Also known as Pitcher Sage, this perennial herb has broad, aromatic leaves, and flower spikes that rise 2 to 3 feet. Along the upright stem grow large, tubular, magenta flowers, which attract hummingbirds as the name suggests. It grows in partial shade and moist soils, and is deer resistant.
Also known as Blue Sage, this aromatic, perennial subshrub grows 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. It has wrinkled, gray leaves and dark blue or violet flowers that bloom throughout the spring and summer and attract bees and hummingbirds. This plant grows in full sun and in well-drained sand and gravel soils.
Coast Live Oak, also known as Encino Verde, is an evergreen, perennial tree that grows 20 to 50 feet tall and wide. It has a short, stout trunk and crooked, spreading branches with glossy, gray-green, holly-like leaves. It produces light brown acorns and yellow green catkins (in male trees) or reddish green spikes (in female trees). This tree grows in full sun or partial shade and in well-drained soil, and attracts birds and butterflies.
This evergreen, perennial tree grows up to 10 feet tall. It has a short trunk, and dense, spreading branches that sprout spiny-toothed leaves, white flower spikes, and red or dark purple fruits. Holly Leaf Cherry thrives in full sun and in dry, rocky soils.
This perennial herb grows erect, gray-green stems and flowering stalks that reach up to 3 feet high. Bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom out of those stalks from April to July, highly attracting hummingbirds. The plant grows in full sun and in dry, well-drained soil.
This evergreen, vining shrub can extend to over 6 feet in length and 20 feet in width. It grows in full sun and partial shade, and in a variety of moist soils, including clay and granite soils. Pollinators are attracted to its long, fuzzy, yellow flowers, and birds feed off its red and yellow berries.
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