Available Plants

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Updated 5/29/25

Tall Thimbleweed

Available

Anemone virginiana

Plant Info:
Light: part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: late spring/early summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Eastern Columbine

Available

Aquilegia canadensis

Plant Info...
Light: shade/part shade, tolerates full sun
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: 2ft.

Wildlife: Great hummingbird plant!
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Swamp Milkweed

Available

Asclepias incarnata

Plant Info ...
Light: sun/ part shade
Soil: moist/average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife:
Food: Nectar and pollen for pollinators, including specialist bees
Shelter: Stems used by bees for nesting
* Host plant for the monarch butterfly

Butterflyweed

Available

Asclepias tuberosa

Plant Info ...
Light: sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 1-3ft.

Wildlife Value:
Food: Nectar and pollen for pollinators, including specialist bees
Shelter: Stems used by bees for nesting
* Host plant for the monarch butterfly

Sedges

Available

Carex sps

Available Sedges
Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi)
Rosy Sedge (Carex rosea)

Grass-like, evergreen foliage with interesting flowers/seed heads. Lovely when grouped with flowering perennials
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Old Man's Beard

Available

Clematis virginiana

Plant Info:
Light: sun, part/sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: late summer
Height: Vine
Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Coreopsis/Tickseed

Available

Coreopsis sps

Available Coreopsis species:
Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens)

Light: sun
Soil: average, drought tolerant
Bloom Season: spring/summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars

Purple Coneflower

Available

Echinacea pupurea

Plant Info:
Light: sun/ part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife Value:
Food: nectar, pollen, seed (Goldfinch favorite)
Shelter: stems used by bees for nesting

Sweet Joe Pye Weed

Available

Eutrochium purpureum

Plant Info:
Light: part sun
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: summer/late summer
Height: 4-6ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Shelter: Bees use old stems for nesting

Purple Sneezeweed

Available

Helenium flexuosum

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Height: 1-3 ft
Bloom Season: summer
Soil: average/moist

Wildlife: Attracts bees, butterflies &
other pollinators
*Possibly deer and rabbit resistant

Shrubby St. John's Wort

Available

Hypericum prolificum

Plant Info:
Shrub: semi-evergreen
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 1-5’ x 1-4’

Wildlife Value:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Fruit attracts birds
Host plant for moths/butterflies

Cardinal Flower

Available

Lobelia cardinalis

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: moist/average
Bloom Season: summer/late summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar for bees, butterflies other insects and hummingbirds

Coral Honeysuckle

Available

Lonicera sempervirens

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: spring through summer
Height: vine
*Great vine for trellises and arbors.

Wildlife:
Nectar for hummingbirds and other pollinators
Seed for birds

*Deer and rabbit resistant

White Beardtongue

Available

Penstemon digitalis

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: spring/early summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen bees and other for pollinators
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars including the Common Buckeye
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Mountain Mint

Available

Pycnanthemum sps

Available species
Pycnathemun muticum
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemim virginiana

Plant Info:
Light: full sun/ part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Seaon: summer
Height: 2 - 4 ft.

Wildlife:
Great nectar source for pollinators like bees and butterflies!
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Black-eyed Susan

Available

Rudbeckia hirta

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-3ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for moths/butterflies
Shelter: stems used by bees for nesting

Brown-eyed Susan

Available

Rudbeckia triloba

Plant Info:
Light: sun - part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-4ft.

Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Seeds for birds
Host plant for caterpillars
* Possibly deer and rabbit resistant

Lyreleaf Sage

Available

Salvia lyrata

Plant Info:
Light: sun to shade
Soil: average/dry/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: 1-2ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Downy Skullcap

Available

Scutellaria incana

Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average/dry
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 1-3ft.

Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Blue-eyed Grass

Available

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Plant Info:
Light: full sun/part shade
Size: short
Soil: average
* Great border plant

Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators

Goldenrods

Available

Solidago sps

Available Solidago species:
Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Grayleaf Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)

Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars
Stems used by bees for nesting
*Possibly deer and rabbit resistant
**Goldenrods are important late season nectar/pollen sources for insects

New England Aster

Available

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Plant Info:
Light: full sun/part sun
Height: 3-7 ft.
Bloom Season: fall
Soil: average

Wildlife:
Important fall food source for bees, butterflies & other pollinators
Host Plant for butterflies and moths
*Tip: Cut back through late June for a shorter, fuller plant with more blooms

Foam Flower

Available

Tiarella cordifolia

Plant Info:
Light: full shade/part-shade
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: groundcover

Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

New York Ironweed

Available

Vernonia noveboracensis

Light: full sun/part shade
Height: 5-8ft
Bloom Season: late summer/fall
Soil: moist/average
Wildlife: Attracts specialized bees, butterflies and other pollinators
Seed for birds
** Occasional wet soil tolerant