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Pollinator Plants at the Urban Farm What is a pollinator you may ask? It is any little critter big or small that helps spread the love of pollen and make our gardens so vibrant and our food so rich. Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within flowers or carried from flower to flower by pollinating animals such as birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, or other animals, or by the wind. Pollination ensures that a plant will produce full-bodied fruit and a full set of viable seeds. Somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need help with pollination – they need pollinators. Pollinators provide pollination services to over 180,000 different plant species and more than 1200 crops. This significant and often invisible ecosystem service ensures the success of our agricultural economies, food supply, and surrounding landscapes. Without pollinators our world would surely be less diverse and less delicious! Why Plant for Pollinators? Around the world, pollinators are declining due to factors that threaten all biodiversity. Loss of habitat is the principal reason, followed by improper use of pesticides, pollution, and invasive species. It is our job as caretakers of the land to ensure that where possible we are providing ample habitat for pollinators to grow and thrive. source: Nancy Seiler, mgnv.org
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Pollinator Plants at the Urban Farm
What is a pollinator you may ask?
It is any little critter big or small that helps spread the love of pollen and make our gardens so vibrant and our food so rich. Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within flowers or carried from flower to flower by pollinating animals such as birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, or other animals, or by the wind.
Pollination ensures that a plant will produce full-bodied fruit and a full set of viable seeds. Somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need help with pollination – they need pollinators. Pollinators provide pollination services to over 180,000 different plant species and more than 1200 crops.
This significant and often invisible ecosystem service ensures the success of our agricultural economies, food supply, and surrounding landscapes. Without pollinators our world would surely be less diverse and less delicious!
Why Plant for Pollinators?
Around the world, pollinators are declining due to factors that threaten all biodiversity. Loss of habitat is the principal reason, followed by improper use of pesticides, pollution, and invasive species. It is our job as caretakers of the land to ensure that where possible we are providing ample habitat for pollinators to grow and thrive.
source: Nancy Seiler, mgnv.org
What To Plant and Why
Native plants are adapted to the local climate and soil conditions where they naturallyoccur. A diversity of native flowering plants in your garden will provide a wonderful habitatfor a large variety of native pollinators and may even provide you with a tasty treat to eat at the end! Plant any of these following plants in your garden and you are sure have a symphony of pollinators visit come spring.
Red and Yellow Columbine Aquilegia formosaRed and Yellow Columbine is a perennial forb that prefers average soil moisture to grow in.
Sun: Full or PartialSize: 5’ tall and about 2’ wide. Species: humming birds, butterflies, and native bees
Large Leafed Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllusLarge-leaved Lupine is a perennial forb that prefers damp soil.
Sun: FullSize: 4’ tall and about 4’ wide. Species: humming birds, butterflies, and native beesBonus: host plant for butterflies!
Orange Flowered Honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosaOrange-flowered Honeysuckle is a perennial forb that can survive in average soil types. This plant is a climber and will do well on a fence, trellis, archway or tall shrub so it can grow upwards and sideways
Sun: Full or PartialSize: 4’ tall and about 4’ wide. Species: humming birds, butterflies, and native bees
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Thyme Thymus mongolicusThyme is a perennial herb that does best in average soils
Sun: Partial ShadeSize: 1’ tallSpecies: butterfliesBonus: It’s a tasty kitchen herb
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Western Trillium Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatumWestern Trillum is a perennial forb that can survive in average soil types.
Sun: Full or Partial ShadeSize: 1’ and about 1’ wideSpecies: native bees
Yarrow Achillea millefoliumYarrow is a perennial forb that can live in average soil types.
Sun: FullSize: 3’ tallSpecies: butterflies and native bees
Oregon Sunshine Eriophyllum lanatumOregon Sunshine is a perennial forb that prefers dry soil. It is very showy and great for landscape use.
Sun: FullSize: 3’ tallSpecies: butterflies and native beesBonus: Drought Tolerant!
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritaeaPearly Everlasting is a perennial forb that prefers dry, sandy or gravelly soil. It has a long bloom time and is easy to care for.
Sun: Partial ShadeSize: 3’ tallSpecies: butterflies
Western Goldenrod Solidago lepida var. salebrosaWestern Goldenrod is a perennial plant that is commonly found in meadows and prairies. It grows best in moderate to well-drained soils.
Sun: FullSize: 3-6.5’ tallSpecies: nectar for butterflies and habitat and foraging grounds for other polliantorsBonus: Drought Tolerant!
local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
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Douglas Aster Symphyotrichum subspicatumDouglas Aster is a perennial forb that requires moist soil. It has a late bloom time with showy violet-colored flowers
Sun: FullSize: 3’Species: native bees and butterfliesBonus: it is a host plant for certain butterflies
Rosemary Rosamarinus officinalisRosemary is a perennial forb that grows in a semi-erect shape.
Sun: FullSize: 5’ tallSpecies: native beesBonus: Drought Tolerant
Blanket Flower Gaillardia grandifloraBlanket Flower is a hybridized perennial that grows in well-drained soils and has a long bloom period.
Sun: FullSize: 3’ tallSpecies: birds and butterfliesBonus: low maitenance
Common Sunflower Helianthus annuusCommon Sunflower grows best in soil consisting of dry clay or heavy sand and needs a medium amount of water.
Sun: Full SunSize: 1.5-8’ tallSpecies: birds and bees
English Lavender Lavender angustifoliaEnglish Lavender is an annual forb that prefers light soil
Sun: FullSize: 3’ tallSpecies: native beesBonus: Very Fragrant!
local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
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California Poppy Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia Poppy is a perennial that grows best in dry soil.
Sun: Full SunSize: 1’ tallSpecies: mainly bumble-bees
Showy Milkweed Asclepias speciosaShowy Milkweed is a perennial that grows best in moist soil.
Sun: FullSize: 1.5-3’ tallSpecies: hummingbrids and butterflies Bonus: Monarch Butterfly host plant
Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineumRed-Flowering Currant is a shrub that grows best in moist to drier soil. Sun: Sun or ShadeSize: 6-12’ tallSpecies: hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Pacific Hound’s tongue Cynoglossum grandePacific Hound’s tongue is a perennial growing best in moist soil.
Sun: small clearing with some sun but is shade tolerantSize: 1-2.5’ tallSpecies: early native bees
Mad Dog Skull Cap Scutellaria laterifloraMad Dog Skull Cap is a perennial that grows best in moist conditions
Sun: Full Sun to Light ShadeSize: 1-2.5’’ tallSpecies: native bees
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local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
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Tall Oregon Grape Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium Tall Oregon Grape typically grows on dry or wet areas and has slightly prickly leaves.
Sun: shade or sunSize: 8’ tallSpecies: birds, butterflies, beesBonus: Drought Tolerant
Tri-Color Sage Salvia officinalis var. tricolorTri-color Sage is a perennial evergreen shrub that grows best in well-drained soil.
Sun: FullSize: 3’ tallSpecies: butterfliesBonus: deer resistant
Oregano Origanum vulgareOregano is a perennial that flourishes in dry to well-drained soil to flourish.
Sun: Full SunSize: 1-2’ tallSpecies: host plant for pollinator insects such as lacewingsBonus: It’s a tasty kitchen herb!
Chives Allium schoenoprasumThe Chive is a perennial herb that does best in average soils.
Sun: Partial ShadeSize: 1-2.’ tallSpecies: bees and hummingbirdsBonus: It’s a kitchen herb that repels insect pests in the garden.
Woods Strawberry Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteataWoods Strawberry is a perennial herb that does best in average soils.
Sun: Partial SahdeSize: 6’’ tallSpecies: bees and butterfliesBonus: The fruit is edible and it is a host plant for certain butterflies
local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
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local suppliers: Doak Creek Nursery
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