• Nakoichi [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    :wholesome: 🌿

    (We are seriously lacking in plant-based emojis)

  • hi_communism_im_dad [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Lovely. Not sure if I've ever seen sage when it's flowering. My Russian sage is kinda just getting started, but I'm not even sure if they're related. These look much different.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      My aunt used to have a pineapple sage bush (it literally smells like pineapple) that attracted tons of butterflies when it bloomed.

      • hi_communism_im_dad [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Interesting, yeah I've seen some plants that smell exactly like popcorn. Guess they're not very frost tolerant, they'd have to come inside. Neat shit, though. Love a good pollinator.

        We ended up putting in a pollinator garden a few years back, definitely my favorite area we have. I love seeing the monarch caterpillars.

        • Nakoichi [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          We ended up putting in a pollinator garden

          Extremely based.

          I had a professor when I was still in college that was trying to sound the alarm on insect mass extinction over 15 years ago.

          • hi_communism_im_dad [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah, it's actually pretty plant pilled. It's not a year round bloom, but we have a very long sustained bloom with native plants. All my solitary bee houses are occupied, too.

            If you get the chance, highly recommend it.