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Common Names: Florida Paintbrush (C. corymbosus), and Deer Tongue (C. paniculatus)
Book Info: 3 feet, sandy, well-drained areas, blooming late summer and fall, sun. Will form large clumps over time.
Personal Info: A few plants of both varieties were planted in my yard during summer, 2005 and bloomed in the fall, with the Paintbrush slightly ahead of the Deer Tongue. Both attracted large numbers of pollinators while in flower -- the Paintbrush, in particular, attracted many butterflies. A butterfly would work a single plant with only three flowers for long periods of time, sometimes sharing it with large bumble bees. The Deer Tongue attracted large numbers of Halictid (green metallic) bees.
Common Names: Florida Paintbrush (C. corymbosus), and Deer Tongue (C. paniculatus)
Book Info: 3 feet, sandy, well-drained areas, blooming late summer and fall, sun. Will form large clumps over time.
Personal Info: A few plants of both varieties were planted in my yard during summer, 2005 and bloomed in the fall, with the Paintbrush slightly ahead of the Deer Tongue. Both attracted large numbers of pollinators while in flower -- the Paintbrush, in particular, attracted many butterflies. A butterfly would work a single plant with only three flowers for long periods of time, sometimes sharing it with large bumble bees. The Deer Tongue attracted large numbers of Halictid (green metallic) bees.
Common Buckeye Butterfly on Florida Paintbrush Flowers
Common Buckeye Butterfly on Florida Paintbrush Flowers
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