FEATURED POLLINATOR PLANT: Summersweet, Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet, also known as pepper bush, is an ornamental shrub with spikes of spicy-smelling flowers. Blooming often takes place in summer around July or August. Its attractive dark green foliage takes on a yellow to orange color in autumn, making this plant even more spectacular. Attracts bees and butterflies. FEATURED POLLINATOR PLANT: Tickseed 'Zagreb', Coreopsis falcata
Flowers of 'Zagreb' are golden yellow and appear on pure green slender foliage continuously blooming from early summer right into fall. The dainty finely-cut foliage adds texture and an interesting contrast to surrounding perennials. Attracts butterflies and birds. FEATURED POLLINATOR PLANT: Beebalm 'Jacob Cline', Monarda didyma
'Jacob Cline' Beebalm has masses of beautiful clusters of fragrant red flowers at the ends of the stems from mid to late summer. Its fragrant pointy leaves remain forest green in color throughout the season. It provides nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds, seed for birds, and cover for wildlife. Removing old flowers extends the July through August bloom time. FEATURED POLLINATOR PLANT: Virginia sweetspire 'Little Henry', Itea virginica
'Little Henry' is a compact spreading version of this native shrub which features extremely long and narrow panicles of fragrant white flowers in early summer. Flowers open from base to tip so that the plant appears to bloom for a long time. The narrow leaves turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall. Attracts birds and butterflies. FEATURED POLLINATOR PLANT: Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly weed is a native perennial with flat-topped, orange or yellow flower clusters at the ends of its stems or in its leaf axils. It grows 1 to 3 feet in height. From mid-summer to autumn, it produces clusters of brightly colored flowers, followed by fruit and a showy seed. Attracts beneficial insects, bees, butterflies, song birds and hummingbirds. |
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