California is home to 1600 species of native bees. But their numbers are dwindling. The world’s most important pollinators, bees are critical to the health of our agricultural, ornamental and natural landscapes. Use this list to create your own pollinator garden, and help to conserve these keystone species.
- Achillea millefolium
- Arctostaphylos spp.
- Aster x frikartii
- Bidens ferulifolia
- Ceanothus spp.
- Coreopsis lanceolata
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Echium candicans
- Erigeron glaucus
- Eriogonum spp.
- Eschscholzia californica
- Gilia capitata
- Gaillardia x grandiflora
- Grindelia stricta
- Grindelia hirsutula
- Helianthus annuus
- Lavandula spp./cvs
- Nepeta spp.
- Aster x frikartii
- Penstemon heterophyllus
- Perovskia atriplicifolia
- Phacelia cicutaria
- Phacelia tanacetifolia
- Phacelia viscida
- Rudbeckia hirta
- Salvia brandegeei
- Salvia greggii
- Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
- Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’
- Salvia uliginosa
- Salvia mellifera
- Solidago californica
- Vitex agnus-castus
- Wisteria sinensis
*CA native plants are in bold
To learn more about native bee gardening, native bees, current research, or to support the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab, visit our website –
http://helpabee.org