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Plant Profile: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Partridge pea is an annual with cheery yellow flowers that spreads readily by seed. It’s a popular plant with bees, butterflies, and birds and a larval host for 3 species of butterflies. The leaves close up in the afternoon and when touched, so it is also known as sensitive plant.
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Plant Profile: Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)
While trumpet vine is an often much maligned native due to its aggressive spread, it is also easy to grow and a hummingbird magnet! It’s a great choice if you have a large property where it can spread unimpeded or a strong fence or power pole where it can climb.
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Plant Profile: Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)
The name skullcap comes from the skull or helmet shaped flowers, which are particularly popular with bumblebees. This is one of the showiest plants in the genus and, like other members of the mint family, it has square stems and can form tightly packed colonies.
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Plant Profile: Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Prairie coneflower tolerates a wide range of soil conditions as well as heat and drought. This flower looks great massed in borders or in the back of a garden due to its height. This cheery addition to your yard is popular with both bees and butterflies and the seed heads are popular with birds.
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Plant Profile: Appalachian Bellflower (Campanula divaricata)
Unsurprisingly, Appalachian Bellflower is most often found growing in the Appalachian Mountains. It prefers rocky soils that tend to be dry and favors sloping, open woodlands and rocky outcrops. The blue flowers are extremely small but bloom in large quantities, which makes for a striking display. It is drought tolerant.
● About Me
I’m Emily, the creator and author behind this blog. When I first started trying to attract pollinators to my yard, everything pointed to native plants. I had to spend hours and hours researching what to grow because there was no central hub of information for new gardeners like myself. So I decided to create it. I hope my website helps you skip the research and get straight to planting.
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