… planting, and the ecology of native pollinators. Gain ideas for using phenomena found in a pollinator garden in your science curriculum. CPDUs: 6; Gateways: 6 Grade level: preK – 12 Classroom 9, Learning …
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… star-shaped, delicate pale yellow flowers. “I have easily grown this plant for several years in our native alkaline soils. It provides a great bridge from the spring garden to summer,” said … you grow, I highly recommend this one for early summer.” Garden visitors will find pretty face in the Bulb Garden. …
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… is a classic "blue" orchid. The petals are a deep violet-blue and "tesselated"—spotted in a neat checkerboard pattern. Resembling over-sized pansies, most Vanda orchids can be recognized by the five rounded petals with a very small cup in the center. Northern gardeners like this species because it can thrive at lower temperatures …
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… veronica has pinkish-purplish flower spikes from May until July. It grows to about two feet in height and about a foot in width. dead-heading will encourage reblooming. Veronica benefits from consistently moist soils …
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… over older cultivars with thinner, weaker stems and sparse flowering spikes. Plant it in full sun and in well- drained, moisture-retentive soils. This plant is a pollinator attractor for the home and …
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… vine that grows to a maximum of 30 feet under full sun with moderate moisture conditions. In spring it produces white flowers, giving way to brown fruit in the fall that are attractive to birds and butterflies. The plant can be used on a trellis, …
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… that grows to a maximum of 30 feet. It grows under full sun with moderate water conditions. In spring, it produces large hanging clusters of fragrant, pea-like purple and lavender blooms, giving way to brown fruit in the fall. The plant can be used as a hedge with support and is resistant to deer. It is native …
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… flowers feature a raspberry colored center on this unusual zinnia cultivar. Plant this zinnia in full sun and in moderate soils, and water to establish seedlings and thereafter only during droughts. It …
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… reduces flower production. Flowers are more lavender than blue. This genus was named in honor of Dr. Carl Peter Thunberg, who traveled and collected extensively in Java and Japan at a time when both of those countries were not friendly to outsiders. …
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… is a pollinator magnet with special importance to migrating hummingbirds and butterflies in the fall. Full sun in well-drained soils that dry between waterings are ideal conditions for this plant. This …
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