On 4/5/2013 9:57 PM, venaurafarm wrote:
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:
You can see ants and other small insects racing around on the blooms.
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