Saturday, June 13, 2020

pollinators - summer 2020

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It makes sense, the Atlanta neighborhood is covered with this wiki list of host plants for the eastern tiger swallowtail.
    Wild black cherry Prunus serotina
    Ash - Fraxinus species
    Cottonwood - Populus species
    Wafer ash or hoptree - Ptelea trifoliata
    Common lilac - Syringa vulgaris
    Sweet bay magnolia - Magnolia virginiana
    Tulip poplar or tulip tree - Liriodendron tulipifera
    Willow - Salix species
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Typically hydrangea do not attract pollinators, but here's a showy hydrangea bloom with honey bees.
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Native bumbles and honey bees are consistently seen on this lovely lavender scrub.

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