Many dragonflies are flying on campus this year.  They are particular common around the native plant gardens and in the Heritage Creek Preserve.  Learn more about our local dragonflies at:

• https://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/dragonflies-2017
• http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2017/05/flame-skimmer-dragonfly-libellula.html

Native Plant Sale - End of Season Sale

 

When:     Friday 3/24  - 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

               Saturday 3/25 - 9:00 a.m. – noon

 

   Where: Biology Dept. Greenhouse

                 (behind NSM building; http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/map.html )

 

   What:  CA native plants suitable for home

               gardens (trees, shrubs, flowers)

 

    Prices: $2.50 - $10.00 donation/plant (a deal!)

Proceeds support native plant propagation/restoration

                   on campus

 

Cash/checks only, please

 

 

Plant List –  CSUDH Native Plant Greenhouse – March 24-25, 2017

CSUDH-Project SOUND Propagation Lab

New offerings in green

 

#	Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes/More information
1 gallon shrubs/trees and woody vines - $7.00 - $10.00
1	Marsh baccharis	Baccharis douglasii	Garden uses: rain gardens, swales Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/baccharis-douglasii
2	Coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	Garden uses: green background, hedge Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-baccharis-pilularis
1	Mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	Garden uses: green background, hedge Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-baccharis-salicifolia
12	CA bush sunflower	Encelia californica	Garden uses: bright flowers winter/spring Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/encelia-californica   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2013/03/plant-of-month-march-california-bush.html
8	*Rabbitbush	Ericameria nauseosa	Garden uses: yellow flowers summer/fall; fluffy seeds Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/ericameria-nauseosa
2	Heartleaf keckiella	Keckiella cordifolia	Garden uses: orange flowers; shady vine Habitat: hummingbirds, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/keckiella-cordifolia
5	S. Island mallow	Lavatera assurgentiflora	Garden uses: lg. magenta flowers; large shrub; edible Habitat: hummingbirds, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-lavatera-assurgentiflora
5	Longleaf lupine	Lupinus longifolius	Garden uses: pale lavender, sweet-scented flowers Habitat: large bees, butterflies, ground foraging birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-lupinis-longifolius-43720146
2	Catalina cherry	Prunus ilicifolia	Garden uses: shade tree, hedge/screen, edible fruits Habitat: many insects, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening4-sheet-prunus-ilicifolia
2	Coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia	Garden uses: large landscape tree Habitat: many insects, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-quercus-agrifolia
2	*Gambel oak	Quercus gambelii	Garden uses: large shrub/small tree; winter deciduous Habitat: pollinators, insects, many birds
5	Blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra cerulea	Garden uses: shade tree, edible fruits Habitat: many birds, insects More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-sambucus-caerulea   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2012/08/plant-of-month-august-blue-mexican.html
6	Wild grape	Vitis girdiana	Garden uses: on fences, arbors; as groundcover Habitat: fruit-eating birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-vitis-girdiana
1 gallon perennials/sub-shrubs - $7.00
4	Dune (Seacliff) buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium	Garden uses: mid-sized shrub; fall seed color Habitat: many insects, butterflies (El Segundo Blue), birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-eriogonum-parvifolium   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2016/08/plant-of-month-august-seacliff-dune.html
1	Narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium	Garden uses: mid-bed greenery; medicinal Habitat: insect pollinators, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-galium-angustifolium   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2016/03/plant-of-month-march-narrowleaf.html
2	California Bee plant	Scrophularia californica	Garden uses: unique flowers/attractive foliage Habitat: native bees, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-scrophularia-californica
3	Shrubby butterweed	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	Garden uses: yellow flowers summer/fall; fluffy seeds Habitat: pollinators, butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-senecio-flaccidus
1	Hybrid Salvia		?? possibly Salvia apiana x A. mellifera
1 gallon herbaceous groundcovers - $7.00
3	Yarrow	Achillea millefolia	Garden uses: white flowers/attractive foliage; medicinal; can be mowed; spreads Habitat: beneficial insects, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/achillea-millefolium   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2012/06/plant-of-month-june-western-yarrow.html
3	Yerba mansa	Anemopsis californica	Garden uses: white flowers/attractive foliage; fall leaf color; edible & medicinal; spreads More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-anemopsis-californica   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2015/09/plant-of-month-september-yerba-mansa.html
1	Mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	Garden uses: attractive foliage; medicinal; spreads Habitat: beneficial insects, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-artemesia-douglasiana
2	Salty susan	Jaumea carnosa	Garden uses: rain gardens/swales; containers Habitat: pollinators, butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-jaumea-carnosa
1	Common lippia/ fogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Garden uses: small groundcover or container plant; adorable flowers Habitat: Buckeye, Hairstreak butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-phyla-nodiflora
1	CA wood mint	Stachys bullata	Garden uses: shady places; showy pink flowers Habitat: hummingbirds, butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-stachys-bullata   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2014/11/plant-of-month-december-california-wood.html
12	* Pacific aster	Symphyotrichum chilense (Aster chilensis)	Garden uses: groundcover; fall blooms (purple/yellow) Habitat: many insect pollinators, butterflies; More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/symphyotrichum-chilense
1 gallon perennial bulbs and succulents - $7.00
4	*Shaw’s agave	Agave shawii	Garden uses: accent plant; edible, medicinal, useful; dramatic plant year-round More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/agave-shawii
4	*Douglas’ iris	Iris douglasii	Garden uses: flower garden (part-shade) Habitat:  insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/iris-douglasiana
8	Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	Garden uses: small accent plant in ground or container Habitat: seed-eating birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-sisyrinchium-bellum
4	* Banana yucca	Yucca bacata	Garden uses: accent plant; edible, medicinal, useful; very showy white flowers (spring) Habitat: insects & fruit-eating birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/yucca-baccata
1 gallon grasses/sedges/rushes/cattails - $7.00
5	*Dune sedge	Carex pansa	Garden uses: lawn substitute Habitat:  birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/carex-pansa
4	Clustered field sedge	Carex praegracilis	Garden uses: lawn substitute; rain gardens & swales Habitat:  birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-carex-praegracilis   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2016/11/plant-of-month-november-clustered.html
8	*Showy sedge	Carex spectabilis	Garden uses: rain garden/swale; around ponds Habitat:  birds
8	Common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	Garden uses: lawn substitute; rain gardens & swales Habitat:  birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-eleocharis-macrostachya
4	Common scouring rush	Equisetum hyamale	Garden uses: around ponds; accent in planters, containers Habitat:  birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-equisetum-hyemale
4	Leopold’s rush	Juncus acutus leopoldii	Garden uses: around ponds; accent in planters, containers Habitat:  birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-juncus-acutus
6	* Lamp rush	Juncus effusis	Garden uses: around ponds; accent in planters, containers Habitat:  birds
4	Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	Garden uses: rain garden/swale; near ponds; containers Habitat: birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-juncus-mexicanus
6	California rush	Juncus patens	Garden uses: accent plant; groundcover; containers Habitat: birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-juncus-patens
6	Basket Rush	Juncus textilis	Garden uses: rain garden/swale; around ponds; basketry Habitat: birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-juncus-textilis
8	Creeping wildrye	Leymus triticoides	Garden uses: lawn substitute; swales Habitat:  birds, Skipper butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-leymus-triticoides
6	Small Cattail	Typha angustifolia	Garden uses: rain garden/swale; around ponds; edible Habitat: insects, birds
Small pots: trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs - $4.00
4	Coastal (Dune; Seacliff) buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium	See above
12	*Rabbitbush	Ericameria nauseosa	See above
Small pots: perennials /biennials/annuals - $4.00
10	Yarrow	Achillea millefolia	See above
10	Cobwebby thistle	Cirsium occidentale	Garden uses: bright pink thistle flowers,  spring/summer Habitat: many insects, butterflies, hummingbirds, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-cirsium-occidentale
2	* Rosy Buckwheat	Eriogonum grande var. rubescens	Garden uses: mid-sized shrub; bright pink flowers, fall seed color; good along walkways, containers Habitat: many pollinators, butterflies. birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-eriogonum-grande-rubescens   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2012/07/plant-of-month-july-red-buckwheat.html
9	Coastal gumplant	Grindelia hirsutula	Garden uses: yellow daisies spring/summer Habitat: many insects, butterflies, birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/grindelia-hirsutula
3	Telegraph plant	Heterotheca grandiflora	Garden uses: yellow flowers summer/fall; medicinal Habitat: pollinators, butterflies, finches More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-heterotheca-grandiflora   http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2015/08/plant-of-month-august-telegraph-plant.html
1	*Douglas’ iris	Iris douglasii	See above
25+	Common seep monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	Garden uses: yellow flowers spring; edible/medicinal Habitat: pollinators, butterflies More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-mimulus-guttatus
6	Hooker’s Primrose	Oenothera elata hookeri	Garden uses: yellow flowers spring/summer; edible/ medicinal Habitat: moths, butterflies, hummingbirds, finches & other seed-eating birds More: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/gardening-sheet-oenothera-elata-29907243
4	Fog fruit/ Lippia	Phyla nodiflora	See above
4	Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	See above
14	* Banana yucca	Yucca bacata	See above

* CA native, but not native to South Bay

** Not a CA native plant, but native to the Southwestern U.S.

 

To download this list: http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/plant-list-for-sales-csudh