California Native Plants tested at Big Bear City.

Acer glabrum – survives, but stem may get frost burnt, regrows from base in spring

Achillea millefolium – does well

Actea rubra – does well, needs water

Agastache urticifolia - looks like hell in the pots,  outstanding once planted

Amelanchier utahensis – does well

Aquilegia formosa - looks like hell in the pots,  outstanding once planted

Aquilegia pubescens – does well, needs water

Arctostaphylos patula – does well

Artemisia ludoviciana – does well

Artemisia tridentata – does well

Asclepias fascicularis - survives & flowers, probably prefers more heat

Aster ascendens – too early to tell, looks good in pots, but no inflorescences yet

Balsamorhiza sagittata – does well, unusual flower, no ray flowers

Betula occidentalis – weak, needs more heat

Cercocarpus ledifolius – does well

Chamaebatiaria millefolium – does well

Clematis ligusticifolia – does well

Corylus cornuta – survives winter, growth is weak, probably needs more heat

Dicentra Formosa - does fine, probably prefers a  warmer  spring temperatures

Epilobium angustifolia – does well

Epipactis gigantea – does well

Eriogonum umbellatum – does well, non-native form not recognized by pollinators

Eriogonum wrightii – does well

Fallugia paradoxa, has done well in sun

Fremontodendron californicum – low elevation forms do not survive, local plants just began blooming in early July

Heuchera hirsutissima – outstanding

Horkelia rydbergii - looks like hell in the pots, outstanding once planted, tough sell at the nursery

Iris missouriensis – does well

Jamesia Americana - survives, but is performing poorly (maybe my soil), too bad, I love this plant

Koeleria macrantha – low survival

Lililum parryi – does well

Lilium humboldtii – does well

Linum lewisii – does well

Lobelia cardinalis – does fine, probably prefers a little more summer heat

Lupinus excubitus – sells well, a little picky on site placement, can be outstanding

Mimulus cardinalis – survives & flowers, lacks vigor, probably prefers a little more heat

Monardella australis - looks like hell in the pots, outstanding once planted

Oenothera caespitosa – survives, vigor seems low with a few exceptions

Oenothera calilfornica – does well

Penstemon azureus – does well

Penstemon caesius – not true species, looks like hybrids with P. eatonii, single stem red flowers

Penstemon centranthifolius - survives & flowers, needs heat, only a shadow of itself in habitat

Penstemon eatonii – looks like hell in the pots,  outstanding once planted

Penstemon grinnellii – looks like hell in the pots, mixed performance once planted, vigor appears low

Penstemon labrosus - looks like hell in the pots,  outstanding once planted

Penstemon newberryi – weak, lives a couple years and fades away, doesn’t flower well

Penstemon palmeri – does well, would like more heat, shadow of itself in habitat

Penstemon procerus – does fine when properly cared for, needs moisture

Penstemon pseudospectabilis - survives & flowers, needs heat, only a shadow of itself in habitat

Penstemon spectabilis – survives & flowers, needs heat, only a shadow of itself in habitat, seeds won’t germinate

Philadelphus microphyllus – survives & flowers, needs periodic moisture to perform well

Pinus edulis – suffered in pots over winter, fine in ground

Pinus jeffreyi – does well

Poa fendleriana – does well

Polemonium pulcherrinum – low survival

Potentilla glandulosa – does well

Prunus andersonii – does well

Prunus emarginata – too early to tell

Prunus virginiana – survives and generally does well, growth rate is medium to slow

Ribes cereum – does well

Ribes nevadense – does well

Ribes Roezelii – does well

Rudbeckia californica – outstanding, needs water

Salvia pachyphylla – outstanding

Sambucus caerula – survives and does well

Sidalcea neomexicanum – no data

Silene parishii – too early to tell, mine are budding up right now

Solidago confinis – does well

Sphaeralcea munroana – a little weak, survives a year or two, fades away

Strawberry hybrids – do fine, not outstanding

Zauschneria latifolia – not sure

Zauschneria latifolia viscosa– arctic circle – does well