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West Central Tribune: Master Gardener Sue Morris: Many flowers, trees good for pollinators but choose right milkweed for monarchs Master Gardener Sue Morris: Many flowers, trees good for pollinators but choose right milkweed for monarchs While the most common hydrangeas produce sterile flowers that don't draw in pollinators, this native alternative is both beautiful and pollen-producing. The buzz around pollinators keeps getting louder, and for good reason. Bees, butterflies, beetles, and even bats hold entire ecosystems together, yet their numbers keep dropping at a worrying pace.

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We hear a lot about planting flowers and milkweed for monarch butterflies and pollinators these days. The University has come out with research that indicates if we are going to be planting milkweed ... Yahoo: The Sun-Loving Hydrangea Variety That Pollinators Won't Be Able To Stay Away From The Sun-Loving Hydrangea Variety That Pollinators Won't Be Able To Stay Away From CBS News on MSN: Northwestern University researchers find cultivated garden flowers can still be pollinator-friendly