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1. Perennial Salvia. Why We Love It: Pollinator favorite, extra hardy Spikes of purple, pink or white flowers atop mounded foliage make these summer bloomers a favorite. While bees and butterflies ...
Spikes of pink, purple, or white flowers attract pollinators to this sun-loving plant. The blooms last for weeks in late spring to early summer. Make sure to buy a perennial type.
Asclepias californica is native to California and northern Baja California. It is a flowering perennial with thick, white, woolly stems which bend or run along the ground. The plentiful, hanging flowers are rounded structures with reflexed corollas and starlike arrays of bulbous anther
The silvery mounded foliage sends out lovely purple spikes of flowers that pollinators, such as bees and hummingbirds, adore. Because of its minty-scented foliage, hungry garden visitors (ahem ...
A pollinator garden is a group of plants grown together with the intention of attracting wild pollinators. Pollination is the reproductive process that enables plants to produce seeds. [5] When pollen from the male part of one flower is moved to the female part of another flower of the same species, fertilization occurs.
The showy flowers, whose function is to attract pollinators, typically obscure the inconspicuous flowers to some degree. Although faint, Hydrangea quercifolia flowers have a pleasing scent. The floral scent in oakleaf hydrangea is stronger than that of the other commonly cultivated Hydrangea species. [ 4 ]
Botanical name: Nepeta spp. Sun exposure: Full sun Soil type: Well-draining,All types Catmint is the ideal low-maintenance perennial for any garden setting. Available in heights ranging from 8 ...
There are six fleshy nectar glands at the base of each sepal which attract pollinators. Each fertilized flower matures into a large (1 cm) deep-blue berry-like fruit which houses two bitter seeds. The large seeds are covered with a characteristic blue coat, and the fruits remain on the plants until fall.