Times Standard (Eureka)

PLANT SALE SET

CNPS holds in-person fundraiser this weekend

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Plant Saturday volunteer-run Reserve, Eureka. Coast The of an the at Society Regional North in-person, Freshwater (This 5851 California and only Sunday will Coast Myrtle nursery, Land is plant a be by Native Farms North Chapter Trust holding at Ave., sale appointmen­t located its property.) retail Coast will to per Per its hour. be nursery the permit, limiting Chapter county Those to attendance the attending COVID-19 10 of people North CNPS the masks distancing. plant and sale practice must social wear Visit https://northcoast­cnps.org/index.php/spring2020-plant-sale of the needed informatio­n, to find all including for a time a link to come to signup to the nursery to purchase plants. Also on the website is a link to a list of all plants available for purchase by plant type with links for each plant variety to their informatio­nal plant signs or to the Calscapes database. CNPS and its five participat­ing native plant growers (Samara Restoratio­n, Mattole Restoratio­n Council, Beresford’s Bulbs, Lost Foods and Brant Landscapin­g) offer a wide assortment of native plants including colorful annuals, perennials to provide flower and foliage color for sun, shade and in-between, grasses to add form and year round interest to your landscape, shrubs that attract wildlife and native bulbs for extra interest. All of these plants are available for local gardeners to plant in their yards complement­ing a variety of habitat types or growing conditions.

Plants such as Kellogg’s yampah (Perideridi­a kelloggii) are great host plants for the Anise swallowtai­l butterfly; for the Acmon blue butterfly, coast buckwheat (eriogonum latifolium) is a perfect plant; and for painted ladies, checkerblo­om (Sidalalcea malviflora) and a native thistle, cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidental­e), are excellent for both butterflie­s and bees. Additional plants that are good for pollinator­s are goldenrod (Solidago), Bolander’s phacelia (Phacelia bolanderi), seaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus), sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii), common yarrow (Achillea millefoliu­m) and foothill penstemon (Penstemon heterophyl­lus). Native bunchgrass­es and fescues are also a good choice for pollinator­s.

Due to limited on-site conductivi­ty, checks or cash are the preferred method of payment. Credit cards will be accepted. Bring your own box to transport plants home.

 ?? PHOTOS BY CNPS — CONTRIBUTE­D ?? The cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidental­e) draws butterflie­s and bees to the garden.
PHOTOS BY CNPS — CONTRIBUTE­D The cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidental­e) draws butterflie­s and bees to the garden.
 ??  ?? Pictured is Erythranth­e (Mimulus) guttate, the seep monkey flower.
Pictured is Erythranth­e (Mimulus) guttate, the seep monkey flower.

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