Best plants for bees and butterflies?
Alexandra2010
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Comments (3)Thanks for the tips! Sorry for the slow response, I've been out of town. I don't wintersow, but I have been getting ready to start vegetable seedlings so I have the equipment for that. I doubt I'll have a chance to cover the area this winter, but early spring I'll lay down newspaper and then pinebark mulch hopefully before any weeds have a chance to sprout....See MoreButterfly, Hummingbird and Bee Garden
Comments (12)Great List of plants Debra. Our hummers, butterflies & bees here love my Mexican Sunflower Plants(Tithonia Fiesta Del Sol). I found one that only grows 28-30 inches high) as my husband does not like the Tall Variety that is topping about 6-7 Feet now. I just cut in back about 2 feet on the top. You have to dehead them(so they will keep blooming and watch out for the seed pods as they can really stick your fingers. Leave seed pods along with Coneflower seed pods & chickadee's will devour them in the fall. But they are full sun. We already had this Sage bushes that a lot of people grow here(Denton, Texas). I wish it bloomed all the time(only blooms when it is about to rain). Next year planting Turk's Cap, Gabor Trumpet Vine(Campis radicans "Gabor'), Honeysuckle Vine you already have and planting a Chaste Tree. They seem to really enjoy my Phlox Phlopaniculata "Bright Eyes". We moved here from N.C. about 1 and half years ago. I am finding out that my Full sun plants are not really fun sun here in the Texas heat. Going to also try a Hardy Fuchsia just to see what it does here(it likes part shade to shade.) We are having a time with either mites or white flies taking the plants down in the drought and heat. Can't spray them as I will kill what I am trying to attract. Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) did not make it first year here so we planted the "Low and Behold' Variety in a Large Planter. Had to put it on roller & keep moving it in & out of the sun. Going to try and over-winter it in Garage. Just found out today that I am not suppose to plant any plants in a plastic container as that keeps the roots hot so I am repotting it in a Ceramic Container- suppose to keep roots cool or I can try some type of Double-potting method. Our Hosta's did not do that well here like N.C. even after adding peat moss to the garden. We also ran out of areas to plant sun loving plants. In N.C. (S. coccinea) was a big hit along with Foxglove(likes shade) and Spider Flowers(Cleome hassleriana) but it too is sun loving plant .Your Cypress Vine should be a big hit. The hummers are really fueling up for their trip and they will get fat. I did not know that my Pineapple Sage plant would not bloom until October. It was blooming when I bought it & I pinched the top out so it would bush out but the mites attack it. They are looking good now but still no blooms yet. The young hummers are checking us out when we are outside which is always fun. Hummingbirds fly a certain route around houses etc. So be careful when changing parking spots in your driveway/road. I just found out that many kill themselves while running into parked vehicles and storms throw them down or into trees so big canopy of trees are great shelter & shade. We are having to put up window bird decals up. Woodpeckers and baby chickadees pecked our feeders apart this spring when they fledged. It bother me a little but it was kind of funny. I am having to change the feeders twice a day as the solution is getting cloudy when temps. hit 100 degrees or more and I boil it 2 minutes. Thanks again for your great list. Bonnie...See MoreWhat's the best online tool for butterfly and hummingbird plants?
Comments (1)Check out the Rain Garden Bot at MyRunoff.org. The online tool is free and it suggests native plants for you based on your zone and preferences. You can edit your preferences to have the Bot select plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Here is a link that might be useful: Rain Garden Bot...See MorePlants for bees and monarch butterflies?
Comments (4)Some marigold would be a good start, but bees like any flowers. If I was to plant flowers, I want it to be edible too, like marigold, borage, nasturtium, sunflowers, hibiscus. Common milkweed would be good for monarch, I read that not all milkweed are good for them so you have to be careful what variety you grow....See Morebostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
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