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Flowers need to be pollinated before they can produce. See which beautiful blooms pollinators love the most.
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DAHLIAS -Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love dahlias. Pollinators like open center dahlia varieties, unlike petals that are too close together for them to access such as pom-pom or cactus dahlia varieties.
COSMOS - Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love cosmos blooms. This annual will bloom from late spring until the fall’s first frost.
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ZINNIAS - These are a favorite for bees and hummingbirds. Birds love the seeds that develop once the pollinators have feasted on their nectar.
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SNAPDRAGONS - Bumblebees love snapdragons for so many reasons. The bell-shaped flower is perfect for the bees to buzz in and out.
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CONEFLOWERS & BLAZING STAR - Also known as echinacea, coneflowers are loved pollinators. Birds like the drying seed heads. Monarch butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds love Blazing Star.
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SUNFLOWERS - Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to sunflowers.. Birds love to eat the seeds. It has bee-healing properties in its pollen so be sure to plant open-pollinated sunflower varieties.
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DAISIES -These perennials are an early summer bloomer and stick around until the first part of August in my garden. They are great pollen producers and attract bees and butterflies.
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BLACK-EYED SUSANS -This plant, also known as Rudbeckia, blooms from mid-summer to fall and attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, as well as birds who love the seeds.
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Attracting pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your garden is easier than you think with these flowers.
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