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#NativePlant

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kamatahvel🇺🇦

One thing that's an ongoing #permaculture lesson for me in my garden #rewilding journey is that certain #NativePlant species that aren't too attractive looking or otherwise don't seem to provide much benefit actually serve a big role as host plants. For the #texas area, plants like goldenrod (Solidago altissima), horse weed (Erigeron canadensis) and prairie false foxglove (Agalinis heterophylla), despite not looking as interesting most of the year, serve a vital supportive role for pollinators and other beneficial insects that some of the other plants with greater year-round interest don't really do.

All that to say, consider creating zones in your area where these plants can grow too.

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Joe Wynne 🌻 🚗 ⛰️

🦋 New species in my garden! 🥳 A Painted Lady on a Black-eyed Susan.

🐛 The caterpillars feed on thistles and I have a few.

🐛 They also feed on mallows. I need to get some mallows, actually, especially the U.S. temperate version of the popular Hibiscus.

The platter-shaped flowers of the Swamp Rose-Mallow would look great. Even better, they provide food for #NativeBees and caterpillars of two other butterflies: the Gray Hairstreak and Common Checkered-skipper.

That would be serious habitat building! 💪

#BiodiversityGardening #HabitatGardening #Gardening @gardening #NativePlant

Close-up of a butterfly with its wings extended on a Black-eyed Susan. The butterfly is ornately patterned with spots, bars and stripes of yellow, orange, brown, buff and silver. The flower petals are yellow. In the blurry background is the brown and gray surface of a large rock face perpendicular to the ground and the stem and a partially opened flower bud. The colors of the butterfly blend with the environment in this view.
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Ray N. Franklin 🇺🇸

We had a wet spring in Fort Collins, CO. Most of my xeriscape plants grew fast and lanky. The weight of all that water, and sometimes wind, laid some stems on the ground. Now summer heat has arrived. Highs of 90°F (32°C) and cloudless skies at high altitude create intense sunlight.

Aspen fleabane (Erigeron speciosus) is rated full-sun to shade. But it seems to do best in the middle. In shade at 3pm, a perky Aspen fleabane shows off its lavender petals. Another fleabane, in bright sun, has washed out petals and many drooping flower buds.

Gardening with climate change has its challenges.

Aspen fleabane has long leafy stems topped by one bloom each. The petals are narrow and lavender with a yellow center. Shades of green, brown, lavender and yellow.
Aspen fleabane in bright, full-sun has many drooping flower buds and slightly wilted leaves. Shades of green, brown, lavender and yellow.
#bloomscrolling#nativePlant#colorado
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A Sweet Gentleman

A small call for #Help

The plant on the left is really a problem in my yard.
I'm pulling as much of it as I can but the damn thing is more persistent than a toxic ex!
Except that unlike an ex I don't even know its name so any help to learn more about it is most welcome!

The one on the right is less problematic but my Seek app doesn't seem to identify it properly.

1 Re-toot = 1 bee or butterfly saved!

Picture of the base of my peony bush where you can see a plant growing all around it.
Picture of a garden white plastic fence against which a plant is growing.
#plants#garden#gardening
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DoomsdaysCW

Excerpt from "How to make your yard a friendlier place for #pollinators"

#Pollination doesn't only produce more plants – it also helps make fruits and vegetables larger, more abundant, and even more flavorful.

by Abby Jackson, January 22, 2024
The Cool Down [#US-based publication]

How to Support Pollinators in Your Yard

"Plants are the foundation for every living thing on our planet, and without pollination, plants would be unable to reproduce and our food supply would be at risk.

"Here are a few things you can do to support their safety and protect our food resources for years to come:

- Avoid #pesticides, #herbicides, and synthetic #fertilizers as much as possible.

- Choose flowering plants that produce pollen and nectar, that are native to your area, and that support a variety of pollinators. Avoid hybrid plant varieties, as they've been bred specifically for aesthetics and may have unattractive nectar.

- You can use the #NationalWildlifeFederation's #NativePlant finder to discover plants in your area that attract pollinators. The #AudubonSociety has a similar search that identifies native plants in your area that attract birds.

- Follow seasonal changes and diversify your yard with plants that bloom at different times of the year for year-round blooms.

- Remove #InvasivePlants and weeds when possible.

- Provide a hydration station. Birdbaths are hazards for many pollinators because they can easily drown in them and because they are preyed on by other animals. Filling a shallow bowl with pebbles or marbles to a low water level will allow pollinators to drink while sitting on a perch. [I do create "bee baths" with marbles and rocks. I will be very cautious if I decide to provide "bird baths" this summer]

- Provide nesting sides, like a #BeeHouse. [Old logs can be good for some bees]

- Use certain plants strictly as food for the larvae of pollinators to ensure they will have enough energy to grow and frequent your yard. For example, #MonarchCaterpillars [and #TussockMothLarvae] love to eat #milkweed, and #BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars feed on #parsley [I did not know this! I will provide some parsley for their consumption this year!]

"#Rewilding your yard with native plants and #clovers, designating a garden bed to attract pollinators, or even having a pollinator-friendly plant in a pot on your #balcony are other ways you can make your area a friendlier space for pollinators.

"Any action that helps pollinators is a positive action that benefits you and the animals and nature around you."

Read more:
thecooldown.com/green-home/how
#GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForBees #Gardening #SolarPunkSunday

The Cool Down · How to make your yard a friendlier place for pollinatorsWe need pollinators, and making pollinator-friendly adjustments to your yard can have more of a difference than you might think.
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Joe Wynne 🌻 🚗 ⛰️

Continuing the #NativePlant odyssey!

🌻 I now possess the ordered Keystone Plant seeds and have planted some of a goldenrod species.

🦋 These needed to be kept for *60 days* in wet cool treatment, which was a surprise to me because it was not mentioned in the general description on the nursery's web site. Clear instructions were provided by the nursery, though.

8/ 🧵

#BiodiversityGardening #KeystonePlants #Biodiversity
#WildlifeGardening #Gardening
#WildlifeGarden

Zip lock plastic bag with wet paper towel inside folded around seeds, which can be detected as brown spots under the top layer of towel.
Sitting on a table - instructions, with pictures, for creating seed cold treatment packs with various materials used surrounding the instructions. These include a plastic cup of water, a sieve, quart-size plastic bags and paper towels.
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