lavender flowers — Drought Tolerant Plants

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Blooms spring to summer
A perennial that grows 20” high with woody stem and pink, blue, or lavender flowers. Okay in poor to rich soil. Needs water in summer. Provides nectar and pollen. Attracts Bombus and mason bees.

NativeTorrey DouglassOctober 12, 2019perennial, blooms spring to summer, blue flowers, pink flowers, lavender flowers, provides nectar and pollen, attracts bombus, attracts mason bees

Black Sage

Salvia melliifera

Blooms spring to early summer
A perennial evergreen shrub up to 6 ft high to 6 ft wide. Lavender flowers, native to San Francisco. Grows in many garden conditions, drought tolerant but water for flowers. Provides mostly nectar. Attracts honey, Bonbus, mason, and other native bees.

NativeTorrey DouglassSeptember 21, 2019attracts mason bees, attracts bombus, drought-tolerant, lavender flowers, perennial, provides nectar, blooms spring to early summer, attracts honeybees, attracts native bees