Fall is the best time to plant native plants;
87 species found at the Ballona wetlands and bluffs and the Baldwin Hills can be purchased at Theodore Payne Foundation nursery, located in the San Fernando Valley, the nearest native plant nursery.
Fall is the best time to plant native plants; 87 species found at the Ballona wetlands and bluffs and the Baldwin Hills can be purchased at Theodore Payne Foundation nursery, located in the San Fernando Valley, the nearest native plant nursery.
WHITE FLOWERS:
Achillea millefolium, yarrow
Adenostoma fasciculatum, chamise
Ambrosia chammisonis, dune ragweed
Anemopsis californica, yerba mansa
Artemisia californica,
Artemisia palmeri,
Asclepias eriocarpa, Indian milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis, narrow-leaf milkweed
Baccharis emoryi, emory baccharis
Baccharis pilularis, coyote brush
Baccharis salicifolia, mulefat
Calystegia macrostegia, morning glory
Clematis ligusticifolia, clematis
Datura wrightii, jimson weed
Eriogonum californica, calif. buckwheat
Eriogonum cinereum, ashy leaf buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium, sea-cliff buckwheat
Gnaphalium microcephalum, white everlasting
Heteromeles arbutifolia, toyon
Lonicera subspicata,
Malosma laurina, laurel sumac
Marah macrocarpa, wild cucumber
Prunus illicofolia, holly leaf cherry
Rhamnus Californica, coffeeberry
Rhomneya coulteri, matilija poppy
Salvia apiana, white sage
Sambucus mexicanus, elderberry
Yucca whipplei, our lord’s candle
BLUE/PURPLE FLOWERS:
Dichelostemma capitatum, blue dicks
Lessingia filaginifolia, cudweed aster
Lupinus albifrons, silver lupine
Lupinus bicolor, dove lupine
Lupinus longiflorus, longleaf bush lupine
Lupinus succulentus, arroyo lupine
Malacothamnus fasciculatus, bush mallow
Penstemon spectabilis, showy penstemon
Phacelia campanularia desert bells
Phacelia parryi, Parry’s phacelia
Salvia leucophylla, purple sage
Salvia mellifera, black sage
Sisyrinchium bellum, blue-eyed grass
Solanum xantii, purple nightshade
Trichostema lanatum, wooly blue curls
YELLOW FLOWERS:
Coreopsis maritime, sea dahlia
Dendromicon rigida, bush poppy
Encelia californica, bush sunflower
Helianthus annus, sunflower
Isocoma menziesii, coast goldenbush
Isomeris arborea, bladderpod
Oenothera elata hookeri, hooker’s evening primrose
Opuntia littoralis, prickly-pear cactus
Solidago californica,
Cammisonia bistorta, suncup
Cammisonia cheiranthifolia, beach evening primrose
Chaenactis glabriuscula, yellow pincushion
Cucurbita foetidissima, coyote melon
Lotus scoparius, deerweed
RED OR PINK FLOWERS:
Atriplex lentiformis breweri, big saltbush
Dudleya pulverulenta, chalk live-forever
Rhus integrifolia, lemonade berry
Rhus ovata, sugar bush
Ribes malavaceum, chaparral currant
Rosa californica,
ORANGE FLOWERS:
Eschscholtzia
Mimulus aurantiacus, monkeyflower
GREEN FLOWERS:
Artemisia douglasiana, mugwort
Rumex salicifolia, willow leaved dock
TREES:
Alnus rhombifolia, alder
Fraxinus velutina,
Juglans
Platanus racemosa,
Populus fremontii, cottonwood
Salix exigua, narrow-leaf willow
Salix goodingi, goodings willow
Salix laevigata, red willow
Salix lasiolepis, arroyo willow
Umbellularia calif,
Quercus agrifolia, coast live oak
GRASSES & MARSH PLANTS:
Carex praegracilus, clustered field sedge
Distichlis spicata, saltgrass
Eleocharis macrostachya, pale spike rush
Eleocharis montevidensis, slender creeping spike rush
Juncus acutus leopoldi, spike rush
Juncus mexicanus, Mexican rush
Melica imperfecta, melic grass
Nasella pulchra, purple needlegrass
Typha latifolia, cattails
WEBSITES WITH MORE NATIVE PLANT INFO
www.Ballonaplants.blogspot.com
www.Calnativeplants.blogspot.com
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