Mid-Atlantic 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 – Mid-Atlantic Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in southern New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Northern North Carolina. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Scientific Name	Common Name	Duration	Habit	Sun	Water
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist, Dry
Baptisia tinctoria	Horseflyweed, Yellow Wild Indigo	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Dry
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Perennial	Shrub	Sun, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud, Redbud	Perennial	Tree	Shade, Part-shade	Moist
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
Echinacea purpurea	Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Dry
Eutrochium maculatum	Spotted Joe-pye Weed, Joe-pye Weed, Spotted Trumpetweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Wet, Moist
Gentiana andrewsii	Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian	Perennial	Herb	Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist
Helenium autumnale	Common Sneezeweed, Fall Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist
Liatris spicata	Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Perennial	Herb	Sun, Part-shade	Moist, 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
Salix discolor	Pussy Willow, Glaucous Willow	Perennial	Shrub	Sun	Moist
Solidago rugosa	Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Wet
Solidago sempervirens	Seaside Goldenrod	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	New England Aster, New England American-aster	Perennial	Herb	Part-shade	Moist
Tilia americana	American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Moist, Dry
Vaccinium corymbosum	Highbush Blueberry	Perennial	Shrub	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist, Dry
Verbesina alternifolia	Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist
Vernonia noveboracensis	New York Ironweed	Perennial	Herb	Sun	Moist