Goldfields (Lasthenia glabrata)
Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Cleveland sage (Salvia clevelandii)
Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)
Purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra)
Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Sedge (Carex tumulicola)
NATIVE PLANT GROUPS
California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677, http://www.cnps.org/.
Lake Cunningham Volunteers, (408) 274-6965, www.groups.yahoo.com/group/LakeCunninghamVolunteers or send e-mail to lakecunninghamvolunteers@yahoogroups.com.
NATIVE PLANT SOURCES
Yerba Buena Nursery 19500 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, (650) 851-1668. Specializes in native species.
Payless Nursery 2927 S. King Road, San Jose, (408) 274-7815. Ask for Wanda Olson, native plant section manager.
NATIVE PLANT BOOKS
``Growing California Native Plants'' by Marjorie Schmidt; University of California Press, $18.95. Kumar e-mailed: ``First published in 1981, this book is still at the top of the heap when it comes to books on native plant gardening. . . . This is a must-have book for beginners and experts alike.''
``Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A.'' by Sally Wasowski and Andy Wasowski; McGraw-Hill, $22.95. Kumar e-mailed: ``This is a well-written and profusely illustrated book on the whys and hows of native landscaping. . . . Many plants are native to Northern California.''
``Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region'' by Nora Harlow; East Bay Municipal Utility District, $49.95. Kumar e-mailed: ``This gorgeous coffee-table book . . . proves that native and drought-tolerant landscaping need not sacrifice aesthetics for the environment. You can have your cake and eat it too.''
Source: Arvind Kumar