Pollinator Gardening is gaining popularity as more gardeners begin to embrace practices that support wildlife habitats in their home landscape. Many plants rely on various animals to transfer pollen from flower to flower.Pollinators include many types of insects, bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, waspssome flies and Hummingbirds. Plants produce showy flowers to attract pollinatorsto […]
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Salvias … Color, Fragrance and Pollinators for the Summer Garden Mystic Spires (improved), Salvia 'Balsalmisp', replaced old Mystic Spires. This perennial is more compact, sturdy, dark-green leafed plant. Has free-flowering, bright true blue flower spikes which hold blooms longer than old mystic spires and hides its dead flowers better. Bloom time from early
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Angelonia … the Summer Snapdragon Angelonia, native to Mexico and the West Indies, is commonly called summer snapdragon due to the appearance of its delicate-looking flowers. There are about 30 species of Angelonia native to the tropical and subtropical New World. Angelonia has a tall, upright habit reaching up to 18 inches in height. Full bloom spikes cover
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Buddleia aka Butterfly Bush for Pollinators According to the National Wildlife Federation, pollinators are responsible for one of every three bites of food that we eat. We can help pollinators by planting native and non-invasive plants that produce both pollen and nectar to attract not just bees and butterflies, but also hummingbirds, small mammals, bats,
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(Image above: Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’) Drip Watering Systems and Pollinator Plants that Attract Hummingbirds Master Gardener Seth Nehrbass recently spoke to our Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans about how to set up Drip Irrigation in our gardens. He also gave use some of his best tips on pollinator plants that attract hummingbirds. I
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