Beeutiful Natives

06/11/2026

Saturday's early morning offerings~~ Well, minus Katsu, because he has to get his beauty sleep. 😌🦜🌻🌺

06/10/2026

Night blooming Ruellia noctiflora ☺️☺️☺️

06/08/2026

Check out her fancy orange leg warmers

06/07/2026

THEY'RE HERE!!!! THE LEAF CUTTER BEES HAVE ARRIVED!!! 😍😍😍😍🐝🍃🐝🍃

I was wondering when I would see them 🥹🥹 this makes me so happy.

06/06/2026

Y'ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

06/06/2026

Finally got some Orange Butterfly Milkweed popping!!! Only brought one today but I have more almost ready at home. 🍊🌱🦋

Also, y'all come get these Moon vines, they are climbing the other plants 😭🤣

Got more Purple Coneflower seeds too for anyone on a $1 budget 😁

Here til noon/thirty!

06/06/2026

Here are some of the plants I'll have available tomorrow ~!

🌻 Swamp Sunflower - provides an amazing spray of golden blooms in the fall that the bees love to sleep in 😍😍

🐍 Rattlesnake Master - one of our coolest-looking natives and super popular with pollinators 🐝

❤️ Gaillardia - pretty AND easy to grow! Heck, they self-seed in sidewalk cracks, and the small native bees love 'em.

💙 Blue Mistflower - pretty foliage that doesn't get too tall, with brilliant blue-violet little blooms. Will spread happily!

💜 Purple Coneflower - a garden staple!! But not the kind the other nurseries sell, that have been given growth inhibitors or something dumb like that. These are in their full, natural glory. 😌

🌺 Scarlet Rosemallow Hibiscus - YES WE HAVE A GORGEOUS NATIVE HIBISCUS!!! Beautiful red flowers, and you don't have to do anything special for it in the winter - it will just come back 😁❄️🦄

🌙 Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba) - a cute annual vine with huge white evening blooms that smell heavenly. Nighttime pollinators deserve love too. 🪲

🌼 Woodland Sunflower - lovely delicate stalls with lovely delicate blooms. Does well in shade and will spread as well. 💛

Self serve until about 10am and then Katsu and I will be in with even more plants!!!

The Montgomery Curb Market, open til noon.

06/05/2026

Took me a little while but I'm officially on the Monarda train now 🙌

Native Wildflower Spotlight:
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

With its fragrant lavender blooms and minty-scented foliage, Monarda fistulosa (also known as Bee Balm) grows in open woods, prairies, and meadows across Alabama. This hardy, clump-forming perennial thrives in sunny, well-drained sites and is a standout in any native plant garden.

🌿Ecological Value & Wildlife Associations:
~A pollinator magnet! Beloved by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
~Supports a diversity of native bees and serves as a nectar source for long-tongued pollinators.
~Foliage may host the caterpillars of some moth species.
~Seed heads provide late-season food for finches and other seed-eating birds.

🌿Landscape Value:
~Summer blooms in shades of lavender to pink add texture and color to borders and naturalistic plantings.
~Aromatic foliage resists deer and rabbits
~Excellent for cottage gardens, prairie restorations, and pollinator plantings.
~Drought-tolerant once established and adapts to a wide range of soils.

💚Historical & Cultural Notes:
~Used medicinally by Indigenous peoples for respiratory ailments, fevers, and wounds.
~The leaves can be brewed into a tea similar to that of its cousin M. didyma, traditionally known as "Oswego tea."
~Crushed leaves emit a spicy, mint-like fragrance...once used in homemade herbal remedies and perfumes.

💚Gardening & Conservation Notes:
~Plant in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soils; tolerant of clay and poor soils.
~Avoid overhead watering to prevent powdery mildew...ensure good air circulation.
~Cut back after flowering to encourage a second bloom and compact growth.
~Excellent companion plant in native meadows and rain gardens.