When shopping at your local hardware or garden store, consider adding these flowers to your yard to add pops of color and to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Milkweed (Annual)
Milkweed is a hardy annual known for its clusters of fragrant, pink to orange flowers that attract butterflies, particularly monarchs. It plays a crucial role in the lifecycle of monarch butterflies as a host plant.
Cosmos (Annual)
Cosmos are delicate, daisy-like flowers with feathery foliage, available in a variety of colors including white, pink, and red. These easy-to-grow flowers thrive in full sun and attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Zinnias (Annual)
Zinnias are vibrant, long-blooming annuals that come in a wide range of colors and forms. They are easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and attract pollinators such as butterflies and bees.
Black-eyed Susan (Perennial)
Black-eyed Susan are cheerful, daisy-like perennials with bright yellow petals and dark brown centers. They are hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in various soil types and attracting bees and butterflies.
Butterfly weed (Perennial)
Butterfly weed is a native perennial with bright orange flowers that bloom in summer. It is a magnet for butterflies, especially monarchs, and is valued for its drought tolerance and low maintenance.
Coneflower (Perennial)
Coneflowers are robust perennials featuring large, daisy-like flowers with a distinctive raised center cone. They come in various colors like purple, pink, and white and are beloved by pollinators and birds.
Aster (Perennial)
Asters are late-blooming perennials that produce clusters of star-shaped flowers in shades of purple, pink, blue, and white. They are important for late-season pollinators and add a splash of color to fall gardens.
Salvia (Perennial)
Salvia is a diverse genus of perennials known for their spikes of tubular flowers in shades of blue, purple, red, and white. They are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and highly attractive to hummingbirds and bees.
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