A couple more great pollinator plants: #MountainMint And #CulversRoot

Mountain mint plants

The Mountain mint took off this year 🌱
future filler for dahlia bouquets

#mountainmint #flowerfeed #bloomscrolling #michiganflowers

Bumblebee enjoying the sweet, sweet pollen of some native plants, namely mountain mint

Butterfly on a purple coneflower

Bumblebee on a people coneflower

Playing paparazzi to the bumblebees and butterflies enjoying our native(ish) plants: mountain mint and purple coneflower.

Bonus: no insect was harmed and also no Mickey was harmed, YAY!

#nativegardening #MountainMint #Maryland #Photography #Bees #PurpkeConeflowers

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Slender #Mountainmint). #Native to eastern NA. Grows in dry, open woods, prairies as well as stream banks. Has narrow, simple leaves. Small white flowers grow at the end of the stems. Gives a faint #minty fragrance when crushed. Great for #pollinators!
#nativeplants #mint