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Aug

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

– Light: Full to part sun. – Soil and water: Medium-wet to medium-dry soil. This plant will let you know when it is thirsty – the leaves will droop – and this will be obvious. In my experience, it is somewhat drought and heat tolerant. Some of mine are planted in a narrow, raised bed in full […]

Aug

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

– Light: Needs full to part sun. – Soil and water: Medium wet to medium dry soil. Avoid wet soils or soils that do not drain well. Fertilizer is not needed and as one of the reasons to add this plant to your garden is to encourage Monarch Butterflies – who use this plant at […]