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“Polliscaping*”
• Polliscaping is landscape design through a pollinator’s eyes
• The purpose of all Polliscaping is to provide an environment in which pollinators not only survive…they THRIVE
* Becki de Neui-Lynch, PhD ~ Linn County Master Gardener
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PollinatorsMany types – Dependent on Plant Adaptations
Wind
Beetles
* Bees & Wasps Butterflies and Moths
Flies
SlugsHumans Bats & Other Animals
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Actually, not a bee! A bee-mimic fly
Blue Orchard Mason Bee
Bees
4000 Bee Species in North America
400+ Native Bee Species in Iowa
90% of Bees are Solitary Nesters
Honeybees & Bumblebees are Colony Nesters
Sweat Bee
Honeybees[Colony Nesters]
(Non-Native)
Carpenter Bees
Cuckoo Bees
Bumble Bees, Native [Colony Nesters]
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What Insects Need from Plants
Pollen (Protein)
Nectar (Carbohydrates)
Shelter
Food & Shelter (Host Plants)
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Native Common Milkweed Supports over 400 species of insects,
which in turn provide food for animals up the food chain
Non-Native “Exotic”Mexican Sunflower
Hybridized Non-Native Hydrangea “Twist and Shout”
Plants Vary in Usefulness in the EcosystemNative Plants Always Best
Nativar (Native-ish)Echinacea “Doubledecker”
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Mt Cuba Center, Delaware
Polliscaping Garden TipsFormal Garden Designs
Noelridge Park, Cedar Rapids
Signs help spread the word
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Polliscaping Gardens
Every change helps
A native plant here, a tree or shrub there…
Naturalistic Design
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Native TreesImportant for early Spring bee foraging
Downy Serviceberry(Amelanchier arborea)
Red Maple(Acer rubrum)
Pussy Willow(Salix discolor)
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Native Shrubs
Diablo Ninebark (Nativar)(Physocarpus opulifolius)
Arrowood Viburnum(Viburnum dentatum)
Buttonbush(Cephalanthus occidentalis)
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Native Pollinator-Friendly FlowersEarly Spring BloomMarch-April
Sun: Full, PartialSoil: Alkaline/ Medium-Dry, DryHeight: 6 inches
Pasque Flower(Anemone Patens)
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Sun: Partial/Light Shade
Soil: Mesic to Dry & Loamy or Rocky
Height: 2.5-6 inches
Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Early Spring BloomMarch-April
Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale)
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Early Spring BloomApril-May
Bloodroot(Sanguinaria candensis)
Sun: Partial, ShadeSoil: Medium-Wet to Medium-DryHeight: 6 inches
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Early Summer BloomMay-June
Prairie Smoke(Geum triflorum)
Sun: Full, PartialSoil: Well-drained, dry to wet-mesic Height: 8 inches
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Early Summer BloomJune-July
Purple Coneflower(Echinacea purpura)
Sun: Full, PartialHeight: 4 FeetSoil Moisture: Moist-to-Medium DrySoil: Fertile loam, or some gravel
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Summer Bloom ( June-July)
Wild Bergamot“Bee Balm” (Monarda fistulosa)
Sun: Full, partialSoil: Medium Wet-to DryHeight: 4 feet
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Summer Bloom June-July
Butterfly Weed(Asclepias tuberosa)Sun: Full, PartialSoil Moisture: Medium-to-DryHeight: 2 feet
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Summer BloomJune/July/August
Rattlesnake Master(Eryngium yuccifolium)
Sun: FullSoil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-DryHeight: 4 feet
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Plants: Late Summer Bloom(August/Sept)
Liatris (Liatris ligulistylis)
Sun: Full, PartialSoil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Medium-DryHeight: 5 feet
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Native Pollinator-Friendly Flowers: Late Summer BloomAugust/Sept/October
New England Asters(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Sun: Full, PartialSoil Moisture: Wet to Medium-DryHeight: 5 feet
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Other Landscaping Changes to Support Pollinators
Provide water sourceHold off on garden clean-up until Spring Keep some dead logs or sticks on your
landscape Leave areas of bare soil (no mulch) Allow flowering plants to live in your mowed
lawn (violets, dandelions, clover, etc)Don’t kill the Pollinators!
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Winter Seed Sowing
Where to get Native Seeds:
Resource Guide on monarchresearch.org (Habitat Programs)
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REMEMBER