Bumblebee Burrow Native Plant Collection
Description
Our Bumblebee Burrow Native Plant Collection features native species and native cultivars for a pollinator-friendly, matrix-style planting. Repeat the collection to fill in larger spaces and grow more pollinator habitat. In the winter, queen bumblebees will burrow into bare soil to hibernate; in spring and summer, she’ll build a nest for the next generation of her bumblebee colony – typically in an undisturbed cavity area such as a stone wall or compost pile. To best support bumblebees and other pollinators, leave the leaves and spent flower stalks in your gardens to provide overwintering habitat, and avoid digging or clearing leaf litter until pollinators wake up, when soil temperature warms to over 55°F in spring.
Our Bumblebee Burrow Native Plant Collection includes 7 plants, covering roughly 40 sq. ft. when planted together:
Dwarf Blue Baptisia – 1 plant
Prairie Dropseed Grass – 3 plants
‘Wood's Light Blue’ Aster – 1 plant
‘Mardi Gras’ Helenium – 1 plant
Blunt Mountain Mint – 1 plant
*Not all plants will be in bloom at the same time, as depicted in the collage. Plants are subject to change due to availability, and if we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the collection design.
