Gardeners Use These 26 plants To attract beneficial insects!
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We would do well attracting beneficial insects to our garden since these insects provide a number of health benefits to your plants and generally to the ecosystem. Beneficial insects provide a number of essential role for plants. Some of which include pollination, biological control of insect pest, and decomposers of organic matter. The Article below provides a list of plants that will help to attract these beneficial insects.
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26 plants for attracting beneficial insects
Wild strawberry
Small white blossoms open on this low-growing leafy plant. It blooms in late spring and bears small, edible strawberries. The wild strawberry is an attractive early season plant to natural enemies. It can tolerate full sun to partial shade and mid-range soil moisture. It is often found in dry, sunny places including woods and clearings.<br>Flowers will begin to grow from seeds in the second or third year. It can grow from plug material and is an easy to establish ground cover. The fact that it spreads both by runners and seed makes it a good candidate for large areas with a lot of space. Although the plant can move into agricultural fields, it is unlikely to continue to grow in cultivated soil.
Golden Alexanders
Golden Alexanders are flat yellow flower clusters that open on stalks 2-3 ft tall. They are small at first, but fill in and bloom completely their third year. The plant flourishes in full to partial sun and moist soils. They can be found in areas with tamarack and poison sumac in boggy ground, fens and riverbanks in openings and thickets. Alexanders are grown both from seed or plug material.
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Canada Anemone
White flowers about 2-3 inches across bloom on the Canada Anemone. Plants fill in well in their second year of growth and grow 1-2 ft tall by their third year. The plant is tolerant of full sun to partial shade and mid-range soil moisture. It can be found on open, moist ground like shores, meadows and clearings. Plugs form and spread roots horizontally to form a carpet of plants and flowers. Seeds have shown a low success rate, but once established, Canada Anemones grow quickly and can be opportunistic.
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Penstemon
Penstemons are bell-shaped, pink or lavender and bloom in clusters on upright stalks. Flowers look like elongated snapdragons, except they are closed. They can tolerate full sun to partial shade and dry soil. They can be found in fields, prairies, stream and riverbanks and rocky ground. They are also found on open, sandy, dry ground. Penstemons are grown from sown seeds and plug material.
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