In this Habitat Tip, we discuss the Top 10 plants you want in your next pollinator habitat project!
Top 10 (in bloom period order):
1.) Penstemons- Shell Leaf Penstemon (Penstemon grandifloras), Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Slender Beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis)
2.) Milkweed- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Sand Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis), Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
3.) Vervains- Hoary Vervain (Verbena sticta), Blue Vervain (Verbena bastata)
4.) Clover & Legumes- Alsike, White & Red Clover (Trifolium genus), Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis), Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
5.) Prairie Clover- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida), Silky Prairie Clover (Dalea villosa), Foxtail Prairie Clover (Dalea leporina)
6.) Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa)
7.) Rocky Mountian Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)
8.) Sunflowers- Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris), Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus, Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) AND MORE!
9.) Goldenrod- Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), Missouri Goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis), Soft Goldenrod (Solidaga mollis), Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)
10.) Asters- Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides), New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-anglia), Willowleaf Aster (Symphyotrichum praealtum), Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
26 авг 2024