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Pollinator-friendly gardens don't have to sacrifice style

Phys · · 1195 words · By Amanda Morris
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“A new study from plant biologists at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden found that some cultivated plants can still provide meaningful support for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.”
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“Among the tested plants, cultivated black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida "Goldsturm") and foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis "Husker Red") attracted pollinators at similar rates to their wild counterparts”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Verticillium wilt is a wilt disease affecting over 350 species of eudicot plants. It is caused by six species of Verticillium fungi: V. dahliae, V. albo-atrum, V. longisporum, V. nubilum, V. theobroma…
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“Others, such as R. fulgida "American Gold Rush" and P. digitalis "Blackbeard," performed less well.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in gardens in North America, listed alphabetically by genus.
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“The study is published in the journal Ecosphere.”
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“Nicholas Dorian is the lead author of the study and a postdoctoral research associate at the Chicago Botanic Garden.”
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“Paul CaraDonna is an adjunct associate professor at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and a conservation scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden's Negaunee Institute.”
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“The pollinator garden movement accelerated in the mid-2000s due to the alarming decline of honeybees.”
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“Wildtype plants are consistently the most attractive to insects, but some cultivars perform similarly.”
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“The study included controlled experiments at the Chicago Botanic Garden and crowdsourced observations from volunteers across the eastern U.S. over five years.”
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“Cultivars should not be used in ecological restoration projects because their interaction with wild species is unknown.”
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“Cultivars with 'doubled flowers' (extra petals) should be avoided in pollinator-friendly gardens.”
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“The study's publication details include the DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70566 and the journal Ecosphere.”
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