Great Lakes 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 – Great Lakes Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in Ontario and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Scientific Name	Common Name	Duration	Habit	Sun	Water
Agastache scrophulariifolia	Purple Giant Hyssop, Purple Giant-hyssop	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Shade	Moist
Amorpha canescens	Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring	Perennial	Shrub	Sun, Part-shade	Dry
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist, Dry
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Perennial	Shrub	Sun, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Cirsium discolor	Field Thistle	Biennial	Herb	Sun	Dry
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Dry
Crataegus crus-galli	Cockspur Hawthorn, Cockspur Thorn, Newcastle Hawthorn, Newcastle Thorn, Hog Apple	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Dalea purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover	Perennial	Subshrub	Sun	Dry
Echinacea purpurea	Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Dry
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist
Eutrochium purpureum	Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Moist
Gentiana andrewsii	Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian	Perennial	Herb	Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist, Dry
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist
Lupinus perennis	Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Monarda punctata	Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Dry
Penstemon digitalis	Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Wet, Moist, Dry
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Virginia Mountain Mint	Perennial	Herb	Part-shade	Moist
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant, Indian Cup	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Wet, Moist, Dry
Solidago speciosa	Showy Goldenrod, Noble Goldenrod	Perennial	Herb	Part-shade	Moist
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Calico Aster	Perennial	Herb	Sun
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	New England Aster, New England American-aster	Perennial	Herb	Part-shade	Moist
Verbesina alternifolia	Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist