Knock-out photos: 8 great natives

Invite wildlife into your garden with Western plants chosen for their blooms and berries

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Steven Gunther 

Orange flower glow among downy gray leaves

The following natives are sun lovers except where noted. Shop for them at nurseries or California native plant specialists such as Las Pilitas Nursery in Escondido (760/749-5930; Web orders).

Apricot mallow ( Sphaeralcea ambigua).
Downy stems bear flowers in summer. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall.

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