1. Heidi Kratsch
Horticulture Specialist

2.  Add beauty to our landscapes.
 Conserve water.
 Reduce mowing costs.
 Provides habitat for birds, bees, butterflies
and other beneficial insects.
 Protect and enhance the soil.
 Save money on fertilizers and pesticides.
 Provide a sense of where we live.

3.  More than two-thirds of the world‟s crop species
rely on pollinators.
 Pollinators are keystone species in most
terrestrial ecosystems.
 Fruits and seeds derived from insect pollination
are a major part of the diet of approximately 25
percent of all birds, and of mammals ranging
from red-backed voles to grizzly bears.
 In many places, the essential service of
pollination is at risk from habitat loss, pesticide
use, and introduced diseases.

4.  Large herb or
subshrub
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Also bumblebees
and honeybees
 Tolerates extra
water.

5.  Fruits are edible.
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Larval host for
California
Hairstreak and Elf
butterflies.
 Also try
Amelanchier
utahensis.
Amelanchier alnifolia

6.  Food source for
American Lady
butterfly.
 Larval host for
Painted Lady
butterfly.
 Excellent as a
ground cover and in
dried flower
arrangements. Anaphalis margaritacea with
Flower Longhorn Beetle

7.  Evergreen
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Good for fire-
resistance and
erosion control.
 Needs excellent
drainage.
Arctostaphylos patula

8.  Attracts a large
number of native
bees.
 Attracts butterflies
and hummingbirds.
 Larval host for
monarch and queen
butterfly.
 Good for moist, wet
areas.
 Aphids are inevitable! Asclepias incarnata

9.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Attracts beneficial
insects.
 Associates with
nitrogen-fixing
bacteria.
 Loves full sun.
Ceanothus velutinus

10.  Evergreen shrub
 Larval host for
Mountain
Mahogany
Hairstreak butterfly.
Cercocarpus montanus

11.  Fast-growing
climbing vine
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Do not overwater
and give good
drainage.
 Avoid C. orientalis –
invasive.
Clematis ligusticifolia

12.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees
 Also attracts
honeybees.
 Larval host for the
Checkered White
butterfly.
Cleome serrulata

13.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Attracts natural
enemies.
 Provides good
erosion control and
is pest and
maintenance free.
 Just ignore it. Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda

14.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 The bright scarlet
flowers produce
nectar, supplying
hummingbirds with
food for the start of
their southward
migration. Epilobium cana
Zone 5

15.  Attracts predatory
and parasitoid
natural enemies.
Erigeron speciosus

16.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees
 Attracts predatory or
parasitoid natural
enemies
 Larval host for
Lupine Blue butterfly
 Many, many others…
Eriogonum umbellatum

17.  Annual
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees
Gaillardia pulchella

18.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees
 Attracts butterflies
 Easy to grow; self
sows.
 Blooms in the
summer.
Hedysarum boreale

19.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Blooms in late
spring.
 Best in well-drained
soils.
 Full sun
Linum lewisii

20.  Special value to
bumblebees.
 Larval host for the
Gilletes
Checkerspot
butterfly.
 Berries are mildly
poisonous.
Lonicera involucrata

21.  Attract large
numbers of native
bees.
 Associate with
nitrogen-fixing
bacteria.
 Also try Lupinus
caudatus or L.
sericeus.
Lupinus argenteus

22.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees
 Sun or shade
 Foliage will burn
wear exposed in
winter.
 Good ground cover.
Mahonia repens

23.  Attracts birds,
butterflies,
hummingbirds
 Bloom summer into
fall.
 Full sun
 Readily available
commercially.
Mirabilis multiflora

24.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Also bumblebees.
 Blooms late
summer.
 Blooms in its first
year.
 Aromatic Monardella odoratissima

25.  Annual
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Part shade
preferred.
 Give extra water to
prolong bloom.
Nemophila menziesii

26.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Full sun
 Early spring
bloomer
 Best bloom in
morning, sweet
scent.
Oenothera caespitosa

27.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Likes
dry, hot, rocky
areas.
 Not a showy as
other
penstemons, but
white color is rare.
Penstemon deustus

28.  Attracts
hummingbirds and
large numbers of
native bees.
 Very adaptable to
climatic conditions
 But must have good
drainage.
Penstemon eatonii

29.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Prefers dry, gravelly
soils.
 Sweetly fragrant
blooms
 Can get to 5 or 6
feet tall!
Penstemon palmeri

30.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Good substitute for
the non-native
Gayfeather.
 Sun to part shade
Phacelia sericea

31.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Has a fragrant
orange scent in
bloom.
 Becomes
rangy, leggy in
shade
 Put this in full sun. Philadelphus microphilus

32.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Plant in part shade.
 Bark orange and
peeling – very
ornamental
 Hardy to zone 2!
Physocarpus malvaceus

33.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Food source for the
California
Hairstreak butterfly.
 Berries make good
jam.
Prunus virginiana

34.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Good for erosion
control.
 Plant at least 10
feet from your
home in fire-prone
areas.
Purshia tridentata

35. Rhus trilobata
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees and provides
nesting material.
 Sun or part shade
 Very drought
tolerant.
 Berries are edible.
 Good for erosion
control.

36.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Berries used in pies
and preserves.
 Sun or part shade
 Will tolerate extra
moisture.
Ribes cereum

37.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees and provides
nesting habitat.
 Attractive pink
flowers in spring
 Large red hips
 Sun to part shade.
 Also try R. nutkana
Rosa woodsii

38. Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus
 Attracts and
provides nesting
material for native
bees.
 Fruit delicious in
jams or jelles.

39.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Provides nesting
habitat for native
bees.
 Valuable to songbirds.
 Has thorns.
Rubus parviflorus

40.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Two-toned blooms
 Referred to in Zane
Greys classic
Western, Riders of
the Purple Sage.
Salvia dorrii

41.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Both male and
female plants
required for fruit
set – fruit is edible.
 Full sun
 Tolerates extra
moisture. Shepherdia argentea

42.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Attracts natural
enemies.
 Prefers full sun and
sandy, gravelly
soils.
Solidago missouriensis

43.  Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Diadasia diminuta
(globemallow bee)
is a specialist.
Sphaeralcea coccinea

44.  Annual
 Attracts large
numbers of native
bees.
 Larval host for the
Common Buckeye
butterfly.
 Full sun
Verbena stricta

45.  Larval host for the
Coronis fritillary
butterfly.
 Early blooming
ground cover or
rock garden plant.
 Mixes well with
grasses.
Viola nuttallii

46.  Look for
microclimates in
your yard.
 South gets the most
sun.
 East gets morning
sun – good for
plants that
afternoon shade. Use them to minimize turf
areas in your yard.

47.  Grouping plants
into “zones”
according to water
needs.
 Each zone irrigated
by a separate valve.
 The deeper the
roots, the longer
and less often you
should water.
It‟s especially important to
irrigation turfgrass separately from
other plants in your landscape.

48. They‟re just like kids:
 Baby them when
they‟re young…
 Hands off as they
get older!
Palmer‟s Penstemon
Showy Four „O Clock

49.  http://www.wildflower.org/collections/collect
ion.php?collection=NV
 http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-
conservation/