Thumbs up for milkweed. It grows like a weed if left to naturalize
without mowing. Here's a video I made of bumblebees foraging on milkweed
blooms; they are really going at it.
What about vines? Campsis radicans or trumpet vine is a beautiful
landscape feature and is not difficult to control. Insects of all sizes
seem to use it as a food source so it would have a niche in a
permaculture design. Here are videos of this plant:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jgEHheI-erA/TuGDbBGZuaI/AAAAAAAABgM/y-THoYGXu0g/w78-h78-p-o/Plants-colorfull-tf.flv
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JGFcU6zGm7A/TuGDavqkByI/AAAAAAAABgg/cdwiP5Eo0sg/w78-h78-p-o/Plants-long-bbg.flv
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VLs-K6iKVO8/TuGG7eDDO7I/AAAAAAAABg8/X5T-KaAw9Gc/w78-h78-p-o/Plants-short-art-TF.flv
You can see ants and other small insects racing around on the blooms.
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