October 3, 2025

I’m very dedicated to sowing natives in my gardens but there are some plants that tell me that there needs to be an exception where they are concerned. For the autumn I put in non-natives, Zinnias (Zinnia), Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), and Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) seen here. I plant them for the benefit of pollinators, like this one, a Painted Lady (Salvia elegans), which need flowers that provide nectar and pollen for the many bees and butterflies of autumn.

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