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Butterflies

Attract Colorful Butterflies with Our Plants

Create a vibrant, butterfly-friendly garden with nectar-rich flowers and host plants that provide food and habitat throughout the growing season. From spring through fall, these beautiful plants help support butterflies while adding color, fragrance, and movement to your landscape.

Butterfly-Friendly Plants

  • Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)

  • Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed)

  • Aster

  • Cynara scolymus 'Green Globe' (Artichoke)

  • Geum

  • Heliotropium

  • Lavatera

  • Penstemon

  • Ribes (Currant)

  • Rosa (Rose)

  • Veronica

  • Achillea (Yarrow)

  • Agapanthus

  • Aquilegia (Columbine)

  • Armeria (Sea Thrift)

  • Buddleja (Butterfly Bush)

  • Caryopteris

  • Ceanothus (California Lilac)

  • Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)

  • Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'

  • Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

  • Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Fleabane)

  • Eryngium 'Sapphire Blue'

  • Gaillardia 'Goblin'

  • Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink'

  • Heliotropium arborescens

  • Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)

  • Lantana

  • Lavandula (Lavender)

  • Liriope spicata

  • Lobelia fulgens

  • Lonicera × heckrottii (Honeysuckle)

  • Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

  • Penstemon

  • Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt'

  • Phlox paniculata

  • Rosmarinus (Rosemary)

  • Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)

  • Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstonne'

  • Salvia

  • Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant'

  • Sedum telephium 'Herbstfreude'

  • Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

  • Tagetes lemmonii 'Sinaloa Gold'

  • Verbena bonariensis

  • Vitex agnus-castus

  • Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea'

Plant a variety of these nectar-rich blooms to provide a continuous food source for butterflies and enjoy a colorful, pollinator-friendly garden all season long.

Natural Pond

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Create a Lush Ground Cover with Plant Alternatives

Looking for a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape? Explore our collection of ground cover plants that offer attractive alternatives to traditional lawns. Perfect for filling bare spaces, reducing weeds, conserving moisture, and adding year-round color and texture to your garden.

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Recommended Ground Cover Plants

  • Carex divulsa (Berkeley Sedge)

  • Carex praegracilis (Clustered Field Sedge)

  • Carex flacca (Blue Sedge)

  • Festuca idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' (Idaho Fescue)

  • Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'

  • Sisyrinchium bellum (Blue-Eyed Grass)

  • Liriope muscari 'Majestic' (Lilyturf)

  • Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon' (Variegated Lilyturf)

  • Arctostaphylos 'Ed Williams' (Manzanita)

 

These attractive alternatives provide excellent ground coverage while reducing maintenance and creating a resilient, water-wise landscape for gardens, pathways, slopes, and open spaces.

Garden

Enhance Your Oak Tree's Beauty with Native Plants.

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Recommended Plants

  • Acanthus mollis

  • Achillea 'Tomentosa'

  • Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'

  • Aeonium 'Pseudotabuliforme'

  • Agastache rupestris

  • Aloe

  • Artemisia

  • Asparagus virgatus

  • Bartlettina sordida

  • Buddleja

  • Bulbine frutescens

  • Caesalpinia

  • Calandrinia spectabilis

  • Carex divulsa

  • Caryopteris incana

  • Ceanothus

  • Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'

  • Chamelaucium uncinatum

  • Cistus salviifolius

  • Cistus × skanbergii

  • Cistus × purpureus

  • Convolvulus cneorum

  • Crassula

  • Dietes 'Lemon Drop'

  • Echeveria

  • Echium candicans

  • Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

  • Eremophila maculata

  • Erigeron karvinskianus

  • Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

  • Euphorbia rigida

  • Frankenia laevis

  • Halimium lasianthum

  • Halimiocistus 'Merrist Wood Cream'

  • Hesperaloe parviflora

  • Heuchera

  • Iris douglasiana

  • Pacific Coast Iris

  • Juncus effusus 'Quartz Creek'

  • Lantana montevidensis

  • Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek'

  • Lavandula stoechas 'Otto Quast'

  • Lavandula × allardii

  • Leucophyllum frutescens

  • Limonium perezii

  • Nepeta × faassenii

  • Oenothera berlandieri

  • Origanum vulgare (Italian Oregano)

  • Pelargonium

  • Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

  • Plectranthus

  • Portulacaria afra

  • Ribes malvaceum 'Dancing Tassels'

  • Ribes viburnifolium

  • Romneya coulteri

  • Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

  • Salvia

  • Santolina chamaecyparissus

  • Sedum

  • Senecio mandraliscae

  • Sisyrinchium bellum

  • Tagetes lemmonii 'Sinaloa Gold'

  • Teucrium

  • Thymus (Thyme)

  • Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

  • Westringia

  • Zauschneria 'Route 66'

Additional Suitable Plants

  • Abutilon

  • Achillea

  • Alcea rosea

  • Aquilegia

  • Anemone

  • Campanula

  • Caryopteris

  • Ceanothus

  • Chorizema

  • Coreopsis

Choose a diverse mix of flowering perennials, shrubs, grasses, and ground covers to create an attractive understory that respects the health of established oak trees while providing year-round beauty and habitat for wildlife.

I also corrected several botanical names and cultivar spellings for consistency, including Bulbine frutescens, Calandrinia spectabilis, Frankenia laevis, Lavandula stoechas 'Otto Quast', Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP', and Tagetes lemmonii 'Sinaloa Gold'.

Garden Bridge

 

Attract Hummingbirds with Vibrant, Nectar-Rich Plants

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Hummingbird-Friendly Plants

  • Abutilon (Flowering Maple)

  • Alcea (Hollyhock)

  • Aquilegia (Columbine)

  • Aloe

  • Buddleja (Butterfly Bush)

  • Caesalpinia

  • Calandrinia spectabilis (Rock Purslane)

  • Ceanothus (California Lilac)

  • Fuchsia

  • Heuchera (Coral Bells)

  • Iris

  • Justicia

  • Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker)

  • Lantana

  • Lavandula (Lavender)

  • Leonotis leonurus (Lion's Tail)

  • Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian Tea Tree)

  • Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas Sage)

  • Lobelia laxiflora (Mexican Cardinal Flower)

  • Lonicera × heckrottii (Honeysuckle)

  • Pelargonium

  • Penstemon (Beardtongue)

  • Salvia

  • Veronica spicata (Spike Speedwell)

  • Zauschneria 'Route 66' (California Fuchsia)

Plant a variety of these hummingbird favorites to provide continuous blooms from spring through fall, creating a colorful, wildlife-friendly garden that hummingbirds will visit again and again.

I corrected several botanical names and spellings, including Aquilegia, Buddleja, Calandrinia spectabilis, Leptospermum laevigatum, and Lonicera × heckrottii for consistency and botanical accuracy.

Fall Foliage

Discover perfect fall plants that add seasonal color and beauty to your garden.

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  • Abutilon – flower

  • Aloysia triphylla

  • Anemone hybrida

  • Aster lateriflorus 'Prince'

  • Ceratostigma plumbaginoides – foliage

  • Crassula falcata – old flower

  • Crassula ovata 'Pink Beauty'

  • Euphorbia × martini – foliage

  • Heliotropium – flower

  • Hibiscus syriacus – foliage

  • Hydrangea paniculata – flower and foliage

  • Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' – foliage

  • Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White' – flower

  • Kniphofia uvaria 'Christmas Cheer' – flower

  • Leonotis leonurus – flower

  • Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' – flower and foliage

  • Miscanthus transmorrisonensis – foliage and flower

  • Muhlenbergia capillaris

  • Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' – foliage

  • Pennisetum oriental – foliage and flower

  • Perovskia 'Blue Spire' – foliage and flower

  • Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt' – foliage

  • Rosa China 'Mutabilis' – foliage and flower

  • Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset' – flower

  • Salvia 'Anthony Parker' – flower

  • Salvia generaeflora 'Tequila' – flower

  • Salvia greggii – flower

  • Salvia leucantha 'Midnight' – flower

  • Salvia 'Waverly' – flower

  • Sedum telephium – foliage and old flower

  • Stipa gigantea – flower

  • Tagetes lemonii 'Sinaloa Gold' – flower

  • Vitex agnes-castus – flower

  • Vitex vinifera 'Purpurea' – foliage

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Herb Plants

Plants That Delight the Senses with Their Fragrance

  • Festuca

  • Gaura

  • Geranium

  • Geum

  • Heliotropium

  • Helleborus

  • Heuchera

  • Iberis sempervirens

  • Iris

  • Lamium maculatum

  • Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

  • Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek'

  • Lavandula intermedia

  • Lavandula stoechas

  • Liriope muscari 'Majestic'

  • Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'

  • Lobelia fulgens

  • Nepeta

  • Oenanthe japonica 'Flamingo'

  • Origanum laevigatum 'Hopley's Purple'

  • Penstemon

  • Pentas lanceolata 'Polaris'

  • Pentas lanceolata 'Starburst'

  • Phlox paniculata

  • Phlox subulata

  • Phormium 'Jack Spratt'

  • Plectranthus ciliatus

  • Prunella 'Loveliness'

  • Rehmannia elata

  • Rumex sanguineus ssp. sanguineus

  • Ruta graveolens

  • Salvia chamaedryoides

  • Salvia greggii

  • Salvia 'Mainacht'

  • Salvia nemorosa

  • Salvia officinalis

  • Santolina

  • Scabiosa

  • Sedum

  • Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'

  • Stachys 'Helen Von Stein'

  • Teucrium chamaedrys

  • Thymus

  • Tradescantia

  • Veronica

  • Viola

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