So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nectar
Lemon Beebalm, also known as Purple Horsemint and Lemon Mint, is an aromatic annual with tuft-like, lavender to pink, whorled flower heads that bloom from May to July. Rubbing or crushing the leaves will release a distinctly citrus or lemony scent, which gives the plant its name. This plant grows 1 to 2 feet tall in full to partial sun, and in dry, sandy to rocky soils, sometimes spreading aggressively in the best growing conditions.
May Attract
Lemon Beebalm is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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