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Pollinator-Friendly Plants forthe Northeast United Statesfor more information on pollinators and outreach, pleaseclick here
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Table of ContentsClick on species to jump to that page Purple Giant HyssopIndian HempSwamp MilkweedCommon MilkweedButterfly MilkweedFalse White IndigoBlue False IndigoWild IndigoPartridge PeaWhite TurtleheadLanceleaf CoreopsisPlains CoreopsisFlat Top White AsterPurple ConeflowerSpotted Joe PyeweedBonesetBig Leaf AsterGrass-leaved GoldenrodCommon SneezeweedAshy Sunflower Oxeye SunflowerRound-headed LespedezaTall Blazing StarMarsh Blazing StarPerennial Blue FlaxCardinal FlowerGreat Blue LobeliaAllegheny Monkey FlowerWild BergamotPurple BergamotSpotted Bee BalmEvening PrimroseTall White BeardtongueHairy BeardtongueVirginia Mountain MintBlack eyed SusanGreyheaded ConeflowerWild SennaBluestem GoldenrodEarly Goldenrod Gray GoldenrodRough leaved GoldenrodShowy GoldenrodSmooth Blue AsterCalico AsterNew England AsterNew York AsterZigzag AsterOhio SpiderwortBlue VervainHoary VervainWhite VervainWingstemNew York IronweedCulver's RootGolden AlexandersResources for Information onPlants and PollinatorsNative Plant Suppliers
Agastachescrophulariifolia- PurpleGiant HyssopPollinator Value- very highBloom Time- July to SeptFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun topart shadeHabitat- rich woods and thicketsSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insectsnative bee, honey beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Apocynum cannabinumIndian HempPollinator Value- very highBloom Time- June to AugFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- open woods, pastures,waste ground, disturbed sites,roadsidesSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued and short-tongued bees,Sphecid wasps, butterflies, skippers,and various kinds of flies.Return to Table of Contents Page
Asclepias incarnata- SwampMilkweedPollinator value- very highBloom time- July to AugustFlower color- PinkHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator-OBLLight requirements- full sun to partialsunHabitat - adapted to a variety of soiltypes. Also does will in fields,roadsides, waste places and dry sitesSoil Moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insectsbumblebees, honeybees, digger bees,Halictid bees, wasps, flies, Swallowtailbutterflies, Greater Fritillaries,Monarch butterflies, and skippersReturn to Table of Contents Page
Asclepias syriaca- CommonMilkweedPollinator value- very highBloom time- June to AugFlower color- pink-purpleHeight- 1 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun topart sunHabitat- old fields, roadside,waster placesSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insectsbutterflies (Monarch), native bees,and honey beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Asclepias tuberosa- ButterflyMilkweedPollinator value- very highBloom time- June to JulyFlower color- orangeHeight- 1 to 2 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- prairies, open woods, roadsidesSoil moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, Sphecid wasps, and variousbutterflies, including Swallowtails andFritillaries Monarch, Grey Hairstreak,Queen, and hummingbirds.Return to Table of Contents Page
Baptisia alba- False WhiteIndigoPollinator value- mediumBloom time- May to JuneFlower Color- whiteHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator-FACLight requirements- full sunHabitat- prairies, open woodsSoil Moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insectsbumblebees, Wild IndigoDuskywing, Hoary Edge andOrange Sulfur.Return to Table of Contents Page
Baptisia australis- Blue FalseIndigoPollinator value- mediumBloom time- May to JuneFlower color- purpleHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator-FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat - edges, fields, prairiesSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- nativebees, such as miner bees and bumblebeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Baptisia tinctoria- WildIndigoPollinator value- mediumBloom time- June to AugFlower color- yellowHeight- 1 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight Requirements- full sunHabitat- dry woods, dry fieldsSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insectsnative beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Chamaecrista fasciculataPartridge PeaPollinator Value- highBloom time- June to AugFlower Color- yellowHeight 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- prairies, roadsides, fields,right of ways, sandy roadsidesSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- OrangeSulphur, Sleepy Orange, Long-tonguedbees such as honeybees, bumblebees,Miner bees, and large Leaf-CuttingbeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Chelone glabra- WhiteTurtleheadPollinator value- mediumBloom time- July to AugustFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun to shadeHabitat - marshes, stream banks, wetditches, low meadows, woodlandsSoil Moisture- wet, moistValue to Beneficial InsectsBaltimore Checkerspot, hummingbirdsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Coreopsis lanceolata- LanceleafCoreopsisPollinator value- mediumBloom time- June to JulyFlower color- yellowHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator-FACULight requirements- full sun to lightshadeHabitat- open woodlands, prairies,plains, meadows, pastures, savannahsSoil Moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- native beesand butterfliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Coreopsis tinctoria- PlainsCoreopsisPollinator value- mediumBloom time- June to AugustFlower color- yellow with redHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sunHabitat-bottom-lands, prairies, plains,meadows, roadsidesSoil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, short-tongued bees,wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, andbeetles.Return to Table of Contents Page
Doellingeria umbellataFlat Top White AsterPollinator value- medium-lowBloom time- July to SeptFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun topartial sunHabitat- moist thickets, swampedges, woodsSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, short-tongued bees,wasps, flies, butterflies, beetlesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Echinacea purpurea- PurpleConeflowerPollinator value- highBloom time- July to OctoberFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat-open areasSoil Moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- bee flies,Halictid bees, butterflies, skippers, longtongued bees, such as honeybees,bumblebees, digger bees (and leafcutting bees. Butterflies includeMonarchs, Fritillaries, Painted Ladies,Swallowtails, Sulfurs, Whites, SilveryCheckerspot.Return to Table of Contents Page
Eupatoriadelphus maculatusSpotted Joe Pye weedPollinator Value- highBloom Time- July to AugustFlower color- pink/purpleHeight- 4 to 6 feetWetland Indicator-FACWLight requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat-low wet grounds, thickets,open woods, stream banks, swampsSoil Moisture- moist to wetValue to Beneficial Insects- honeybees, bumblebees, digger bees, leafcutting bees, bee flies, butterflies,skippers, and mothsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Eupatorium perfoliatumBonesetPollinator value- highBloom time- July to SeptemberFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACW Light requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- marshes, wet fields, fens,swamps, thickets, river and streambanksSoil moisture- moist to wetValue to Beneficial Insects- nativebees, butterflies, flies, wasps, andbeetlesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Eurybia macrophylla- Big LeafAsterPollinator value- mediumBloom time- August to SeptemberFlower color- purpleHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun to partshadeHabitat- dry woods, thickets, openbarrensSoil moisture-dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- PearlCrescent, beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Euthamia graminifoliaGrass-leaved GoldenrodPollinator value- medium-lowBloom time- Aug to SeptFlower color- yellowHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sunHabitat- moist prairies, edges ofmarshes, abandoned fieldsSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, short-tongued bees,wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, andbeetles.Return to Table of Contents Page
Helenium autumnale- CommonSneezeweedPollinator value- highBloom time- August to SeptemberFlower color- yellowHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACW Light requirements- full sunHabitat-open areas along streams andponds, wet meadowsSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, including honeybees,bumblebees, digger bees, cuckoo bees,leaf-cutting bees, Halictid bees, Sphecidwasps, Vespid wasps, Syrphid flies,butterflies, and beetlesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Helianthus mollis- AshySunflowerPollinator Value- mediumBloom Time- Aug to SeptFlower color- yellowHeight- 2 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sunHabitat- prairies, open dry places,roadsides, pastures, old fieldsSoil Moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insectsbumblebees, Miner bees, large LeafCutting bees, Cuckoo bees, GreenMetallic bees, and other Halictidbees and butterflies such as SilveryCheckerspot, Gorgone Checkerspot.Return to Table of Contents Page
Heliopsis helianthoides- OxeyesunflowerPollinator Value- lowBloom Time- July to AugFlower color- yellowHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- moist to dry open woods,prairies, fieldsSoil Moisture- dry, medium, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, Halictine bees, bee flies,butterflies , and hummingbirdsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Lespedeza capitata- Roundheaded LespedezaPollinator value- lowBloom time- Aug to SeptFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- upland prairies, sanddunes, dry open areasSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- long- orshort-tongued bees, such asbumblebees, large Leaf-Cutting bees,Andrenid bees, and butterfliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Liatris aspera- Tall Blazing StarPollinator value- highBloom time- July to AugFlower color- magentaHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- dry plains, prairies, thinwoodsSoil moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, such as honeybees,bumblebees, Little Carpenter bees,Miner bees, and Leaf-Cutting bees,butterflies, skippers, bee flies, and GreenMetallic bees and other Halictine bees.Return to Table of Contents Page
Liatris spicata- Marsh DenseBlazing StarPollinator value- highBloom time- July to AugFlower color- magentaHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FAC Light requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- moist, wood openings,mesic prairies, marsh edgesSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insectsbumblebees, digger bees, leaf-cuttingbees, butterflies, and skippersReturn to Table of Contents Page
Linum perenne- PerennialBlue FlaxPollinator value- lowBloom time- June to JulyFlower color- blueHeight- 2 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight Requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- dry prairies, roadsides,fieldsSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- nativebeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Lobelia cardinalis- CardinalFlowerPollinator Value- highBloom Time- June to AugFlower color- redHeight- 1 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACW Light requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- flood plain forests, swampymeadows, borders of lakes and ditches,marshesSoil Moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- butterflies,hummingbirdsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Lobelia siphilitica- Great BlueLobeliaPollinator Value- highBloom Time- July to SeptFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACW Light requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- moist prairies, along streambanks, and rivers, wood borders,floodplains, swamps, marshes, fenSoil Moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- bumblebeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Mimulus ringens- AlleghenyMonkey FlowerPollinator value- mediumBloom time- July to AugFlower color- light purpleHeight- 1 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- OBLLight requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- swamps, streamsidesSoil moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- BaltimoreCheckerspots, Common Buckeye,bumblebeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Monarda fistulosa- WildBergamotPollinator Value- very highBloom time- June to JulyFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- open prairies, roadsides, fields,edge of woods or thicketsSoil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- bee flies,butterflies, skippers, hummingbirdsmoths, long-tongued bees, such asbumblebees, Miner bees, EpeolineCuckoo bees, large Leaf-Cutting bees,and black bees (Doufouria monardae).Return to Table of Contents Page
Monarda media- PurpleBergamotPollinator value- very highBloom time- June to AugustFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- swampy thickets, stream banks,and ditchesSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- native beesand bumble beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Monarda punctata- Spotted BeeBalmPollinator value- highBloom time- July to AugustFlower color- pink/whiteHeight- 1 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sunHabitat- prairies, meadows, pasturesSoil moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- honeybees,bumblebees, Miner bees and Plastererbees and butterfliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Oenothera biennis- EveningPrimrosePollinator value- mediumBloom time- June to AugFlower color- yellowHeight- 4 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- disturbed areas,roadsides, abandoned fields,ditches, vacant lotsSoil moisture- dry , moistValue to Beneficial Insects- RubyThroated Hummingbirds, honeybees,bumblebee and mothsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Penstemon digitalis- TallWhite BeardtonguePollinator value- highBloom time- May to JulyFlower color- WhiteHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- low moist areas, prairies,open woodlandsSoil moisture- dry, moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- nativelong- tongued beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Penstemon hirsutus- HairyBeardtonguePollinator value- highBloom time- July to AugustFlower color-pale violetHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun to shadeHabitat- dry woods, rocky fields,bluffsSoil moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- nativebees, bumble bees, and BaltimoreCheckerspotReturn to Table of Contents Page
Pycnanthemum virginianumVirginia Mountain MintPollinator value- very highBloom time- July to AugFlower color- whiteHeight- 2-3ftWetland indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun topartial sunHabitat- wet prairies, stream edgesSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insectshoneybees, Cuckoo bees, Halictidbees, Sphecid wasps, Eumeninewasps, bee flies, Tachinid flies, Wedgeshaped beetles, and Pearl Cresecentbutterflies.Return to Table of Contents Page
Rudbeckia hirta- Black EyedSusanPollinator value- medium to lowBloom time- June to SeptFlower color- Yellowish orangeHeight- 2 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- prairies, plains, meadows,roadsides,wood edgesSoil moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- BorderedPatch, Gorgone Checkerspot, LittleCarpenter bees, Leaf-Cutting bees,Green Metallic and other Halictine bees,Andrenid bees, Syrphid flies, Bee flies,and Tachinid flies.Return to Table of Contents Page
Ratibida pinnata- Gray-headedConeflowerPollinator value- mediumBloom time- July to AugustFlower color- yellowHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat-prairies, thickets, woodedborders, roadsides,Soil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- native beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Senna hebecarpa- WildSennaPollinator value- mediumBloom time- July to AugFlower color- yellowHeight- 4 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun topart sunHabitat- moist meadows nearrivers, savannas, fens, pastures,roadsidesSoil Moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial InsectsCloudless Sulphur, bumble bees,native beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Solidago caesia- BluestemGoldenrodPollinator value- highBloom time- Aug to OctFlower color- YellowHeight- 1 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight Requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- rich, open woods, woodborders, clearingsSoil Moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- shorttongued bees, wasps, and fliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Solidago juncea- Early GoldenrodPollinator value- highBloom time- July to SeptemberFlower color- yellowHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- prairies, open areas,abandoned fieldsSoil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued and short-tongued bees,wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, andbeetlesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Solidago nemoralis- GrayGoldenrodPollinator value- very highBloom time- August to OctoberFlower color- yellowHeight- 1 to 3 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sunHabitat-meadows, dry open woods,upland prairies, pastures, fallow fields,roadsides, sand dunesSoil moisture- dryValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, short-tongued bees,Sphecid and Vespid wasps, flies,butterflies, moths, and beetles, honeybees, little carpenter bees Halictid bees,plasterer bees, and Andrenid beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Solidago patula- Rough-leavedGoldenrodPollinator value- highBloom time- Sept to OctFlower color- yellowHeight- 4 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- OBLLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- wet meadows, swamps, marshesSoil Moisture- wetValue to Beneficial- long-tongued bees,short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, beetles,and other insects.Return to Table of Contents Page
Solidago speciosa- ShowyGoldenrodPollinator value- highBloom time- August to SeptemberFlower color- yellowHeights- 3 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- UPLLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- open woods, prairiesSoil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- honeybees,bumblebees, ants, beetles, moths andbutterfies.Return to Table of Contents Page
Symphyotrichum laeve- SmoothBlue AsterPollinator value- highBloom time- August to OctoberFlower color- blue/purpleHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- fields, open woods, roadsidesSoil moisture- dry to moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued and short-tongued bees,Syrphid flies, bee flies. Green metallicbees and Silvery Checkerspot.Return to Table of Contents Page
Symphyotrichum laterifoliumCalico AsterPollinator value- HighBloom time- August to SeptemberFlower color-purple (center changes)Height- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- part sun to lightshadeHabitat- fields, thickets, swamps, moistwoods, flood plainsSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- shorttongued bees, wasps, and flies, andlong-tongued bees, small butterflies,skippers, beetles, and plant bugsReturn to Table of Contents Page
Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeNew England AsterPollinator value- highBloom time- August to OctoberFlower color- purpleHeight- 3 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun to partshadeHabitat- prairie swales, wet meadows,thickets, along stream banksSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees (bumblebees, honeybees,Miner bees, large Leaf-Cutting bees),bee flies, butterflies, skippers, Shorttongued bees and Syrphid fliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiNew York AsterPollinator value- highBloom time- Aug to OctFlower Color- purpleHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sunHabitat- shorelines, damp thickets,meadowsSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- nativebeesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Symphyotrichum prenanthoidesZigzag AsterPollinator value- highBloom time- July to SeptemberFlower color- pink/purpleHeight- 2 to 4 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to partshadeHabitat- forest edge, riparian areasSoil moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- native beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Tradescantia ohiensis- OhioSpiderwortPollinator value-highBloom time-late May to JulyFlower color- purpleHeight- 2-3 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat requirements- moist meadows,prairies, thicketsWater use- lowSoil moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, especially bumblebees,Halictine bees and Syrphid fliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Verbena hastata- Blue VervainPollinator value- mediumBloom time- June to AugFlower color- purpleHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator-FACW Light Requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- moist prairie, streambanksSoil moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued and short-tongued bees, andbutterfliesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Verbena stricta- Hoary vervainPollinator Value- mediumBloom Time- July to AugFlower color- purpleHeight- 4 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sunHabitat- upland prairies, gravelprairies, abandoned fields, roadsidesSoil Moisture- dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- greenmetallic bees, thread-waisted wasps,bee flies, thick-headed flies, butterflies,skippers, long-tongued bees, such ashoneybees, bumblebees, little carpenterbees, cuckoo bees, miner bees, and leafcutting beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Verbena urticifolia- WhiteVervainPollinator Value- mediumBloom Time- June to AugFlower color- whiteHeight- 3 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACULight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- disturbed woodlands, dampmeadows, abandoned fields, right of waysSoil Moisture-dry, moistValue to Beneficial Insects- long-tonguedbees, honeybees, bumblebees, Carpenterbees, Cuckoo bees, Digger bees, LargeLeaf-Cutting bees, short-tongued bees,Halictid bees, and Dagger bees, Syrphidflies, Bee flies, small butterflies, and wasps.Return to Table of Contents Page
Verbesina alternifoliaWingstemPollinator value- highBloom time- July to SeptFlower color- yellowHeight- 3 to 7 feetWetland Indicator- FACWLight requirements- full sun to partsunHabitat- meadows, prairies,woodlands, floodplain forests,roadside ditchesSoil Moisture- moist, wetValue to Beneficial Insects- longtongued bees, especiallybumblebees. Some short-tonguedbees, butterflies, and skippersReturn to Table of Contents Page
Vernonia noveboracensis- NewYork IronweedPollinator value- highBloom time-August to SeptemberFlower color- purple/dark pinkHeight- 4 to 6 feetWetland Indicator- FACW Light requirements- full sun to partshadeHabitat- moist meadows, pastures, androadsides, wet fieldsSoil moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- butterfliesand native beesReturn to Table of Contents Page
Veronicastrum virginicumCulver’s RootPollinator value- highBloom time- July to AugustFlower color- whiteHeight- 2 to 5 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to shadeHabitat- moist prairies, upland woods,stream banksSoil moisture- moist to wetValue to Beneficial Insects- shorttongued bees, honeybees, bumblebees,Mason bees, Green Metallic bees,Masked bees, Sphecid wasps,butterflies, moths, and Syrphid flies.Return to Table of Contents Page
Zizia aurea- Golden AlexandersPollinator value- mediumBloom time- April to JuneFlower color- yellowHeight- 1 to 2 feetWetland Indicator- FACLight requirements- full sun to part sunHabitat- opening in moist woods,savannas, thickets, right of ways,abandoned fieldsSoil Moisture- moistValue to Beneficial Insects- wasps,flies, beetles, short-tongued bees suchas Green Metallic bees, Masked bees,and Andrenid bees, long-tongued beesas bumblebees, cuckoo bees butterfliesand true bugs.Return to Table of Contents Page
Resources for Information on Plantsand PollinatorsReturn to Table of Contents PageXerces SocietyUC DavisUSDA NRCSCornell UniversityUS Fish and WildlifeWildflower InformationUS Forest ServiceBug Guide: Your key to identification of insectsUSDA ARSNorth Carolina Cooperative ExtensionNY Sustainable Agriculture GroupUSDA NRCS- Technical PublicationsMidwest Pollinator ConservationMontana NRCSPollinator PartnershipMichigan State UniversityNortheast SARENature ServePenn State UniversityStatus of Pollinators in North AmericaUSDA PLANTS DatabaseNY Flora AtlasIllinois WildflowersUSDA NRCS Farm Bill Programs for PollinatorConservationNative Plants JournalRutgers UniversityLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Native Plant SuppliersAmerican MeadowsList of Seed Suppliers-NortheastAmerican Native NurseryList of Nurseries- NortheastErnst Conservation SeedsList of Consultants- NortheastPinelands NurseryList of Suppliers for USSeedlandNational Nursery and Seed DirectoryGardens of the Blue RidgeNative Seed NetworkAg Marketing Resource CenterPA Native Plant SuppliersReturn to Table of Contents Page
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