Viper's Bugloss (Echium Vulgare)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar, pollen
Plant Type: Flower, Non-Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Purple
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 1 – 3 ft.
Common Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar, pollen
Plant Type: Flower
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower Color: purple
Soil Adaptations: Garden
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 1 - 3 ft.
California Goldenrod (Solidago velutina ssp. californica)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar, pollen
Plant Type: Flower, Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer, Fall
Flower Color: yellow
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 1 – 5 ft.
California Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar, pollen
Plant Type: Flower, Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer, Fall
Flower Color: blue/lavender,yellow
Soil Adaptations: Garden
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 1 – 3 ft.
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar
Plant Type: Herb, Non-Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring, Fall
Flower Color: blue/purple
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 2 – 3 ft.
Indian Blanket Flower (Gailliardia)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar
Plant Type: Flower, Sunflower Family
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer
Flower Color: red/orange
Soil Adaptations: Clay
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: Depends on variety. 4 - 6 in. or 1 - 2 ft.
Sunflower Red Sun (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar and Pollen
Plant Type: Flower
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer
Flower Color: yellow/orange
Soil Adaptations: Clay
Exposure Adaptations: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 5 – 8 ft.
Yarrow (Achillea)
Importance to Bees and Pollinators: Major
Food Source: Nectar, pollen
Plant Type: Herb, Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower Color: white, yellow, gold, pink, or red
Soil Adaptations: Garden
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Medium
Height: 2 – 3 ft.
African Blue Basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal')
Importance to Bees: Moderate
Food Source: Nectar and Pollen
Plant Type: Sterile hybrid, must be propagated by cuttings
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Purple
Soil Adaptations: Clay or Whatever
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Moderate
Height: Up to 2 ft.
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Mustard / Rapeseed (Brassica napus)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar and Pollen
Plant Type: Weed, Non-Native
By-Product: Canola Oil
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring
Flower Color: Yellow
Soil Adaptations: Clay or Whatever
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: Up to 3 ft.
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Lacy Phacelia (PhaceliaTanacetifolia)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: Nectar
Plant Type: Flower, Non-Native
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Spring
Flower Color: blue/purple
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 2 ft.
Highly Invasive
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Importance to Bees: Major
Food Source: All Day Nectar
Plant Type: Flower, Native
Habit: Anywhere
Flower Season: Spring
Flower Color: pink/purple
Soil Adaptations: Clay
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
Importance to Bees: Moderate
Food Source: Pollen
Plant Type: Flower
Habit: Anywhere
Flower Season: Spring, Summer
Flower Color: purple
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Common Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Importance to Bees: Moderate
Food Source: Pollen
Plant Type: Flower
Habit: Anywhere
Flower Season: Spring, Summer
Flower Color: pink
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Importance to Bees: Minor
Food Source: Pollen
Plant Type: Flower, State Flower
Habit: Anywhere
Flower Season: Spring
Flower Color: orange
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Highly Invasive
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Importance to Bees: Minor
Food Source: Nectar
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perenial
Flower Season: Summer, Fall
Flower Color: blue
Exposure: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 2 – 4 ft.
Width: 3 – 3 ft.
Coreopsis
Importance to Bees: Minor
Food Source: Nectar and Pollen
Plant Type: Flower, Sunflower Family
Habit: Open
Flower Season: Summer
Flower Color: yellow
Exposure Adaptations: All day sun
Water needs: Low
Height: 18 - 24 in.