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Laidlaw Facility / Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven: Plants in the Haven

Photo: bees on blanketflower

Honey bees on blanket flower (Gaillardia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven: Plants in the Haven (July 2013)

Common name Genus Species/cultivar Family
Almond Prunus dulcis Rosaceae
Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum ‘Blue Fortune’ Lamiaceae
Apple Malus domestica Rosaceae
Apple 6-1 Malus domestica Rosaceae
Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’ Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’ Asteraceae
Artichoke Cynara cardunculus Asteraceae
Autumn sage Salvia greggii Lamiaceae
Bacopa Sutera cordata Plantaginaceae
Basil Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae
Beeplant Scrophularia californica Scrophulariaceae
Bidens Bidens ferulifolia Asteraceae
Black sage ‘Terra Seca’ Salvia mellifera ‘Terra Seca’ Lamiaceae
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida Asteraceae
Black-eyed Susan 'Herbstonne' Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstonne' Asteraceae
Blanket flower Gaillardia x grandiflora Asteraceae
Blueberry Vaccinium darrowii x corymbosum ‘Misty’ Ericaceae
Blueberry Vaccinium darrowii x corymbosum ‘Sharpblue’ Ericaceae
Borage Borago officinalis Boraginaceae
Buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus Rhamnaceae
Bush germander Teucrium  fruticans 'Azureum' Lamiaceae
Butterfly rose Rosa x odoratus ‘Mutabilis’ Rosaceae
Calamint Calamintha  nepetoides Lamiaceae
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum Polygonaceae
California fuchsia Epilobium canum Onagraceae
California goldenrod Solidago californica Asteraceae
California wild rose Rosa californica Rosaceae
Camomile Matricaria recutita Asteraceae
Cape balsam Bulbine frutescens Xanthorhoeaceae
Catalina perfume Ribes  viburnifolium Grossulariaceae
Catnip Nepeta cataria Lamiaceae
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ Ceanothus impressus x papillosus Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue' Ceanothus impressus x thyrsiflorus var. griseus Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ Ceanothus arboreus x thrysiflorus var. griseus Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus ‘Skylark' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus ‘Topaze' Ceanothus x delilianus Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus ‘Valley Violet’ Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet' Rhamnaceae
Chaparral current ‘Dancing Tassels’ Ribes  malvaceum 'Dancing Tassels' Grossulariaceae
Chaste tree Vitex agnus-castus Lamiaceae
Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica Rhamnaceae
Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Asteraceae
Coneflower ‘Magnus’ Echinacea ‘Magnus’ Asteraceae
Coneflower ‘Powwow’ Echinacea ‘Powwow’ Asteraceae
Coneflower ‘White Swan' Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' Asteraceae
Coral bells Heuchera ‘Rosada’ Saxifragaceae
Coyote brush 'Twin Peaks' Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks' Asteraceae
Coyote mint 'Russian River' Monardella villosa 'Russian River' Lamiaceae
Creambush Holodiscus discolor Rosaceae
Culinary sage Salvia officinalis Lamiaceae
Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens Poaceae
Dwarf almond Prunus dulcis Rosaceae
Dwarf oregano Oreganum vulgare ‘Betty Rollins’ Lamiaceae
Dwarf plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbaginaceae
Eggplant Solanum melongena Solanaceae
Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Adoxaceae
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii Plantaginaceae
Foothill angelica Angelica tomentosa Apiaceae
Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ Plantaginaceae
Fruity germander Teucrium  cossonii 'Marjoricum' Lamiaceae
Globe amaranth Gomphrena globulosa Amaranthaceae
Great Valley gum plant Grindelia camporum Asteraceae
Greek myrtle Myrtus communis Myrtaceae
Gum plant Grindelia hirsutela Asteraceae
Hollyleaf cherry Prunus  illicifolia Rosaceae
Hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea Lamiaceae
Hybrid catmint Nepeta x faassenii Lamiaceae
Lamb’s ear Stachys byzantina Lamiaceae
Lavendar Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek Grey’ Lamiaceae
Licorice mint Agastache rupestris Lamiaceae
Linden Tilia americana Malvaceae
Little-leaved sage Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' Lamiaceae
Little-leaved sage Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' Lamiaceae
Lizard tail Eriophyllum  staechadifolium Asteraceae
Matalija poppy Romneya coulteri Papaveraceae
Meadow penstemon Penstemon rydbergii Plantaginaceae
Mexican daisy Erigeron karvinskianus Asteraceae
Mexican marigold Tagetes lucida Asteraceae
Mexican sage Salvia mexicana Lamiaceae
Mohave buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum mohavensis Polygonaceae
Mother of thyme Thymus praecox arcticus Lamiaceae
Mountain mahogony Cercocarpus betuloides Rosaceae
Naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum ‘Ella Nelson’s Yellow’ Polygonaceae
Narrow-leaved milkweed Aesclepias fascicularius Apocynaceae
Oregano ‘Hopley’s Purple’ Origanum laevigatum ‘Hopley’s Purple’ Lamiaceae
Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium Berberidaceae
Passionflower Passiflora caerulea Passifloraceae
Peach 6-1 Prunus  persica Rosaceae
Persimmon Dirospyros kaki Ebenaceae
Pincushion flower Scabiosa columbaria Dipsacaceae
Pitcher sage 'El Tigre' Lepechinia fragrans 'El Tigre' Lamiaceae
Plum Prunus spp. Rosaceae
Pomegranate Punica granatum Lythraceae
Pride of Madiera Echium  fastuosum Boraginaceae
Purple bottlebrush Callistemon  'Violaceous' Myrtaceae
Purple dome aster Aster ‘Purple Dome’ Asteraceae
Purple muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris Poaceae
Raspberry Rubus ‘Latham’ Rosaceae
Red buckwheat Eriogonum rubscens grande Polygonaceae
Red hot poker Knipfofia hybrid Liliaceae
Rincon Ridge ceanothus Ceanothus divergens ssp. confusus Rhamnaceae
Rosemary 'Mozart' Rosmarinus officinalis 'Mozart' Lamiaceae
Rugosa rose Rosa rugosa Rosaceae
Sage 'Purple Ginny' Salvia  'Purple Ginny' Lamiaceae
Sage 'Salmon Dance' Salvia ‘Salmon Dance’ Lamiaceae
Sage ‘Bee’s Bliss’ Salvia sonomensis x leucophylla Lamiaceae
Sage ‘Pozo Blue’ Salvia leucophylla x clevelandii Lamiaceae
San Francisco wallflower Erysimum franciscana Brassicaceae
Santa Barbara daisy Erigeron karvinskianus Asteraceae
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’ Asteraceae
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum telephium x spectabile Crassulaceae
Shasta daisy Leucanthemum x superbum Asteraceae
Showy milkweed Aesclepias speciosa Apocynaceae
Silver bush lupine Lupinus albifrons Fabaceae
Silverleaf Leucophyllum langmanae ‘Lynn’s Legacy’ Scrophulariaceae
Skullcap Scutellaria suffrutescens Lamiaceae
Snowy river wattle Acacia boormanii Fabaceae
Soapwort Saponaria x lempergii Caryophyllaceae
Spiraea ‘Anthony Waterer’ Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' Rosaceae
Squash Cucurbita spp. Cucurbitaceae
St. Catherine’s lace Eriogonum giganteum Polygonaceae
Strawberry Frageria x ananassa Rosaceae
Sunflower Helianthus annus ‘Lemon Queen’ Asteraceae
Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius 'Mellow Yellow' Asteraceae
Tall verbena Verbena  bonariensis Verbenaceae
Tickseed ‘Red Shift’ Coreopsis ‘Red Shift’ Asteraceae
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Solanaceae
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Ericaceae
Valley oak Quercus  lobata Fagaceae
Wall germander Teucrium  chamaedrys Lamiaceae
Washington hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum Rosaceae
Western columbine Aquilegia  formosa Ranunculaceae
Western redbud Cercis occidentalis Fabaceae
Western spiraea Spiraea douglasii Rosaceae
White sage Salvia apiana Lamiaceae
Whitecap raspberry Rubus leucodermis Rosaceae
Yarrow Achillea  'Coronation Gold' Asteraceae
Yarrow Achillea ‘Credo’ Asteraceae
Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Calistoga' Asteraceae
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Inland form Asteraceae
Yerba buena Satureja douglasii Lamiaceae
Zinnia ‘California Giants’ Zinnia elegans ‘California Giant’ Asteraceae