Pollinators do important work in nature and in our gardens, and they’re also fun to watch!
Attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your yard by planting beautiful native flowers this spring.
For sunny spaces:
Try Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella),
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta),
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea).
For shady spots:
Try Red Sage (Salvia coccinea),
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus),
Gulf Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis).
Be a friend to your backyard pollinators this spring!
Bees especially love daisies, so plant Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) in sun or Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) in shade.
Hummingbirds adore bright, tube-shaped flowers like Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea) for sun or Red Sage (Salvia coccinea) for shade.
Butterflies need flowers for nectar AND leaves for their caterpillars, so choose host plants like Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) for sunny spots or Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) in shady areas.
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