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

Great Lakes Pollinator Plant List