Habitat Restoration Part 3

Before picture showing the shade situation that dictated plant choices.

The Maple trees being deciduous allow the sun to reach all of the early flowering plants I utilized. Later when the sun gets higher in the sky this whole side of the house is shaded for all but a few hours in the late afternoon.

Hummingbird Sage (Powerline Pink) paired with Purple Nightshade (Mountain Pride) in my CA Native Shade Garden. The maple trees are deciduous so these shade plants get winter sun and help brighten things up when not much else is growing.

Spreading via rhizome to form a nice little patch that will produce lots of flowers.

Powerline Pink that was chopped back to the ground last year

The patch of Hummingbird sage will expand over time. I planted 3 types along the fence.

Pink Flowering Currant with Purple Nightshade. Red Currant is also in the photo but still dormant

Purple Nightshade with a native bumble bee, first one I’ve seen in the garden.

Ceanothus Concha, White Cloud Manzanita, Penstemon eatonii & Bush Anemone. This section gets a fair amount of sun in the morning and late afternoon, with some mid afternoon shade.

Baja Pitcher Sage. The Leaves on this plant smell amazing when crushed.

Heuchera Flowers

All California native plants used in the shade garden.