{"id":1706,"date":"2022-01-03T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:25:40","slug":"top-10-oregon-native-plants-for-pollinators-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/2022\/01\/03\/top-10-oregon-native-plants-for-pollinators-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Oregon Native Plants for Pollinators: Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong><em>The Garden Ecology Lab\u2019s Pollinator Plant PR Campaign Presents\u2026.. <\/em>Farewell-to-Spring!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Garden Ecology Lab is releasing a series of plant profiles of the top 10 Oregon native plants for pollinators, based on Aaron Anderson\u2019s 2017-2019 field trials of 23 Oregon native plants. We will feature one plant per week for 10 weeks, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">this is week 7<\/span>! Profiles will include photos, planting information, and will highlight common pollinators of each plant.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia1-1.jpg 653w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Jen Hayes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Plant Facts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong>: <em>Clarkia amoena<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Life Cycle: <\/strong>Annual<\/li><li><strong>Growth Habit:<\/strong> Upright, clumping<\/li><li><strong>Bloom Duration:<\/strong> June &#8211; September<\/li><li><strong>Hardiness Zone: <\/strong>1-11<\/li><li><strong>Special Traits:<\/strong> Drought tolerant, deer resistant<\/li><li><strong>When to plant: <\/strong>For best results, direct seed in Fall or early Spring. Seeds can also be sown in containers or cold frames in the winter.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Pollinator Facts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farewell-to-Spring was found to be associated with <em>Megachile brevis<\/em>, a species of leafcutter bee.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Other common bee visitors include long-horned bees of the genus <em>Eucerini <\/em>and other species of leafcutter bees.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farewell-to-Spring also hosts some butterflies and moths including the White-Lined Sphinx, Pacific Green Sphinx Moth, and Clark&#8217;s Day Sphinx Moth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farewell-to-Spring provides both nectar and pollen to its insect visitors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Although pollen is easily accessed on the protruding stamen, bees must dive into the flower to reach the nectar that is produced beneath the petals. This is because nectar is produced at the base of the ovary, and Farewell-to-Spring has an &#8220;inferior ovary&#8221; meaning the ovary is positioned below the sepals and petals.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/malebumbleclarkia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/malebumbleclarkia.jpg 524w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/malebumbleclarkia-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption>A male bumble bee dives into a Farewell-to-Spring flower to reach its nectar. Photo by Jen Hayes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3366.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3366.jpg 361w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3366-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption>Farewell-to-Spring&#8217;s nectaries are found beneath the stamen and petals. Photo \u00a9 Stephanie Hazen.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">some rights reserved<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Farewell-to-Spring&#8217;s Native Range in Oregon<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiaRangeMap.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiaRangeMap.jpg 708w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiaRangeMap-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiaRangeMap-395x300.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Farewell-to-Spring is found throughout Western Oregon from the Coast through the Cascades. Oregon is home to 4 subspecies of <em>Clarkia amoena<\/em>.\n\nMaps and legend acquired from the <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonflora.org\/taxa\/index.php?taxon=5010\">Oregon Flora Project<\/a>, with Imagery Sourced from Google. Copyright 2021\u00a9 TerraMetrics\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Farewell-to-Spring as a pollinator plant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farewell-to-Spring hosts a moderate abundance of bee visitors, but the diversity of bees it hosts is among the highest found in the study! With a long flowering season, Farewell-to-Spring blooms when spring wildflowers are beginning to turn brown. Bloom duration can be lengthened by occasional watering over the summer, although Farewell-to-Spring are drought-tolerant and survive with minimal summer irrigation. This flower is an annual, but will reseed itself readily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia.png 600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkia-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3.png 237w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3-114x300.png 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Infographics developed by LeAnn Locher, Aaron Anderson, and Gail Langellotto.<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\"> <strong>Abundance Calculations<\/strong>. Bee abundance was calculated using estimated marginal means of bee visitation to each of our study plants from 5-minute observations conducted from Aaron&#8217;s 2017-2019 field seasons. Estimated marginal means (EM Means) were assigned to categorical values and averaged across years to yield the following categories: 0% = Very Low =EM mean below 0.49; 25% = Low = EM mean of 0.50 to 0.99; 50% = Moderate = EM mean of 1 to 1.49; 75% = High = EM mean of 1.50 to 1.99; and 100% = Very high = EM mean above 2.0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size\"> <strong>Diversity Calculations<\/strong>. Bee diversity was based on the total sum of species collected on each of our study plants from 2017 to 2019. A Chao 2 Estimator was used to estimate total expected species richness for each plant; Chao 2 estimates were then used to create categorical values, as follows: 0%  = Very Low = 9.99 or lower; 25% = Low = 10 to 14.99; 50% = Moderate = 15 to 19.99; 75% = High = 20 to 24.99; 100% = Very high = 25 or higher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 49%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3363-1.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3363-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1917 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3363-1.jpg 828w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3363-1-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-3363-1-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaf cutters forage for pollen, nectar, and one more surprising resource: petal clippings! Using their mandibles, the bees cut out a piece of a petal (often in the shape of a crescent), clasp the piece of petal under their abdomens, and fly away to use the petal as building material in their nests. If you keep a mason bee or leafcutter bee house in your yard and grow Farewell-to-Spring, look for nest holes that are plugged with pink petals instead of mud or leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tips of some of this flower&#8217;s petals have been harvested from by leafcutter bees:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Leafcutters in Action<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In each of Jen&#8217;s two field seasons, she has set a challenge for student technicians: obtain a video of a leafcutter harvesting a piece of petal from <em>Clarkia<\/em>. Students that win the challenge are rewarded with baked goods!! This past summer, Mallory succeeded in capturing not one, but two videos of leafcutters in action (below). Leafcutters can be particularly difficult to capture on video because they cut the petal pieces very quickly, and often fly even faster! If you have <em>Clarkia<\/em> growing in your garden, look to see if your flowers bear any crescent-shaped cuts. If they do, you too might be able to spot some special bees flying away with their floral confetti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"604\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 462 \/ 604;\" width=\"462\" controls src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-1071.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1120\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1078 \/ 1120;\" width=\"1078\" controls src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG-1075.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Videos by Mallory Mead, summer 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Photos from the field<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1927\" data-id=\"1927\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiainfield.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiainfield.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiainfield-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo \u00a9 Briana Lindh. &nbsp;some rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1929\" data-id=\"1929\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiafromSide.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiafromSide.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/ClarkiafromSide-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo \u00a9 iNaturlist user sarahaceae. &nbsp;some rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1928\" data-id=\"1928\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiafoliage.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiafoliage.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/clarkiafoliage-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo \u00a9 Nancy Betty. &nbsp;some rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1922\" data-id=\"1922\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Clarkiapetalcut-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo by Jen Hayes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2083\" height=\"2205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1920\" data-id=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory.jpg 2083w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory-1451x1536.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Agapostemon3_Mallory-1935x2048.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2083px) 100vw, 2083px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A bee from the genus Agopostemon visits blossom. Photo by Mallory Mead.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"2082\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1921\" data-id=\"1921\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring.jpg 1824w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring-1346x1536.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Farewell-to-Spring-1794x2048.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1824px) 100vw, 1824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A bee from the genus Megachile rests in blossom. Photo by Mallory Mead.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"631\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1925\" data-id=\"1925\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Queenclarkia.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Queenclarkia.jpg 628w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Queenclarkia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Queenclarkia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Queenclarkia-299x300.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A queen bumble bee reaches for nectar. Photo by Jen Hayes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2090\" height=\"2013\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1924\" data-id=\"1924\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory.jpg 2090w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-1024x986.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-1536x1479.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-2048x1973.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/LongHorn_Mallory-311x300.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2090px) 100vw, 2090px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A long-horned bee mid-flight above Farewell-to-Spring. Photo by Mallory Mead.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em> <em><strong>Tune in next week for the next edition of our Pollinator Plant PR Campaign.<\/strong><\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Garden Ecology Lab\u2019s Pollinator Plant PR Campaign Presents\u2026.. Farewell-to-Spring! The Garden Ecology Lab is releasing a series of plant profiles of the top 10 Oregon native plants for pollinators, based on Aaron Anderson\u2019s 2017-2019 field trials of 23 Oregon native plants. 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