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The San Diego Zoo supports a healthy habitat for pollinators.
Pollinator Habitat
Hot Pink Trumpet Shaped Flowers
The lance shaped leaves and trumpet shaped flowers remind me of Beardtongue (Penstemon), the vivid pink reminds me of oleander.
A native penstemon for zone 10 is (Penstemon heterophullus)
Pollinator Habitat includes Lantana
Milkweed and a Monarch
Table I. Native Plants for Pollinators // Zone 10
| Family | Botanical Name | Common Name | Height | Color | Season |
| Aster | Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | 6" x 3' | Varies | April-August |
| Aster | Encelia californica | Coast Sunflower | 3x5' | Yellow | Feb-June |
| Aster | Erigeron glaucus | Seaside Daisy | 2x2' | Pale Blue | Jan-August |
| Aster | Leptosyne gigantea | Giant Coreopsis | To 4' | Yellow | Jan-May |
| Cleome | Peritoma arborea | Bladderpod | 3x4' | Yellow | Nov-June |
| Dogbane | Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | 2x2' | White/Pink | May-Sept |
| Figwort | Penstemon heterophullus | Foothill Penstemon | 2 x 3' | Blue/Red/Purple | Yr Round |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera subspicata | Southern Honeysuckle | Vine | Yellow | May-August |
| Iris | Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue Eyed Grass | 1+-2' | Blue | March-May |
| Knotweed | Eriogonum rubescens | Channel Island Buckwheat | Varies | Pink | Summer |
| Lopseed | Diplacus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkey Flower | 2' x 3' | Orange | May-August |
| Mints | Salvia apiana | White Sage | 4x6' | White | April-July |
| Mints | Salvia spathacea | Hummingbird Sage | 1x3' | Red | Feb-July |
| Mints | Trichostema lanatum | Woolly Blue Curls | 3' x 3' | Violet | May-August |
| Poppy | Eschshoizia californica | California Poppy | 1x1' | Orange/Yellow | April-July |
| Stonecrop | Dudleya edulis | Ladyfingers | 1x1' | White/Pink | May-July |
| Stonecrop | Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk Dudleya | 1x1' | Red | May-July |
Throughout the zoo additional colorful trees and plants capture attention.
Red Powder Puff (Calliandra haematocephala)
Hong Kong Orchid
Pink Orchid Tree (Bauhinia monanda) is a tropical tree to 20' and known for its lobed leaves and 5" pink orchid-like flowers with overlapping petals.
Butterfly Tree (Bauhinia purpurea) Native to South China zone 9-10.
Visiting San Diego
| Part I | San Diego Zoo | Balboa Park | Erythrina |
| Part II | San Diego Zoo | Balboa Park | Pollinator Habitat |
| Part III | San Diego Zoo | Balboa Park | Hawaiian Native Plant Garden |
| Part IV | San Diego | Lavender Farms |
| Part V | San Diego | Succulents and Tropicals |
| Part VI | San Diego | Iris, Bird of Paradise, Cactus, Desert, White Sage |
| Part VII | San Diego | Cabrillo National Monument Old Point Loma Lighthouse |
| Part VIII | San Diego | Exotic Plants |
| Part IX | San Diego | Trees |
| Part X | | San Diego | Coronado Island |
| Part XI | San Diego | Making Music with Exotic Woods | Taylor Guitars |
| Part XII | San Diego | Vineyard and Winery |
| Part XIII | San Diego | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery |
| Architecture and Design in San Diego | |
© Grassroots Horticulture
2014
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