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Wild Quinine

January 24, 2021Leave a comment

Parthenium integrifolium SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFullMesic to Dry Mesic4'WhiteJune to September

Switch Grass

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Panicum virgatum SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Mesic6'Summer to Fall

Violet Wood Sorrel

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Oxalis violacea SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartDry Mesic to Dry4"PurpleApril to June

Wild Bergamot

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Monarda fistulosa SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet Mesic to Dry4'PurpleJuly to September

Monkey Flower

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Mimulus ringens SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Wet Mesic2'PurpleJune to September

Virginia Bluebells

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Mertensia virginica SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimePart to ShadeWet to Wet Mesic2'BlueApril to May

Solomon’s Plume

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Maianthemum racemosum SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to ShadeWet Mesic to Dry2'WhiteApril to June

Great Blue Lobelia

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Lobelia siphilitica SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Mesic3'BlueJuly to September

Cardinal Flower

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Lobelia cardinalis SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Wet Mesic4'RedJuly to September

Dense Blazing Star

January 17, 2021Leave a comment

Liatris spicata SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Mesic5'PurpleJuly to September

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Monarch Population Decline

Monarch populations have declined by 80% and are likely to continue to decline unless habitat restoration, especially planting milkweed, takes place. Learn more here and be sure to check out available milkweed species on my Plants page.

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee listed as endangered

In March of 2017, Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee was listed as an endangered species. Its historic range included Southern Ohio, but no recent sitings have been recorded. Check out the USFWS and my blog post on building a bumble bee nest to see what you can do to help the recovery of this species.

Million Pollinator Garden Challenge

Are you up to the challenge? Plant a pollinator garden and register it here. Find resources for teaching, planting sustainably, spreading the word.

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