In April's Second Saturday blog post, Hedgie helped point out some spring blooming plants that would offer up an early energy boost for your favorite pollinators. Now that we are into the full swing of spring with summer in sight, it's peak gardening season in the Mid-Atlantic region where Hedgie resides. Since many of you are ready to break out your gloves and trowels, this little hedgehog rattled off a list of plants that you may want to consider adding to your garden or landscape. Small and tall, sun or shade loving, Hedgie has a plant in every color to feed your bees! First, let me just say that most flowering plants ARE attractants for pollinators - the key is NOT to treat them with harmful pesticides or weed killers that may be ingested or come in contact with bees and other beneficial insects. The plants listed below are a few top personal picks based on garden performance and hardiness for my planting area. Which leads me to the second note: these plants are generally hardy for zones 5 and 6 ... so if you live somewhere colder, you may want to further research the particular plant you're interested in and make sure it can take the chill. Most of these will tolerate a zone or two colder than the Mid-Atlantic region but there are some exceptions. Lastly, if you have any questions for myself or Hedgie about plants for pollinators, we will gladly do our best to help you out, or point you in the right direction. You can email [email protected] with questions like, "I am looking for a 2-3' tall perennial or small shrub that is deer and sun tolerant and blooms most of the summer." And we might say something like, "Try Russian sage, Agastache, or Potentilla." Without further delay, let's sort out this list in colorful fashion.... YELLOW / ORANGE / RED / BLUE / PURPLE / PINK / WHITE YELLOW
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