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College of the Canyons is currently the only community college in Southern California with the Bee Campus USA designation. This designation means we are committed to making our campus pollinator-friendly. We will achieve this by planting native pollinator habitat, implementing integrated pest management, engaging the community, educating others about pollinators, and more!

Check out this article in The Signal about our new Bee Campus designation!

Valencia Campus Native Plant Gardens

Coffee Kiosk Garden:

Common and scientific names of native plants at the Coffee Kiosk Garden on the Valencia Campus.
Scientific Name	Common Name
Acmispon glaber	Deer plant
Epilobium canum	California fuchsia
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens	Red-flowered buckwheat
Monardella villosa	Coyote mint
Penstemon eatonii	Firecracker penstemon
Salvia apiana	White sage
Salvia brandegeei	Pacific blue sage
Sphaeralcea ambigua	Desert globemallow

Native Demonstration Garden:

Common and scientific names of native plants at the Native Demonstration Garden on the Valencia Campus.
Scientific Name	Common Name
Acmispon glaber	Deer plant
Amorpha fruticosa	Western false indigo
Anemopsis californica	Yerba mansa
Artemesia douglasiana	Mugwort
Arctostaphylos densiflora “Howard McMinn”	Howard McMinn Manzanita
Asclepias eriocarpa	Woollypad milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis	Narrow leaf milkweed
Aquilegia formosa	Western columbine
Calliandra californica	Red fairyduster
Cleomella arborea	Bladderpod
Condea emoryi	Desert lavender
Frangula californica	Hoary coffeeberry
Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon
Heuchera maxima	Island alum root
Iris douglasiana	Douglas Iris
Keckiella cordifolia	Climbing penstemon
Lonicera subspicata var. denudate	Santa Barbara honeysuckle
Prunus ilicifolia	Hollyleaf cherry
Ribes aureum	Golden currant
Salvia sp.	Salvia sp.
Sphaeralcea ambigua	Desert globemallow
Thalictrum occidentale	Western meadow rue

Wise Oak Circle:

Common and scientific names of native plants at the Wise Oak Circle Garden on the Valencia Campus.
Scientific Name	Common Name
Aesculus californica	California buckeye
Amorpha fruticosa	Western false indigo
Arctostaphylos sp.	Manzanita sp.
Asclepias fascicularis	Narrow leaf milkweed
Baileya multiradiata	Desert marigold
Calliandra californica	Red fairyduster
Cercis occidentalis	Western redbud
Cercocarpus betuloides	Mountain mahogany
Chilopsis linearis	Desert willow
Condea emoryi	Desert lavender
Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California aster
Diplacus aurantiacus	Bush monkey flower
Encelia californica	Bush sunflower
Encelia farinosa	Brittle bush
Epilobium canum	California fuchsia
Eriogonum aborescens	Sant Cruz Island buckwheat
Eriogonum giganteum	St. Catherine’s lace
Gambelia speciosa	Island snapdragon
Leymus condensatus	Wild rye
Monardella villosa	Coyote mint
Penstemon centranthifolius	Scarlet bugler
Penstemon eatonii	Firecracker penstemon
Salvia apiana	White sage
Salvia brandegeei	Pacific blue sage
Salvia mellifera	Black sage
Salvia sp.	Sage sp.
Sphaeralcea ambigua	Desert globemallow
Teucrium glandulosum	Desert germander