Northeast Pollinator Plant ListRecommended 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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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea, Redroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Cirsium discolor | Field Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Gentiana clausa | Bottle Gentian, Blind Gentian | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Geranium maculatum | Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot, Beebalm | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa virginiana | Virginia Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Salix discolor | Pussy Willow, Glaucous Willow | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Calico Aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
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 |
Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Verbena hastata | Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler's Joy | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Zizia aurea | Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |