Why native plants?
According to the The National Audubon Society:
Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.
What our community is about—
This community is for everyone who is interested in planting native species in their garden. Come here for discussions, questions, and sharing of ideas/photos.
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I've been waiting so patiently all year, hoping the plant in my backyard was butterfly weed. It probably isn't, but I found this little guy in my front yard a couple days ago!
That’s a pretty cool flower man, looks like you got a little visitor there too :3 🐝
Looks like butterfly weed to me. The bastard rabbits eat mine. No flowers.
My phrasing was confusing. The big plant in the backyard that I wanted to be butterfly weed isn't, but this little plant, in the front yard, is.
Nice butterfly weed image. I actually also had my resident bunny eating my butterfly weed. Surprised they would eat, since it would likey be bitter tasting, if not toxic to them.