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Pollinator Pot
$35.00
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Pollinator Pot
Pre-Order Now for Spring Pick-Up!
$35.00
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Pre-Order Info
We're working hard to grow your plants in our greenhouse and giving them all the best love and care.
When you pre-order plants from us, we make sure we put our best plants into the hands of our best customers. You'll ensure you get all the quality plants you love without the worry of missing out.
And when you shop at a local business, you keep your money local too. Thank you for choosing to shop small and local with In The Garden.
This is a pre-order item that will be available to pick up in-store. You will receive an email confirmation when you place your order, and another emai when they are ready for pick-up.
Pick-Up Info
You will receive an email when your plants are ready for pick-up in the spring. Simply come to the front desk with your pick-up information, and we will pull your plants from the greenhouse where they have been waiting patiently for you!
Plants must be picked up within 14 days of notification. Orders that are not picked up in that time will be released for re-sale, and you will not receive a refund. If you are unable to pick up your plants during that time, please let us know ASAP.
Create a Pollinator Paradise for butterflies with our Pollinator Pots!
Our Pollinator Pot features a variety of three pollinator-friendly flowers, one host plant herb, and one Silver Falls dichondra. These plants are especially friendly to butterflies like the Black Swallowtail, but also provide food for many other important pollinators like native bees, moths, and hummingbirds.
What's the difference between this and the Big Bloom Pollinator Pots (besides Big Bloom just plain being bigger)? This Pollinator Pot:
- Features a smaller cultivar of Lantana than the Big Bloom pot
- Has Celosia instead of Pentas, which grows taller but not wider
- Has one host plant instead of two
Marigolds, Lantana, and Celosia attract and feed butterflies, while herbs like dill, fennel, and parsley provide host plants for them to lay their eggs and feed caterpillars. Your Pollinator Pot will feature different color varieties of these three flowers, plus one herb.
This Pollinator Pot grows best in full sun. Place a Pollinator Puddler nearby for butterflies and other pollinators to have a drink while enjoying the nectar buffet. Also consider locating this pot away from any nearby bird feeders, where birds might prey on your butterflies and caterpillars before you get to enjoy them. :)
Marigolds: While Marigolds are commonly known to repel "bad" bugs from your vegetable garden (think aphids, thrips, and whiteflies), butterflies love them! The flatter surface of them provides an easy place to land, with lots of clustered petals that make nectar easy to feed from.
Lantana: Butterflies need to feed from hundreds of flowers every day. Luckily, Lantana puts out hundreds of flowers in its lifetime! Each cluster of flower heads have a dozen or more individual blooms that butterflies can feed from.
Celosia: Celosia's soft plumes are particularly attractive to butterflies. Their long bloom time and hundreds of flowers on each plume provide an excellent option for butterflies to feed from without having to travel far.
Host Plant Herb: Herbs like dill, fennel, and parsley are host plants to native Black Swallowtail butterflies. If you see the foliage disappear, don't panic! It could be a caterpillar getting big enough to start forming a chrysalis. Look underneath leaves and on stems for a green or brown chrysalis, and check each day to watch it turn. In 10-20 days, you will have a butterfly!
The Details: You will receive a Pollinator Pot in the quantity of your choice for 35.00, or three or more for 32.00 each. Pick-up begins ASAP at In The Garden. You will have two weeks to pick up your pollinator pot before it is released for resale. No refunds available.