Common name:Sticky Monkey Flower
Botanical name:Mimulus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower is a drought tolerant evergreen shrub 4 ft. ft tall with numerous orangish/yellow flowers in spring and summer. It is a California native that attracts hummingbirds. This shrub can be found on the dry hills and canyon slopes in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the central Coast Ranges.
-Cornflower Farms
Common name:Southern Flannel Bush
Botanical name:Fremontodendron mexicanum
Fremontodendron mexicanum is a large California Native evergreen shrub that can grow to 20 feet tall by as wide. It has grey-green leaves with hairy undersides. It can be very irritating to the skin so appropriate clothes must be worn while pruning. The plant is very open when the great abundance of lemon-yellow flowers are displayed in the spring and summer. It does best in full sun.
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Photographer: Vicki Anderson
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.