Garden plant list for US native bees

[sarah clark]

Doug Yanega wrote:
> 
> Since some folks here are interested in butterfly gardening, I thought this
> might be of interest. No reason not to make one's garden suitable for more
> than just butterflies, as long as one is inclined towards wildlife.
> 
> >Sender: Pollination and Palynology List <POLPAL-L at LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA>
> >From: James Cane <jcane at BIOLOGY.USU.EDU>
> >Subject:      Garden plant list for US native bees
> >
> >Folks- for those of you that might be interested, I've compiled a list
> >of garden plant genera available in the US, species of which are used by
> >some of our native bee fauna.  It is a work in progress, with
> >anticipated revisions this winter to incorporate suggestions by several
> >colleagues (and likely some future contributors too).  The tables can be
> >seen at our lab's web site, whose address is:
> >
> >http://www.LoganBeeLab.usu.edu/
> >
> >Simply click on "bee garden" and have  a look.
> >
> >Feel free to distribute the list as you see fit, or download for
> >yourself to tailor to your local circumstances or interests.
>

in houston texas, ruella (which does not appear on this
list) works well.  (not the viney kind, the tall kind.)
however it tends to take over.  

--
sarah clark

The youth gets together his materials to build
a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or
temple on the earth, and, at length, the 
middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed
with them.

 --- H.D. Thoreau

 
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