More pollinators

I was reminded yesterday of how the myriad bees and other flower visitors like common bone set (Eupatorium perfoliatum), while poking around in previous posts.

It's a winner in the front pocket meadow.

This was an image from last year about this same time.

bee on bone set

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Common Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum and Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'

Mid-August pocket meadow

Updating a favorite program today (Native Plants for Pollinators), I figured that I needed to add Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) to the mix.

It's been a standout in the pocket meadow (aka pollinator patch) this summer.  The entire pocket meadow has been swarming with flower visitors of all sorts.

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Common Boneset)

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Pocket meadow in mid-August

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Common Boneset), Eutrochium purpureum (Joe-Pye), various Liatris species, Heliopolis, Parthenium integrefolium (Wild Quinine), and three different Vernonia species are welcoming pollinators of all sorts in the pocket meadow in mid-August. 

Not to mention the Brazilian sage and Rudbeckia triloba to the other side of the driveway, which are frequented by bees and hummingbirds.

Squash, tomatillo, and bean flowers attract a variety of bees, including the specialist squash bees.

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