June 2021
In May and June 2021 Xerces Society donated 32 small plants, originally grown by Santa Ana Native Plant Nursery, to a demonstration garden bed in the Santa Fe Botanical Garden as a part of the Santa Fe Pollinator Trail project.
Plants donated are from habitat kits that contain climate-smart native plants.
Of these 32 plants, we received 8 different species that are from the Low-Water and Low- to Medium-Water kit.
Small 2″ pots of native transplants. Photo: Cristina Salvador
Read more our participation featured in the June 2, 2021 Santa Fe Reporter’s article, Paths for Pollinators.
Plants in the Low-Water Kit include
Penstemon palmeri, Palmer’s penstemon
Photo: Cristina Salvador
Mirabilis multiflora, Four o’clock
Photo: Janice Tucker
Ratibida columnifera, Upright prairie coneflower
Photo: Donita Frazier
Melampodium leucanthum, Blackfoot daisy
Photo: Joy Mandelbaum
Berlandiera lyrata, Chocolate flower
Photo: Cristina Salvador
Scabrethia scabra, Desert mule ear
Photo: Cristina Salvador
Plants in the Low- to Medium-Water Kit include
Penstemon strictus, Rocky mountain penstemon
Photo: Cristina Salvador
Dalea candida, White prairie flower
Photo: Janice Tucker
We look forward to watching these plants grow and develop! The deadline to apply for your own kit has been extended to July 11th.
Signage on the Santa Fe Pollinator Trail will be coming soon to the Garden.
Plantings near Pavilion area. Photo: Cristina Salvador
