritimus  ‘Valley  Violet’   Rhamnaceae   L  Escallonia   Escallonia   x  exoniensis  ‘Fradesii’   Escalloniaceae   M  Rosemary  'Mozart'   Rosmarinus   officinalis  'Mozart'   Lamiaceae   L    

Ten-­‐Plant  Bee  Gardens  Winter  Bloom  

 • These  plants  bloom  in  late  fall  to  early  spring  • All  are  commonly  available  at  garden  centers  • CA  poppy  is  best  grown  from  seed  

Water  use  will  vary  depending  on  exposure  and  soil  and  is  based  on  the  Water  Use  Classification  of  Landscape  Species  (WUCOLS)  list.  For  more  information:  http://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/Download_WUCOLS_IV_List/    

VL  =  survives  on  normal  rain  but  looks  best  with  water  every  four  to  six  weeks  L  =  water  one  time  every  three  to  four  weeks  M  =  water  one  time  every  one  to  two  weeks  H  =  water  more  than  once  per  week    

California  native        

Honey  bee  nectaring  on  ‘Howard  McMinn’  manzanita  in  January