January 2023 Presentation by: Kristina Lefever, AGC Member & President Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
https://www.pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org/
Tag Archives: pollinator habitats
Hellebore for Winter Flowers
Plant Name: Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose)
Plant type: Evergreen perennial
Height: 12” – 15”
Bloom Time: February to April
Flower Color: Varies – Purple, Whitish Yellow, Whitish Green, Pink, Burgundy
Exposure: Full Sun in Winter, Dappled shade in spring, summer, and fall
Soil Requirements: Well drained loamy soil; Amend soil with organic matter
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Late Winter Bloomer, Deer Resistant , Waterwise plant, Long Blooming Season, Flowers have nodding habit.
Firewise status: unknown
Note: Mulch to maintain summer moisture, Monitor for aphids in the spring and treat accordingly. Hellebores provide a variety of bees with nectar and pollen at a time when few other plants are blooming.
Uses: Borders, Containers, Mass Plantings, Woodland Garden, Cut Flowers, Winter Flowers, Pollinator Gardens, Bee Habitat.
USDA Zone: 2-10
Habitat for Stem-Nesting Bees
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Horticulture Report: Sambucus nigra
Article by: Lynn Kuntsman, Jackson County Master Gardener & Wildlife Management
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Member
Firewise Plant: Penstemons
Plant Name: Penstemon species
Common name: Penstemon or Beardtongue
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 4” – 48”
Plant Width: 6” – 36”
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, White
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Fast Draining; Gravelly/Sandy;
Water Needs: Deep, but Infrequent Watering
Fire Resistant: YES: Zone 1 – Plant 30’+ from Structure
Attributes: Nectar-Rich Flowers for Pollinators;
Uses: Rock Garden; Cottage Gardens; Borders; Pollinator Gardens; Wildlife Habitat Gardens; Native plant areas; Perennial gardens.
Note: Leave Some Seeds to Ripen When Deadheading;
Native to: Continental US
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photo by: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons