Great Lakes 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 – 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. |
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Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop, Purple Giant-hyssop |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist |
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Amorpha canescens Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Cirsium discolor Field Thistle |
Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorn, Cockspur Thorn, Newcastle Hawthorn, Newcastle Thorn, Hog Apple |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Eutrochium purpureum Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Gentiana andrewsii Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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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 |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant, Indian Cup |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist, Dry |
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Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod, Noble Goldenrod |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico Aster |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist |