tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post972474295333482151..comments2024-03-12T02:29:18.737-04:00Comments on Southern Meadows: Exploding Echinacea & Other Pillars of our Summer Garden Karin / Southern Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-41340597109467118852015-07-09T18:10:04.899-04:002015-07-09T18:10:04.899-04:00There are so many different types of butterflies i...There are so many different types of butterflies in your garden. A few have started to appear here. I love seeing them! <br />I wish I had a similar sea of echinacea. I have a number of plants, but not enough to fill a bed. Love the mix of Pow Wow Wild Berry and the delicate pink yarrow. So pretty! Stay cool Karin!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-88493481571532707442015-07-08T17:12:22.522-04:002015-07-08T17:12:22.522-04:00I have to watch myself in the heat too especially ...I have to watch myself in the heat too especially because I have to wear pants and long sleeves....your garden is a butterfly oasis....here the bees and other insects enjoy but not the butterflies. I suspect because I am only one in a sea of lawns and chemicals. I have been wanting a Buttonbush and it would do great in the back where I ma redoing our rain garden....Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-56847854206910728672015-07-07T08:26:57.972-04:002015-07-07T08:26:57.972-04:00I haven't noticed nearly as many butterflies u...I haven't noticed nearly as many butterflies up here in Massachusetts as I did down South, but when I see them, they are usually on my Purple Coneflowers! The bees are also currently going crazy for the Nepeta, as well as the Swamp Milkweed that is just starting to bloom. Poor kid! Good reminder to stay hydrated out there, especially as so many are suffering record high temperatures this summer.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-51042746979994229532015-07-03T14:36:53.088-04:002015-07-03T14:36:53.088-04:00Anise Hyssop, Mexican Sunflower, Yellow Coneflower...Anise Hyssop, Mexican Sunflower, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye Weed, and Swamp Milkweed (and Butterflyweed) are probably the summer standouts for pollinators. I had to stop growing Echinacea because of aster yellows, which is very sad, but the Yellow coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) does pretty well.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-66116239975221810452015-07-03T06:32:02.517-04:002015-07-03T06:32:02.517-04:00We have purple and white coneflowers, as well as r...We have purple and white coneflowers, as well as rudbeckias & they are definitely a favourite in my Southern Ontario garden. Gorgeous colour, pollinator attractors and they bloom for such an incredibly long of time (for a perennial). The fact that they take almost no effort to maintain after that first year doesn't hurt either! Other favourites from the edible garden are oregano & chives - simply covered with bees when they bloom.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that your child is ok - how scary and a definite wake up call.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-68278646428993062802015-07-02T22:24:36.833-04:002015-07-02T22:24:36.833-04:00Coneflowers, rudbeckia, stachys 'Hummelo',...Coneflowers, rudbeckia, stachys 'Hummelo', lavender, agastache "Blue Fortune', and my Rose of Sharon are all pollinator magnets. My garden buzzes! Love all these great pics! I need to keep an eye out for those little caterpillars. Japanese beetles just arrived. Ugh....Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-72995253319064677642015-07-02T09:04:46.185-04:002015-07-02T09:04:46.185-04:00This year has been an odd one, starting out with c...This year has been an odd one, starting out with cold wet weather through spring, then 90° weather in mid May. Our bloom cycles have been very varied as a result. My Echinacea is now blooming too which is early for it. The stokes aster is ready to pop. Yarrow has been blooming for a while. It is nice to see so much bloom in your area and all the pollinators. Too bad you get such heat though. It makes being outside a chore sometimes. At least it is far less frequent here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-57306413426370987162015-07-02T08:54:23.055-04:002015-07-02T08:54:23.055-04:00Those are tough conditions you are facing but I...Those are tough conditions you are facing but I'm sure the native plants are well adapted. The gaillardia are tough. I imagine your plants welcome the rains when they finally arrive. Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-53156531241004839542015-07-02T08:52:38.577-04:002015-07-02T08:52:38.577-04:00Beth I removed all my butterfly bushes three years...Beth I removed all my butterfly bushes three years ago when I discovered they are invasive in my area. I started really focusing on native plants to attract pollinators. I definitely recommend the button bush if you can find one. The biggest one I've ever seen was at a nature preserve in Michigan. Let me know if you want me to send you some passion vine seeds to you in the fall. They may be annual for you but it is worth a try. I did see one in Michigan that came back year after year. It was in a protected outdoor courtyard. It's worth trying!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-68493052174974577772015-07-02T08:48:38.671-04:002015-07-02T08:48:38.671-04:00Haha Julie! I know you love them! Looking at photo...Haha Julie! I know you love them! Looking at photos of your garden I see many similarities in plant choices! Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-13727952386669298452015-07-02T08:47:30.088-04:002015-07-02T08:47:30.088-04:00I started with three echinacea purpurea several ye...I started with three echinacea purpurea several years ago. The voles got one plant but I the other two survived. I left the seed heads up for the birds in winter. Apparently there were plenty of seeds to go around because I had 20 plants the following year and they continue to spread. They are tough plants so I have faith that yours will be successful. There is always room for more echinacea in a garden!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-87656096851930408622015-07-02T08:44:21.257-04:002015-07-02T08:44:21.257-04:00Thanks Janet! I do love the echinacea and they are...Thanks Janet! I do love the echinacea and they are so great at reseeding. So what the voles get, the plants replace the following year.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-62429328547750084602015-07-01T22:41:00.062-04:002015-07-01T22:41:00.062-04:00Oh great, the photos are wonderful and the scenes ...Oh great, the photos are wonderful and the scenes lovely. Your summer is when the landscape is full of life, here in the tropics it is at the beginning of the dry season. The planst sprouted ready to be eaten by larvae and flowers emerge at the same time with the butterflies. Oh my hands will be full again in a few weeks. I have that gaillardia that suffers much during our dry season but still gives me lovely flowers come rainy season. It is still acclimatizing here.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-76971506224900046952015-07-01T21:29:44.058-04:002015-07-01T21:29:44.058-04:00Amazing pollinator captures, Karin! Interesting ho...Amazing pollinator captures, Karin! Interesting how it seems we're "catching up" with you. My Echinaceas are putting on a show now, too. I've been thinking about adding a Passion Flower to my garden--for the Fritillaries and the hummingbirds. Apparently, we're just on the edge of its native range. I figure it's worth a try--what a beautiful plant! Also, Buttonbush has been on the wish list for a while, as an alternative to Butterfly Bush. I just have to figure out if I'll buy one now, or wait until we move. You have some very healthy and beautiful plants!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-91192832885505345142015-07-01T13:49:28.166-04:002015-07-01T13:49:28.166-04:00Of course I am kidding about not liking echinacea!...Of course I am kidding about not liking echinacea! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662156504353040994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-32574167681607168022015-07-01T13:48:42.992-04:002015-07-01T13:48:42.992-04:00You know I just don't care for echinacea at al...You know I just don't care for echinacea at all... !! Yours look fabulous! And I see we have the same coreopsis! Great minds... ~JulieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662156504353040994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-48971949947121606312015-07-01T12:20:30.625-04:002015-07-01T12:20:30.625-04:00One plant, and so many colors! Your echinacea is w...One plant, and so many colors! Your echinacea is wonderful - bright and cheerful! Mine was eaten by .. a bunny .. a deer ... slugs? By someone! I put a cage around it, and it slowly grows back. Looking at your plants, I want to plant more echinacea. Thank you Karin!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-38701983958615624312015-07-01T09:04:31.651-04:002015-07-01T09:04:31.651-04:00What a nice grouping of echinacea and other pollin...What a nice grouping of echinacea and other pollinator attractors. Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com