Different worm - pollinated flowers have different adaption to entice potential pollinators , concord to San Francisco State University . Flowers dependant upon bee pollenation are usually blue or yellowish – bees do n’t see crimson – with minute vacuum tube contain sweetly scented ambrosia and markings to guide the bees to it . Some , like snapdragon , have petals that allow only bees of the correct system of weights access to the ambrosia . Some plant , however , welcome a miscellany of insect .

Great Blue Lobelia

Great blue lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a 2- to 3 - foot bellflower class perennial . Its steeple of clear lavender - blue , bloom mid - summertime to fall , in light forest and marsh from New England south to Alabama and Rebecca West to Wyoming . The flowers draw both bees and hummingbird , harmonize to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . This obliging – but drought - intolerant – perennial will grow in Lord’s Day or spook and any moist clay , loam or sandy soil . Note that ingesting large amounts of the plant may be toxic .

Lemon Beebalm

A fragrant mint family herb , lemon beebalm ( Monarda citriodora ) has foliage that emits a distinctively lemon - like scent when crushed . Beginning in May – and continuing into other autumn with even lachrymation – its 12- to 24 - inch bow have showy spike of tufted , lavender or pink bloom . Its ambrosia attracts both bee and butterfly , according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . Large colonies of the wild industrial plant boom on loamy prairie soils or rocky slope from Kentucky west to Kansas and across the Southwest . The yearly plant grows in teetotal locations with sunlight to fond shade .

Common Evening Primrose

A pet terminus of the Sphinx moth , evening primrose ( Oenothera biennis ) may reach up to 8 feet tall . Its bolshie or pale gullible downy stems have 8 - inch , lancet - like leaves . From mid - summer to early spill , stalk - topping flush clusters appear . Blooms consist of four xanthous flower petal , surround by a center of showy stamens . Flowers are open between dusk and the keep abreast dawn . Its faint maize perfume draws bee and butterflies as well as the moth . The flora is biyearly – producing ascendant and leaves during its first year before flowering and dying in its second – according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . It grow in sunshine or shade and ironical , sandy or rocky soil .

Callifornia Poppy

Both honey bees and beetles pollenate California ’s state flower , the California poppy ( Eschscholzia canifornica ) . This long - blooming recurrent thrives in infertile mountainside soils throughout California , where it grows from 1- to 2 - feet gamy . It has long stems with single , yellow or orange blooms . Flowers are most abundant from March to May , according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . With regular water , however , they may start appearing in February and continue into October . They contrast beautifully with the plants ' greenish - blue foliage . California poppy grows in cheery , well - drained locating . Ingesting it may be toxic .

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