Common Ground: Community Garden at St. John's

Agastache 'Meant to Bee™ Queen Necatarine'

One of our newest adds to the garden is this perennial, a long blooming plant that works well in a garden setting or in a large planter as a filler. Its unusually delicate flowers of peach and mauve have nectar that is a big draw for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. We hope the two we planted will thrive and spread!

Stokes Aster (Stokesia) is showing out in the garden now. The wide blooms attract many pollinators including this Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus). This native aster is low growing and absolutely low maintenance. Highly recommended for your pollinator garden. It got lots of raves from our recentgarden tour visitors. https://theplantnative.com/plant/stokes-aster/

The spiral bed is all decked out with the cheerful colors of scabiosa, catmint, and blanket flowers. Don't you know last night's rain perked them up, along with the rest of the garden.