{"id":726,"date":"2023-06-19T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T12:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantora.app\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2024-08-14T19:38:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:08:55","slug":"plants-that-attract-dragonflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantora.app\/blog\/plants-that-attract-dragonflies\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Pollinator-Friendly Plants That Attract Dragonflies"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” bottom_margin=”220″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” sticky_content=”true” sticky_content_functionality=”js” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default” offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column left_padding_desktop=”10″ right_padding_desktop=”40″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ top_margin=”-220″ top_margin_tablet=”-170″ top_margin_phone=”-135″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”text_block_wrapper” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”advanced” gradient_type=”default” offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12″][image_with_animation image_url=”3103″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695295175765{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]If you live in a sunny, open place close to a water source you might have seen a cluster of dragonflies from summer through fall. Dragonflies are beneficial insects that can eliminate tens and thousands of mosquitos daily. And you can lure them through various plants that attract dragonflies.<\/p>\n

Dragonflies are often called jewels of the air. Usually, they lay their eggs in water sources like small ponds or water streams. But if you don\u2019t have such sources near your garden<\/a>, you can still invite these harmful insects by growing plants that attract dragonflies.<\/p>\n

Dragonfly-attracting plants can provide an isolated place such as spikes of leaves where they can rest and target their next meal. So, let\u2019s check out some plants that attract dragonflies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1689684824435{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]\n

What are Pollinating Plants?<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695295250335{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Pollinating plants or pollinator-friendly plants are an essential part of the natural ecosystem. They ensure the continuity of various plant species through the process of pollination. This process involves the transfer of pollen (the male reproductive cells) from the anther (the male reproductive organ) to the stigma (the female reproductive organ) of the same or another flower.<\/p>\n

This transfer can be accomplished via winds, water flow, or various pollinators like butterflies, bees, and dragonflies.<\/p>\n

Pollinating plants have specific characteristics that make their appearance different from others. They contain bright and large flowers with nectar, a sugary prize for pollinators. The relationship between pollinators and their host plants is mutually beneficial. In the search for nectar, pollinators come in contact with pollen that sticks to their body and gets transported once the pollinators land on another plant.<\/p>\n

Pollinator-friendly plants are responsible for maintaining the population of a variety of flowering plants<\/a> in the biodiversity. Without pollinators and plants, they feed on the ecosystem would suffer very much. So it is important to add plants that attract dragonflies and other pollinators into your garden.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1689684842001{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]\n

10 Plants that Attract Dragonflies<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1689684852458{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]\n

Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae)<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”1573″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695295326125{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]These aquatic plants<\/a> that attract dragonflies provide them with a perfect place to lay eggs and a shelter for maturing nymphs to grow. Their large floating leaves provide a resting place for dragonflies and their aromatic flowers produce sweet nectars for these insects. Water lilies can be grown in a small pond or a tub. With so many varieties of species, water lilies can grow in many different climatic conditions.<\/p>\n
How to grow Water lilies?<\/h6>\n