pollinator plants_Jefferson_Comm_Ctr_Garden.xlsx

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1	List of Pollinator Plants for the pollinator garden at Jefferson Community Center, complied by Bill Rodstrom
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3	Spring Flowering
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7	Arctostaphylos X	"Sunset"	Yes, Xylocopa carpenter bees also	Brown Elfin, many moths
8	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark'	"Skylark" Blueblossom	Yes, also Bombus, Andrena, honey bees	Echo Azure, California Tortoiseshell, Pale Tiger Swallowtail, many moths
9	Cirsium occidentale	Cobweb Thistle	Yes, painted ladies, Mylitta crescent, etc.	Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, many moths
10	Eschscholzia californica maritima	Coastal California poppy	Yes, also Lasioglossum, Agapostemon, Bombus bees	Acmon Blue, moths
11	Fragaria vesca	Woodland Strawberry	Yes, Andrena and Sweat bees	moth species
12	Gilia capitata	Blue field gilia	Yes, Bombus, Agapostemon, & honey bees	several moth species
13	Hosackia gracilis	Seaside Trefoil	Yes, bees and butterflies	Several Blues, Sulphurs, and Skippers
14	Limnanthes douglasii	Meadow Foam	Yes, tiny Dialictus sweat bees and hoverflies	none
15	Lupinus rivularis	Riverbank lupine	Yes, yellow-faced bumble bees also	Orange Sulphur, Painted Lady
16	Phacelia bolanderi	Bolander's phacelia	Yes, mining bees, Bombus bees also	several moth species
17	Phacelia californica	Coast/Calif.phacelia	Yes, also yellow-faced bumble bee	several moth species
18	Phacelia tanacetifolia	Tansy-leaved phacelia	Yes, pollen and nectar for many bee species	several moth species
19	Rubus ursinus	Trailing Blackberry	Yes, sweat, honey, Bombus, long-horned bees also	many moth species
20	Scrophularia californica	California Bee Plant	Yes, native bees, wasps, hummingbirds also	Common Buckeye, Variable (Chalcedon) checkerspot, several moths
21	Urtica dioicia	Stinging Nettle	No.	Red Admiral, Milbert's tortoiseshell, Satyr comma, West Coast lady, many moths
22	Viola adunca	Western Dog violet	Yes, skippers	several Fritillaries and moths
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24	Summer Flowering
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26	Scientific Name	Common Name	Nectar or Pollen Source? & Comments	Likely or confirmed Host Plant
27	Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow	Yes, many fly species use it for nectar/pollen	Host to about 15 species of moths
28	Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly Everlasting	Yes, also Orange Sulphur, hover flies	Painted Lady, American Painted Lady, moths
29	Aquilegia formosa	Red Columbine	Yes, attracts hummingbirds also	many moth species
30	Asclepias speciosa	Showy milkweed	high quality nectar source	Monarch, and Tiger moths
31	Summer Flowering continued
32	Scientific Name	Common Name	Nectar or Pollen Source? & Comments	Likely or confirmed Host Plant
33	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California Sand Aster	Yes,	several moth species
34	Cosmos bipinnatus+	Cosmos "Sensation"	Yes, many bees, butterflies, beetles nectar on this	Non-Native
35	Erigeron glaucus	Seaside daisy	Yes, also leafcutter, sweat, honey, & ultra-green sweat bees	Checkerspots, moths
36	Eriogonum latifolium	Coast buckwheat	Yes, also Bombus, Lasioglossum bees	Acmon Blue, moths
37	Festuca californica	California Fescue	No	Fiery Skipper, Ochre Ringlet, Skippers
38	Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	No	Fiery Skipper, Ochre Ringlet, Skippers
39	Grindelia stricta	Salt marsh gum plant	Yes, also leafcutter, sweat, honey & cuckoo bees.	many moth species
40	Helianthus annuus	Hairy-leaved Sunflower	"Lemon Queen", Yes, leafcutter, honey, sweat bees also	many moth species
41	Helenium bigelovii	Bigelow's sneezeweed	Yes, also sweat bees and ultra-green sweat bees	perhaps one Sulphur butterfly
42	Lavandula stoechas	"Wings of Night" Spanish lavender	Yes, Great nectar source for butterflies and bees	Non-Native
43	Lavandula x intermedia	French lavender	"Provence" 'Yes, Great nectar source for butterflies and bees	Non-Native
44	Lilium columbianum	Columbia lily	Nectar Source	some moth species
45	Lilium pardilinum	Leopard lily	Nectar Source	some moth species
46	Monardella villosa	Coyote mint	Yes, primarily for butterflies	many moth species
47	Penstemon heterophylla	Foothill penstemon	Yes, also Xylocopa, Bombus bees	Buckeye
48	Perideridia kelloggii	Kellogg's Yampah	Yes, from Carol Ralph of CNPS	Anise Swallowtail
49	Rudbeckia occidentalis	Western Coneflower	Yes,	One butterfly and moth species
50	Sidalcea malviflora	Checker bloom	Yes, also sweat bees, Bombus bees	Painted Lady, West Coast Lady, Skippers
51	Solidago elongata	West Coast goldenrod	Yes, later summer nectar source	Likely host plant for Field Crescent
52	Symphyotrichum chilense	Pacific aster	Yes, pollen also. Sweat, leafcutter, bumble bees	Field Crescent, Checkerspots, moths
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