Northeast Pollinator Plant List Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – Northeast Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and eastern New York. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cirsium discolor Field Thistle	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Gentiana clausa Bottle Gentian, Blind Gentian	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Geranium maculatum Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Salix discolor Pussy Willow, Glaucous Willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago rugosa Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico Aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Verbena hastata Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler's Joy	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Zizia aurea Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

Northeast Pollinator Plant List