Light Requirements: Full sun/shade
Soil Moisture: Medium dry/moist
Bloom Colors: lavender, pink, white, red, purple
Bloom Time: April thru October
Height: 1-5 ft.
Bee Here Now
This thoughtfully curated collection, created in collaboration with Tompkins Pollinator Pathway, features native plants chosen to support bees and other pollinators all season long.
Designed with beginner gardeners in mind, it offers an easy way to get started while enjoying a variety of colors and blooms from spring through fall. It’s a simple way to build a lively garden that supports pollinators while adding a splash of beauty and color to your yard.
10 plants/5 species; two plants of each species.
Plant list with links:
Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma)
Pink Turtlehead (Chelone oblique)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)