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<div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial">After years of trials, the best six annual species for the early season in central and coastal California are,</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height: 21px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Phacelia tanacetifolia</i>, Tansy phacelia</font></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Phacelia ciliata</i>, Great Valley phacelia</font></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Phacelia cicutaria</i>, Caterpillar phacelia or Scorpion phacelia</font></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Eschscholzia californica</i>, California poppy</font></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Collinsia heterophyla</i>, Purple chinese houses / shade</font></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><i style="line-height: 22px; ">Nemophila menziesii,</i> Baby blue eyes / shade</font></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 16px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; ">Sow single species per orchard middle because they all mature at different times. Maintain at 1.5 feet to keep annual grasses from over growing the wildflowers </span></font></div><div><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; ">Only mow to the ground after seed set and </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="line-height: 16px;">shatter, which is well before almond harvest. The only species that may require reseeding are <i>Collinsia</i> and <i>P. cicutaria.</i></span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16px; ">The </span><i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 16px; ">Phacelia ciliata</i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16px; "> will be the first to bloom in December.</span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; "><br style="line-height: 22px; "></font></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; "><span style="line-height: 16px; "><font size="3" face="Arial" style="line-height: normal; ">The best early </font></span><font face="Arial" size="3" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 16px; ">perennials are California Redbud, Madrone, various species of Manzanita and various species of Ceanothus. There are perennial bush lupine species to consider also. Several species of native sages may work also, ie. black sage is very important in chaparral communities.</span></font></div><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: bonnielore@comcast.net<br>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:17:41 -0500<br>To: LadAdams@aol.com<br>CC: pollinator@nappc.org<br>Subject: Re: [Pollinator] Shared from BBC News - Bees favorite plants identified<br><br>Let's remember that the plant species that attract bees in Europe,<div>are not likely the same in the United States. </div><div><br></div><div>Native bee populations were thriving long before Europeans (also my ancestors) came to</div><div>North America and long before lavenders were planted in our gardens.</div><div><br></div><div>One size does not fit all and each region of the United States is likely</div><div>to enjoy a unique suite of bee-attacting plants appropriate for gardens.</div><div><br></div><div>We still have a lot to learn,</div><div>Bonnie L. Harper-Lore</div><div>Restoration Ecologist</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 18, 2013, at 8:40 AM, <a href="mailto:LadAdams@aol.com">LadAdams@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote>
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