growing our community one plant at a time
"June is a love song
written by nature."
— Patience Strong
June is officially National Pollinator Month, a perfect time to celebrate and support the bees, butterflies, birds, and other wildlife that sustain our local ecosystems and food supply!
Garden Lust
Native plants to support our pollinators!
BUTTERFLY WEED
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly weed produces bright orange, flat-topped flower clusters in early June. Flowering goes on for many weeks. Green pods full of seeds with silky white hairs follow the flowers. This is an essential plant if you want to attract a variety of butterflies to your property, especially Monarchs.
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea is one of the great butterfly magnets of the native perennial garden. Coneflowers are easy to grow in average to dry, well-drained soils. Flowers with large orange-gold spiky centers and strong reflexed rose-pink petals appear in July and August. Very drought tolerant.
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
Coreopsis verticillata
Threadleaf tickseed has an upright and vigorous habit with fine, needle-like foliage. The countless buds open in late spring turning into clouds of single yellow daisies throughout the summer. Butterflies flock to this carefree perennial that thrives in full sun and well drained soil.