Viewing post #678132 by Catmint20906

I love the idea of a coneflower forest, Kyla! I was out today visiting a friend who has a huge stand of Joe Pye weed, Solidago, and Mountain Mint near her house. Had so much fun watching all the pollinators that were attracted to it. *Lots* of Tiger Swallowtails.


Then we went to a favorite nursery and the Echinacea there was crawling with Skippers! Then a Fritillary came by and he and the Skippers were my guide to the best nectar in the house. ;-)


The White Coneflower and the Echinacea 'Magnus' were definite favorites, so in my cart they went!

Also enjoyed a couple more pollinators back at the homestead:


Anyway, I had a great time this weekend and it gave me lots of ideas for plants to focus on more next year. I think Echinacea will definitely be in the mix!