Plants for Butterflies and Other Pollinators
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Z 3-7
Baby-pink flowers in spring to early summer give way to clustered coral-colored berries that last through winter.
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Baby-pink flowers in spring to early summer give way to clustered coral-colored berries that last through winter.
Size: 2’-5’ x 5-8’
Care: Part to full shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Eastern US from NY south to eastern TX, west to SD & CO.
Wildlife Value: pollen and nectar for small bees and butterfliesWas classified simultaneously by Michaux, Linnaeus, and finally Moench (1794) whose designation is used today.
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Symphyandra pendula Bellflower Z 5-8
Panicles of creamy white bell-shaped flowers dangle over heart-shaped foliage March-June
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Panicles of creamy white bell-shaped flowers dangle over heart-shaped foliage March-June
Size: 20” x 12”
Care: Full to part sun in well-drained soil
Native: Caucasus
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, butterflies and birdsCollected before 1830
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Symphyandra zanzegura syn Campanula zanzegura Ring bellflower, Rock bellflower Z 5-10
Flared lilac bells hang from wiry stems all summer. Self-sows.
Flared petal ends of lilac bells on wiry red stems over soft, velvety leaves persist much of summer
Size: 15” x 15”
Care: full to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: mountains of Armenia, Eastern Europe
Wildlife Value: attracts beesDescribed and published by Ukrainian botanist Vladimir Lipsky (1863-1937) in 1894. Reclassified as a Campanula in 1980.
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Syneilesis aconitifolia syn. Senecio aconitifolia Shredded umbrella plant; in China, tu er san Z 3-8
Grown for its excellent foliage in dry shade. I guess “Shredded umbrella” best describes this plant with thin, dissected leaves atop a leafless stem. drooping in a rounded shape, like an umbrella, but it wouldn’t shelter from rain. Pale pink to white flowers in early to mid-summer.
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Grown for its excellent foliage in dry shade. “Shredded umbrella” best describes this plant with thin, dissected leaves atop a leafless stem. Drooping in a rounded shape, like an umbrella, but it wouldn’t shelter from rain. Pale pink to white flowers in early to mid-summer.
Size: 3’ x 2’, spreads slowly by rhizomes
Care: part to full shade in moist, well-drained to well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established.
Native: China, Korea & Japan and eastern Russia
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, butterflies and birds. Deer and rabbit resistant.Described in Flora of China in 1833. Chinese used the whole plant for medicine, to relax and activate the tendons, alleviate pain around the waist and legs, and to treat most any injuries.
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Synthyris missourica Mountain Kittentails Z 5-9
Spring flowering, true blue short stalks above leathery, evergreen leaves, circular with tooth margins.
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Spring flowering, true blue short stalks above leathery, evergreen leaves, circular with tooth margins.
Size: 5-12” x 12” spreading into clumps by rhizomes.
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Mountains of northeast CA, Washington, Idaho & west to MontanaCollected by Meriwether Lewis on June 26, 1806 in today’s Idaho near the headwaters of what they named Hungry Creek. Common name kittentails imaginatively named for the flower stalk and its protruding stamens resembling, if you squint real hard and maybe after taking a swig of whiskey, fuzzy, blue kitten tails.
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Teucrium hircanicum syn. T hyrcanicum Iranian germander, Purple Tails, Wood Sage Z 5-8
Loads of deep purple erect spikes from mid-summer through fall making this subshrub one of the best
Loads of deep purple erect spikes from mid-summer through fall making this subshrub one of the best
Size: 18-24” x 24”
Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Caucausus and Iran
Wildlife Value: attract butterflies, deer resistantDescribed and named by 1753
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Thalictrum aquilegifolium Meadowrue, Feathered columbine Z 5-9
Delicate lavender to pink panicles of showy stamens in early summer
Delicate lavender to pink panicles of showy stamens in early summer
Size: 36" x 18"
Care: Sun to part shade in moist humusy soil
Native: Europe and North Asia
Wildlife Value: attracts Black swallowtail butterflyThalictrum is from Greek meaning “to flourish” or “look green.” In 1629 Parkinson, apothecary to James I and later, botanist to Charles I, called this “Tufted columbine” a descriptive name, the flowers are tufted, and the leaves resemble those of a columbine. Ancient Romans used it to cure ulcers, the plague and “the Faundife.” Romans stuffed children’s’ pillows with the flowers to bring them wealth. Liberty Hyde Bailey described Thalictrum aquilegifolium as: “A good garden plant and frequently planted,”(1933). Cultivated in U.S. since 1700’s.
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Thalictrum delavayi Yunnan meadow rue Z 4-7
Purple to lavender flowers of sepals and stamens from July to August. Delicate-looking leaflets smaller than on most other Meadowrues. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)
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Purple to lavender flowers of sepals and stamens from July to August. Delicate-looking leaflets smaller than on most other Meadowrues. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)
Size: 30” x 20”
Care: sun - part shade in moist humusy soil
Native: Tibet and China
Wildlife Value: Attracts Black swallowtail butterfly
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Thalictrum is from Greek meaning “to flourish” or “look green.” This species discovered by and named for Pére Jean Delavay (1838-1895), French missionary to China. Delavay found about 1500 new species in his three (3) trips to China. He sent his discoveries to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. In 1880 he contracted bubonic plague while in China, which disabled him the remainder of his life.
