Do you like butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, fireflies, songbirds? Hostas and daylilies don't host them. Please share widely!

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Kathy Cummings

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Jun 9, 2022, 11:02:29 AM6/9/22
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Native plants attract a variety of birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife by providing diverse habitats and food sources. Native plants feed the insects that are the base of the food web, and insects that are especially important as food for young songbirds. Black and White Warbler ( Mniotilta varia) with Horace's Duskywing moth ...
Pollinator-Friendly Alternatives to Hosta & Daylily. It's cool if you love your hosta and daylily collection, however their value to pollinators is minimal even if they are easier than bindweed to grow (oh, bindweed, you scoundrel). Neither plant is a host for butterfly or moth larvae, so we won't be making new pollinators, and the nectar is ...
Natives for Pollinators. Citizens in the lower Midwest and beyond are concerned about the dramatic drop in pollinator populations. Caterpillars need native plants for food (host plants). Adult pollinators, including butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, and beetles need pollen and/or nectar sources throughout their lives.
milkweed ( Asclepias spp.), ( milkweed seeds ), such as common milkweed ( A. syriaca), swamp milkweed ( A. incarnate ), and butterfly weed ( A. tuberosa) Nectar Favorites: milkweed ( Asclepias spp.), ( milkweed seeds) asters ( Aster spp.), ( aster seeds) butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), sedum ( Sedum spp.), verbena ( Verbena spp. and hybrids),
Support Native Songbirds. Songbirds Need Native Plants. Choosing native plants for your yard will help songbirds thrive. Not only do songbirds need fat- and protein-rich fruits from native trees and shrubs, like the robin above eating serviceberries, but also invertebrates such as moth larvae are vitally important food for adult and baby birds.
Geranium, Catmint, Echinacea, Verbena, and Grasses invite pollinators to the perennial garden at the front of Lisa's home. When Lisa and her family purchased land to build their home in Huntington, Vermont, they knew they wanted to preserve the established wildflower meadow that spanned a large portion of their sunny property.
Butterflies are attracted to hosta brandys_garden 7 years ago It is said that songbirds, hummingbirds, and butterflies are among the WELCOME guests that are attracted to hosta.... Well, I've had plenty of all 3 this season! But here is a beautiful butterfly on Bressingham Blue yesterday! Comment 6 Sort by: Oldest Comments (6) Thistle and Maize
Jul 23, 2020Echinacea (also called Coneflower) is a staple of summer, attracting beneficial insects of all kinds and bringing cheerful color to the garden. Cut flowers can last 10 days or more in bouquets. Grows to 24"-36" tall and 24" wide, depending on the variety. Monarda (Bee Balm) Attracts: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds Full sun to part shade
May 18, 2022Some popular choices are outlined below. 01 of 10 Agastache (Agastache spp.) The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova There are many varieties of Agastache, and all of them are high in nectar. Sunset Hyssop (Agastache rupestris), shown here, is part of a group sometimes called the hummingbird mints. These flowers are also butterfly magnets.

Peace, Love, Good Health, Happiness, Native Plants, Native Pollinators,
Kathy
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sandy forkins

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Jun 9, 2022, 12:08:26 PM6/9/22
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Thanks, Kathy.

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Kathy Cummings

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Jun 9, 2022, 1:06:56 PM6/9/22
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How are you, Sandy?
How's your garden?
Did you see monarchs?  I saw two and maybe two weeks later I saw milkweed popping up.  That's not good, but there were other plants in my gardens showing signs of being eaten.
Were the pollinators desperate?  Was this natural? 

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Kathy

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