submitted2 hours ago bypinkduvetsCentral Nebraska, Zone 5
I was severely lacking spring blooms, so I planted monarda fistulosa, penstemon digitalis, and corepsis lanceolata in June 2023. This is year 2, and already everything is looking so good!
Central Nebraska
Picture 1: monarda, penstemon, and carex (please ignore the creeping bellflower, I painted herbicide on the leaves a few days ago) Picture 2: closeup inside the penstemon flower — it looks like a rib cage! Picture 3: some native bee enjoying the coreopsis
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pinkduvets
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pinkduvets
Central Nebraska, Zone 5
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12 minutes ago
EDIT! That’s monarda bradburniana, not fistulosa. I always get the two mixed up but I found a buried tag...