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| Monarch on fall-blooming New England Asters |
The calendar says we’ve just entered autumn, but as far as
pollinators are concerned, the bounty of summer is long past. The dearth of
nectar that follows the wealth of mid-summer flowers has been underway
for a while. But pollinators, such as bees and butterflies (including migrating
Monarchs), still need high-quality nectar sources on which to feed. In recent years, I've made it a mission to cultivate autumn-blooming flowers for pollinators.
