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Tag Archives: butterflies
Angel trumpets love the summer heat
We’ve had some beastly hot weather recently, and many landscape plants are suffering. One that isn’t is angel trumpet (Brugmansia sp.), a member of the potato family. Angel trumpet plants grow to the size of a large shrub, but … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Angel trumpet, Brugmansia, butterflies, full sun, huge flowers, hummingbirds, poisonous, potato family, rich moist soil, stem cuttings
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We should encourage native pollinators and native plant species
The European honey bee is perhaps agriculture’s most important pollinator. Its greatest importance is that we derive honey from it. Honey production is a multibillion dollar industry. There are no native honey bees. The varroa mite nearly wiped out honey … Continue reading
Posted in general nature
Tagged ants, bats and other small mammals, beetles, butterflies, exotic plants, hummingbirds, lizards, moths, native pollinators, native species, wasps
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Spiderwort is a low maintenance native perennial
Some people call them widow’s tears. Others confuse them with daylilies. Still others have never even heard of them. Spiderworts are tough native plants that don’t choke out the rest of your garden residents. Our most common one is the … Continue reading
Hornbeam is another native tree with winter landscape appeal
A couple weeks ago I wrote about river birch and its beauty in winter. It’s just one of several useful native species. Many are underused in my opinion. One of my personal favorites for naturalizing is a birch relative with … Continue reading
Rose Mallow
Check out the sunny wet areas along our roadsides and you can’t miss them. This early July heat is speeding their maturity, but they look like they are hanging tough. Huge white or pink blooms now adorn our landscape. Individual … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged butterflies, foraging, hummingbirds, nature, perennial hibiscus, Rose mallow, wet areas, wild cotton
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