Native bees are effective pollinators and essential to any flourishing garden. These gentle bees are often small, solitary and rarely sting. Make sure to leave some bare patches of mulch-free ground to allow these solitary bees to nest. Plant data from Calscape
Common Name Scientific Name | Sun | Height | Type | Humboldt Native |
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
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Low
1 - 3 ft
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P
|
✓ | |
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Coast Onion
Allium dichlamydeum
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Low
~ 1 ft
|
P
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Elk's Clover
Aralia californica
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Tall
7 - 10 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
|
Low
1 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Seaside Daisy
Erigeron glaucus
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Arrowleaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum compositum
|
Low
~ 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Tall Buckwheat
Eriogonum elatum
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Moderate
2 - 5 ft
|
P
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Red-flowered Buckwheat
Eriogonum grande rubescens
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Low
1 - 2 ft
|
P
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Coast Buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
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Low
~ 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Sulphur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
|
Tall
< 7 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
|
Low
1 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Scarlet Monkeyflower
Erythranthe cardinalis
|
Low
2 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Seep Monkeyflower
Erythranthe guttata
|
Moderate
2 - 5 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Oregon Geranium
Geranium oreganum
|
Low
1 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
|
Moderate
~ 4 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Seaside Bird's Foot Trefoil
Hosackia gracilis
|
Low
< 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Meadow Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
|
Moderate
1 - 5 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Riverbank Lupine
Lupinus rivularis
|
Moderate
1 - 5 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
Coastal Monkeyflower
Mimulus dentatus
|
Low
1 - 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Musk Monkeyflower
Mimulus moschatus
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Coyote Mint
Monardella villosa
|
Low
~ 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Siskiyou Beardtongue
Penstemon anguineus
|
Low
1 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Scabland Penstemon
Penstemon deustus
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Low Beardtongue
Penstemon humuilis
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Roezl's Penstemon
Penstemon roezlii
|
Low
1 - 2 ft
|
P
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Varileaf Phacelia
Phacelia heterophylla
|
Moderate
~ 4 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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California Bee Plant
Scrophularia californica
|
Moderate
2 - 4 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Meadow Goldenrod
Solidago elongata
|
Moderate
1 - 5 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Coast Goldenrod
Solidago spathulata
|
Low
< 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Desert Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
|
Moderate
3 - 5 ft
|
P
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Apricot Mallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa
|
Low
2 - 3 ft
|
P
|
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Ajuga Hedge Nettle
Stachys ajugoides
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida
|
Low
2 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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California Aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
|
Low
1 - 3 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Leafy Aster
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
|
Low
~ 2 ft
|
P
|
✓ | |
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Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
|
Low
~ 2 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
|
Tall
2 - 10 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium
|
Tall
4 - 7 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Oregon Grape
Berberis nervosa
|
Tall
1 - 7 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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California Lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
|
Tall
2 - 30 ft
|
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✓ | |
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Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
|
Moderate
4 - 5 ft
|
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✓ | |
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Red Bush Monkey Flower
Diplacus (mimulus) puniceus
|
Low
1 - 2 ft
|
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Seaside Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
|
Moderate
2 - 5 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
|
Tall
6 - 15 ft
|
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✓ | |
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Climbing Penstemon
Keckiella cordifolia
|
Tall
3 - 7 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Silver Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
|
Moderate
3 - 5 ft
|
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✓ | |
Sticky Monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens
|
Low
< 3 ft
|
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Golden Currant
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum
|
Moderate
3 - 6 ft
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Stink Currant
Ribes bracteosum
|
Tall
3 - 13 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Spreading Gooseberry
Ribes divaricatum
|
Tall
6 - 11 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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Red Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
|
Tall
7 - 13 ft
|
|
✓ | |
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California Wildrose
Rosa californica
|
Tall
8 - 10 ft
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✓ | |
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White Sage
Salvia apiana
|
Moderate
3 - 5 ft
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Purple Sage
Salvia leucophylla
|
Moderate
2 - 5 ft
|
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Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
|
Moderate
3 - 6 ft
|
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Black Elderberry
Sambucus nigra
|
Tall
13 - 30 ft
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✓ | |
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Snow Berry
Symphoricarpos albus
|
Moderate
3 - 6 ft
|
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✓ | |
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Farewell to Spring
Clarkia amoena
|
Low
2 - 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Punch Bowl Godetia
Clarkia bottae
|
Low
~ 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Red Ribbons
Clarkia concinna
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Purple Clarkia
Clarkia purpurea
|
Low
~ 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Diamond Clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea
|
Low
~ 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
|
Low
< 2 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
|
Low
< 2 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Blue Field Gilia
Gilia capitata
|
Low
< 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Tricolor Gilia
Gilia tricolor
|
Low
< 1 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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California Goldfields
Lasthenia californica
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Common Meadow Foam
Limnanthes douglasii
|
Low
~ 2 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
|
Low
< 2 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Spring Madia
Madia elegans
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Five-Spot
Nemophila maculata
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
A
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Bolander's Phacelia
Phacelia bolanderi
|
Low
< 3 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Coast Phacelia
Phacelia californica
|
Low
1 - 2 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Lacy Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
|
Moderate
2 - 4 ft
|
A
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Cream Cups
Platystemon californicus
|
Low
~ 1 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
Henderson's Aster
Symphyotrichum hendersonii
|
Moderate
2 - 5 ft
|
A
|
✓ | |
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Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana
|
Tall
15 - 25 ft
|
|
✓ |