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June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to explore ways we can support pollinators in the garden.
June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to explore ways we can support pollinators in the garden.
Other popular pollinator plants include the Coneflower, Rudbeckia and Yarrow. “Anything really that has a good flat bloom to it a lot of your butterflies are going to go to. And it’s important.
Discovery of new parasitic wasp species 'Losgna Occidentalis' in Chandigarh highlights India's rich biodiversity and taxonomic importance.
Endangered species such as the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) and marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) may rebound along with the salmon.
Rudbeckia hirta is a seasonal headliner in a dry meadow designed by Kelly D. Norris, supported by big bluestem grass (Andropogon gerardii Holy Smoke) and blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis ...
Melissodes microsticta male on Rudbeckia - A male small long-horned bee sips nectar on a black-eyed Susan flower. The “long-horned” portion of their name refers to the distinctive long antennae which ...
What’s a Black-Eyed Susan? A plant, a horse race, and a cocktail — the big three. The Rudbeckia hirta — the plant’s scientific name — resembles a sunflower with its bright-yellow petals ...
The American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a massive tree that can attain the largest trunk diameter of any eastern United States hardwood. The native sycamore has a broad, outreaching ...
Although cutting back rudbeckia isn't necessary, it can prevent unwanted growth and tidy up your garden. You need to get the timing right, though.
Northern white-cedar is a slow growing native North American boreal tree with the scientific name Thuja occidentalis. Arborvitae is another name for the tree in its cultivated and commercially ...
Rudbeckia is the summer flower to brighten boring garden spots. Rudbeckias are known as a summer flower because their blooms are initiated only when days are long. For flower initiation Rudbeckias ...