Plants for pollinators.

POLLINATORS; FLOWERING of plants; AUTUMN; SUNSHINE; CUT flowers; GARDEN centers; POWDERY mildew diseases

Bumblebees especially love this plant, but it attracts any number of pollinators. Each pollinator has its own techniques for sourcing nectar and transferring pollen, so flowers should be as varied as the pollinators that visit them. WHAT IT ATTRACTS: Native bees, including bumblebees; butterflies; moths HOW IT GROWS: Up to 5' tall and wide in full sun and well-drained soil; zones 3-9. For example, if a cultivar is an exceptionally double-petaled variety, it may not have the pollen or nectar levels of its parent, or its petals may be so dense that pollinators cannot penetrate them. [Extracted from the article]

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