PROGRAMS :: Farmscaping with Native Hedgerows
Beneficial Insect Hedgerow Plants for California Central
Coast
BASIC LIST
- Using regionally appropriate, locally sourced plant material ensures maximum success and respects the ecological integrity of your area. Contact native plant nurseries 6 months prior to planting to guarantee adequate plant availability.
- Plant on a high berm (6”–12”) so that root crowns are not soaked during summer irrigation of adjacent crops.
- Irrigate with dripline and weed regularly for 2–3 years to establish your hedgerow.
For more information contact: Sam Earnshaw at (831) 722-5556 or e-mail sambo@cruzio.com
| Shrubs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant at 8’ spacing (4’ spacing for dense barrier) | |||
| Height | # per 150’/1000’ | ||
| California Lilac (Ceanothus) | |||
| Ceanothus “Ray Hartman” | 20 feet | ||
| Ceanothus “Sky Lark” | 6 feet | 5 / 33 | |
| Ceanothus “Yankee Point” | 5 feet | ||
| Ceanothus “Kurt Zadnik” | 5 feet | ||
| Coffeeberry | |||
| Rhamnus californica | 10 feet | 2 / 13 | |
| Rhamnus “Mound San Bruno” | 6 feet | 2 / 13 | |
| Coyote Brush | |||
| Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea | 8 feet | 1 / 7 | |
| Baccharis pilularis “Pigeon Point” | 4 feet | 1 / 7 | |
| Toyon / Christmas Berry | |||
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | 15 feet | 3 / 20 | |
| Buckwheat (Eriogonum) | |||
| Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine’s Lace | 5 feet | 3 / 20 | |
| E. arborescens Santa Cruz Island | 5 feet | 3 / 20 | |
| Total: 20 / 133 | |||
| Herbs, Forbs, Sub-shrubs, Grasses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| * Plant in between Shrubs * | |||
| Buckwheat (Eriogonum) | |||
| E. latifolium | 3 feet, spreading | 3 / 20 | |
| E. fasciculatum var. foliosum | 2-4 feet | 3 / 20 | |
| Yarrow | |||
| Achillea millefolium white | 1 foot, spreading | 3 / 20 | |
| A. m. Paprika | 1 foot, spreading | 2 / 13 | |
| A. m. Salmon Beauty | 1 foot, spreading | 2 / 13 | |
| Deergrass | |||
| Muhlenbergia rigens Spikes | 2 - 4 feet | 5 / 33 | |
| Total: 18 / 119 | |||
New plants to try in Central Coast hedgerows
| Main Shrubs, 6-foot spacing | |
|---|---|
| Artemisia californica | California Sagebrush |
| Atriplex lentiformis | Saltbush |
| Cornus sericea | Western dogwood |
| Epilobium canum | California fuschia |
| Eriophyllum staechadifolium | Wooly sunflower |
| Grindelia hirsutula/? | Gumplant |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkeyflower |
| Myrica californica | Wax myrtle |
| Prunus ilicifolia | Holly-leaf cherry |
| Rosa californica | Wild rose |
| Rubus Blackberry | Rubus ursinus |
| Salvia mellifera | Black Sage |
| Sambucus mexicana | Elderberry |
| Minor Shrubs and Plants, between Main Shrubs | |
|---|---|
| Asclepias fascicularis/eriocarpa/? | Milkweed |
| Aster chilensis | Aster |
| Chorizanthe staticoides | Spineflower (annual) |
| Clematis lasiantha | Clematis |
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Clematis |
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Goldenrod |
| Salvia spathacea | Pitcher Sage |
| Scrophularia californica | California bee plant |
| Solidago californica | California Goldenrod |
| Stachys ajugoides | Hedge nettle |
| Phacelia californica | Phacelia |
| Phacelia egena | Phacelia |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Phacelia (annual) |
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