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One thing that's an ongoing #permaculture lesson for me in my garden #rewilding journey is that certain #NativePlant species that aren't too attractive looking or otherwise don't seem to provide much benefit actually serve a big role as host plants. For the #texas area, plants like goldenrod (Solidago altissima), horse weed (Erigeron canadensis) and prairie false foxglove (Agalinis heterophylla), despite not looking as interesting most of the year, serve a vital supportive role for pollinators and other beneficial insects that some of the other plants with greater year-round interest don't really do.

All that to say, consider creating zones in your area where these plants can grow too.

🦋 New species in my garden! 🥳 A Painted Lady on a Black-eyed Susan.

🐛 The caterpillars feed on thistles and I have a few.

🐛 They also feed on mallows. I need to get some mallows, actually, especially the U.S. temperate version of the popular Hibiscus.

The platter-shaped flowers of the Swamp Rose-Mallow would look great. Even better, they provide food for #NativeBees and caterpillars of two other butterflies: the Gray Hairstreak and Common Checkered-skipper.

That would be serious habitat building! 💪

#BiodiversityGardening #HabitatGardening #Gardening @gardening #NativePlant

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Continuing the #NativePlant odyssey!

🌻 I now possess the ordered Keystone Plant seeds and have planted some of a goldenrod species.

🦋 These needed to be kept for *60 days* in wet cool treatment, which was a surprise to me because it was not mentioned in the general description on the nursery's web site. Clear instructions were provided by the nursery, though.

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#BiodiversityGardening #KeystonePlants #Biodiversity
#WildlifeGardening #Gardening
#WildlifeGarden

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Continuing to plan my #NativePlant purchases…
Taking my list of Keystone plants, I have completed some research on availability.

🦋I normally do mass plantings, so I look for seeds as an economical choice, but they also give me ability to stagger my plantings.

🦋Mass plantings attract #pollinators better and provide more space for more caterpillars to drive food webs. More ⬆️

Who else is buying seeds now? Plan to get any natives?

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#WildlifeGardening #Gardening
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