Posts Tagged: California Native
Growing Annual Native Wildflowers
Among the joys of a California spring are swaths of annual wildflowers blooming around the state....
Well, Hello There, Queen Bumble Bee!
So, there she is, an out-of-season queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, nectaring on an...
A queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, sipping nectar from an ice plant at Bodega Bay on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bombus vosenenskii, a native, departs a non-native, the invasive ice plant, Carpobrotus edulis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bombus vosenenskii, with the familiar yellow band on its abdomen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
End of Summer Plants for Bees
As we move into the hottest, driest part of the summer, many of our gardens are looking a bit worn...
California Native Plant Society
California is host to almost 7000 species of native plants, more than any other state. About 40% of...
Big or small, a ceanothus for us all
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For me, the great question at the plant...
Ceanothus Concha(Pixabay)
Ceanothus(wikimedia commons)
Ceanothus parviflorus(Wikimedia Commons)
Ceanothus Velutinus (Flickr Matt Lavin)