22 Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennials for Pollinators

Описание: This video features 22 colorful drought tolerant perennials that pollinators love — each just planted in a new drought tolerant bed. I’ll show you what each one will look like once mature, including their beautiful flowers up close; plus I'll share the complete growing requirements, deer/rabbit resistance, and whether they are native perennials. In addition, there are 5 shrubs newly planted to complete this bed. Use the Chapter headings below to jump to a specific plant. (Zone 7, southern New Jersey)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro and 4 reasons I chose these perennials and shrubs
1:43 - Creating the bed with pavers
3:23 - Rabbit resistance
3:51 - Overview of the plants
4:12 - El Niño Desert Orchid
5:27 - Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb’s Ear
6:13 - Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
6:50 - Delosperma Razzle Dazzle (Hardy Ice Plant)
7:42 - Sunsparkler Wildfire Stonecrop
8:35 - Sedum Autumn Fire
9:17 - Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower
9:57 - Limonium Dazzle Rocks (Sea Lavender)
10:48 - Scabiosa Butterfly Blue
11:29 - Blue Star Juniper
12:42 - Millenium Allium
13:26 - Penstemon Rose Rhinestones
14:53 - Pugster Amethyst Butterfly Bush
15:45 - Kismet Raspberry Coneflowers
16:29 - Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
17:48 - Artemisia Silver Lining
19:02 - Lavender Phenomenal
20:10 - Agastache Morello
21:30 - Achillia Firefly Red Pop
22:18 - Echinacea Double Coded Butter Pecan
23:15 - Coreopsis Golden Needles
23:58 - Supreme Cantaloupe Coneflower
24:56 - Big Blue Sea Holly
25:52 - Echinops Blue Glow
26:54 - Gaura Stratosphere Pink Picotee
27:57 - Miss Willmott’s Ghost
30:03 - How to plant perennials the easy way!


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📸 PHOTO CREDITS 📸

Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. Thank you!

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners Thank you!

Photos courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Thank you!

Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. Thank you!

Ellen Willmott photo — in public domain

Miss Willmott’s Ghost in the Van Dusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, BC, Canada — photo in public domain

Miss Willmott’s Ghost shared via Creative Commons: photos by Tamdereli, Dereli -Giresun, Turkey
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