Uplantit Pollinator Info Sheet 2020 v3

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Gardening made simple: Garden Info Sheet
Pollinator Plants - Full to Part Sun Garden
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6 7 8 9 10
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Plant Names:
1. Autumn Sage ‘Furman’s Red’ (1) 11. Purple Coneflower (3)
2. Flame Acanthus (1) 12. Wild Bergamot (1)
16 17 3. Red Turk’s Cap (1) 13. ‘Sundance’ Rudbeckia (3)
4. Gregg’s Mistflower (1) 14. Wright’s Skullcap (3)
5. Texas Lantana (1) 15. Yarrow ‘Paprika’ (2)
6. Texas Rock Rose (1) 16. ‘Black and Blue’ Salvia (1)
7. Gaura (Pink) (1) 17. Purple Prairie Verbena (1)
8. Lanceleaf Coreopsis (3) 18. Rattlesnake Master (1)
9. ‘Henry Duelberg’ Salvia (1) 19. Texas Blazing Star (3)
18 19 10. Zexmenia (3)
Parenthesis denote quantity of each plant

Autumn Sage ‘Furman’s Red’
1
Salvia greggii
Plant Type: Perennial
Mature Height: 2’ - 3’
Plant Spread: 2’ - 3’
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Character: Semi-evergreen
Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water Requirement: Low
Attracts: Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Description: A semi-evergreen Texas native shrub planted for it’s colorful and long blooming bright red flowers that
attract hummingbirds and pollinators alike. ‘Furman’s Red’ is one of the most cold hardy
autumn sages in addition to being extremely heat and drought tolerant.
Flame Acanthus
2
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Flower Color: Red
Character: Deciduous
Attracts: Hummingdbirds, Butterflies
Description: A Texas native shrubby perennial planted for its showy red and orange long-blooming flowers which
attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. Very easy to grow in sunny spots with good drainage.
Red Turk’s Cap

3
Malvaviscus arboreus
Flower Color: Red
Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
Description: A Texas native shrubby perennial that produces flushes of red blooms in sun or shade. Its so easy to grow
that it is often self spreading forming a tall groundcover in spots where other plants struggle.
Gregg’s Mistflower
4
Conoclinium greggii
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Summer, Fall
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Description: If you were to choose one plant for attracting butterflies and native pollinators, Gregg’s mistflower is
hard to beat! Summer through fall powdery blue flower clusters almost completely cover the tops of its lacey green
foliage. It is so adaptable and easy to grow, it often forms a tall groundcover which works as a virtual stop sign for fall
migrating Monarchs.
Texas Lantana
5
Lantana urticoides
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Description: This Texas native variety of Lantana, L. urticoides is an extremely heat and drought tolerant large shrubby
perennial that produces clusters of showy red, orange, and yellow flowers.
Texas Rock Rose

6
Pavonia lasiopetala
Mature Height: 3’
Plant Spread: 3’
Flower Color: Pink
Description: This heat and drought tolerant native shrubby perennial produces dense miniature pink colored hibis-
cus-like flowers from spring through fall which can be frequented by a number of pollinators.
Gaura (Pink)
7
Gaura lindheimeri
Flower Color: Pink
Description: An easy to grow native perennial planted for its showy butterfly-like flowers that sit atop arching stems
and appear to dance in the wind. Dark-green to gray-green leaves turn red, to purple in fall.
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
8
Coreopsis lanceolata
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Description: This prolific flowing native perennial is adapted to a number of sites and soil conditions and is a favorite
of many bees and butterflies. Clumps of lance-shaped leaves give rise to bright yellow daisy-like flowers which can
bloom spring to fall.
‘Henry Duelberg’ Salvia

9
Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’
Flower Color: Purple
Description: Produces upright spikes of striking dark blue flowers that bloom spring to fall, A reliable drought tolerant
native perennial that attracts pollinators.
Zexmenia
10
Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida
Mature Height: 2’
Plant Spread: 2’
Flower Color: Yellow
Description: A native perennial planted for a dense canopy of showy yellow flowers, so easy to grow it is referred to as
a “miracle plant” because of its versatility, cold and drought tolerance and long booming period.
Purple Coneflower
11
Echinacea purpurea
Description: An easy to grow adaptable perennial that produces showy flowers consisting of pink to purple drooping
rays surround a spiny central cone. A favorite of bees butterflies and hummingbirds.
Wild Bergamot
12
Monarda fistulosa
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Description: Also know as bee balm this native perennial is highly adaptable and produces long blooming whorls of
pink to lavender flowers that attract a number of pollinators and hummingbirds.
‘Sundance’ Rudbeckia
13
Rudbeckia grandiflora
Flower Color: Yellow
Description: A striking native coneflower that produces large and showy yellow blooms from summer to fall that are a
favorite of people and pollinators alike.
Wright’s Skullcap
14
Scutellaria wrightii
Mature Height: 1’
Character: Evergreen
Description: A low-growing evergreen perennial that is covered in small purple blooms spring through summer and
into fall. Bees and butterflies will often frequent this tough Texas native.
Yarrow ‘Paprika’
15
Achillea millefolium
Flower Color: Red
Description: Its pleasantly aromatic fern like foliage gives rise to clusters of bright red flowers during the hottest part
of the summer and into fall. Attractive to a number of pollinators in hot dry conditions.
‘Black and Blue’ Salvia

16
Salvia gauranitica
Flower Color: Blue
Description: Tall and mounding light green foliage gives rise to black stems and calyces which hood and contrast the
vibrant electric blue flowers. A favorite of hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
Purple Prairie Verbena

17
Verbena bipinnatifida
Mature Height: 1’
Plant Spread: 1-2’
Description: This low-growing native perennial produces small clusters of purple to pink flowers above trailing finely
cut, hairy green leaves. A number of bees and butterflies love this tough Texas native.
Rattlesnake Master
18
Eryngium yuccifolium
Flower Color: White
Character: Evergreen
Description: Often hard to find in nurseries, this striking native perennial is a bit of an enigma with its unusual yuc-
ca-like foliage and showy white thistle-like blooms. Spring, summer and fall this tough Texas native provides a striking
show for both people and pollinators.
Texas Blazing Star

19
Liatris punctata var. mucronata
Description: A heat and drought tolerant clump-forming native perennial that sends up fluffy spikes of pink to purple
blooms which are a magnet for a number of butterflies and bees.
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1 box = 1 square foot

This year’s UPlantIt pollinator pack has an exciting addition that is creating a lot of buzz! We
are thrilled to partner with our friends at the Pollinator Citizen Science Project to provide you
with the tools to learn more about the important pollinators that are visiting your UPlantIt garden!
In addition, by becoming a citizen scientist yourself, you can help entomologist around the
country better understand which plants attract specific pollinator species.
Three Easy Steps to Contribute to the Citizen Scientist Project:

STEP 1: VIEW TRAINING VIDEOS
There are TWO parts to the training: (a) Pollinator Training and (b) Contribution Training. Watch both by visiting
https://sixleggedaggie.com/research/pollinator-project/.
STEP 2. COMPLETE THE QUIZ

To contribute to the pollinator citizen science project, citizen scientists must complete a short quiz with a passing grade of
80% or above. Participants have unlimited attempts at the quiz, so don’t worry if you don’t pass the first time! Once an 80%
or above passing grade has been achieved, you will receive an email with a certificate, and you can start contributing to
pollinator observations at that time.
STEP 3. CONTRIBUTE!
After viewing the training videos and completing the quiz you can use the form at https://sixleggedaggie.com/research/pol-
linator-project/ on your mobile device (or desktop) to contribute to the pollinator citizen science project. Please be sure
to include the same email in the form that was used in the quiz above; that is the only way we can verify our contributors!
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Gardening made simple: Garden Info Sheet

Pollinator Plants - Full to Part Sun Garden

Parenthesis denote quantity of each plant

Red Turk’s Cap

Texas Rock Rose

‘Henry Duelberg’ Salvia

‘Black and Blue’ Salvia

Purple Prairie Verbena

Texas Blazing Star

1 box = 1 square foot

Three Easy Steps to Contribute to the Citizen Scientist Project:

STEP 2. COMPLETE THE QUIZ

By Texas A&M AgriLife Water University

17360 Coit Rd., Dallas, TX 75252

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