Friday, July 20, 2012

Here's a few new plant profiles. First up is Allium cernuum the Nodding Wild Onion. This native of dry woods, rocky outcrops, and prairies is perfectly suited to the hot dry summer we're having. Like all onions it has a thick fleshy bulb the helps support it through droughts. It is also a great attractor for pollinators.
Also drought tolerant and loved by pollinators is this Pycnanthemum muticum(?) or Clustered Mountain Mint. This relative of true mint does have a strong relatively minty smell and as you can see here is a favorite of pollinators.

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