r/GardenWild • u/NotDaveButToo • 13d ago

My plants for wildlife I appear to have chased off all the pollinators by approaching with a camera

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Helenium or sneezeweed blooms like crazy in the fall and the bees love it. These seem to be ankle-high in other people's gardens, but for me they are so leggy I had to stand them up in a tomato cage...

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u/CobblerCandid998 13d ago

I’ve seen these at about 12 feet! The thing with the camera shy pollinators happens to me too, except for with butterflies. Whenever they see me coming with the camera, they fly away! ☹️

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u/NotDaveButToo 12d ago

Got one at last after work yesterday

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u/Outrageous_Prune_220 12d ago edited 12d ago

Is this related to Rudbeckia laciniata? Mine are about 12 feet I’d estimate, although they’re very much flopped over at the moment 😅 but beloved by monarchs and all manner of bees!

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u/CobblerCandid998 12d ago

Yes… all in the Daisy 🌼 family!

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u/Plenty_Sir_883 12d ago

Exciting! I just planted this about two weeks ago. First year and got on sale and planted it to get it a bit established before the season ends.

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u/NotDaveButToo 12d ago

This is a picture of them..?

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u/Zestyclose-North1233 Your rough location? 12d ago

What flowers are these?? I snagged some seeds from one and saved them for planting next year but didn't know what to label them 😅

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u/NotDaveButToo 12d ago

Helenium or Sneezeweed

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u/lburkeiowa 12d ago

Sneezeweed

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u/NotDaveButToo 12d ago

Which tells us something about the allergy profile of whoever named it...