Ensure your garden is a pollinator haven with these critical species
This hebdomad we might rename the show PollinatorHaven , the podcast where we dig into the vivacious world of pollinators and the plants that sustain them ! Well , probably not , but we will be diving into the essential role server plants play in supporting bees , butterflies , hummingbirds , and other pollinator . These are species that are critical in supply places for louse to put down their eggs and nutrient for thirsty larva . Whether you ’re a veteran gardener or just starting out , you ’ll discover how choose the right industrial plant can wrench your one thousand , balcony , or residential district space into a thriving ecosystem .
Expert : Cheyenne Wine work to promote biodiversity and bionomical resiliency with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation . For more of Cheyenne ’s plant picks , watch out this recentSoutheast regional page .
Danielle ’s Plants
field of honor cat’s foot ( Antennaria neglecta , Zones 3 - 7 )
Cup plant ( genus Silphium perfoliatum , Zones 4 - 8)
Bigleaf pipevine ( Aristolochia macrophylla , Zones 4 - 9 )
White oak tree ( Quercus alba , Zones 3 - 9 )
Carol ’s industrial plant
Parsley ( Petroselinum crispum , biennial , Zones 2 - 9 )
Sweet Joe Pye weed ( Eutrochium purpurem , Zones 4 - 9 )
Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia , zone 3 - 10 )
Passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata , Zones 5 - 11 )
Expert ’s plant
northerly sea oat ( Chasmanthium latifolium , Zones 3 - 8)
groundless senna ( Senna hebecarpa , zone 4 - 9 )
Shrubby St. John ’s wort ( Hypericum prolificum , Zones 3 - 8)
Purple milkweed ( Asclepias purpurascens , Zones 3 - 8)
Host Plant Photos
Danielle ’s Plant Picks
Cup plant in flower
Underside of loving cup works folio with pollinator eggs and aphids
Bigleaf pipevine foliage with caterpillar feed
Bigleaf pipevine flower in spring
Carol ’s Plant Picks
Field pussytoes
Cheyenne ’s Plant find fault
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Bigleaf pipevine foliage with caterpillars feeding
Bigleaf pipevine flower in spring
White oak seedlings
Parsley
Sweet Joe Pye weed
Passionflower (credit: Cheyenne Wine)
Virginia creeper
Wild senna (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Shrubby St. John’s wort (credit: Cheyenne Wine)
Northern sea oats
Black swallowtail caterpillar on fennel
Purple milkweed (credit: Cheyenne Wine)
