Corica Park Fire Tower Garden Plant Palette for Pollinators
A safe place for bats, bees, birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, flower flies -- and birds to flourish.
A collection curated by local landscape designer Gardens by Marla Lee.
*California native or native hybrid
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Perennials:
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*Achillea millefolium Terra Cotta, New Vintage Red/Rose & New Vintage Violet
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*Eriogonum fasciculatum
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*Eriogonum grande rubescens
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*Mimulus aurantiacus
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*Penstemon heterophyllus Margarite BOP
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*Sphaeralcea munroana Newleaze Coral
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*Verbena lilacina de la Mina
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*Erigeron glaucus Compacta
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Agastache Kudos Red and Kudos Mandarin
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Aloe Johnson’s Hybrid
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Buddleia Pugster Blue & Lo & Behold Bluechip
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Cuphea ignea David Verity & Vermillinaire
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Echinacea sombrero Flamenco Orange & Guatamala Gold
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Felcia amelloides San Gabriel
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Gaura lindheimeri So White
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Grevillea Coastal Gem
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Lantana Bandana Rose and Lantana montevidensis
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Lavendula angustifolia Munstead and Lavendula intermedia Phenomenal
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Lotus maculatus Flash Bulb
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Nepeta Faas Picture Purrfect
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Rudbeckia hirta Chestnut Gold
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Salvia chamaedrys Marine Blue
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Salvia greggi Nuevo Leon (purple), Salvia greggi Fancy Dancer (pink)
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Teucrium cossonii marjoricum
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Verbena bonarensis dwarf Lollipop
Perimeter Shrubs:
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*Abutilon palmeri
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*Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Point Reyes
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*Eriogonum fasciculatum
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*Solidago velutina californica
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*Vaccinium ovatum – Edible Huckleberry
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*Zauschneria/Epilobium canum californica
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*Lavatera maritima
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Anisodontea New Princess
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Prostanthera ovalifolia variegata
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Tagetes lemmonii
Host Plants:
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Passiflora edulis Quasar (Gulf Fritillary host)
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*Asclepias/Milkweed fascicularis (Monarch host)
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And other plants included in the above lists…
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Trees:
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Tristania laurina and Metrosiderous excelsa
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Annuals/biannuals/seeds:
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Snapdragon
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Viola
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Cosmos
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Native Coastal California Wildflower mixes (via naturesseed.com)