Planning a hummingbird garden using California native and other water-wise plants appropriate for S. California gardens. Part of the lecture series 'Out of the Wilds and into Your Garden'.
42. Island Alumroot – Heuchera maxima
J.S. Peterson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
43. Growth requirements – Island Alumroot
Sun: Full sun on the coast, part shade
anywhere
Soils:
Any well-drained – sandy is best
Any pH except very acidic
Nutrients: organic supplements, mulches
are useful
Water:
regular water to establish
two to four times a month (especially in
summer and at inland locations) to keep
plants looking green and lengthen bloom.
Are fairly drought tolerant in shady sites –
just look a little raggedy with summer
drought
Maintenance:
Mulch
Remove dead foliage
Divide every 3-5 years – when flowering
decreases
http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/4314/6145.html
115. CA Fuschia – Epilobium canum
Formerly Zauschneria
californica
Western U.S. from Wyoming
to Baja
In southern CA
Away from immediate coast in
drier areas of Coastal Sage
Scrub, Chaparral, Southern
Oak Woodlands
Dry areas, rocky slopes &
cliffs
Also in mountain pine forests
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5410,5414
116. Very showy flowers
Trumpet-shaped,
orange-red flowers
with extended anther,
stamens
Flowers on short
stems from vertical
stems
Hummingbird
pollinated
Flowers also attract
butterflies
117. Horticultural requirements for CA Fuschia
Soils:
Texture: sand to clay – very tolerant
pH: any, including alkali
Nutrients: low needs
Sun:
Full sun to part shade
Ok under open trees
Water:
Little to moderate water once
established
Tolerates seasonal flooding
Pruning:
Cut back in late winter – can cut
back to ground
Can pinch back terminal buds for
fuller appearance
Multiplies by seeds
and spreading roots
118. Isolation breeds
variability
Island variant (top)
Foliage more gray-green
Blooms fall/winter (Sept.-
Jan.)
Peninsula variant (bottom)
Foliage more bright green
Blooms in summer/fall
(Aug.-Oct.)
http://nnvesj.org/Y04/Ed13/NativeGarden2.htm