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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #4

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #4     BLUE BOA HUMMINGBIRD MINT Agastache 'Blue Boa' WOOLLYPOD MILKWEED Asclepias eriocarpa ROCK PURSLANE Calandrinia spectabilis BUSH MONKEY FLOWER Diplacus aurantiacus WHITE GAURA Gaura lindheimeri WILD BERGAMOT Monarda fistulosa DESERT GLOBEMALLOW Sphaeralcea ambigua TALL…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #3

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #3     NARROWLEAF MILKWEED Asclepias fascicularis SHOWY MILKWEED Asclepias speciosa BLUE STOCKING BEE BALM Monarda didyma 'Blue Stocking' COYOTE MINT Monardella villosa 'Russian River' DESERT PENSTEMON Penstemon superbus (pink form) BROWN EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia triloba…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #2

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #2     PEARLY EVERLASTING Anaphalis margaritacea ELEGANT CLARKIA Clarkia unguiculata LANCELEAF TICKSEED Coreopsis lanceolata PHENOMENAL LAVENDER Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal' PURPLE TOADFLAX Linaria purpurea CHICK LUPINE Lupinus microcarpus PURPLE NEEDLEGRASS Stipa…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #1

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #1     COMMON YARROW Achillea millefolium CORONADO HUMMINGBIRD MINT Agastache aurantiaca 'Coronado' TUTTI FRUTTI HUMMINGBIRD MINT Agastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti' PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea purpurea RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEAT Eriogonum grande var. rubescens GREAT VALLEY GUMWEED…
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Poinsettias: Part 2, How Do I Keep Them Happy?

January 7, 2026
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Paula PashbyIn my last blog (Part 1 on the Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima), I was happy to report that Poinsettias are not a poisonous risk to humans and pets. I have since brought a beautiful Poinsettia to our home for the Christmas holiday season.  The plant was lovely for the first few…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Orchard Plant List

January 7, 2026
Orchard Plant List     IMPROVED MEYER LEMON Citrus × meyeri 'Improved' OWARI SATSUMA MANDARIN Citrus reticulata 'Owari' APPLE 6 IN 1 Malus domestica GHOST APPLE Malus domestica 'Ghost' COMPACT STELLA CHERRY Prunus Aviumi 'Compact Stella' SANTA ROSA PLUM Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa' DAPPLE DANDY…
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Fruit Tree Course in Beautiful Davis, CA

January 7, 2026
By Ben A Faber
A fruit tree is not a basil plant or a geranium.  It's a tree, and not only that it's a fruit tree.  Learn the basics and the intricacies of growing fruit trees of all kinds.  Sign up for a wild journey.Please join us for the 2026 Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth, Cropping, and…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Hedgerow Plant List

January 7, 2026
Hedgerow Plant List     CA BUCKEYE Aesculus californica PEARLY EVERLASTING Anaphalis margaritacea SENTINEL MANZANITA Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' WOOLLYPOD MILKWEED Asclepias eriocarpa NARROWLEAF MILKWEED Asclepias fascicularis CONCHA CEANOTHUS Ceanothus 'Concha' WESTERN REDBUD Cercis…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

California Woodland Plant List

January 7, 2026
California Woodland Plant List     JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITA Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' DR HURD MANZANITA Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' CALIFORNIA MUGWORT Artemisia douglasiana BLUE GRAMA GRASS Bouteloua gracilis SEDGE Carex praegracilis BUCKBRUSH Ceanothus cuneatus WESTERN REDBUD Cercis…
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