While we haven’t planted specifically for pollinators or birds, we also have a variety of flowers that attract them.
The honey bees - OK, all bees - seem particularly attracted to the spiderwort, which can be quite invasive. A walk in the yard in the morning is a buzz-fest around the blue flowers in early summer. We let it grow and bloom, and when it gets leggy, just hack it to the ground. In a few weeks, the new growths bloom for round two. We even have a few still hanging on now.
We also have some native Eastern Columbine that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, as well as a bunch of New Guinea impatiens in the flower boxes on our elevated deck. The butterflies really like those, but without a doubt, the biggest draw is a lantana in the front yard. We cut it to the ground every winter, but it spreads to a mound about 15 feet in diameter, just covered in flowers.
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