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Category: Native Plants

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
June 11June 23 Donna L. Long

Penstemons (Attracting Pollinators with Native Plants)

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May 14June 23 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 19June 23 Donna L. Long

Spring Ephemerals – Early Bloomers for Your Backyard Habitat

Closeup of Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) rotting on the ground. Photo Donna L. Long.
November 13June 24 Donna L. Long

Foraging Black Walnuts (with video)

White Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
July 17June 23 Donna L. Long

Summer Phlox: A Pollinator Plant for Summer Heat

Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
July 3June 23 Donna L. Long

Blazing Stars Attract Pollinators and Birds to Your Garden

flat flower heads Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
May 8June 23 Donna L. Long

Golden Alexanders: Pollinator Magnet, Black Swallowtail Host Plant

Ostrich Fern frond
April 24December 12 Donna L. Long

Spiraling Ostrich Ferns and the Road of Life

snowdrops_Galanthus nivalis
March 6March 5 Donna L. Long

Snowdrops, Friend or Foe?

white pine tree grove
January 9June 23 Donna L. Long

Winter Walk Among the Pines – Nature Journal

October 24June 23 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

goldenrod and insects: Bumblebee on Goldenrod
August 15June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Pollinators with the Goldenrods

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24June 23 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Flowers

Spring starts on the forest floor.
March 23March 24 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Eastern Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 6June 14 Donna L. Long

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