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How do I create a list of plants suitable to my location? From the Calflora.org home page, select the Planting Guide. Then choose your location on this map or type your address. Select additional criteria if they apply to your site: whether it’s low water, riparian, and/or shady. Click on “More Criteria” to display more options. When you click SEARCH, you'll see a list of suitable native plants for your garden or restoration area. Each plant name is linked to its taxon page, a list of nurseries which sell it, and details of why your location is suitable.

How can I attract pollinators? In your results, the pollinator-attractors have a butterfly symbol. Click on MAP at the top of the page to collapse the map and display more columns, including the butterfly symbols.

How is my list of suitable plants generated? As an aggregator of wild plant data across many platforms, Calflora is perfectly positioned to extract plant tolerances for elevation, climate, and soil from millions of plant observations.

Can I share or print my results? Yes, download your list and then share or print it by selecting the Download Spreadsheet option in the TOOLS menu at the top of the page.

My list of plants is long! Tighten the constraints by checking for wild plants in the same ecoregion, in the same county, and/or within ten miles. Use soil factors, omit plants at the edges of their tolerances, and/or select only species that are easy to establish.

Do you have a video tutorial? Yes, the Planting Guide video tutorial is linked here and under the TOOLS menu on the Planting Guide page. Reply to this email with questions.

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