Garden Plants 
Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Many bees and butterflies, as well as hummingbirds, visit to feed on the nectar and pollen rich blooms. Songbirds will eat the seeds later in the season.
Native
Autumn Joy Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile
The late summer blooms of Sedum provide food for pollinators going into winter.
Non-Native
Bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
Many bird species are attracted to the fruits and use the shrub for shelter.
Native
Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black Eyed Susans attract bees, butterflies, and birds and act as a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly and the Wavy-Lined Emerald.
Native
Blue Flag Iris
Iris Versicolor
This plant attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Native
Butterfly Weed
Ascelpias tuberosa
Drought tolerant and low maintenance, this plant is host plant to monarchs and is a great source of nectar for other pollinators.
Native
Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Flowers and fruit attract birds and butterflies. Chokecherry is also a food source for small mammals.
Native
Common Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Small specialist insects are attracted to thyme. It may have antibacterial and antifungal properties that are beneficial for pollinators as well.
Non-Native
Cranesbill
Geranium maculatum
Highly attractive to butterflies. Seeds attract Mourning Doves, Bobwhite Quail, and White-tailed Deer. Special Value to Native Bees (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.) Special Value to Bumble Bees.
Native
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver’s Root attracts bees and butterflies.
Native
Dense Blazingstar
Liatris Spicata
Liatris attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Native
Early Figwort
Scrophularia lanceolata
One of the best species for attracting butterflies, bees, other insects and birds – especially the Ruby-throated Hummingbird!
Native
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
The flowers attract various long-tongued insects, including the Large Carpenter Bee, hummingbirds, hummingbird moths, and other bees and butterflies.
Native
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
The nectar of Heliopsis attracts butterflies and other pollinators. Birds utilize the seed as a food source, and stems provide winter cover for beneficial insects.
Native
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia
One of the first foods for bees and butterflies in the spring.
Native
Goldenrod
Solidago x ‘Little Lemon’
Goldenrod is highly attractive to butterflies and bees. While it is often blamed for seasonal allergies that is a myth. The pollen of the goldenrod is heavy and does not float on the air, the real culprit is the ragweed which blooms at the same time.
Native Cultivar
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia is very popular with bees, birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Native
Green Headed Coneflower
Rudbekia laciniata
The nectar and pollen of this plant attract butterflies and bees. Songbirds, especially American Goldfinches, eat the seed in the fall.
Native
Hairy Beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy Beardtongue attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, as well as acting as a host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot.
Native
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebells attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Native
Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtuse
Native to Japan, this tree was in the garden prior to the pollinator garden. It does not provide for pollinators or birds.
Non-Native
Hydrangea Tree Limelight
Hydrangeo paniculata
Some cultivars of this shrub are fragrant and attractive to bees.
Non-Native
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s Ladder attracts bees and butterflies to its pale purple flowers.
Native
Japanese Meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica
Midsummer flowers are attractive to butterflies.
Non-Native
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Joe Pye Weed is a host plant for the Eupatorium Borer Moth and the Three Lined Flower Moth. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and songbirds.
Native
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Native to Asia. The fruit are attractive to various small mammals, fox, bear, skunks, beavers as well as birds.
Non-Native
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis Lanceolata
This drought tolerant plant thrives in poor soil and attracts bees and butterflies.
Native
Late Figwort
Scrophularia marilandica
The Figworts are an excellent nectar source for attracting native butterflies and bees. They are also favored by the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Native
Lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis
Hummingbirds are attracted to this colorful shade plant with tube shaped flowers. Bees are also attracted to this plant.
Non-Native
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Mountain Mint is a host plant for the Regal Fritillary, the Delaware Skipper, the Hermit Sphinx, the Curved Tooth Geometer, and the Tobacco Budworm Moth. Bees and butterflies are attracted to its flowers.
Native
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Bright purple Aster flowers attract bees and butterflies, while its foliage is food for the Pearl Crescent, Hoffman’s Cochlid Moth, the Pale Banded Dart, and Clemens Clepsis Moth.
Native
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
White flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. New Jersey Tea is a host plant for the Spring Azure, the Summer Azure, and the Mottled Duskywing.
Native
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding Onions bring bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to the garden.
Native
Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Attractive to birds and of special Value to Native Bees (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.)
Native
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pearly Everlasting is a host plant for several moths. It also attracts bees and butterflies.
Native
RedBud
Cercis canadensis
Red Buds attract honeybees, bumblebees, mason bees, cuckoo bees, long-horned bees, mining bees, and sweat bees, as well as butterflies and caterpillars.
Native
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Also known as beach rose. This species was in the garden prior to the pollinator garden being put in and has the potential to be invasive. It does attract birds and butterflies
Non-Native
Sargent Crabapple
Malus sargentii ‘Tina’
Crab apples attract birds, including hummingbirds and butterflies.
Non-Native
Spotted Beebalm
Monarda punctata
This aromatic plant is host plant to several moths
Native
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Well known for maple syrup. The flowers of the maple provide an early food source for bees.
Native
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Milkweed is an exceptional plant for pollinators, attracting Hawk moths, Swallowtail butterflies, Fritillaries, Monarchs, skippers, bumble bees and numerous other nectar seekers – even an occasional hummingbird. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on plants in the Asclepias genus (milkweeds).
Native
Wild Lupine
Acer saccharum
Wild Lupine is a host plant for the rare Karner Blue butterfly, the Frosted Elfin, and the Eastern Persius Duskywing butterflies.
Native
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
A host plant for the Spring Azure, witch-hazel also serves as a larval host plant and a nesting site for several bird species and attracts birds, butterflies, bees, and mammals.
Native
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Woodland Phlox attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and acts as a host plant for the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly and the Hummingbird Clearwing.
Native
