Plants that support Sweat bees
6 plants
Bright Green Dudleya
Dudleya virens
perennial herb
Early spring nectar and pollen foraging
Bay Area native
Fendler's Meadow-rue
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum
perennial herb
generalist pollen forager during flowering
Bay Area native
Great Valley Phacelia
Phacelia ciliata
perennial herb
early season pollen provision for ground-nesting solitary bees
Bay Area native
Presidio Clarkia
Clarkia franciscana
annual
primary pollinator during Clarkia bloom period
Bay Area native
Royal Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium carneum
perennial herb
Primary spring pollen forager for native sweat bee species
Bay Area native
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
geophyte
Early spring foragers utilize bloom period for nectar
Bay Area native